TALLADEGA: Nascar's Most Feared Track

[@LushSSB]

The Miccosukee car was being chased by the Army and National Guard tandem and was forced to stand its ground against the leading car to ultimately win the race, absolutely surreal

[@ke5875]

Holy crap I glossed right over the fact it was the army and national guard cars! I was so enamored rooting for the win I didn't even pay that any mind. That is incredible.

[@chaoticklutz3633]

"History don't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" - Mark Twain

[@The_Joshuan_Empire]

The history of the city of Talladega, to the formation of the track, to more history, to race, more history, race, history, race, tribe, race, funny joke, race, win, end, and again.

[@Tha-mountain]

@@unnhkp8mza522two ok quotes

[@bencesavanya2257]

@@chaoticklutz3633 "It's like poetry, they sort of like rhyme." - George Lucas

[@Azeria]

“While unpopular in its time, many fans today look back on the era fondly” If that ain’t sum up NASCAR fans I don’t know what does

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

NASCAR fans hate two things: change, and the way things are

[@Bakersmanbakemeacake]

@@DepravedCoTApologist look

[@damndani3l530]

A sports thing in general, happened with Ali

[@Neogears1312]

I read your comment with thick souther accent

[@perropeligro25]

Exactly the same happens with F1 Never underestimate the power of nostalgia

[@CAMELOT331]

This is easily the best thing about NASCAR to come out. EmpLemon did what NASCAR couldn't. Made the awesome auto sport actually interesting to new folks.

[@byzantineroman2407]

Why is this so true?

[@thomasshurtleff885]

@@byzantineroman2407 always considered NASCAR as a meme, this video essay changes the perception to a meme worthy of respect.

[@Thor-Orion]

His video on Dale was pretty damn good too. I like your content too, Brudda!

[@PenCapChewlive]

That’s why he’s emperor lemon.

[@XTheFall3nX]

Never thought I'd see you here Cody. Pretty neat. Much love to the Famelot!

[@tambourland]

Man, I know Emp was punching the air after writing that last line, “The funny thing about NASCAR is that if you watch long enough, everything comes full circle.” Masterpiece of a video as a whole.

[@KornPop96]

I don't get it

[@subadub4173]

​@@KornPop96 the track, is a circle

[@duffman18]

@@subadub4173 no it's not. It's a tri-oval

[@RugbyRyan]

@dabe4593because he’d be so proud of himself for coming up with such a good line

[@joltz..2042]

​@@RugbyRyanno, it's because the air, it's what lifts NASCAR to its limits.

[@noodlefunny]

How the hell have you gotten me to watch three Nascar videos to completion despite me not caring about nascar, and yet I enjoy each one more than the last. I might be a Nascar fan now. What the fuck

[@whofuckingcares420]

Oh shit it's the goblin animator

[@UndyingSilentm]

Sounds like its time to watch some cars turn left this weekend at talladega

[@awildtime8318]

Yesir

[@purpleflurp6601]

Agreed. I find it to be the least interesting motorsport to watch, but I crave EmpLemon’s Nascar content all the time.

[@dragonpenguin4182]

Sounds like a G A M E R issue.

[@S1apShoes]

Thanks for having me onboard for this, and holy shit that final bit about the Miccosukee car being pursued by the Army and National Guard until it can go no further was just ridiculously poetic.

[@MikeM358]

👏👏👏👏

[@EAMR262]

Absolutely love your channel man, I was dreaming the day you’d do a collab with emp, and here we are!

[@bold-comedy9232]

That was almost like destiny for the mouskogue…

[@youtoob5477]

There will never be another youtuber like Slapshoes

[@LiquidyToast]

dang i've been watching slap for a hot minute and i never imagined a crossover thats real neat guys ✌

[@ilovesalazar4014]

"The Miccosukee car has only one driver in its way to glory. The tandem is pursued by the Army and the National Guard cars, but they are not gonna catch'em." Holy shit man, what a great line. I am glad to see Jon Bois school of story-telling flourish.

[@mog7501]

Seriously, Emplemon's story-telling is absolutely superb. Can't believe this is free.

[@jacknagel9387]

To make it even better its the front of the Army car that gets absolutely obliterated.

[@yulusleonard985]

@@jacknagel9387 and Dale Earnhardt jr is on the national Guard car.

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

@@yulusleonard985 Holy shit for real?

[@2ndmushroom788]

Glad I'm not the only one to catch the Jon bois influence here

[@toptextbottomtext1454]

30:00 "the number 38 M&M's Ford must have covered the length of a football field without touching the ground" oh. my. god.

[@theknightskyisi]

Such an American phrase eh?

[@janbadinski7126]

That's a lot of spins.

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

AND HERE COMES TOM BRADY MAKING A RUN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!, WILL HE MAKE IT?! AND- OH MY GOD A NASCAR FORD IS FLYING ACROSS THE FIELD AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN TROUBLE!

[@toptextbottomtext1454]

@@therealwisemysticaltree 😂

[@ryeinc]

One of my "favorite" wrecks in NASCAR history (if one could call a wreck a favorite). Elliott certainly wasn't a superstar in NASCAR, but he had some good years!

[@supremeleadergnkdroid3202]

I still can’t get over that emplemon, the guy that did an incredible YTP has now done three nascar videos. what a ride

[@dustinjames1268]

He who does not innovate, stagnates Emp got his rise to fame by pivoting his style multiple times

[@bataar6797]

dude that pun is made funny

[@noyes5849]

Funny

[@hotrod_hornet]

This just makes him that much more cooler

[@r1dekink]

He's so good that I've literally never watched Nascar before but I love these videos

[@Dominion69420]

59:35 one thing to note: Edward almost went into the crowd just as Allison had done in 1987, just barely clipping the wall with his car at the last second. It really does always comes full circle

[@karelpgbr]

Nice find

[@kyle7413]

300th like!

[@SadenIsWatchin]

@KrispyKrackers88 Man that's kind of spooky.

[@EricEstepp]

The final 2-3 minutes was one of the best payoffs I've seen in any KZbin video ever. What a journey. Loving the NASCAR content!

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

BTW everyone, follow this guy if you want to keep up with the current NASCAR season

[@smallben7744]

Sup Eric, been a fan since the old NASCAR parody vids

[@SimRacerKirk17]

Dude like I had chills the last 5 mins I had no idea about the connection to the 09 car and the native Americans.

[@cbj4sc1]

THIS GUY should be your main man for NASCAR news.

[@garyskippracing]

Nice to see you Eric. And damn, you sure are right about that!

[@slightlyistorical1776]

The absolute pure poetic justice of the Miccouskee car in it’s first ever cup race standing his ground against all odds and beating the Army and National Guard in the final lap left me in complete awe. It’s stuff like this that makes it so much harder to believe in just coincidences, it sounds straight out of an over-the-top Hollywood blockbuster. The entire situation almost makes you see the souls of the Seminole warriors themselves riding alongside Keselowski, pushing him on to symbolically relive their legacy and to forever cement their immortal, unconquered legacies

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

Exactly…

[@sirsancti5504]

Ineed the same shrooms you're getting,m8.

[@mcfrisko834]

😂I'll have what he's having...

[@raineyoung3291]

"...the cycle never repeats itself in quite the same way..." -Rosalina, Explaining the life cycle of Stars, Super Mario Galaxy

[@Dylan-M]

Spirits of the natives told him to do it take the win.

