The Day- Daytona Primetime

[@LostHighwayFilms]

I keep forgetting this is basically what brought NASCAR into the social media age.

[@michaelmcdonald3268]

Even when Brad Keslowski with his phone in his car

[@Mister_Matt_X]

The NASCAR tweet heard around the world... (thanks to Brad Keslowski)

[@thicccheese4007]

It brought ALL sports to social media.

[@tothjake94]

5:54 my man over here fishing in a puddle. That was great.

[@kateofone]

Let us be honest. We all did this at one point. I did it after it rained in a little runoff.

[@JustAnotherRailfan2026]

I was supposed to go to this race, my first Daytona 500, but my grandparents and I left because of the postponement, and I stayed up till midnight with my grandfather watching this race, and it was worth it. I did see my first 500 the next year.

[@WarrenMapp]

R.I.P Steve Byrnes

[@mike4auburn91]

My favorite part was watching Brad K, and Dale Jr racing to the porta potty to take a piss.

[@kelliewebb-kobeissi4457]

#nyooooooom

[@pedrojosecedillojuarez8682]

And Danica Patrick go to The bathroom

[@pedrojosecedillojuarez8682]

29:48 Danica Patrick need pee and go to The bathroom

[@jarredwalker9919]

My dad and I were at this race. I'll never forget a fan to my right screaming "WOAH!" and pointing toward the backstretch when Montoya hit the jet dryer. Nobody around had noticed what happened except for him. I thought he was just another drunk idiot, but he totally witnessed history when most around us hadn't.

[@__deebzz__]

When Newman flipped at Dega in 09, it wasn't shown on the big screen and my brother was the only person to seen him upside down hitting the wall.. I thought he was having his moments and I ignored him until they showed it on the big screen

[@NEGT01]

2012 Daytona 500 summary: ...HAVE YOU EVER??

[@ianpriest4431]

No I've never...

[@KurisuGoji]

NO I HAVE NEVER!!

[@CitySlicker34]

NO I'VE NEVER

[@ourmando]

@LUCKYDUCKY 62 AHH

[@BlueflagAlpha]

No I Never

[@The_Doug124]

We were sitting on the Supertretch during this. I’ll never forget MRN over the speakers: “Trouble! Juan Pablo Montoya’s car has just blown apart!” We all look towards three and see that massive inferno. My younger brother who decided to skip that year said he could see the flames all the way from the beach. That’s how big of a fire one Juan started...

[@marcusjohnson7441]

2012 was a great season. for so many reasons. as a BK fan, it was topped with a cup. Jeff and Clint issues, etc.. it was entertaining.

[@wmr8pt]

Danica-“I’m not a big fan of running in the back” 😂😂😂😂

[@SyonTube07]

She was eager but failed

[@boejiden876]

Naw I'm sure she likes it.

[@johngancarcik5682]

@Garrett Bailey we know how he got so good and rear ending people he practiced on her

[@dylanpage2422]

This was the best Daytona 500 I've ever watched.

[@bakethsnake6498]

I can't be the only one who was hoping they wouldn't be able to fix the track so Blaney could win.

[@SWMP1523]

I guarantee you are the only one who wanted Blaney to win

[@conorhorn2471]

AmericanPatriot76 wrong

[@VulcanGamesReal]

I think Kenseth will go untill the 2020 season....... Literally because he would want to

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

The only problem i would have with Dave Blaney winning is that Tony Raines would be 3rd, and he's one of my least favourite drivers EVER!

[@gotenzayd_alt3713]

who's watching This in 2017 and 2018

[@blackhawkrescue5fromroblox151]

5:54 I love how Greg Biffle is "fishing"

[@zachmiles270]

I've Watched This so many times!

[@99wolvesracing17]

Same. One of the craziest races ever.

[@gagemcpherson4454]

I was a senior in high school and I was dissapointed by the rainout on Sunday cuz I wasn't gonna get to watch it Live then I was at lunch the next day and I was supposed to work that Monday night and my boss called me knowing I was a Nascar fan and said hey did you hear there gonna run the 500 now this evening you stay home and watch it tonight I stayed up watch the entire race man I was dragging ass the next morning for school but it was worth it

[@sammattox7945]

Daytona Track Repair 101: Tide Detergent in a garden spreader Hoses and water Air blowers Have track engineer kick the asphalt. "Yep, all good!"

[@709mash]

Hell, it worked lol.

[@sulphurous2656]

quote "You are dealing with something that has never occurred before on this planet!"

