Here after hearing about his retirement. He’s the last active driver from the Winston Cup days. It’s truly going to be an end of an era. Thank you for all the memories Kevin #4ever
Well if you want to technically even though he'll be only part time Jimmie Johnson will be active. But yeah it's sad to hear that Kevin Harvick decided to retire it was only a matter of time
It was actually the exhaust they made the exhaust in an x shape so it would sound cool a guy on UA-cam made a good video explaining the x pipe it’s a shame they stopped using them
I absolutely love this video. My Mom died two weeks before her beloved 2007 Daytona 500 and was a Harvick fan due to Dale's influence. For those who think that racing is NOT a sport, you're quite wrong. The stamina and mentality alone makes it a sport, and even more importantly the unseen members of the team.
It's not just that, every lap is different and bunches of laps are as well. It's knowing when and when you can run where you can run. It's quite a playbook development that goes to shit about 5 laps in lol. It's very much white knuckling every lap
I'm so glad this is still on YT. It reminds just how much is going on in a superspeedway race. When you watch it on TV it just doesn't look as intense as it does from the perspective of the driver. Constantly changing throttle input, cars dancing all around you, constantly bumping and getting bumped in a car that you have to turn to the right to go straight. I only wish it was shorter. 500 miles every weekend is a little much.
Harvick's insane drive through the field in this race after having to make an extended pit stop under one of the late cautions always gets overlooked by the finish. Glad this video is here to show that.
Three wide- come on buddy! Gives me chills. Can’t imagine how Kevin and the spotter were feeling when he got that last push on the backstretch to take the win.
Love this perspective. I'm an iRacer, let me just say this old Daytona surface is brutal. So hard to keep control with all the bumps when the racing gets intense. Also, it's astounding how smooth these guys are. Guys on iRacing bobble around and suck at listening to their spotters.
I know what it's like, I'm from the New York City Metro Area and I've driven in packs of cars going 65 MPH three-abreast on bumpy freeways throughout the city, and I maintain my cool, I'm not even flinching! Potholes galore in which you hit one it could jump your car! I find it fun.
I miss the old restrictor plate racing noise with the dual exhaust pipes. They need to bring back this package, because this was real restrictor plate racing.
Matthew Kowal plate racing is still good. we have have crazy pack racing now in 2015 :) im not saying this plate racing package sucks, but im just saying its still good.
Matthew Kowal it was actually two U shape pipes welded together at the center of the bends, kinda like an x pipe. a friend of mine named Mark Giles used to be the fan guy for Morgan McClure motor sports back on the 90's when they won Daytona a lot. that team was the pioneers of that sound. search "mark Giles camaro" on UA-cam and you'll see s video of his car on a TV show with that exact sound.
I’ll never forget this 500. Many will for the wrecking at the end (which was awesome) but Harvick. How he stole the show and earned every inch was unreal. Wow.
I remember this race. I was jumping up and down for Mark Martin. After they crossed the checkers my buddy looked over at me and said, “where the hell did Harvick come from?”. His drive through the pack was epic!
I was at this race some 16 years ago. I was 10 years old. Parents took me across country, we sat 1st row coming out of turn 4. Cars fly by and rubber flies up and hits you in the face. Ill never forget those moments. Miss those days alot. Was a jeff gordon fan so it sucked seeing him smack the wall 100 yards from the finish but he still got a top 10.
Also, this was the final Cup race that my late maternal grandfather saw before he passed away on March 1st, 2007. Even though he was still alive when they got to ACS of CA for the second race of the year, he didn't watch that race, and died the Thursday after during the off weekend between ACS of CA and Las Vegas. He said what a finish, and having a finish like that as the last race you saw in your life, that's how I want to go. What's weird is that he died on 3/1/07 and Matt Kenseth won ACS of CA a few days before, and Kenseth was born on 3/10/72. The first four digits in his abbreviated birthday match the date of my grandfather's passing!
