We Took Our NASCAR Drag Racing... It Broke, Parts Were Flying, It Was Epic!

[@thermalnoise2976]

James was a great addition to the team/channel!! Keep up the great work guys.

[@TexRobNC]

James is great, super smart and just seems like a genuine guy

[@ayitsyaboi]

Gotta appreciate it it. You've got to have someone who's a little more chilled out, Cooper's good for that, too.

[@Hawkeye23456]

This whole team is awesome to watch.

[@4-matic212]

JAMES KNOWS HOW TO ACTUALLY LET THEM BALD EAGLES RIP

[@josephdonald1754]

I'm watching this video again in July, 9 months later and for some reason James looks 15 years younger than he does currently

[@hotmojoe2483]

"something broke" No, everything broke LMAO

[@BBROPHOTO]

You know, as much as it sucks to see the Dale truck not do a full pass, it was great to see your friends race their own cars and get a mini feature :)

[@michaelallen2501]

"Proud dad" moment at 15:02 lmao. Love the content, keep it coming! Do it for Dale!

[@marshallpowell5313]

All that time Leroy stayed reliable running 8's. The Dale trucks making up for it now.

[@mchenryjeremy]

Well, the Dale truck hasn't had a hard pass with that power in it for a long time, if any. Something was liable to break with the new LS7 and the power it's putting out. Something had to give. Leroy was broken several times over the last year, just the last 3-4 months it's been pretty reliable because he got the weak parts out that gave out on him.

[@custardavenger]

Watching back through some old videos I had missed. Wha a great time this was, just mates hitting the strip. Still sad that Coop left the channel but happy that James joined. As a British guy their calmness and deadpan humour is so appreciated as a contrast to Cleatus' energy.

[@2sslow_6.2]

I’m on my lunch break at work, and I’m gonna be honest, watching the dale truck do a sideways burnout was sexy.

[@Ogscottyp]

This is why I love the Cleetus channel. Cleet, Coop, Jeremy and the addition of James is a topper.

[@CleetusM]

Bald Eagles win this round... we will be back 😂🇺🇸

[@JamesCollins-eo3pw]

Cleetus McFarland yo that face you made 🤣🤣🤣

[@Briceon]

Doin it for Dale regardless.

[@f.mbarnabythelatest6068]

bummer

[@MrKKUT1984]

Time for a carbon fiber driveshaft maybe...

[@MrUltraworld]

You made that face & you looked skyward, says it all.

[@user-180-mand90]

Its not a drag car...have episodes running it at road courses! Expand the repertoire, I think lots of viewers would like to see you ripping up Sebring or Road Atlanta!

[@greenespirit4973]

MrBojangles its whatever kinda car he wants it to be when he wants it to be

[@treyg2424]

Agreed

[@dextermorgan9703]

I love drag racing thats why i subbed

[@jonr7207]

Couldn’t agree more awesome idea man

[@michaelsclark]

Bald eagles run n circles😉

[@tylergibleon3247]

Cletus "Do you see anything that could fly out of my car?" Cooper "No I think you're good." Cletus "Hold my bartle skeet"

[@DaleGribbleMD]

Proceeds to throw things all over the track 😂

[@nbtmx1]

Is that the trucks diff showing or is it just happy to be here

[@madmax2069]

Haha that's when everything was set into motion.

[@arwhitee5]

Laughed way too hard at this.

[@typedrew]

Lmao

[@TheZmt325]

"Only" 300 shot. Hoping for 500 GAWD!!

[@whiteknight760]

500 shot now he's doing it for Dale to

[@dachief6470]

Aaaaaand now you know why they call nitrous “spray and pray...”🤣😂

[@insertname290]

James... your car is sick brother! Nice to finally see it!

[@alexyoungberg5232]

4:38 he went from smokey eyes to *"oh shit!"* eyes real quick😂😂

[@Typersx1]

You forgot to turn on the INTERCOOLER!

