The Infamous 2012 Clint Bowyer-Jeff Gordon Fight in Phoenix | NASCAR ON FOX

Bob Pockrass revisits the feud between Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon that began at Martinsville and ended with a brawl between the teams in Phoenix during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
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The Infamous 2012 Clint Bowyer-Jeff Gordon Fight in Phoenix | NASCAR ON FOX
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[@NASCARonFOX]

What did you think of the Clint Bowyer-Jeff Gordon fight in Phoenix?

[@aid-kit11]

It was crazy

[@Finnboi9]

Best Thing ever

[@Enequiic]

from fighting to commentating together

[@vailex_]

It's a great promo for 5 hour energy lmao

[@NASCARFAN93100]

It was crazy and entertaining to watch but I was pretty disappointed with Gordon for what he did to Bowyer Even though I am a huge Gordon fan

[@WDCards]

Mike Joy might have to play mediator for this upcoming Phoenix race

[@tevinsherrill5653]

"Might?"

[@DV1287]

I’m gonna get some popcorn for the booth this week

[@blacklisterd]

🤮

[@gamer56978]

When narrator said that's him with the blue jacket radios and headphones on the tv 🧥 🎧 😂😂😂1:06

[@Camman213]

Opinion: MIKE JOY is the best NASCAR commentator of all time

[@austinhiggins4645]

I am glad they are friends now they clearly have a great friend ship now

[@FBS2134]

true

[@justinpagano3699]

Lol I dont know about that

[@FBS2134]

What u mean

[@NickyD]

@@justinpagano3699 if they didnt fox wouldnt have had both in the booth ever

[@smoke14fan23]

Lol 😆

[@hunglo9917]

I absolutely love them in the booth together. They have good chemistry and gel really well together. Bowyer is a class clown and is good for the sport. Gordon’s presents for NASCAR is key because he’s one of the greatest to ever do it and probably keeps older fans of the sport coming back every week. Also, I really like how they are getting different drivers to commentate the Xfinity races.

[@nascarjarrod2956]

Don’t forgot they finished 1st and 2nd the next week at homestead. If Gordon had gotten suspended Bowyer would have won

[@t_mac41603]

Bowyer literally could’ve won the title

[@mauricebarry8858]

@@t_mac41603 gotta feel bad for bowyer.

[@ethanwhisman5459]

@@t_mac41603 the person I feel bad for is Jimmie Johnson cuz that homestead race he he was better that he had a better car than Jeff and the only thing that kept him from winning that race was a cut oil line and bread has Alaska was junk that day But I will say the incident from Phoenix 2012 everyone could see it coming from a mile away if you've been in Motorsports especially stock car racing this kind of thing does happen And if I recall that was the best year of Clint bowyer's career

[@48waffles36]

@@ethanwhisman5459 Same and for all you Johnson fans what was the most heartbreaking championship loss? 2004? 2005? 2012?

[@j9vlikz683]

@@t_mac41603 and Gordon could have killed somebody if it weren't for the safety that existed today

[@DennyDeliversYT]

Will be interesting in the booth this race... 🍿👀

[@Finnboi9]

I can’t wait for the Booth Brawl

[@darthbone8487]

@@Finnboi9 with Mike Joy beating them both

[@Finnboi9]

@@darthbone8487 yeah lol

[@Jonathan-dp3zy]

They had about 5 times that year where Bowyer ran over Gordon. It was past time for Gordon to do something.

[@tylerp4130]

Exactly. The comment that it's a stain on Gordon's legacy is a joke, it's only a stain on his legacy to idiots that don't acknowledge what led up to it. Gordon didn't just do it out of the blue. I like Clint, but he had that coming. What made it bad was the crew running down there, like Hendrick said in a part of that interview they didn't show, after the Martinsville incident when they were so upset you didn't see all the Hendrick teams run down and start attacking Bowyer and his crew.

[@Jonathan-dp3zy]

@@tylerp4130 Amen!

[@isaiahresto3041]

This!

