2006 UAW Ford 500 - Finish

[@MrAttean]

Single file for 10 straight laps but yet BP, Wally, and Weber make it exciting. The sound of the cars help too. Would never happen in today’s racing.

[@BACreeker48]

@@Gordontrek hey I actually like tandom drafting from 2011 to 2012. It gave a new interesting style to dega and Daytona and also gave a chance for the back cars to win a race

[@danielrivera2105]

Eh the current cars still sound pretty well, the gen 4 sounded great, no doubt about it. The plate sound of those cars was but iconic. but I feel like people throw a bit too much praise to it and give too much shade on the sound of the current ones.

[@davidpeters2625]

I know... it's complete bullshit that this type of broadcasting can't happen nowadays...

[@2jsalomon]

@@danielrivera2105 nah, the praise is well deserved. That sound is literally the reason i looked forward to EVERY plate race up until 2008 when the cot came out. (well, technically the fall '07 race, but you know what i mean). The sound was everything. I still go back periodically and watch the old qualifying sessions from '96 to '07 at all the plate tracks JUST to hear the high pitch whine. The current ones are decent.. but c'mon. Its not even really close at all...

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

Oh the hypocrisy of you people. You all complained 2006 that they were so boring, now suddenly they were exciting?

[@weepjng]

This Gen of Nascar sounded so nice on the plate tracks..

[@mattkowal90]

+Freshh LK Gives me goosebumps because I grew up with that noise whenever they headed to Daytona and Talladega. Really not a big fan of them going single file along the wall the final 10 laps though, and they don't make a move until the final lap. Only reason why the racing on Sunday was insane was because A.) Junior wrecked out and killed Amelia and B.) Rain could have hit at anytime as soon as they crossed the cross flags with 94 laps completed. Rain was I think 10-20 miles away when Keselowski took the checkered-flag to complete lap 188. Also miss the NASCAR on NBC/TNT theme music used from 2004-2006.

[@billyjack70]

18:1 compression will do that.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

Whjne too bad there’s not restrictor plates in cup anymore. Now it’s the Tapered Spacer

[@jackietang3789]

And you'll never hear it ever again unless come 2021 the gen 7 sounds similar to it on Superspeedways

[@joshjarnagin3161]

Jackie Tang It’s gonna be the same exhaust as this one (both sides). Current is only right side

[@chinoc102]

Benny Parsons in the booth and Eli Gold on the radio the best Sunday's ever.

[@MehIgotnothing]

8:28 It's amazing 12 years later I can still remember the rage that ensued following that moment. Not to mention the voicemails that were left on Dave Despain's Windtunnel tv show.

[@HistoricalWonder720]

Every single seat filled, even on the backstretch. Amazing!

[@COLETHORN10]

The Allison Stands are gone.

[@OfficialKiwiFrankencop]

Man that track looks beautiful paved!

[@mattkowal90]

+2016 NASCAR Crashes & Finish's It still looks beautiful, it still looks fresh even 10 years after the repave! Still no bumps.

[@allabouthewaves4354]

Cars sound back before 2007 was so smooth and nice.

[@mattkowal90]

Oh yeah, I miss that noise. The only reason it changed was because before 2007 they used dual exhaust pipes that came out both sides. After the COT and still today they decided to just have the exhaust come out the right side and not both. The tone also comes from the fact they only got up to 7500 RPM's with the plates, while today they are doing 8500-8800 all the way around on the plates (plus tapered spacer comes into play).

[@allabouthewaves4354]

Matthew Kowal Thanks for the explanation.

[@scotthag1993]

It looks so fast and smooth

[@greatestbrand5191]

Never should’ve replaced Allen bestwick in the booth

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

Greatest Brand they had to. He suffered an injury

[@BobShot80]

They never should have replaced Bob Jenkins

[@adventureswithmercenaryfamily]

I 100% agree Alan was the voice of Nascar for a long time , and with Benny these 2 called the best I've ever heard I. Over 45 years of watching Nascar.I haven't watched a race in 2 years its a com.ercial fest now not worth watching.

[@joshjarnagin3161]

Robert Hendershot They didn’t replace Bob. They replaced ESPN

[@Badassinblack51]

Agreed

[@seanhart7185]

If you look to the left side of the screen at 8:49 you can see someone with impeccable aim throwing a beer can directly at Brian's car.