[@ATLASGAMINGApallo]

For a na motor

[@71sc502]

Atlas that's the joke

[@crazydog2580]

woosh

[@Wabeeninc]

@@ATLASGAMINGApallo r/whoosh

[@Pete133]

Atlas Shrugs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@yotasteve3646]

James knows about them duralast gold lifetime warranty axles 😂

[@54raceman]

Had a buddy that ran dirt track for years only buying all his front end parts once he just took them back to the parts store and warranted them when he bent them lol

[@jayroberts1297]

u mean coop does

[@BlaserBuilds]

1st thought : "Little ambitious for a chute on the 240" (Makes pass) Next thought: "Wait what the f***" Awesome!

[@averygentry35]

A 500 shot! LoL 🤔

[@WS6xMASTER]

Lol a21bravo watching this video how fitting.

[@johnmartinezkilo]

Funny seeing you here a21bravo. Love the new videos man

[@BlaserBuilds]

@@johnmartinezkilo Thank you sir! I have a little time left to roam the tube... lol.

[@BlaserBuilds]

@@WS6xMASTER Ah yes. I wish I had a wall next to me when I broke my drive shaft, lol. Probabaly much easier to find.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Very nice guys, as always a show which had me hooked. The things that broke: That's how you test the car and find out what needs fixing. Given that it was only rear axle problems I am impressed, not expensive problems considering what you can break. For me watching as an enthusiast I get to witness and learn from this. Thanks for my daily "Fix" folks! Kind regards from the wildlife in South Africa

[@chrisvlogz6206]

Being a car enthusiast is so fun, they literally broke the Dale truck but the title of the video says "it was epic" normal people would probably be pissed

[@gagelindsley1337]

Must be nice lol $

[@chrisvlogz6206]

@@gagelindsley1337 i mean in some ways u save money depending on what breaks cuz "mechanics" be charging too much just to not even fix the problem

[@gagelindsley1337]

@@chrisvlogz6206 well it sure does help

[@DankNoodles420]

it was only epic because they have the money to piss away on it.

[@rachellaylee3425]

I offroad and I almost piss myself laughing when I get stuck. The first ten minutes are hard core laughing next ten is burning rubber on rocks then the next ten is stacking rocks while laughing. 😂😂 Breaking shit on a full send is hysterical to me. I'm also broke as shit and don't have the money to just break shit. But it's almost like a badge of honor in my opinion. 🤣

[@holymiumtv7560]

This is why I like you cletus. Even after destroying the truck you had a good attitude the rest of the day and were pepping your boys up and giving them confidence. If I broke my ride like you did I would be bummed all day and just not in a good mood but you stayed calm and kept the fun going for everyone else. Gotta get the v into the tens now. GET IT COOPER!!!

[@holymiumtv7560]

@@randy2645 oh I know. It's not the financial part that would piss me off, it's the fact of going to a track expecting to race all day and then 60 feet later it's back on the trailer. Not a very fun day.

[@ProjectsandReviewsZone]

I am hooked on this channel. Hell yeah!

[@jamesmcivor340]

@@stefandwoodham gay

[@DGG.85]

Aw sweet he finally did the blue tooth drive shaft mod

[@ashleythompson3677]

Yes its immortalized in frequencies we cannot even comprehend

[@michaelsclark]

🤣🤣

[@trinitythemiata2197]

blue differential lmao

[@trinitythemiata2197]

blue pinion

[@trinitythemiata2197]

blue tooth dif

[@madmax2069]

Ouch, there's always a weak link somewhere. Hopefully it didn't damage the transmission. I've seen quite a few broken driveshafts take out the transmissions, and a few taking out the transmission as well as the engine.

[@900fj10]

yup , my truck done the same thing as dale's truck first gear no problem as soon as i put in second it broke off from the rear u-joint flange cutting it in half , now i knew i needed a flange and u-joint but when i tried taken out the DS the rear tail housing with transmission case was cracking bad that it needed to be changed , rear end was gm 10bolt and trans was th400 .

