Top 10 One Win Wonders in the NASCAR Cup Series

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  • The one win wonder is a subject near and dear to my heart. For whatever reason, a driver can taste victory only once and then never be able to replicate that success. They span the entire NASCAR eco-system: from guys moved up the ranks too quickly, to others whose careers were cut short due to injury. So this is my top 10 list of the best one win wonders in NASCAR Cup Series history.
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  • @nothinghere7391
    @nothinghere7391 4 роки тому +906

    Menard has 69 Top 10s
    **says nice without cracking a smile**

  • @ElCanipiola
    @ElCanipiola 4 роки тому +1178

    Trevor Bayne is the definition of a one win wonder lol.

    • @rlakhani4109
      @rlakhani4109 4 роки тому +79

      Happee birthday Trevor Bayne! 20 years old!

    • @DarkVoid718
      @DarkVoid718 4 роки тому +76

      Now he and his wife own a coffee shop in North Knoxville, TN. Which I live just 40 minutes away from.

    • @foxwolf316
      @foxwolf316 4 роки тому +11

      but he can still win another one he's still young if he doesn't quit

    • @superbird4351
      @superbird4351 4 роки тому +31

      Sparity Well he did quit. And considering that he did absolutely nothing at Roush, worse than Wrecky Stenhouse even, there isn’t much prospect of him getting back in, save a few starts in the Truck Series.

    • @foxwolf316
      @foxwolf316 4 роки тому +8

      @@superbird4351 your right but yet again what if he does just saying i mite be wrong, but if he does come back it mite be awesome for him to win another race to make a comeback just saying the future tells.

  • @davecommentator
    @davecommentator 4 роки тому +348

    Jerry Nadeau's story is very sad. He was a genuinely talented racer who was also successful in single seater racing in Europe before joining NASCAR, and he will very sadly never recover fully from that crash. I believe he has also suffered a lot of mental health issues as a result of his physical injuries and their effects, but he seems to have been largely forgotten about by the NASCAR world these days. Such a shame for a great driver.

    • @AlanNadeauIII
      @AlanNadeauIII 4 роки тому +16

      He's not forgotten by me, that's for sure. I would love to know if I am related to him, that'd be neat to find out.

    • @brandongauger4050
      @brandongauger4050 4 роки тому +6

      Not forgotten by me either. Hes a cool dude

    • @kylemac46
      @kylemac46 4 роки тому +3

      One of my favorite guys to pull for when I first started watching NASCAR. I still get sad thinking about his wreck.

    • @the_road__warrior6185
      @the_road__warrior6185 4 роки тому +5

      Dave Commentator
      I vividly remember him almost winning the fall race in Atlanta in 01’. He pretty much had it in the bag, Gordon was running 6 or 7.. Then Nadeau ran out gas in the final moments. I forget where he finished exactly but I felt so bad for him.. I was pulling for him to win no doubt. I was already in great spirits about Jeff’s situation, Jerry winning woulda been the perfect ending I think.

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 4 роки тому +5

      He drove for Dan Marino !!!

  • @NASCARBalls
    @NASCARBalls 4 роки тому +529

    This Ayrton Senna fellow sounds like a legend

    • @JohnSmith-mk5jt
      @JohnSmith-mk5jt 4 роки тому +70

      I think he drove in Formula 1, or something. I don't know.

    • @muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931
      @muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931 4 роки тому +5

      @@JohnSmith-mk5jt you never heard about that guy ?
      yep he's an F1 Driver

    • @JohnSmith-mk5jt
      @JohnSmith-mk5jt 4 роки тому +87

      @@muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931 I think you missed the joke, buddy.

    • @beaster26534
      @beaster26534 4 роки тому +31

      @@muhammadsyarifhidayatullah2931 r/woooosh

    • @afrozen10-02
      @afrozen10-02 4 роки тому +23

      John Smith yeah, didn’t he drive for some British team called Mclaren. I think that’s what it was.

  • @gabem.5242
    @gabem.5242 4 роки тому +169

    "NASCAR is a sport for southerners!"
    The best One Win Wonder in the category is an Italian turned American.

    • @sauberboisaubarboi5652
      @sauberboisaubarboi5652 4 роки тому +23

      Then in 1978
      WON THE DAMN F1 CHAMPIONSHIP AND THEN THE DAMN INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

    • @davecommentator
      @davecommentator 4 роки тому +19

      He also tried for years and years to win the Le Mans 24 Hour race too but sadly never managed it. He would have been only the second driver to win Le Mans, the Indy 500, and the F1 World Championship - the other was Graham Hill. Hill of course never won the Daytona 500, so if Mario had won Le Mans he would perhaps have been crowned as the ultimate all-rounder in circuit racing.

    • @wingracer1614
      @wingracer1614 4 роки тому +9

      @@davecommentator Mario does have a class win (and 2nd overall) at Le Mans. Has also won 12hr of Sebring and Daytona 24.

    • @KayDizzelVids
      @KayDizzelVids 4 роки тому +6

      Said Italian turned American won the Daytona 500 to boot.

