1998 Motegi 500 - NASCAR Exhibition Race - Last 4 laps

[ham236]

OMG I remember this race! I remember how Gordon's door cut crushed in

[ThreeRiversRC]

How long is this track?

[bagel84568]

nascar should have made this an official cup race during the regular season

[24DupontWolf24]

why where they in japan? really? this makes no sence to me. then again i was only 1 at the time so ya

[blackrednek]

Skinner is such fuckin redneck. He accomplished his biggest dream in life...to beat Jeff Gordon one time. After that he never won again. Now Jeff owns his sponsor.

[ULTIMATEICEYOU]

@blackrednek

Hell yeah!

[Lights0ut1109]

That is Jimmie Johnson sponser now. Lowes

[ULTIMATEICEYOU]

@Lights0ut1109

JEFF OWNS JOHNSON'S CAR.

[bigdaddymatty17]

This track looks so sweet Nascar should definitely make another return to Japan. Great racing.

[de31168]

Great race



[theMstanglover]

Why don't they do these anymore. This looked cool.

[goldass96]

And now Toyota is in nascar

[GreenDayBestDay]

I Hate Mike Skinner

[KA128183]

Mike Skinner is such an ass. I hope he enjoyed that cause its the last Cup race he won.

[theMstanglover]

@KA128183 and only

[HarvestmanMan]

Holy crap, look at the side of Gordon's car! That is a LOT of beating and banging!

[XxALLxCODxFOREVERxX]

gehto

[2POWERFUL]

All hail for DAYTONA USA to simply showcasing the Japanese Gamers this is how NASCAR looks like.

And that's why NASCAR made it's one of the 1st to showcase this kind of racing on foreign soil. :D

[Cooley24485]

whose radio is that in the beggining?? It sounds like Landis or Dickerson spotting..

[PYLrulz1984]

Would be nice if they raced some exhibition races in Japan again, especially Suzuka. Those races were fun and different to watch.

[vidEvWill]

Danica Patrick won at this same track for her only win thus far.

[millencolin17]

got crowd?

[DJExDriver]

Skinner defo needs a soap in his mouth 

[erasetoimprove]

@DJExDriver as do fans who have a problem with bad language on the radios

[cookieacdc24]

how come they raced here

[sohcsarewicked]

@cookieacdc24 because its the biggest market for racing japan loves car racing

[g0ing2n0where]

great upload! Such a strange track.

[erasetoimprove]

@g0ing2n0where yeah I wish there was more ovals like this in NASCAR today. Flat tracks produce just as good of racing as high banked when configured correctly.

[RacingDmp]

Great upload 5 stars

[Jdub1515]

BORING

If its not Daytona or Dega ... ITS NOT WORTH IT

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Tryphon34]

lol "GOD DAMMINT WE BEAT THAT SON OF A BITCH!" WTF DONT CALL JEFF A BITCH bitch

[EaAddict360]

i wondered what race he said that at.

[CAT31in09]

Look at that dent on Jeffy Gordon's car!!!

[BadBooking]

@CAT31in09 It was from when one of the Japanese drivers spun off turn two, and the guy's front-end hit Jeff's door. The Jap was done, but Gordon was runner-up

[fishnkid1923]

Matt Kenseth is the best.....

[PEPSI2448]

skinner sucks

[Skywalkerr2008]

i wish they would have a points race here XD

[MrMosinNagant]

is it just me or is that track really really wide

[Tryphon34]

everythings bigger in japan...oh wait thats texas...

[chemicalamore]

very cool good post

[mklemp92]

Thanks for posting!

[TwistedArmco]

Did his spotter say "We beat that llittle son of a bitch!"??? lol. Listen from 3:05

[SHJ1011]

no, he said "God Damn! We beat that little son of a bitch" lol

[snappy452]

@SHJ1011 Yeah and now he would be fined and reprimanded for that burst of natural excitement. Ken Squier and Ned Jarrett didnt bat an eyelash, they knew what it was about. A great authentic moment that doesnt happen anymore in the sterilized NASCAR.

