How ONE WIN forged a NASCAR dynasty...

[@HirokaAkita]

A single win ended up with a Freedom-powered car spanking Prototype asses on Le Mans. Now that's a proper butterfly effect.

[@fatman1288]

Spanking on the mulsanne straight you mean!

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

*GT3 cars

[@emdotrod]

*GTE cars, since it was running with leaner rules therefore it's faster

[@ItzAnonyms]

I think he means that the Nascar G56 was as fast as LMP2s on Mulsanne, which is true, and since it was a G56 it had similar cornering capabilities as GTE but with a ton more accel and top speed

[@aldouscoroza]

Hendrick Motorsports: Creating and Superstars and Legends and Champions in NASCAR history, and hell even IndyCar, and Le Mans, the Hendrick Footprint is Visible

[@DatTwenty]

I don't know why but the "not actually them" and "not actually him" taglines are absolutely hilarious to me.

[@RandomAssist]

That “last second win to save the franchise” is almost quite literally what the Seattle Mariners did when they beat the Yankees in the playoffs in 1995 lol

[@camaroboy1968ss]

yep, but could say just extended the pain of being a Mariner fan with how the following years have been. As a PNW native been a long time Mariner fan and I still hurt from 2001.

[@bkam9794]

@@camaroboy1968ss That's just the unfortunate cycle one has to suffer if they're a fan of the Seattle Mariners (I am a fan, and the record-tying 116 wins in 2001 still hurts to think about).

[@lokcoadv]

So, Hendrick Motorsports is the motorsports version of the Seattle Mariners. Got it.

[@camaroboy1968ss]

@@lokcoadv yes, but Hendrick then went onto win World Series like the Yankees, where the Mariners can’t get round 1 of the playoff if they even make it that far, lol

[@drumnbasssakuga9352]

Another related butterfly effect is that Kyle Larson ended up at Hendrick because he got dropped from Ganassi over his iRacing livestream incident. According to a tweet made earlier the day of the incident, he had a chance of not being free that night to hop on iRacing. If he ended up booked that night-which had a decent chance of happening-he doesn’t go to Hendrick and maybe isn’t the star driver of this generation.

[@arthuralford]

When Trackhouse started, it was a one-car team for Daniel Suarez. When they acquired Chip Ganassi's Cup team and its two franchises, it expanded to a two-car team. Would Justin Marks have kept Kyle Larson as the driver, instead of hiring Ross Chastain? Would Chastain now be another mid-field driver trying to hold onto a career?

[@santinoandreoli6759]

Well if I remember correctly Larson was in a contract year in 2020 anyway, so I think he would have still gone to Hendrick, the only change is he would have kept the 48

[@dmoran1093]

​​@@santinoandreoli6759you are correct, he was planning on leaving anyways and hms was eyeing him.

[@gabe_foran]

Larson was set to become a free agent after the 2020 season. He was going to have his pick of any top ride that was available either way.

[@KidLatin27]

​@@santinoandreoli6759yeah that's true and I'm glad Hendrick Motorsports is still winning races and being the best NASCAR team ever and I've been a Hendrick Motorsports fan since 2005 my first race was the 2005 Daytona 500 and I definitely remember going to Talladega for my first race and it was awesome and I definitely got to meet Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson and Dale jr as well too best day ever for me I'll never forget it and my favorite driver Dale jr won witch made it even better.😊

[@christiankallio8586]

Man Martinsville really holds the highest of highs and lowest of lows for Hendrick

[@chasebriscoefan19]

Always happy to see a new EllyProductions upload

[@bigjoes.1545]

I really want to love NASCAR but between the officiating, dumb structure, and streaming rights I rarely find myself watching. You are one of the few reasons I have an interest in Nascar. Keep er coming man.

[@andrejg4136]

The thing I have learned in my trawls through NASCAR history is that "NASCAR's officiating has always sucked, the only question is the degree."

[@gabe_foran]

What streaming rights are you talking about?

