Ricky was my favorite driver and I remember watching this race and getting so excited that my dog was upset and barking at me! It was a great finish and I was so glad Ricky Craven pulled this race off.....great stuff!
DW was right, the only way Craven Won that was because he was in a Pontiac. They always had the larger noses. Another reason nascars gone downhill. No difference with manufactures now
NASCAR racing used to be about who had the biggest balls, now its about who has the most money, which is why johnson does so good, johnson has better cars, for example; jr. has a crapy car and can't win, johnson's car is built by the same company or team, but jr.'s car always breaks down and johnsons car does'nt
@flubber342 How does jr have a crappy car?? He races for Hendrick motorsports and is Jimmie johnsons teammate, dipshit. Are you hinting at Hendrick sabotaging Jr's cars? Because that would be really stupid of you. Jr is overrated thats the bottom line its not because Hendrick motorpsorts provides him faulty chassis and motors.
@jraybay all i'm sayin is, racin used to be good, and ever since JR. stoped winnin races and Johnson has been winnin championships, I have been losing interest in NASCAR, so thats my biased opinion, GET THE FUCK USED TO IT!
@flubber342 wtf Get a grip dude. Junior stopped winning races in 2004 its nothing new, ever since 2004 he has won no more than one race per season and his last victory was michigan 2008 when he made a fuel gamble and had a caution for one car spinning... Your biased opinion is stupid and Jr's success or lack thereof, has nothing to do with Jimmie johnson or Rick Hendrick cutting him short of competitive cars... Some of you Jr fans are ridiculous, seriously.
@flubber342 ?? Apparently when " JR. stoped winnin races and Johnson has been winnin championships" You have lost interest in NASCAR. So it was only when JR started doing poorly, you decided to dislike NASCAR all of a sudden? I assumed you were a fan because your replies strongly suggest that in case you didnt notice. The thing is I dont know who would hint that Rick Hendrick gives Dale jr. bad cars other than a disgruntled JR fan.
The best race I've ever seen. Kurt Busch has become such a great driver and mature one. He took it well today when Jimmy Johnson decided to run through him at 180 mph on the straightaway.
@tiptizzle79 Your obviously stupid, because if you knew what bump drafting is, you don't do it by hitting a guy in the far left corner. You square your car up and push. You can check out videos of how it's done. That's not how it's done. Go try it on the freeway and comeback and tell me how it works out.
I watched this race in a laundromat in Oakland CA. Pretty sure I was the only English speaker in the place. By the last five laps everyone was watching this race. By the last lap people were cheering in Spanish and Vietnamese. I drove a Grand Prix at the time, so it was my favorite make in the series. Great moment with a diverse bunch of temporary race fans!
this is why NASCAR SUCKS NOW because drivers don't fight for the finish like they did back then this is truly the best race in history besides all the Talladega race that jeff gordon did'nt win
That was the best finish ever. DW had it wrong. He said Craven shot up into him, that did not happen. I have seen a view with the cars coming straight at you and you can see that Busch comes down the track and slams into Craven not the other way around.
Seriously man those days were awesome. We'll never see anything like it ever again. I remember watching that race live. It was the most exciting finish i'll ever see
Best finish in Winston Cup.....period. I remember watchin this race and knowing a finish that close would never be seen again. Now they got the COT shit, and "no bump drafting" bullshit in effect at tracks like Talladega.....NASCAR used to be good, but now it's all about Hendrick....they should just call it the "Watch Hendrick Win With Jimmie Johnson" Series.....give me a damn break. I'd rathe watch ALMS than this shit.
@Nitehawk770, see 2011 aaron's 499 tied for the closest finish since the advent of electronic scoring, so it kind of contradicts what you say. Don't say never.
@Nitehawk770 Yeah but they are getting rid of the COT cars in 2013 and they allowed bumping again. Jimmi is a good driver like it or not. This happens in every motor sport. Michael Schumacher in F1, Sebastian Loab in WRC, and I think we'll see a lot more championships from Sebastian Vettel.
@Nitehawk770 Man it was great. Thank God for guys who would race hard like Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven. This is when Nascar was great. Now you have guys who are champs like Jimmy Johnson who cries like a baby if you make contact with the side of his car. Atleast i've got youtube to enjoy racing the way it should be.
