Tony Stewart Regan Smith Talladega Finish 2008

[BOATClan86]

Horrible call on Nascar's fault, even though I like Tony. If Reagan kept his line then it would been exactly what happened at the next race where Edwards flipped into the fence. Reagan moved over and avoided a bad wreck but lost the race while Keselowski kept his line, had a bad wreck and still won the race.

[XxCallOfDutyAddictxX]

its ironic because regan got the respect he deserved and then some despite being run over by a wannabe rich guy thinking he owns everything. its ok because this made regans first win at the southern 500, one of the most prestigious events on the circuit.

[xathrid3]

ok smith got passed Stewart when he was back above the line, Stewart forced him down, and he avoided an accident by doing it. All are HARDLINE nascar rules.

but you know why they didn't give Smith the win?

because it would be "bad for ratings" if Stewart lost that way. The sad truth is Nascar is pretty rigged now-a-days :(

[unsoundly36]

Worst call Nascar has ever made!! Clearly Tony forced his down..HATE that for Regan Smith!!

[Glen7000]

0:26

[jingman3]

tony will do anything too win a race he don't care if it 88,24,48,18, or even his teammates that just tony for u

[LegoRacer41]

if they couldnt work out who out or regan and tony won they should have given it to menard.

[speedzonefilms]

Weird seeing DEI drivers other than dale jr and waltrip, almost going 1-2 at talladega again, haha

[TheTigersWingsFan]

These announcers suck and are uneducated.

[Sockpuppetx]

He should have wrecked him like Kes did a year later to Carl, flippin' wreck him. Even Stewart, himself, wrecked Kyle Busch when Busch was blocking.

[MW2sniper7134]

That's just like Toney he bitch and bitch till he wins

[MrFALLOUT1439]

Regan the Retard at his best

[vindavison]

@MrFALLOUT1439 you just made yourself look like a retard

[MrFALLOUT1439]

@vindavison No need to be a bitch

[acenace24]

Why retards like Helton and France (brian) should not be put in charge of anything, just because they were born with a silver spoon up their asses they have to ruin nascar

[saintsrulz]

NASCAR needs to change the rule to where if you have made it where the blocker isnt clear anymore and the blockers shoves you under you may pass under the line

[insanebackflip199]

being a regan smith fan, this is really hard to watch. he was forced under the line and he came back up on the track before he actually passed stewart

[MrHotwheelsfan1]

regan smith was out of bounds

[LostHighwayFilms]

wtf? Stewart obviously forced him down there!

Regan has two wins, not one!

NASCAR just didn't want to piss Tony off!!!

[MW2sniper7134]

that's y I hate Stewart he wines about every thing

[TheBrawlmaster98]

If you ask me Regan has 2 wins not just 1

[HinduBear]

regan got jewed.

[Mrmetal770]

im glad theres less politics involved this year. i mean montoya and newman got into fist fight on friday and they still raced an if that had happened 2 years ago theyd be out a few races

[dmhart67]

Regan Smith shows that hes good to win. He won last night :)

[alexminardi]

I suppose justice was finally done last night. Way to go Regan.

This finish still annoys me though!

[yodog678]

Regan did the right thing. If he held his ground and turned tony, it would've been a mirror of edward's crash in the next race, maybe even worse, who knows. pisses me off to this day.

[BADASSED88]

he got screwed by nascar during this race and got screwed out of a ride from dei he is my won of my favorite drivers from my state(NY) hes doing so great in that 78 this year what a comeback

[SgtCouchPotato]

why his dale jarrett all over tony stewarts nuts? almost sounds like he had money on the race or some shit

[metalligimp]

This is a lesson to up & coming drivers: if you have the choice of wrecking the whole field behind you or going below the yellow line, be sure you wreck the field or you'll get penalized. Sigh...NASCAR dropped the ball hard on this one.

[jacobzcardz]

dude i was so pissed when stewart won this

[kylebst264]

I'm a big Tony fan, and I don't agree with the yellow line rule. I believe out of bounds should be the grass. Regan Smith, woulda been better off if he stood his ground and turned Stewart instead of avoiding a wreck. Just look at what happened in 2009 with Keselowski and Edwards.

[n0vaca1n3]

That's just rotten what NASCAR did to this kid. Regan Smith won that race hands down, he was forced below the line and had no chance to go on the track with a whole line of cars behind him. If the same thing happened to Dale Jr. or Jimmie Johnson you know it would've been legal, it's just because he's not a popular face in the garage. Way to screw someone NASCAR.

[jukucoca]

to clear everything up REGAN SMITH WON i am a HUGE tony fan but he was forced down and I don't think he completed the pass until he got onto the track

[dudeustupid]

shoulda turned back up into him, spun him out and made it look like an accident

[TimBodie2412]

i remember hearing about this race and so Reagan Smith didnt win because he was forced under the yellow line? thats bullshit 

[nascarman24]

Regan did go under the yellow line,but he came back up before he passed Tony. so Regan should have won that race. i don't care what the nascar history books say, but i'm counting that as Regans Win

[acenace24]

Its because Nascar sucks the major drivers cocks

[C0LL1N]

you should be able to pass in the grass if you want to on the last lap.