[@MrBWhite88]

"The funny thing about NASCAR is that if you watch long enough, everything always comes full circle." What a damn quote to end this video on. Great job as always EmpLemon! You always make NASCAR sound cool to outsiders in ways the sanctioning body never has.

[@aceman0000099]

Full trioval more like

[@hudsboy1049]

@@henrycrabs3497 When NASCAR is more than just going in circles:

[@Kilometers_KPH]

@@henrycrabs3497 Sumo Wrestling which is revered in Japan and they, the sumos, on average weigh about 330.

[@hudsboy1049]

@@henrycrabs3497 When NASCAR actually has athletes who workout to prepare for raceday: Not to mention the pit crew guys as well.

[@hudsboy1049]

@@henrycrabs3497 Yeah stop judging NASCAR by its' cover kid or else your grades will drop dramatically. All you gotta do is do more research and eventually you'll get it. :)

[@HOOTwheelz]

NASCAR's been trying to do historic content to get new fans in tune with the history of the sport, but they're not nearly as effective as NASCAR KZbinrs have been. Keep it up Emp, both you and Slapshoes are doing great work to gather interest in NASCAR even when NASCAR itself struggles to figure this out itself.

[@cbj4sc1]

Meh, NASCAR isn't much about documentaries. They just show the actual races which is definitely needed, and they really are the it one who can truly provide that. So I think they're doing an amazing job of giving younger fans like me (turning 20 in November) a chance to watch races from the golden era

[@dontnormally]

I thought this was a video about the seminole

[@Eichro]

-SEGA- NASCAR hire these men

[@Saikocide]

im gonna ask something off topic, but who's the actor at 35:35 ? i recognize him somewhere but i forgot his name

[@Obscura1738]

@@Saikocide tommy Lee jones

[@Jazzosaurus]

a man representing a people who stood their ground and fought, standing his ground and pushing through to win. the only driver seemingly unaffected by the curse as he drives for the native people. a fitting conclusion to a tumultuous story

[@Bub8les5]

The natives went under the yellow line so they got penalized all of their land

[@Knight.mp3]

@@Bub8les5 💀💀

[@asadtariq2031]

wtf is a tumultuous

[@steviechubbs5238]

​@@asadtariq2031it means "rough" or "difficult". It was a difficult ride

[@CocoHutzpah]

I watched a video about Nascar and learned that the Seminole tribe was formed out of runaways, rebels, and rogues. That's pretty badass.

[@nedisahonkey]

Watch less anime and read more.

[@CocoHutzpah]

@@nedisahonkey assume less

[@nedisahonkey]

@@CocoHutzpah Anime pfp and A bunch of "Best waifu" videos on your channel. Not much to assume

[@gamerhurley]

​@@nedisahonkey...fair

[@KennyPowersGaming]

@@nedisahonkey another weeaboo owned😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@asielromo3399]

“I don’t know about the whole Seminole analogy, it feels a bit out of the blue.” Last few minutes of the video happen: “Holy fucking shit.”

[@Skellington77]

The moment that last sound effect kicked in of the hooves of horses I spent a solid 5 minutes reeling in the MASSIVE analogy this video is So well done.

[@elite4702]

If you research the fight the Seminole put up, they fought three wars and killed thousands of US soldiers

[@cathoderayguns]

@@elite4702 hell yeah, praise Dale raise hell

[@rkit6707]

@@elite4702 and they still lost lmao

[@highlander2319]

Don’t underestimate EmpLemon

[@DCT-tt8ib]

I hate how my biggest takeaway from this video is that the “Shake n’ Bake” technique from Talladega Nights was a real strategy that NASCAR drivers used at one point.

[@bold-comedy9232]

Shake n’ bake*

[@dantethewanderer4989]

Nothing shakes you to the core _quite_ like seeing something *ABSOLUTELY* goofy as shit in a comedy and then retroactively learning it was a real thing people did as a legitimate strategy. It's like getting hit by a fucking suckerpunch; it leaves you feeling dazed and confused.

[@ill_hex8103]

Technically, it was a slingshot maneuver. The name was adapted for the move Keslowski pulled on Kyle Busch in 2012

[@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245]

It's been a decade or two since I last followed Nascar closely. So what you're saying is that the drivers no longer get natural boosts while drafting off of eachother? 🤨Why did they....? So it's essentially an anti drag reduction system now? What the heck else have I missed?

[@ill_hex8103]

@@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245 What are you saying?

[@vulfkang]

It's a testament to your storytelling skills how you can make me feel so much from a racetrack and a bunch of cars going around for hours.

[@DanArnets1492]

Nothing can surpass what you might see on a racetrack during, right before or right after a professional race - The shit you could tell about something like the Le Mans 24h is insane EVEN IF YOU COMPLETELY SKIP THE MAJOR STUFF everybody knows. Even if you skip stories such as these: · The beginnings, from barely-paved roads to the dawn of speed · The guy that almost won by driving for 24h alone · Pierre's crash (55 dead) and its global consequences · Porsche's obsession with being light · Ford vs Ferrari · Matra (a small team building their own cars) vs the manufacturers · Pescarolo (a man building his own cars) vs the manufacturers · Showing up to a 24h race just to set the fastest speed ever (over 400kph) · The GT1 debacle · From Audi vs Everyone to Audi vs Nobody · The diesel racecars · Audi vs Peugeot · Audi vs Porsche vs Toyota · Toyota's curse · Famous active and recently-retired F1 drivers · Can you rig BoP? Can you fake being slow? That's just the main shit and I could talk you about each topic for like 10 minutes each. You could skip all that and still come up with like 2-3 hours of video.

[@DevinEMILE]

@@DanArnets1492 your still leaving out the tiny stories like the strange case of ferraris last win and such. Not to mention he made an hour long video about the younger brother to Daytona. There’s so much to racing it’s an ocean of stories that range from the short track on Friday night or go carts to the top of the game at F1

[@baratanky1812]

The thing I recently found out (and now love it to bits) is that in the end, every feature Emp ever told about the track (the favorable rookie instance, the fence crash, the double yellow line and the natives' NASCAR team) all came together in that race's finish.

[@drewo.127]

Better Hollywood storytelling than Hollywood itself! And even better…it is 100% real!

[@Buldzi]

I'm not from the US and have never watched a single Nascar race, but I absolutely love hearing Emp telling these stories, damn

[@Plasmuh987]

Yup im american never cared for nascar but i love these documentaries

[@ceney9814]

same. exact same.

[@GeidRimla]

Tune in to Talladega this sunday! Always a fun watch.

[@dingbatfpv]

Yeah I'll watch any Emp vid

[@dustinjames1268]

If you want to see what us NASCAR fans love so much, check out some of Dale Earnhardt Sr's races Tight pack racing sometimes 3 cars wide through turns The races were spectacular, but most importantly(and unfortunately for Dale), the crashes were too

[@brandonlehman7440]

"god help all of them cause there's no place to go" gave me chills, truly one of the best works of storytelling ive ever seen

[@nick5422]

LGP

[@Unpug]

True

[@bnsz8704]

Reading this gave me chills too. Such a haunting moment

[@party-hatter]

Where was this at?

[@Pensfan5919]

@@party-hatter The 2001 Daytona 500 with the one wreck no one talks about anymore. Tony Stewart going crowd surfing in the big one.