@jthornton17 i know.....i watched Pocono, and there's no goddamn WAY anyone can say Jimmie "accidentally" turned into Kurt Busch, that shit was intentional, and Jimmie has to cover his ass for getting caught driving like an asshole plain as day.......Kurt should have shoved him into the wall.
I remember this race....NASCAR ust to be exciting but its really got boaring......I know NASCAR is trying but to me there strikeing out BIG TIME...........I'll be back but not untill the raceing is more competive across the board.Its no fun when 1 team is dominating.Guess who im talkin about ??
He was a really good driver ... a former Winston Cup rookie of the year.
After his big wrecks (first the Kodiak car at Talladega and then the Bud car for Hendrick) his career was largely one of being stuck behind the wheel of inferior equipment. But for a few years, these Cal Wells cars were relatively consistent and, on the old-school tracks particularly, pretty darned competitive.
Give Ricky Craven a good car that didn't break and he'd usually keep it in the hunt all day.
This is def #1 for me..#2 has to be 29 vs 24 at Atlanta not only for the finish but also the things that took place only weeks earlier...#3 is edwards/johnson at Atlanta.. #4 Daytona.. 5 vs 26... 5 Gordon Johnson Matinsville Boss vs Driver.. HENDRICK RULEZ 24 then 5 48 and 88
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i agree cause the fontana track can be put to better use like drifting cause that is a real sport unlike nascaar fucking hillbilly sport how hard is it to drive in a fuking circle.
You're so ignorant, no one expect you to understand the skills needed to drive that fast, and race that close to someone...and survive at a place like Darlington. Why don't you go troll a tuner video? Your IQ is obviously that of a twelve year old.
ya and making your car slide is a real sport??? You dont know how much in shape you have to be in order to race in the sprint cup. Shit, drivers lose 10+ lbs every race because its so fuckin hot and you're really working to manuever your car. Its not about driving in circles. Its about much more than that. BUT people who have part of their brain undeveloped such as yourself, dont understand certain aspects about certain things.
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its not ard driving in a circle...hillbillys can prove that with only half a brain...can u drift? can u hold a drift? can the nascar drivers hold one? no they can cause it is to complex for them. they sudenly lose control and they crash if they had some drifting skill hey would be able to save the car...
lol, i love it when ppl talk about something that they dont know about. bill elliott, he is a legendary nascar driver if you didnt know, drifts all the time in his spare time. nascar drivers are some of the best in the world. how come road racers from all over the world come to the road course events every year and cant win??? all of them say that the nascar drivers are as good as anyone, dumb fuck. those cars arent made to drift idiot boy.
I agree with all. Best finish EVER! I love Darlington. No other tracks like it. Especially with the new repave job- crazy speeds, narrow corners, makes the drivers really push their cars! LOVE IT!
I got a picture of myself standing next to one of those Tide machines from that year and it always reminds me of this. That was one of if not the best finish in NASCAR history.
As much as i love the #3 i have to agree, this is the BEST finish in nascar history, dales win @ atlanta is 2nd, and harvick beating gordon @ atlanta in 01 is the 3rd.
NASCAR was never as good as after this race. I remember watching in a Laundry Mat and the whole place was staring at the TV the last 5 laps. Man I miss PONTIAC in this sport.
this was my fisrt race i ever watched and ever since then iv been a kurt busch fan...i feel so relieved that he is having a good year so far..this is the race that got me into nascar and every sunday or saturday night im watching the race lol..i even watch nationwide and camping worl series so yepp im a nascar freak
I love when DW forgets he's an announcer: "NAW! NAW! They're drivin GOOD!." Say what you will but I think the fox nascar guys have the best combination of knowledge and entertainment of any sports broadcast team.
I was stationed at Ft Jackson,SC back in 2003 and attended this race. I had to yell in the guys ear beside me with the headset on to tell me, "WHO WON" ?
I was on my way home from a weekend trip to Kansas (not my choice to go) when this race happened. Man was a kicking myself when I saw the replays that night.
i remember this race this is what nascar needs to bring back the cots dont give the action packed excitement that these gave. i remember just jumping out of my couch. this finish was great
KB fans are true idiots. They are without a doubt the dumbest NASCAR fans I have ever known to be in NASCAR. Pulling for any driver in any race ever ran.
I was in the stands that day on turn two.I left with 20 laps to go,to beat the traffic. From where I was I couldn't see the start /finish line anyway.