[@Mister_Matt_X]

Who remembers having school that Monday by coming home with excitement to watch the Daytona 500 that night and tried to watch the whole race but had to go to bed for school on Tuesday? I hope I’m not the only one that dealt with this...

[@jacobblunk5645]

I do i was in school and i was really disappointed that the race was in the afternoon but my teacher assiociate told me the daytona 500 was going to be on primetime i was like yeah baby i can gef my homework done at school so i dont have to do it i dont care i was so excited

[@enragedpanda1]

Yuppp

[@williamayers2647]

I was 9 at the time and I was excited for the Daytona 500 at my young age, but due to the jet dryer fire, I missed the finish because I had to go to bed so I could be ready for school the next morning unfortunately.

[@Maverick33]

I was in 7th grade. I stayed up til the very end. I wasn't gonna miss the end

[@UnlicensedOkie]

This was the first Daytona 500 that I watched basically the whole race. I was in college sitting in an office watching the race. I closed up the office and got back to my apartment which was only a few yards away. Turned on the tv and saw the fire. I remember thinking "what the hell did I just miss?"

[@rufusfuller3140]

Love Daytona rica waychot at elver year

[@youknowwhat5008]

Wow, I had no idea that they made a documentary out of this! I was so excited for the 500 that Sunday (I watched the entire Sunday telecast), and then I found out it was cancelled. I remember going to school the next day, finding out that I would watch the race that night, and then came everything else. I watched the *entire* race up until the jet dryer incident. That's when I realized that there no way the race wasn't going to be completed before midnight. So I went to bed and then found out who won the next morning. That was unequivocally the craziest 500 I've ever seen, and no other is going to even remotely top it.

[@-BigMike-]

Man I forgot the Blaney story. What a great night.

[@bas4116]

How many drivers does it take, to mess up the Daytona 500 ? Just Juan :)

[@WTC1973]

It was a partial mess up, but also a near miracle (The race could've been called off and Blaney would've won)

[@xboxgamez4063]

How many people does it take to explode a jet engine. Just Juan

[@angeliquebushee4242]

Why did I die laughing reading all of this? Because what Speedster14 nd bas4116 said all of this funny stuff :D

[@bumble_24bee34]

Yeah didn’t laugh this joke is so old

[@cudreeti]

Damian Arnold Rate to see a comment about not laughing. Sorry it wasn’t funny to you. Might be old but it’s till a classic 😉 Just curious. Do you have a time limit on something being funny? Have you seen the movie Dumb and Dumber?

[@D4nkfury]

the 2012 speedweeks is probably my favorite speedweeks that I've ever watched, I remember being so hyped for the pack racing being back, and it was just wild overall

[@CitySlicker34]

The jet dryer incident is number Juan on the list of weird things to happen in the Daytona 500

[@Max_Proto]

Oh boy, I remember that my grandmother tuned into fox for a show( it was 8 years ago dont remember what the show was) but she got upset that it wasn't on, on the bright side that was my first nascar race i have ever watched, and have been a fan since,. And watching Juan Pablo Montoya Slide into the jet dryer was just something i have never seen before.

[@williamayers2647]

I'm glad that they ran this race in primetime instead of late morning to about lunch time because I was in school at that time and I was not gonna miss the Daytona 500 on my life. I was 9 at the time. Now I'm 19 and still a nascar fan today.

[@goodvibes4459]

Nascar had better owners then and cared about there fans instead of the owners today and cateroing to the PC crowd.

[@ernestdougherty3162]

I remember it been there for all the races that whole week waiting out the rain and then a crazy race best Daytona 500 I've ever been to and the craziest was not there in 2001

[@residentdestinyaddict5538]

I remember being at this Daytona race and watching all that. There was a massive cheer when a truck went around the track going to the wreck.

[@SWMP1523]

When they came back from commercials and I saw what happened, I will never forget that moment

[@zachmiles270]

I remember that I was there. and i left one hour before the jet dryer thing (because my favorite driver wrecked) Then i remember going home turning on the tv and going WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED

[@JustAnotherRailfan2026]

NASCAR Hurricane why would you leave only because your favorite driver wrecked?

[@WesleyG8857]

If it weren't for that damn wall, Danica would've been a championship racer!

[@johngancarcik5682]

Ikr the only think that kept her back was a wall

[@michaelgiurintano3107]

And here we are in the monsoon of Daytona 2024.

[@coolmomjj48]

I'm surprised there is a photo of Jaun's car in Dale Jrs. car graveyard. Because he has said many times that when he asked Chip Ganassi if he could put the car in the graveyard Chip said yes but only if no photos or videos were ever taken of it. So to see a photo of it in the graveyard is really surprising.

