The Odyssey of Daniel Hemric

[@erikcorr3261]

In fact. He was so consistent in 2018, under Racing Reference non Playoff points for the 2018 Xfinity Series he would’ve WON THE TITLE.

[@Yolo_Gamer0000]

the whole reason the playoff format got implemented was so a consistent top 10 driver with low/no wins like matt kenseth would never win it all again lol...

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

@@Yolo_Gamer0000 ironically, it could theoretically be done under the old "chase" format, and honestly I'd prefer that

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

@@Yolo_Gamer0000 Meanwhile, Matt Crafton: *hehe boi*

[@acedelta12]

Matt Crafton broke the damn system

[@danachappell9783]

@@thestarlightalchemist7333see also: Austin Dillon’s 2013 Xfinity Title

[@PyroBun_2844]

The greatest “one hit wonder” in all of nascar, the one time he won, it earned him a championship. Hemric may have only won once throughout the 3 series, but his consistency (mainly Xfinity) is insane.

[@jarkson2901]

2nd greatest

[@CezNaf33]

@@jarkson2901 let me guess first is paul menard?

[@jarkson2901]

@@CezNaf33 Trevor Bayne

[@Tylerracingfan59]

@@jarkson2901 did he win a championship will doing it?

[@jarkson2901]

@@Tylerracingfan59 he won the damn Daytona 500, a championship in its own

[@slowturtle11fan7]

His story was basically like a racing movie plot when you think about it

[@acedelta12]

Yup

[@TripleXMango]

I find Hemric and Earnhardt are the two most unbelievable stories in NASCAR. You couldn’t make them up if you tried.

[@bronzejourney5784]

@@TripleXMango To be honest, Earnhardt is slightly overrated due to his death on track. All he ever did was just bump and pass everyone in front of him. All the races he ever participated in, a whopping 3 cars were off each race, *just because* they have been bumped by him. No other driver even comes close to an average like that. If you want a real driver, it wasnt for nothing that he was called "The King".

[@S1apShoes]

Another banger, keep it up

[@HenryDaNinth]

How I feel when either of you guys upload a new video

[@auburnltl7452]

I'll never forget attending the 2019 Daytona 500 and having garage passes with it. I remember going to Hemric's hauler and saw he was outside it signing autographs. I asked if he would sign my card I had of him and he did with a big bright smile on his face. Since that day I had always been a Daniel Hemric fan and stayed with him through so much heartbreak. When he won that race and that Championship, I released a scream of happiness and joy that I have only let out a few times in my life. Though he only has won one race as of now, it is one that made everything he wanted possible. I have stayed a Hemric fan through thick and thin, and I am not stopping anytime soon.

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

Hemric walked past me before Watkins Glen quali last year. Wished him luck, got a fist bump from him, and thanked me for supporting him. Great guy, great family man, solid racer. He deserved that title.

[@rosschastainfan1851]

I believe I once heard if Hemric didn’t finish top 5 driving the 18, he wouldn’t get paid. It’s incredible how cut throat this sport is and how hard you have to fight for everything and every opportunity. Your editing is getting better and better with every video. Keep up the fantastic work Elly!

[@hammerpaw7338]

One of the best moments in NASCAR history at any level. "ONE MORE SHOT!" gives me as many chills as Gasly winning his first race if F1.

[@SR2448_]

Being a Hemric fan is hard. Man’s been insane consistent his entire career. Beat Reddick on equal equipment in 2016, would’ve won the 2018 Xfinity title under full season points, and was dropped after just one season by RCR. (Which was one of RCR's worst in recent memory, even for Dillon). 2021 was so freaking hard to watch right till the end. Races like Atlanta, Charlotte, Texas, Martinsville, all of them he could’ve won but luck just didn’t allow. That title in the end, though he wasn’t the most deserving of it.. he deserved something at the end of the day.

[@TheSmokefan14TS]

He should have won the race and title in 2017, but his car broke. I see his win/title as some good karma after that all the times he’s been so close.

[@ayojstfu22]

i remember being at that race in 2021. Best race ive ever gone to. When daniel hemric made the pass out of 4 for the win, everyone in the stands was in shock. It was like we never witnessed anything like that before.

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

I hope you remember being at the race. It was barely over a year ago...

[@austinfletchermusic]

"Crazy Videos Taken Moments Before DISASTER!" Well played.

[@StealingStarFTW]

“You’ll never have to answer that stupid question again”

[@stevep459]

I was at Auto Club 2022 and he was 6 laps down in the 16 car with technical problems all day long. He was in the pits more than I was in my seat. I’m still trying to figure out how he finished in 9th. What a dawg.

[@acedelta12]

Wha- HOW?!

[@KageStyles]

That one night in Phoenix is the reason why I love Motorsports. The result isn't decided yet, and nobody can completely predict it, until cars and its driver actually cross the line.

[@worldview6218]

It produces good moments for sure, but at the end of the day it’s really gimmicky. Part of its trying to artificially reproduce all time great races and championship shootouts like the 92 hooters 500 and part of it is the dominance guys had during the early and mid 90s and early 2000s but I think I think more often then not this is not the best way to go about it long term even if once in a while it produces great races or moments. A guy can win 10 plus races in a season and run over a piece of degree or have a piston blow in the championship race and it lead to a guy winning that one and only race being the champ.