[@SSBBROCKS14]

It really is a good food for thought topic. What if Hendrick did lose that race at Martinsville. Sure, I may be a former Dale Jr. fan and now Ryan Blaney fan since becoming a fan in 2007. I still have massive respect for Rick Hendrick. I'd love to have a few beers with Rick. Great video, as always!

[@Skauldrich]

As someone who has studied a lot into Chinese history, I never thought I'd be hearing the words "mandate of Heaven" and "the Petty family" in the same sentence. Some great parallels drawn between the Chinese and sport notions of dynastic eras... I approve. 👍

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

The Yellow Turban Rebellion will be wild 😂😂😂

[@DuddleBug5]

I didn’t know there was a movie/movies called the butterfly effect. Anyways NASCAR is cool! Also 1985 is the only year Hendrick didn’t win a cup race at all

[@BraydenBunch58]

And if it wasn’t for Chase…. *2018*

[@DonderNashawk]

Well considering that Ken Schrader played drove for Hendrick in the early days, as well as driving for their expansion team, if you think about it, Bodine's win might have also caused the Carrot Top-mobile

[@NASCHEVY]

10:07 fr PLAYOFFS NEED TO STOP

[@BraydenBunch58]

If All Star Racing went out of business, All I know is that Gordon would’ve stayed at Ford, And Jr. would’ve went to JGR.

[@dmoran1093]

Gibbs got his start with the help from Rick, so it's possible he never gives nascar a shot. Same with Gene Haas.

[@draco2351]

Interesting perspective for a video on dynasties...and goated selection of Rivals of Aether music 2:00

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

It's hard to see this dynasty ever ending

[@emdotrod]

Without this win, we might never see Haas racing in F1 too. Gene Haas was sponsoring Hendrick Motorsport for years before he started his own team with Hendrick help and the rest is history. The team might scaled down its operation right now but the butterfly effect is real.

[@SilverThunder710]

0:15 Imagine if Austin had the talent he did in Trucks and Xfinity and was the champion in 2023… that’s an alternate universe I’d love to see

[@danbeard4854]

8:24 in 1999 English footballer Jimmy Glass scored a last-minute goal to save his team Carlisle United from relegation. They likely would've gone into liquidation had they been relegated.

[@santinodemonte5616]

“Still not him lol”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@manassinghbhati6]

Wow, the editing and music choices made this video slide as smoothly as butter. Excellent work, as always!

[@xdashx4962]

I know I wouldn’t be a fan of Nascar if Geoff never won that race. I grew up a Gordon fan. I loved seeing the rainbow warrior and it made me fall in love with the sport.

[@JasonRamme-g9w]

You know if Jimmie Johnson won the 2004 championship,it would've been a emotional one for HMS. Johnson would've become a 8 time champion too.

[@LessGo7921]

That 1984 Martinsville win is the Mo Lewis hit on Drew Bledsoe of Nascar

[@seannolan9857]

Personally, I believe that exactly how "dire" Hendrick's situation was going into this race has been exaggerated in later retellings. At no point during the radio broadcast did anyone say anything that would indicate that they might not be back next week. Bodine certainly didn't sound like a guy who was facing possible unemployment in his victory interview. They did say that they had a team meeting where they discussed whether or not their team was capable of winning yet. To which Bodine apparently answered "absolutely". But if Allison's brakes had lasted all day and he finally got that elusive grandfather's clock, I think a strong second would be more than enough of a morale boost to keep them going until Nashville, which they won more convincingly. Also, don't sell Bodine's Martinsville skills short. He'd won there ten times already between Modifieds and the predecessor of Busch. Yeah, his average finish in Cup wasn't great, but he'd also spent the last two years driving for a team that won twice in twenty years.

[@KombatRacer]

11:14 Seeing SHR being labeled as a “team of the past” makes me sad again.

[@chrisstraus24]

What an amazing video. Hendrick is my hero, and I currently work for him at City Chevrolet. I talk about the butterfly effect all the time, and I was there in Martinsville in April and was able to meet Bodine and thank him. He changed my life that day and I wasn’t even born for 8 more years. Quality, quality work here.