[@madmax2069]

@@900fj10 Warning, turn volume down before watching the first video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXikmWiLqJKdipY This video is one where the drive shaft exploded and took the trans, converter, and engine out. Here's the shop camera footage kzbin.info/www/bejne/on62k2x-YriCasU

[@Smokey-bu3yb]

I teared up when the truck pulled on the track. I grew up a Dale fan. I love it. Do it for Dale!

[@joshuahighfield37]

They had the Leroy 7 second track prep going

[@suggsy1992]

Cleetus needs to be the camera man more often. Love how excited he gets watching cars go down the track!!!!

[@markfreeman408]

Right on!

[@grumpy1311]

Good job fellas! I have run my street bike on the track here a few times, and i bet most people don't realize the pressure of rolling up on the line, knowing the amount of eyes on you! It definitely takes some getting used too!

[@Real_Richmond_510]

That's why you have to have the backlash set properly! But I'm sure you will on the next diff! #senttodeath

[@BobbyB910]

Real Richmond lol backlash what’s that we only run gear on gear no wiggle

[@Real_Richmond_510]

@@BobbyB910 I hope you're trolling🤣

[@BobbyB910]

After this vid do you think I’m joking hahaha but yea I was trolling

[@Real_Richmond_510]

@@BobbyB910 I started laughing when I first read the comment 🤣

[@dylanmorin2534]

If it was a stock third member case it's only really good for 500ish the nodular case can hold more but they aren't as strong as people assume

[@michaelscarlata8314]

The guy driving the truck that blew is a good sport. If that was my first run and I was out for the rest of the day, I'd be sour, but he didn't let it get him down and he was still pumped for his friends and was engaged in their times. That's a good friend.

[@gavindrye3815]

Cletus get a Dale Earnhardt helmet and goggles to wear while racing the dale truck

[@BloodyPandaAE86]

he's got the goggles already someone sent them to him in some fan mail

[@solidoustopher]

He better wear some of those fake mustaches that were sent in as well!

[@whiteknight760]

Best comment for him he needs to look like Dale

[@whiteknight760]

@@solidoustopher did you see how much the other mustache went for

[@OfficialParedox]

I sent the goggles and mustaches!! Have to get Cleetus to use them! #DaysofThunder #DoingitforDale

[@diamondlexus5186]

6:50 Every car person makes that face when you know something is broken and your hoping it goes away but gets louder.

[@dantheman9569]

Got damn it Garrett make a vlog with the c7, we miss it!!!!!!

[@joacimlopez9735]

I think he sold it.

[@dantheman9569]

No he just posted a picture of it on his Instagram

[@jamesmcivor340]

I wanna see more V

[@truedrakooo]

I agree I miss the C7 too. If he’s gonna sell it he should at least do a few more vids with it

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

Leroy is the only vette that matters. Love the C7 but it had its time. No place for it on a channel full of project cars. Should be turned into money, time, and space for new things.

[@marshallwarden4240]

Lot of ppl don't realize that 9inch center sections used for round track racing won't hold up to drag racing launches. Casting isn t nearly as strong. Front pinion support bearings are designed different also.

[@slowvette7189]

Yo why tf have we never seen the 240? Do a full review of the car for us! That thing booked in the 1/8. Looks like a serious nitrous car 👍

[@Aftermath1738]

They have showed it a few times, but Cleetus said every time they’ve tried to go out racing but it’s always raining when he brings the 240 lol

[@joedirt6212]

Cause it’s a 240 a foreign piece of junk

[@joeydrifts]

@@joedirt6212 a poorly built Chevy is just as horrible as a poorly built nissan

[@vincedibona4687]

@@joedirt6212 So's your mom.

[@BlackWolf18C]

Bolt some RATOs on the V and Cooper can finally get his 10. No diff lockers needed! Poor Dale truck, though... Like a dog so excited to go that he gives himself a hernia. Race Day Blues, man. Can't wait to see the comeback run.

[@picklemetimbers3003]

Keep practicing Cooper. You have gotten better at burnouts. The same will come with that 1/4 mile pass.