I'm biased, but I still think this is arguably the best finish in NASCAR history. And I love the exchange between Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip right after the finish: (Joy) "Have you ever? ..." (Waltrip) "No, I've never!" ... Absolute classic. ... And, sadly, the races just aren't the same anymore. I miss the drivers of just a few years ago, and I really dislike the "Car of Tomorrow" template.
I remember that race, it was then and I think will forever be one of the most if not the most exciting finishes ever in racing history. Still gives me goose bumps!!!
I saw this race on t.v. I was goin' nuts over this. What a finish. I don't think anyone expected his win 2 b the last cup win for Pontiac or his career. What happened 2 Craven?
This was an AMAZING finish..probably the best i've ever seen. And being from Maine and having met Ricky many times, it was great to see him get the win that way.
Was at this race, that was back when I liked Nascar (Nascar's just not about racing anymore), it was awesome to be there. I know a lot of people hate DW, and "boogity boogity boogity" is retarded, but to be honest I'd rather listen to him announce, just because on a close finish he actually gets excited! Gotta love that at least.
hahaa I love this shyt!!!
qTRUq 3 weeks ago
FUCK NASCAR!
itzpacmanx9 3 months ago
@itzpacmanx9
your stupid
1743johnny 2 months ago
I was at this race. Mean while on my way back to Lancaster Sc, I got a call telling me my house was burning to the ground. Hell of a show though.
Jayc28777 4 months ago
What an asshole! Orange car totally slammed in to the other guy coming out of the final corner! Is this the best NASCAR has to offer?
1ceman85 8 months ago
@1ceman85 thats racing man
link200312 7 months ago
@1ceman85 Lol at least the cars can touch without wrecking unlike f1
TheGojira84 4 months ago
I was in Disney world watching this race... We just got to the hotel and i remember being amazed at how close it war.
NotMiceElf123 8 months ago
why such high line in Darlington ?
ooUooUoo 9 months ago
@ooUooUoo more grip
MAJORleague32 8 months ago
Like the end of "Days of Thunder"
unclemoney2333 9 months ago
cravenaven got him LOL
TheDzos 10 months ago
Ricky was my favorite driver and I remember watching this race and getting so excited that my dog was upset and barking at me! It was a great finish and I was so glad Ricky Craven pulled this race off.....great stuff!
dkholdentx 11 months ago
DW was right, the only way Craven Won that was because he was in a Pontiac. They always had the larger noses. Another reason nascars gone downhill. No difference with manufactures now
Dcarnys 11 months ago
CRAVEN GOT EM
diecastkids513 1 year ago
NASCAR racing used to be about who had the biggest balls, now its about who has the most money, which is why johnson does so good, johnson has better cars, for example; jr. has a crapy car and can't win, johnson's car is built by the same company or team, but jr.'s car always breaks down and johnsons car does'nt
flubber342 1 year ago
@flubber342 How does jr have a crappy car?? He races for Hendrick motorsports and is Jimmie johnsons teammate, dipshit. Are you hinting at Hendrick sabotaging Jr's cars? Because that would be really stupid of you. Jr is overrated thats the bottom line its not because Hendrick motorpsorts provides him faulty chassis and motors.
jraybay 1 year ago
@jraybay actualy i am hinting that hendrick sabatoges jr's car,
flubber342 1 year ago
@flubber342 LoL I cant even take you seriously .
jraybay 1 year ago
@jraybay can't take me seriously but you know its true
flubber342 1 year ago
@flubber342 No its not and you're stupid for even thinking that. JR is disgustingly overrated thats the truth.
jraybay 1 year ago
@jraybay all i'm sayin is, racin used to be good, and ever since JR. stoped winnin races and Johnson has been winnin championships, I have been losing interest in NASCAR, so thats my biased opinion, GET THE FUCK USED TO IT!
flubber342 1 year ago
@flubber342 wtf Get a grip dude. Junior stopped winning races in 2004 its nothing new, ever since 2004 he has won no more than one race per season and his last victory was michigan 2008 when he made a fuel gamble and had a caution for one car spinning... Your biased opinion is stupid and Jr's success or lack thereof, has nothing to do with Jimmie johnson or Rick Hendrick cutting him short of competitive cars... Some of you Jr fans are ridiculous, seriously.
jraybay 1 year ago
@jraybay I never said i was a jr. fan, I'm not a fan of anyone in nascar, I just like the racin
flubber342 1 year ago
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@flubber342 ?? Apparently when " JR. stoped winnin races and Johnson has been winnin championships" You have lost interest in NASCAR. So it was only when JR started doing poorly, you decided to dislike NASCAR all of a sudden? I assumed you were a fan because your replies strongly suggest that in case you didnt notice. The thing is I dont know who would hint that Rick Hendrick gives Dale jr. bad cars other than a disgruntled JR fan.
jraybay 1 year ago
Kurt Busch, the Blue Douche.
azis1100 1 year ago
@azis1100
Kurt's not a douche. You thinking of Kyle Busch? He's the douch.
kenyoung1981 1 year ago
Good race!!