[@TacoSnipezZ]

The ending to this video is the definition of poetic. It’s incredible to think this actually happened. If this was fiction, it would come across as an extremely heavy handed metaphor. You can’t make this shit up.

[@soronexle2681]

It's poetry in perfect motion.

[@i_am_kofit]

Seriously, if this was the ending of a movie it'd be so cheesy I don't think I could enjoy it 😭

[@justinmaddox795]

It's some Jon Bois level shit.

[@깨달음-w8r]

@@justinmaddox795 Don’t diss Jon Bois

[@Twinspinner]

@@깨달음-w8r that's not a diss on Bois

[@higherquality]

23:40 "The track would produce an incident so ominous, that it would fundamentally alter the future of stock car racing" That sent chills down my spine

[@Burkutace27]

That crash is the worst motor sports accident that never happened.

[@vladimiradidas1945]

​@@Burkutace27thank God cuz if it did, it would've killed motorsports in America for a very long time

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

@@vladimiradidas1945 A less fortunate accident eerily similiar to that one at Les Mans in 1955 led to a ban on any motorsport event in most of Europe. A crash in the 3rd hour at Tribune Straight sent Pierre Levegh’s Mercedes 300 SLR straight into the stands at 200km/h, killing Levegh, 83 spectators and injuring 190 others. The bans were eventually lifted everywhere in Europe except Switzerland, which is why Romain Grosjean, a Genevan, has to race with a french license

[@kosmokat111]

@@Burkutace27 I think lemans 1955 takes it as worst based purely on deathtoll, I love dale, but I think even dale would trade himself for 83 motorsports fans

[@prometeomoderno4381]

"The Micosukke car is being pursued by the Army and National Guard cars" "You know its like poetry, it rhymes" -George Lucas

[@MrD10e]

with the micosukke car pushed as far as it can go against the yellow line forced to hold its ground

[@jffry890]

"History is a lot like poetry. It rhymes and it's a bit gay." -Count Dankula

[@jasonwhigham335]

Holy crap, I have never realized and put into perspective about the sponsors of that '09 race, I've seen that race a bunch of times. I didn't think that it would be possible for a nascar race to be so symbolic and truly go full circle

[@CiabanItReal]

To quote someone else "that final bit about the Miccosukee car being pursued by the Army and Nation Guard until it can go no further was just ridiculously poetic"

[@chee_wee]

@@CiabanItReal bruh that's literally the top comment what is your contribution here lmao

[@bocahdongo7769]

Remind me with someone saying pretty common quotes, but with a stretch "History repeats, but in parody ways."

[@MissTelevision]

"To this day, Tiny Lund remains the last driver to lose his life at a NASCAR race at Talladega" Me: "Oh well that's good at least, glad we're through the worst tragedies now." *20 seconds later* "The nearby pressurized water tank exploded, launching Owens 15 feet in the air and killing him instantly"

[@kingsteve4304]

Wording. It can change everything

[@Oblivion9873]

the key word was driver HAHAHA

[@SirDerpofCamelot]

Owens wasn't a driver

[@BlackslooklikeHarambe]

That’s hilarious

[@DoritoTime]

Something Shakespeare would write as a loophole for the main character to get killed

[@deconyus3412]

"it's amazing what can happen if you leave someone just a little more room to run..." that line is so beautiful, you have a way with words and visuals. This has got to be one of the best pieces of documentary on the site for real.

[@davidthorp01]

As a historian who worked with someone who does Native studies, I was nodding my head just listening to the Native American bits like ‘yep, not sure what this is for beyond context, maybe he’s going to make some weird political vier.’ And that one moment with Bubba had me worried, but then you brought up the 09 Car’s win with Junior sliding in second that year Carl Edwards fuckin flew. The Army and National guard chasing down the Seminole Casino with the Seminole throwing caution to the wind is oddly poetic. Not gonna lie, it was one of the most bizarre long con storytelling tie ins that I could imagine. I just thought you were callin the place cursed, but the analogy was astounding. Genuinely pleased by the sheer work you put in for that full circle deal. Also you reminded me Junior coulda won the 2004 season when I was a kid, and I remember being mega disappointed when they announced he got penalized for saying a bad word. I loved this, great work!

[@sockmon1]

Those who tell stories rule the world, an amalgamation of a quote from Plato and a Hopi proverb. EMP ruled my world with this degree of observation.

[@MingusDynastyy]

I only know one thing about Emp. He's someone who you sit down and just listen to, you can trust your time with him when he's talking.

[@randomepic6204]

What analogy with bubba are you talking about? Curious tbh.

[@davidthorp01]

@@randomepic6204 Bubba Wallace instigated a media controversy quite recently. And while there is room for debate as to the treatment of race in the sport, there has been talk that some of his claims were unsubstantiated. If not entirely fictitious, which has cause a bit of a divide in the sports fan base from what I remember. I had worried, perhaps unfoundedly, of a veer into controversy or politics beyond the historical context of Native lands being the foundation for Talladega or some other connection that he was building to. He did a spectacular job of moving past that to show symbolism in his final couple minutes of the video. Which was excellent work on his part.

[@randomepic6204]

@@davidthorp01 I gotcha yea

[@Studio23Media]

"It takes all of us to avoid destruction. It only takes one to create it." Well done.

[@blastermaster5039]

Man. Reminds me of all those one ASSHOLES in L4D - or in most horde shooters that is.

[@odst2247]

It goes both ways tho.

[@patrickbaklava7297]

@@odst2247 what's the other way?

[@haydenandersen9937]

@@patrickbaklava7297 I'm assuming they mean that destruction can come from many sides, and sometimes all it takes is one person to stop it. A bit of a childish statement, but one worth admiring.

[@romanyoutube3141]

Wait, I've already heard this but the video is so long I can't find it. When exactly is the quote said?

[@BeatRiceIsHere]

Hey Emp, you might not see this, but I just wanna tell you how much I appreciate these NASCAR videos. My Grandpa was, and still is, a huge fan of NASCAR, and I never really understood the appeal to it until I discovered your content. These videos single-handedly made me appreciate the stories of NASCAR, and the people behind the drivers’ seats. Thank you so much man, I’m looking forward to seeing whatever content you create in the future.

[@vonjoris2153]

Same I was always into F1 and while I still prefer it and Indy car I have an appreciation of NASCAR I did not have before.

[@RiahGreen]

My uncle has done timing and scoring at laguna seca for as long as I can remember and watching these always makes me think of him

[@Mister_Matt_X]

I feel the same way but it was my uncle who was an Earnhardt fan but how I got into the sport was very easy. I played NASCAR Dirt to Daytona on the ps2 and still do to this very day including the old EA NASCAR games...

[@raphaeldagamer]

I now have a morbid curiosity to try to become a Nascar driver and race on Talladega.

Try to become an iRacing member. There the NASCAR categories are a blast.

[@tempurasupplyco]

Go to wreck fest. They hale tally on the modded maps

[@humbletreestump8134]

"Produces no winners only survivors." Fucking great line

[@roguespearsf]

I first heard about the "curse of Talladega" when some guy was trying to tell me that the US military has a policy that they can't do flyovers there lol, this was while I was at Richmond International Raceway with a buddy, we're prior military and we got a kick out of it

[@Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha]

Interesting

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

😮

[@jtveg]

_"Everything always comes full circle"_ That was an absolutely brilliantly produced video, with a great mix of the sport's facts and history. Thank you so much for sharing. :)

[@chadcuckproducer1037]

As my own/lone existence comes to a close, only to begin anew, in ways uncertain. All of this has happened before, and it will happen again...again...again...again...again...again...again...