[@BFE08STI]

It's so much fun seeing him evolve as a driver from where he started. The learning curve is steep

[@ADE2366]

If there is 1 good thing to come out of wrecking the Dale Truck, the engine and box is spot on 😂👍🏼

[@rb26xs14]

I haven’t laughed so hard all year until you annihilated that rear diff 😂😂. It truly sucks but it’s definitely hilarious

[@Lej206]

That’s a good reason to why you should pull your face shield down on your helmet while you race! We all seen that shrapnel flying around but you send it and do it for Dale though! lol

[@interstatemotorcompany2355]

So fun for the whole crew to be at the track together! Well.....except we didn’t see the Holley.

[@GrizzlyGarage]

12:04 Jesus look at that yellow sn95, I wanna see that thing run

[@jawmom2]

hell yea man

[@obschop]

If it’s the same one from the last time I was there at FL2K It did a burn out and the rim came off the axle

[@GrizzlyGarage]

@@obschop Damn that's insane bruh 😂😂

[@willlloyd7762]

Pretty sure thats the minion car. Fucking thing goes like 7.70s in the quarter. To my understanding its the fastest stick car right now. Search minion cobra on KZbin

[@Biggielz]

Yeah that is the Minion. He is based out of the Tampa bay area.

[@mycorvettelife]

Install line lock on the V!

[@toolologist6274]

Awesome seeing you have multiple cars at the track. That was fun to watch.

[@davejames2015]

I miss the Dale truck needs to hit the track again

[@ericsorensen6957]

The faces on Cleet are priceless! Made my day today! Classic!

[@charlesp8826]

damn cooper looks like he about to have a heat stroke stay safe

[@DerbyCarVidz]

AESOME JOB matching the look of the old tires! Hell ya brother, doin it for dale!!!

[@matreci]

On the V, just pull the "Trunk Dr Release" fuse under the rear seat, drivers side if you don't want to mess with the ABS sensors

[@MrK1kk3r]

3:04 do you see anything that can fly outta here? Proper fortune telling right there :'D

[@heavymetal6714]

Keep updates on the 240 and caprice!!!!

[@wheeln24-79]

Fasterproms KZbin channel for the caprice build and everything else Jeremy does. He's pretty funny on there

[@stevesolo16]

All that hot metal flying around in the cab,...and your in shorts and a tee-shirt. Hmmm. I have never seen a drive shaft explode. So cool.

[@masen1458]

Radials are very unforgiving to a manual transmission car rear ends. Just ask mustanglifestyle lol.

[@RedBeardGreenThumb]

Good job Coop, shot happens Cleetus like you said it's racing getter fixed and next time the bald eagles will flow,Jeremy had a nice pass at the end so good luck guys thanx for the vid

[@Cliptothefullest]

Mike Larsen Harley how to adj. varley

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

The V is looking SICK coop

[@bostyt50]

Coup

[@effyeadude]

Too bad he can't really drive it

[@ilikeboost4764]

Coupe

[@RCXDerp]

EffGames He needs some longer gears maybe a 3.73 instead of the 4.10s

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

For the weight of that car 4.10s will be perfect

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

Cooper should be able to make enough money bracket racing to get the v sorted out enough to run 10s in no time! Lol you guys are the best!

[@81caminoss]

Rarely does doin' it for Dale go wrong.. But when it does..

[@josheastman7885]

It's absolutely catastrophic.

[@luckyhero2517]

It’s epicness

[@davidwindsor2866]

I can't believe it. You smash the diff yoke and tail shaft. EPIC. I thought you just wanted to change the diff oil. And were trying to find a easily way to drain it. WOW. 😂😂😂😅😅👍👍👍👏👏

[@GermanEliteTuning]

OH NO is right. Too much bald eagle for that shaft to handle.

[@drfrenchfrythe3rd]

German Elite Tuning that poor shaft.

