2002 MBNA America 500

March 10th. 2002
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Credit to FOX.

[@RocasThePenguin]

Man, when Pontiac left I was really disappointed. Just a good looking car.

[@ryanhowell4492]

Same thing to Dodge

[@cookieboy17]

2:17:07 Larry and DW talking about how Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson having chemistry and "if Jimmie has any talent, he'll be able to show it" apparently Jimmie has some talent

[@osurocks24]

cookieboy17 He's overrated to me because of Chad Kanus. If he had any other crew chief he wouldn't have been as good. He has some talent no doubt but not Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt talent and no 7 time without the chase in my opinion.

[@OGSharpshooter317]

@@osurocks24 Completely agree. As soon as he lost Knaus. He never won again. Chase rarely crowns the champion who scored the most points

[@jaydenh922]

2002 MBNA America 500 Location: Hampton, Georgia Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway Type of race track: Speedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 35 Laps: 325 Cautions: 7 Pole Winner: Bill Elliott (9) Most laps led: Tony Stewart (20) (143 laps led) Race Winner: Tony Stewart (20)

[@jasonrobbins7143]

Anytime Tony & Jr. both race well is a fun race for me to watch.

[@donniejennings9540]

Any Tony Stewart win is a great race and day for me

[@heatherstafford546]

agreed

[@Thegod_of_memes]

ye

[@rebelracing88]

Thanks for posting these old Atlanta races man! Brings back some great memories.

[@KINGDUB24]

This was my first Nascar Race

[@briancromartie3149]

This was a good race.

[@1soupasaurus]

BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY LETS GO RACING!

[@jasonrobbins7143]

I swear there are more nascar fans watching these races on youtube than fans tuning into the crap today. The only race I watched in 2019 was when Jr. raced at Darlington.

[@budamania1989]

Good race to watch ty

[@MrMW2nd]

3:40 even more now since the repave. 2022

[@chrisuncleahmad]

This race was a letdown by the standards the old Atlanta spring race had given us. After the Earnhardt/Labonte and Harvick/Gordon epics, I felt this wasn't gonna be the same. While not epic, it was a meaningful race- the coming out party of 2002's young guns (I don't consider Kenseth a young gun, since he had been around a little longer than Newman/Busch/Jimmie)

[@STP43FAN1]

+Chris Kreager It didn't have the epic finishes of 2000 and 2001, but at 34 official lead changes it was the most competitive Atlanta 500 since 1980 and the most competitive Atlanta race since the 1999 Dixie 500.

[@staceybeaudry8854]

Michael Daly , I

[@JJA1987]

This comment is a let down like many I see from this smuck

[@zedleppelin9945]

This is the race Boogity Boogity Boogity was born

[@zanemarte9877]

Jared Gordon Wrong. It was Rockingham 2002 First race on FOX in 2002.

[@santinopucheta1111]

@@zanemarte9877 no was the 2001 Coca Cola 600

[@zanemarte9877]

@@santinopucheta1111 Not the full quote though. You have to hear the whole thing or it doesn't count. That's why I say Rockingham 2002 for FOX's first full race covered that year. Remember FOX and NBC alternate for the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400 back then.

[@elijahwerling4668]

NASCAR 06 intro much?

[@williamgrantham4481]

NASCAR Thunder 2003 Lighting Challenge Hot-lanta Play As: Tony Stewart

[@vidEvWill]

A rare Atlanta win for Tony Stewart, but after seeing Bobby Labonte win so much there, it was his time I suppose. Also the first Cup race for Darrell's signature Boogity Boogity Boogity Let's Go Racin' Boys. He did say it in Kentucky in 2001.

[@matthartleyjr9180]

I believe actually vidEvWill he said in Charlotte for the 600 the year before for it's 1st time

[@staceybeaudry8854]

Matt Hartley Jr and

[@bigfuckingcheese]

Stacey Beaudry and

[@spacemanmonster23]

@ 30:00 well at least it's not as annoying as it is now. It seems like he was gonna do it as a one off. or that's what we hoped for..... but it's not really bad here.....

[@gordonfan200]

1:00:40 lol We do not go to the track bar for happy hour.

[@michaelbadenm2924]

1:00:40

[@seansedor3192]

Anyone know the song playing at 2:26:50?

[@jamex98]

we miss dodge and also we miss pontiac too.. damn those manufactures are good racecars but sad on pontiac they gone it all close forver. and then now japanese toyoyo's are now in the top thats craappy, shamed on american brands they loosing up.

[@miamarsden4045]

No one: Jr: 2nd...again...and again...and again...

[@X5Industries]

34:52 Tony's Hula Girl

[@RedCard94]

2:05 Is that Jim Cummings?

[@Trainlover1995]

It most likely is.

[@cjlaw7560]

Yes it is

[@tylerwheeler8595]

I can't see him

[@heatherstafford546]

NASCAR Thunder 2003 lighting challenge Hotlanta

[@우구-k2b]

2:41:23 Big one

[@yes-it-is-i]

1:27:41 AH

[@우구-k2b]

1:46:00

[@williamgrantham4481]

37:33