[@slimbrady6691]

I was there man, it was absolutely insane. You couldn't see it on tv, but ppl were throwing entire coolers and cameras onto the track.

[@garylehrjr1616]

Seen it lol

[@imrustyokay]

never underestimate an angry drunk.

[@peppyluscious]

If you play it frame by frame, you can even see it hit and stick to the very bottom of his front bumper for a split second before blowing under his car lol. truly 10/10 aim

[@AImpatientMan]

-cant win the championship -teammate is competing for the championship infront of him -teammate is also one of the best racers on the track at the moment t -guy hes competing with is the most popular driver in Nascar at the moment, literally everyone loves him. Also one of the best racers at the moment -both in a close points battle and his teammate needs this w - *wrecks them both to win the race* Vickers is a madlad. Guy just flipped off his employer, team, drivers, teammate, fans, officials, and pretty much the entire sport just to win a race

[@davidpeters2625]

And made a bunch or excuses as to why he did what he did, when everybody obviously knows that he wrecked him, just to get his first win, that otherwise he could not get

[@DEIFAN]

Down bad move there

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

He was trying to follow Johnson past Earnhardt and misjudged it lol.

[@psychlops924]

He didn’t intentionally wreck them. He tried to pop out with Jimmie but had too much of a run

[@MikeJunior24K]

These cars look so much better then today’s Gen 6 cars

[@SDRacing88]

MikeJunior24K ?? How so? These look better than the c.o.t. version, but thank God GM told NASCAR if we don't change these cars, we're out. The front of the SS now camaro/fusion/camrycrap look close to the real thing.

[@mikemurphy8107]

DRT71 the gen 4 car will always be my favorite but I do like the gen 6 a lot, especially with how it resembles the street cat in the front

[@bigrooster6893]

GM has sucked this. I’m a Chase Elliott and the GM has sucked this year.

[@MikeJunior24K]

DRT71 Because it doesn’t have a splitter, the tires fill out the wheel wells because they aren’t sucked to the ground, you can see the cars suspension working instead of bouncing like they are on struts/solid suspension. They look more balanced with more over hang in front of the front wheels. They aren’t skewed to the inside because the bodies are square instead on the right side being flat to hang the spoiler out in the air. Also the rear bumpers and quarter panels aren’t almost dragging the ground here either!!!

[@joshsmithson7955]

Nah

[@naswii4360]

These cars truly sound the best. Beautiful

[@seandamenacee4767]

How the hell is footage from 2006 this clear lol

[@SharkAndRexyNR]

Lil Sean HD camera maybe?

[@TotalCruiserBabe]

@Jimmie Johnson 48 Champion maybe the aid of new editing software?

[@Musicrecords10]

2006 footage was crystal clear, don't let the shitty videos on youtube fool you

[@rowbaught1218]

Simulation

[@seandamenacee4767]

FlappableBean I clearly just turned 10 bro get it right dumbass

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

My gosh the sound on these gen 4 cars on the plate tracks sounded so sexy!

[@chrisgoodsondrums]

I still to this day remember the unbelievable rage I felt as an 8 year old child who was the world’s biggest Dale Jr fan

[@Pickles830]

I remember this. 15 years of watching nascar and this is still the weirdest finish ive seen

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

***** I still think that the 2009 Spring Michigan finish was weirder, but this ranks up there.

[@Pickles830]

Falling Pictures Productions you have a point there. That finish was odd

[@jabber1990]

google 2018 Canadian Tire truck finish

[@AlonsoRules]

2018 Xfnity @ Daytona

[@DLT704]

I remember it too. We was in the stands on the backstretch, talk about tore up I’d say 3/4 of the fans there was Budweiser no. 8 including us. I never seen so many pissed off people

[@Umber1911]

Miss these cars. I also miss the design of that #2 Miller car.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

8:27 There he goes Jr- OH NOOOOOOOOO! THE 25 HOOKED THE 48! And takes out Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson!

[@videogamelover7374]

Caution is out! The leaders have already taken the White Flag. So is it gonna be the 25 or the 9?

[@davidakey9743]

I watch this race as a kid. When Johnson and Earnhardt jr. Got turned, I thought "The fans are not going to like this."

[@rcracer8872]

Im a Dale Jr fan and i was so pissed

[@brandonwagner4719]

48

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Great looking cameras miss the sounds these cars made.

[@blastbeatthefolf1052]

Keep in mind this is HD in 2005

[@wil1212]

Hell yeah awesome driving Vickers. Remember watching that race.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Happy new year 2021... still remembered this classic 15 years ago.

