Busch could've driven off with 20 to go, and it's still one of the greatest races ever. If he didn't miss pit road under green around halfway, then he doesn't lose multiple positions and likely restarts in the lead instead of Gordon with 100 to go. Junior and Mark dominated, and both of them were right there with Blaney at the end. Even Michael was right behind, and he never led a lap and started last. This was a race of survival, won entirely on merit. Craven drove perfect all day, managed his tires better than everyone else, while still making positions. This race had everything, and nothing since has compared.

I went to every 600 from 2000 to 2010...GOOD MEMORIES!!!

1:53:33 crash

5:41

Ward Burton's last race in 22 Caterpillar car

Supposted to be the first Cup race of 18 year old Kyle Busch

Robby Gordon was always an idiot, blowing so many good finishes, possible wins, & burning so many bridges with all of those teams, including his own, along the way.

Sadler made a boneheaded move late in the race. He didnt need to change lanes right there. Pay the hell attention, dude. I wonder why he never really broke out. Perhaps he got in his own way.

First 600 race of the #11 JGR sponsored FedEx

This race is synonymous with one thing. Horrendous luck for Kasey Kahne and also for his amazing wrecl avoidance with 54 to go shown here.

First (and so far only) rookie to win the Coca-Cola 600.

"Have you ever?"

Yellow line sucks

Maybe the real Pepsi 400 are the friends we made along the way

1:49 DW craking up has me dead

Intro makes me think of the when I see you diss track

15:15 Carrie Underwood Performs Our National Anthem.

6:23 The All New 2006 Disney & Pixar Cars.

46:21

Yellow line rule should've never existed

18:53 - I saw Herbie on the track!

Matt was new to Nascar at this time here.

This Race was actually the day I was born, one of the reasons I rooted for Harvick till he retired 🙏

The Jimmie Johnson spin at 2:26:50 @ 200 mph is too cool!!

I laughed so hard I farted

Suuuuuubbbbbbeeedddd

Music is Forge - ELAC from Nightmode open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZJgbUEIeQNyfzNNKjzyRu

Pre race there's so much hype about how important to tradition this event is, and Bill France Jr with that hall of fame Two years later and Brian France was already cannibalizing it 😒 Also, pretty much one of the last televised nascar events that doesn't do all that nationalism and recruitment propaganda for the military industrial complex, oh and the religious zealotry and indoctrination is also skipped c:

I remember playing NASCAR SimRacing on my family computer and any time I’d race at Bristol I’d have to pick Kurt Busch, cuz “Sharpie Car, Sharpie track”

Little did this crowd know they were about to witness history.

Love the stuff you put up. Got a request, though. Jimmie Johnson victory playlist?

Who won this race

The one and only race that Angela's Motorsports ran in the NASCAR Busch Series. A team ran by scammers Angela Harkness and Gary D Jones

Kyle Busch has a cool Ice Age paint scheme for this race!

I’ve never heard anybody say turn 5 at Nazareth

2:45:50 - Stipulations for Winston Cup Championship

Kahne robbed

Jamie always had incredible car control

47:23

I think jr used his Busch setup he won the night before for this race win

16:41 song is “set em up Joe”

That national anthem though 🫡

1:08:49 WTF Benny 😂😂

11:46 Gas and Go is basically a reference in my option to Carnac that the Late Great Johnny Carson did as a skit on the Tonight Show

1:04:19

Host sucks early on

2005 Food City 500 Location: Bristol, Tennessee Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Type of race track: Short Track Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 35 Laps: 500 Cautions: 14 Red flags: 1 Pole Winner: Elliott Sadler (38) Most laps led: Rusty Wallace (2) (157 laps led) Race Winner: Kevin Harvick (29)

Meth head Mayfield.

My favorite bristol race ever. I was 11 years old when I watched this and I loved seeing Dale Jr and Rusty Wallace together with their blue and red beer cars.

4:44:48