From The Vault: Harvick's last lap from the 2007 Daytona 500

Relive the last lap from the 2007 Daytona 500 that saw Kevin Harvick win by inches over NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin.

[@henrychapman4298]

This is one of the best races I have ever seen

[@Jobbot666]

Me too

[@willvintage3505]

That tracking shot at the S/F line, with the big DAYTONA on the wall and flashbacks in the crowd is iconic to me.

[@joekaput747]

Whoever decided to put cable cam *there* of all places should have been given a raise

[@FinalWX13]

true

[@lonewolf2513]

I watched this live and I am still hurting for Mark

[@lucasesquivel2525]

Honestly now I'm just realizing how close Kyle Busch was to winning this 500. If he'd have made his move up just a few seconds earlier he would've gotten that huge run Harvick had and be the one crossing the line first. Welp now after last weeks 500 it's like what 18 tries for Rowdy and no 500 to show for yet.

[@micahbrown8095]

“This is the Daytona 500” -Kevin Harvick

[@willnobles4700]

Most brokenhearted feeling as a Martin fan for me. No doubt the best driver to never win a championship finishing 2nd 5 times. He deserved that Daytona 500. Class act throughout his whole career and always did things the right way. He deserved a championship or a atleast a Daytona 500 win on his resume

[@brandonrice3331]

This was my first NASCAR race I've ever seen and I was only 7. I'm turning 17 this year. Time flies...

[@WFM]

How’s 21?

[@Mom-us5qy]

@@WFM probably not as good as 22

[@danielblaise156]

2001 was mine, I was 11.

[@AbaddonGamin]

math aint right

[@AbaddonGamin]

shit nvm u said this 6 years ago hahaha

[@Slotten68]

Harvick fan since Atlanta in 2001. When I saw Kyle move up I didn't even realize the 29 was already there. I got out of my chair and yelled at the TV and screamed in bliss after tge finish. Less than 10 seconds later I felt awful for Mark and almost felt guilty or cheering. What a great race and such an emotional rollercoaster

[@travisescorcio1588]

I've also been a Harvick fan for years, this is the ONLY race, ONLY race, that I wish he hadn't. I wanted it for Martin more than Harvick.

[@forensix78]

This was the first NASCAR race I ever watched. Only in recent years have I realized that I was lucky enough to watch a classic of the modern era.

[@andrewesau51]

This wasn't the first NASCAR race I ever watched. I remember watching others many times before but no details or specific races. This race is the first race I genuinely remember watching vividly. It's the first one that made a lasting memory and made me truly fall in love with NASCAR. I was 8 years old. I had been watching NASCAR even before that, ever since I was born basically because of my family. But this race is what really impressed me and made me a NASCAR fan on my very own. That finish is really a core memory for me. Definitely a big reason for the types of things I'm interested in today as an Adult.

[@critter42]

1:28 "Have you ever...!?" Darrell Waltrip: "Well, a couple of times" ROFL

[@racingmhf9157]

'Have you ever?' 'No I've never!'

[@furioussherman7265]

This was the very first race I ever watched on TV. Suffice to say, I've been hooked ever since.

[@danielblaise156]

Damn you caught it at a bad time because it turned to shit with the COT, thankfully it seems it’s turning things around and getting good again!

[@furioussherman7265]

@@danielblaise156 Eh. Don't worry about it. 2007 was the last of NASCAR's glory years, but 2008-2015 were fun as well. It also helps that I've done a lot of digging into the sport's history over the years, so it's not like I don't know what it was like before I got in.

[@ewayne1918]

One of the most memorable Daytona 500s of all time, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2014, and 2016. In my opinion

[@AWC1989]

The 1993 Daytona 500 should be way on your list. How could someone miss this one??? Jeff Gordon's first Daytona 500 leading the very first lap. Richard Petty's first race since retirement in 1992. He waved the green flag too. Dale Jarrett, and Kyle Petty starting first and second. They did a special with Richard Petty, and Ned Jarrett about that before the big race. Rusty Wallace going end over end. "Rusty 20 feet in the air spinning crashing!" Kyle Petty dominating the race until he was wrecked by a sliding car. Kyle Petty was not happy, and he let the other driver know about it too. He would never win the Daytona 500 thanks in large part to this race. The ending had the Dale and Dale show with Ned Jarrett calling his son home to victory lane. This was also the last Daytona 500 for Alan kulwicki, and Davey Allison for obvious reasons. This was also Al Unser Jr's only start in Nascar. (Did I miss anything?)

[@ewayne1918]

@@AWC1989 no you didn't I hadn't thought of the 93 Daytona 500. That was a great one too. When I became a NASCAR fan back in 1999 and started researching the history the 1998 Daytona 500 happened to stand out to me first.