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 3 роки тому +2

      He was actually born in present day-Croatia

  • @IlConteSky
    @IlConteSky 4 роки тому +110

    Lake speed: Beats Ayrton Senna at karting
    Also Lake speed: YEP STOCK CAR RACING IS DEFINITELY MY CAREER

    • @xSoccerxCorex
      @xSoccerxCorex 4 роки тому +30

      to be fair to him, i doubt anyone who races whose based out of Mississippi would care for anything but stock car racing. if he was from a more north state he'd probably been in indycar in the 80's

    • @IlConteSky
      @IlConteSky 4 роки тому +2

      @@xSoccerxCorex fair point

    • @crazydrummer181
      @crazydrummer181 4 роки тому +5

      CMartin6688 I partially agree. But, why would he be in France competing in the world karting championship when he coulda been racing dirt track? As a Mississippian it still bothers me wondering why he didn’t choose F1.

    • @TheBrainSpecialist
      @TheBrainSpecialist 4 роки тому +18

      @@crazydrummer181 My guess is he didn't have the money. Senna struggled to get seats throughout the junior forumlae, partially because the other Brazilian drivers had grabbed all the good sponsors. It got so bad his wife straight up divorced him.
      It was similar when he broke into F1. He had the speed to jump into McLaren, Williams, or Brabham, the three dominant teams at the time, but he couldn't bring the money others could (that and Nelson Piquet didn't want a teammate anywhere near his skill level) and so he wound up at Toleman, one of the last "Garagistas".

    • @josagen
      @josagen Рік тому +1

      I doubt he would've been remotely competitive in single seaters.

  • @nothinghere7391
    @nothinghere7391 4 роки тому +469

    Wait... Menard drove for:
    -Richard Petty
    -Richard Childress
    -Wood Brothers
    -Robert Yates
    and Dale Earnhardt's team...
    WOW

    • @ChrisPoindexter98
      @ChrisPoindexter98 4 роки тому +75

      Paul Menard was rather mediocre to good compared to his contemporaries, but was reliable enough in finishing races and bringing sponsorships that he got those rides, all 5 of which are storied, historic, legendary, and multi-time championship teams bearing some of the most prolific names in NASCAR.

    • @S1apShoes
      @S1apShoes  4 роки тому +140

      To drive for that many teams in just the times span of 12 years is pretty rare, and the fact that all of these teams were or still are highly acclaimed organizations is even rarer still.

    • @xSoccerxCorex
      @xSoccerxCorex 4 роки тому +41

      @@S1apShoes that menard's money hits different tho >.>

    • @nascarfanatic2425
      @nascarfanatic2425 4 роки тому +31

      @6a Plus All of the afore mentioned team owners are some of the most prestigious in NASCAR's history. In cases like Petty and Earnhardt, it was because they were 2 of the greatest drivers of all time, for others, they have huge reputations for team ownership. Richard Childress was Earnhardt's team owner, Robert Yates was the employer for great drivers like Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Elliott Sadler, and was very big in the engine department of NASCAR, and the Wood Brothers are the oldest team in NASCAR.

    • @truexfan001
      @truexfan001 4 роки тому +10

      @@nascarfanatic2425 can't believe you forgot about Yates' first driver.....Davey Allison

  • @BigBlack81
    @BigBlack81 4 роки тому +586

    Slap, as one of the few black kids I knew that liked NASCAR in the late 80s and early 90s, thank you for doing #7. I grew up in the northeast and New Hampshire and Pocono were the only races that was even local, but Connecticut had great short track stuff. So I grew up on NASCAR but never knew about Wendell Scott. To know that the black experience touched even NASCAR back in the day makes me smile, and I wait for the day that a black driver can win with his head held high and the checkered flag fluttering. This is still my dream. Thanks for highlighting someone who needs more illumination as an interesting HUMAN.

    • @mitchell-wallisforce7859
      @mitchell-wallisforce7859 4 роки тому +75

      Wendell's story is actually kinda bitter for me. If he'd won in Indycars at the time, or lived in literally ANY ERA AFTERWARDS, he would have been able to bask in the glory of his accomplishments, and be hired by someone who could give him a much better car. But as it stands, a black man of his talents in that time period gets one win and doesn't even get to stand in the winner's circle. It's so unfair
      Dude built his own car and won a race in the era of Richard Petty? Now THAT's badass. As is that moonshine running incident Slap mentioned, about which I have one question.......what cartoon universe did he get his superpowers from?

    • @HoshimachiNova
      @HoshimachiNova 4 роки тому +26

      Put Bubba Wallace in a quality Cup ride, and you're good to go.

    • @benracer
      @benracer 4 роки тому +9

      @@jollyjakelovell4787 we have that at the library I work at. Planning to read it next. So don't forget, public libraries are a thing

    • @BigBlack81
      @BigBlack81 4 роки тому +1

      @@jollyjakelovell4787 I will. Thank you for this.

    • @StudioDaVeed
      @StudioDaVeed 4 роки тому +9

      "Greased Lightning" 1977 Starring Richard Pryor...Yes Pryor, as Wendell Scott.
      OK movie.

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 4 роки тому +80

    3:06 Fun fact: In his interview from Victory Lane at the Brickyard that year, Paul Menard was crying tears of joy.

