NASCAR "That's A First" Moments

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Each race comes with the chance of something completely out of the ordinary happening. Let's look through the most memorable "that's a first" moments in NASCAR!
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[@RawGator]

What is the most *surprising* moment you can remember from a NASCAR race?

[@CCSRacing1808]

last weeks xfinity finish

[@SyonTube07]

My bois walking to see Brad's tweet and Montoya's Jet hit

[@razor_170]

Pace car being stolen at the '86 Dega race.

[@ValeHendrickfan]

Curb Indy

[@ryansheehan9462]

Hard to pick just one but I think I’d have to go with the camera cable falling at Charlotte in 2013 damaging several cars and injuring some fans. I was at the track that day. It was so unprecedented that NASCAR allowed the teams to repair the damage under the red flag and Marcos Ambrose was allowed to make up his lost laps.

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

A spectator climbing the fence definitely qualifies as a “That’s a first” moment in NASCAR. it also qualifies as one of the most unusual cautions in NASCAR.

[@cane2253]

If anyone wants to learn about Jesus Christ reply

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

😂

[@idkmanijustgothere17]

i want to learn even tho i already know

[@licentiousdreams]

@@cane2253 This is how this should be done rather than just throwing it out there. I can respect this, have a good one friend!

[@cane2253]

@@licentiousdreams you to if you ever wanna learn hmu

[@idkmanijustgothere17]

“let’s just say someone’s doing something STUPID” dang that has to be the most aggressive someones ever said stupid lol

[@goldosprey]

when Allen Bestwick is being passive aggressive your being dumb

[@BlueJimmie48Fan]

2:43 another fun fact about that, a similar incident took place at the spring Dover 2017 race and I remember seeing this from the stands 😂

[@adiveintotheworldofnascar]

Really? I watched that race on tv, I wasn’t a nascar fan before that race but after I was. The story: I was waiting for a show that day so I decided I watch some nascar (it was the only thing I would like to watch) I didn’t know what nascar was but that race got me into the sport. Hell that’s the only reason I have a KZbin channel.

[@nickcassararacing]

@BlueJimmie48Fan Another one climbed the fence at the Bristol All Star race in 2020 after Elliott won. There was a video of a guy interviewing the climber and the climber said he was so overcome with emotion seeing Elliott win he had to climb the fence. Wild stuff

[@RerrardedRedneck73]

I remember watching Juan Pablo hit the jet drier during the caution. It was really confusing at first bc everybody was just walking around not paying attention waiting for the restart. Next thing you know huge explosion and then an eruption of fire. You could feel the heat of the jet fuel all the way across the track. It was pretty cool and being only my third nascar race I'd been to made me a fan for the years to come

[@HHPYEPIC42]

And this is why nascar is always fun to watch,you never know when something like this will happen and it’s crazy when it does

[@murray1169]

4:33 what happens when a Nascar driver needs to do a right turn.

[@DennyDeliversYT]

RawGator getting 50k subs is a the greatest _that’s a first_ moment

[@simracingchannelyt6170]

It is

[@CCSRacing1808]

Kyle Joey and William: Wow I'm doing great today nothing can ruin this race! Curb: May I introduce myself?

[@Chasta1n42]

I watched that race from the stands near the entrance of RC turn 1, and I was so confused with what just happened.

[@menogusta9829]

"You would expect an area of grass to be completely smooth with no hidden potholes or bumps." Rawgator I dont know where tf you grew up but you make good content 🤣

[@mikebertinshurtow]

It's an infield, not a golf course.

[@outlawtaylor3]

Would the cable camera at the 2013 Charlotte race fit on here? The first and last time nascar used a camera on a wire cable like the NFL has. Cable broke hurt a fan or 2 and tore up the brakes on the #9 car.

[@RawGator]

I wish I had included that. That's a good one!

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

Wut? Is there footage of this? Besides the one that fell on the fans

[@Brandon_Chan]

RawGator: hits 50k u can say "That's A First" congrats!

[@RawGator]

Thank you

[@RUSTEZERacing95]

When RawGator Uploads You Know It’s Good Day

[@cjsnascarrecaps9429]

Let’s just say it’s somebody doing something stupid that has brought out the caution. 😂😂 I love that part

[@erichk101]

To the LEGEND himself RawGator, congrats on 50k! Can't wait for the great content to continue in the future.

[@hyperdj0053]

Woah its keppy himself 😱

[@erichk101]

@@hyperdj0053 is that the beautiful hyperdj!?!?!

[@Chasta1n42]

I have never hesitated less to like a coomment.

[@tgs2141]

Actually in the Harvick black cat one, Harvick would actually get into a wreck later in the race

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Congrats on 50K Subs

[@badbooking3221]

Oof, you need to find rabbits, and deer, and MEN running across Pocono!

