2000 Michigan 500

[@sadsharksvehementcomics8265]

By modern standards this is an unbelievable 230mph race between some of greatest racing legends of all time. Thank god a recording of this race exists, it's like watching a movie.

[@homewoodhunts]

We had it so good...look at those grandstands...those turbo v8 were amazing...now we have these trash hybrids...nothing like the roar of those v8s. Gave u the chills!

[@MatthewDaSmitdog]

Best open-wheel race in my book. Montoya vs. Andretti was like a championship boxing match. :)

[@IndyGST4]

I love the way those cars sound.

[@mr_pennason5329]

Peeeeeaoowwwww

[@jonjones3958]

We all do.

[@michaelbaron288]

@@jonjones3958 Tony George certainly does NOT... 🤣

[@diegoruiz3216]

100x

[@homewoodhunts]

We had it so good....my kids will never know about the roar of those turbo v8s 😢...now the hybrid 🗑 trash....

[@hayden4597]

CART at Michigan was such gold I wish CART had won the split and not the IRL.

[@whoasked9500]

if you really think about it they did in the end the current cars look so much like CART and Penske owns Indycar now

[@ChampaBayBeast]

Preach

[@samhesketh]

@@whoasked9500 I noticed that the other day if you look at the cars at certain angles

[@eduardogarcia732]

Dear Indycar Please bring Michigan back

[@carlosb1]

Pff those beautiful days are over

[@nolancain8792]

carlosb1 Penske now owns the sport, Michigan, and Auto Club. It’s possible now.

[@michaelbaron288]

@@nolancain8792 ISC owns Michigan and "Auto Club"

[@pedrol.1782]

I love CART and I love michigan and those years.. but I dont think there is place now for those tracks. They are way, way too fast/dangerous

[@IndyGST4]

Dear Fans- Please come back in droves and buy tickets.

[@50caLIndycar]

The glory days! miss that sweet sound!

[@christianmarin781]

Uno de los momentos deportivos, de autentico nivel histórico, tanto para Colombia como a nivel mundial, mas bonitos, el privilegio de haber visto y festejado esto, y revivirlo con este video, no hay palabras para expresarlo, muchas endorfinas. Gracias por el grandioso recuerdo.

[@asterixdogmatix1073]

Jonathan Williams was interviewed and said that he and his father Frank Williams watched this race to see the form of JPM before the 2001 Formula One season. After the finish, Jonathan says his father said 'Watch out Schumacher, watch out'.

[@nolancain8792]

Just imagine if Michael ever raced these.

[@SomeBuddy32_]

@@nolancain8792would have been nuts

[@andrewr7982]

@@nolancain8792he said he never would

[@MindTheFootball]

Champ Car forever

[@DiegoOspina86]

one of the best races in Indy history

[@Nxtl68]

look at those stands...shame we don't have that anymore

[@tommythetreat000]

+Nxtl68 With the notable exception of The 500 of course.

[@Nxtl68]

+tommythetreat000 yeah, except for the 500

[@M189T]

Paul Tracy reached 410 km/h on the backstretch during practice

[@randydubin7118]

*Converts to MPH* *WHHHHAAAAATTTTDAFUCK?????*

[@carlosb1]

I think it was in Fontana I 999 dont remember very well, but during practice some of the drivers were getting dizzy due to the g's and speed they were pulling, CART was the best and nothing so far will beat it.

[@guilhermepereiraoliveira8067]

900+Hp engines..

[@philippbehrend5559]

@@guilhermepereiraoliveira8067 1000

[@pedro7g5]

@@carlosb1 They were at Texas Motor Speedway

[@andrewhayes88]

This is how an American Open Wheeled car suppose to look, sound and race.

[@ceeam]

+Andrew Hayes DW12s are totally fine. Previous crapwagons though.

[@TheUsmc0802]

I respectfully disagree. These cars were the best! All indy needs is to let Honda and Chevy really develop their engines and we will get back to this. The engines dont blow now, they are under stressed and under developed. Let them do their thing!

[@Trainlover1995]

What they need is to have the cars look and sound like the IR05 chassis. In fact, just go back to the IR05 chassis with the DW12 safety cell. That's how NASCAR should have done it: implement the Car of Tomorrow's safety features on the Gen-4 car.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

I totally agree!!!

[@armorgeddon]

LOL, IR05 was a joke compared to the cars you see here or even to DW12.

[@juanmanuelbonzano]

I was born on July 21st 2000. Two days later, this amazing battle happened.

[@agooding21GT]

This was my first race I ever went to I was 4 years old one of my earliest memories. Got me into racing young and I never grew out of it.

[@sadsharksvehementcomics8265]

That's an incredible first race to go to. Wow.

