Jeff Gordon's final win still manages to put a huge smile on my face. Even if he didn't win the championship that year, still what a way to go out in your final season by being able to qualify for the final race.
I was born in March 94 so I never technically lived on earth at the same time as Alan, Davey or Neil, but that doesn’t change how much it hurts that those 3 legends were lost within a calendar…rest in power to all the racers who’ve perished much too soon
Crazy to think Johnson, Kahne, Kenseth & Ryan Newman all won their last race in that 2017 season as well as in '03 both of the Labonte Brothers, Michael Waltrip & Bill Elliott.
Video is indeed Final Cup Series wins. Jeff Burton race is Busch/Xfinity: a mistake. Should be 2008 Charlotte Bank of America 500. Apologies to The Mayor, he's got quite a fanbase in this comments section!
Nice. I was present for two of those races: Schrader's (my first Cup race) and Petty's. Witnessed FIRST career wins by Nemechek, R. Gordon, Bowyer, Hamlin and Logano!
19:27 uhhh... is that REALLY Tony Raines pulling out a 6th place at The Rock of all places?? incredibly impressive considering how much the #74 was so synonymous with backmarker at the time.
He was one of the last cars still on the track during a pit cycle. A caution came out (Mark Martin's engine blew) trapping everyone outside the top 10 a lap down. Right place, right time kind of situation. Still a good effort on his part to keep the car upfront the rest of the race
Some of these are crazy to think about…l Kenny schrader won 2 races that season and then went another 10 plus years ending his career without another win… Richard petty didn’t win again for 8 years… nascar is one of the rare sports drivers stay too long because they still love it but it sucks seeing legends become mediocre for so long
Dave Marcis would like a word..... He last won in 1982, then raced another TWENTY seasons without a win, easily the record. Scratch that. Hershel McGriff raced in 22 different seasons without a win after he won 4 races in 1954.
@@peterwilson9589 Shepherd last won in Cup in 1993 and he missed 2000, and 2007-2012, and raced briefly in 2013-14. So really only 14 seasons without a win. I started watching in the mid 80s as a young lad, I had no idea who he was but probably saw him many times.
@@peterwilson9589 You know what, I'm wrong. Hershel McGriff won 4 races in 1954, then raced in 22 seasons after without a win. So Marcis' total is null and void.
@robertanderson2898 lol yeah I was trying to think while I was at work. I'm glad you remembered about Hershel I had forgot about him! This is why I love these history episodes thanks for sharing that info
Benny got his last win in at AMS. I Grew up just outside of what used to be turns 3and4. We lived in a dome house in the woods. My brother and i used to climb up inside the phillips 76 ball and act like we were calling the races even though the track was emtpy at the time. My uncle now lives in the condo building overlooking the track and i got to witness the repaving of the track a couple years ago. That was awesome to see how they did that. AMS will always be special to me. Great video by the way!
Obviously none of the winners knew at that point it would be their last win. So many talented drivers in this clip. Nice video to remind people of the good ol days.
Jeff Burton won 2 Cup races after that Busch race. But if Busch counts a lot of these drivers would be different. Bobby Labonte and Michael Waltrip both won Busch races after their final Cup win.
Great video although was it Cup and points paying races exclusive? Jeff Burtons final points win was ‘08 fall Charlotte race but his final ever one was 2011 dual race. Jamie McMurrays final ever one was 2014 All Star. Again enjoyed the video but seemed to jump back and forth a bit between being cup pints paying only and other ones.
Good video, but needs David Pearson whose last two wins were at Darlington, 1979 Southern 500 in Earnhardt's car and 1980 Rebel 500 for Hoss Ellington's Hawaiian Tropic car and then Buddy Baker, 1983 Firecracker 400 for the Wood Brothers.
From 1981 to 1985, Cale Yarborough made only 82 starts (18 in 1981, and 16 each from 1982-85), but won 14 times. In that timespan, he also scored 11 poles, 34 top fives, 43 top tens, and led 3,156 laps (out of 19,981 laps completed). Those 14 wins included back to back Daytona 500’s (1983, 1984), the 1982 Southern 500, the 1984 Winston 500, and the 1985 Talladega 500. He also won the 1984 IROC series championship. Surprisingly, the one once he never was able to win was the Coca-Cola 600, despite 23 tries, getting 9 top fives in that event, including 4 podiums and 2 runner-ups.