Kenlowell1226 1 year ago
why cant we have exciting finishes like these anymore??? oh yeah stupid rules and new cot cars every year!!!
DrwMrchnt3 1 year ago
I watched it live, 7 years ago.
I still can't believe Ricky won it! Even as I'm looking at it now, in 2010.
At the time, I was hoping the 97 Roush Ford and the 32 PPI Pontiac would take each other out and let Blaney in the 77 Jasper Ford, win.
ThePitChannel 1 year ago 2
the guy was about to ask have you ever had sex? but the other guy didn't let him finish and said no i have never.
l3oss2u 1 year ago
The best race I've ever seen. Kurt Busch has become such a great driver and mature one. He took it well today when Jimmy Johnson decided to run through him at 180 mph on the straightaway.
jthornton17 1 year ago 2
@jthornton17 It's called bump drafting, and others had been doing it all day. I guess Kurt doesn't know how to keep his car straight.
tiptizzle79 1 year ago
@tiptizzle79 Your obviously stupid, because if you knew what bump drafting is, you don't do it by hitting a guy in the far left corner. You square your car up and push. You can check out videos of how it's done. That's not how it's done. Go try it on the freeway and comeback and tell me how it works out.
jthornton17 1 year ago
@jthornton17 I guess Jimmy Johnson is a bad driver. Oh wait, he won the last 5 Sprint Cup series trophies.
tiptizzle79 9 months ago
No doubt some of the best racing of the 2000's went on right there in those final laps.
washington95 1 year ago
I watched this race in a laundromat in Oakland CA. Pretty sure I was the only English speaker in the place. By the last five laps everyone was watching this race. By the last lap people were cheering in Spanish and Vietnamese. I drove a Grand Prix at the time, so it was my favorite make in the series. Great moment with a diverse bunch of temporary race fans!
iocat 1 year ago
this is why NASCAR SUCKS NOW because drivers don't fight for the finish like they did back then this is truly the best race in history besides all the Talladega race that jeff gordon did'nt win
flubber342 1 year ago
DW's laugh is priceless.
djk7777777777 1 year ago
thats what make's racing fun! this is why i give kurt credit! kyle's just a fucking pussy ass kid! kurt is THE SHIT!
gunny556fly 1 year ago
Goosebumps anyone?
Stags80 1 year ago
lol, they "Tide"
pokemonrulz1231 1 year ago 3
You can definitely see Busch slam Craven at that last turn.
robinstigator 1 year ago
i saw this live. They said Kurt had power steering failure. Ricky was way faster and deserved it.
Gforcebond 1 year ago
That was the best finish ever. DW had it wrong. He said Craven shot up into him, that did not happen. I have seen a view with the cars coming straight at you and you can see that Busch comes down the track and slams into Craven not the other way around.
Cookiesneaker101 1 year ago
closest race I've ever seen
SaintWicked721 1 year ago 2
I was at this race! Ricky Cravens crew member gave me a lug nut off his car! I still got it.
haden555 1 year ago
Awesome
carsonclick9002 2 years ago
Without a doubt the best finish ever.
Scrivener86 2 years ago 20
Pretty cool to see Cravens car from this race in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Kahnefan38 2 years ago 5
3:00
lee5866 2 years ago
Yup. This was NASCAR.
Jam4K 2 years ago 6
Damn i miss this...This is real NASCAR
43racer43 2 years ago 7
Seriously man those days were awesome. We'll never see anything like it ever again. I remember watching that race live. It was the most exciting finish i'll ever see
therodxxx69 1 year ago
@therodxxx69 we might this year the spoliers are back and all three major series are going to darlington this year
dalejrdave10 1 year ago
I remember watching this, back when NASCAR was NASCAR.
