2000 Daytona 500 - Part 9 of 10 (The Finish)

[bagel84568]

Benson had that race won!!!

[caseyreavis]

i miss racing back to the yellow flag... that made for some great racing, though not here...

[verizon20051]

This 2003, 2009 sucked. But this was worse.

[deering1134]

thank god for green white checkerd finishes now a days i always hated when big races like this ended under caution but on the other had if we always had gwc finished earnhardt sr might not have won his 500.... but im sooo glad we have it today :)

[Lights0ut1109]

Jarret went below the yellow to pass??

[caseyreavis]

@Lights0ut1109 i think this may have been before that rule...

[2008PowerStrokeF450]

@Lights0ut1109 After Earnhardt had his fatal crash, NASCAR implemented the rule at Talladega in April 2001.

[vikingsallday005]

While this race wasn't great, I'd watch it over this year's Daytona 500 any day of the week, which had about 15 cautions (a Daytona 500 record), over half the field out of the race, this pathetic 2 car tandem bullshit (pack racing's WAY better), and while I do give props to Trevor Bayne for winning this year's race and becoming the youngest winner in the 500, there was at least 10-15 other drivers that should've won that race but either got wrecked or had other misfortunes

[blo78tigers]

Wish Spence would talk abt these performances during his little excerpts

[EviLMonkeYUndermyBed]

The daytona500 in 2000 and 2006 were probably the worst 500's but I don't think that they absolutly horrible tho

[wildfast88]

jeff burton would have challenged dale for the win if that caution would have not come out

[mygod909]

Still gives me chills to see the 88 of DJ winning.

[thetafarm]

You edited out the key moment of the race, when Jeff Burton hung Mark Martin (his own teammate) out whenever Martin made his move on Benson. Burton chose to follow Dale Jarrett instead. Martin had the best car in this race and never recovered. Back then, it took 30 laps to recover from getting shuffled out in the front of the pack. Much different from today. To this day, I've never seen Mark Martin speak about this race. Outside of 2007, it was his best chance to win the 500.

[NASCARWWEclubpenguin]

Ahh.. Dale Earnhardt's last finish at the 500.

[sporgie84]

The 500s in 2000 and 2004 were probably the worst ones in recent history.

[RyanTheIncredible882]

@sporgie84 how was 2004 bad?

[sporgie84]

@RyanTheIncredible882 The first half was good, but in the second half nothing exciting happened. The entire field spread out because of the long green flag run and the finish was hardly a contest.

[wildfast88]

wow a year later micheal waltrip wins this race

[MetalMilitia1811]

Wow look at all the FORDS

[BlueLightning48]

man, if Johnny Benson only coulda pulled it off :P but geez, this caution situation they had was a mess. it's good they came up with green-white-checker finishes

[BlueLightning48]

man, if Johnny Benson only coulda pulled it off :P

[CBAlexQ]

@tfskilletadl but he also wrecked people alot and now hes got faggot gay knaus, oh yeah hes a good gay boy, chaundra isn't a woman :)

[MIBFreakPack]

@tfskilletadl 2007-2009 he, IMO, did not earn his championships...

[kmtdog1]

After this race Chevrolet teams bitched,cried,whined(god knows what else) because the Fords were so dominant.

[MrPatd0308]

2000 daytona 500 sucked

[flyer2359]

@MrPatd0308 Not as bad as the repaved version of Daytona will next year lol.

[TheFreshness11]

Whenever I see the number 88 I think of Dale Jarrett.

[24NascarRacing]

i know its not, but when the cars first go by when the video starts, does it look like a game to anyone?

[ClayCeramics]

Man, I miss seeing the #88 Quality Care out on the track. Hell I miss seeing all those cars/sponsors on the track.

[friskycurtain]

Johnny so had that race....so sad they had to have that restart.

[vracer88]

Now here's a race Jimmie Johnson can't win with Knaus. When he won the 2006 Daytona 500, Darian Grubb was his (temporary) crew chief. I know most people already know this, but I'm just trying to make a point.

[ilovetogofast88]

Dude, why do so many people hold a grudge on today's NASCAR. I agree the whole corporate sponsorship thing is a bit out of hand, but other than that, what?

[5inthehole]

Couldn't have been won by a nicer guy and a fine representative for the NASCAR family!

[SigmaNuPackfanHE481]

I wish they still did the race to the line before the caution flag. I know it's a safety issue but it made it more exciting.

[BadBooking]

@cumznu This 500 was so bad, people were seen on TV taking naps on their trailers! Thats what happens when only 9 lead changes occur at Daytona.

[88XxStevenxX88]

@drzchulo1993 FUCK YOU!!!!!!!! your just jealous that hes a better driver than your favorite driver, dont hate on him, I've been his fan since the 2003 season so don't call me a fan boy

[NascJffry]

@drzchulo1993 hell yeah

[AngryGundamGamer]

@drzchulo1993 Jimmie Johnson would be a more likable driver if he didn't win only because of the Chase... he's a good driver but he's only won 5 in a row because the Chase allows that kinda crap to happen!

[coltcub64]

@AngryGundamGamer, Would you rather the championship be all but over with 10 weeks remaining?