As a Bull Elliott fan, I was SO angry with you for showing Bill’s last win, then immediately cutting to him with a tire down at Homestead the very next week. Then I realized you weren’t being a jerk… it was just Bobby Labonte’s last win. 😂
Most of it has to do with either equipment or injury. Marlin in 02 T. Labonte in 00, Johnson in 17, B Labonte in 03 all had career threatening crashes. Rudd went to Wood Brothers who's team was startung to slow down as well as Robert Yates, Penske (It didn't last that long) and Evernaham Motorsports started to fall to the better teams like Hendrick, Gibbs, and Roush. Even people like Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, and Jeff Burton didn't get the best cars.
tied for THEE closest finish in Cup series history! can’t forget that Monday afternoon classic at Martinsville in the fall of ‘02, where Ricky went toe-to-toe against Dale Jarrett for his first career win!
Bill Elliott's final win was the 2nd time he won the final race and someone else won the Cup Championship. Jimmie Johnson COULD still win a race, he's entering a handful or so I believe.
Can't believe that you put Montoya but miss Newman, Craven, Cope, Vickers, Ambrose, Robby Gordon, Sadler, Joe Nemecheck, Ward Burton, Park and Spencer !
In the clip of Martin's last win, the fact they didn't throw a caution was absolutely shocking ! Today they throw a caution for someone having understeer ! 🤦
I watch half of these drivers all my idols forever it sucks they arent racing anymore Mark Martin Dale Jarrett Bill Elliott Bobby Labonte Terry Labonte Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt sr Dale Earnhardt jr Sterling Marlin Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart
Man I miss hearing announcers that just tell the story of what's happening on the race track without screaming over top of each other. Todays announcers are horrible
@@Dark-ql7kn Well that's more reason why Jeff Burton's was wrong, because the 2008 Bank of America 500 was a Cup Series race, and the 2007 Ford 300 was a Busch/Xfinity Series race.
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Crazy how the 28 Havoline car hosted the final win for 3 guys
That 2002 win at Sonoma with Ricky Rudd was the end of two era's, That was the last stand for an historic car and driver.
plus we saw 28 with Cale too
Allison would of probably won another 19 races at least if he wasn’t involved in that terrible incident
Alabama Gang #28 for life
He could of passed Bobby that race but he new Bobby was getting old and towards the end and bobby gave him his start
I miss hearing Benny Parsons commentary
I miss watching the TNN broadcast of the race too.
Mee too
R.I.P Benny Parsons
He was very good - DW was horrible -
BP was my hero in the booth!!
I really appreciate that these are chronologically organized.
Jeff Gordon's final win still manages to put a huge smile on my face. Even if he didn't win the championship that year, still what a way to go out in your final season by being able to qualify for the final race.
Damn… Davey Allison 😢 rip all the legends that passed on and off the racetrack
Davey died on the track... helicopter crash at Tslladega
I was born in March 94 so I never technically lived on earth at the same time as Alan, Davey or Neil, but that doesn’t change how much it hurts that those 3 legends were lost within a calendar…rest in power to all the racers who’ve perished much too soon
So sad. He should have been around the sport another 40 years. I could imagine what it would be like now had he not passed.
@@kylebryantdover1921he died in the infield... ain't the same
@@mikeyoungblood1642The only year sadder in Nascar was 2001 with Dale Senior
Those Texaco Robert Yates schemes were abolute 🔥🔥
Jeff Burton won the 2008 fall charlotte race
Yea, I was thinking to myself that he won a race in the COT era...
he won Bristol as well in the COT
Crazy to think Johnson, Kahne, Kenseth & Ryan Newman all won their last race in that 2017 season as well as in '03 both of the Labonte Brothers, Michael Waltrip & Bill Elliott.
Yeah I didn't see Newman on here
It just occurred to me Bobby Labontes last win came all the way back in '03. I could've sworn he'd won more after that, that's insane
@@k3nnyisaw3som3I was a huge fan of Gibbs as a kid and it was heartbreaking watching him fall off.
@@k3nnyisaw3som3 Yeah he raced 13 more seasons (not all full), after.
