Michigan US 500 1999 (Montoya almost beats Kanaan)

[AlonsoRules]

Ben's back for the BBC next year!

[pedrohc]

Chuuuuupaa fat montoya

[JoshuaJohnKnight]

Ben Edwards and Jeremy Shaw should be commentaters for indycars now. Or F1

[xxRACINGAMERICAxx]

THAT is fucking racing, those high pitch turbo charged engines blasted around those 2 mile tracks damn thats fucking awesome

[CDUB8989]

gotta say the shout out to his mom is the best line ever after a race

[joeburgarino]

like this is you think tony george is a b.i.t.c.h

[aristogatox]

Kanaan beats Montoya???

I think, Montoya almost beats Kannan, much better title, RIGHT?

[paulboggan]

why does it have tony georges indy racing league in the description??? totally different series and an insult to the memory of c.a.r.t.

[lightbulbsun43]

@paulboggan Yep. This was American Open Wheel Racing at it's best, and it's a shame it's over. FUCK Tony George. He ruined it all. 

[continentalrcinglg]

I miss Roberto Moreno. He was always such a lovable guy.

[HotttyXx]

Ben edwards rocks.

[HollywoodSheen]

great finish and amazing commentary. Racing commentators here in the states blow

[quasiphatpaul]

@AJ1964 He's right this is the US 500 which was CART's alternative to the Indy 500... this is not IRL which I'm thankful for.

[THEkingjaymz]

hahahahahaha best.commentary.ever.

"Max Papis is gonna win it AND TONY KANAAN IS GOING TO WIN THE RACE! OR WILL IT BE MONTOYA!!!! AH, ITS KANAAN!!!"

[EdMcF1]

i saw this race live on TV and it still shocks me now. For want of a pint of gas Papis lost, the worst sporting kick in the stomach ever. Montoya nearly snatched it from Kanaan at the flag. What a race, what a series, the sheer speed is insane. Papis went on to win the next race after his friend Greg Moore died.

Ben Edwards and Jeremy Shaw are the best commentators after Murray Walker, bring 'em on to F1.

[mattgotowned]

Greg moores death is tragic 10 years later.

[MidaMotorsports]

I never saw this before! What a moment!

[mazatleco17]

Long Live REAL open wheel racing, long live the real indycars!!! Stupid Tony George, stupid greedy CART owners.

[SoundtrackBrazil]

Awesome race and the great commentary of Ben Edwards.

[encinobalboa]

I forgot how fast the CART cars were. Today's IRL cars look like slugs on the same tracks that CART ran.

[fatriani]

todays indycar doesnt have turbos

[rix1024]

that's the reason we need ben edwards as f1 commentator not that legard guy, he's too serious!

[NialoF2]

1:40 they spelled Roberto Moreno's name wrong lol

[HollywoodSheen]

amazing commentary. we need this kind of commentary for irl now, not boring ass jack arute and scott goodyear. the guys we have now have 0 excitement. sell the series, get people excited about a pass, about the drivers, about the series in general. there's none of that now. commentary now is boring as shit.

[Manny1241]

this it totally mislabeled

this has nothing to do with Tony George Indy Racing League ! idiot !

[SAOProductions1955]

Yeh! I think you're correct. These are tubo-charged Honda's from what I can tell (CART) and not normally aspirated like they use in the IRL Even at 7:35 the logo in the lower left hand corner identifies this race as the CART US 500. Not the IRL. My heart has always been with the legitimate legacy and lineage to the real history of open wheel racing that was CART - not the IRL. Tony George sucks for what he did to open wheel racing with his power play.

[RodhRace]

Nossa Que saudade das US500 e ou 500 milhas de Michigan , 250 voltas no Michigan International Speedway com os Reynards Lolas e claro Montoya,Andretti,Franchitti,Mo­ore,Helio,De Ferran saudade da CART

[GoFeri]

Absolutely. The IRL has to get rid of these pussy cars and bring back the badass CART cars of the late nineties.

[davevis]

Totally agree with you man, I miss CART!!!

[BrookssRobinsonn]

Papis really deserved it, but TK did too. I was at that race as a 5 year old and i met him before the race, and he told me to meet him before every race so he could win. He's a really great guy.

[mejn10]

what a race

[AJ1964]

It was not Tasman team.

[VWatch07]

Ah... was the Forsythe team, now I saw on the net... sorry

[supersevenn]

Roberto Moreno. .. . .one of the greates drivers of all time but unrecognized. he could get in ANY car and be fast. F1, cart-indy, prototypes, gt

[DaB34st97]

montoya owns all xD

[stephenhiggins53]

Get Ben Edwards to the BBC for F1 next year ... he is Murray Walker's natural sucessor !!

[moggoon]

I think the BBC have announced that Brundle and one of the guys that do it for Radio 5 will do the TV next year.