[@MrZyLeXx]

I actually love james, look at that reaction from him after Cooper totally sent it! 18:10

[@12cm32]

We tried to drag it, and we broke everything behind the gearbox. Think we need a bigger motor... 😂

[@andrewmurray6772]

gotta love James, " right now it's ONLY a 300 shot, by the end of the day, it could be 500 ! " ha ha :) cheers from Australia :)

[@ryangordy8345]

At 4:39 Cleetus knew... he messed up

[@do2n.g.m479]

Lmfao

[@DjPsychoLive]

4:22 it just blew my mind when I saw a great takeoff but how the rear end got destroyed. I'm not gonna lie, I did feel bad when I saw that break. But I'm glad ur ok and no one was hurt.

[@burningdaylight1085]

Race it! Break it! Fix it! ~repeat as necessary~

[@HolyFuzzyM.G]

Great job all with testing, sorry about the dale truck. Excited about the new Project to come!!

[@suleiman3811]

That is how you know he bangs his gears to hell!💪🏽

[@lucasyontz5574]

Lol 😂 your face when shit hit the fan was priceless!

[@georgem.6136]

Need a Nodular & Chromoly Driveshaft! Radials work!!!

[@pops55650]

Gut wrenching to see the diff explode, but your team is always great at fixing these problems

[@joshuanicolai4776]

Jeremy needs some aviators to complete the cop look with the helmet

[@1-Six-dee]

He dam sure looks like a cop kinda holds his self like one as well

[@austinjonas2505]

Lmao money shift

[@alexthompson5172]

u should do a manual H pattern cash days or no prep event

[@brianpardee1281]

None of his vehicles are hooking on a no prep theyre to rowdy and small tires for a no prep

[@BlairCradick]

He ran a no prep and wasn't far off his normal times in Leroy.

[@hitmen1211]

@@BlairCradick No he definitely didn't xD....

[@madmax2069]

@@noidontthinksolol bahahahaha

[@bdd1469]

@@brianpardee1281 It is his show. He could do a small tire , H pattern , no prep.....but thats none of my bussiness......Not to mention, there are dozens of big tire turds that have their ass handed to them by small tire cars every week. Again...none of my bussiness

[@TheBlueCollarBaller]

1:45 Coop burns Jeremy, Jeremy defaults to sheep noise 😂

[@debilan]

Notification squad where you at ?

[@16toofastforu50]

007 right here

[@ernesto69991]

We're just waiting to see what comes out.

[@xalr6128]

hell yeah brother, throw me a bartle

[@christianlong1341]

Heeeerrreeeeee hell yea brother

[@pattyboy2523]

In your butt

[@inspiringengineer]

This channel is a full on blast from start to finish! :D

[@ramairgto72]

Someone make Cooper a window sticker "Cooper's Wet Shots". btw, I seen the 9" carnage in Instagram, kinda of a spoiler...

[@TJrcTX]

I'm on it

[@whiteknight760]

Wet shot your too funny

[@ekrwy2]

I would love to see the dale truck on a road race. Look up Goodwood Road and race over in England. They have a bunch of different classes for all different styles of racing cars, including old NASCAR vehicles

[@insanesmiles5176]

How have I never seen James's 240 before that thing rips

[@El_Chompo]

Cooper's car is really coming together now. You've taken a car that was really never made to drag race and made it pretty good at it. It's got the blower, the hoosiers, and now you can even do burnouts too. I love the front splitter as well, very racecar. Maybe add a matching diffusor in the rear. I would love to see some water / meth injection too. That stuff is badass for blower cars. A better diff might be the most necessary and prudent upgrade though if it really is making the car go hard to the side like you were saying.

[@m00hk00h]

"Buy it, use it, break it, fix it Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it" - Daft Punk

[@TheGamingWorkbenchHD]

14:35 COOPER IS A TRUE FLORIDIAN!

[@jesusyeshuaelelyonelshadai6295]

Ford 9 inch and chevy stock shaft dont mix

[@or-what]

Especially when being mixed with 620 horsepower lol

[@murphyslaw1967]

Not to mention the truck was built for circle track stuff not drag racing

[@growlith6969]

Any time I see a driveshaft painted white that normally means it's a circle track shaft. Per the rule book they have to be painted white so that they are visible to everyone if they fall out. Does that make a difference in how it was made? How strong it is? Shock load from a launch? I don't have that answer.