[@hoogachakahoogahooga]

You give me nice uncle vibes. Love it

[@StNeurion]

When the words fit so well that they seem to write themselves, EmpLemon is a master storyteller.

[@Dexter037S4]

Stanley Smith actually is the only known survivor of a Basilar Skull Fracture, the injury that killed Tony Roper, Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr. and Earnhardt.

[@AnthonyStatenMusic]

Ernie Irvan, Rick Carelli, and Larry Pollard (NASCAR), Mika Hakkinen (F1), and Derek Lancaster (late models) have all survived basilar skull fractures.

[@Mister_Matt_X]

Another driver is NASCAR Modified series driver Richie Evans... Evans passed away with the same injury at Martinsville while doing a practice run before the race and they called it a "Head Whip" which could be the Basilar Skull Fracture this was during in what was the NASCAR Modified series modern era starting in 1985... following the death of Richie Evans he won the 1985 NASCAR Modified series championship posthumously for a record 9 times... Evans is a Modified racing God! I have a cousin from Pennsylvania who used to work for a Modified team and he told me that he actually met Richie and he wasn't cocky to other teams but what my cousin told me is that he met Richie and Richie talked with other teams in the Modified teams how to get faster and get better at results in short tracks across New England and other short tracks across America... in my opinion Richie Evans is the best NASCAR Modified driver in the world...

[@gamemeister27]

That doesn't appear to be even slightly true. Basilar skull fractures are survived often enough that there are plenty of known symptoms. If it was nearly always fatal, the only real symptom would be, "dead."

[@NolanEgbert]

Emp I've been following you since your early ytp days, I'm talking pre-incredibles, and I can't tell you how incredibly impressed you leave me with each new video. I hesitate to say I'm proud of you since we've never met, but regardless, the progress you've made over this past decade on the platform is undeniably remarkable. Thank you emp for such great work over the years

[@cantflyforshit]

Honestly it's very very difficult for me to look at an EmpLemon upload and refuse to watch it right then and there. Such a talented video creator!

[@BallsBob]

Back in those days I’d show his YTPs to all my friends in middle and elementary school lmao it was the shit

[@NitroKlips]

Very well said

[@penelopegreene]

TF2

[@finegoldstones]

I agree with this. I hadn't watched one of his videos since his youtube poops but seeing this maturity and skill-honing, im incredibly impressed. Story telling, editing, researching, voice acting, and all the rest. It's amazing truly. A real testament to how far a shit poster can come if he really pushes himself

[@philiphockenbury6563]

This channel was created with all of the other content on it just so Emp could just talk nascar and be taken seriously. I love it.

[@omargarcia-zg4xm]

Emp just trying to justify his admiration for nascar and trying to make new fans so he wont feel so alone lol. As a nascar fan im all for it

[@FringeSpectre]

Fine by me. The man is making some if the best content on the internet regardless of topic.

[@_shuckl3]

Welcome to EmpLemon's channel where he dissect a multitude of anything, from KZbin Poops to Super Smash Brothers Melee, to even NASCAR. Hope you enjoy your stay

[@MasterSanders]

Seriously, I hope he makes more NASCAR content.

[@shirueto748]

Fine by me, before these vids I wasn't even remotely interested in nascar,now I'm on an old school nascar viewing binge

[@johnwayne4362]

The whole time I was like," where is he going with all this Indian allegory stuff?" In the end you really brought it all together. Fantastic video.

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAGA!!! I want to cut my toenails... NEVER! I am the feet KZbinr. Thanks for being a fan, dear jon

[@chE3z1]

the irony of the miccosukee car finishing just in front of the US army and national guard cars was incredible

[@aceman0000099]

Same

[@popopop984]

It came full circle ⭕️

[@problems3485]

@@chE3z1 art imitates life

[@ecardona53]

I remember last year when the fall Talladega race was moved to Monday. Earlier in the day I struck a deal with my professor and he said he'd let me put the race on the TV in the shop during our afternoon class. So I stuck around after my morning class and put this documentary up on the TV during our break. Everyone started coming in about 15 minutes prior so they got to catch the final few chapters. Everyone loved it. We got to watch a good bit of the race before we had to evacuate the campus due to a gas leak. Good times man!

[@estebson]

The fact that a gas leak happened in the middle of the race 💀 seems the curse even transfers digitally

[@johndemler838]

Your NASCAR content is gold. I have fond memories watching the Winston Cup with my Dad. Dale Earnhardt 5ever

[@hello-ox5rf]

Shouldn't it be 3ever?

[@bringme1kscrubscribers10]

I love emplemon I have been watching his ytps since 2015 and watching all his videos since

[@shakacien]

It's a fascinating bridge, from Emp's Nascar specialty to his sillier analysis of memes and KZbin's medium. Glad to hear that!

[@johndemler838]

@@hello-ox5rf I failed on a monumental level!

[@dustinjames1268]

Proud of Dale Jr for carrying on his dad's legacy as the intimidator He used to be one of the few drivers that if you saw him in your rear view, you just move over because it ain't worth the risk

[@brysonturner6019]

I was wondering when Emp would get to the Brad Keselowski's 2009 win, because it was the first moment in my time as a NASCAR fan where I remember where I was, what I was doing, and how I reacted to the moment. I watched Brad Keselowki in the Xfinity series, and to see him, win the Cup Series in such a spectacular fashion, with his mentor, Dale Jr. coming in 2nd, was already an amazing moment for me as a fan (I was 9 then). However, Emp just gave that moment an entirely new context that only makes me love it more. It's true that things come full circle in NASCAR A LOT, especially if you watch long enough. It's also true that sometimes NASCAR can produce moments that reward longtime viewers. If you started watching NASCAR at any point in the last few years, you'd have no idea who Micheal McDowell, the winner of the 2021 Daytona 500 is. However, as someone who's been watching NASCAR since 2008, I know and I was FLIPPING out to see Micheal McDowell win that race. I really hope you keep up with the NASCAR content. You're like the Jon Bois of NASCAR, and I really think the sport deserves a person like that.

[@TBone31]

Ya I remember watching the ‘21 Daytona 500 and I was rooting for McDowell so hard to win and I was so happy

[@DDS029]

Benefactor yes. Mentor . . . mmmm I think that would be his dad, and his uncle, if you knew anything about his childhood.

[@brysonturner6019]

@@DDS029 Maybe they had a bigger impact on him personally, but you can also have more than one mentor.

[@garrettcrayton4493]

The story telling here was impeccable. Maintaining two parallel story lines that are almost always somehow related when you switch, only for the two to converge suddenly at the last moment. Well done sir.

[@1Korlash]

I just gotta say, using the natives' history as a framing device to tell Talladega's history was brilliant. And seeing it come full circle at the end was unbelievably satisfying.

[@johndavid8815]

As a native of Talladega who attended the first race and many after, this film is pretty accurate except nobody born outside Talladega can pronounce it correctly.

[@deplorableaussie6749]

Surely U have some stories tell old mate ? 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲👍🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Agreed, any stories?