[@greyghost293]

This period filled with Junior having to do it by himself...such a shame DEI fell apart around him.

[@Buildingexcellence11]

Once DEI folded... Jr was never the same. That red Bud #8 was the best.

[@davidpeters2625]

Agreed. But I will say that Jr has the last laugh given the fact that he won 3 xfinity championships as an owner of JR Motorsports, Doncha think?

[@AnneBUZZTKO]

@@davidpeters2625 CHASE, BYRON AND REDDICK

[@davidpeters2625]

@@AnneBUZZTKO yupperz

[@gregbuckley1826]

@@Buildingexcellence11 Jr Left before it went under because Step momma would give him some of the Company..its didnt go under till years later

[@jgonascar]

Jimmie Johnson's only DNF that season

[@Oat_meal_YT]

I remember when I saw this live. As a Johnson fan I was bitterly disappointed.

[@zmatthew91]

F-14 Tomcat Tobar I was devastated 😂😂😂

[@oscarjimenezsr.716]

Still won the first of 5 in a Row

[@SpaceMetalFerrari248]

9 year old me cried and wanted to shoot arrows at Brian Vickers' car LOLZ.

[@hotdogs5265]

Benny Parson is great

[@xx_mario_xxandLuigi]

Who's here after the 2021 Daytona 500

[@TitanicGaming32]

Fans don't like Vickers' move, but if it were the exact same scenario only Dale Jr was the one who took out the 2 leaders, the fans would say "it's just a product of racing, he did nothing wrong"

[@SDRacing88]

weak....

[@EDVERSiTY_DECOM]

DRT71 No, it's NOT weak. You just don't want to admit that it's true.

[@rcracer8872]

@@gagemcpherson4454 you're a dumbass i would try to help you but you cant fix stupid

[@TheIceberg]

Based on earlier in the year you actually be wrong. In the Busch race at Michigan in 2006 Jr wrecked Carl Edwards for the win and when he exited the car in victory lane he was met with boos from the crowd.

[@rcracer8872]

@@TheIceberg not his real fans like me

[@JustColbert]

Gut wrenching time to be a Jr fan

[@johnreams3182]

+Colby Lindberg No offense to you, but kinda like seeing Junior lose. He kinda inherited his fans instead of earning them, and I've always held it against him.

[@allabouthewaves4354]

Same boat for Jimmie as well.

[@lynxiee6033]

Sucks that Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired.

[@1888Wyatt]

John Reams how’s that his fault?

[@dath_yt]

yeah. Teresa earnhardt just had to ruin it all

[@deletedaccount966]

Do you happen to have the full race in HD? It used to be on BMM248's channel but is has been deleted.

[@mattkowal90]

Junior and Johnson would become teammates in a year and a half with the 25 becoming the 88! This was the only time in Junior's career at Talladega that he led at the white flag but failed to win. He led at the white flag 7 times at Talladega, and came back around and won. (His four-consecutive, Fall 2004, and Spring 2015).

[@Shawn6751]

I haven't really followed that statistic. He still has it and he can run his JR Motorsports and run part-time in the cup series. He led over 100 laps at Richmond and won a stage race this season in the Xfinity Series with nearly one year out of the car. I honestly think that he has the resources and the talent to pull a Mark Martin. He has a daughter to impress and build the memories like he did with Dale Sr when he was a kid. I'm looking at him as what his dad would do if he was in retirement. I doubt that we will never see Dale Sr stay in retirement if he was still living.

[@zachg9065]

This is one of my earliest memories of nascar. I was going crazy.

[@whoasked9500]

This race proves that the single file line isn't just a problem for NASCAR nowadays.

[@slimbrady6691]

It was like that in this race because this was the first race after they re-paved the track.

[@shilpi326]

Real Slim Yes, but that doesn’t explain other single file races from 2000-2007.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

You do not take out your teammate, you do not take out Dale Earnhardt Jr

[@MRNASCARFAN25]

Dale jr sucks

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

Just a sane person passing through who recognizes the incredibly obvious fact that Vickers was trying to follow Johnson past Earnhardt...

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

Right. I'm guessing you think he did the same in the 2005 Open?

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

@@FallingPicturesProductions Considering that wasn't even a remotely similar situation, no.