[@NickyD]

as a gorden fan clint never ran jeff over jeff was wrong as day that entire season

[@Jonathan-dp3zy]

@@NickyD you can’t be serious

[@austinhiggins4645]

I always wonder who that person trying to keep up with clint was

[@XG-OFFICIAL-59]

It was Bob Pockrass

[@shorttrackthing6919]

Lol clint bowyer and jeff Gordon fighting in the booth in 2021

[@FathomMane]

Sexually💦💦

[@kylemielke1021]

Jeff was always such a clean racer and really from 2007 on he got screwed so many times. Jeff and Jimmie battle at Martinsville. Jeff at Martinsville in 2012. Jeff at Phoenix in 2010. Jeff at Richmond 2010. Jeff at Texas 2014. So many wins taken away because he decided to race physical or because of horribly timed cautions. I was so, so mad at Martinsville in 2012 and I saw absolutely nothing wrong with Gordon's reaction at Phoenix. I was glad he stood up for himself. It will always really hurt knowing that Jeff was the legitimate 2007 and 2014 champion and yet the record book will never say it.

[@iceeblueburst03]

And now they became best friends in the FOX booth!

[@realbaron5714]

This race defined the 2012 championship in Keselowski's favor, most ironicly that the following year Gordon and Bowyer would be again involved in controversy after the so-called "SPINGATE" in Richmond, in which Gordon entered the chase as 13th.

[@Mike4k_]

Definitely one of the greatest on track fights

[@TMCCABE]

Don't forget the one with gordon vs brad keselowski in 2014

[@Mike4k_]

@@TMCCABE yeah and also brad vs kenseth Hamlin and Stewart

[@blacklisterd]

Ah they didn’t fight. It’s on your programming.

[@Mike4k_]

@@blacklisterd I’m just gonna assume you are currently drunk right now

[@blacklisterd]

@@Mike4k_ ive seem a lot of replies. Most often way to much assuming. But you. I’m going to keep an eye on you. Because you see things that just be er happen.

[@battles423]

Jeff Gordon had no choice but to do it. Once you get a reputation of being a pushover the rest of the drivers are coming after you. And Brad can shut up because he wrecked everyone trying to become another intimidator like Earnhardt.

[@jhaeck1]

well said

[@drawedtome]

Expect alot of WW2 flashbacks on Sunday.

[@Hamlet-wp2ri]

Bowyer found out they were running out of funnel cakes.

[@steveelrino1339]

Probably grew close like Butch and Marseilles did in Pulp Fiction after their time on Diddy’s yacht.

[@alabamaskar52522]

Y'all forget that Kevin Harvick started the Gordon -VS-Bowyer

[@NASCARFAN93100]

No that was Danica Patrick

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

Wasn’t a total loss...Logano was taken out

[@g.l.williams1178]

They are great in the broadcast booth!!!

[@speediepitstop1531]

It made me laugh, Like Bowyer was really going to do something, The best part was watching Clint run knowing he was going to do nothing, still makes me laugh

[@TenGreenRangers]

Pffft ... Clint grew up in the Country with Coutry boys. Without a crew around him Gordon's head would have been mounted on Bowyer's hauler.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Hendrick Motorsports getting robbed of their 200th win at Martinsville eventually led to Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing's championship hopes getting nuked

[@realbaron5714]

And a year later the famous "SPINGATE" that again involved Hendrick and MWR takes place.

[@smoke14fan23]

Classic Nascar Moment

[@shorttrackthing6919]

Honestly clint bowyers cheerios cars was better

[@leslielively5608]

It may just be me but the fights make it look like a competition

[@mid.life.crisis2955]

Mr Hendrick is so real. God bless you and those you've lost. If HMS wasn't such a classy operation, Bowyer would've got battered at Martinsville.

[@dayandsauce]

Then nascar suspends matt kenseth for doing the same exact thing. If you are popular nascar lets you get away with things

[@dibarel]

Lol cry more matt is popular too Bruh. Cry more

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Joey Logano's Martinsville Win & 2018 Championship was The Overall Conclusion of The Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer Saga in 2012 as well as that of The Matt Kenseth/Joey Logano Saga in 2015

[@danielbustillos1925]

Definitely need more of these bob pockrass narrating videos. This...this was good!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Danica Patrick was The Catalyst of The Jeff Gordon/Clint Bowyer Saga (Which Foreshadowed The Matt Kenseth/Joey Logano Saga 3 Years Later) because of The Deal between Stewart Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing on The 10 Car benefitting both teams where Danica ran 10 races while David Reutimann ran the rest of the season on her behalf to stay in the Top 35 in which guaranteed her a spot in the start she made

[@SpreadAU]

Jeff & Clint are the best

[@chevy2666]

Jeff Gordon won that fight.

[@rkshn]

Im sorry, P Diddys yatch?????