[@Matt_8000]

Without Hendrick Motorsports, so many drivers would never have gotten a start Of course there, Gordon and Johnson. But what Elliott, Byron, where does Larson go in 2021, Kyle Busch, what happens to Junior in 2008, does Kasey Kahne ever leave Evernham?

[@RooneyMac]

Don't forget Labonte, he was nearly forgotten until HMS picked him up

[@RooneyMac]

Jr in 08 might've gone to Gibbs, Kyle Busch possibly to Roush as originally intended? Kahne had gone to red bull after getting tf out and away from that gillet douchesack, Elliott might go wherever his dad ends up steering him, Byron probably stays on a computer or winds up some corporate spokesfucker type for Falwell, and Larson? Yea, he probably gets to stay his ass at the hou from '21-on Gordon, probably goes to Bill Davis in cup like he already was going to, Johnson might join him or even go the Robby Gordon route of dipping into multiple forms of motorsport while still in his prime, something the contract with Hendrick forbade. Hey Connor, you getting all this? Might be a possible sequel here!

[@arthuralford]

@@RooneyMac Larson was supposed to go to Stewart Haas after his penance. Tony Stewart really, really wanted to hire him, but Ford said no, and Gene Haas had his head fully up his arse with his F1 team so he couldn't back Tony up. So Larson either stays in sprint cars and becomes a multi-time champion, or ends up in a mid-field Cup team and becomes one of those "If only" drivers

[@Dat-Mudkip]

​@@arthuralford I keep (unintentionally) misspelling "Haas" as "Hass", so that alone tells you what I think of him.

[@jamespallister2031]

I think a Rick ware would have dared like say a Desean Watson to Cleveland, very good but very scandal hit

[@Myrvold]

Should've used a picture of Will Power doing his double bird-flip for the "willpower" bit around 1:12 ;P

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Definitely would love to see a video about the Chinese dynasties. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

[@nachodinos3]

Astonishing quality in your videos! Thanks for all of them

[@laneodell9583]

Bro, what if instead of EllyProductions49 he were called FreakyProductions49 and instead of talking about nascar he came all over the cars

[@TroaBroa]

I already come all over the cars, every time I see KB I want to just have my sticky whiteness on his car and his beautiful face.

[@TheAynusPooRaiders]

lol

[@Fourfrombfb4444]

no your thinking of CarProductions49

[@Mysteriousproductions3000]

lol wtf

[@BDSFormula1]

I’d watch that

[@DUN1231]

You're one of the only yt racing historians that have touched on Rick Hendrick's drag boat roots. Good on ya

[@TheSquidboi95]

0:42 you play rivals of aether? I here the music

[@dustinpracing2390]

The production of this video is incredibly well done. Fantastic content overall and it keeps getting better with each upload. 10/10

[@Ronald_Jonesbeliveswewillwin]

2:43 Me on my vacation to Charlotte in 2022

[@Sugarcoda]

POV you see the 48 in the thumb:

[@alexnorman9630]

videos keep getting better and better!!!!!! keep up the hard work, Elly videos and a shower beer are unbeatable!

[@NoahGragsonFan629]

Another elly productions w

[@KidLatin27]

Yeah and I've been a Hendrick Motorsports fan since 2011 and ever since then I've been rooting for them a lot and still do even today they're my favorite NASCAR team offer then track house racing and when I went to Talladega a few years ago I met Dale jr and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson I've even met Rick Hendrick as well too and and it was the best day ever for me I'll never forget it.😊

[@lilwill6985]

Of all your videos... thischas to be the best one you've done thus far. And no... far from a Hendrick fan... but you captured the history of the moment very well.

[@KyleB_RCR8]

Always crushing it with your videos! Thank you sincerely for all that you do and provide!!