  • @aintnoway686
    @aintnoway686 4 роки тому +58

    Every time I hear about Nadeau i cant help but think in my head "Jerry was a race car driver"

    • @drstupid4366
      @drstupid4366 4 роки тому +6

      Never did come in last ...🍪

    • @naswii4360
      @naswii4360 3 роки тому +6

      Unlike Jerry in the song, Nadeau actually got a checkered flag

    • @Lol-pb9bx
      @Lol-pb9bx 3 роки тому +1

      Same, one of my favorite drivers with one of my favorite songs

    • @jagzrule1
      @jagzrule1 2 роки тому +3

      With a Bocephus sticker on his 442, he'd light'em up just for fun...

    • @crr311sux5
      @crr311sux5 2 роки тому +4

      PRIMUS SUCKS!

  • @JohnYenchick
    @JohnYenchick 4 роки тому +137

    3:47 Lake Speed besting Ayrton Senna. My jaw about hit the floor.

    • @gagebusinger1847
      @gagebusinger1847 4 роки тому +1

      John Yenchick same

    • @realspillgoat3198
      @realspillgoat3198 4 роки тому +12

      This man said “some guy named Ayrton Senna” You mean 3 time world champion Ayrton Senna🤣

    • @JohnSmith-mk5jt
      @JohnSmith-mk5jt 4 роки тому +15

      Yeah, that Ayrton Senna guy. I think he drove rallycross cars, maybe. I don't know.

    • @penskepc2374
      @penskepc2374 4 роки тому +4

      Nascar drivers are incredible talented, ask JPM if F1 is more difficult lol.

    • @frevazz3364
      @frevazz3364 4 роки тому +7

      Why didn't Lake Speed go to F1 or Indy Car? No financial backing?

  • @Ab_Ismael
    @Ab_Ismael 4 роки тому +128

    Trevor Bayne:
    *Ight imma head out*

    • @caseysmith544
      @caseysmith544 4 роки тому +4

      He is still racing though, in this case they have to be retired 100%.

    • @SEBASTIANRodriguez-hz9dk
      @SEBASTIANRodriguez-hz9dk 4 роки тому

      Yeah

    • @caseysmith544
      @caseysmith544 4 роки тому

      @Alan formula1 Maybe I thought he was racing still in Cup cars but it was the Step down series or Truck that Trevor Bayne is racing in now. But he could still make the step back to Cup racing.

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 3 роки тому

      @@caseysmith544 Dudes not racing anymore

    • @koltonlindsay677
      @koltonlindsay677 3 роки тому +1

      @@JackTheripper911 he raced trucks

  • @superbird4351
    @superbird4351 4 роки тому +38

    This needs to be Top 11. All of your picks deserve to be on the list, but you completely forgot Bill Rexford, the 1950 Grand National champion, as well as the only one win cup champion. In just 36 starts, Rexford nabbed 1 win, 8 top fives, 17 top tens, and one pole. He held off Fireball Roberts in his only full time season to win the championship in 1950, the first year under the Grand National banner.

  • @TheForeverRanger
    @TheForeverRanger 4 роки тому +23

    I respect the hell out of Menard. He was funding his own car and always seemed like a down to Earth kind of guy, at least to me. 36 total DNF's isn't bad at all for a guy who was racing as long as he did. To put that in perspective, Kurt Busch has double that and even Jimmie Johnson has close to double.

    • @johngancarcik5682
      @johngancarcik5682 2 роки тому +1

      But do they have 69 top tens

    • @Angie-Pants
      @Angie-Pants Рік тому +1

      Menard got all of his money from his billionaire dad.

    • @andrewahern3730
      @andrewahern3730 Рік тому

      @@Angie-Pants and deducted it from their business income as a marketing expense, so tax evasion, too.

  • @KayDizzelVids
    @KayDizzelVids 4 роки тому +15

    If Andretti was a full-time NASCAR driver in his heyday, he'd most certainly win a few more races. Hell, he might have gotten a championship.

  • @PendragonDaGreat
    @PendragonDaGreat 4 роки тому +175

    "Some guy named Aryton Senna"
    F1 fanbois would like to know your location. /s
    For serious though, that's a really neat accomplishment considering how loved Senna is in general.

    • @gagebusinger1847
      @gagebusinger1847 4 роки тому +6

      LUCKYDUCKY 62 hmm Senna beat Mansell in similar equipment

    • @gagebusinger1847
      @gagebusinger1847 4 роки тому +8

      LUCKYDUCKY 62 okay but let’s not forget in 92 the Williams had an active suspension and they dominated the field and senna won 5 races that year

    • @penskepc2374
      @penskepc2374 4 роки тому +2

      @LUCKYDUCKY 62 Mansell had the fastest car in CART both years and got regularly trounced on the road and street courses, he was only the championship because he was in a car so dominate that it kept a 50 year old Mario Andretti competitive and ovals. Its funny because F1 fans use this as reasoning for their superiority when in reality if anything it proved the opposite.

    • @lucasalcaraz2199
      @lucasalcaraz2199 4 роки тому +2

      @LUCKYDUCKY 62 Casually forgets Micheal Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Niki Lauda (may he rest in peace) and "el chueco" Fangio himself.
      You're overrating Mansel so much, he isn't even the best 2-time, considering both Mika Hakkinen and Fernando Alonso are one that list lul

    • @Bonkasneeze
      @Bonkasneeze 4 роки тому

      It's a sarcastic joke about it. Since Lake's crowning achievement is winning one NASCAR's race before when most of the super teams were start ups. Ayrton won the Formula 1 world championship before Mercedes destroyed the series.