@@k3nnyisaw3som3he nearly won in that infamous Charlotte finish against Jimmie Johnson, still feel a little bad for him when I see that
One i thought was worth a mention: Ward Burton at New Hampshire in 2002
Video is indeed Final Cup Series wins. Jeff Burton race is Busch/Xfinity: a mistake. Should be 2008 Charlotte Bank of America 500. Apologies to The Mayor, he's got quite a fanbase in this comments section!
That Bobby Allison-Davey Allison battle for the win at Daytona is absolutely classic.
Feels like every nascar fan gets a huge smile whenever Jamie wins
I envy how macho Dale was, admire how stoic Terry is, and relate to how emotional Jamie gets
Nice. I was present for two of those races: Schrader's (my first Cup race) and Petty's. Witnessed FIRST career wins by Nemechek, R. Gordon, Bowyer, Hamlin and Logano!
That was cool seeing DW and Davey Allison joking like good friends on DWs rain win.
28:36 I rememebred crying like a baby when Gordon at Martinsville cause I knew that was the last one, I grew up watching his entire career
I became a Matt Kenseth fan that day xD
@@wolverine9632 I remember that. It was epic
seeing these races brings back so much memories. These Legends will never die.
Dale Earnhardt knew how to rave at either Daytona or Talladega, what a driver
I didn’t know Dale went to raves. Thanks for sharing
Lol.
I meant to say race, not rave, lol
He saw the wind
19:27 uhhh... is that REALLY Tony Raines pulling out a 6th place at The Rock of all places?? incredibly impressive considering how much the #74 was so synonymous with backmarker at the time.
Lol this is actually one of my stupid random memories that I never forget
He was one of the last cars still on the track during a pit cycle. A caution came out (Mark Martin's engine blew) trapping everyone outside the top 10 a lap down. Right place, right time kind of situation. Still a good effort on his part to keep the car upfront the rest of the race
@@Poads really appreciate the explanation, my friend! thanks!
Some of these are crazy to think about…l Kenny schrader won 2 races that season and then went another 10 plus years ending his career without another win… Richard petty didn’t win again for 8 years… nascar is one of the rare sports drivers stay too long because they still love it but it sucks seeing legends become mediocre for so long
Dave Marcis would like a word..... He last won in 1982, then raced another TWENTY seasons without a win, easily the record. Scratch that. Hershel McGriff raced in 22 different seasons without a win after he won 4 races in 1954.
@robertanderson2898 Morgan Shepherd might have the longest stretch winless. Wish I could've seen him in his early race years I only saw 2001 and on.
@@peterwilson9589 Shepherd last won in Cup in 1993 and he missed 2000, and 2007-2012, and raced briefly in 2013-14. So really only 14 seasons without a win.
I started watching in the mid 80s as a young lad, I had no idea who he was but probably saw him many times.
@@peterwilson9589 You know what, I'm wrong. Hershel McGriff won 4 races in 1954, then raced in 22 seasons after without a win. So Marcis' total is null and void.
@robertanderson2898 lol yeah I was trying to think while I was at work. I'm glad you remembered about Hershel I had forgot about him! This is why I love these history episodes thanks for sharing that info
Benny got his last win in at AMS. I Grew up just outside of what used to be turns 3and4. We lived in a dome house in the woods. My brother and i used to climb up inside the phillips 76 ball and act like we were calling the races even though the track was emtpy at the time. My uncle now lives in the condo building overlooking the track and i got to witness the repaving of the track a couple years ago. That was awesome to see how they did that. AMS will always be special to me. Great video by the way!
Obviously none of the winners knew at that point it would be their last win. So many talented drivers in this clip. Nice video to remind people of the good ol days.
Kevin Harvick going out on two wins in a row, that was nothing short of incredible.
I won’t hit a bad b. No mediocre
Its wild to see how many final races end under cation
I loved this so much. Thank you.
Wish Morgan Sheppard win at Atlanta was in there but it was great watching all these.
Jeff Burton won 2 Cup races after that Busch race. But if Busch counts a lot of these drivers would be different. Bobby Labonte and Michael Waltrip both won Busch races after their final Cup win.
Thank you for making this. So many memories in one video.
Still hard to believe that Hamlin choked that hard for Stewart’s last win
😂😂
He 100% believed Tony was going dove bomb him, and just lost focus.