[@austinclements4heiswithme]

Craziest Daytona 500 I have ever seen!

[@malikdigger4544]

Yes the 2012 Daytona 500 was craziest race ever.

[@corbinselanne7990]

The weather also forced one personnel change; John Cena, who was supposed to be the honorary starter on suggestion by Carl Edwards, had to leave for a WWE commitment elsewhere

[@secondhandsorcerer914]

No, he was there. You just couldn't see him.

[@johngancarcik5682]

@@secondhandsorcerer914 he's everywhere all the time

[@rileyhouston7934]

I remember skipping Kub Scouts for this race and by god I was not disapointed. I hated when races were resceduled to Monday Afternoon because I coundn't watch it because of school, then the rain gave us this absolute banger of a race.

[@MegaSwiming]

Craziest Daytona 500 ever

[@bono-js5ne]

how calm was montoya he just said we broke and hit the safty truck like it was normal

[@johnnytyrrell7060]

I'm from Dublin IRELAND and NASCAR was on TV over here till a few year's ago and not anymore just as I was loving it gone off TV now I only get to see little bit's on KZbin days later. I miss it

[@russnotgus3803]

Nascar uploads full races to KZbin, you might have to use a VPN to access it though

[@bluestarlighting29]

I am always watching Nascar Racing every year. By year. Be in a History book 2017-2018. Fans were there at race track remember this year Forever.

[@kevinlaur8258]

-It was Juan hot night- Omg Darrell Waltrip

[@justakidfromwestvirginia9199]

Kevin Laur when did he say that

[@justakidfromwestvirginia9199]

Kevin Laur never mind

[@rando4687]

RedSoxFanSince2004 when did he say it?

[@robertporter7414]

Another DW-ISM!😂

[@michaelwaltrip4414]

No juans nickname was more problems Montoya

[@felixmagut1270]

34:03 The jet dyer is released from care center and is hurt

[@johnnyracioppi]

Felix Magut The pacecar will be the sub for the jet dryer.

[@awesomeladen1166]

Logano's Army 22 Just hope Juan does not hit it D

[@ethanbeaugez403]

NASCAR Fedex Cup Series I used to always pray before every race and say: "please don't let Juan hit the jet drier

[@awesomeladen1166]

AlphaSquadGaming Lol Ikr he just comes out of no where music starts playing in his car all around me are familiar faces bam the jet dryer

[@METALHEAD-fh8qc]

OMG!!!!! I NEVER SEEN A SINGLE DAYTONA 500 END LIKE AT 1 or 2 in the morning!!!!!!!! So Many hours Nascar had to go through to find out the Winner of that race!!!!!

[@R.Clayton]

iv waited for this to be online for a while thx for the upload

[@noviranger239]

I remember this race like the back of my hand.

[@supremeleadergnkdroid3202]

“ Danica Patrick is a superstar.” I have heard nothing more funny than that statement

[@glenbrown3011]

I didn't see you out there pack racing with 42 other cars at nearly 200mph. But she was. So put the other foot in your mouth.

[@supremeleadergnkdroid3202]

@@glenbrown3011 it’s ok dude, you don’t have to simp anymore, she’s in a relationship now. The other 42 cars seems to wreck less and finish better than her so I don’t think that’s a super star. she was in SHR equipment and finished 25th every week. Year after she leaves, aric in 10 car runs miles better

[@danielrauch5526]

Jet fuel can't melt turn 3

[@Shimo_4028]

Your right they cant

[@Buynot]

Daniel Rauch #Daytona5002012wasaninsidejob

[@blackie126]

Daniel Rauch have not laughed that hard in days

[@angeliquebushee4242]

The desal fuel was what they were worried about melting the track which desal fuel can melt the track but no the jet fuel cant melt it. I know I had spelling errors.

[@rossini_racing]

LMAO #DaytonaPrimetimeWasAnInsideJob

[@altfactor]

The Daytona "500" should be held on the third Sunday evening of February every year, perhaps with the green flag being waved at 6 P.M. Eastern time, so local Fox stations' local 10 P.M. newscasts on the East Coast would start on-schedule (barring a weather delay or an extended red flag period).

[@zachmiles270]

I would love to see the 500 as a night race. It would be so much more exciting

[@davidrivera9743]

It was for many years. That's how we got 1979with a big snowstorm up in the northeast and The Fight becomes part of the Nascar lexicon.

[@awesomeladen1166]

The most bizarre Daytona 500 Danica crashes nope that's normal

[@03F5owner]

best part of the clip in my opinion is @ 1:27.

