2011 Indy 500 & Coca-Cola 600: Eerily Similar Finishes (RIP Dan Wheldon)

[nocalsteve]

The other coincidence is that in each case one of the drivers used to drive for the other's team.

Hildebrand replaced Wheldon at Panther Racing and Dale Jr. obviously used to drive for Dale Earnhardt Inc.

[Slotten68]

...man how pissed off are Junior fans at Harvick? Two races stolen from his fingers in one season

Yet another question, how much do Junior haters love Harvick?

A WHOLE LOT!!!

[boygenius88]

@Slotten68

to answer the first question, I can PROBABLY see why Junior fans would be pissed at Harvick for the Goody's Fast Relief 500, but I can't understand why Junior fans would be pissed AT Harvick for the Coca Cola 600. Is it Harvick's fault that Junior ran out of gas in the 600? What if Hamlin hadn't run out of gas too? Then would Junior fans hate Hamlin instead of Harvick?

In response to your second question, how much do Carl Edwards haters love Tony Stewart? A WHOLE LOT!!!

[bralex2302]

Last victory for Dan Wheldon, the most important: the Indy 500! Comments in radio are so exciting "YES, YES,YES". Well'never forgot you..always in our mind!!! :)

[WhiteHatBobby]

Actually Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jnr, and Denny Hamlin were 1-2-3 when the restart took place on Lap 401.

[boygenius88]

@WhiteHatBobby

oh I wasn't actually talking about the restart. I was talking about the start of the final lap. Guess I should have been more specific about that (or maybe I should have started the clip there instead)

[jlogano20]

even worse both are national guard sponsored cars

[boygenius88]

@jlogano20

already said. Thanks anyways

[Ultimate23Dragon]

Both also lost to driver either me or one of my friends like. My buddy "Greenlight" is a Harvick fan while I am a Wheldon fan.

[boygenius88]

@Ultimate23Dragon

oh wow you just reminded me. I have to change a bit of the description: RIP Wheldon :(

[Ultimate23Dragon]

@boygenius88 Thank you! I really appeciate it!...

[andylan2000]

Both Races were on fuel mileage cant you see?

[boygenius88]

@andylan2000

are you trying to say that if JR Hildebrand hadn't crashed he would have run out of fuel before crossing the finish line?

[andylan2000]

@boygenius88 nope im just saying that both races ifare on Fuel Mileage

[boygenius88]

@andylan2000

okay but that's besides the point

[helpmemeetkatyperry]

not a good day to have jr in ur name or national guard on ur car

[altfactor]

It was the wildest single day in auto racing history.

[Water4Jeremiah]

Isn't it strange that Kevin Harvick's car is black but his team wears red? I thought Budweiser was always red.

[boygenius88]

@Water4Jeremiah

Harvick's car has multiple paint schemes, some of which are mostly red like Dale Jr.'s old #8 car. But since the Coca-Cola 600 was held on Memorial Day weekend, the #29 team decided to go with the "Here's to the Heroes" scheme, which is mostly black.

[Water4Jeremiah]

@boygenius88 That's what I was thinking of Jr's old car.

[Redfnag258]

@Water4Jeremiah Harvick has been running a black car for ost of the year as a tribute to Dale Sr (being his car and the tenth anniversary of his death) but i have a feeling if Bud is still his sponsor next year the car will be red

[mysteque11]

Thank you for posting this... 

[nick00000012]

both names have Jr. in them lol,

both have same sponsors,

both are leading on the last lap,

both end up losing because of an unlikely problem

all on the same day =]

[boygenius88]

@nick00000012

lol did you just copy my description?

[nick00000012]

@boygenius88 sorry i didn't read the description

[boygenius88]

@nick00000012

running out of fuel on the last lap of a race isn't an unlikely problem. A more unlikely problem would be Bill Elliott at the 2003 Ford 400

[abilioaugusto91]

what incredible day on both championships. And I don't want for me a sponsorship of the National Guard....

[boygenius88]

@abilioaugusto91

they weren't championship races

[BostonSportsVids]

crazy endings on both races

[Laciesgrl33]

Tis the second time Dale jr led only to have Kevin Harvick beat him this season.

[dalejramped88]

@Laciesgrl33 i know right

[ChampCarforlife]

circle this date May 29,2011 as most dramatic racing ending in the hole history of motor racing.

[lawrencetimmons94]

omg thats crazy, but JD didn't have to pass...