Neoncrazy101 2 years ago 7
what happend to it now?
billigerfusel 2 years ago
Best finish in Winston Cup.....period. I remember watchin this race and knowing a finish that close would never be seen again. Now they got the COT shit, and "no bump drafting" bullshit in effect at tracks like Talladega.....NASCAR used to be good, but now it's all about Hendrick....they should just call it the "Watch Hendrick Win With Jimmie Johnson" Series.....give me a damn break. I'd rathe watch ALMS than this shit.
Nitehawk770 2 years ago 22
@Nitehawk770 its not the best finish in the winston cup, its the best and closest finish in nascar history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dalejrdave10 1 year ago
@Nitehawk770
Ironic that you posted that comment a year ago, and 48 just won again lol
kenyoung1981 1 year ago
@Nitehawk770 Its not Jimmies fault, everyone else should step their game up. ALMS is better anyway watch that.
jraybay 1 year ago 2
@Nitehawk770 except of course we had one that had the exact same margin of winning this year at Talladega this year.
horsesboy 9 months ago
@Nitehawk770, see 2011 aaron's 499 tied for the closest finish since the advent of electronic scoring, so it kind of contradicts what you say. Don't say never.
Sportsgamer92 9 months ago
@Nitehawk770 Yeah but they are getting rid of the COT cars in 2013 and they allowed bumping again. Jimmi is a good driver like it or not. This happens in every motor sport. Michael Schumacher in F1, Sebastian Loab in WRC, and I think we'll see a lot more championships from Sebastian Vettel.
theMstanglover 7 months ago
@Nitehawk770 Man it was great. Thank God for guys who would race hard like Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven. This is when Nascar was great. Now you have guys who are champs like Jimmy Johnson who cries like a baby if you make contact with the side of his car. Atleast i've got youtube to enjoy racing the way it should be.
jthornton17 5 months ago
@jthornton17 i know.....i watched Pocono, and there's no goddamn WAY anyone can say Jimmie "accidentally" turned into Kurt Busch, that shit was intentional, and Jimmie has to cover his ass for getting caught driving like an asshole plain as day.......Kurt should have shoved him into the wall.
Nitehawk770 5 months ago
@Nitehawk770 Talladega 2011:
0.002
Darlington 2003:
0.002
cpcomedy314 4 months ago
@cpcomedy314 Yeah, but that Darlington race doesn't make you want to fall asleep like the race at Dega did.
JeffGordon221 4 months ago
I think still to this day that is the closest electronically scored finish
zandylovesrisk 2 years ago 4
I agree tired of Hendrick
mmaarryyssssaa 2 years ago
I remember this race....NASCAR ust to be exciting but its really got boaring......I know NASCAR is trying but to me there strikeing out BIG TIME...........I'll be back but not untill the raceing is more competive across the board.Its no fun when 1 team is dominating.Guess who im talkin about ??
rockman1960 2 years ago 4
let me bring up two names.. richard petty and dale earnheadt sir
same thing just now the name is jimmie johnson
acrock21 2 years ago
@acrock21 not even close
BrickGrease 1 year ago
@BrickGrease i suppose thats why hes won 4 in a row and it will be 5 and should of been 6
acrock21 1 year ago
I still get chills everytime I see this
Edge1Christian9301 2 years ago 6
Craven's other win in Marttinsville was kind of like this,battled with Jarrett the last
couple laps.Thought he was a good driver
but just vanished from Nascar.
2382224 2 years ago
He was a really good driver ... a former Winston Cup rookie of the year.
After his big wrecks (first the Kodiak car at Talladega and then the Bud car for Hendrick) his career was largely one of being stuck behind the wheel of inferior equipment. But for a few years, these Cal Wells cars were relatively consistent and, on the old-school tracks particularly, pretty darned competitive.
Give Ricky Craven a good car that didn't break and he'd usually keep it in the hunt all day.
GlennCraven 2 years ago
Saw him in Dover run the high line almost
up against the wall all race long,but came out of 2 and 4 like a rocket,no one could pass,looked like a sure win,and then got
hit on pit road,damaged,ended up 8th i think.That sucked!!!
