NASCAR Busts: Tyler Walker

Might not be a household name but his post-NASCAR years were very interesting.
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[@nostalgiarushcollectibleto8954]

That 38 car was legitimately cursed. Kahne retired early due to concussions/illness, Shane Hmiel is in a wheelchair, Tyler Walker is the subject of this video because of drugs, Jason Leffler died in a dirt racing accident, Christian Elder died of an overdose.

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

Well there’s always Elton Sawyer.

[@blueberry-bananasundae]

@@jaxonjaxoff3291 and fellow bust Brad Sweet

[@DixytheGoat9]

@@blueberry-bananasundae But it seems that Sweet has broken the curse for the moment

[@masoneveridge4078]

@@DixytheGoat9 it won’t be too long before the curse strikes again though

[@FMecha]

Also it was cut several times from EA's NASCAR games in complete, drivable state. It has been found lurking in NT2004 (along with the infamous Tony Raines car) and NASCAR 07.

[@nagisayoshikawa]

How can we forget about the high speed police chase? The WHAT?

[@patrickracer43]

Just throwing it out there: Great Clips sponsoring the 38 Busch series car and sponsoring dirt cars made me exclusively go there to get my haircut

[@myphone7568]

It's crazy how many companies you'd never think of sponsor dirt track cars! Jack Link's beef jerky used to sponsor the entire Badger indoor midget series!

[@patrickracer43]

@@myphone7568 I think Great Clips were sponsoring Kasey Khane's WoO team with Brad Sweet if I remember correctly

[@deaf2819]

Sorry to hear that.

[@neospoilershow2708]

@@deaf2819 ? You don’t like great clips?

[@deaf2819]

@@neospoilershow2708 hell no, I’m black though & still have my hairline.

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

Tyler Walker: * gets wrecked * Shane Hmiel: Is this a crossover episode?

[@evannuh-koo-la4054]

A lot of people don't really know how hard NASCAR actually is without asphalt experience I guess

[@jordanbraun1122]

Everyone thinks it’s a bunch of Morons going in circles other forms of Motorsports recognize the skill it takes to drive that way

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

@@jordanbraun1122 Do You Like Stanton Barrett

[@jordanbraun1122]

@@jefferyrobertson7520 name dosent ring a bell

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

@@jordanbraun1122 As the Matter of fact

[@nintendostyle3500]

@@jefferyrobertson7520 omg I know who you’re talking about 😂 why do I know a bum like Stanton Barrett? Who knows

[@ajgamer8893]

When it comes to the 2011 Kings Royal, Sammy Swindell was actually the driver that blew a tire on the final lap.

[@cito1101]

Almost every time you do a NASCAR bust video, it's someone we've never heard of before. Pretty interesting

[@nathanstroud2223]

Now wait a damn minute. So you're telling me Jeremy Mayfield wasn't the only driver of the #36 360 OTC Toyota for Bill Davis Racing to be suspended indefinitely by NASCAR over a substance abuse violation? That's a weird coincidence, especially when you consider that their mutual sponsor was a producer of pain meds and alertness-aids.

[@FMecha]

They were sponsors of WrestleMania 23 too. Not only they didn't pay both WWE and BDR (and World of Outlaws), it also led to a post-Benoit steroid crackdown (although the Benoit deaths turned out to be caused by mainly CTE).

[@J-dog7810]

A lot of this video makes me wish that Dodge was still in NASCAR.

[@jinglejackdingle9823]

Good thing it's still in xfinity

[@ajf230]

@@jinglejackdingle9823 I mean it’s not really tho, last time it raced in xfinity was 2018

[@jinglejackdingle9823]

@@ajf230 I saw Timmy hill have one a couple months ago

[@Nemofishman]

@@jinglejackdingle9823 Nope, last race they were allowed was 2018 Homestead.

[@jacobred00]

You know he's a bust if I've never even heard of him.

[@cheddydoit0404]

Your not a dirt track racing fan

[@jacobred00]

@@cheddydoit0404 Im really not. 😂

[@jordanbraun1122]

@@cheddydoit0404 easy to spot yeah Tyler isint the greatest sprint car guy but he was always a good show to watch

[@HahnGamingYT]

Same

[@johnvandeventer8668]

I hope that Tyler went to therapy to address these problems with substances and his demons

[@wesleyd6080]

@Dryver Dothage it's not that no one will touch him. He's on doctors orders not to due to concussions sadly

[@johnw395]

Still cant believe he once had a meltdown and Tupac’s brother was the one who helped him calm down.