[@matthewhoward5514]

Comparing Jeff Gordon to Clint Bowyer is like comparing apples and oranges. Jeff Gordon 93 wins 4 championships.Clint Bowyer 10 career wins. Its not even close Clint got into Jeff atleast 6 times in 2012 and Jeff let it go but after Clint cut down Jeffs left rear tire at Phoenix costing Jeff a top 5, Jeff had enough.. Clint couldn't pass Jeff clean in Phoenix so he trys to push Jeff up the track Jeff held his line and the rest is history .

[@InifinityM]

I was at that Phoenix Race in 2012 (it was my first race in person) boy when they wrecked and the crews fought, the grandstands at Phoenix were in full pandemonium. After the race was over there were a mix bag of people who supported Jeff or Clint's action and also how they were dissing Toyota and hating on Clint and mocking on Jeff was being a scaredy cat, being protected by Maricopa County Sheriff Deputies from Clint and his crew at the 24 team's hauler. lol

[@lewisgriffin9684]

There was more than just those two incidences That season there was at least 5 to 6 at Boyer got into Jeff you making it sound like it was only happened two times when it was virtually All Season boiler was trying to run over Jeff finally Jeff had enough of it and I can't blame him I would have done it after the second time

[@zunniii]

Payback Bowyer had that coming and Jeff let him find out 🤷🏻‍♂️ fair game

[@porto_bowls2807]

Take a shot after they mention chase Elliott last year or this

[@lewisgriffin9684]

At the time what Brad said had some Merit to a but the way Bread's been racing and Wrecking people intentionally statue at Talladega and Daytona if statement actor that happened is irrelevant

[@rivett40]

I’m from small town Nebraska on a few occasions I’ve seen guys be best friends for life and the friendship started when they tried to kill each other

[@TheRQpaints]

Has there EVER been a bigger NASCAR media toadie than Pockrass?

[@quietking24]

And funny how there are no racist comments. If it were Bubba Wallace it would be different…

[@coolname545]

I remember hearing they always got along well before the incident as well though. Or is that just me?

[@majormojo9830]

And now they are freaking great in the booth

[@donaldsmartt8532]

Stain on his legacy? Seriously?! What ya smoking dude i want some

[@cmdrme3se3ks43]

I'm glad this happened. I feel like if it didn't they wouldn't be as good of friends as they are today.

[@HetroJesus]

Bowyer 110% deserved that and Brad has no right to speak

[@scatterplot77]

These two were my favorite drivers. This was an interesting time to be fans of the two

[@matthewadair4507]

This fight will never get old 😂😂

[@picklesmom735]

Clint looks like a movie star. Jeff is cute too

[@Stevenross83]

They wouldnt shut up about it the whole race!!

[@andysaquatics]

More videos like this please! Love bob

[@cadocommando8868]

Love yes

[@cadocommando8868]

Debora

[@beejay1210]

Was Jeff Gordon “The Intimidator” ?

[@mryamp]

Yeah I still hold that wreck again Jeff. Don't care about the background. As Senna said "if you no longer go for a gap that exists you are no longer a racing driver" and that's how I saw Clint's pass at Martinsville though it didn't work out in his favor. As for Phoenix Bowyer should've given more room, but Jeff shouldn't of wrecked him and Joey like that.

[@kben24]

Clint Bowyer was really competitive for a couple of years, he started driving over his head... Jeff Gordon gave him a reality check.

[@NewWorldCT]

I always thought the same thing, completely stained his entire legacy imo. That was the worst thing I had ever seen, at the time, in terms of retaliation, in racing PERIOD. Jeff was way better than that.

[@kimmiek2006]

Clint Bowyer was wrecking Jeff Gordon nearly every race leading up to the championships, so Jeff Gordon had enough and decided that enough was enough. In my opinion, Jeff Gordon had every right to purposely wreck Clint Bowyer because race after race, Bowyer was wrecking Gordon and Gordon was nice about letting it slide until he had enough. I mean, how many times can one person take being wrecked by the same person week after week before they retaliate. I'm always going to be Team Jeff Gordon and I will say that Gordon isn't one to just purposely wreck a driver just because or to start a fight just because. He had enough and decided to fight back. Just my opinion. I'm NOT and NEVER will like Clint Bowyer

[@ojtoothpaste2240]

Bob packrass is an instagator.

[@DWM2309]

That Martinsville race was very memorable. So much so that I vividly remember Ryan Newman bumping Boyer into that 3 wide pass because if Boyer didn't go low then he would have wrecked Jeff and probably Jimmie as well. But that seemed to be forgotten. Also didn't Jimmie and Jeff stay out on old tires anyways??? They weren't gonna win that race.

