10 STUPID NASCAR Things That Will (Probably) NEVER Happen Again

[@TheIceberg]

What’s the dumbest moment you’ve witnessed as a NASCAR fan?

[@mandude03VideosYT]

The 2020 YellaWood 500

[@_lucas_1k_]

Dale Jr docked points for saying “shit”

[@BrandonA1]

The caution and damage clock

[@RoxChaseDi9]

Lepage's bonehead move... I still laugh so hard at it every time I see it.

[@SpeedimusPrime2006]

Throwing Out False Cautions For No Reason (Especially Daniel Suarez Spin At Homestead 2018)

[@WickedAqua]

Kevin Lepaging the field seems like the typical video game move

[@RoxChaseDi9]

I'll never forget that day.. a Man named Kevin Lepaged the field..

[@thattruckerwes8072]

As soon as this crash happened my neighbors cows got lose and we had to help herd them back. Got that finished then had to call the fire department because we had a queen bee and hundreds of others in the tree. All during that red flag lol.

[@racerlord2329]

I’m sure that will never be forgotten and will forever be one of the dumbest driver moments in nascar history

[@r_moore20]

I was there

[@jayyhick65]

@@r_moore20 YOU SAW IT HAPPEN!?

[@heavychevy462]

And he claims to this day it wasn’t his fault said it was Carl Edwards fault

[@Dummyahhselfmustdie]

Can't believe that Lepage Lepaged the field only 13 years ago, I don't know why, but it feels like yesterday.

[@TheJeffBala]

Don't worry, the move still lives on in Iracing.

[@RJLightning68]

I mean if you're dumb enough to make that move in a NASCAR race, you shouldn't be racing.

[@seandamenacee4767]

I remember that race too lol. I was so confused

[@1234KeithB]

I don’t understand your comment. How can you say on one hand “can’t believe it was ONLY 13 years ago” and on the other hand say “but it feels like yesterday” ?? You are kind of saying the same thing twice I guess lol, I dunno what a weird comment

[@jameswormsley460]

😂🙈🙈

[@tonyrock1983]

We'll never see some pull a Sterling Marlin and get out of their car under a red flag and pull sheet metal away from the wheel.

[@AlexR-ATG]

"Oh, he can't do that!" -Benny Parsons, February 17th, 2002

[@GamersHolyArmy]

I would also add that while people are mostly looking at it as the absolute meme it is, another reason is that there is a lot more safety stuff to the point where drivers need help from the crews to strap themselves in so you wouldn't really be able to get back in like Marlin did, and even if someone tried, NASCAR probably wouldn't allow them to keep racing as they're pretty strict with no one being allowed out of the car outside of long delays and the like.

[@pennyandwoody]

Damn I was going to say that one 😂😂😂

[@slwsnowman4038]

I’m surprised that didn’t make the list.

[@nfsracin3025]

That time the orange 76 thing rolled around I think it was Chicagoland Speedway was hilarious and probably won't happen again

[@mdoutdoors3272]

The Tropicana orange during qualifying that was bizarre

[@nfsracin3025]

@@mdoutdoors3272 Thx for the correction now i remember

[@1234KeithB]

Haha reminds me of Jurassic park

[@justafella]

I was there that day. The crappy disposable camera pictures I got as it passed by are some of my most treasured possessions.

[@DavidJameson89]

Unless another race gets sponsored by Tropicana, that won’t happen again.

[@paulday5722]

Mark Martin pulling off the track for Victory Lane one lap too soon, giving away the win. Danica Patrick lecturing drivers that actually win races how too drive their cars. Safety trucks dragging tires around the track to dry it off after rain. Cars flying in and out of the pits, with no speed limit, just a few feet from crew men on other teams.

[@waynemangan9925]

those are good

[@razorwire3056]

Keep in mind, that Danica Patrick taught Cup guys to take their hands off the steering wheel when they're about to hit the wall. That saves broken thumbs and hands.