[@Richiemorrocco]

the prime of American open wheel

[@huguesmartel4798]

beautiful cars, amazing noise, amazing racing. those were the glory days of CART

[@dzelpwr]

I was in the stands that day... Best weather for a race, partially overcast, mid 70s, wasn't super humid for once. The noise, the absurd speed and power of these cars, the smell of combusted methanol and the insane, intense action non-stop all day long. It was extraordinarily memorable. These cars were insane, and the drivers even moreso in order to pilot these at the limit in such close competition as they did back then. Biggest thrill.

[@AlonsoRules]

Ah yes, the Handford Device. That thing was like push to pass in the extreme.

[@DiabolicalBiscuit]

this is great commentary too but the british version of this broadcast with Ben edwards is just magical, especially in the final laps

[@rodzook3121]

Stood on top of the pit lane buildings above Paul Tracy's pit and watched the whole race from there. Doesn't get any better.

[@dcinhere]

FORD ECOBOOST return to INDY please! 3 way engine manufacturer competition would be awesome!

[@indyfan2]

Keep in mind Montoya won both Indianapolis 500 and Michigan 500s in the same year since Rick Mears back in 1991. Montoya is the only driver to win both 500s in the same year but in two different sanctioned series (During the Split). However at the 2000 Marlboro 500 at California Speedway (Now Auto Club), his engine blew up.

[@gastontrujillopulgar1521]

That '00 Toyota engine was not reliable at all!

[@andresacuna1108]

Also he's of the few drivers that have won a race on the 3 greatest motorsport categories. ("The triple crown")

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

I wish this race would return to the IndyCar schedule. It was part of American open-wheel racing for so long and it was a fan favorite. This race should replace that lame Bell Isle race.

[@izzdin6228]

This year's Belle Isle GP was awesome.

[@racerairman101]

I'm so happy that the Indy Car series is posting these races from yesterday, free for all, to KZbin. On another note, perhaps it's an "apples-to-oranges" comparison, but how is it that these CART machines, reaching speeds well in excess of 240 miles per hour, don't seem to lift off the ground in a crash (i.e. 46:03) or a spin as readily as either the old Dallara IR-series of chassis or the newer DW-12? Is it the smaller front wings, the Hanford rear-wing, or perhaps the undertray profile is somehow different? Perhaps in an effort to simultaneously increase speeds (and thus excitement) *and* driver safety, the series should do a rather in-depth study of the older CART chassis to see what can be learned from the past.

[@indyfan2]

+Diego Ruiz Greg Moore drove with an injured wrist that ill-fated day. :(

[@ObamaTookMyCat]

+A Brown the "DW-12" is still an IR car, i guess you are referring to the IR03, 05, and 07? the DW12 is officially named the IR12.

[@racerairman101]

LOL, love your handle! That said, the whole "lifting off at high speed" bit that has been plaguing the aforementioned Indy Cars (even the DW/IR12) can hopefully be remedied soon; from some of the more recent stuff that I've read, they've got some new aero components on the rear of the car that have shown promise in alleviating the high-speed blowover problem.

[@TheUsmc0802]

These cars were ful under body aero. They developed most of their down force from the tunnels under the car. Notice the small wings and the ease of passing.

[@indyfan2]

Don't forget those Handford wings had the obvious windblocking plate (acting as a parachute) creating the drag and a gap in the air generated by the car allowing the following car to draft pass him/her without the effort. It turned the race into a passing spree back then (1998-2002).

[@davidsmith1162]

Montoya, VS Andretti. Doesn't Get No Better Than That. Always Loved The Sport Of Open-Wheel Racing. Love The Indy 500.

[@DiegoOspina86]

those beautiful cars.

[@Demetris.Yiokkas]

Awesome racing. I remember those days fondly. We were so lucky

[@TheUsmc0802]

Michael and JPM had some epic battles!!!!!

[@racingmaniac2549]

Great upload. Thanks Indycar.

[@user-qz3go1ft3p]

WOW x 3. that's the best moment of the best raceseries.i miss CART and MICHAEL.

[@DanArnets1492]

1:46:40 - This is a very important NFL game as it is Tom Brady's debut, it's the Hall of Fame game mentioned in The Brady 6, it's against that one Italian-American 49ers' rookie QB that was supposed to be the next big thing but ended up being a farmer

[@reverendrasheemstewart3744]

This was the Michigan 500 ever

[@james40778]

Wow, how did you guys at IndyCar get the first 15 laps that ABC didn't air due to British Open overrun?

[@Ernde38]

The sanctioning body has the entire broadcast. The international feed was used for the missing beginning here in the US.

[@AlonsoRules]

that's what master tapes will do

[@JJFDNY]

Remember these days well!!😁🏁🏁❤

[@stormyf15]

The sad part was the stands were empty. I do miss those cars.