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

BFM has done so many of these now that he's getting into the guys I've never even heard of.

[@BeselerSimRacing]

You obviously were not following racing when this guy was around, for a moment he was being touted as the next big thing.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

I remember when Ratbag made him so good in World Of Outlaws Sprint Cars 2002 because he was sponsored by Ratbag Racing. He wasn't quite THAT dominant in Sprint Cars and he especially wasn't in NASCAR.

[@DennyDeliversYT]

_NASCAR Bust: Tyler Walker_ *_Luke Skywalker who?…_*

[@GardenStateDiecast]

Only thing I remember Walker for was his meltdown at Williams Grove

[@2002GrandPrix]

What are the odds that two drivers who raced with 360 OTC sponsorship ended up being suspended for substance abuse.

[@FMecha]

360 OTC also didn't pay any of their sponsorship deals (Bill Davis Racing, WWE for WrestleMania 23, and World of Outlaws). They did gave WWE hood sponsor time w/ their WM23 sponsorship though.

[@RoxChaseDi9]

Another driver that wasn't just meant for Stock cars and was more of a dirt racer. Like Steve Kinser and JJY who was rushed by Gibbs

[@jordanbraun1122]

Don’t forget Bryan Clauson as well

[@joboots007]

Not 2 mention Erin Crocker (later Evernham),BTW!!

[@jordanbraun1122]

@@joboots007 there’s been a lot to try it for a race of two and unless you think it’s odd to hear about it

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

Sammy swindell did trucks for a minute back in the day

[@TheSimpPolice33]

Nascar busts Chase Miller. By the way Tyler Walkers Nascar career was almost similar to Aaron Fikes, because of the drug related content.

[@e93sports80]

Championship Seasons: Jimmie Johnson 2007 Gone Too Soon: Ayrton Senna Gone Too Soon: John Nemechek Bad Seasons: Andy Houston 2001 Bad Seasons: Ron Hornaday 2001

[@81casperflip]

I'd love to see a video on Shawna Robinson's career. Not quite a bust and had a few decent moments

[@jacksonschadt7573]

It’s really neat to learn about these drivers I’ve never heard about before. I got a suggestion I’m sure other people can agree on: Championship Hangovers: Jimmie Johnson 2017.

[@rainingmoneyx]

This just shows that not any dirt sprint driver can go up immediately like Kasey Kahne did

[@chada75]

Or Ryan Newman.

[@samosborne7157]

Guess you forgot that Jeff Gordon drove a sprint car

[@Xdtrl]

Tony stewart... Kyle larson.... KYLE LARSON!

[@theultimatekfbfan2721]

@@Xdtrl TONY STEWART!

[@chrisp679]

You really need to do a vid where you look at that 2003 Truck Series finish. Absolutely insane, the gamesmanship involved.

[@nascarsteve]

One of the most naturally gifted racers ever, just couldn't keep himself clean and it ruined his career, in both NASCAR and sprint cars.

[@codyjarvis]

Seems like a trend…

[@TheShockninja]

Tyler Walker messed up his leg doing a Carl Edwards? Yep... not good

[@wesleyd6080]

Carl was doing a tyler walker...

[@williamlim5234]

Love the NASCAR 06 music in the beginning

[@DavidLauback]

What's the name of that song?

[@bhumiriady]

Good episode as always! To be fair, I've never heard of him until this episode of NASCAR Busts.^^

[@markcorrigan4252]

Tyler, was the first driver I ever met. Came and did an autograph session in my hometown when I was a kid. From then on he was always one of my favorites. So sad to see what happened.

[@anthonylupton2988]

I love this series!!!!

[@judewhite4401]

You should do NASCAR Busts: Ricky Carmichael.

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

To this day, Tyler Walker is the only driver in NASCAR history that I believe was suspended by NASCAR because of the drug policy *legitimately.*

[@kevincorbat7084]

Shane hmiel has entered the chat

[@deathtowrestling2518]

Aaron Fike

[@MrSomeRandomGuy2012]

Jeremy Mayfield

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

Since people are commenting others that have been suspended by NASCAR, I'll help further. In terms & comparisons to Tyler Walker: - There were no physical issues that NASCAR didn't understand, like with Tim Richmond. - There were no mental ailments that no one knew, like with Shane Hmiel (& Kevin Grubb the first time). - There were no shenanigans from NASCAR against a driver suffering from a concussion, like with Kevin Grubb (The second time). - Walker was caught by NASCAR & not an outside force (Ex. the police), like that with Aaron Fike. - It wasn't a prescription combination situation, like with Jeremy Mayfield. - It wasn't NASCAR overreacting without the proper facts, like with Tyler Dippel. - Finally it sure as heck wasn't a coffee or energy drink of all things, like it was with Baylee Currey _(& no I'm not making that up)._ Tyler Walker was the only driver legitimately caught as the type of person the drug policy was supposed to keep out to begin with, & was caught by NASCAR & not something outside of the sanctioning body.