2382224 2 years ago 2
# 97 crew is madd lol
Mrjones8898 2 years ago
wow what an amazing finish!
doogrisa 2 years ago
Have you ever
NO IVE NEVER
TAH2719 2 years ago 7
This is def #1 for me..#2 has to be 29 vs 24 at Atlanta not only for the finish but also the things that took place only weeks earlier...#3 is edwards/johnson at Atlanta.. #4 Daytona.. 5 vs 26... 5 Gordon Johnson Matinsville Boss vs Driver.. HENDRICK RULEZ 24 then 5 48 and 88
Johncm12 2 years ago
this was the most exciting finish i've ever seen in my life.....its my #1 fav finish...#2 is '05 altanta edwards/johnson
supertweeny 2 years ago
I was at that race. It was my first ever and I just randomly chose Craven to root for. It was a great time.
Herewego43 2 years ago
Craven over Busch @ the Lady in Black. Easily the best finish I have ever seen in Nascar. Runners up-
Carl Edwards over Jimmie Johnson for his first career win (Atlanta)
Kevin Harvick over Jeff Gordon for his first career win (Atlanta)
Ryan Newman over Tony Stewart in New Hampshire (2005)[**homer pick]
Fuckfacescumbag 2 years ago 2
i remember watching this race, i was a new fan to nascar, but this was one of the moments that got me hooked. i never miss a sunday now!!
70brown 2 years ago 3
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Why do you all watch NASCAR!?!?!?!? Watch so important like watching TV and yelling " AW their making a left TURN!!! And their making ANOTHER left TURN!!! ANd an other LEFT TURN!!!! Come back 10 mins later and you wont miss a fucking thing....
DickieBloom 2 years ago
Why do you watch this VIDEO!!?!?!
racerkid2488 2 years ago
ok dude relax. If you dont like it at all, then dont watch videos about it and comment on it. We can care less if you dont like nascar.
nebulae87 2 years ago 2
If i wouldnt have seen this live on tv as a 15 year old kid, it wouldnt be my favorite finish ever.
nebulae87 2 years ago 4
what would be?
ibanez2480 2 years ago
they should add another darlington race back and get rid of california
F2pSkill99 2 years ago 5
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i agree cause the fontana track can be put to better use like drifting cause that is a real sport unlike nascaar fucking hillbilly sport how hard is it to drive in a fuking circle.
Hobbes805 2 years ago
You're so ignorant, no one expect you to understand the skills needed to drive that fast, and race that close to someone...and survive at a place like Darlington. Why don't you go troll a tuner video? Your IQ is obviously that of a twelve year old.
ClineRacing 2 years ago
ya and making your car slide is a real sport??? You dont know how much in shape you have to be in order to race in the sprint cup. Shit, drivers lose 10+ lbs every race because its so fuckin hot and you're really working to manuever your car. Its not about driving in circles. Its about much more than that. BUT people who have part of their brain undeveloped such as yourself, dont understand certain aspects about certain things.
nebulae87 2 years ago
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its not ard driving in a circle...hillbillys can prove that with only half a brain...can u drift? can u hold a drift? can the nascar drivers hold one? no they can cause it is to complex for them. they sudenly lose control and they crash if they had some drifting skill hey would be able to save the car...
Hobbes805 2 years ago
lol, i love it when ppl talk about something that they dont know about. bill elliott, he is a legendary nascar driver if you didnt know, drifts all the time in his spare time. nascar drivers are some of the best in the world. how come road racers from all over the world come to the road course events every year and cant win??? all of them say that the nascar drivers are as good as anyone, dumb fuck. those cars arent made to drift idiot boy.
cmwel2000 2 years ago
Thats days of thunder kind of shit right there.
thenigtswhosayni 2 years ago
I agree with all. Best finish EVER! I love Darlington. No other tracks like it. Especially with the new repave job- crazy speeds, narrow corners, makes the drivers really push their cars! LOVE IT!
drtroostr 2 years ago
Im sure gonna miss Pontiac
dandeinlove 2 years ago
Ricky Craven...who would have thought?
spidey536 2 years ago
I got a picture of myself standing next to one of those Tide machines from that year and it always reminds me of this. That was one of if not the best finish in NASCAR history.
Toast3dSpagh3tti 2 years ago
Best... Finish... EVER
thenekom 2 years ago 2
Days Of Thunder Remake!
99boyz 2 years ago
This is the greatest finish of all time. It tops all of Dale Sr's finishes. Nothing compares to this.
summerville22432 2 years ago
As much as i love the #3 i have to agree, this is the BEST finish in nascar history, dales win @ atlanta is 2nd, and harvick beating gordon @ atlanta in 01 is the 3rd.