[cmwel2000]

mike skinner said that

[concreteandlashire]

That's what I heard too.

[leobold1]

These cars look tiny on this huge racetrack.

[99boyz]

i didint know japan had ovals

[racermac1988]

I do believe that Twin Ring Motegi (this one) is the only oval in Japan.

[mustang6172]

Fuji Speedway was originally planned as a 2.5 mile oval with 30° banking, but NASCAR ran out of cash to build it before construction was complete so it was sold to Mitsubishi and made into a road course. Toyota owns the track now, but if you look at satellite pictures you can still see the unfinished banking.

[brkyrd86]

tight

[RabidNozomi]

Dude. I was there! I was like, 11, but I was there. xD

[IamTheShermanator]

omg. lol at the radio communication at the finish xD

[UltimateEEnEFan]

NASCAR should start doing these again. I liked them. NASCAR in Japan. If that isn't cool I don't know what is!

[racermac1988]

With Toyota's influence, it will happen again someday...

[UltimateEEnEFan]

I hope.

[fueldragster]

The Japanese dig everything that is American (I heard the hot rodding and rat rodding culture is huge there) so it would make lots of sense

[SpikeRazzor]

Yes, there are a lot of people down there that restore and modify domestic vehicles. There are also just as many people importing domestic vehicles to Japan as there are people importing RHD JDM vehicles.

[summerville22432]

I hear benny parsons =(

[nmasahiko]

I watched this race on Japanese TV.

[jiminey6969]

Toyota could do something good for a change and pressure nascar to come back and race at fuji.

i'd watch that,

[NASCARbiggestfan]

I like professionals! Amazing video! You can upload this video to nascarbiggestfandotcom and win 25k$!!

[43fastcars]

poor japanese didnt know whayt to think when american muscle came to town huh

[racermac1988]

Right on!!!

[ralphiemayphan]

I wish they raced in Motegi in a points race.

[SHJ1011]

i never knew nascar raced in japan.. how come they never talked about it?

[jraybay]

yeah man same! I didn't even know this video existed until now :O

[therrydicule]

They have talk about that several time, it's beetween 1996 in 1998.

They also race in 1997 at Suzuka a 100-lap races, the Suzuka Thunder Special 100, on the east section, under the rain, with a mix of Winston Cup and Winston West Series on track.

Also, in 1996, at Suzuka, Elmo Langley died of a heart attack in the Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car at the esses during an evaluation run.

[jimmiejohnsonfan148]

I would love to see NASCAR race in Japan again. Especially Motegi because that has speed written all over it. It's Japan's only oval track. I think Honda could be in NASCAR within the next 3-5 years. If that happens, I'm sure there could be a date at Motegi and maybe Suzuka which are owned by Honda.

[Rcrby525]

they won't becasue of the import costs, same reason they dropped mexico from the 2009 schedule

[tompow]

I fell asleep during this race and woke up to some crappy show. I still haven't forgiven myself for that.

[jraybay]

lmao

[Spyker88]

I would absolutely love for NASCAR to come back to Motegi. They've raced in Canada as well as Mexico so It would be great to see them return back, even if its just the busch series cars.

[racermac1988]

This race wasn't bad for an exhibition. I didn't watch it live though, TBS reaired it the next day. It was nice to have some racing in the dead of winter.

[e521soediv]

were is motegi?

[AlanPrimetime]

Japan

[bigdaddymatty17]

Nascar should really get back to racing at Motegi..

[adgaliff]

why dont Exhibition Races count as a win... a win is a win no matter what.

[ChazzyJoe]

'Cuz its not part of the season, duh! It was just to show NASCAR off to Japan. It wasn't a "real" race.

[adgaliff]

no metter who, what or where... two cars competeing against eachother is a real race.