[@saintaugboys3026]

Love these types of videos

[@JackCallSports]

As a New Yorker Geoff Bodine is the reason why I’m a Hendrick fan

[@pro.autist]

ANOTHER BANGER

[@MercilessMe]

Elly about to do numbers with this one. Tying in history and other sports? Algorithms are going to love it.

[@bigredandbrisketqueso]

just more reasons to love being a dupont fire fan and a hendrick fan by fault....... godspeed hendrick motorsports

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Jeff Bodine using the Power of The Holy Freedom Of Man to single handedly save All Star Racing and redefine Contemporary NASCAR: Incredible Vibe Beautiful History Good work My Man Definitely the Best dedicated NASCAR channel *Sadly; You’re not Bad, there’s so few and that’s really Bad*

[@dennisg.3364]

Great video man!

[@josepedrorodriguez2376]

Hendrick Motorsports is the Alabama Crimson Tide in college football terms. Not just because of Nick Saban's dynasty. Alabama has 18 National championships and almost 1000 wins meanwhile Hendrick Motorsports has 14 championships and 310 wins until today.

[@KidLatin27]

Dude I was just about to say that and Alabama doesn't have 19 we have 18 and Hendrick Motorsports has 14.😊

[@bkkz33]

this video was fucking awesome. i’m getting vibes of emplemon, bravo

[@Vibewitkeezy_]

Feel like bowman is so underrated but he has a chance to put everyone on notice this year in the playoffs

[@dragendelao]

Elly I love your videos dude never stop

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

I Like Hendrick Motorsports Iconic Pop Culture NASCAR Winston Cup Series Team From The 80s And Early 90s In My Opinion Thanks For Uploading

[@sabiebright4554]

I just want you to know, I went to Europe leaving America the first time this year, and everywhere I went they were just eating hotdogs. They love them, even if they do weird stuff like throw mashed taters on them, it's a hot dog and I felt so proud to be a American eating hotdogs even overseas.

[@UncleT4life]

Greatest team in sports history

[@sharkk127]

I dont like hendrick, but i cant deny they are one of if not the best team in nascar

[@BraydenBunch58]

Rare Hendrick hater W

[@GingerMulletYT]

Another banger video

[@dmoran1093]

Without Hendrick we probably never get JGR and Haas Racing, since they got their start with the help from Rick.

[@PeanutPotSauce]

your best video yet

[@NW147yt]

“Where’s storybook seasons 1992 Connor?” (invincible reference)

[@JimmieHawk84]

7:01 it's a me Mario

[@mariner_]

Yet another Elly productions banger

[@boamedia9496]

0:01 and also one of the greatest Travis Scott songs

[@Number1TravisScottGlazer]

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[@boamedia9496]

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[@ComfortsSpecter]

12:13 “Say My Name!” No, seriously Say It’s Beautiful Name I own one too They’re quite Exquisite Like Eames Lounge Chair exquisite

[@JasonRamme-g9w]