Great example of you never know when your next win could be your last
They are missing Tim Richmond last win at Riverside in 1987 rest in peace Tim Richmond
Ryan Newman?
Ricky Craven?
Ward Burton?
Craven and Burton only had 2 wins, not really notable
@@zachhatten261I guess those wins are different than the 2 wins Montoya earned.
@@zachhatten261Burton didn’t have only two wins in his career.
Great video, I hope you can make more videos of drivers last wins!
You never know when it will be your last
Case in point: Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
I remember watching Dale Jarrett's last win. I was ecstatic and so happy he got another restrictor plate win.
22:50 as a fan of Jarrett since i was a little kid, this monent was HUGE for me
Great video although was it Cup and points paying races exclusive? Jeff Burtons final points win was ‘08 fall Charlotte race but his final ever one was 2011 dual race. Jamie McMurrays final ever one was 2014 All Star. Again enjoyed the video but seemed to jump back and forth a bit between being cup pints paying only and other ones.
It seems like a win in the All Star Race should count for the purposes of this video, although maybe not a duel.
The Gut Punches for Kulwickis and Earnhardt's wins, knowing what happened to them
This was a cool compilation for an long time NASCAR fan.
No Morgan Shepherd or John Andretti?
I was a huge fan of John Andretti have alot of his die-cast! Sure miss him! Only race I saw him almost win was Bristol 2001 I was off my seat!
Interesting fact that Terry Labonte's first and last career wins were both in the Southern 500.
Didnt Jeff Burton win 2 races in '08?
As a Kenseth fan since I was a kid, I can watch that Phoenix win over and over again.
Good video, but needs David Pearson whose last two wins were at Darlington, 1979 Southern 500 in Earnhardt's car and 1980 Rebel 500 for Hoss Ellington's Hawaiian Tropic car and then Buddy Baker, 1983 Firecracker 400 for the Wood Brothers.
Wow Cale hung on for a long time, getting multiple win years in half seasons near the end.
From 1981 to 1985, Cale Yarborough made only 82 starts (18 in 1981, and 16 each from 1982-85), but won 14 times. In that timespan, he also scored 11 poles, 34 top fives, 43 top tens, and led 3,156 laps (out of 19,981 laps completed).
Those 14 wins included back to back Daytona 500’s (1983, 1984), the 1982 Southern 500, the 1984 Winston 500, and the 1985 Talladega 500. He also won the 1984 IROC series championship.
Surprisingly, the one once he never was able to win was the Coca-Cola 600, despite 23 tries, getting 9 top fives in that event, including 4 podiums and 2 runner-ups.
Notice how many of these drivers are up front in contention in the clips immediately before or following the clip of their own final win.
It’s crazy how so many decorated drivers from the 80’s & 90’s last wins were between 2002-2005
No tim richmond and no Morgan Sheppard?? Good video though! Enjoyed it
31:20 Waltrip is clearly not a Hamlin fan "NO! NO!"
I was at the race when Bowyer got his last win
Very fitting for Geoff Bodine's final win to be at the Glenn .
I love the cars ❤❤❤❤my nascar hey days 😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
As a Bull Elliott fan, I was SO angry with you for showing Bill’s last win, then immediately cutting to him with a tire down at Homestead the very next week. Then I realized you weren’t being a jerk… it was just Bobby Labonte’s last win. 😂
Wish Elliotts final win was at Homestead a few weeks later. The tire blowing in the last turn was a heartbreak.
1 week later. Literally the next race.
Most of it has to do with either equipment or injury. Marlin in 02 T. Labonte in 00, Johnson in 17, B Labonte in 03 all had career threatening crashes. Rudd went to Wood Brothers who's team was startung to slow down as well as Robert Yates, Penske (It didn't last that long) and Evernaham Motorsports started to fall to the better teams like Hendrick, Gibbs, and Roush. Even people like Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, and Jeff Burton didn't get the best cars.
Cravens last win was the 03 Darlington race. Also one of the closest margins of nascars history.
tied for THEE closest finish in Cup series history! can’t forget that Monday afternoon classic at Martinsville in the fall of ‘02, where Ricky went toe-to-toe against Dale Jarrett for his first career win!