[@pv2xeek]

@@razorwire3056 The way she drove I'm convinced that she took her hands off the wheel as soon as the green flag dropped

[@DarwinWJ74]

@@razorwire3056 well she did have plenty of chances to perfect that move.

[@MidTennPews]

Hopefully NASCAR never fields another woman driver based soley on her gender because they want more female fans in the sport. Even female fans want their drivers to compete week in and out instead of being a back marker. Hopefully Danica never lectures race and championship winning drivers on how to drive their cars.

[@sirnickels9979]

4:46 something you'll never see again. Chase and Kevin be teammates for a race

[@bobswagman3981]

Oh wait!

[@EJCatoz]

Overtime line was the absolute worst as was that dumb caution clock in the Truck Series that occurred in 2016

[@slwsnowman4038]

It’s still around, it’s called stages now.

[@Jose-Gomez]

@@slwsnowman4038 Yeah, But Stage Racing Needs To Disappear And Be Forgotten.

[@slwsnowman4038]

@@Jose-Gomez A lot of things NASCAR is doing needs to disappear and forgotten. The truck series should go back to 1 pitstop races. Xfinity needs to split from Cup in the summer and be mostly regional. Cup needs more short tracks.

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

damn, that car hit lapage doing 175mph. im surprised no one was seriously injured or died in that bonehead move.

[@joekaput747]

Carl got fucking lucky nothing went through the floorboard

[@zachkipple7560]

Remember when a giant inflatable orange rolled onto the track? good times

[@larken24]

I was there for that! That was crazy

[@didgereemedia194]

1:55 In Sydney 2015 for the Australian Supercars Championship, a navy/army helicopter was doing a fly over of pit lane. During this time, its engines were put up to account for the hot weather that day, and as such caused a massive wind gust down pit lane. Sponsorship boards and panels from the Holden Racing Team came loose from their refusing rig and struck driver James Courtney in the back of the ribs, puncturing a lung. He survived the ordeal thankfully, and nowadays helicopter flyovers are down away from the pits or the track in general. In short, a massive spinning fan near big billboards, panels, fences etc. is never a good idea.

[@DannyBTalks]

That part about racing 2 gens…I’m not convinced that they’ll not race the Gen 6 at Dirt Bristol.

[@brandonburie7214]

Honestly they should though. considering how trashed cars were last year, no sense in beating up brand new equipment for a gimmick. Also, gen 6 would probably run better on dirt with solid rear axle and tradition 4 speed gear box.

[@seandecker1632]

They're doing a tire test for the Next Gen car at a dirt track in like a month or so.

[@tylerrehkopf]

Did Nascar ever give I statement as to why they got rid of 5 bonus points for leading a lap and the most laps? I always liked those rewards.

[@Ciborium]

I remember watching the JPM incident as it happened. It was a literal "WTF just happened" moment. I remember the used Tide detergent to clean up the spilled jet fuel.

[@nolandavis9040]

Um there’s the Caution Clock, Group qualifying, stupid pit rules like what happened to Kenseth at Kansas in 2018

[@kevinmingus3221]

The CAUTION CLOCK from the truck series. That one is #1 for me

[@seandecker1632]

How about the caution clock that they ran for a year in the truck series? I want to say it was 2012 (?) when they threw a caution every 20 minutes in every truck race. Every time the caution came out, they reset the clock, whether it was a naturally occurring caution or the clock reaching 0:00.

[@legohalonascarfan3]

It was in 2016. Basically NASCAR's early version of stage racing.

[@seandecker1632]

@@legohalonascarfan3 I didn't realize it was that recent, it feels like it was longer ago than that. I think the only good thing about the rule is that they only kept it in the truck series.

[@shadowspeedy]

anyone remember the cable cam? don't think we will see that now that we have the drone.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Brian France, Steve O’Donnell, Scott Miller, and Steve Phelps: but wait, there’s more!

[@23lacross]

Omg I remember watching as a kid Lepage drifting up the track onto the oncoming pack and was like "Wtf is he doing??!"

[@citizenoftheyearCC]

Using a helicopter to dry the track is the most ridiculous concept I can't believe this ever happened! Seems like one of those jokes you make to a friend.