[@ewayne1918]

@JGR4LIFE that's one opinion however to me they're not. 1998, Earnhardt Sr conquered Daytona and in 2004 Earnhardt Jr made history by becoming only the 3rd father/son duo to win The Great American race, joining Lee and Richard Petty and Bobby and Davey Allison.

[@JLSXMK8]

Oh yeah... MEGA nostalgia!!! I loved watching this live in 2007.

[@rinzler6425]

One of the best Daytona 500's in my opinion

[@STS125]

Was at this race, huge huge Mark fan and this tore me up inside! Oh so close!

[@wvchild]

NASCAR should use that camera angle for every finish of the Daytona 500. Made this finish even more cool

[@jason-zx2ju]

i wanted martin to win, but this was one of the finishes from the gods. it was one everyone wants in a finish, either a big one, or a photo finish, and we got both.

[@Belugchanuwu]

And a flip

[@coffeeblack1057]

I was pulling for Mark Martin. ...... But I'm a Harvick fan.... it was my senior year of high school..... and HERE CAME HARVICK.....Holy shit .. change of plans.... lol. Sorry mark.

[@itsnotreagan]

I watched this race on tv with my dad, and man I miss this era of NASCAR. Those cars used to scream at Talladega and Daytona.

[@andrewapurcell]

This race made me a not only a Kevin Harvick fan but a NASCAR fan. This race means the world to me.

[@sampizza463]

When he said side by side right to the line I got the chills

[@sethglass8349]

I did too man. I did too. As a long time Harvick fan, this replay never gets old.

[@kobebryant7116]

I was there with the grandpa that is now passed away. I will forever remember this. Hopefully I can relive it somehow in the afterlife with him someday

[@londontravels2395]

10 Years later I'm still saying C'mon MARK

[@GStraitKISS1]

My heat still aches! Harvick bumped Mark the last 500 yards plus NASCAR should have dropper the caution! The only people happy with this were Harvicks crew’

[@watermel0noj242]

@@GStraitKISS1 Harvick never touched mark dumbass, also if nascar threw a caution it would do literally nothing because they are already entering the trivial. plus we wouldn't have this crazy finish. You gotta respect both the guys they both have an unbelievable amount of talent.

[@IGNITION82]

@@watermel0noj242 he did touch him 0:44

[@watermel0noj242]

@@IGNITION82 that was mark going to shove harvick

[@watermel0noj242]

not harvick touching mark

[@TheDCGuitar13]

There will never be another Earnhardt but damn did harvick have a lot of dale like moments. No one but Kevin could’ve carried that torch successfully. No one.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

I think Dale Jr would've held it just fine.

[@GoodOlRoll]

@@CoasterMan13Official ha!

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@GoodOlRoll you think I'm kidding?

[@GoodOlRoll]

@@CoasterMan13Official no, I think you're funny

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@GoodOlRoll oh. I'm a quirky guy.

[@inclantayakajackie284]

Harvick is my favriote driver and I just love him

[@ProfetaJoseSantiago]

this has to be one of the best 500''s ive ever watched

[@ToddReuterOutdoors]

2007? Damn. Feels like yesterday.

[@altx7776]

This was such a badass finish.

[@Kaos17428]

I wanted Mark Martin to win that race so bad

[@electriccvibe]

when there was real racing I watched this 😎

[@larry8030]

HOUSERECORDS 2007 was a good year

[@backtothe80s97]

Harvick had the boost to get through lol holy shit that momentum

[@slimbrady6691]

Kenseth gave him a push from hell down the back stretch lol

[@williamtodd7171]

This is the best 500 finish ever

[@licorice5266]

I have hated watching this since it happened mark was always my favorite and I've never liked Kevin and I always thought mark deserved it more

[@robr1822]

You don't "deserve" wins, you earn wins, and Harvick earned this one. Also, this was the first Daytona 500 run on the same day that Dale died in the 500 (Feb 18), and of course the 3 (renumbered 29) brought home the checkers, same thing happened again when for the second time they ran it on Feb 18. Cant fight fate.

[@andrewputnam2717]

my mother was so pissed when harvick won she was yelling so loud that the neighbors called to see if anything was wrong

[@MehIgotnothing]

😂😂 My mom was that way after the 06 Talladega race with Vickers and Jr. Two of our neighbors called to make sure everything was okay, lol.

[@cdf360]

This was the last real memorable NASCAR race I watched

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

What a feeling this must be!

[@aric10almirolafanchase9ell9]

Other then Martin losing, this is my favorite Daytona 500 finish

[@millertime97jm]

The 1979 one is my favorite, but this one is pretty nice too.

[@Ghostmotorfinger]

2007 Daytona 500 Champion Kevin Harvick!.

[@Johnsaunders4937]

My favorite guy

[@magicapricot]

Great camera work on this ine

[@seahawkfan1995]

10 years already I feel old

[@ReelAZMatt]

Unforgettable

[@bigdjfan]

I was at this race. Freaking awesome.