  • @evanbyrne2191
    @evanbyrne2191 4 роки тому +56

    Johnny Benson was a classic. His first race ever coming out of turn 2 at Michigan, his home state, driving for Ernie Irvan he was upside down and on fire.

    • @jimmybraum942
      @jimmybraum942 4 роки тому +9

      Don't forget, he was a BOSS in the truck seried

    • @scottmeinel7782
      @scottmeinel7782 3 роки тому +2

      Johnny Benson is a West Michigan legend. Just like his dad Benson Sr. Both have multiple wins at the Berlin Raceway.
      JB was actually back in town to race at Berlin a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to see him on Berlins wall of fame someday.

  • @DavidRSAT
    @DavidRSAT 4 роки тому +99

    Lake Speed should’ve gone to open wheel.

    • @T-tb8ho
      @T-tb8ho 4 роки тому +18

      Probably would have done as well as the other American guy named Speed in F1

    • @sauberboisaubarboi5652
      @sauberboisaubarboi5652 4 роки тому +10

      Toro Rosso memories of Scott Speed intensifies

    • @davebowman5152
      @davebowman5152 4 роки тому +2

      Wasn't it just red bull back when he raced

    • @T-tb8ho
      @T-tb8ho 4 роки тому +2

      Dave Bowman nope

    • @afrozen10-02
      @afrozen10-02 4 роки тому +3

      Dave Bowman nope. Toro Rosso (soon to be called Alpha Tauri) is the “b-team” to Red Bull.

  • @gosportjamie
    @gosportjamie 4 роки тому +11

    Jerry Nadeau really would have been a big player in the Cup Series if it hadn't been for his career-ending crash. He didn't just need to learn to walk again after that, he needed to learn to do just about everything again. The fact that he now seems relatively unaffected by that crash is a big testament to his tenacity and strength of character. Although not a driver any more, and with little official connection, he's still a very big wheel in NASCAR circles...

    • @SamnissArandeen
      @SamnissArandeen Рік тому

      If he's not already, Nadeau needs to be put in the Hall of Fame.

  • @MrChristopherHaas
    @MrChristopherHaas 3 роки тому +9

    Honorable mention...Ron Bouchard (he’s on MY top 10 list) Paul Lewis (very consistent, on my top 10),Phil Parsons, Sam McQuagg, Jody Ridley, Earl Ross, Greg Sacks, Chuck Stevenson (on my top 10), Johnny Allen (would have definately won more races if not for Darlington wreck) Bobby Hillin, Larry Frank, Lloyd Moore (VERY consistent), Jim Hurtibese (top 5 on my list) Norm Nelson (#2 on my list)

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber 3 роки тому +1

      I take it that Phil Parsons is related to Benny Parsons

    • @MrChristopherHaas
      @MrChristopherHaas 3 роки тому

      @@Ob1tuber he is. Younger brother

  • @Saladmander17
    @Saladmander17 4 роки тому +32

    Surprised not to see Bill Rexford on this list, considering not only is he a one win wonder, but he captured that win on his way to the 1950 Cup championship. Still, nice work as always!

    • @d.n.m323
      @d.n.m323 3 роки тому +1

      He’s also the youngest Cup champ,he was only 23

  • @RB3Author
    @RB3Author 4 роки тому +5

    I always liked Paul Menard. I was at the 2011 Brickyard 400 and it was awesome to see him take the win. Still have video of the burnout. He blew a tire during it and you can hear the bang. It was a definitely a feel good win and he didn't back into it. One of my more favorite Brickyard experiences. He was a solid journeyman driver in the Cup Series, but I think if he had driven full time in the Xfinity Series, he would've had a shot at an Xfinity Series Championship.

  • @furioussherman7265
    @furioussherman7265 4 роки тому +9

    I think it's pretty funny that even though Paul Menard has never been photographed smiling in his NASCAR career, his interview in Victory Lane when he won that race at The Brickyard featured him crying his eyes out in sheer joy.

  • @mtsachs
    @mtsachs 4 роки тому +20

    I was always a Menard fan, and remember watching that Brickyard race. I was so happy for him, maan. he was consistent to say the least. especially super speedways. he was a guy that most times was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    • @joewilson557
      @joewilson557 4 роки тому +1

      My favorite driver, an underdog and not an ass.

    • @indycoltsfan5150
      @indycoltsfan5150 4 роки тому +1

      Originally a Jeff Gordon fan myself, my mouth dropped when he actually won the Brickyard 400 (biggest surprise of 2011 in racing besides Dan wheldon winning the Indy 500 on the last corner) but i always had respect for Menard and whomever he raced for.

    • @johngancarcik5682
      @johngancarcik5682 2 роки тому

      Consistency is key

  • @RobTheGreenEngine
    @RobTheGreenEngine 4 роки тому +47

    Last time I was this early, Edwards was still racing. Good times.

  • @stonexl
    @stonexl 4 роки тому +16

    Ron Bouchard deserves an honorable mention. Scored his only win at Talladega by sneaking by Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte as they were side by side coming to the flag.