[@johndavid8815]

Commrade-DOGE Plenty of good ones.

[@xenotype3258]

Talla-dayga

[@johndavid8815]

Sasuke Kiroski Talla- digga.

[@zegreatpablo7346]

I'm glad we live in a time where anyone who feels like it can just pop out a BANGER documentary whenever they like for everyone else to watch online.

[@makmakg242]

If you want similar documentaries like this, watch the Woodstock '99 story from UncleUnbaited. Same guy who handled the mystery of Chris Benoit's death and his final moments in WWE before it happened

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

@@makmakg242 Thanks for the heads up dude.

[@IgnatRemizov]

@@makmakg242 Thanks for the suggestion, will check it out!

[@Corrupted]

Having 0 interest in nascar, this was an amazing video

[@Rodeo_Rodeo]

Okay bro

[@Safalmao]

i asked

[@beautyandtheoffbeats]

The only thing only thing that’s ever been present in my life that’s related to nascar is my dad and uncle’s electric toy car track. And this video was incredible I want more on nascar.

[@Diwasho]

I'm more of a Dakar Rally guy but Emp's NASCAR videos do a good job of selling this sport. I'd love it if he covered other racing categories some time, stuff like Formula, WRC, Gran Turismo and Dakar.

[@zymbol7479]

bruh was macht denn Corrupted hier, crossover episode oder so?

[@oiwo]

17:28 this was a legendary transition 💀

[@5150ThisIsBaitPYSCH]

never watched a nascar race in my life, prolly never will, yet this, the art of revenge, and the never ever about dale earnhardt are some of the best videos i've watched

[@hilmansudirman9857]

Yeah, it's definately very great video to watch for someone who know nothing about nascar.

[@TLOWNSU]

If you're at least curious, YellaWood 500 (Talladega) will be on today. I'm only an occasional enjoyer myself but I still find entertainment in it

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

Nobody asked you,nobody cares moving on

[@lycan401]

Slapshoes has some absolutely amazing nascar content that might get you into the sport a little bit. I don't watch races anymore but his content is amazing.

[@hl314]

@@jhinabloomingflower807 yet you care enough to comment on it?

[@tarkus365]

Emplemon has single-handedly made me a appreciator of NASCAR with these videos. Keep up the great work dude

[@bringme1kscrubscribers10]

I love Emp Lemon I've been watching since 2015 or earlier lol

[@jacobgale4792]

**NASCAR Enjoyer

[@TSL73]

@@bringme1kscrubscribers10 I’ve been a long-time fan since the YTP days. Never expected him to make award-winning worthy documentaries.

[@TBone31]

The nascar community is so fortunate to have such a great storyteller. Great video Emp!

[@acog_quarks8753]

Emp and S1apsh0es are nascars best KZbinrs.

[@oswaldogarcia5358]

I wish F1 had someone this good and detailed

[@ALEXGAYMAR2312]

The 3 people from the nascar community are fortunate

[@TBone31]

@@ALEXGAYMAR2312 what about the hundreds of thousands of people who watch these videos?

[@ALEXGAYMAR2312]

Emp lemon could upload a video of drying paint and it will get millions of views

[@boboutelama5748]

This shaman was very powerful. I believe lots of us didn't thought of it until we saw the rivers drying up, the forest ablaze and 3 hurricanes a month.

[@NRSRACINGNETWORK]

bro mustve been god 💀

[@calebharris292]

Sometimes a curse is simply the consequences of your own actions.

[@nyalan8385]

@@calebharris292that’s what makes them so powerful

[@sparkabomb]

"Do you think if they listened hard enough, they would here the thumping of horse galloping on the Alabama clay?" One of the best lines of this whole documentary, good stuff! 👏🏼

[@BigBlack81]

EPIC line. EPIC.

[@THESLlCK]

kinda gringe

[@gamemeister27]

@@THESLlCK YOU'RE CRINGE

[@technoturnovers7072]

@@THESLlCK no you

[@deepstatethrombosis]

Hear

[@cobrasix9575]

Genuinely impressed goodyear managed to shit out a tire that survived fresh Talladega.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

If only they brought that to Indy in 2008...

[@-haclong2366]

It's called Goodyear for a reason.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Most standard passenger car good years are not that good

[@kelly2631]

@@DepravedCoTApologist or 2005...

[@williamwhite1078]

If only they could do it this year, seems like they can't go 5 laps without a tire bursting wide open

[@danielkalmar3799]

I was lucky enough to have attended both the 2009 and 2011 Talladega races. I still vividly remember the glare of sunshine that flashed across the "Claritin" lettering on the front hood of the 99 car as it went soaring into the catch fence. Just like Bobby Allison 22 years earlier.

[@randomperson5918]

Wasn't Bobby Allison's car the 22?

[@emilygordbort7300]

Claritin really wants you to buy their fucking medication

[@DVAcme]

Holy. Shit. I was kinda baffled during the entire video on why you kept hammering the story of the displaced First Nations from the Talladega Valley. The that final shot of the video fucking made that shit fit like fucking Tetris. Genius, sir, bravo.

[@trainknut]

Not a native myself, but I have grown up on or near tribe land my entire life. It genuinely warms my heart to see their history so honestly and respectfully told, without some political agenda... In a fucking Nascar video. On a channel I subbed to for KZbin Poops. Well done Emp.

[@chriscrowe11]

Thank you for reminding me of what emp lemon did before becoming my favorite long-form video essayist. I've always felt like I've just always been subscribed to him, but for the life of me i couldn't remember for what

[@bigstinkyguy]

Can you believe that people don't want this to be taught in schools? It's true American history

[@jayjayingtony2823]

I literally don't know of anyone or have actually seen anyone in any recent memory trying to make sure 'they're no learned about in schools'. I feel like most people are actually very accepting of Native identity recently. I'm saying this as someone that's been in and out of the Flathead rez my whole entire life. I doesnt help in even the slightest to drum up outrage and argue online. What would literally actually help is people actually learning the actual cultures and maybe even languages, not just learning how to see themselves the 'caring pale faced saviours' that barely do anything tangible. Saving the native people one totally pointless online argument at a time. I only say this because I'm extremely disheartened to see the trend in interest in Native Culture online, yet literally nothing is changing around me. Teaching about natives only kind of helps it seems. Some things feel even more uncomfortable now with the weird tension and the overcompensation some people try to give you out of the blue. It makes you feel like your just a token/novelty to overcompensating strangers. H

[@bigstinkyguy]

@@jayjayingtony2823 There is a giant movement based on taking race and ethnic education out of schools entirely. I don't think the lack of change in your community is to be blamed on people who are trying to change things. It's not like you or I can change an entire school district's curriculum by ourselves or, on a larger scale, address the racial disparities present in America today. My comment was mostly pointing out the hipocrasy of the crowd who want to sterilize history so the white savior image can remain untarnished, because right now it's being threatened (slightly) by bringing various pieces of American history to light. Pieces of history that this video reflects on are not taught in most public schools, and if they are taught its only a quick day/week long unit spent absolving the white people of any wrongdoing. People out here don't know what the trail of tears even was, let alone the implications of something like that and how it still effects us today. I believe that the road to progress begins with allowing people to learn the truth. I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling like a token to be won over by online arguments. I read your comment and it comes from a place of validity, though I disagree.