[adgaliff]

i remember as a lil kid watching this live on tv, i had no idea it was a 500 km race

[thrasherssyn3443]

Listen to what Skinner yells out at 3:08 hahahahaha

[khrisinfo]

Nacar was in janpan becuse champcar have an race in Motegi. In JANPAN ????????.

[IamTheShermanator]

wtf is Janpan?

[ALCUS52]

can someone upload the exhibition race from suzuka '97? I think that rain tyres were used for that race. (Might be '96)

[JRracing0116]

u got anymore from this race?

[BDXRdemon]

man they should try to get back to racing in japan and prob do some racing on fuji speedway instead of sazuka or try to work something out to race on sazuka. and just wondering if dori dori raced in this race if so what place did he finish? (dori dori, aka drift king = keiichi tsuchyia)

[combatking08]

NASCAR had a good idea trying to get the sport more widely known back then. But it didn't work. NASCAR by itself has become popular without going "out of country" Broadcst in over 130 countries and in 33 languages.

[Crisgo3d]

Great race. Dale Jr and Dale Sr racing each other. I remember Dale Jr being interviewed on the Ben Stien show, he was asked, "How did your Dad react when you beat him?" and Dale Jr just said, "He threw a shoe at me"

[roadwarrior058720]

I get excited just listening to Ken Squier call the finish of this race, the excitement and emotion. Man I miss the good ole days

[ToroQ3000]

There's no one in the stands, hahaha

[jamespic]

Dale Jr was in that race!!!

[justiner48]

what was so good about that

[HugeDaleJrFan]

i realy wish somone would post the whole race in parts, this is a race i've been wanting to see for years

[BenMilesClassof2006]

I agree... me too!

[XstinkmonkyX]

"Yea, god damnit we beat that son-uva-bitch!!!"

LMAO HUGE GORDON FAN BUT THATS FUNNY!!!

[dangerzone24]

i've been looking for this for years! thanks for posting it!

[3fan4eva]

I thought Motegi was a road course....or am I thinking of Suzuka?....I might be thinking of Suzuka

[nascarartist20]

It is an oval, also has a roadcourse "intertwined" with it, but they do not touch. Totally separate tracks. The front straight for the road course is behind the oval's pit road. So it's kinda like, track, pits, track, pits, infield... The actual name of the track(s) is Twin Ring Motegi.

[pat02537]

They are in Gran Turismo 4.

[rig48]

i wonder if its hard to turn in real life like in the game.........when you go into 3 and 4 your guarenteed a wall smack.

[slutty81]

The construction of the American Superspeedway section began in late 1996 and continues existing today. The Suzuka Circuit was banned for all forms of American motorsport

[ilovemaria41987]

Why were they banned?

[xpidf1]

Restrictions in the safety regulations by the end of the 1997 season

[v10mclaren]

what about the IRL race they run there.

[franticfury]

I have a diecast of Jeff Burtons Bruce Lee #99

[mayharuka97774]

It looks like FUJI TV may have brodcasted the race because behind Larry Macreynolds, there is a sign that says FUJI TV so it made me wonder if they broadcasted the race.

[Chris10685]

Skinner as he crosses the line: "Yeah God Damnit, we beat that little son of a bitch!"

[JimPrower]

Ah...motegi...big. wide. smooth. D-shaped. and rather Boring in GT4.

[Lottech96]

Holy Crap , what Team hasn't Larry McReynolds Chiefed yet?

And hey thanks, I've been looking for this and the Suzuka race for a long while. Who else here thinks we should have some Jap races?

[bknightshadow45]

This is Dale JR first cup race!

[Ruddfan1997]

not officially since it was exibihtion

[julian2408]

yeah. this is rare video footage of this race. i am also lucky enough to have a copy of this race on video. this was a week after the final race of the season at atlanta.

[gadgefan48]

You know, Motegi is kind of like New Hampshire on steroids...anyway, this my friend was a rar find and I thank you very much for putting this up.