This race made me a Nascar fan, I was kinda off and on watching it for a couple years but this race hooked me for life, one of the Top 5 finishes of all time not just in Nascar but in all of motorsport.
God damn, Kenseth with a hell of a save. The TV angle just doesn’t do it justice what these guys are doing in the car. I miss that engine sound and the old Daytona surface too
A lot of people don't realize that these drivers can't see to their left or to their right. They have to rely on the spotter talking to them through their radio to know if they are clear to their right or left.
Thought it was cool in an interview this week Kevin mentioned that Keelan had asked him about his Daytona 500 win, and so Kevin showed him this very video.
Im going to be honest and say. I always thought this was racing for weenies, and that it never looked that difficult to do. BUT, Im now going to say RESPECT! It takes skill to keep this car in the direction you want it to go. Can anybody offer some insight as to what speeds these cars are doing? Whats the engine rpm's on these? Flippen awesome!
Not sure what the RPMs were like on the Gen 4 cars, but on super speedways, they were doing anywhere between 180 and 195 MPH. Today the cars are in the 205-206 MPH range. The engines don't run at full power at Daytona or Talladega. Since 1988 restrictor plates (a plate that reduces airflow to the engine) are used to slow the cars down after Bobby Allison went into the catchfence at 212 MPH in 1987. In 2019, restrictor plates were replaced with tapered spacers (essentially the same thing but weaker) and are now used at all tracks in an attempt to improve the racing quality (which was pretty hit or miss this year). Hope this helps!
It's funny how so many say this was the greatest finish ever of the Daytona 500. It's actually the one I hate the most. I wish Martin had that one. Maybe in another lifetime there will be another driver that has as much class as Martin did.
![2007 Daytona 500, Finish And All Replays [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/lpVOIZ9S-ok/mqdefault.jpg)
Here after hearing about his retirement. He’s the last active driver from the Winston Cup days. It’s truly going to be an end of an era. Thank you for all the memories Kevin #4ever
Well if you want to technically even though he'll be only part time Jimmie Johnson will be active. But yeah it's sad to hear that Kevin Harvick decided to retire it was only a matter of time
From a replacement for Dale Earnhardt to a legend
@@johncase8534Yes, but Jimmie isn’t a contender. He sucks
that doesnt matter, hes still a driver wtf are you talking about lmao@@Weezy10580
@@Weezy10580don’t disrespect a goat like that
i love the sound of those engine's
Me too dude, miss hearing it to this day
Yeah i miss those sounds in the superspeedways
Yea
It was actually the exhaust they made the exhaust in an x shape so it would sound cool a guy on UA-cam made a good video explaining the x pipe it’s a shame they stopped using them
The Gen 4 sounds are the best!
I've seen this a ton of times but I've never realised how far back Kevin came from
5 cars back, that push on the backstretch made a big difference, still think if Mark went up to cover him he probably would have won it
@@knighthawk3045 he's talking about laps 10-2, where kevin came back from like 20th up to 7th.
I agree with you there because you know back when dale earnheadt died
@@hengineer he was 28th with 10 to go.
@@Ktaurus26 15
I absolutely love this video. My Mom died two weeks before her beloved 2007 Daytona 500 and was a Harvick fan due to Dale's influence. For those who think that racing is NOT a sport, you're quite wrong. The stamina and mentality alone makes it a sport, and even more importantly the unseen members of the team.
G force
Sorry about your mother's death, I like Harvick too, and in my own words, racing is a sport. 🙂🏁
In my words, racing is one of the purest forms of sports.
It's not just that, every lap is different and bunches of laps are as well. It's knowing when and when you can run where you can run. It's quite a playbook development that goes to shit about 5 laps in lol. It's very much white knuckling every lap
I'm so glad this is still on YT. It reminds just how much is going on in a superspeedway race. When you watch it on TV it just doesn't look as intense as it does from the perspective of the driver. Constantly changing throttle input, cars dancing all around you, constantly bumping and getting bumped in a car that you have to turn to the right to go straight. I only wish it was shorter. 500 miles every weekend is a little much.