Instantreactions 2 years ago 2
None of the lame new tracks can do this.
TPM75108 2 years ago
if ricky craven drove a chevy, he wudnt a won dat race cas da pontiac nose is stickin out more den da fords, chevys, & dodges
avroxdownliknonsenz 2 years ago
i was at this race... greatest time in my whole life... me and my dad sat bout 10 rows from the finish line, it was unbelivable
leafsfans23 2 years ago
a leafs fan and nascar fan? dude your my new best friend!!!!LOL
amp884ever 2 years ago
DUDE are you serious?! ahaha thats so sick... and btw i'm a earnhardt junior's fan too :) well martin is my #1 favourite tho but junior is 2nd!! lol
leafsfans23 2 years ago
Martin is my favorite, too...we having a GREAT year, huh?
supertweeny 2 years ago
heck ya we are! omg i kno he will keep it up!
devinhester2012 2 years ago
NASCAR was never as good as after this race. I remember watching in a Laundry Mat and the whole place was staring at the TV the last 5 laps. Man I miss PONTIAC in this sport.
iocat 2 years ago 6
One of the best ever! Hate Kurt Busch! Bring back the PONTIAC!
num1ksfan 2 years ago 6
the greatest race in nascar history
winfieldtom 2 years ago 4
have you never no ive never ha ha!!!
braves2429 2 years ago
The best part is after they go into 1 the rubbermaid crew guy is so pissed off.
jeanjones9154 2 years ago 2
this was my fisrt race i ever watched and ever since then iv been a kurt busch fan...i feel so relieved that he is having a good year so far..this is the race that got me into nascar and every sunday or saturday night im watching the race lol..i even watch nationwide and camping worl series so yepp im a nascar freak
bmh297 2 years ago
i got into NASCR the same way only in a kasey kahne fan and the first race i saw was the 2004 rockingham race.
fozzlebunny7 2 years ago
Dang I thought bmh297 missed a lot. You REALLY REALLY missed a lot of amazing Nascar moments. Hell you missed the late great Dale Earnhardt Sr.
grimreaper47060 2 years ago
Wow this is the first race you watched? Man you sure did miss a lot of good ones before this one. I hope you did a history check hahaha.
grimreaper47060 2 years ago
I love when DW forgets he's an announcer: "NAW! NAW! They're drivin GOOD!." Say what you will but I think the fox nascar guys have the best combination of knowledge and entertainment of any sports broadcast team.
reachingsumwhere 2 years ago 4
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OH HO BAYBEE!!! HYUCK!!!
Could that announcer be any more redneck?
Ashitaka1110 2 years ago
fail
XxSTICH666xX 2 years ago
agreed they are terrible announcers
LAA4ever33 2 years ago
I've got a tape of this at the house. And I've watched it so many times, I'm afraid I'm going to wear it out.
Darn I love this race.
chadloflin20 2 years ago
I was stationed at Ft Jackson,SC back in 2003 and attended this race. I had to yell in the guys ear beside me with the headset on to tell me, "WHO WON" ?
popeme1970 2 years ago
I was on my way home from a weekend trip to Kansas (not my choice to go) when this race happened. Man was a kicking myself when I saw the replays that night.
Asylum31 3 years ago
it was the pontiac model giving him a longer nose.
wow
UTpride7 3 years ago
all the cars are the same size. It just looks longer.
schmeer885 2 years ago
That was some amazing driving by Ricky Craven. Great finish! 5 stars
Iraqkid1 3 years ago
im on cam and bored
i liked this video :) z5
BigBoss36 3 years ago
i remember this race this is what nascar needs to bring back the cots dont give the action packed excitement that these gave. i remember just jumping out of my couch. this finish was great
adams235366 3 years ago
bring back these cars , COTs are boring and they look stupid
danjs84 3 years ago 2
I agree all the way with you dude, the stock cars look cooler, I think they're faster, more fun, handle better, everything about them is awesome.
Iraqkid1 3 years ago
KB fans are true idiots. They are without a doubt the dumbest NASCAR fans I have ever known to be in NASCAR. Pulling for any driver in any race ever ran.