  • @jeracerx
    @jeracerx 4 роки тому +16

    Dick Brooks is also interesting as one of the few drivers who took stock cars to Le Mans in 1976 when Bill France and the ACO struck up a deal for publicity, which is a story in itself

    • @ronframe387
      @ronframe387 4 роки тому

      I've never heard about that! S1apShOes? Next video!?

  • @bendtfender2894
    @bendtfender2894 4 роки тому +39

    Nothing like that good ole NASCAR 07 soundtrack in the background.

    • @DiegoRuiz1991
      @DiegoRuiz1991 3 роки тому

      That's just the NASCAR "Thunder" theme, it's easy to find it on UA-cam

  • @davesoverthere
    @davesoverthere 4 роки тому +25

    It wasn't like Mario just had the pick of the litter when it came to NASCAR; Ford put him in that Holman-Moody car. The team didn't want him to win, and they reportedly gave him an engine with less horsepower than Lorenzen's, but Mario made it work anyways.

    • @ronframe387
      @ronframe387 4 роки тому +6

      I read where during that speed weeks Mario realized he was down on power compared to the other Ford drivers and started nosing around. Found the Holman Moody truck with the spare engines for all the teams with name tags for each driver. Realized what was up and raised Hell with Ford till he got a good engine and promptly Won the race!

    • @7natcho
      @7natcho 4 роки тому +2

      @@ronframe387 i watched a program about that win ! Not trying to correct you but if memory serves me right Mario switched tags on his and Moody's engines in the trailer because Moody was faster the first two races .

    • @UpsideDownGenius
      @UpsideDownGenius 4 роки тому +4

      He also ran a different line than the other drivers during that race. Where everyone else was running the high lane through the corners, he would drop to the inside and run the shorter way around the track.

    • @SamnissArandeen
      @SamnissArandeen 2 роки тому

      @@UpsideDownGenius Of course he did. He's trying to apex the turn like he would on a road course.

  • @brianfuller7691
    @brianfuller7691 4 роки тому +5

    NASCAR has had so many one win wonders but several drivers were actually good. Paul Menard was a solid driver. For Lake Speed, 75 top 10s was also solid. Pond was amazingly consistent. For many of these drivers, bad luck or bad teams were issues.

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor 4 роки тому +7

    5:40 "next time you bring Windell in my court room, bring him, the liquor, and the motor or else there's no case" lol, southern justice at it's best. BANG, CASE DISMISSED!

  • @thetreblerebel
    @thetreblerebel 3 роки тому +18

    Wendell Scott is a legend and was worth so much more

  • @catjudo1
    @catjudo1 4 роки тому +5

    I remember when Ron Bouchard got his one and only win. That was a neat day. A.J. Allmendinger is another whose win I really enjoyed. He had to work to stay in the sport due to his own mistakes, and then had to work to stay ahead of Marcos Ambrose, one of the best road racers NASCAR had ever seen. And then there is Cal Naughton, Jr., one of the most popular one win wonders of all time.

  • @BlueHero112
    @BlueHero112 4 роки тому +14

    Never had a DNF you say? Save Big Cars with Menard!

  • @penguincamp
    @penguincamp 3 роки тому +8

    Ron Bouchard is on my personal list. He won the 1981 Talladega 500 in total chaotic good fashion and tended to run up front with the legends in subsequent races

  • @aidanquiett668
    @aidanquiett668 4 роки тому +47

    Spam and cartoon network. The best way to spend a Saturday

  • @FearDaFro
    @FearDaFro 4 роки тому +69

    Last time I was this early, Jimmie Johnson wasn't retiring.

  • @HeyItsAJOmega
    @HeyItsAJOmega 4 роки тому +4

    Honestly, I'm SO happy to see two guys on this list who I cheered for when I first got into the sport. 2002 was the first season I watched front to back, and I was heartbroken for Jerry Nadeau at Sonoma - then cheered home Johnny Benson's first win later that same year. Lot of love to both of them.

  • @richardjohnson4238
    @richardjohnson4238 3 роки тому +4

    I'm glad to see Lennie Pond on your list. He was always my favorite at Southside Speedway near Richmond, and I talked to him several times after he retired from driving and started selling cars at a local Chevy dealership.
    Oh, and Jody Ridley should you expand the list, don't forget him. Not only did he earn his only win at Dover, but it was the only win for Junnie Donleavy, long time owner of the #90 Ford in the "Cup" division of NASCAR.

  • @travishanner9970
    @travishanner9970 2 роки тому +3

    Wendell Scott won at the track my dad raced at. I had the opportunity to meet him in the 80's. Being young and stupid, I asked him about the win and getting screwed by NASCAR. To my surprise, he was almost ok with it. He said he knew it would happen if he won a race, so he didn't let it bother him. The man was, simply put, a RACER!! And, in my mind, a champion!! The Jacksonville Racing Hall of Fame FINALLY presented his family with a replica trophy a few years ago, and NASCAR FINALLY did the same this year. To all the young, black athletes out there, this is a man you need to learn about. He didn't complain about things he couldn't control. He just went out, did his job, and was DAMN GOOD at it!!!