[@iqbalalfaluthfi6313]

Just like Days of Thunder movies

[@zzz6valvoline]

Brad is still the worst.

[@theeclonegamer4969]

I wish I could the truck series and xfinity series but I can only watch the cup series because I only have public TV

[@eldon893]

Can you find Dale Jarrett and Gordon at Louden NH. Where Dale told Jeff where he was going to stick that car

[@strobelightgaming1559]

God I hated this video

[@badcat535]

It’s like the leave it on the trace from nascar15 pushing and shuving

[@Finnboi9]

Second

[@aid-kit11]

First

[@taters____1235]

third

[@amac4961]

Stain on gordons legacy lol Bowyer had it coming for weeks. Only put a guy into the wall so many times. I was all for that day.

[@anitagarrison6916]

Just saw this on Twitter. Awesome job Bob and NASCAR on FOX.

[@rileyfair5]

What's more embarrassing is a driver and crew wreaks the same dude 3 times in 2 races and doest expect to get dumped

[@julioazevedo6236]

bowyer deserved this, simple, what goes around comes around ;)

[@kd_316simracing]

This is great! Would love if they made more of these!

[@nathangrocholski2094]

This reminds me of the time Charles Barkley fought Shaq

[@petecastle5762]

Two of the greatest in my eyes, both came from dirt racing and that’s where my heart is

[@steveutgaard9381]

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@carlarnett5376]

It's awesome to see this with Phoenix being tomorrow.

[@curbshoppin]

That’s how it’s handled in racing

[@3765racer]

i believe in handling it on the track not off...

[@crispykiddo70]

Ikr and I hate it the crews work too hard just for their car to be wrecked I'd rather see them handle it off track

[@eroc2689]

..the 20 was Matt kenseth at the time

[@NASCARFAN93100]

No it Was Logano, Which did Foreshadow The Saga between Himself and Matt Kenseth 3 years later

[@zRamses]

great advertisement for 5 hour energy

[@maxversthappening8166]

1:09 Driver excuses smh

[@youdontknowmebutimhereanyw307]

Give us more Bob Pockrass

[@illiogicalphilosophy2481]

Emotion baby. We need it

[@brandonenglund7516]

I don’t see it as a stain on his legacy, as a far I’m proud of what he did 💁🏼‍♂️ “you got to kick a little”

[@brandonenglund7516]

@Delightfully Charming *crickets*

[@brandonenglund7516]

@Delightfully Charming comedy just is not your thing 💁🏼‍♂️

[@mrsgbracing6012]

Bull💩 on the track, glad Bowyer went for Gordon after it, and SO happy they are both in the booth together now. I watch for them now, rather than skim the race highlights. Loved your quick video reminding us of their history. Thanks!

[@benjaminmartinez1898]

I’m proud of Jeff

[@Traks_threw_life86]

Brad nvr leaves out anything that he is thinking...lol

[@vidmasterK1]

Even back then he was saying he doesn't lift.

[@matthewthompson89]

Bob Pockrass

[@mikekel9979]

Go Gordon!!!

[@lewisgriffin9684]

Clint Bowyer says it was embarrassing for a four-time champion do that well maybe you should treat him like a four-time champion and furthermore it doesn't make him look as embarrassing as you spinning out on purpose to bring out a caution for your teammate to get in the chase that's more embarrassing if you ask me

[@jamescarpenter855]

Buyer had gotten into jeff a bunch that season already I was surprised it took jeff that long into the season

[@karnaf1168]

I remember hating Bowyer after this accident as Jeff fanboys

[@crispykiddo70]

Bruh I lost most of my respect for Gordon after that just imagine if that didn't happen 100% sure Clint would've won the championship lol his career would've skyrocketed

[@waggitnshaggit6592]

I think they’re both overpaid liars 😊

[@DraxOBrien]

Wasn’t that Kenseth that got collected? Not Logano.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

No it Was Logano. Kenseth took over the following year.

[@blacklisterd]

Yeah show this cra p because the sport s ucks now.

[@supremeleadergnkdroid3202]

Found the guy that can’t get over it’s not the 90s anymore

[@imtherealone.6268]

I think your spacebar is broken dude. L mao

[@XG-OFFICIAL-59]

I t hink you nee d your spa cebar fix ed