[@MrBurney12]

I agree. I think Vickers is an idiot but he didn't do this on purpose. Jimmie pulled out suddenly and Brian was too late trying to follow him by.

[@jakemohr9603]

I miss the cars sounding like that

[@BamaDega]

I forgot they used to restart single file.

[@trentwilkinson7009]

Who’s here after McDowell’s Daytona 500 win?

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

Wow that's sad.

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

Beautiful Asphalt :)

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

It would have been interesting to see the fan reaction had they not thrown the caution and Kahne/Kurt Busch had won instead.

[@track_g35]

I think the crowd would have loved that

[@edstababy]

Throwing a caution on the last lap ruins it.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

The only difference between this finish and the 2021 Daytona 500 is that there weren't anymore cars involved in the 2006 Uaw Ford 500 unlike in the 2021 Daytona 500

[@SUPEREEVEEMASTER]

Seems like the single file issue at Talladega has been an on and off issue since the repave. That and it seems like no one wants to make the move with the possibility of losing positions.

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

+SUPEREEVEEMASTER Yep. I'm still pretty darned amazed when people complain about the recent series of dull single-file finishes at Tally in the last few years. It isn't usually an issue of drivers unwilling to move though, as much as it is that a line just can't form. It's been even more evident since 2012, since the tandem drafting was forcibly removed without consideration of general aerodynamics and drag.

[@SUPEREEVEEMASTER]

Falling Pictures Productions If you take away the last 20-30 laps of the 2015 Spring Talladega I think the current plate package that was implemented at the beginning of 2014 has been good. As someone who started watching in 2007 but has seen several older races I wish we could use something similar to when the cars had a wickerbill on the roof along with the other minor changes back in late 2000 and 2001. Not only was it easier to pass but you didn't always need the help of ten cars behind you to get to the front. You'll rarely see a parade but that's just my opinion.

[@TheLocalLt]

Falling Pictures Productions Tandem drafting was NOT forcibly removed from the Cup series! They can still tandem if they want (Ragan/Gilliland at Talladega in 2013 for example). It’s just harder with the gen6. But it’s ONLY banned in Xfinity and Trucks

[@jimabbad9663]

@@SUPEREEVEEMASTER the single file at the top only happens when the lead car is that much stronger than the field. Like this race and the 2015 spring race in particular, jr was by far the class of the field so the other cars had to follow because they couldn't do anything with him

[@slimbrady6691]

@@jimabbad9663 Nah, Junior cut a tire down and went a lap down at one point in this race and they were still running single file all the way around the track.

[@firetruck1255]

It still amuses me how the media portrayed it as on purpose and even Jimmie and Dale say it wasn’t intentional

[@slimbrady6691]

It wasn't on purpose, but it was a dumbass move on Vickers part.

[@jameshoran8]

Brian got payback for Hendricks' telling him he was gone at year end. He took their Golden boy out and won the race as NASCAR threw the caution early. If they allowed it to race to the line, Kahne wins the race.

[@shawnf820]

James Horan Lol if you think Jimmie was the golden boy at Hendrick in 2006.

[@gaffords2631]

It wasn't intentional, but Vickers blaming Jr was not the thing to do either.

[@cyanidegaming9617]

@James Horan That's pretty doubtful, if you look closely and actually watch, it looks like he is trying to move down WITH Jimmie and push him, he wasn't clear and hooked him.

[@sprinkle581]

Jeff Burton always had such shitty luck. Heartbreaking.

[@oscarjimenezsr.716]

3rd in 2000 Points

[@LessGo7921]

Vickers was and still is unbelievably underrated. Won the 2003 secondary series title, only to be given the dreaded #25 car in Cup, (which was always considered to be the worst car at Hendrick no matter who drove it.)

[@jeffmurray4627]

won that title in 2003 as a 19 yr old no less. That was a great Championship battle for the 2003 Busch Series Championship, as 5 drivers had a chance to win the title at the Championship race at Homestead. And it was still full season points earned in every race points system back then.

[@racersedge4962]

Nah, Vickers sucked...

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

Tim Richmond won 7 Races with The #25 in 1986 alone

[@LessGo7921]

@@DupontandLowesWarrior Wow this first comment was old Anyways, yes the 25 was good equipment way back then. But it sucked since the mid 90’s. Vickers wasn’t bad. Look what he did in that Red Bull in 2009 before his health issues

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

@@LessGo7921 After 1994 it began Sucking

[@theyungs]

2021 Daytona 500??

[@wackyboy0730]

Wow the graphics is better than today

[@jameshoran8]

I'm still convinced Brian purposely hooked Jimmie, but didn't intend to take Dale out. Dale just collected in Jimmie's crash. Dale, Jr's response post race was pure class that Brian got just a little bit too excited and moved early. Brian was getting kicked off Hendricks at year end, blamed Johnson and wanted payback.