[@mdog2560]

This was Juan's fifteen minutes of fame in nascar. He finally wised up and realized if he wanted any hopes of being known as a good race driver that he had to go back to open wheel. Maybe Danica will take a page out of his book and do the same so Stewart can put a competitive driver in that car. The only reason he is keeping her around is for the sponsorship money.

[@joehashbrowns7577]

She’s gone 👍🏼

[@JSchaffer214]

@LUCKYDUCKY 62 I agree that Juan is a great driver but I wholly disagree that he just lost his passion. I don't think you understand how difficult it is to handle those stock cars. Most drivers coming from open wheel have a very difficult time adjusting and vice versa

[@hi_c.v7289]

Montoya is great in everything he drives you can’t deny that

[@PG2248CoasterNews]

they couldn't even get sponsors that would pay up after GoDaddy left LMAOOOO

[@razburry8001]

"Juan's fifteen minutes of fame" So I guess his two wins and his dark horse 2009 run mean nothing to you?

[@vicp1990]

Rip steve byrnes

[@Beastmode9000]

Montoya is SUPER LUCKY to be alive!

[@daevonthesavage7483]

Beastmode9000 Preach

[@ricardobjj24]

I still think it's awesome that Tide saved the Daytona 500

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

17:50 I love KB sometimes on the radio XD

[@takeovergaming]

Jack Lawton ike

[@gotenzayd_alt3713]

who's watching This in 2017 and 2018

[@zachsieber4875]

sylvia callaham sadly not me

[@seanmckean0727]

sylvia callaham 2018 m8

[@gotenzayd_alt3713]

Hi

[@rufusfuller3140]

sylvia callaham l

[@rshackelford4445]

2017 bro is when I'm viewing

[@MovieLover1995]

I remember getting disappointed that the Daytona 500 got postponed from Sunday to Monday because I knew I was gonna be forced to go to school. But I got lucky because I got sick on Monday with a fever, cold, and sore throat. But then I got annoyed when the rains came back and wondered if they were gonna postpone it again to the next day. Until they made the announcement on the news that they were gonna run the race at night instead. I was so excited and thrilled about it, and enjoyed the race all the way up to the Juan Pablo Montoya incident. I remember my mom calling me up from her place asking me what happened, I said I didn't know from looking at the replay, and when the replay stopped, I saw the huge fire coming from the jet dryer, and even the track got lit on fire. It was incredibly weird. I remember staying up to watch the remainder of the race, and going to bed at around a quarter to 1 AM. It was crazy, but it was worth it.

[@joshlabate9785]

Crazy to think 11 years after Dave Blaney almost lucked out and won the 500, that Ryan won the Championship! Proud Papa for sure!

[@liammorphis7686]

“It’s was Juan hot night” 😂

[@lamingtonp]

man i rember this first daytona i ever watched in aus live it was tusday mourning it was a long dayi watched the whole thing live

[@alexarenee249]

Certainly will never forget this race. I stayed up all night just to see how it would end. And they’re right, Montoya’s NASCAR career is solely remembered for blowing up the jet drier during the Daytona 500 😂

[@Ally_Rayne6]

I remember this race so vividly. It was the day after my dads birthday. I remember going to school that day. I remember saying to one of my best friends that we may have a nighttime daytona 500. We had it indeed. It was absolutely insane. By midnight, i was getting tired and ready to fall asleep. But then the explosion heard round the world. So i was like okay.... will Dave Blaney win this?! Then by 1:45 in the morning i was like yep we're finishing this. Then sure enough i was up till 3:30. Up at 7am for school the next day. My dad had asked me he was like so did you listen to the Daytona 500? Im like howd you know? He was like, obviously i know you... your a nascar fan you wanted to see where your favorite driver was gonna finish. I was like you mad? He was like ill be mad if you can't stay awake for class. I was awake throughout the classes i had. Then by my last class i was ready to go to bed. My dad actually got me a mtn dew to stay awake until going to bed that night. A daytona 500 a 15 year old girl will never forget. Here I am almost 28 and I enjoyed it

[@lancebilbrew1972]

Hey it’s me in 2021

[@goodvibes4459]

"List that as the things you don't see every day." Lol no kidding. I love how Paublo just casually announced to his crew. "Uh hey we hit the jet joke and broke." Lol

[@GiovanniTiradoGT]

My first daytona 500 i went to in person

[@alanluscombe8a553]

I remember watching this race and it honestly was great overall. And kenseth went from overheating on pit road to winning

[@jacksonglanville4116]

Man I love that picture of Steve Byrnes

[@johnpaultyrrell3164]

I'm from IRELAND and I only started looking at Nascar because Juan pablo montoya started driving there after F1. and i love it but it's not on T.V 🏁 here in IRELAND anymore its PPV now only get to see a little bit of high lights now miss it.