True. I miss Mikey2448
Do what you gotta do baby, Daytona 500 come on.
Hell yea baby!
Chills
Harvick's insane drive through the field in this race after having to make an extended pit stop under one of the late cautions always gets overlooked by the finish. Glad this video is here to show that.
Yeah he strated 34th and won 9 years after Dale Sr
“HELL YEAH BABY WOO-“
That got me.
I can't imagine the excitement, the camera flashes, the spotter yelling your ear, really does seem like NASCAR at it's peak. #4ever
Damn you’re right.. you can really see all those flashes from the grandstands. You don’t see that anymore
This was Nascar at its peak
Easily the greatest Daytona 500 finish ever. Thanks for the perspective and in-car audio. Amazing.
Three wide- come on buddy! Gives me chills. Can’t imagine how Kevin and the spotter were feeling when he got that last push on the backstretch to take the win.
Love this perspective. I'm an iRacer, let me just say this old Daytona surface is brutal. So hard to keep control with all the bumps when the racing gets intense. Also, it's astounding how smooth these guys are. Guys on iRacing bobble around and suck at listening to their spotters.
I know what it's like, I'm from the New York City Metro Area and I've driven in packs of cars going 65 MPH three-abreast on bumpy freeways throughout the city, and I maintain my cool, I'm not even flinching! Potholes galore in which you hit one it could jump your car! I find it fun.
I've always wanted to do iRacing. Well done on that. :)
@@mattkowal90lmfao the jackie
also netcode affects the outcome of an iracing race
lol "iracer" 🤣
I miss the old restrictor plate racing noise with the dual exhaust pipes. They need to bring back this package, because this was real restrictor plate racing.
Matthew Kowal plate racing is still good. we have have crazy pack racing now in 2015 :) im not saying this plate racing package sucks, but im just saying its still good.
Infinity I just want them to bring back the dual exhaust to make this noise again, then I will be satisfied.
Matthew Kowal it was actually two U shape pipes welded together at the center of the bends, kinda like an x pipe. a friend of mine named Mark Giles used to be the fan guy for Morgan McClure motor sports back on the 90's when they won Daytona a lot. that team was the pioneers of that sound. search "mark Giles camaro" on UA-cam and you'll see s video of his car on a TV show with that exact sound.
Time to bring them back.
Matthew Kowal you mean the engines that sounded like Indycars? How far back are you talking about?
I’ll never forget this 500. Many will for the wrecking at the end (which was awesome) but Harvick. How he stole the show and earned every inch was unreal. Wow.
I remember this race. I was jumping up and down for Mark Martin. After they crossed the checkers my buddy looked over at me and said, “where the hell did Harvick come from?”. His drive through the pack was epic!
I looked at this and it gave me reminds of Sergio Perez Sakhir 2020 comeback, Harvick is at least a awesome driver, and at maximum a legend
i always find myself watching this video over and over
me too.
Hear that, last like 15 years. It really shows the different ways you can get around and effect of draft well.
"17, 31, 24, all behind ya" No wonder, Kevin charged to the front. He had Plate Nirvana pushing him!!
I was at this race some 16 years ago. I was 10 years old. Parents took me across country, we sat 1st row coming out of turn 4. Cars fly by and rubber flies up and hits you in the face. Ill never forget those moments. Miss those days alot. Was a jeff gordon fan so it sucked seeing him smack the wall 100 yards from the finish but he still got a top 10.
4:04 That was an incredible save. If Kenseth lost it that would’ve been disastrous
Or if Kevin cutted a tire when he scrapped that wall a bit
If Matt lost it, mark may have won.