[@beautyandtheoffbeats]

We need more NA history without political stuff always being tied to It. Aboriginal/Indigenous culture deserves more recognition

[@anthonyhastings5961]

I live in the UK and every year I am scrabbling about trying to find a place where I can watch Daytona 500 live. One year, my nephew asked me why I like watching NASCAR because it’s easy and they only drive in circles. So I fired up my playstation and let him try and race in the pack and funnily enough, he kept crashing. NASCAR drivers are the bravest and most skillful. And that’s coming from a F1 fan

[@EricJacobusOfficial]

High art with NASCAR as subject material. This is fantastic.

[@KngMaxwell]

oh my god the way he ties in the native american tribe story to nascar was amazing truly the greatest storyteller on youtube

[@julian23561]

I was one of those guys that scoffed at NASCAR as the "race where you only turn left for 4 hours" but as my interest of Motorsport grew over the years I realized just how insane NASCAR was and it humbled me. Thank you for this EmpLemon

[@chadcuckproducer1037]

Formula 1 and rally are still superior.

[@julian23561]

@@chadcuckproducer1037 rally is superior but I got to enjoy NASCAR a lot more after actually trying to understand it. Formula 1 on the engineering side is awesome, but I dont really like watching it, mainly because its something I'll never be able to drive. lol

[@chadcuckproducer1037]

@@julian23561 I want to see someone try to prove that a f1 car can drive upside down at full speed because of the downforce.

[@bathshebahubber614]

@@chadcuckproducer1037 You're right about rally being superior, it's just in general leagues ahead of both NASCAR and F1 in skill and maintains a high entertainment value + it has interesting variations. However, as an ex-F1 fan I must say that Formula 1 has gotten extremely boring, and with new tire standards as well as the switch in fuel and gradual switch to electric (with it's inherent problem of removing gear shifting, arguably the most important part of F1 driving due to the sub 2-second average delay between shifts) plus the existence of Lewis Hamilton. It's simply not worth watching anymore; its lost its edge that it had back when it felt dangerous and exciting and the winner of a race was always uncertain. Optimally, NASCAR and F1 should switch places. Fancy European supercar manufacturers should show off their newest technologies and leaps in automotive engineering on high-speed circuits with no limits in order to get brand attention and increase sales, whereas American small town kids should engage in a battle of skill on complex tracks with strict standards such as horsepower limitations whilst drawing fans from across the globe.

[@chadcuckproducer1037]

@@bathshebahubber614 they are switching to electric? Lame. They will probably do it to drag racing too. One thing I like about rally is that it tests the driver and navigator on an almost endless variety of surfaces and turns.

[@justas423]

It would be mildly amusing in a dark sort of way if the "Curse" isn't an ethereal string of bad luck but caused by the way the track itself is designed. Like finding out a personality quirk is actually a textbook symptom of a mental disorder.

[@TheCatOfAges]

Like my "oh hes really obsessed with cars and all things mechanical" is actually linked to me being an aspie. Along with a number of things

[@iannordin5250]

I mean that's pretty much exactly what seems to be the case here

[@NaniJapaneseForWhat]

shutup guys this is poetry

[@micheal5117]

@@TheCatOfAges whats an aspie

[@biggestestMatt]

@@iannordin5250 someone with asperger syndrome

[@senorcheesy9661]

I find the mysteries of Talladega to be far more interesting than the deaths. Like how the hell did someone like Wright fake his way into a race without anyone asking any questions and then just as mysteriously disappear? Also that full circle moment is something else. I'm sure the Seminoles are smiling down knowing that they finally took back Talladega

[@LeonheartDelta]

I mean, the picture of the guy looks like a generic white guy in the American South in the 1970s. I'm pretty sure you would find 5 guys who looked eerily similar to him in the nearest town.

[@zlinedavid]

This was in the days before everything became public record and there were photos of 90% of the population readily available. A drivers license was considered an ironclad form of identification, and remarkably easy to fake. As for slipping away, Talladega is MASSIVE. He could have found a spot in the infield to hide out and just driven away, or hitched a ride into Birmingham.

[@technoturnovers7072]

@@LeonheartDelta Sure, but it was their race car and their race team

[@MantaRaydiated]

Do you think Wright is even alive now?

[@zlinedavid]

@@MantaRaydiated It’s possible. Just seeing photos of him, I’ll ballpark his age at 35 in 1982. Today, that would make him 75-ish. Perfectly reasonable that he could be alive. Also perfectly reasonable that he could be dead for 10+ years though.

[@tangerinepaint3643]

11:07 The less deadly the crash looks the more deadly it actually is from what I've learned.

[@NJP695]

Holy crap that script was wonderful. The way you wove in the story of the natives from Talladega to make it come full circle with the Miccosukee at the end was nothing short of writing craftsmanship at it's finest

[@disturbedpyro4511]

26:03 DAMN! That Dale Earnhardt crash looked WAY worse than the crash that took his life! Goes to show, it’s not all about speed it’s also about the impact.

[@bcg6760]

he died doing a stupid game in front of a bunch of dummies.

[@Pensfan5919]

Going back to Emp's vid on Dale when talking about Allison's wreck compared to Dale's in 01, "NASCAR's greatest tragedy was avoided by inches, yet NASCAR's greatest tragedy was also caused by inches."

[@Sonichero151]

At nearly 200 miles per hours, fate can be changed by a single little number.......

[@disturbedpyro4511]

@@Sonichero151 oh of course! At those speeds a large stone could send you into the wall!

[@rttnkng]

​@@Pensfan5919 i really hope emp comes out with another nascar video about how inches can completely change the sport but focused on cheating instead. it could be just on smokey alone with his 7/8 scale chevelle, his acid dipped car, and countless other schemes but theres no shortage of stories like junior cutting up his ford, mark martins car with a carburetor spacer that was a half inch too high, carl long getting the book thrown at him for an engine that was 0.17 cubic inches too big, and then could also extend into nascar panicking whenever any car is actually innovative and making rules against them.

[@SaltpeterTaffy]

"God, I missed this." -me, every time EmpLemon puts out a new video

[@kenworthunofficial1934]

i wanna remark how you told the story about indigenous people in a way far more sympathetic than any of my history teachers. not the first time I've felt genuine ache about being on and thriving off of stolen land but its the first time I've felt that about NASCAR so thanks for the whiplash, the education, and the effort you put into this.

[@henrymartinvo]

*conquered land. Let's not sugarcoat things, esp. if they distress you so

[@kenworthunofficial1934]

@@henrymartinvo i felt at the time writing this that the phrase "stolen land" was more bitey and accurate, and i feel that some white USAmericans feel that something conquered is "won fair and square" but im not saying in right, that's just why i wrote it that way. idk if you're an authority on this, someone affected by this, or a troll and i don't have the time or obligation to check. i hope at the very least you were curious, and that this response is sufficient. have a wonderful Wednesday

[@kem0n0.kokomo]

This "we WHITE Americans STOLE NATIVE land" crap is honestly extremely silly. Every square inch of land in the world has been """stolen""" or conquered by someone at some point in time, the Americas no different. Makes no sense to be ashamed of what your ancestors may or may not have been involved with hundreds of years ago really.

[@squid8420]

@@kenworthunofficial1934its not wednesday

[@jaytb5815]

@@squid8420 You replied to an 8 month old comment

[@TotoDG]

Lemon’s NASCAR videos are why NASCAR is having an upward growth in popularity for the first time in decades. Change my mind.

