1999 IROC Race #3 - Michigan

International Race of Champions
Michigan International Speedway
June 11th, 1999

[@FloridaManRacer]

This is the greatest complete race I've ever seen. tons of passing and the only time in history Dale Sr. and Dale Jr. had a photo finish. Wish we could've had a few more of those victory lanes.

[@marleyaxton123]

i realize it's pretty off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch newly released movies online ?

[@Redwood-vi8ho]

I wish so bad we could've!

[@pixelnazgul]

все что есть давай

[@hutrod7721]

The 2006 IROC race at Texas had no right to be that good tons of lead changes and crazy wrecks

[@adamrichardson8315]

I could be wrong but I was pretty sure they had a last lap battle to the flag in Japan when they drove the red and black coca cola cars as well as another such race in Daytona in one of the twin 125 races

[@Redwood-vi8ho]

Man I love and miss seeing Sr and Jr together. This is the racing I grew up on.

[@mrgoetz3424]

Outside MIS they have a picture of this race on the side of a building. So cool that they are keeping the memories alive.

[@tnwhiskey68]

Best looking race cars in history! Almost every year IROC had some awesome cars but these are my favorite!

[@MrKingsley16]

Super racing from start to finish. I love this IROC series, and I'm really looking forward to Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham's Super Star Racing series.

[@redneckmetalhead]

God I miss these races!

[@nashvilleslim]

Smoke is bringing them back brother!

[@redneckmetalhead]

Yes I've heard. I can't wait

[@beefer454]

i miss real racing period.segment winners!!!

[@murdiesel]

I am in tears! You do not see this in sports anymore! What good wholesome competition!

[@Kruelltin]

My first Nascar weekend ever was this weekend. Saw this race in person. It was awesome. The Cup race ended up going caution free on Sunday and was boring as shit to see in person (They were so spread out you had no idea what was going on) This was the best race that weekend by far.

[@Corwin1141]

The thing I remembered most about this race is thinking the cars looked like crayons 🤣

[@mono-no-aware.Lem.]

Just went to the IROC revival weekend at Lime Rock Park. Was thinking about this finish among others when I went through the lines of IROC cars and names. Legendary

[@DixytheGoat9]

If only they were in Cup Cars imagine watching the #8 and #3 Side by Side

[@DFSJR1203]

I am from East Brunswick and I went down to Tinton Falls, NJ to visit the IROC race shop. I worked with a guy (Can't remember his name) at Permacel Tape. We worked the night shift from Midnight till 8AM. After that this guy would go down to the IROC shop where he worked on the IROC cars. He introduced me to Jay Signore and Ray Evernham and they let me check out the cars being worked on and I was told I could just walk around. One of the workers ask if I would like to get in and sit in a IROC car which was great. I could at least say the cars I saw being worked on were the same cars that would be racing in the next race.

[@FloridaManRacer]

Greg Moore did really well for a majority of this race. He got left in the dust at the end but the NASCAR guys were never gonna work with him...

[@russellschroeder990]

Yeah it’s really sad looking back now just a few months later Greg would lose his life at Fontana.

[@brucefrye8799]

This is my second time watching this race can't get enough thanks for posting this

[@tylerrehkopf]

Wish cup cars raced like this at Michigan.

[@Cletus-ck7lv]

I was at this one!!! I miss IROC....

I was too.

[@therealtrucker7564]

Lol at the end “Looks like Dale Jr. will be the champion of IROC 1999”

[@chrisrupe3244]

It's about time that this was posted in it's live state. Benny yells out "Junior!" thinking that he won, but they've edited it in the ESPN replays that came out after Dale Sr died so that he says "Senior" This is great, thank you.

[@jeffreybaer3807]

Chris Rupe name iroc championship the most? Mark Martin

[@Ernde38]

No. Put headphones on and push them to your ears. Benny says "Senior!".