[@Redslayer86]

The races stream on youtube almost every time. That's where I watch em. Just search nascar stream once the race is started.

[@johnpaultyrrell3164]

Thanks for the msg telling me where i can see NASCAR. I will try that i think im the only NASCAR fan from IRELAND

[@johnpaultyrrell3164]

Redslayer86 thanks for the info i hopefully it will work from IRELAND i must be the only person who is irish that love's Nascar

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

John Paul TYRRELL they also upload full races after a week or so

[@kcenneckennek]

Mile Helton made sure the race restarted so Blaney didn't win

[@gosmo4504]

Poor Matt always getting overshadowed.

[@Ooooyerr]

Brad is still tweeting😂

[@DannyBoy-qd2jb]

I wish it was like this every weekend lmao

[@howardcraigiv518]

A Very Expensive Race for Race Teams and Car Owners. Along with Talladega.

[@collinjamesguitar]

Miss Steve. DW, Mike Joy, Larry Mac, and SB. Thats Nascar.

[@ricardobjj24]

Footage of Montoya hitting the jet dryer is more valuable than Bigfoot footage

[@rebeccachatlos4127]

miss Steve and during the night part was tied between this and wwe. this won. old fs1 we miss u greatly.

[@hizgrase]

“ Uh they better start working on trying to put that fire out because it’s going to burn a hole in the track”. Thank you captain obvious.

[@maxversthappening8166]

"I don't know, we've never set the track on fire!"

[@ocon9787]

How many drivers does it take to ruin a jet dryer? Juan just juan

[@2ndamendmentsupportingrepu601]

Here of hopefully they day of the 2020 daytona 500 on this monday

[@NanaelSoloer]

It certainly entertained who was watching at home xD, just not the way they thought it would.

[@giannimaisonet8389]

I was there at the track stadium, and once I saw it. I was like what the hell happen over there?

[@Jakereisman11111]

I remember this race like yesterday. Staying up until 3am to watch the finish and JPM hitting the jet dryer. That’s when I lost all respect for the driver

[@patrickanderson9023]

It wasn’t his fault ffs. The rear suspension on the 42 broke, making the car uncontrollable.

[@quentindiaz9418]

i came here for the thumbnail

[@CaptainCapital8]

2012 Daytona 500 was probably the last of the great races of the old guard.

[@stormsmith6772]

Here’s a bold prediction for speedweek if nascar does it. Xfinity Thursday night Trucks Wednesday night daytona 500 practice and qualifying Friday. Duels Saturday morning with the 500 following the duels that night

[@alexlambert2003]

I wish I could find a way to watch the rain coverage of that race.

[@thebigone53]

Same

[@Poundcakebowler]

Should have done this, this year

[@cr8zy8z29]

@23:10 Dat face doe....

[@jacobtaylor3014]

Looks like bubbles from trailer park boys

[@seanconner7932]

Quote of the year: "Seriously, are we all kidding ourselves? We just around for 36 hours, and we wreck on lap 1. I mean, we've got to be the smartest people, ever."

[@jasonvogue4487]

Really miss Byrnes

[@GreenRC24]

This is not the good ol' days but it's better than today.

[@BlueJimmie48Fan]

All that waiting just to get wrecked after one lap..... *there were lots of tears shed that night* 😭

[@andrewr7982]

Rain delays make good TV.

[@seangowan7441]

Tide laundry detergent on a race track?

[@xboxgamez4063]

27:07 tag you're it

[@jamesh1402]

I truly believe that if Danica would have taken the same route that Hailie Deegan is doing, she would have had far better results! Just my opinion.

[@marisaa.tamayo]

meanwhile, Brad is on his phone

[@Lycan_Jedi]

Biffle sandbagged so bad that final lap. Jr or Biffle could've won that.

[@corbinselanne7990]

Probably had something to do with the leader in the final few laps being Biff's teammate

[@rosschastainfan1851]

Corbin Selanne Besides the 2013 Daytona 500, I think that was his best chance to win The 500.

[@rextransformation7418]

No footage from Montoya's dashcam, or from his right pointing towards him? I thought all cars are equipped with those.

[@carlcarr9584]

Dale's funeral comment question, did you guys race so hard that you ended up killing each other.