He almost cut across McMurrays bumper and McMurray even more nearly cut across the car below him
And for some reason Matt helped push Kevin for a chance to win the 500 🤷🏼♂️
They were going to do anything to get near mark
A full 10 laps of gen 4 engines beautiful. Also his Spotter sounds like the one from NASCAR Heat 3
At 4:04, how did Kenseth hang on to that thing? That's impressive
David Stewart Never lay off the gas on a plate track
@@JJA1987 Till today this is a great tip
Kenseth is a Cup champion.
@@whoasked9500 2003
I love everytime they turn into that dusky sky over the arena. Gives the clip some soul to it!
ive been watchin this vid for 10 years
i love how you can see Clint Bowyer flip on the on board at the bottom
What time stamp
@@DANE5023 6:54
@@joeylogano2237 Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Also, this was the final Cup race that my late maternal grandfather saw before he passed away on March 1st, 2007. Even though he was still alive when they got to ACS of CA for the second race of the year, he didn't watch that race, and died the Thursday after during the off weekend between ACS of CA and Las Vegas. He said what a finish, and having a finish like that as the last race you saw in your life, that's how I want to go. What's weird is that he died on 3/1/07 and Matt Kenseth won ACS of CA a few days before, and Kenseth was born on 3/10/72. The first four digits in his abbreviated birthday match the date of my grandfather's passing!
Interesting! The proof that something is after!
7th to first, in ONE. FUCKING. LAP. That is why Harvick is definitely one of the GOATs in this sport
This is amazing footage from one of the best Daytona 500 finishes in history!
I’ll never forget this day!!! Go Harvick!!!
Man am I going to miss this unbelievable display of talent when Harvick retires after this year 😢
Never thought how much appreciation I’d have for NASCAR after watching this video wow
That was amazing. Not a Harvick fan but man he drove that bad boy to victory. Well done. Great video.
Watched this on a whim, and WOW. Didn’t know he was gonna win it!!!! WOO WHAT A RIDE
Man those engines back then made the sexiest sound. And the restrictor plate racing was unreal
IRacing on the 2007 surface. This is not easy on a simulator. Hard to imagine how much focus and car control this must take to really do.
In 2008 was lanced the simulator
@@santinopucheta1111correct however the track surface was scanned in 2007 before the repave.
@@lgsocom Ahhh ok thanks
probably not as hard for them as you think, its reps
clear all around
clear all around
Got so excited I broke the dang mirror in hafe
i watched it about 100 times dude still amazing for me
Never remove this video Please. What a Run. Listen to the sound of the car. Amazing.
I was mad at Kevin for beating Mark but now i appreciate how hard kevin drove to win...
This race made me a Nascar fan, I was kinda off and on watching it for a couple years but this race hooked me for life, one of the Top 5 finishes of all time not just in Nascar but in all of motorsport.
Those flashbulbs would drive me crazy.
The winner gets the flashbulbs
Saludos desde Argentina. Hermoso sonido y potencia gracias por todo
I like watching this video when I'm high. The tension the intensity is enjoyable
This!
When Harvick got that run on the outside I jumped off my bed and shouted Go!!! Go!! Go!! 3 big hand claps each time...scared the hell outta the dogs
i just cry of nostalgia of those engine sounds...
God damn, Kenseth with a hell of a save. The TV angle just doesn’t do it justice what these guys are doing in the car. I miss that engine sound and the old Daytona surface too
Fact that Kenseth didn't wreck is still amazing
He grew up short track racing high banks where all you're doing is turning. Very skilled racer before he even got to NASCAR
@@chadrat39 Slinger Speedway; great track
Awesome run by Kevin. Congrats to him
You can also see clint bowyers on board flip in the mini camera at the bottom of the screen
I think i watched this race wen i was little. Dont really remember it but the highlights never get old
best racing video ever
I liked the gen 4. Gave me nostalgia of mid 90s short track late models
4:05 how did kenseth not wreck
A lot of people don't realize that these drivers can't see to their left or to their right. They have to rely on the spotter talking to them through their radio to know if they are clear to their right or left.