[AngryGundamGamer]

@coltcub64 In a perfect world the championship battle would always be close, I just don't like how they have to FORCE IT to be close, let things play out, and usually it was only like 1 race left is when a champ was crowned at earliest... I like the new system and it might actually work with the Chase because everything is so bunched up anyway, but then again we may not need a Chase if things just remain close because the Chase doesn't show who was the best all year long!

[brt927]

@drzchulo1993 Jealosy

[pathicks28]

miss hearing Buddy Baker now a days

[Americalovesme2008]

This 500 wasnt that great but the 2009 500 was awesome, just not a great finish thats all/

[flyer2359]

not as bad as this years :D

[RSGVXStuntmanVx]

Wally was in this race?

[1986Sheri]

darrel waltrip retired in 2000.

[spongebelt]

was ernie ervin in this race

[Orangetree547]

Unfortunately no. Ernie retired toward the end of 1999.

[spongebelt]

thanks. i forgot when he retired. i thought he retired in 2000

[miles24fig]

tell me guys why is this race boring dont get mad I just want to know

[99boyz]

My god all you fans do is bitch

[88XxStevenxX88]

Dale Jarrett #88 my favorite driver from 1999 to 2008

[Banger82]

Most boring race of allll time

[MIBFreakPack]

"It's like watching flies fuck"

[emscrazy001]

As a Benson fan, this race was awesome. Lousy finish, but this was the pivotal movement after Roush that helped to show Johnny's potential, that and his Winston Cup win on my 18th birthday. Speaking of which, if you can find that somewhere please drop me an email

[k0ehl3r]

sad to see benson lose hes really a class act, but as a dale jarrett fan this was awesome!

[daverudynski]

even though this was not a top rated daytona 500, a least this was better racing then we got today. Nascar's got so many new stupid rules,that it took out the fun out of racing.

If Nascar would bring back some of the old rules, Racing probably would be more fun.

Go 88(Dale Jr)

[6975cs]

i agree with u 100%. this is wat they need to do

1. Get rid of the COT

2. Get rid of the Chase Thats really it. Keep it like that. Its perfect

[emscrazy001]

I agree, ending the Nationwackers would be another plus

[n0vaca1n3]

And prevent all the young prospects from coming into the sport (e.g., Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt jr., Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch...)? You're a fuckin idiot. Quit watching nascar and get the fuck off youtube.

[MIBFreakPack]

Plus get back these better broadcasters.

[88XxStevenxX88]

I agree with that and NASCAR needs to bring back that engine sound u hear in this video because the car of tomorrow sounds so much different compared to that but i still love NASCAR :) Go Jimmie Johnson!!! #48

[MIBFreakPack]

i''m not a Johnson fan, but this i think was the last year of GOOD auto racing. When the broadcast change in 2001, good NASCAR was gone

[ChevyCamaro33]

idk why your comment has thumbs down. it is exactly true

[MIBFreakPack]

it was not completely gone, it just started fading and it really faded in 2004 when everything changed.

[FORMULAONEFAN101]

I was really hoping that johnny benson would win this thin nnot dale jarrett.

[robmerrill888]

At least this terrible race had an interesting finish.

[MIBFreakPack]

Slightly interesting. Only slightely

[ilovetogofast88]

One of the few times I was glad a FORD won.

[thegov1020]

all i got to say is way to go johnny benson to bring home the truck title a class act all the way

[wawwwaaa]

Benson is the last of his kind. he came in as a "young" 30 year old, and has real raw talent, but all nascar owners want is young guys who they let go after a year with them...its a shame

[Stealthcola]

They need to bring back a NO-BULL style purse again, having a fan win a million dollars was pretty cool

[joncma72]

"Dropping back like rain through a drain" - good stuff from Buddy Baker.

[ilovetogofast88]

I agree.

[e521soediv]

this was a pretty boring ass race

[BadBooking]

One of the only 500's that made me go to sleep.... and not for a minute. I mean a while! Nice to see my favorite driver winning, but I wish there was a better race.

And as much as I love Jarrett, I wish Benson would have won.

[flyer2359]

this Daytona 500 isn't as boring as the races we have too watch now.

[ilovetogofast88]

Boring??? Hello! Did you happen to watch the 2007 Daytona 500 where Clint Bowyer went across the finish line ON HIS ROOF?

[mustang6172]

It may not have been the best Daytona 500, but NASCAR was a lot better back then. Back when it was "racing" and not a "show".

[e521soediv]

yea agree

[BadBooking]

Agreed 3000%. Could not have said that any better. And I was seven when I first starting watching NASCAR in 1997. I'm sad what this sport has become: a mainstream dictatorship that the Junior Nation rules.

[flyer2359]

I agree Nascar went from being all racing to a complete joke now, I barely even watch it now because of it. I got a bunch of old races on VHS and DVD and watch those instead since it's racing not a joke

[rockypc24]

can i have a dollar

[JunBugJP3]

I was rooting for Johnny Benson to win, It would have been an amazing upset seeing the #10 Lycos Pontiac pull in to victory lane, but a caution ruined that one...This really was the only exciting part of the race

[mattomatto417]

What an amazing story it would've been had Benson won. If that late caution didn't come out, things may have been different.

I was so disappointed when he got passed.

[mustang6172]

Interesting, that pass would not be legal today.

[m140m]

Poor Benson I wish he won the race. What an amazing underdog story that would have been.

[ljostarter]

Rodney J. Wise was the starter of this race.

[bknightshadow45]

First View! Wished that Benson won the race.