Jeff Gordon is the best Headrick Motorsports driver,and that will probably never change. Jimmie Johnson is great too,but he wasn't the best in four of his championship seasons,like 2007 and 2016. Speaking of 2007,let's talk about that season. Gordon had 6 wins,21 top fives and 30 top tens. He also had the best average finish of all drivers that season. But Johnson had 10 wins,20 top fives,and 24 top tens. He won 4 in a row which give him the championship that year. Gordon had to settle for second instead. Under the Latford system,he wins the championship over Johnson by 300 plus points. What effected Jeff Gordon for the next 8 years of his career was the COT and Gen 6,a back injury at Vegas in 2008,crew chief changes,and double file restarts. Then in 2014,Gordon may be eliminated because of a bad run at Texas,as well as a fight with Brad Keselowski,but if Gordon and Keselowski were teammates at HMS,Rick Headrick would be upset that his drivers are fighting. Then at the final race at Homestead,Gordon led the most laps and he would've won. Right? No. He was told to come down pit road and give the win and championship to Kevin Harvick. NASCAR played favoritism tours Kevin Harvick that night. They also played favoritism tours Dale Earnhardt Jr at the 2003 Aaron's 499. Larry Mac was like "It's gonna be borderline,guys! It's gonna be borderline!" But DW was like "It would be unpopular to black flag him!" Eventually Junior did not get a penalty. They did not play favoritism tours Jimmie Johnson when he won 5 championships in a row. He was just making history. But under the Latford system,Johnson only has 2006,2009,and 2013,while Gordon has not just 95,97,98,and 01,but also 04,07,and 2014 as well. Fans are saying Dale Earnhardt's death killed NASCAR. It did not. It was the Playoffs that killed NASCAR. Dale Jr sould've won the 2004 Aaron's 499 instead of Jeff Gordon,and Dale Sr and Jr are the real Golden Boys. I don't care if Ryan Blaney called Kyle Larson golden boy. Chase Elliott is real Golden Boy in 2024. The reason why is because he wrecked Denny Hamlin at Charlotte and if that never happened,Hamlin is in the final four instead of William Byron. Headrick sould've won in 2022 with Elliott and 2023 with Byron and maybe this year with Larson. Why someone like Tyler Reedrick win? We'll have to find out.

[@therealfanmaster]

And if you think about it, Tim Richmond was on his way to accelerating the dynasty even earlier. Had he not contracted AIDS and was able to have a full career, there's a very good chance he has a Hall of Fame career and could potentially win multiple championships. Shame we were denied that reality.

[@KidLatin27]

Well as a Hendrick Motorsports fan myself too I agree with you but how many championships do you think tim Richmond would have though.?😊

[@seannolan9857]

​@@KidLatin27I would say probably two: '89 and '91.

[@KidLatin27]

@@seannolan9857 oh really okay that's interesting I guess Hendrick Motorsports would have 17 championships.

[@skatedurr]

i love this stuff!

[@ShawnMcClurg]

Great video! It still isn’t going to convince me to like Hendrick Motorsports, though.

[@RG5Gamin]

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[@Mysteriousproductions3000]

This comment is so overused

[@BDSFormula1]

you have one of those?

[@RG5Gamin]

@@BDSFormula1id been cheated on alot, so no 😭

[@RG5Gamin]

@@Mysteriousproductions3000ong, its just a classic

[@BDSFormula1]

@@RG5Gamin oh, sorry.

[@SparksFly4]

great video

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[@JonathanSperguiro-kb9uy]

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[@Mysteriousproductions3000]

Ketchup is just better

[@TRJames5914]

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[@Stux_28]

Babe wake up, elly posted

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Hendrick Motorsports' 1-2-3 Finish at Martinsville at the hands of William Byron, Kyle Larson & Chase Elliott earlier this year will forever be The Epilogue of The Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer Saga in 2012 because The Spring Martinsville Race That Year would have been their first 1-2-3 Finish at Martinsville at the hands of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson & Dale Earnhardt Jr along with their 200th Cup Victory at the time If it wasn't for Clint Bowyer's Big Bold Move in Turn 1 on the Restart as The Result of David Reutimann staying out on Danica Patrick's Behalf due to The Contract between Stewart Haas Racing & Tommy Baldwin Racing on The 10 Car benefitting both teams as a means of guaranteeing Danica in the race Making her The Catalyst of The Destruction of Hendrick Motorsports' 200th Cup Victory resulting in The Destruction of Michael Waltrip Racing's chance at The Cup Championship at Homestead in The Infamous Phoenix Race 7 months later in the form of Gordon right hooking Bowyer head on into the Turns 3 & 4 Wall as retaliation for That Said Martinsville Race wiping Joey Logano (Driving The 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing with Dollar General as the sponsor) out in the process which Foreshadowed Matt Kenseth kamikazing Logano into the Turn 1 Wall at Martinsville in 2015 (The Very Same Track & Very Same Corner that sparked The Gordon/Bowyer Saga resulting in The Infamous Phoenix Race 7 months later in the season) as retaliation for the Kansas race (Resulting in Kenseth's Elimination from Championship Contention) 2 weeks prior resulting in Gordon's 93rd and Final Career Win and Logano's Elimination from Championship Contention. And from 2012-2018 Jimmie Johnson (Winning an additional 2 Championships in the process), Dale Earnhardt Jr, & Clint Bowyer alongside Jeff Gordon would each taste Redemption at Martinsville before The Conclusion of each of Their Driving Careers including Joey Logano's Martinsville Win & 2018 Championship as The Overall Conclusion of The Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer Saga & The Matt Kenseth/Joey Logano Saga.

