I think not enough people are asking: why the hell were so many throttles sticking in 2000?

Had an interesting thought om my walk today. Under this proposal Kyle Busch would in fact be eligible to compete in the lower series in 2025 based on not winning a race nor making the playoffs in 2024.

Since when did Coca-Cola own Dr Pepper?

Love how in-depth this is. Thank you for taking us back in time!

Why the prodigal son has returned! Missed ya Brock! This has been nice to binge watch and learn all the stuff I missed as a kid in this era that I know now as an adult! Also kudos to you for mentioning NR4 at 4:53 considering I prefer that and NR2002 over NR2003. Can’t wait to see the rest of the Episodes!

It's amazing the sport got as popular as it did with incompetent fools working in every aspect of the sport

I remember watching it that day. So sad.

I hope there is a second and it doesnt suck!

God this series is so good, literally got excited towards the end of the Cup race even though I knew how it ended lol. Very in depth as well. So well done

R.I.P. Scott Baker

57:45 Dave Blaney, Jerry Nadeau, Kevin Harvick "the future of Winston Cup racing" LOL Harvick sure did a lot of heavy lifting among those three

29:17 Mike Joy jumpscare for anyone who actually "Cranked it up" hahaha

My favorite 2 coming up will be 2001 Talladega 500 and the 2001 Napa Auto parts 500 at California.

Seeing Texas in it's prime was surely a sight to be seen! I sure do miss it!

Again great work Brock

1:33:00 Dammit not again after Darlington! Poor Steve man… 1:41:00 History repeats itself immediately huh

i ALWAYS tell people that the 2001 texas race is a forgotten gem! the last 25 or so laps were similar to the famous 2001 Atlanta race!

Look at all these epic future throwbacks! And that's going for both series! The 2000's really were the greatest era of NASCAR. And NASCAR was the sport of the 2000's.

Nascar is so corrupt. Handing down penalties to small teams/driver they can't be paid. This way they will oust people they don't want to see racing

DW's "rant" (he's not really ranting but don't know what else to call it) at 57:00 is so frustrating. Had they listened to him right then and there and decided that 2 drives dying in quick succession was unacceptable, Tony, Dale, and Blaise might still be around. Everyone always says that the one positive of Dale dying was how much safer the sport became afterwards, but it never should've gotten to Dale.

Thanks for helping to preserve history. These videos are deeply fascinating to me, and I love getting to see what I missed.

It's an insurance racket

We would go to just qualifying at Texas from 2000-2003, when it was free. Back then, qualifying crowd on Friday was as big as the Sunday race crowd now. And that Jeff Burton Gain Busch car is the brightest car I've ever seen.

Wth did the 8 pit, and even then, he should have just taken 2 for track position! Bone head move of the race by the 8 team

Now Indy Cars have encased shields, like in flight cockpits. Would have been niced to have had these installed in 2011...

He looks like Al Bundy

2001 was when i got into the sport at 10 years old. It's super nostalgic for me to rewatch this and honestly the racing is arguably the best in series history. Sign me up for every future episode!

Thank you for the N4 shout-out at 4:47. Everyone makes a big deal about NR2003 in the sim racing community, but it was N4 was the template for it. Wasted gobs of hours in 01 and 02 playing N4.

Awesome video. Another banger!

All that funny business around Earmhardt's death, just 3 months after the hanging chads. Florida was bonkers.

So I know he's had some struggles up until this point but... Was Steve Park, at this point, secretly better (and DEI as well) then thought of then, or even when we think back now? Or is this me being bias?

Man I love this series. It’s so awesome. That was one hell of a drive by Jarrett on that last run of the Cup race.

Someone get this dude a job with NASCAR or fox sports or nbc sports

I was at the most attended cup race the 05 dickies 500, 216,000 people there. Back in the early 2000’s Texas motor you had to basically run out to parking before the race was over or be stuck there for hours even then you’d be stuck 2-3 hours trying to leave. Races always sucked super hot day and night races but I’ll never forget those screaming 900 horses going up to 200mph into turn one

Juniors comments about Teresa are something else considering how things went over the next couple years

Great video as always Brock cant wait to see the video about Martinsville.

Brock you are a fucking gem! Love the videos and I remember 2001 and 2002 very well. This brings so many great memories and conversations and controversies. NASCAR just doesn’t get how to show their Great sport anymore. Keep making these awesome videos the fans and new fans will appreciate these because I sure do!🤙🏻

Nice to see this continue, this may end up an 80 hour marathon and take a few years to complete, but we look forward to it don't we?

Did...did Brock just make me feel sorry for Texas Motor Speedway?

44:53 that’s a brutal last name to have growing up.

Hey Brock, a small nit-pick @14:45, the Minnesota Wild play their home games at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, not Minneapolis.

Time flies. I can't believe it's almost a quarter of a century after the fact ... The sport used to be so good. Life was a lot better ( and cheaper!) while I do enjoy KZbin, I'd trade all I have and ever will have to go back to pre "social" media and "smart" phone society. All sports have suffered and are on the decline in every aspect. These a great pieces Brock. They make me happy but depressed at same time haha. Glad I was around for these days and the golden years of major league stock car racing. What a ride ...

Charlotte Observer surprised you found that Love it, cause I live in North Carolina in the Charlotte observers pretty big newspaper company for NASCAR

I was in a group of infield fans at TMS. We had a few spots up against the fence between turns 1&2. We had these spots for over 20 years. We had a blast. But unfortunately, my race buddies have passed away. I enjoyed the racing. But I really went for the socializing. We had a school bus with a platform the entire length of the bus. We had such a great view that spotters asked to join us. We met so many drivers that came to visit us and the bus. I guess nothing lasts forever. We were blessed. May all my friends RIP. If there is racing in Heaven. I know they are there. Nice video. Thanks

That was the fastest 1 hour and 46 minutes of my life

I'll never forget how Teresa Earnhardt was crying while she was hugging Dale Earnhardt before he got into the car that final race at Daytona, it looked like she knew she would never see him alive again...imo Great video once again Brock!

Earnhardts seat belt was cut after the paramedics removed Earnhardt one paramedic was about to cut the belts but was told not to by his partner so someone cut it after that. Tge police should have been involved but nascar gonna do what it wants to keep the truth from coming out.

That out of bounds bit with the 08 dega finish playing in the background was cold 😂 I love this series! Some of the best docuseries ever made and it's on KZbin! Great job I love watching these old races so many stories I never heard when I was little and this was happening

The goat delivers on quality videos that I can watch the full way and just watching this makes me feel sad to know how the track is now the absolute worst track on the schedule when back in the 2000s and early 2010s it was a decent track that can put on good racing with multi Grove racing wish we can go back to the good old days

Bobby Labonte? Surely you mean in memory of Bobby Allison?