[@anthonyvalenzuela8108]

I liked nascar as a kid, but didn't start getting into it until I watched Emps Dale Earnhardt video. Now I tune in every week. I attended a race this year, buy shirts, diecasts, flags, its my favorite sport now and I wouldn't have known if not for Emp! Also Logano is based and Kyle Busch is cringe

[@cian-neural2594]

@@anthonyvalenzuela8108 Larson is a racing monster

[@tomcurran860]

Yeah 2006 was the peak of viewership, ever since then pretty every year has continued to decrease. But 2020 and 2021 have seen a lot of races get higher viewership than the year prior.

[@thatguybrody4819]

I'm willing to bet on this being a big majority of why.

[@drifter402]

@@tomcurran860 do you reckon it was lemon? I mean a web doc got tones of people into Smash Melee and now a Netflix Doc has got loads into Formula One.

[@chuckslater5988]

I found this video on 12-28-2021. It was the first of any Nascar content I'd ever watched. I watched it because I'd enjoyed EmpLemons Monday Night Raw video. Anyway, the rabbit hole cracked open. My girlfriend and I watched our first Daytona 500 last weekend. We are looking forward to our first race week at Michigan International Speedway in August. This sport is awesome. I feel like I just joined a club. The things that make this sport amazing are what makes humanity amazing. The tears and the feel good moments are true, and when your guy loses you are gutted. I just wanted to say thank you to the entire Nascar community. I don't come from a family that exposed this to me, however finding it as a grown man has put a new spark into my life that I didn't know I needed.

[@ynwa1283]

Welcome to the club brother!

[@tristanmassey_]

That’s amazing to hear man. Welcome. It is my favorite sport and it really is the definition of freedom. It makes you feel so good. You can really relate to your driver and you feel for them through all the ups and downs. It is what makes the sport so great.

[@tonystewartfan2014]

@ChuckSlater that is so cool I’m glad you have gotten in to a great sport. The best part is it is unique everyone has different things that make them love the sport and I hope that your family finds a spark in NASCAR

[@DeadlyLazer]

I've been an F1 fan for a long time and I used to be an elitist, but I have over the years warmed up to Nascar. And not in small part because of Mr EmpLemon. Well done, sir

[@ethanmiller8081]

Talladega this weekend if you're interested in checking a race out!

[@snoopii11]

Rally is better than F1 tho

[@CharlesFreck]

@@snoopii11 Rally will always just be a niche haha, despite being ridiculously awesome, it just doesn't have the same viewing experience for the general public as NASCAR and F1 does. You can't watch an entire rally stage, so it's just not got the same draw as circuit racing, even if the cars are arguably just as brilliantly engineered and incredibly performing as F1.

[@Guimaster127]

@@ethanmiller8081 Wait really? How can I watch from Europe?

[@ethanmiller8081]

@@Guimaster127 it's at 2 PM EST today, unfortunately there's a decent chance of rain so it might get pushed to tomorrow, but you could probably find a twitch stream

[@joeywtf7040]

I hope Emp makes another NASCAR video. The 3 NASCAR videos he has made I have been obsessed with. Probably watched each of them a dozen times now. I never cared about NASCAR before first watching his videos. Now I have been watching NASCAR every week for the past few months and I credit it completely to EmpLemon.

[@junipersmith2856]

The payoff of the Miccosukee car at the finale was Truly, PROFOUNDLY riveting. I genuinely lack the words to communicate the shivers, the slack-jawed expression of blistering awe that completely overtook me in those final, immaculately poetic moments, perhaps out of anything i've seen on the platform in a long while... Holy shit, man.

[@Deadbeatcow]

lmao

[@primarkbargainbin9847]

About to comment the same thing. What a video.

[@cuongle7990]

@barnoftheyardJust because he's white does not mean he's the descendant of the colonials. Infact most Americans are children of immigrants long after those times and have nothing to do with it. Curb your racism just saying.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

We had everything comming in at the end, from the similar accident, to running men on tracks, to a peotic final moment between the _underdog_ car and the army and national cars and It's last attempt to win making everything such a perfect circle closure, It's just... I lack words to express It too

[@Quasindro]

@barnoftheyard He has a distinct Slavic/Polish surname, you drooling r-word

[@ThrimeWorks]

Ah, time to clear my schedule for another masterpiece

[@bringme1kscrubscribers10]

Same I'm gonna have to hang out and eat later

[@Waelly17]

Like fr tho

[@lemur7703]

On god i love his videos and his nascar ones are really great

[@Mr.Pallanza]

And just like that, EmpLemon became another Internet Historian-grade Internet Historian. It's always a blessing to see channels that were formerly KZbin Poopers or producing one-off genre videos, has the capability of producing masterpieces like documentaries, retrospectives, and reviews such as this. This just shows that anyone has the capability to create pieces like this with the creativity and talent when given time and inspiration. I do not mind waiting for 6 months for another masterclass documentary like this. This is your magnum opus thus far, and I'm looking forward for you to surpass that. Kudos, Emp, and to all those who collab'd and edited this piece. Commenting so the algorithm raises you above the muck of tone-deaf content nowadays. I'll be playing this while I am doing work this morning. Cheers.

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

59:09 when that music kicks in, you know something gooder than good is gonna happen

[@coopergreenwood1792]

I’ve been trying to figure out what song that is, do you know what it is?

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

@@coopergreenwood1792 i forgot the name but if you search "music that emplemon uses in his videos" there should be a playlist so just search through that

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

​@@coopergreenwood1792give me a sec to shazam it, im still in bed

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

@@coopergreenwood1792 hold on i couldn't shazam it because there's too much background noise, i'll remove the voices and stuff and then shazam it

[@therealwisemysticaltree]

@@coopergreenwood1792 oops sorry it did shazam it but i didn't realize, it's daydream by esprit

[@Bobcat205]

53:15 This bit sorta reminds me of this one quote I’ve heard IndyCar legend A.J. Foyt say: “There hasn’t been any race I’ve been in where, one time or another, I haven’t scared myself. And I’m one of the few that’ll actually admit it. I know we have a bunch of brave heroes today saying they’re not afraid of anything… All I can say is that they’ve either never run fast enough, or they haven’t been hurt before.”

[@DDS029]

In this day and age, with rushing so many young kids up the ladder, it's likely the latter. They haven't hit anything hard enough yet to get some respect for the dangers knocked into their heads. Plus most of them haven't spent all-nighters to get a car fixed to make it to the next race. Or even had to pay for the repairs. Which is why you still see the same last names as the those in the years gone by. Brad K., and his older brother Brian, would leave school and do their homework at the family race shop. Then work in the shop if there was time left. Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison were a few of the others that for certain wasn't given anything.

[@cyberiusrex2343]

You might just be one of the best script writers in the entire platform, Native American history AND Nascar perfectly incorporated in a tale of karma and humanity, a great watch and learning experience from star to finish. Keep up the good work.

[@abandonedaccount123]

ikr!? i think this is my favorite video of all time, especially the ending!

[@thesteelecrusader7778]

Indian history.

[@brotundo]

@@thesteelecrusader7778 average jon tron fan

[@hunterkuhlman766]

I’ll never forget watching the edwards crash with my dad, before he passed away I always watched the talladega race with him every year. this video makes me hold that memory even more fondly, thank you

[@lunarluxe9832]

Respect man and sorry for your loss. Your dad is still watching right along side you.