[@Ameliafromhere]

I’ve seen them do this at golf tournaments when it’s been rainy.

[@666bluegreen]

Lepaging the field while it is extremely unlikely, it probably has the highest chance of happening again.

[@wotintarnation8388]

Probably in ARCA.

[@crispykiddo70]

I mean cope almost did it in the duel

[@tnrodgers]

I’m hoping never to have death on the track again. While anything can and does happen, NASCAR has made safety the priority.

[@jeffsmith4789]

Look forward to the chase system being on this list. That has to be the dumbest idea that NASCAR ever enacted.

[@HankJr.]

Another one that came to mind was racing back to the caution. Officially banned in 2003, when a caution flew drivers used to race for position until they crossed the start-finish line and then received the caution. Obviously safety is the main factor as to why this rule was removed so it’s a safe bet won’t ever see that again.

[@tomhoblin4571]

Oh and a fan running onto the track to ask Matt Kenseth for an autograph mid race

[@DennyDeliversYT]

you could probably make a whole video based on *NASCAR’s officiating this year…* 💀

[@H0LLOW_PRIV]

Still better than the NFL at least sheeeeesh 💀

[@siteofalexa]

Well he could

[@jasongrace1031]

Hey, I'm down. Let's like spike this.

[@theaestheticskyline328]

@@H0LLOW_PRIV Facts

[@tomhoblin4571]

The chicagoland qualifying orange!

[@jordanclark7053]

I think that period in time when NASCAR would line up the lap cars in front of the lead cars would've fit this video rather well.

[@Redslayer86]

I used to hate that shit as a kid.

[@cito1101]

Probably, Don't ever start a race in the rain like they did at New Hampshire this year!!

[@stephenholloway6893]

Plus the 2001 All Star Race. It too was in the rain.

[@cito1101]

@@stephenholloway6893 THE TRACK IS WET

[@VladimirBlarp]

Throwing rollbar padding out the window to draw a caution, like Robby Gordon did

[@RailFanMikeProductions]

Mark Martin thinking he won the race with 1 to go

[@jrsmith5080]

The Overtime line rule was so dumb cuz nascar seemed to take their time calling the yellow as the leaders were not even close to the line and nascar would wait until the leader crossed to call it

[@seandamenacee4767]

It started because of that dumbass talledega 2015 finish

[@jrsmith5080]

@@seandamenacee4767 ya and that was nascar's own fault there. I remember that Dega race, it was stupid, they should of never tinkered the Overtime rules for that race. They literally only made it one Overtime cuz they didn't want cars wrecked out i guess multiple times but instead it the finsh of it created an overtime for ALL tracks. By far the most ridiculous thing ever. Infact their old OT rules were very simple and thank god nascar went back to it

[@Ka_Gg]

Oh yeah it was so bad. If their preferred driver would benefit, they'd call it a certain way. They would still have a straightaway to go and nascar would hold that caution flag just until crossing the line.

[@Maverick33]

@@seandamenacee4767 yeah where they basically screwed Jr out of a championship opportunity. Jr was on track to win that race

[@johnnyroberts3761]

I wish the 5-minute crash clock was on this list.

[@badbooking3221]

Disagree. Broken down pieces of garbage cars would only make it more dangerous for not only the competition but for the drivers actually driving the cars.

[@DarwinWJ74]

No way. I don't miss continuous cautions for the same driver every time the tape came loose and parts falling off the car Puncturing perfectly good race cars tires and making another part dropper to the point of 20+ cautions per race

[@monstermikeheinrichs]

I'd hate the caution clock a lot less if it was increased to 10 minutes and they changed the penalty for to many men over the wall to a 1 lap penalty instead of it being an instant game over. 5 minutes doesn't seem like enough time to me to work on a car, and there have been good cars/drivers screwed over by that too many men penalty. Cars that could have gotten good finishes if they were allowed to continue

[@thiccrib]

I still think the caution clock was VERY stupid

[@Girardin71]

Can't believe that Mark Martin heading to Victory lane with one lap too go did make this video.