  • @Cameron-er5mc
    @Cameron-er5mc 4 роки тому +37

    0:49: *Hudson Hornet flys by*

  • @sunkenh
    @sunkenh 4 роки тому +50

    I don't understand or follow Nascar yet I'm subscribed, tells a story about how interesting your videos are lol

    • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
      @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 4 роки тому +9

      Please follow NASCAR and its history, you're in for a good time ;)

    • @americascrewchief2004
      @americascrewchief2004 4 роки тому +5

      Just ignore our cancerous fanbase.

    • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
      @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 4 роки тому +3

      @@americascrewchief2004
      Good point! NASCAR fans seem, beside MotoGP fans, like the biggest bunch of idiots on the planet

    • @americascrewchief2004
      @americascrewchief2004 4 роки тому +3

      @@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X good to see someone who agrees. Hard to find that around here.

    • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
      @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 4 роки тому +3

      @@americascrewchief2004
      This channel's audience and even reddit seems decent. Facebook "TOYOTA CHEATER CRYBABY BUSCH" fans are where "it" is at :D
      I never understood the logic of those iditots: How does deriding somebody who beats one's favourite driver every second week makes the favourite driver any better?

  • @joestephan1111
    @joestephan1111 3 роки тому +4

    While NASCAR gets a lot of mileage out of Wendell Scott's one win, he was five-time Virginia State Modified Champion on his way up. Johnny Mantz's Darlington winning car was owned by Bill France Sr. Lake Speed was voted by one racing magazine as the driver most likely to have a body of water named after him.😎

  • @frazerguest2864
    @frazerguest2864 4 роки тому +3

    Another great vid SlapShoes.
    Mario Andretti really was the master of anything with wheels. The fact that he was still competitive in IndyCars until the end of his career, getting a Win aged 53, and a Pole aged 54, plus a 2nd overall at the Le Mans 24hrs aged 55 is a hell of an achievement.
    I was lucky enough to meet him once. My Dad, through work, had something to do with JPS and we were invited down to Snetterton circuit in Norfolk UK for a Lotus F1 testing / promo session.
    At the end of the day Mr Andretti took my Dad, with me, aged 3 years old sat on my Dads lap, for a few quick laps around Snetterton in a Lotus Espirit. I’ve still got Mario’s signed book that he gave my Dad at home on my (overflowing) bookshelf.
    It’s just a pity that I was too young to remember the events of that day. A few photos, (and the book), is all I have.

    • @jennifersman7990
      @jennifersman7990 3 роки тому +1

      Andretti will always be a one of a kind racer, he could drive (and win) in seemingly anything with wheels and knew how to take advantage of scheduling so he was always racing in some series year-round. A driver like that just couldn’t exist today.

  • @foxwolf316
    @foxwolf316 4 роки тому +15

    i thought bill rexford the 1950 champion was gonna be on this list he deserved to be on the list
    i can agree that mario andretti deserve number 1

  • @kennypowers7602
    @kennypowers7602 3 роки тому +2

    I became a fan of Jerry Nadeau when he started driving the Cartoon Network cars (they were my favorite diecasts to collect).
    I wish I still had a working VCR; I may have a tape of his Atlanta win. The race was held on a Monday (started at either 11am or 1pm?) due to it being postponed from rain. I was working midnight shift at the time so I set my VCR to record the race in case I fell asleep.

  • @bhumiriady
    @bhumiriady 4 роки тому +5

    Awesome video as always!
    I really enjoyed it so much. Keep up the great work.

  • @TAAB11
    @TAAB11 4 роки тому +3

    "Some guy named Aryton Senna" haha nice

  • @ruggerREL
    @ruggerREL 4 роки тому +4

    Big respects to Wendell Scott 🙏🏾

  • @jeffcanyafixiy
    @jeffcanyafixiy 4 роки тому +3

    Great list!!
    I have had the privilege to see 7 of the 10 race. Brought back a TON if great memories.
    Thanks again always enjoy your videos! 👍👍🏁🏁

  • @drewchamberlain9825
    @drewchamberlain9825 4 роки тому +11

    That was so good. I don’t understand how you make these vids. They’re like documentaries!

  • @ce7618
    @ce7618 4 роки тому +6

    What a great video sir. Good to here you had windel scott in there. All the best from uk

  • @andxx0r_the_second671
    @andxx0r_the_second671 3 роки тому +1

    My hometown has only produced one notable racer, Norm 'the Great Dane' Nelson, who was also a one-win wonder.
    He competed in 5 NASCAR events, supposedly winning one and getting a couple more Top 5's, according to wikipedia. He was also a 3-time USAC stocker champion, though. His second shop was just down the street from my high school.

  • @CNC-Time-Lapse
    @CNC-Time-Lapse 2 роки тому +1

    This was awesome! Thank you! Really enjoyed this list and trip down memory lane. I forgot about a number of these drivers.

  • @KR1736
    @KR1736 4 роки тому +12

    6:04 the story about Ned helping him is actually really touching. Definitely shows how much of a class act Ned was/is.

    • @captain_misaki
      @captain_misaki 4 роки тому +3

      They call him "Gentleman Ned" for a reason. Ned Jarrett is truly one of the last of the true gentlemen representing this sport. All too often, it is populated by scene kids like the Busch brothers, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski.

    • @KR1736
      @KR1736 4 роки тому

      William Fletcher yup. Ned is the best.