[@CptDoughnut88]

And you made it to 100k! Happy for you dude, keep it up

[@indyxpbullion2422]

The curb issue in Indy also had another first. Speedway President Doug Boles, while wearing a suit, went out and helped clean up the mess. Doug has done more for IMS than Penske ever will!

[@FHRRRocket]

Well perspective has been there for like 2 years while Doug has been there for 10

[@Chasta1n42]

Thanks so much for these amazing videos, and congrats on 50k! Keep up the great work!

[@berryboiblast]

It’s nice to start the weekend off with a Raw Gator video

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@RawGator I’ve been watching your videos for years and didn’t realize I wasn’t subscribed🥴

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Love your stuff man

[@calyodelphi124]

I subbed after the previous video that I watched, but I'm gonna comment here. Coming from not-yet-a-NASCAR-fan who's interest is starting to pique in the sport after seeing in this video that they've brought back dirt track racing at the Cup Series level, this is some fantastic content and I subbed _because_ you don't beg for it. You gave me the choice, and I chose. :D

[@RawGator]

Thanks, Calyo! Bringing in new NASCAR fans is my fav part of making content

[@rabbi4skin666]

I love the voice-over with stuff like this to give proper context.

[@cjvala2892]

The road course in indy was the driver's fault. You can't just cut the corner and expect nothing to happen. I get driving up on the curb but drivers were completely skipping the turn. Just actually drive the course and your car won't get torn up.

[@FHRRRocket]

Exactly, the curb hasn't been a problem even to the cars most similar to nascar which are gt3s, and they had an 8 hour long race last year that I went to and they never had a problem

[@funnyfaced]

I have a possible idea for a video. You could start a Q and A about questions people have about rules in NASCAR. For example, a possible question could be like “Will nascar end a race if too many cars wreck?” You could call it something like “Answering your questions you might have about NASCAR” It’s just an idea though so I don’t really expect you to do it.

[@stampede122]

“Somebody does something” is the brutally honest way of saying that

[@denvahaux49]

Another great vid by rawgator

[@kelsimorrison5386]

Hey raw gator congratulations on 50,000 subscribers

[@OwensShadow276]

I like this channel and these videos are very entertaining.

[@steveutgaard9381]

Awesome video cool video keep up the good work job

[@LukeThunder54Editz]

I new that Juan is a former f1 racer but I didn’t know he raced in NASCAR I guess you learn something new every day

[@GingerRACING21]

You have a very nice Channel!

[@Leothe48thHokage]

Congrats on 50k

[@dumbdave961]

I have had multiple black cats, and they haven't caused me bad luck. I feel lucky to have known them

[@nascarfanatic41]

awesome video!

[@truexfan5641]

1:49 The moment I thought Truex would flip over

[@davinbruins88]

This guy is one of the only KZbin channels that I watch that does not shove down my throat that I need to subscribe, like, comment, and share. He just politely asks for it and produces amazing NASCSR content and I want to congratulate him on reaching 50,000 subs. (Btw I am subscribed) Pls RawGator see this OMG I interacted with a famous KZbinr

[@noonecfcf]

I know it’s IndyCar, but RIP to that poor rabbit that ran out in front of somebody at Laguna Seca

[@steveutgaard9381]

Awesome video cool

[@KariLari11]

What? I've been watching rawgator for a while and I always thought he had like 200k subs, nah I'm subscribing

[@88crazydriver]

The cup dirt race they should've been dropping water every cation like they run cleaning crew on asphalt

[@WarmodeEngaged]

Title should be "well i have never in my life"

[@spendingitwisely5903]

Me: when I have a bad day I watch rawgator

[@shaunstrasser1]

I spent a lot of years watching dirt races and the facilities water the tracks regularly to keep dust down

[@KFB4LIFE8]

Pls post more often

[@jr540123]

Glad Nascar is changing things up at last. But hope they redo some cars so their machines can actually run certain tracks, especially indy tracks.

[@flock_hawks]

I was at that Richmond race where that dude climbed the fence.

[@wdesigns2845]

I was at the Bristol dirt race and was close to the track and could see perfectly fine from start to finish. Fans higher up couldn’t see tho lol

[@andrevantonder1667]

You need 60,00 subscribers

[@alwaysawake7134]

4:20 ofc they just keep coming

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Rain being a novel concept to nascar is why I think it's not taken as seriously as other racing series world wide. I am a European who really likes nascar and I get its a totally different skill set to circuit racing. But if you're gonna race in the wet whoever the nascar governing body is. Should have tested those tyres. See how much water they throw up in extreme wet conditions, see how prone they are to aquaplaning ext.

[@iceeblueburst03]

The Indy Road Course race was insane with that curb destroying lots of race cars!