[@StarryNovaSaiyan]

Probably because he admitted he made a mistake. Unlike Lepage who blamed everyone, but himself.

[@skyhigh335]

With the charter system implemented in 2016 (36 full time cars and max field of 40), it’s difficult nowadays to even have 45 cars enter in any given cup race. I remember in the 2007 Daytona 500, 60+ cars entered.

[@terskatti4994]

nascar will be dead soon

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

Kevin Lepage blending into the field was like Weregonnalose trolling in NASCAR games "Comin out the pits!" and causing a huge crash 😂

[@seannolan9857]

I figured the idiotic pit rules of 1991 would warrant a mention.

[@badbooking3221]

The truck series had variations of those rules on and off for the last 20 years.

[@Slingindirt_09]

Next season: *has them all*

[@Slingindirt_09]

(I’m joking)

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@Slingindirt_09 wouldn’t be surprising if it wasn’t a joke lol. You know how NASCAR is

[@Lightningillustrated]

Denny Hamlin being fined for saying that the Gen 6 car is a work in progress. Literally days earlier Nascar said the exact same thing.

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

I was at that nationwide race in 2008 at Talladega when Lepage came up into the pack like that.

[@joshuasweeney7864]

It was also painfully obvious NASCAR was manipulating the finish with the Overtime line

[@xdashx4962]

The truck series caution flags for running 20 minutes consecutively under green flag

[@cole1528]

Haven’t watched but the curb at Indy this year gotta be here

[@waynemangan9925]

OooooHH! MOst definitiely the dumbest thing I ever saw. Unbelieveable that nobody ask the question "Hey are we sure that a stock car can run over these things without snagging it?" I think that's gotta be the worst oversight ever, only to be repeated at Indy twice or more if you count the Xfinity race and individual curbs.

[@Fuzon-S]

Remember the time when the officials had to put a restraint bar onto the car to prevent a driver to climb on top of the car in victory lane?

[@NottherealKyleLarson]

Iceberg: so I think LePaging will never happen again Rick Ware Racing: *Are you challenging me?*

[@josepedrorodriguez2376]

Well, changes are coming for next season for 2022 Nascar cup series Besides the car: New Atlanta Motor Speedway now 28 degraees reconfiguration or maybe mini Daytona. They can tentatively slow down at the curb on turn 6 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There is also the double yellow line on the Superspeedways. Also the quick stops in the pits. Run races on ovals and circuits with special tires to the changes of weather.

[@darrelladams4188]

How about drivers staying on the damn fucking racing surface???

[@elliotnovess428]

The cable failing for the over head camera at the 600....but I guess now we could have a drone crash. Also, you should listen to scene vault pod cast with Kevin Lepage.....lol

[@christianbloodsworth8651]

We're never gonna see an inflatable Tropicana orange on the track again

[@BB_Sebring]

We'll probaby never see a legitimate points battle for a championship given how NASCAR has fully embraced entertainment over sport with the contrived Playoffs system

[@Maverick33]

Even with the old system there were some pretty Illitigimate battles. I mean, a lot of times, the champ would be crowned with 1-2 races remaining and the rest of the season worthless and moot

[@BB_Sebring]

@@Maverick33 At least the champion was deserving of their title in most cases. Whereas the playoff format (regardless of incarnation) has only produced 3 deserving champions based on highest average finish. I recommend this video by S1apSh0es on why the playoffs are not only bad but also actively hurting NASCAR: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pl6qdqB4iMqDgqc

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

Playoffs in any sport is flawed in a way when you think about it. Just ask the 2007 New York Giants. A 9-7 team won the Championship over a team that didn't lose a single game.