  • @wlmeyers
    @wlmeyers 4 роки тому +5

    Always a great day when Slapshoes posts a video!

  • @ShortTrackNews
    @ShortTrackNews 4 роки тому +3

    Some notable names missing. Richard Brickhouse, with all the controversy surrounding his only win. Jody Ridley, for getting longtime car owner Junie Donlavey his only win in 863 starts, Greg Sacks, which was considered a HUGE upset at the time and Earl Ross, the only Canadian to win a NASCAR Cup race.

    • @S1apShoes
      @S1apShoes  4 роки тому +1

      Jody Ridley and Greg Sacks just BARELY missed the cut. I wanted to put them in, but hearing the states of Lennie Pond and Dick Brooks made me squeeze them out.

  • @bann3d232
    @bann3d232 4 роки тому +3

    Gr8 video mate!

  • @joymike6408
    @joymike6408 2 роки тому

    I am glad I happened upon your channel. Very well done. Subscribed and belled. Keep up the good work, and thank you for your time. 👍😬💯

  • @pulaski1
    @pulaski1 3 роки тому +1

    I only ever went to at most a couple of dozen races, between 1999 and 2007, mostly in and around the Carolinas, but bizarrely I did see in person, _two_ of these ten one win wonder wins - Jerry Nadeau and Johny Benson. I was also at Terry Labonte's last win, at the Southern 500 at Darlington, despite Jimmy Spencer's attempt to take him out just a few laps from the checkered flag.

  • @spencerbrayall8678
    @spencerbrayall8678 4 роки тому +3

    Johnny benson was and still is my favorite all time driver. One of the nicest guys!

  • @3Dsjk
    @3Dsjk 4 роки тому +3

    An episode on the USAC Stock Car series would be interesting. Early on they were pretty much the midwestern equivalent of NASCAR, and they ran on some really interesting tracks; the Pike's Peak hill climb was even a recognized round.

    • @SamnissArandeen
      @SamnissArandeen Рік тому +1

      USAC recognizing Pikes Peak is like Formula One recognizing the Indy 500 as a Grand Prix. It sounds like the funniest joke to ever tell someone until you realize they're both *true*

  • @mvd3338698
    @mvd3338698 4 роки тому

    Amazing video, and thank you for sharing !!!

  • @Charkled19
    @Charkled19 4 роки тому +61

    Top 10 one season wonders? (People that have one really good season and then do nothing for the rest of their career)

    • @bw-leftturnracing7779
      @bw-leftturnracing7779 4 роки тому +8

      Kyle Larson is currently a one season wonder, but I'm sure it won't stay that way

    • @mattr.8470
      @mattr.8470 4 роки тому +13

      Brian Vickers (09)
      Jamie McMurray (10)
      Aric Almirola (18) *He is still racing, so this could change
      Just 3 recent examples I thought of

    • @nascarfanatic2425
      @nascarfanatic2425 4 роки тому +15

      Better idea: greatest one-time champions.
      Rusty Wallace
      Alan Kulwicki
      Bill Elliott
      Bobby Labonte
      Dale Jarrett
      Bill Rexford
      Bobby Isaac
      Those are the only ones I can think of right now.

    • @swfan4195
      @swfan4195 4 роки тому +3

      nascarfanatic2425 throw Harvick in there too

    • @nascarfanatic2425
      @nascarfanatic2425 4 роки тому +7

      @@swfan4195 Harvick is still an active driver, though. I'm talking guys who are retired.

  • @noUGames
    @noUGames 4 роки тому +1

    So many of these NASCAR channels on UA-cam only know (& include) modern drivers, glad to see a channel know their history!

  • @DonderNashawk
    @DonderNashawk 4 роки тому +9

    I remember meeting Johnny Benson in 2010, he's a great guy TBH

  • @oN3xShOtxkilL
    @oN3xShOtxkilL 4 роки тому +23

    Im a simple man, when i see a S1apSh0es video i hit the like button

  • @theanomalous1401
    @theanomalous1401 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for putting Jerry Nadeau on your list. What happened to him in that crash was a heartbreaker for us all. I do gotta say though, that Studebaker stock car looked aero-sleek, as only a Studebaker could?

  • @AlanNadeauIII
    @AlanNadeauIII 4 роки тому +1

    I'm glad that guys like you and Brock are including Jerry Nadeau in stuff like this, as a Nadeau myself (Alan Nadeau III), I would love to know if I am related to him, that would be so awesome.

  • @0017Bulldog
    @0017Bulldog 4 роки тому

    This was awesome!!!

  • @travishanner9970
    @travishanner9970 2 роки тому +4

    You could almost do a list of 10 one hit wonders that won at ' Dega....Phil Parsons, Bobby Hillin Jr, Ron Bouchard, etc ... LOL

  • @antz350
    @antz350 4 роки тому

    Great video man.

  • @LASTCARonBROCK
    @LASTCARonBROCK 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the mention, sir!

  • @ArrowoodsHobbyShop-Ebay
    @ArrowoodsHobbyShop-Ebay 3 роки тому

    Always nice to see an upstate UA-camr! Never heard you mention it before.