[@drivedb7]

@@Ernde38 - I didn’t watch this race live, but in this video (and to my ears anyway), it’s actually DW who shouts “Senior!”

[@Ernde38]

@@drivedb7 No...it isn't.

[@drivedb7]

@@Ernde38 - Ehhh… still sounds like DW. BP didn’t get quite _that_ emphatic in the booth, and even when he did, he had a much deeper voice than that. In this clip, that voice was definitely Darrell’s.

[@SwineBrothers]

dvd player that can play divx. holy shit, that takes me back.

[@ssbn6175]

...and it's only $349.99!

[@Redwood-vi8ho]

I was like wtf is divx I must have mist that back in the day, I remember watching this race with my pops when I was 12!

[@SwineBrothers]

@@Redwood-vi8ho It's semi-legendary for those of us who like researching bad ideas.

[@Redwood-vi8ho]

@@SwineBrothers 😆 🤣

[@esaunders07]

So I'm going through my old VHS tapes from 20 years ago and I come across a 5 hr or so block of ESPN I taped from 1999. It includes this entire race with the original commercial breaks and everything. Un-be-lie-va-ble.

[@sawchiefs29]

Elizabeth Saw this race for the first time on the special features for the #3 movie ESPN did for Sr.

[@grandcouncilorvarmon4495]

I'd buy it off of you if you were interested to part ways with it

[@jordanadkins2427]

I LOVE watching the commercials

[@blakebierman9295]

Went to the comments to make sure i wasn't the only one haha

[@macattack9184]

They're so much better in my opinion

[@toyotafan7881]

3:04 Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and DAREEL WALTRIP?????????????

[@michaeldewitt4820]

I wish we could see this today

[@DixytheGoat9]

Well there's the SRX runned by Tony Stewart and Ray Everham

[@russellschroeder990]

This race made 2000 cup series with Dale sr and jr freakin electric

[@duxoopdouglas7323]

Only time I ever got to see Dale Sr. or Dale Jr. race in person. If you're only gonna see them once... ❤❤

[@jamgood96]

that was a finish, wow

[@coryc5768]

I sure love the looks of these cars. I wish they'd bring this series back, but instead of having every race in the states, I think they should have 1 or 2 here and the others should be on tracks that these other non Nascar drivers race on. Have a bit more diversity of tracks they go to I think would really keep it interesting.

[@the_road__warrior6185]

When you watch the Earnhardt’s doing battle , You can’t help but feel ya been robbed .

[@brettbrannon4775]

Loved this broadcast team like no other but liked it more before waltrip joined up😜

[@boycepoore4372]

It would be nice to see another race of champions again

[@Redwood-vi8ho]

What a great race!

[@georgehenry8422]

I was there for this race, Dale Sr. was just thee best.

[@OkieMikester]

What a great race & finish!

[@TheTheratfarmer]

Thanks man. Any race is better than Nascar, Cup best.

[@macattack9184]

They don't lie the 90s looks like the shit

[@Corwin1141]

It was fun. But it wasn't as great as most folks might think.

[@SwineBrothers]

i remember really looking forward to waltrip in the fox booth, because i thought he did a great job calling the iroc races...

[@djmohab2]

FOX demands he acts like a clown. He wrote to them trying to allow him to be more authentic, and they doubled down on it.

[@Ernde38]

@@djmohab2 I believe it, but do you have a source on that? I'd like to read up on that.

[@djmohab2]

@@Ernde38 He said so himself and it was quoted on the NASCAR subreddit. He went to FOX over one offseason and pleaded to let him be more like he is during practice and qualifying broadcasts. I went from thinking he was a fool to actually feeling really sorry for him.

[@jimmydean5182]

I think DW was happy..lol

[@DM0407]

Dale had his helmet off before finishing the cooldown lap. Times have changed.

[@ssbn6175]

Dan M, I saw that. Makes a fellow wonder about that last lap at Daytona...

[@JRsBullet]

Man I miss the IROC series …and Radio Shack.