Canimakeit 3 years ago
I hate how people root for Kurt Busch.
nasjr8 3 years ago
i hate how DW is rooting for craven
pittisit43 3 years ago
I was in the stands that day on turn two.I left with 20 laps to go,to beat the traffic. From where I was I couldn't see the start /finish line anyway.
hamtrak 3 years ago
Damn power steering. I remember watching this live with a buddy who had never watched a race and after that he became a fan.
BIKERJAKE74 3 years ago
I'm biased, but I still think this is arguably the best finish in NASCAR history. And I love the exchange between Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip right after the finish: (Joy) "Have you ever? ..." (Waltrip) "No, I've never!" ... Absolute classic. ... And, sadly, the races just aren't the same anymore. I miss the drivers of just a few years ago, and I really dislike the "Car of Tomorrow" template.
GlennCraven 3 years ago 5
I remember that race, it was then and I think will forever be one of the most if not the most exciting finishes ever in racing history. Still gives me goose bumps!!!
sixmanone 3 years ago
best race i have ever watch...now they all suck
pittisit43 3 years ago 4
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam closest finish ever, love the way he works the inside both very good drivers.
cesararturodiaz 3 years ago
you dont see that in F1 or open AND definitly DONT see that much excitment in any other sport!!!!!!
NASCAR- but im very mad aboutt the chase, NASCAR was better before
ryanhodge24 3 years ago
i was pulling for Ricky so hard and that finish was amazing...best in the history of NASCAR!!!
emmtampa 3 years ago 4
i think i remember this, thats was good
XXGB34 3 years ago
Amazing.
I still like bobby labontes and Dales better thou
=D
jullz19 3 years ago
reminds me of the last race scene in Days of Thunder.
ronin29607 3 years ago
i was screaming on my couch, this was the best finish ever
gamehng007 3 years ago
This race made me love Craven, saw it live on TV =)
ArmoWings 3 years ago
Ricky Craven is with Yahoo Sports.
Mayfieldrockz36 3 years ago
I saw this race on t.v. I was goin' nuts over this. What a finish. I don't think anyone expected his win 2 b the last cup win for Pontiac or his career. What happened 2 Craven?
quickman55 3 years ago
This the number 1 finish, to me, at NASCAR history.
espanol600 3 years ago 2
You'll never see that in Formula 1 or any other open wheel racing. NASCAR is exciting.
hunthicks 3 years ago 8
This was an AMAZING finish..probably the best i've ever seen. And being from Maine and having met Ricky many times, it was great to see him get the win that way.
metalligimp 3 years ago 4
I've got this on tape, and it's one of my favorites.
chadloflin20 3 years ago 2
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I wanted Kurt to win :(
sunflowergypsy 3 years ago
this is why NASCAR RULES!!!
19TheRockFan92 3 years ago 5
Makes me smile every time I see this.
hornball92 3 years ago 4
0.002 of a margin favorite finish of all
strayarc2 3 years ago 3
It's a shame the quality is junk... You could probably get better off a 56k modem!
falling63 3 years ago
One of NASCARS Golden Moments.
jackorilla 3 years ago 2
Was at this race, that was back when I liked Nascar (Nascar's just not about racing anymore), it was awesome to be there. I know a lot of people hate DW, and "boogity boogity boogity" is retarded, but to be honest I'd rather listen to him announce, just because on a close finish he actually gets excited! Gotta love that at least.
ClubWago 3 years ago 2
a great finish for Nascar, even an Indy fan would agree!
dngl21 3 years ago 3
I wish he would race here in NH at least one more time
bradzcardz 3 years ago
best finish ever
e521soediv 3 years ago
i miss craven.
asman9 3 years ago 2
That's like Busch and McMurray in 2007. But why couldnt TNT say the winner at the line?
RunerRacerPeniguin5 3 years ago
@RunerRacerPeniguin5 Because it was so close, they couldn't tell at first.
slhoffman8 1 year ago
Have you ever? No i've never!!! lol
PSU24RULZ 3 years ago
craven was my fav great finish
Steelerfan755 3 years ago
they should race more like this haha
blasterkid420 3 years ago 4
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I LOVE THIS FINSIH
but the best on is shumacher and hakkinin at spa
NBAMan619 3 years ago
if youre gonna reference a great f1 finish try Villenueve and Arnóux at france in 79
fatriani 3 years ago
This wasn't that long ago, but being a fairly young NASCAR fan, these were the good old days.
TheHighRoad7 4 years ago
The Dale Earnhardt days were the good ole' days
bjracing84 4 years ago