  • @jessehunter2741
    @jessehunter2741 3 роки тому

    we need more slap shoes .. this is the best Nascar history/facts type channel on youtube

  • @Brianrockrailfan
    @Brianrockrailfan 4 роки тому +1

    Great video 🏁🏆

  • @mitchellwybenga9640
    @mitchellwybenga9640 3 роки тому +1

    I was kind of waiting to hear Johnny Benson's name mentioned in one of your videos and I finally found it. I am a fellow Michigander and have seen him at Berlin Raceway before (local short track). As far as I know he is still scouting drivers for nascars top series. If he was in better equipment I think he could have won a few more races. Love your videos Slap.

  • @JNT101
    @JNT101 4 роки тому +11

    I miss Jerry Nadeau...

  • @jimmy_olds
    @jimmy_olds 4 роки тому

    You make really well done videos.

  • @thekingmansplainer6813
    @thekingmansplainer6813 4 роки тому +12

    last time I was this early,slapshoes is still the best NASCAR youtuber.

  • @JRC99
    @JRC99 2 роки тому +5

    Wendell racing up the hill in reverse, getting the car in the shop, and yanking the motor before the cops got there is pure badassery and changed my opinion from simple respect to absolute admiration.
    I also can't look at him and see how anyone could be racist. He just looks like the nicest guy

    • @arthuralford
      @arthuralford 2 роки тому

      It was the deep South in the sixties. A lot of white people didn't look past the color of your skin, no matter how nice you were

    • @JRC99
      @JRC99 2 роки тому

      @@arthuralford I know that. I was just stating the way I saw it.

  • @MrHondaguy1
    @MrHondaguy1 4 роки тому +1

    Good Video!

  • @lukewingard6031
    @lukewingard6031 4 роки тому +36

    Where’s Ron Bouchard?

    • @higgy04
      @higgy04 4 роки тому +4

      Viewers didn't see his only win live because CBS had technical issues. It wasn't until the following weekend when the network was able to show the video of the exciting finish.

    • @christopherbouchard4121
      @christopherbouchard4121 4 роки тому +4

      I was thinking the same thing...

  • @11secbug
    @11secbug 10 місяців тому

    I love having flashbacks of Mascar 2005 CFTC. Just the background music made this worth watching.

  • @LyleTolito11
    @LyleTolito11 4 роки тому

    Great video, Also I subbed and hit the bell

  • @shipguy55
    @shipguy55 4 роки тому

    The image that you made into the thumbnail is my desktop wallpaper and it has been ever since after that race. As a Larson fan it is an amazing image.

  • @chadaustin8343
    @chadaustin8343 4 роки тому +1

    Glad to see you had Lake Speed! Mississippi’s own! He was my favorite driver as a kid because he was from my home state.

  • @Spitfire-kt3to
    @Spitfire-kt3to 4 роки тому +2

    Nice

  • @michaelhall736
    @michaelhall736 4 роки тому +8

    Lake Speed beat Ayrton Senna? Holy Crap. 😰

  • @ralphwilliams2396
    @ralphwilliams2396 4 роки тому

    Thanks for putting Wendell Scott on the list never knew Mario only won 1 nascar race

  • @thewannaberunner
    @thewannaberunner 4 роки тому +1

    S1ap, how about a top 10 races the winner didn't lead until the very end? Great Channel

  • @dilothepotatonub6058
    @dilothepotatonub6058 4 роки тому +3

    The last time I was early,only 2 videos were posted on the s1apsh0es channel

  • @DSHalfDemon
    @DSHalfDemon 4 роки тому +1

    Put a big smile on my face when I saw mario at number one. Being from Nazareth PA myself I'm obviously a huge andretti fan and for some reason didnt expect to hear his name on this list. But mario imo is the greatest racer ever. No matter what you put him in he drove it like a beast. If you put 4 wheels on a toaster and asked mario to drive it he'd take it to victory lane.
    Richard petty may rightfully be the king of nascar but mario is the Godfather of racing.

  • @Landmasters
    @Landmasters 4 роки тому +2

    That Wendell Scott story was fantastic. It's nice to hear a fun story about the man considering my town, Jacksonville, has arguably the most disgraceful story for NASCAR in its entirety
    Also I think the algorithm might be cooperating again, you're already about to break 6K and we're only a few hours in since the upload...let's just hope I don't jinx it.

  • @richierudd
    @richierudd 4 роки тому +2

    Bobby Hillin Jr., Brett Bodine and for all their efforts Ted Musgrave and Mike Skinner came so close to winning quite a few times only to have bad luck fall their way in final laps.

  • @DisgruntledFun
    @DisgruntledFun 4 роки тому +4

    "Besting some guy named Ayrton Senna" lol

  • @jasonissel217
    @jasonissel217 4 роки тому +1

    I remember that accident, it was not long after Earnheart and I was thinking we lost another one. Glad he survived.

  • @johnthomas8605
    @johnthomas8605 4 роки тому +1

    I was thinking Greg Sacks would be on this list.
    Maybe his Firecracker 400 win and that "R&D" car warrant their own video.

  • @NSDCA
    @NSDCA 4 роки тому +3

    I'd love to see one of these with the Busch and Truck drivers too

  • @CodyHicken
    @CodyHicken 4 роки тому +2

    Another S1ap video?? Shrimp gang rise up!

    • @S1apShoes
      @S1apShoes  4 роки тому

      Sun's up; Shrimps up 🦐