[@mroo8796]

Terrifying techniques ! Great job guys 🎖🏆

[@captainjosue]

Now that the Penske corporation owns Indycar and it's growing perhaps in the near future Inydcar comes back to this gem of a race.

[@sadsharksvehementcomics8265]

I also love how Cristiano Da Matta is like "I'm okay mom! 👍‍" after that methanol fire 😂

[@carlosarmero82]

JP Montoya... The Best

[@jackpierce1724]

Gil de Ferran is having bad luck at Michigan: Suspension failure in 1996, engine blown in 1998, a crash in 1999 and 2000 and an electrical failure in 2001.

[@alebangalter]

Thank you, Tarso!

[@SilentSpades]

1:27:18 man the sound of that flyby

[@diegoruiz3216]

Boy oh boy!

[@BoleDaPole]

I caught the champ car fever.

[@theviolinoob]

i'm a simple guy. i see a CART beautiful cars thumbnail and i click on it.

[@Boy10Dio]

what an orchestra!

[@richardleandro4508]

Que Briga Emocionante Que Corridaço em Michigan

[@alexcouri_arquiteto]

Epic race!!

[@QuinnBoone]

I wasn't anywhere near the track and didn't watch on TV! It was a good race!!

[@florianniedermair2090]

Great race :)

[@jairsilva9518]

Thank you for these good racers.. i am mexican i follow adriand and jourdain jr... and for me champ car and indy are better than f1 is more exciting....

[@douglasgantt9548]

The best looking version of these cars

[@diegoruiz3216]

Love those penskes. All of them really...

[@NicolasESB]

1:58:46 That's have BALLS..!!

[@SilentSpades]

1:29:05 "Pauls gonna feel Cheap and dirty"

[@SvetlinNikolovPhx]

hooray!

[@yjlee61]

Indycar forever!!!

[@mrserious42]

I think about this race a lot.

[@acecombat2shill]

the only reason michigan doesn't have the closed course lap record is because the surface was older than fontana's that year

[@mr_pennason5329]

F1 should take a good look at how these cars can follow and pass at 200+. I know its oval racing and the cars are set up to race that way but surely F1 can pay attention to this spectacle!

[@Indyracer12]

We need to be back at Michigan speedway

[@MrThegov1020]

nice tune at 20:55

[@blackgoldestates172]

the best

[@StFidjnr]

8:10 the non satellite viewers will join in

[@carlogervasi5393]

Best race in the history of indycar!!! CART RULED. I was there live. Amazing

[@carlosb1]

Good ole Fernandez racing with a flat nose on a super speedway Haha, good times.

[@scottbarnes3116]

Should be Ben Edwards

[@TheJunkass]

omg thats what open whell oval racing is supposed to look like! fontana last year was close enough but hey lets get rid of that right? indycar don't really need it right now...

[@sschlappkohl]

+Ben John to be fair with Indycar look how empty the stands were this year, is cheaper to race behind close doors

[@LeandroGaarcia]

Montoya brilliant

[@naveenjrazik]

No Ben Edwards...😥

[@patrickkennedy2533]

Ye Ol' Hanford device

[@timpeachey9394]

That was brave

[@Fred931v2]

1:52:55

[@Barry_Mmm]

Halcyon days.

[@maxpower2377]

1:09:16 "I'm okay mom"

[@SomeBuddy32_]

Poor Kenny always gets in big crashes

[@phillipkerfoot2389]

put michigan back on the schedule

[@glenghiskhan100]

Seen indycar and nascar at mis and when I saw indycar I was like well never need to watch napcar ever again.

[@Stereo3DProductions]

1:16:00 Ladies and Gentlemen a Tagliani Special

[@Buynot]

Why were the commentators on a first name basis with Michael Andretti?

[@Mhjeffrey027running]

Probably stems back to the days when Michael, Mario, Jeff and John Andretti would appear in the same race, probably easier to go with first names with 4 family members in the same race and as easy to remain with that style.

[@DCTib]

In the 1980's, 1990's, and early 2000's if people heard "Andretti" they thought of Mario...saying Michael helped distinguish that it wasn't Mario.

[@carl-stevensinkler163]

Bruh

[@akikiskywalker3xm59]

#bdp_19*_%&&&&& On the Outside of 'row' too??? yas!!!! Jr.Jr.

[@HenryFrederick]

Lousy camra work on the final lap with the slow car in front...

[@Spyke-lz2hl]

Hate the Hanford device. So artificial... Lower boost seems like a better way to go.

[@DCTib]

If anything, the Hanford device made the racing even more dangerous by keeping the field bunched up and constantly passing one another. I agree it was horrible...destroyed the authenticity of the racing and made the outcome a crapshoot. The stands started to become less and less full after the introduction of the Hanford device.

[@diegorodriguesdasilva1831]

8:10

[@naveenjrazik]

No Ben Edwards...😥