[@theracingdriver303jr4]

- Racing back to the Caution flag Hard to belive this even was a thing. It was for literally for everything (Rain, Wrecks or debris) and it was far too dangerous as it was a very close call for both Track Officials & the car that was in trouble. This almost cost an ARCA paramedic the life and Darrell Waltrip was injured in the Daytona 500 because of this rule. You can also wonder how that 1999 Darlington race would have ended If both the rain would have let up and the track would go back to Green. Jeff Burton wouldn't have won i can gurantee you that but at the same time saying that Racing back to the Caution is completly gone is an overstatement as it's still somewhat intact in modern day - The No Red Flag lap avilable with a certain amount laps to go Seriously? Similiar to the Racing back to the Line. It's hard for me that started to watch Nascar in the era where the red flags have been available throughout the entire race that Nascar in the early 2000's both had both Racing back to the Caution flag and it was very rare to Red flag races within 5 - 10 laps to go. Take the 2004 Aaron's 499 for example that ended under Caution because the Red Flag wasn't avilable since the race had gone past the 184th lap of the Scheduled 188 laps - Races to finish under Caution This was just stupid general. I mean i can understand the 2002 Pepsi 400 when Ryan Newman Wreck his 12 Penske Car with a couple of other cars. I know that both drivers and fans were expecting a Red flag but that never happened so fans were obviously outraged. - No Pit road speed limits This rule even made it dangerous for everyone on the car, Hard to belive that this rule excited for 41 years before a tragedy made NASCAR realize how both Stupid and dangerous this rule was.

[@Redslayer86]

Hopefully the chase will be on this list in a few years.

[@AA-Ashley]

Dude...for real.

[@charleyharper4298]

Gen4 was very aero sensitove and made it difficult for drivers and fans loved it.

[@RETired-oc9xq]

Something I'd like to never see again, is taking 5-8 laps during a yellow. How about take two laps, then stop counting. So if it takes 6 laps to go green, it will only take 2 laps off the race.

[@ErikZarins]

When stage racing finally dies....I'd put it number one!!!

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

i dont have a problem with stage racing, its the current chase format that i despise

[@ErikZarins]

@@ShawnCaldwell11 you race to win...I don't care what you did on lap 63 or 128...I care about where you are on the final lap

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

I wouldn't mind seeing a caution -free race again. Not going to happen with that stage bullshit.

[@nascarman7325]

2:47 as a kentucky boy myself. Ouch man. We know it's probably not gonna happen but you don't have to put salt on the wound by reminding us

[@TreyWright34]

OT line and caution clock were reasons why Brian France got fired, not including the drug usage…

[@NASDude24]

That comment over pit road security, I recall from 2015 at Kansas, I was in the infield getting pictures of the cars rolling out of pit road. I repositioned and had just half my foot on the lane and in the grass and figured security was fine with it, oh boy, that guy looked like he was ready to send me back to the stands if anything!

[@KingSNAFU]

3:08 To steal a line from Ray in Generation Kill; "Bruton Smith's crackpipe must have been hot to the touch."

[@crosleyman50]

I’ve never seen them trying to dry the track with helicopters. Now dragging a bunch of tires behind a truck. That’s one thing you won’t see in NASCAR again.

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

A giant inflatable orange rolling across the track

[@SIMCOMotorsportsTV]

I would like to see the yellow line/out of bounds rule for the superspeedways make the list in the future since its been one of the leading causes of the crashes...completely pointless to have. Also, I would like to see the playoff/chase points system and stage racing make that list since it simply doesn't define racing...its simply a fantasy goal of stockholders that are fans of stick & ball sports.

[@davidrivera9743]

Playoffs should be far simpler top 12 go in week 1, worst showing gets eliminated. Puts onus on whole team to avoid wrecking, and avoid serious mechanical problems.

[@slwsnowman4038]

Except they were running guys to the grass and then jumping back into the groove for the turn. The out of bounds line was something the drivers wanted.

[@g-urts5518]

I'm surprised the jet dryer incident hadn't happened before. I definitely wouldn't be shocked to see it happen again

[@noahcoleman5556]

Don't forget (in my Vince Welsh voice): "tHe cAuTiOn cLoCk."

[@simonwhite5913]

The Caution Clock

[@ryanmccall6256]

There was a rumor someone took the corvette pace car for a few laps at night at Michigan this year. Left the keys in there apparently and when they were done locked the keys in the car. People saw track employees trying to break into it the next morning.