[@BrettAchey]

Everybody forgets about the San Diego shockers a team who won oval 10 championships and it was called the dynasty in the 80s they actually won eight championships in a row in the 80s and 90s

[@jeffktown]

Geoff Bodine scored the first win for Hendrick and the last win for the late Bud Moore

[@austincharbonneau1206]

How one win change the nascar world

[@LancasterResponding]

So are we not gonna talk about the possibility that Rick had a guy killed and/or never had cancer?

[@cazaz.]

this intro seems a bit familiar...

[@DannyPlaysStuff]

*YOUR TEAM JUST GOT BULLIED* *BY RICK HENDRICK* _bully Maguire theme playing in the background_

[@KyleFerguson17]

This might be the 2024 Martinsville race.

[@willsugleris1751]

Another Elly Productions banger

[@LiamThebigweirdlad]

Why does rick just walk with the "happy cartoon grandad" face in it road when they win

[@f-1492]

Hendrick Motorsports IS NASCAR today. They have true talents and true hard workers. The worst seasons for them were probably in 2018 and 19, where their equipment was inferior to the top teams of JGR and Team Penske. They only got 7 wins during that time, 6 going to Chase Elliott and 1 going to Alex Bowman

[@seannolan9857]

I'd say 1992-93 was worse for them. They only won twice in those two years. '85 was winless but at least Bodine was a weekly contender.

[@JasonRamme-g9w]

Hey EP49,I watched your NASCAR Parody:SpongeBob video. You should do a video about the Legacy Of Cars (2006) and Cars 3 (2017). You don't have to talk about Cars 2.

[@Carsboy95]

lowkey kinda wish Geoff lost that day because I hate Hendrick but no days of thunder so I’m happy they won

[@WaterBIock]

My dog just threw up but I don’t care Elly Productions just uploaded a new banger

[@jamat616]

No dynasty lasts, even in motorsport... except Ferrari which reincarnates every 20 years

[@Engrphotog21]

Jeff Gordon would have made the Cup series and had some success, but who knows if he would have gotten paired with Everenham to really capitalize on it. Hard to say what would have happened to someone like Johnson. His stats were unremarkable and if Gordon hadn't had any influence, might have ended up with a mediocre team. We saw the alternate universe already for Larson. Hendrick wouldn't have picked him up, and SHR couldn't get him either. Might have had his best days at Ganassi and then be relegated to a mediocre team and fill in the back of the field occasionally.

[@Dupontman627]

Gordon is the team's most successful driver

[@ronaldjensen9919]

Then there's Penske with Porsche 963 Hypercar.

[@camdog2520]

11:49 I was there

[@stopmotionisthebestofmotio1550]

Do you make your own thumbnail art? Whoever does has a really great style

[@NCS2024-vv]

I was thinking about making a snarky comment on how much i despise hms, but i wont, i’ve never really looked at their history before

[@iLikePlanez]

Nascar could have been cool if Geoff Bodine didn’t win that. Damn it

[@austinfletchermusic]

RIVALS OF AETHER MUSIC?!

[@Tehboi_]

"joe dynasty" 😂😂😂

[@Lcngopher]

Nascar wouldnt have made it to le mans again. They had been to le mans in 1976 but both cars were out before halfway

[@JD_Racer97]

Over exaggerating the story just annoys the hell out of me. And I’m a Hendrick fan.

[@ratelromain]

10:38 lmao