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

AJ Almendinger. Took something while not even knowing what it was, but being that stupid earns a suspension in itself, IMO.

[@highoctanecards]

I was hoping you would include the Greg Biffle sound bite after he was asked how did he win the race, the biff's answer was "Tyler Walker wasn't in it.". The week before Walker took Biffle out in a crash.

[@gregrowe1168]

The irony of the Deka sponsored car, a battery manufacturer, having difficulty starting.

[@randomchannel6008]

Always love a good Nascar Busts video

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Still got his autograph from Charlotte 03 . My 1 cup race weekend. ( met him at the dirt race they had after the Busch. Coke 600 weekend)

[@YoursTrulyChris]

Good Season hangover SHR 2021

[@rosschastainfan4176]

Great clips is awesome

[@ollieminecraft]

I like this series. This is my favorite series!

[@MyDogFulton]

Reminds me of Brad Sweet. Amazing in the Outlaws but struggled in Xfinity.

[@Inveterate-introvert]

People said Menard was a pay driver, but you can see the difference in talent with how squirrely Walker got with a car just underneath him, while Menard carried on with barely a flinch even after Walker clattered him.

[@Mistertbones]

I remember Tyler on those old TNN Motor Madness broadcasts in 1997 for the World of Outlaws.

[@joeyager8479]

Tyler Walker was one of the better sprint car drivers that I have seen over my 60+ years of watching sprint car racing. BFM doesn't mention that many of the sprint cars that he drove and won in were owned by Kasey Kahne - they were pretty good friends back then. Far too many good, young drivers have ruined their career with drugs - such a loss to the sport. All you NASCAR only fans like to point out the "busts". There are far more really talented race car drivers out there than there are good NASCAR teams for them.

[@somethinglikeawelder4250]

Tyler Walker went back to winning sprint car races until at least 2016. I met Tyler in 2000 in Daytona and he was a great kid super talented. I’m surprised you didn’t mention his Rat Bag sprint car racing video game. It was a pretty awesome game.

[@stay.frosty.11]

Idk why Tyler Walker looks like a fusion between Kyle Busch,Sam Hornish Jr,and Young Paul Menard

[@realbaron5714]

#38 car Xfinity was a legend, rides for Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet and Toyota with the same sponsor, 3 different teams and Kasey Kahne driving this car 😁

[@Mike4k_]

You know the drivers a bust when you’ve never heard of them in your life

[@jordanbraun1122]

You have Larson as your picture you should know dirt guys

[@Rolandminer1]

@@jordanbraun1122 Not everyone watches dirt racing

[@rodneyproductions5044]

@@jordanbraun1122 if your a Larson fan you probably do

[@nascarfanatic2425]

Especially when they have a common name.

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

Good Seasons: Kasey Kahne 2012

[@vanguardtrainer924]

Was that when he was with Hendrick? Those were some good times.

[@duanemansel5704]

Yep, been a nascar fan for years. Don't recall this guy.

[@datboyfredie656]

YES ANOTHER NASCAR BUSTS VIDEO!

[@Zim85]

Fun fact, my crazy uncle used to do backflips off his vehicle after winning a demo derby in the 80s.

[@Tohardtomakeachannel]

It's incredible how many of these bust videos the drivers crash constantly instead of just being incredibly slow. I know he's not a bust per se but I always remember Marty Roth out there in Indycar just going for a Sunday drive

[@hikaruk.981]

Oh god, I was there in person when this dude started a fight in the Williams Grove pits...