[@mosesroman6219]

The caution clock was pretty stupid

[@supergelf1]

When ever you add 12 volt accessories to a car like a light bar ect there always a chance for fire its very common

[@DKrueger1994]

Stealing the pace car was much of "Hold my beer" moment

[@LittlesSimRacing]

Remember the 10 laps of tires at indy

[@legohalonascarfan3]

The precursor to stages, the caution clock. What a joke that was. I never hear anyone talk about it anymore, idk if that's because no one remembers it, or if it was so dumb that no one wants to talk about it.

[@slwsnowman4038]

The trucks had split pit stops. You could stop for tires or fuel, but not both, at one time.

[@Ka_Gg]

Danica Patrick racing in the cup series. lol

[@NASCARFAN93100]

2020 Yellawood 500

[@DylanDunford94]

The stupid caution clock the truck series had 🤦‍♂️

[@nascarfanatic2768]

2020 YellaWood 500. I thought that it was the worst televised race ever because we couldn't even watch the end, Hamlin OBVIOUSLY passed below the double yellow line, but at least the racing was good. Just the last restart, which almost nobody got to see, was pretty controversial and bad

[@denimpantz]

At least let’s HOPE none of them ever happen again

[@johnrubino8937]

Murphy's 3rd Law It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

[@Horse6L]

Brain France being in charge lol

[@Chick_Hicks33]

Don’t start a race at a track that doesn’t have lights at 3-4 pm

[@NinjaXavier2]

THE NAMES

[@darrelladams4188]

Have you seen next season schedule yet., that just a matter of time. 12:00

[@tjcaruthers5593]

Sterling Marlin jumping out of the car during a red flag to pull the fender away from the tire. Just like Lepaging you never ever ever ever want to Marlinize your race car during a red flag.

[@jakesteuwe5173]

The stupidest thing I’ve ever seen on the track is the 550 high downforce package lmao

[@mandalorianrailfan8458]

I was at Jimmie Johnson’s last win at Dover in 2017 and he probably still would have won without the dumb overtime line but boy were people unhappy!

[@anthonyhatter9399]

that race at indy where tthe track was just eatting tires and they had to have a caution every 20 minutes or so

[@mrcrazybubba7758]

2016, 2019, and 2020 all had good Kentucky finishes

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

The caution pitting rules in 2009. I still can’t figure that out. Lol

[@WhoistheWolf]

The Caution Clock……

[@sammydavis4841]

I doubt they bring back racing to the yellow

[@judgegixxer]

The tire brand wars were stupid.

[@DarwinWJ74]

If Montoya didn’t hit the jet dryer that day, that would of been the only thing he didn’t hit. He was having a bad day that day.

[@shawnweaver8091]

Technically the overtime line still exists and the rule is still written referencing the overtime line, it is just the overtime line is now the start/finish line

[@bigsarge8795]

Im old enough to remember when that dude stole the pace car. I thought it was freaking hilarious. I dont know one fan that wouldn't want to do that.

[@iagofreitas910]

Overtime Line 🤮

[@bad4good1000]

A driver missing half the season and still winning the championship. Like Kyle Busch did.

[@wordlesslfiddling]

I never understood the overtime line to begin with he had a system where you had to take the white then they randomly changed it for no reason just to change it back like 1 year later And hopefully we never see a curb break again I mean what are thr chances

[@BenJZehner]

I want to make a: I wish it would never happen again list. #1 Playoff championship

[@AeroGuy07]

I went to the inaugural Truck race at KY Speedway. It was as bad as everyone says. Traffic on I-71 was backed up 15 miles in both directions. The new grass parking became a mud pit because of heavy rain in the days leading up to the race. My brother and I left at the first red flag and made it back to his house in Cincinnati to watch the restart and finish. I had friends that were still sitting in traffic after we got home.

[@W123KartSport]

Honestly I loved Kentucky... for IndyCar! I attended my first race there and I may be the only one sad to see Kentucky bite the dust