[@emmanuelchavis7824]

Dale seniors nickname The Man

[@DixytheGoat9]

(In black)

[@TheTheratfarmer]

left foot brake? We have been doing that for year's

[@ryanhurtt4074]

Only reason Jr didn't make that pass was because everyone behind him was too scared to help push him. XD

[@tamezzodiac2862]

They need to make Michigan a superspeedway

[@blakebierman9295]

@Tyrone Taylor no its not

[@darren.plateroti]

Michigan could very well, indeed, be classified as a superspeedway, as it is at least 2.0 miles (3.2 kilometers) in length. But, it is not often clumped in with Daytona or Talladega, and is usually considered to be an intermediate speedway like those that are smaller/similar in size to it (Auto Club, Las Vegas, Atlanta, etc.) on the circuit. Pocono and Indianapolis, both 2.5 miles in length, are also not in that category, because they are uniquely long and flat racetracks.

[@DixytheGoat9]

@@darren.plateroti Michigan is a Superspeedway Daytona and Talladega are Plate Tracks

[@DouglasMerry-o4k]

Iroc needs to come back

[@Jpravenfan98]

Greg Moore was killed at Pocono shortly after this. Rip.

[@sametozkan9175]

Weird seeing DW on ESPN

[@paulsheffield4729]

I miss the King Dale Earnhardt

[@mtrice5934]

Are these cars running restrictor plates?

[@DouglasMerry-o4k]

I feel sorry for those poor engines

[@jeffdragna316]

Iroc rules to bad they don't do it anymore

[@TonyWud]

led 2 laps in the first 2 races. won 'em both

[@TheTheratfarmer]

DW can state how it is.

[@jonlamontagne]

19:45 unfortunately it was though... Oh and sorry Bennie you will be called on not too long after...

[@TheTheratfarmer]

want to visit? Charlott e is open.

[@KetchaWill]

From around 22:13 to 23:07 the tape is bad.

[@jeffreybaer3807]

Mark Martin won most championship. Case closed!

[@Cletus-ck7lv]

jeffrey baer yessir!!! My all time favorite driver!! Greatest driver in nascar to never win tbe 500 or a championship but still one of the best of them!!

[@nohbody85]

True, but his last came without Dale Earnhardt in the field. So....it is still Dale Earnhardt.

[@dannycoker6439]

jeffrey baer Jeffery yes sir so true that IROC championship,ment so much to MM &super sweet since Mark finished runner up to Earnhardt 4times in CUP!!

[@jeremeyarcher2940]

How many championships did Martin have in cup????? Yea, Dale has 7! Martin was good but Dale was and is the best hands down! It’s ok to like your driver but get the facts correct

[@madjack8031]

lol.....the series was rigged for nascar drivers....why call it IROC..

[@JJA1987]

LOL nope

[@DixytheGoat9]

Well its because The Nascar guys know how to run Iroc cause it was Stock Cars The Indycar, F1, World of outlaws guys didnt know how they work its tough to go from one motorsport to the other and there only been a handful who made transitions successfully

[@madjack8031]

@@DixytheGoat9 ok...so why not one year stock cars the next indycars...then outlaws and so on....or take the i out've iroc........Cheers!

[@brianbrogan2838]

@@madjack8031 I guess because even at iroc was partially sponsored by Pontiac and maybe other sponsors weren't interested? Alot of moving parts to running a series like this I think. I wish they would revive it .I'm old Mark Martin fan at 60 yrs old so of course was fun to watch for me

[@stevenwalker9013]

Lol, no it wasn’t! It was all about drafting with these 500hp cars that topped out around 160. The non cup guys didn’t understand the draft and the aero tight around traffic

[@evel5771]

Yep best race ever for excitement bar none!!

[@Davey-eo3ql]

I would definitely ride the Trans Am over the avenger

[@Davey-eo3ql]

I like the actual commercials from 1999 way better