Bill Elliott's final win was the 2nd time he won the final race and someone else won the Cup Championship. Jimmie Johnson COULD still win a race, he's entering a handful or so I believe.
That wasn't the final race of the season, the next one was (Bobby Labonte's final win).
@@wolverine9632 Ahhhh my bad. Thanks. Ok well then it's still (at least) the 2nd time he won a race and someone else won the Title.
couldn't imagine a better way to enjoy a cold miller high life but in victory lane!!
I LOVE IT A LOT ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Man, Labonte’s featured a lot in the 1st or 2nd place spots here
That Jeff Burton win was a busch win, he won in cup after that as well
I was at 4 of these races.
Irvan
Biffle
Bowyer
Kahne
Didn't even realize it was Biffle's last win.
I AM NEVER PRESSING THE UA-cam VIDEO DISLIKE BUTTON FOREVER
Miss Benny! He was a real character…not a corporate talking head
Can't believe that you put Montoya but miss Newman, Craven, Cope, Vickers, Ambrose, Robby Gordon, Sadler, Joe Nemecheck, Ward Burton, Park and Spencer !
In the clip of Martin's last win, the fact they didn't throw a caution was absolutely shocking ! Today they throw a caution for someone having understeer ! 🤦
Great idea for a video, well done!
a lot of final wins in the #28 car.
what about Ward Burton in 2002 at New hampshire?
Jeff Gordon at 2015 Martinsville was the greatest 500 lap race i ever saw
Love this, love seeing that 28 havoline ford winning..but dog jeff burton last won in 2008
Gordon should have won the 2014 championship and Harvick should have won the 2020 championship.
i was at harvicks last win!!!
That was great for Bill. It's a shame he was 1/2 lap away from winning the next week for 2 in a row to end his full time years.
AWESOME
Ernie Irvan was never quite the same after that wreck at Michigan.
Schrader had 14 of them won, but something always happened. Mark martin type luck.
Newman 2017 Phoenix?
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Still hoping the Boilermaker wins one in semi-retirement
Where's Newman?
Tracks used to look much similar
Biffle's needs to be changed. He ran a truck race for KBM a couple years ago and won.
You're missing
Johnny Benson - Rockingham
Ricky Craven - Darlington
EXCELLENT!
No Newman?
Burtons was wrong. His last was October 2008 at Charlotte
Bobby Labonte at the Aaron's 312
rememberthestartfinishlineishere and he gets it
Why no Tim Richmond?
@@STP43FAN1 Check out Part 2 my friend ua-cam.com/video/Boh7a5hGpj4/v-deo.htmlsi=4PWu3txeXnliZOz0
I watch half of these drivers all my idols forever it sucks they arent racing anymore
Mark Martin
Dale Jarrett
Bill Elliott
Bobby Labonte
Terry Labonte
Rusty Wallace
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt sr
Dale Earnhardt jr
Sterling Marlin
Ryan Newman
Jimmie Johnson
Tony Stewart
Man I miss hearing announcers that just tell the story of what's happening on the race track without screaming over top of each other. Todays announcers are horrible
Imagine if Jimmie Johnson wins one of the races that he is slated for this year.
Insane that Burton's final win was 2007 man.
2008. The video got it wrong.
Don’t understand how Jeff burtons last win was Xfinity but you don’t count Dale Jrs Richmond Xfinity win as his last win in.
Burton’s last win was 2008 fall Charlotte
I kinda feel like Tim Richmond should be in here. He had 13 wins and you threw in Juan Pablo’s last… of two.
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JPM needed some love after wrecking the jet dryer
@@smithsthoughts Ok, that’s pretty impressive.
No Dave Marcis 1982
Dang I was Surprised about Gordon
Actually Mikey's final win in 2011 at Daytona Truck Series and Junior's final win in 2016 at Richmond
Jeff Burton's final win is also wrong that would be the 2008 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte.
I think this is just Cup Series
@@Dark-ql7kn Well that's more reason why Jeff Burton's was wrong, because the 2008 Bank of America 500 was a Cup Series race, and the 2007 Ford 300 was a Busch/Xfinity Series race.
Forgot ward burton amd ricky craven
Richards 200 race win 200 is a big number goes right along with the big motor
Where's Tim Richmond's final win? Riverside 87.
Yeah bro, NASCAR real racing bro.