2005 USG Sheetrock 400

July 10th, 2005
Chicagoland Speedway
Credit to NBC.

[@jasonjackson5493]

Man I miss the horsepower and sound of these cars! They are absolutely screaming......beautiful sound

[@greyghost293]

Yep. That’s what motorsports should be about rather than the chicken shit they race today

[@JackSlatersPontiac]

Now they sound like Tesla’s

[@andrewthepokerchamp]

What an amazing day that was. I lived not too far from that track and so I woke up at 5 am and I went to my grandmother's house and asked her if she wanted to go to the race with me. I showed her the tickets and we packed up and went to the race. We are big Earnhardt Jr Fans And we made sure we got our t-shirts at his souvenir trailer. We then went and sat at our seats located above the start finish line but higher than that. And little did we know we'd see our favorite driver return to victory lane. I will never forget that amazing day.

[@michop21]

Stewart's car in '05 was so badass looking

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I thought this was a perfect year for NASCAR- multiple contending drivers, a great mix of young and old (you had the likes of Carl, Kyle Busch, and Biffle, along with the legends- Rusty, Rudd, Martin, Jarrett), and some awesome-looking cars (the Ford Tauruses of Roush and Yates were sleek and beautiful), and outside of Burton inheriting the Cingular #31, a season in which there wasn't massive driver upheaval nor any drivers moving over to a completely different car at the time. It was an interesting year teamwise (Labonte's last ride at JGR, Rusty's last ride period, DEI dissension, Jarrett/Sadler and Mayfield/Kahne during better times, Roush's 5-man dream team,

[@thattruckerwes8072]

The sound of those cars tho.....damn I was 11 back then. 21 now felling kinda old lol. Go Dale Jr!

[@skippingrhyme4386]

I was 12 lol

[@QuattroZack1]

How are you feeling now grandpa?

[@thattruckerwes8072]

@@QuattroZack1 😂😂😂 fuk I was 21 then and fixing to be 30 in August. Im good just gotta stretch everyday 😂😂

[@kjprodouctions9050]

​​@thattruckerwes8072 I'm gonna be 22 on the 31st that month. I didn't watch Nascar until 2010. But throughout my 14 years of being a fan, I've seen tons of races on KZbin from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. This sport is freaking awesome

[@hutrod7721]

I was supposed to be at this race but my daughter was being born. Jr wins on Sunday my daughter was born the next day definitely a win win!

[@ThePlatinumEagle]

I was there! I can't believe that it's already been 10 years!

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

I remember I was jumping up and down screaming when Jr took the lead with 12 to go. Knowing how terrible that season was for him. That was much needed. I also remember how we kept track of how many laps Jr lead that season.

[@DerrickRG]

Hard to believe that this was Jr's last mile and a half race win.

[@whoasked9500]

At least he got it in the 8 car, I love that MLB livery!

[@whoasked9500]

Arguably the only highlight in a season of lows for Dale Jr.

[@Shawn6751]

If only he had those lone highlights in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2017

[@taylormcbride1558]

First NASCAR race I ever went to :)

[@whoasked9500]

What a race to start with, good battle near the end.

[@fly5155]

This was also posted just one day before Dale Jr. won his second Daytona 500.

[@tnwhiskey68]

Seems like most of these older races I have watched all have Matt Kenseth dominating most of the race.

[@jeffhalenstahl]

i was at this race god bless,, i was .. 8 yeaRS OLD

[@Diecastbuffet]

Real racing. No stages needed!

[@sxezackw]

i was there for my 13th birthday!

[@markraynor8142]

Nascar 07 challenge 2 × 4 2:48:10 Dale Earnhardt JR 8 In the race he drove the 8 Budweiser/MLB All star game Chevy as he led 11 laps to win despite having a loose car with two worn tires as he ended a losing streak of 19 races since he was in victory lane at Pheonix in the next to last race of the inaugural chase for the cup of 2004 as he was very jubilant and proud to score his first N only victory of 2005 good news but bad news was he missed the Chase For The Championship that season. Anyway in the challenge he was driving the 8 Dale JR Chevy as the player in the game had to navigate jrs car for just two laps on worn tires to hang on to the victory like he was able to do so. (as for all his challenges he was in his Busch series oreo firesuit)

[@BuschWhackerReviews]

oh yeah this the race where rusty brought back the beautiful MGD car for the first time

[@User-nu6km]

jeff gordon punched mike bliss after the race

[@markdemars7044]

Beryllium He punched him after the race?

[@Arientis]

Prove it

[@christopherpotter5963]

I can’t remember how fast my heart was beating when I watched the finish of this race but it was going as fast as that 8 car

[@Rigonascar88]

Thanks for the upload!

[@budamania1989]

Awesome race to watch

[@user-fu1ss4eo6c]

I noticed that when Tony Eury Sr. Was Earnhardt's crew chief he was winning on a regular basis. From the moment Eury Jr. took over, Dale's wins pretty much stopped.

[@josephchappell8788]

Matt Kenseth Dominated leading 176 of the 267 laps this is a race he Should have won. This started his run to make the Chase that year But he made up for it by Dominating Bristol later in the year. But Congratulations to Dale jr using pit strategy to win this would be his last hurrah for the year tho. Overall this was one of the best Chicagoland races ever.

[@RedCard94]

0:00 Jim Cummings voice-over for the BOA Countdown to Green

[@dlwile33]

Steve Hmiel doesn't get enough credit.

[@Robert.Riddle]

+Ryan Wile If I remember correctly, he actually did do a pretty decent job as Junior's crew chief for part of that season before being removed.

[@jmreeves89]

His son probably has something to do with that, what with the lifetime ban and all.

[@jessiehenry5405]

Steve Was Actually The Team Manager

[@markraynor8142]

Holiday Green Day 23:23

[@jackjohnson9603]

Just read Gordon's book. Turns out he knocked the shit out of Bliss at the airport after this

[@mattkowal90]

Does anyone know what the name of the NBC NASCAR music is called that they use when they come back from a commercial break and during the race and results? Example would be at 40:10 to 40:38

[@stevelatarte3693]

Slide job

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Loved Sadler (big RYR fan), but man I hated that Combos car. Surprise he never drove a Twix/Milky Way bar (associate sponsors) and didn't drive Snickers until his 2nd to last race w/Yates.

[@randomepic6204]

Chris Kreager me too. Im suprised kyle busch hasnt driven a twix/milkyway car either

[@mrclamstew]

Fake debris caution with 24 to go. Welcome to Nascar.

[@danalong1237]

Bill Weber is one of the best pit reporters, but one of the worst lap-by-lap announcers in history!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

When it comes to lap-by-lap, he's still way better than Marty Reid

[@danalong1237]

But worse than Ray Dunlap.

[@RyanTheIncredible882]

All of them are better than Jerry Punch

[@lewisgriffin9684]

Naw

[@lewisgriffin9684]

@@RyanTheIncredible882 you cannot compare the two dumb guys are play by play guys Jerry punches is a color analyst

[@platinum20]

This was the worst looking MLB All Star Game paint scheme Dale Jr had with Budweiser but his 2nd win in that theme!

[@user-ui5cr2yh6q]

39:24 2001 MBNA CAL RIPKEN, JR. 400 Kyle Petty Engine Failure 43rd in feel it....

[@whoasked9500]

They sound different in this race.

[@williamgrantham4481]

2:40:36 William Grantham Blow Up

[@christoblack2024]

Wish they would release this theme song digitally somehow