I miss the sound of those engines. THATS RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!🏁
HAD TO COME BACK AND WATCH LOVE IT
Simplesmente um espetáculo de tirar o fôlego 👏👏👏👏👏
Assisti essa corrida , simplesmente emocionante 😚😚😚
Fuck this is fucking badass!
Hell of a piece of driving
This was a great race and great finish but man was I gutted that Martin was that close to winning it
2007 was the best season for the plate package. What a send off for the Gen 4 car.
Thought it was cool in an interview this week Kevin mentioned that Keelan had asked him about his Daytona 500 win, and so Kevin showed him this very video.
This is by far one of the best comebacks in a few lap dash I've seen since 2000 Dale at Talladega. Although now harvick has me heated these days
I miss these days of NASCAR
Man...KH just keeps it to the floor no Matter what
You have to here or you'll get loose
There’s so many pictures with the flash on being taken lol
Man i love this era the crowd when taking a picture he uses the built in flash light
bro i get sweaty palms while just playing nascar heat 5 imagine his heart
He punched the fucking mirror in half 😭😭😭😭
Kevin Harvick’s Crew Chief Said “Woo Hoo!” LOL.
This was some damn good racing. Gettin it done!
Awesome run ..
This is insane.
Safer than your local freeway
@@chadrat39 Right, look at the street is even dangerous.
4:03 for shadow of final lap wreck?
Looks like it, although it started with Busch hitting the apron and getting loose beneath Kenseth.
Espectacular como aguanta el grupo en la curva
Nadie suelta
Todos a fondo
2023 whaat an action..
Master level and great pilot... 💪
6:53 RIP CLINT BOWYER
He's Retiring after ISM
He did great
Im going to be honest and say. I always thought this was racing for weenies, and that it never looked that difficult to do. BUT, Im now going to say RESPECT! It takes skill to keep this car in the direction you want it to go. Can anybody offer some insight as to what speeds these cars are doing? Whats the engine rpm's on these? Flippen awesome!
Not sure what the RPMs were like on the Gen 4 cars, but on super speedways, they were doing anywhere between 180 and 195 MPH. Today the cars are in the 205-206 MPH range. The engines don't run at full power at Daytona or Talladega. Since 1988 restrictor plates (a plate that reduces airflow to the engine) are used to slow the cars down after Bobby Allison went into the catchfence at 212 MPH in 1987. In 2019, restrictor plates were replaced with tapered spacers (essentially the same thing but weaker) and are now used at all tracks in an attempt to improve the racing quality (which was pretty hit or miss this year). Hope this helps!
197 198 199 with a nice push here
90 at Martinsville
Near 8800 rpm
Made me hooked to superspeedways and Nascar , thats why i went to iRacing.com :)
Pure out bliss
That was awesome
I LOVE THIS CLIP
Daytona 500 at night awesome ❤️
This is why we love racing
idk y but I always get scared on 6:52 when Martin was ahead of Harvick lol
so, can anyone explain how did the car gain so much speed in 6:30 up to the finish line?
He got a push from kenseth.
@@noahthesarcastictd where kenseth?behind or that M&N Cars?
@@Jouriza900he was pushing harvick before Kenseth got wrecked
Flat out driving it!
Great spotting
It was on this day we learned…
Kevin Harvick is the closer
Why Mark didnt block ..I have no idea
He probably thought his line was fast enough, things happen quick
Came here after Harvick will be retiring at the end of this year. #4ever
master class in passing. This is the best nascar vid on UA-cam. please change my mind by linking something else. I've watched this 200 times
Still 3
Still 3
Still 3
Kyle Busch's spotter cost him the race
It's funny how so many say this was the greatest finish ever of the Daytona 500. It's actually the one I hate the most. I wish Martin had that one. Maybe in another lifetime there will be another driver that has as much class as Martin did.
Womp womp
the GOAT
Last lap: CMON
Speed will set you free 🙏
LOVE NASCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!