[@The25KAPRTV]

I remember watching this race when I was a kid, and I thought for sure Dale Jr had it in the bag. Needless to say, I wasn’t to happy when that crash happened.

[@RC.41]

RIP beautiful backstretch stands

[@SamuelLiu2001]

This was a controversial finish. I can see why the fans threw trash on Brian Vickers’ car now. But that is not what you should do to a driver with a disease.

[@lazarbro]

He should be in jail

[@F1Legend53]

I love it how Jimmie was just engulfed by the dust coming off of jr

[@DaytonaPrototypes]

Looking back Vickers sucked in 2006 at Talladega. He effed up a potential 1-2 for him and Kyle Busch in the Busch race that year. Then he effed up a 1-2-3 the next day for he Jimmie and Jeff. Then he screwed up in this race as well.

[@seancroke5261]

He didn't screw this race up for himself. He won! Hahaha

[@User-nu6km]

he fucked jeff in the spring@@seancroke5261

[@theheadofthetable4246]

So basically what you are saying is vickers is a talentless hack. Got it.🤣🤣

[@lgsocom]

I was there! My gf at the time was a huge Jr. fan and after this race, was very interested in seeing what Brian Vickers head would look like on a stick 😂

[@psychlops924]

I remember this like it was yesterday

[@Me-eb3wv]

The video quality is so good

[@MrAlexisMedina]

This happened on my 10th birthday, still hurts to watch

[@tamezzodiac2862]

What tv really looked like back in the day. Everyone thinks it looked like complete trash even though it wasn’t bad. It was way clearer then it looks on KZbin. Even the 90 races were way clearer you could actually see the ticker and read the names and it not be complete shit. Box TVs weren’t always that bad. For some reason KZbin and the TV channels now make it look like trash even though it wasn’t horrible it was very watchable.

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

KZbin frequently compresses their videos, not to mention that the recording technology the average Joe had back in the day wasn't always recording in the best quality

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Falling Pictures Productions yeah. I mean it wasn’t great by any means but it wasn’t even close to as ass as it looks on KZbin

[@buckeyenation1681]

The good ole days of nascar. Look at all the people

[@shilpi326]

#BuckeyeNation 16 Boring racing running single file till the last lap

[@slimbrady6691]

@@shilpi326 It was only like that during this race because this was the first race after they re-paved the track. This race was still pretty exciting because at one point Junior cut a tire down and went a lap down and he somehow made it back to the front despite them running single file.

[@shilpi326]

Real Slim Dale Jr. was on another level at Talladega when he was with DEI.

[@jasonhuff7725]

I was at this race! It was very exciting

[@CantingWall3286]

5:34 how loyal will he be to Johnson’s back bumper?

[@sabgab]

One of my TOP 10 FAVORITE Talladega Finishes........

[@PhantomTrap26]

Same

[@gagemcpherson4454]

This race happened a day or 2 after my birthday turned 13 laughed so hard at this finish

[@zmatthew91]

I was 15 at the time......still pisses me off to this day 🤣🤣

[@W4RY3NTRY]

When I was 10 I thought Kahne in the 9 car was the baddest looking car on the track.😂 Especially the Mopar car

[@Lycan_Jedi]

God that Mopar car was fucking gorgeous! Still pissed I could never find the die cast of it.. At least I got his Mountain Dew and Early Dodge schemes..

[@markstrock6999]

Miss these cars, miss BP, can’t believe this has been 14 years ago. Crazy. Still $hit myself watching vickers dump jimmy even now

[@christopherlucas4620]

That was actually a pretty hard hit Jr. took from Johnson on Jr’s door.

[@brunorios6414]

I miss this

[@dangerzone24]

anyone else think Kasey Kahne should have been given the win?

[@COLETHORN10]

Vickers got payback to Johnson for wanting off the Hendricks teak. He hooked Johnson but took out Junior also. Kasey Kahne won that race. He beat Vickers to the line. If I were Junior, I would have been pissed with the Hendrick boys wrecking him on the last lap.