[@BogWitch8440]

Nascar is so intertwined with our culture in Alabama that it boggles the mind, even for some of us who grew up here. I personally never got the appeal but all my male family members watched every race that was televised and drove the couple hours to Talladega when they could to watch in person. It struck me as schadenfreude when I was a rebellious teenager but, as an adult looking back on our state's abhorrent history and the poverty, tragedy and guilt that accompanied it and still lingers, I realize that Nascar (and similar southern-revered sports like college football) may be a type of cathartic release for a lot of dark, nebulous emotions a lot of us here in the southeast develop and have to navigate. Well done, Sir.

[@BroudbrunMusicMerge]

17:28 That was the most chilling transition you've ever pulled off

[@mk-fu6dc]

legit shivers down my spine

[@PyroBun_2844]

Keep up with the NASCAR content like this, seeing NASCAR related stuff like this puts a huge smile on my face.

[@EggsTeaSea]

The intro was extremely tightly written and was an immediate hook. I've rewatched it probably 10 times now just amazed at how sucked in I get.

[@rickkroll]

I grew up in a nascar family and i love these vids. Dale Sr made me shed a tear. Thank you for makin these bro. Also, thanks for standing with sam. Saw you on brandon buckinghams lil thing and i didnt realize you were down to clown! Love ya bud thanks for the content

[@bobblueton]

I like how at 15:26 Waltrip is driving a "Bucik" Thanks Emp, as a member of the Creek nation myself, I found the acknowledgement very wholesome.

[@grungyflannel]

And at 26:17 Elliott is listed as car # 8

[@Edgelord-rn9he]

@@grungyflannel 26:38 Noice

[@Edgelord-rn9he]

54:01 Noice, again.

[@MaiaSdeLara]

man, I'm a F1 fan since ever and i ever had a "prejudice" with nascar, calling a "redneck sport" or simillar adjectives, but, whoa, after i had started to watch your videos like that of dale earnhardt (that have a heroic story like senna, my favourite drive of all time and childhood hero) i really started to apreciate and respect nascar. keep the good job!

[@hudsboy1049]

^ This. I. Fucking. Love. I'm so fucking thankful that someone like you who actually gives NASCAR a chance. Most F1 fans that I have seen still call NASCAR boring or "going in circles", but they judge it off TV and not history.

[@the_instinct3788]

Fuck yeah, I remember watching a documentary about senna with my dad and crying like a baby

[@MaiaSdeLara]

@@the_instinct3788 I'm brazillian man, if you want to make a brazillian cry, talk about senna or play a video with one of his victories Edit: UEHUEHEUEHE AGORA QUE EU VI QUE TU É BR TB

[@crystaljon]

Did you know Dale Earnhardt was part of the inspiration for Daniel Ricciardo racing the #3 in F1?

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

F1 is boring as shit mate

[@Sam_VA]

The fact that I, an european who never even watched a single NASCAR race, sat through the whole thing in awe really shows just how good this is Gotta go get me some tickets

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

Trust me, this video makes nascar seem 100 times more i teresting than it really is

[@Jack-dw4cd]

Why does “an European” upset me? I know it’s grammatically correct, but it just sounds wrong.

[@stake-harley]

@@Jack-dw4cd Because it's "I, an European"?

[@therealforestelf]

as a German, this is one of the few Nascar-Videos I've watched and I would recklessly recommend to anyone else! great work!

[@Obscura1738]

Incredible video Emp as always. the magical way you paralleled The Idian tribes with Nascar is astonishing. Also another thing at 58:49 Still even in Nascar, The US Army chases down The indian tribes, but this time they're not going to catch them. History is a crazy thing man...

[@FoxMcovitch]

caught onto that one too lmao

[@LieutenantJoey]

I like how Emp’s just becoming “The NASCAR Guy” I’d be surprised if NASCAR doesn’t reach out to him at some point in the next year for some kind of deal

[@mosesbrown4126]

lol I would. Imagine NASCAR bureaucrats doing anything intelligent or reasonable. They might reach out to inexplicably cease and desist.

[@tyrokertaylor1723]

@@mosesbrown4126 don't jinx it plz

[@Zildawolf]

@@mosesbrown4126 nah the nascar bureaucrats may be dumb but their public relations team doesn’t seem as stupid

[@VBshredder]

I've said the same about David Land and Indy - cool to watch it unfold.

[@NortonTheMailMan]

@@mosesbrown4126 FACTS, to this day I feel like if it wasn't for the drivers personalities (or the drivers that HAVE personalities left in the sport) NASCAR would have been dead a long time ago,,.

[@colbiesthename2875]

0:05 Hey, you're pointed towards my house! This image was taken at Pulpit Rock in Cheaha state park, a few miles East of Talladega, and not far North of where I've lived for my whole life. It makes me inexplicably happy to see this area I know so well on KZbin, and in front of such a huge audience. It's almost surreal. The land is beautiful, but it's really the middle of nowhere, so we don't get much attention! Awesome video!

[@bungaplayz228]

"god help all of them cause theres no place to go..." what a fucking fascinating story, incredible work stitching all of this together

[@Zorro9129]

I bet EmpLemon has been a longtime fan of NASCAR and just wants to spread his love of the sport in cleverly produced videos.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

I feel like that too, just how he did with the wrestling video

[@nutterinherbutter5080]

That's literally what he has been doing

[@HistoryNerd8765]

I'm totally on board with that.

[@terraversalvoid5391]

I thought that was obvious.

[@faithful2b1]

I aint complaining

[@DJmarakas]

Look, I'm from Europe. I have never seen a NASCAR race nor I've heard any of the names you were talking about. Yet I've watched the whole video, from start to finish in one sitting. On this day, 10.10.2021 - You, EmpLemon have made me a NASCAR fan. Thank you, have a great day.

[@Commrade-DOGE]

how to explain nascar: take every sterotype of the southern US and give it a bunch of fast cars and put it on a hotwheels track

[@vest816]

This is your best one yet, Emp! This isn't just a mere video essay, it's a fully-realized story. Fantastic narrative structure here, through and through.

[@bonymacaroni3293]

it always gets me how the end brings EVERYTHING mentioned in this 1 HOUR video full circle its genius

[@leljdam3189]

Emplemon's floridaness has been showing a lot recently

[@isellyourkidsmeth]

Greatest state in the US no question.

[@datguyuno98]

Florida best state

[@NunyoBidnus]

@@isellyourkidsmeth they only call us crack addicts 'cause we're the highest on the podium

[@anthonypolk18]

@@isellyourkidsmeth opposite

[@anthonypolk18]

@@datguyuno98 the opposite

[@benbovard9579]

My God, this is a masterpiece of poetic allegory and allusion.

[@MarioLuigi0404]

It’s an EmpLemon video, that’s kinda a given

[@benbovard9579]

@@MarioLuigi0404 Big Facts

[@alexmijo]

too many big words in this comment

[@MikeyLikey95]

It's nice to see it being about my native area. I always thought it was a cool story.

[@bigdaddyflavortown4606]

Yes... Assistant to the Regional Manager

[@Lumpus]

It’s always a good day when emp uploads a nascar video

[@Brade]

What an incredible series. Never watched a single Nascar race in my life but loved this to death.