[@murphyslaw1967]

growlith6969 I would think so considering the truck was made for fairly smooth acceleration and high speed vs launching from a dig and banging gears

[@meifert2]

A properly built 9 inch can handle over 3000hp. This was either already broken or setup wrong

[@SlayerSilverWolf]

How time flies, a year ago you were aiming for 10s and 11s now you're aiming for 7s on Ruby and 6s on Leeroy keep it up Cleet!

[@randysrestoration]

Needs a Nodular case plus Daytona bearing retainer at a minimum

[@jacobmay7594]

Let er rip... The diff right out, cause ya broke it again... Keep up the great work. I love it when stuff goes bang.

[@Mercmad]

Who ever welded the loop into place needs their butt kicked . The loop is supposed to hold it up,not join the parts "making a break for Freedom..." 🗽🗽🗽🚘

[@zeropointzero]

Looks like the loop fractured not the welds.

[@Mercmad]

Kiaora jake the muss. I stand Corrected ,I have never seen a loop come off like that but if the pinon carrier can depart like that,anything can happen.

[@flyonbyya]

I agree... When Cleetus said “the loop did it’s job”...I was thinking exactly what u said. No it didn’t ! Also...as a general observation: the center section failed, which caused the shaft to break

[@Slider68]

Can those spec driveshaft loops typically handle a flailing around 3rd member? They were designed and spec'd to handle a broken u-joint or broken drive shaft, not a 30+ lb section of a 3rd member, including the entire pinion shaft & gear, yoke, driveshaft, u-joints, etc. that is still attached to "power" and flailing around at 4000+ rpm...

[@meierlawncare1519]

Well...it's fake as hell...so there's that i guess...if it were a legit chassis, it'd have a CERT tag and not look like a hokey piece of shit...

[@prestonyoung6374]

I must say you have me intrested in racing again been a long time. I love the videos keep an coming! Can't wait to see the new project. LET THEM BALD EAGLE FLY! MERICA! HE'LL YEA BROTHER

[@scrappyclappedoutfoxbody4174]

Radials and a stick.... yeaaaa... noooo

[@MrBowhunter1123]

Great video as always- everyone just having fun!

[@jag7371]

R.I.P. Driveshaft

[@53glowe]

Immensely entertaining as usual..a regular KZbin must watch👍

[@joacimlopez9735]

Did the computer say, "danger to manifold"?

[@bittexas6318]

Joacim Lopez the welds on the intake are demolished

[@David-wg7ub]

Tuna, no crust

[@Pancholoco510]

Granny shiftin' not double clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake! Now me and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block, and replace the piston rings you fried Lol classic

[@Adam-FR]

Dale truck! 😭💔 that was nuts though. Can't wait to see that truck dialed in.

[@girlsboost2976]

*Goooo coooper Goooo!!*

[@HeadshotBambii]

Seeing cooper get his burnouts Down was truly awesome!

[@garywinthwarpious8807]

Finish the utv street bike engine swap

[@willsstrapsandwhips9734]

I swear i want the same thing. Its just sitting there on the lift. I see it in other videos. Doesnt look like they started on it yet.

[@yirethsolis5612]

Busa engine in it

[@willsstrapsandwhips9734]

@@yirethsolis5612 i thought cletus said they might do a turbo vtec.

[@nicholasnewton4291]

Loved this video! Do more videos with all of you guys racing together!

[@LRtwins2]

GoFundMe to get James a new hood? 😂

[@flyonbyya]

Yea buddy... that thing sure b uuuuuugleeee

[@IF9]

Love seeing the whole squad together 😍😍🔥 .. The V is looking sick tho !!

[@WhiteBoyRyan]

Damn it. Thought it said. 11 minuets ago. 🤦🏼‍♂️😂