[@Lycan_Jedi]

Why? It was a racing incident.. Johnson went to pass, and Vickers moved to follow too soon. Hooked Johnson, typical Dega wreck. Its happend before, will probably happen again..

[@williamgrantham4481]

8:05 This Is Going Crazy

[@migdelisperez9940]

Es impresionante este final

[@richardcostello5374]

Dame the grandstand were still filled in 2008 I was still going to live events at that point😀😀😎

[@jehrx8]

I remember watching this live and the cameras having to cut off immediately when he entered victory circle. Everyone was chanting “BULLSHIT!” at the top of their lunges.

[@Thatsmashguy27]

2 years later Jr: *And I took that personally*

[@fnhscar1727]

Look at the people in the stands, its not like that anymore rip nascar

[@randomreviewsrebooted5156]

FNH SCAR 17 um, you're a dumbass, the grandstands were very full in this year's Daytona 500

[@gswizzy17]

Even though this was Vickers first win and he dumped them, I still respect him more than Austin cindric

[@drakeandfriends1834]

This aged well

[@duskrem_]

Extremely chad move from Vickers, honestly.

[@marco4103]

Woah this is literally in Next gen HD

[@braydenfletcher8159]

I might've been the only person to like the result of this race. I was 7 at the time, My Dad asked me who he should take in his pool and I said to take Vickers cause I felt bad that he wasn't going to be in the 25 in just a few races. The rest is history!

[@youtubeyoutube9159]

O

[@grcia_08]

As much as I enjoy this NASCAR racing, everyone in the comments please respect today’s racing. It’s actually good too when it comes to superspeedway racing.

[@-saltheknight-7318]

The quality is beautiful

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

BeetleRobin4753 even though it was back in 2006

[@Anthonyvincenttucceri7401-n5p]

Who Won Brian Vickers Or Kasey Kahne

[@Chicken_Wing91]

I remember this race my sisters were not happy when jr was spun hah

[@enterthekyuubi]

Dumped the most popular driver in the sport AND his teammate in one move. lol.

[@Антон2001-л4п]

Lightning McQueen GOOOOOOO!

[@X2Lazy2WinX]

8:28 Nascar 15 players online be like *_IT WAS A BUBBLE!!!_*

[@rks29]

Still cant believe they just ran single file until the back stretch.

[@brandonmcfarland5200]

This Happens When I Was 13 Years Old In The 8th Grade When Brian Vickers Broken Dale Earnhardt,Jr Fans Heart ❤️. Very Very Stunness For Dale Earnhardt, Jr Fans.

[@adventuresonic3671]

Such a wild finish! The NASCAR today is garbage, the cars are garbage! The sport is nothing like how it was in the late 1990s & early 2000s. NASCAR has become Formula one!

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

Adventure Sonic Except at Daytona and Talladega of course. I saw a photo Finish at 2019

[@EddieBoy-h7h]

You show right 👍

[@PhantomTrap26]

In my opinian 2006-2011 seasons are the best styles

[@mettaguts4292]

You wanna know how big of an impact this had on me. I'm 24 I watched this race when I was 7 I still hate Brian Vickers to this day. Jr was my and still probably is my favorite racer. I saw this and I cracked the windshield of my Brian Vickers die-cast car I think I might have smashed the hood too. This race made me so angry.

[@EricDavidFloyd]

a packed nascar race - so sad what's happened. Thanks France.

[@DumpedClutch]

I dont like the playoff/chase format but this Chase format wasnt bad

[@whoasked9500]

Either Kasey Kahne or Kurt Busch should've won that to be honest.

[@gosmo4504]

I still remember this. Someone had to make a move!

[@JRH823]

I remember crying at the end of this race, I was 6 and a huge jr fan, remember I was so sad jr lost.

[@trentwilkinson7009]

This happened on my sixth birthday, and I remember everything about the time that Vickers won the race with Jr. and Johnson wrecked, and I was a Jimmie Johnson fan that was stunned by the outcome of the race.

[@noviranger88]

FREIGHT TRAIN

[@sametozkan9175]

I wish this challenge was included in Nascar Thunder 08.

[@ryanengh1]

This is why Vickers had the shortest career possible

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

His career continued for another 10 years after this...

[@charlescramer8054]

Single file? Wow, everybody would be so butt hurt today if that’s how the last 10 laps went.

[@slimbrady6691]

It was because this was the first race after they re-paved it, it was hard to pass.