[@wademyers2069]

What was that all about anyways

[@Jasper1815]

I guess I’m just that big of a nascar nerd but I remember nearly all of the busts that have been featured on this channel. Tyler Walker being one of them. I had 1/24 die cast of that 2005 38 Charger and I thought that it was a sick ass ride.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Oh the high speed police chase driver? What a bad way to remember a driver…. Hope he’s doing better

[@kennyclose2157]

i saw tyler i think it was 5 years ago at a sprint car race in ca and he was doing good, and sober.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@kennyclose2157 good

[@kennyclose2157]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT yeah I was always a fan of his and he was always nice. One year he gave me a can coozie of his with a cold beer in it and got mad when I started to hand the beer back after taking the coozie off lol

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@kennyclose2157 that’s amazing! I’m glad to hear the side of Tyler that not a lot of people know

[@kennyclose2157]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT yeah I just found the can coozie. I think at my parents house I’ve got a tshirt or two from the car he was driving and one of them is autographed

[@berryboiblast]

Always sucks to hear a former California, L.A native not do well in NASCAR. Glad to hear he had a some what successful Dirt career though, hope he’s doing better today

[@papadragon695]

Great Clips is where I wanted to get my hair cut as a kid cause Kasey Kahne drove the #38 car

[@matthewakers2659]

Could you do a "Shenanigans of Rick Ware Racing" video please?

[@TheBronxBunnyMan]

Despite being very aware of Shane Hmiel's happenings in NASCAR, I completely forgot he briefly drove the 38 Atkins car.

[@sudsysutherland359]

I remember Kasey Kahne was the one that really supported him & talked his great clips Busch series racing team into giving him an opportunity.

[@americancitizen7937]

I am glad Kasey got away from that guy.

[@richieosborn2639]

Suggestions: Good Seasons: Joe Gibbs Racing 2008 Championship Seasons: Jeff Gordon 1995

[@IGOTITONTAPE19]

After that arrest and release, he actually ran sprint cars some more in PA and CA. He was running for a very prominent team in California in 2016 I think it was and at one of CA's biggest 360 sprint car races, he never showed up. The rumor was that he was having car troubles getting to the track, but the team couldn't locate him. The team packed up and left and another driver was racing for the team the next week. Then he went to PA and ran some out there but got hurt I think and haven't seen or heard anything from him since.

[@chrisbynum4940]

I took my 8 year old nephew to a World of Outlaws race at Devil’s Bowl Speedway the first year Tyler Walker ran full time with the Outlaws.:After the race we went to the pits to try and get the winner, Sammy Swindell, to sign an autograph. Sammy was kinda rude to my nephew so we walked down to Tyler’s pit area. Tyler was super nice to us and even picked my nephew up and had him stand on the rear tire for a picture. My nephew still remembers how nice Tyler was to him. I hope Tyler is doing well now and finds some good people to be around and finds something that makes him happy.

[@davidpeters2625]

Suggestion NASCAR Busts: Stephen Leicht, and AJ Foyt IV... Excellent vid btw

[@Sebastian-M]

Nascar busts: David Stremme?

[@siltstridersftw]

At least Leicht won a race, I wouldn't call him a bust. But pretty close

[@davidpeters2625]

@@siltstridersftw yes he may have won the race at Kentucky... but how did that potential, transfer into success in the Cup series, especially RCR cup equipment?

[@siltstridersftw]

@@davidpeters2625 yeah, that's what I meant by he was pretty close to a bust, but that's from my point of view.

[@davidpeters2625]

@@siltstridersftw no I understand... and you are right...

[@TrickiVicBB71]

I can't remember the name of the show but I remember this tv series that followed the 38 Great Clips and other drivers including the team owner.

[@brycemunoz1244]

NBS 24/7 on speed

[@Alex_Mac_]

If he was with a Hendrick or a Gibbs or a Roush, or maybe even an RCR I feel like he could've made a solid run at it.

[@kymmburkhart2046]

It's a great Day when you see a nascar bust video

[@IrvinAlvarado44]

From baby face hopeful driver to meth running from the law in a police chase spanning four states. That’s a dark Netflix series idea of driver bust

[@Stick002]

I believe Walker has done SOME sprint car racing since the whole ordeal went down. But nothing like he used to be that I've heard. Really only know the name from the old WoO 2002 game for the ps2. Interesting to hear that Kraig Kinser attempted some nascar stuff. Never really knew that

[@gabepollock1641]

Kinser was a developmental driver for Ginn Racing for a year or two before that team folded & was absorbed by Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. If memory serves Kinser never made it above the Trucks but I could be mistaken.