[redriverman2006]

I love Pupo!

[18PacWest]

The PacWest Racing test and reserve driver.

[westftballstar31]

the IRL has gotten alot better with their road racing, and definitely with the champ car guys, and the IRL drivers are really becoming alot better

[chaconcd]

Montoya almost wins!!

[nofenders69]

what a shame how these guys raced in front of empty stands week in and week out. they had the best equipment and the best drivers, and some of the best racing ever was not on tv at all or seen by very few...

[ed200007]

Where have those days gone

[therrydicule]

In are memories...

[koditos]

Aww, I still remember that disappointment in Papis' himself and his crew. I'm a Montoya fan, and I wish the finish line had been a couple of yards further; it'd been a different story anyway.

[thehackneyaccount]

I love Ben, but I can't believe he didn't notice Papis slowing down until Kanaan got by. Max wasn't exactly doing race speed as he got to Turn 4.

[alexmart54]

before 2001 CART was the awesome, but from 2002 is just a dead man walking.

[therrydicule]

A common, The da Matta Year's wasn't that bad , they just needed a bit more driver and a new chassis to replace the Reynard, what they don't get in 2003...

[saberlamb69]

champ car is all road coarses now its the irl that does left left left

[indyfan2]

Wrong about Left, Left, Left... IRL has diversity of Roads, Ovals and Streets. CCWS Limits themselves with Roads and Streets because of the DP-01.

[lukeCART1]

that is true but the road course racing and street racing the irl puts on is not of a very good standed. ill say what i always say reunite the series and every one is happy i dont know why people dont want this to happen.

[iee4g6]

The reunification of open wheel racing in the US might just happen... They may have finally figured out they have a common enemy that is killing them... and that enemy is NASCAR.

(Both Hornish and Franchitti are rookies in Sprint Cup now)

[lukeCART1]

how can you find 250 mph racing boring. and by the way there is more to it than just turning left.

[rfalbano]

"...to take his first ever win on the Michigan Speedway after 500 miles... HE'S SLOWING DOWN!!! KANAAN!!! KANAAN..." kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Hilarious!!!!!

[wichox68]

eso es lo que yo llamo FAST FOOD! BIG MACK! KANNAN!

[rasputinx88]

Incredible luck for Kanaan.... if it was 499.5 miles Papis would of won and if it was 500.01 miles Montoya would of won....

[hoyadestroya85]

Ben Edwards is an awesome commentator.. he has so much enthusiasm

[lukeCART1]

derick daly in my oppinion is the best ben is good to.

[formulam]

Kanaan was there, prepared, fast and came back from a lap down - I remember that race well - I worked for the team! Nothing went right for us that weekend until the last lap!

[billytheskink]

Poor Max, he was always a favorite of mine.

[davevis]

I think I remember this race

[lukeCART1]

you do or you dont.

[TOSHOKU]

wow! freaking wow!!

[rix1024]

i remember watching that race! man i bet ben edwards shat his pants when papis ran out of fuel!

[steffan2]

Unbelievable finish there Max Papis does everything right dominates the race but a small mistake by team rahal by going down on the fuel a bit too much by half a gallon costs him his 1st win. Kannan did a great race coming back from a lap down to win but he cut it bloody fine

[repperc]

I only use to watch cart races when ben was commentating

[marksie99]

love ben edwards commentary!

[f1diva]

Your all moaning about whatever, what a great yet what a sad race, poor papis, Kanaan is lucky.

[OWfan]

I didn't mean to moan, sorry. :( This was a darn good race and it still hurts seeing Papis run out of fuel.

[whiterice138]

Yes handford and push to pass suck. But Handford was used to slow the cars down, they'd been doing 250+ without them. The push to pass is only there becuase they no longer have an overflow button. The overflow maxed out the fuel in the engine and was used when passing someone. Push to pass is an increase in turbo boost. The part i hate about push to pass is the time limit which makes it hokey. I wish they'd just use the overflow instead as it's a compromise, pass someone but waste fuel.

[Flamabel]

"Put your foot down and turn, left, left, left, left"

And you're an IRL fan?

[OWfan]

CART at the time had superspeedways, short ovals, temporary and permanent road circuits so it's not like they were going left all the time. The IRL was ovals only until last year so why critique CART/Champcar going on ovals and not the IRL?

I happen to watch both and am a fan of both (though neither hold a candle to CART in its heyday) so don't think I'm one of those extreme CCFers.

[indyfan2]

What happens if we don't have the handford rear wing. We could see speeds in excess of 240mph and beyond. Here's my traditional solution (not a technical one), reduce the horsepower slightly and use the old wing setup.

[OWfan]

Those are good recommendations though the Hanford device races were pretty cool. They certainly could have used that at Texas a few years back.