2002 Dodge/Save Mart 350

[@StockCarRacingLeague]

To quote Darrell Waltrip"I just want to cry for poor Jerry Nadeau." He derseved the win so much and it would have been great for his career.

[@pinnedthrottle7690]

I remember this day. I was 9 years old and had been a Ricky Rudd fan since I saw his number 10 Tide car on display outside of a nearby grocery store when I was 4. This was my first ever NASCAR race I had been to, and ironically the last win for Ricky Rudd, even more ironic considering Rudd was the first Winston Cup winner at this track in 1989. I can still remember jumping and screaming like crazing when I saw Nadaeu pull off on the hairpin and saw Rudd take the lead right in front of where I was sitting. Rudd is who inspired me to want to get into racing.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

I felt terrible for Nadeau, but at the same time- Ricky Rudd had absolutely zero luck in June and had a bad break himself at Pocono. if anyone was going to take advantage of what happened to Nadeau, it couldn't have happened to a guy who deserved a break.more at the time.

[@stlramsfan21]

Totally agree. Rudd's luck had been awful that year. At least three times he had probable wins yanked from him due to circumstances not of his making. Never like to see anyone blow up at the end, but happy Rudd finally got a break.

[@Pifmeister]

2:06:46 I couldn't have said it any better. It really is a shame. One of the ultimate underdogs back in the day, passionate to win. Even though he won only once, he could just never get there as often as he wanted to....

[@cctitansfan]

What happened to Nadeau was such a heartbreaker.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Great turnaround here for Kurt Busch- at this race a year ago, he was on Gilligan's Island. Here- starts 2nd and finishes 4th!

[@NascarNixon]

I felt so bad for Jerry when that happened.

[@WannabeFlagman]

I've been looking for this race! THANK YOU!

[@austinblansett9900]

This race breaks my heart

[@jackpierce1724]

This was Ricky Rudd's final career win.

[@NotSteveCook]

...Row 13: 11-B.Bodine/19-Mayfield, Row 14: 45-Petty/26-Nemechek, Row 15: 26-T.Bodine/10-Benson, Row 16: 55-Hamilton/62-A.Cameron*, Row 17: 30-J.Green/0-Inglebright*, Row 18: 41-Spencer/40-Marlin. Provisionals: 88-Jarrett, 32-Craven, 5-T.Labonte, 21-E.Sadler, 23-Stricklin, 1-Park, & 7-Atwood. DNQ: 46-Brandon Ash* & 14-Stacy Compton.

[@mofoprada]

Another bad break for Jeff Gordon. The best car in the race & the transmission breaks. In the first half of the 2002 season, Gordon had at least 5 wins disappear at Daytona, Darlington, Bristol, Martinsville & this race.

[@daltin92]

Especially Daytona cause once he got the lead with 20 to go their was absolutely no passing him.

[@mofoprada]

@@daltin92 Daytona foreshadowed the first half of his season... He had the best car in clean air & the restart screwed him up big time. Sterling Marlin also going below the yellow line on the restart didn’t help either.

[@irishcharley25larsen54]

Thanks for sharing. This was such a bad recording

[@DiegoOspina86]

poor Jerry :(

[@mofoprada]

@Steventhe2nd True, but the bad breaks in those races probably cost Gordon his chance to repeat as champion.

[@paullilko41]

Ah the first year without Gilligan's island. I remember in 2001 fox made a big deal about Gilligan's island, playing the song while showing the guys pitting there. And dick Bergeren like wore some really odd outfit instead of the typical pit reporter costume

[@lukerichardson3976]

1:51:30 Random dog

[@Pifmeister]

1:37:44 The Music!

[@NotSteveCook]

If that grid graphic was too fast for you, Row 1: 20-Stewart/97-Busch, Row 2: 24-J.Gordon/99-J.Burton, Row 3: 9-Elliott/17-Kenseth, Row 4: 28-Rudd/2-R.Wallace, Row 5: 31-R.Gordon/67-Said*, Row 6: 22-W.Burton/6-M.Martin, Row 7: 43-J.Andretti/18-B.Labonte, Row 8: 48-Johnson*/4-Skinner, Row 9: 12-Newman*/36-Schrader, Row 10: 87-Fellows/15-Waltrip, Row 11: 77-D.Blaney/44-Nadeau, Row 12: 8-Earnhardt Jr/29-Harvick...

[@TestTubeBabySpy]

Hint: Most video editing software has the ability to adjust audio levels and volume.

[@dannywillis32]

by far I was a nadeau diehard fan he always had the worst luck poor guy felt for him wish he didnt have that wreck at richmond would have had a real ok career nothing special but good driver good guy

[@rockypc24]

RICKY!! THE BEST

[@uselesspaprclip5057]

Wow poor Jerry

[@brandenfusaro6777]

god i still feel so bad

[@budamania1989]

Great race but i feel bad for that 44 team and driver jerry nadeau

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

I know McReynolds won here in '91 and '94 with Allison/Irvin, but who else did he win there with?

[@jdbrisentine2615]

ricky rudd in 1989

[@negangains2684]

16:14 Start

[@WYATT6RABBIT]

@Pabig93 than ks

[@JBoyer03]

no Caution?

[@nascarmario23]

sound?

[@danielwalton9012]

Definetly the 2022 horsemanship show national anthem

[@WYATT6RABBIT]

@Pabig93 wats gillagins island

[@James_Batista9]

Martin Truex Jr before the pit road extensions there was a little pit road before the kink on the front stretch

[@Steventhe2nd]

@mofoprada but hey, at least he wasn't winless that year

[@sarahburdeos7426]

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