[@shorttrackthing6919]

I miss that 38 M&Ms paint scheme

[@noahcoleman5556]

The one race where everybody wishes NASCAR threw the caution right before they crossed the line.

[@hengineer]

Et but the timing line was the start finish line so Kevin would've won anyway

[@cooldude2255]

This whole "who was first when caution came out on the last lap" thing is bull****. It shouldn't matter who was first when caution came out, just who was first to the line.

[@saddletramp6935]

Cool dude that's not the way it was stated. On the last lap of a over time race, the rule was as I remember it if caution come out after the white flag was shown the leader of the was race at that time was declared the winner. That would have been Mark. At the finish line it was Kevin. They changed the rules. Mark got the the shaft, so they could waive the checkered flag at the finish line. And BTW toyota ruined nascar.

[@synthrocklord29]

I miss this ;(

[@carson2416]

polygon298 I remember watching this live, so long ago :(

[@RedCard94]

I picked a good year for my first Daytona 500.

[@hokiebird71]

10 years ago. Wow. Hope he bought Kenseth dinner for a month for pushing him LOL

[@ericslivinski2080]

How Harvick earned this one. Just 🏁💵

[@Coolbreeze0988]

And mr. where did he come from was born!

[@coffeeblack1057]

1976....1979.....2007. Those were the 3 most famous. And then 2012 happend. I was actually there so.... add one more to the list... lol.

[@0besem0de22]

Helluva way to win

[@larry8030]

I feel really old now..

[@johngavlick6479]

This was my first Nascar race

[@Itz_Racelol]

0:54 wth the m&ms car look at it

[@amylpace]

I was there! All the way from Madison Wisconsin

[@zoraorbitz5830]

Happies day of my life

[@theglassesclub681]

Probably one of the best finishes in Nascar History

[@willnobles4700]

Right up there with Ricky Craven and Kyle Busch finish at Darlington. Still turns my stomach as a Martin fan. The man deserved to win that race. If he hadn't of gotten loose in the final turn he would've won that race

[@theglassesclub681]

@@willnobles4700 that's also a great one too

[@ElliotKing-ci3uy]

I feel sorry for Martin. Wanted him to win the following years so bad

[@BLyonsDesign]

I have the 1:24 scale version of Harvicks race win car and I even got Richard Childress to sign it

[@StewartHaasforlife]

0:52 0:58 BIG CRASH HERE THEY COME CHECKED FLAG HARVICK. 1:02 KEVIN HARVICK WINS THE DAYTONA 500

[@fabiog0610]

Will there be a livestream for the race tonight?

[@ToadWarrior75]

Dark horse top 5's in Mike Wallace and David Ragan have to be noted somewhere, right?

[@waiteswaite]

The best race ever

[@creeper4481]

This was the First ever NASCAR Race race I watched when I was 3, and it was also the race that got me into the sport as well Didn’t know much about it at the time, I just thought the speed and the paint schemes of the cars looked cool racing around the track. But the one car that caught my eye the most was that Red and Yellow Shell Car of Kevin Harvick

[@michaeljode4350]

Big Mark Martin fan here, but he didn't see Harvick coming and it cost him the race

[@maggusmala]

Is there a way to see the Daytona Unlimited online?

[@joekaput747]

Markus Mala Fox sports go

[@Jayinjapanese]

Daytona shouldn’t be destroyed for a Viking football field…NASCAR is just getting more fans

[@yipperskipper]

Still ticks me off somewhat that the first year Harvick doesn't have Goodwrench as a primary sponsor, he wins the 500. Eh, better than nothing I suppose.

[@shelleyking8450]

You mean the race NASCAR STOLE from Mark Martin?

[@saddletramp6935]

Nascar changed the rules at the last minute. Mark got screwed.

[@mikeysenior]

In 2022, I wonder if they would have thrown the caution flag? 🤔

[@juansports984]

Nah they were right there close to the finish line

[@andrewthepokerchamp]

I still think Mark should have won.

[@cooldude2255]

No way. Harvick crossed the finish line first, so he won fair and square.

[@peanut1894]

Montoya Stremme Kenseth Biffle Marlin Carl Edwards Casy mears all crashed on the final lap. -Mike Joy

[@AlonsoRules]

you wouldn't get racing like this with today's garbage aero package

[@gpbunn395]

I touched Kevin Harvicks car at the Hall of fame in Charlotte. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe. Hehe.

[@NewHaven203]

Back when Nascar was awesome!

[@caiomartins790]

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[@joshy5677]

By any chance does anybody in the comments know about our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. If not plz I would recommend seeking Jesus he loves you💞llll

[@daddyschainsjewelry]

Mark needed that so bad man that was his race