[406590]

i like tony but its still regans win to me

[gobackto82]

should of seen 2010 mountain dew 250

[gobackto82]

regan didn't mean to pass tony cause he was forced so if he did win (which he did) it was accidental

[nascarsignore]

also....... look how unexcited ESPN sounds.... pathetic

[nascarsignore]

dont worry... Regan Smith will soon reign!

[sahholsteins1]

Smith won that race He would have put stewert in the wall but smith dosent race that way

[ajallmendingerfan43]

tony came right down on regan and regan had no place to go, he was definitly forced down below the yellow line

[outdoorsman766]

now lets go back to the aarons 499 in 2003 junior goes below the yellow line clearly, but nascar didnt call anything, bull shit

[JaBirdee]

@outdoorsman766 thats because the rule wasnt around back then

[outdoorsman766]

@JaBirdee yes it was, watch the video, the broadcast commentators even talk about it, and the rule was implemented in 2001

[BADASSED88]

@outdoorsman766 its cuz tony was cryin. just for the record im a huge stewart fan

[acenace24]

Smith was screwed, if i was Smith i wouldve put him in the fucking wall. NASCAR sucks a huge dick, if i was Stewart i wouldnt be cheering, that is pathetic that he was GIVEN the win.

[canadasimpsons555]

when i watch this race i though regan simth won but i forgot you can't pass the yellow line. regan simth should of won.

[psi2hi]

Smith should have stayed above the line and just taken out Stewart when he cut down on him. Would have been his own fault like Edwards on Keselowski.

[TheTigersWingsFan]

these announcers are retarded

[poofacenanerpus]

Regan Smith was Forced down.Tony Stewart should be penalized

[redsg95]

its just racing! nascar shouldve givin regan smith the win. he had the faster car!!!

[bmh297]

man i wish regan would have held his line instead of going down below the yellow.....then again if regan would have held his line nascar would have took his win away for wrecking tony lol

[jamespic]

Now NASCAR Eliminated The Yellow Line Rule!!!!!

[nascarfan9000]

they should give the win to regan smith.

[cnycarnut]

P.S. kyle busch could learn a thing or two about how to handle yourself in a bad situation from this! OH YEAH and how quick were his reflexes right there? i mean he had less than a split second to get that car out of tony's way.

[cnycarnut]

such a crap call. i didnt watch a single race the rest of the season bcuz of this call. and i echo the sentiments of the other commentors if it had been a big name in the sport they'd have given him the win. and that he was forced down. also i agree that if its a choice between this or ending up with a race car in your lap, you allow the move below the line coming to the checkered only! just out of turn four not anywhere else. its just crap and thats one GOOD reason ill bet why ratings are down.

[Nascar1520888]

Tony forced him down. I wish Paul Menard would have won.

[eifczar]

Stewart forced him down...he had a clean pass. BS Smith shoulda won

[docripoff19]

I'm a Tony fan, but Regan should have won. But what can you do. Just typical Nascar being a bunch of jackasses.

[insanebackflip199]

he should have done what keselowski did

[InvisibleTeeth]

This race is why Keselowski did what he did.

Regan did the right thing and prevented a huge wreck and NASCAR penalized him for it.

Typical NASCAR retardedness.

[BluR24x9]

the thing tht gets me is nascar makes this "YELLOW LINE" rule, but it is not for the drivers saftey. we saw what can happen if a driver doesnt move when this happens at talledega this spring with keslowski, and edwards. its stupid. if your forced, then let it go. im still scratching my head on this one.

[Nubsauce101]

way to sound excited espn!

[yankeesrule12390]

whoever made this desision on the winner is a jackass because smith did get forced under the line. this is on of the fucked up calls nascar has made!!!!!!!!

[hegdahlracing]

what jackass can't see that regan was forced down below . i bet if it was johnson they'd allow it

[raceway24]

I agree, go watch the race where Earnhardt Jr. passed Kenseth (and more importantly Johnson) to advance his position and eventually win the 2003 Aaron's 499. Do a search for this video (The Tony Stewart Regan Smith Controversy Race Day 2008 Part 1) to see a pretty good segment about Nascar and their bogus calls.

[toohotforgirls501]

regan smith should have gotten his first carrer win at talladega and tony stewart should have finished second to him.... it's clear that smith get's forced below the yellow line and he could have crashed tony and made him mad but he didn't so i think nascar made a horrible decision there.

[VivaLaWhoCares]

smith should have won.

[maga5came]

now it was clear that reagan smith went for it and was pushed below the line and couldnt make it back in the line. its a bull shit call from nascar and inconsistant. reagan should have won the race.

[maga5came]

now thats whats wrong with nascar. inconsist if anyone remembers a truck race at daytona where a truck was clearly below the yellow line at the finish the officials said "anything goes on the last lap: and that truck got the finishing spot