[@codyC423]

Poor cat 🙁 how did it get in the speedway? I wonder what happened to it. I'm glad Kevin Harvick didn't hit it

[@michaelferrigno9070]

I was at pocono in the 90’s and a deer ran out on the track

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

And Rusty Wallace hit a woodchuck at Pocono too

[@nascargamer9544]

When I think of Timothy Peters at Texas, makes me think of Chris Buescher at Charlotte this year

[@COASTER_CHASER_1]

i was at new Hampshire when part of the track came up

[@raptorstrike87]

I was at the fence climber race 😂

[@SyonTube07]

6:35 🐇 Aww

[@jasonseidel1897]

I thought I had skipped all the ads until the video started.

[@andyhayner8502]

That was a squirrel that ran in front of Harvick, not a cat. That is why he won the championship.

[@techinx4303]

2:22 “The last thing you would want in your nascar race would be slide through an area of grass and end up on your roof but it turns that might be what you get.”

[@billchiper1628]

I love nascar

[@benney52]

I find it ironic how you mention how Charlotte was trying to prevent cars from flipping from sliding in the grass

[@Lcngopher]

The cat reminded me of an echidna causing a yellow during the 2021 bathurst 1000

[@jasonkeiffer5680]

I was there to see the fan climb the fence lol

[@BeastRoverOfficial]

Don’t know if you’ve done this already, but for your next meme, do the “now that’s just bad driving” from the Kyle Busch commercial.

[@SKLFKR88]

How many drivers does it take to take out a jet dryer??? Just Juan!!!

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

under rated comment

[@llmkursk8254]

God I remember watching the 2012 Daytona 500 *live* and everything. They used Tide to help clean up the spill. I remember how drawn-out it felt waiting for the green flag.

[@dick_tree]

the track record for the groundhog still kills me

[@mossegaming]

YOOO 69.4K SUBS

[@rosejohnson9957]

I can tell you most of us NASCAR fans predicted what happened on that road race. Those cars are not set up to run in the rain. They're lucky somebody didn't get killed.

[@eins2001]

NASCAR cup drivers: "The *fuck* is a kerb???"

[@clowntown5768]

3:04 forgot about that damn Wii car lmao

[@MidnightSt]

...am i the only person surprised that someone would be surprised about the fact that grassy areas are usually bumpy and uneven?

[@BardownEdits]

Cool

[@kingofrunescapepking]

With regards to Timothy's flip at Texas, the truck likely doesn't turn over if the impact with Self's truck doesn't knock the right front suspension off the truck, the broken wheel got under the truck and flipped it

[@nathanstroud2223]

NASCAR's schedule shakeup for 2021 has led to plenty of PRAWBLEMS! Who knows what the "not the Busch Clash" exhibition race in the coliseum has in store.

[@sooptiem]

Also, the L.A coliseum race actually happened, it was the Busch clash.

[@pinrow]

ha well i've got another to add to the bumpy grass.

[@chancegheno8096]

I Will Admit, This Years Race At COTA Was So Much Better Than Last Years' Race With The Finish And I Didn't Get To See Last Years' So I Am Honestly Glad I Missed It. Also If The Curb In Turn 6 Didn't Tear Up Splitters A.J. Allmendinger Might Have Not Won The Race

[@feltonpruitt7030]

YOU WHAT UP MAN?!?!

[@kellybyrd6329]

I miss Danica Patrick she was my favorite when I was younger

[@thegamefree1]

guys there going do the Dirt Track race at Bristol again on 4/17/22

[@tybearman1418]

I watched the brickyard road coarse crash:)

[@SDCHAWKSTITO]

4:16, If NASCAR would have run the whole road course at Indianapolis this would not have happened. You can even see the portion that went unused as Martin Truex Jr slides across the exiting turn

[@igorluiz9551]

Nascar had already ran on rain in Montreal a few good years before COTA

[@Kranky.Kranky]

I actually went to the nascar race in the LA coliseum it was soo small

[@lilfishtank979]

I watched the Indianapolis roadcourse that was crazy. Then I went swimming

[@marcosadventures6140]

RawGator, Video idea: Nascar Squid Game?

[@GeorgeOfAIITrades]

The Carl Edwards grass incident was actually due to his nose digging into a spot where there was a sprinkler in the ground. So, not so much that grass was the problem, the grass maintenance system was.

[@TaterChip91]

Splitting hairs a little bit

[@jeffjackson4343]

Roval at Indy needs to return to Oval. That'll fix the broken splitter problem.

[@baukerman100]

You can hear the exact moment that the engine loses compression as Timothy Peters is forced into the field. Fuckin wild

[@williammccandlish7211]

You should have added the one where Kyle Busch drove over some wire (while he was leading) and tore the right front of his car up

[@AEMT-ks4so]

Fast cars and a wet surface and it was hard to predict more wrecks? I could have predicted that

[@michaelshort6041]

They have been racing in the rain since the 70s

[@gdcausion9351]

That is why Juan's name is Jet Dryer Montoya

[@noahtrullbi]

1:14 *did you forget about the 2020 xfinity thunderstorm roval night race*