[@Stick002]

@@gabepollock1641 Interesting... Thanks for the info man 👍

[@EJCatoz]

Good Seasons: Jeff Gordon 2007 Good Seasons: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2014 Bad Seasons: Tony Stewart 2015 Bad Seasons: Kevin Harvick 2009 Championship Seasons: Jimmie Johnson 2016 Championship Seasons: Kyle Busch 2019 Gone too Soon: Jason Leffler NASCAR Busts: Stephen Leicht

[@evannuh-koo-la4054]

He already did Kyle Busch 2019

[@EJCatoz]

Championship Seasons: Kyle Busch 2015

[@raycebaker6875]

@Eric Catozzi No he hasn't, but he probably will

[@EJCatoz]

@@raycebaker6875 Ok

[@evannuh-koo-la4054]

@@raycebaker6875 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKXdo4KtmMZ4irM

[@rhyno_64]

Day 6 (or something idk) of asking for The Worst Rookie Of The Year in Nascar history

[@megabutters9144]

That's easy. Kevin Conway.

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

Andy Lally has to be up there. Finished something like 34th in points and was already out of NASCAR when he accepted the award.

[@JardTheRat]

who can forget the ratbag games number 10 from world of outlaws sprint cars 2002

[@ls_812]

If they would have put police lights on the other cars or his rear bumper, he probably would have won! Seems Im the only one here old enough to know who he is lol

[@danieldavidson7348]

No mention of him playing AJ Foyt in Brack's Legend of the Speedway music video?

[@spursforever3219]

can you do a video about jennifer jo cob thanks love the videos

[@LancasterResponding]

What about a “Not A Bust” series? Drivers that people think were busts but actually weren’t.

[@drum_06]

He has a few episodes of that

[@brandonreiblich_4_43]

For anyone curious, some of the information as of recent on Tyler Walker. In 2017, Tyler came to Pennsylvania to drive for that same 35 team that he’d driven for in that viral video with him and security. Sadly though, he injured his leg in a crash at port royal and missed the rest of that 2017 season. Then the report I heard was he went back out to California and retired from racing due to concussions, from what I heard the doctor said his injury history in racing with concussions and potentially with the drugs (don’t quote me with the drug history part), he’d be risking a lot if he kept racing and got hurt again. It’s a shame to see the roller coaster that was his career not go out on a high point, he was one of my favorite drivers, got a picture with him in 2017 and was such a damn cool guy to me as an, at the time, 15 year old kid.

[@dustypilgrimmedia8423]

How many of these crashes was he high... Better question how many was he not

[@e93sports80]

Imagine him going up against Kyle Busch

[@ToopyAndBinooRulesEst2004]

Gone Too Soon: Jason Leffler

[@danielmyers6368]

You should do a series on drivers who could have been great but never got the chance, money, or equipment to succeed at the top level. Like my good friend Peyton Sellers.

[@cheddydoit0404]

He was a goat in sprint cars

[@Stormynormy42]

Can't even outrun the popo, thought he could make it in NASCAR smh

[@ahhculdee]

Time to do a NASCAR Busts on Brad Sweet

[@Mysterion157]

I’m just here for the background music

[@joshsparks1489]

I’ve been watching nascar for 29 years and can’t even remember this name.

[@markwitkowski6418]

I truly think Tyler was a victim of head injuries,many that went unattended.A lot of folks say cruel things about Tyler,and that's not cool.I wish Tyler well,and hope he one day can enjoy life again.

[@Crotchlickmeoff]

I wonder how many notice that this video's background music is from a Nascar Thunder game

[@briankbender5757]

He can wheel a sprint car.

[@thegreattreon0177]

I don't even remember this dude

[@ls_812]

Obviously he lost his sponsorship with Great Clips.. just look at his hair!!

[@lordsludge5678]

So? Theyre just half assed dreads

[@griffinperley9247]

We need a Grey Gaulding nascar bust video

[@joshuafarmer3467]

Tyler Walker is about as obscure as you can get haha, but not quite as much as the guy mentioned in the first crash in the Truck series, Conrad Burr. Hilarious.

[@MrSomeRandomGuy2012]

Did a better job driving away from the police than he did driving on the racetrack it looks like

[@axecrafter]

I googled him yesterday to see if he went to prison. Kinda weird a fresh video was probably being made at the same time

[@destructospin90]

10:51 with that haircut, yeah, he definitely did drugs.

[@LuxuriousInterior]

I only remember him for injuring his knee while doing a backflip after winning a USAC race at Grandview

[@PurdueAl]

Never heard of him so yeah

[@NASCARFAN93100]

NASCAR Busts: Rick Crawford

[@NASCARFAN93100]

@Christian Russel Yeah but all of his success is forever tarnished because of what he did

[@Jeff.3]

@@NASCARFAN93100 I feel like that would be better for like a ruined legacy series. Not a bust, Crawford actually preformed well.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

@@Jeff.3 That's actually a pretty good idea

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Bad Seasons: Harry Gant 1987-1988