[@Jakereisman11111]

The loudest I’ve ever screamed at a tv was the hail melon and the 2021 xfinity championship finish

[@alexbrookes9439]

Absolutely beautifully done, and the ending was amazing, bloody hell I think you're turning me into a NASCAR fan now

[@SouperGoose62]

Yes... Join the dark side 😂

[@slowturtle11fan7]

@@SouperGoose62fr

[@alexbrookes9439]

@@SouperGoose62 I’m a Ferrari fan, I don’t need to be in any darker of a place

[@Nedums]

@@alexbrookes9439 thats just sad bro 💀

[@mindofmyown333]

Yes!!!

[@Official_Riley77]

I will always remember watching and going nuts after seeing the Hemric with that Championship pass! That will always be one of the greatest passes for the win in history.

[@szybkiwojtas7895]

I remember watching the 2021 finale and honestly I didn't expect Hemric - a racer with 0 wins to become a champion. So yeah... Anything is possible.

[@HanTheNascarGuy]

*anything is possible due to the playoffs

[@TanDawg58]

He's so consistent, and managed to rise through the ranks because of it. I think RCR would have kept him if he had been more consistent in Cup.

[@CXY888]

These videos are incredible, so detailed and so well put together at the same time, and always tell a story very well. Hemric absolutely deserved that title, you could say that all his bad luck was just leading up to the biggest moment of his life.

[@Drewster327]

Hemrics win for the championship was imo one of the best championship finishes ive ever seen. It was edge of your seat exciting

[@TheInfidel23]

Man that F-zero and Maximum Carnage OST hit me right in the feels. Great video as always, love to see more content like this.

[@acedelta12]

Which of those was used in the the final restart of the championship race?

[@TheInfidel23]

@@acedelta12 neither one, I'm not sure what was being used for that part. The maximum Carnage song picks up around 11: 15, and the F-zero track is right before that one

[@justinl8791]

Stories like these are a reminder that NASCAR is helluva motorsport.

[@co7814]

I was at the season finale race at Phoenix, and I was just praying that Hemric would finally get the win, and he did... I was so happy when he won...

[@JackCallSports]

Him winning the title in 2021 was so awesome to see

[@averageguy388]

This is by far the greatest NASCAR channel on KZbin. The storytelling, the graphics, fantastic editing, nobody else is close. Look forward to more in the future!

[@YouAreNowBreathing_Manually]

A couple years from now: “The odyssey of Sheldon Creed”

[@i3u3]

Suprised you didn't talk about Matt Crafton, as he won a championship without winning in 2019.

[@nickcassararacing]

Daniel should drive the 31 in 2024 for Kaulig.

[@me18guy]

Man is a psychic

[@kenyilopez3818]

Well about that…

[@drxy45]

Fantastic job on this video. I love it! I never really payed attention to Daniel Hemric and never rooted for him either. But this gave me a great view on his journey to an Xfinity champion. Well done

[@mimo86204]

i'm a F1 fan i watch some other motorsports but never had watched nascar before but tbh ur videos keeps pushing me to starting watching the sport and i already bought nascar heat 5 to try and understand the racing

[@shark3744]

please don't rely on heat 5 to get you into NASCAR. if you're on PC, NR2003 is free and REALLY good

[@mimo86204]

@@shark3744 oh tnx a lot bro i know that heat 5 is not a good representation of the sport i got it in a simracing bundle so i thought to try it just to understand the rules .. but i didn't know about NR2003 thank you for that

[@BrakeVan-l3v]

This guy was basically Matt kenseth in 2003 just in the xfinity series

[@andrewhirst1239]

You have made some of the best nascar documentaries out there. I hope to see more up the woodworks soon.

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

I just have to say I adore your editing style, it’s my kind of generation stuff the 2000s funny

[@adiveintotheworldofnascar]

Oh my god man, seriously. WHAT AMAZING QUALITY! Your channel is now one of the best nascar channels on KZbin right now! Great job!

[@cameronbowshlagger2722]

Love the Carl Edwards Backflip he did to seal it too.

[@oldemountainloftmichellean4395]

As a Hemric myself I waited along time for that first win. More will come.

[@literalantifaterrorist4673]

I keep looking at your subscriber count and feel amazed that you only have 14K subscribers. Your videos are absolutely amazing, I love the occasional goofy edits and overall just having fun with it, it's quality levels I'd expect from a channel with a few hundred thousand subs.

[@adorablejackson]

awesome stuff, i really love these type of videos

[@Ob1tuber]

2021 was arguably, the greatest year in Motorsports In F1: one of the greatest championship battles ever In Cup: a disgraced driver comes back to win the title In Xfinity: The last lap pass that led to a first win, and a first championship In Trucks: (what happened in trucks again) There are likely other stories as well, I just don’t know them

[@merety91]

I was at that race, was my first xfinity race, first night race, and first short track. Only races I’ve been prior is Sonoma every year, Daytona and Talladega. Sitting right at the start finish line and seeing that was awesome

[@LoxyLight]

I really enjoyed this video, the dramatic ending at the championship race was super well edited too

[@jordangarber9803]

Man I watched this season and the championship still one of the craziest endings ever

[@cementer4life]

That days of thunder clip with Joe and Riley had me rolling!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@KyleB_RCR8]

Your voice narrating, your story telling, and your editing are fabulous sir. It’s baffling that you have limited followers. Thank you for what you provide

[@bradschreckttv]

The fact we almost had a photo finish for a championship is still wild to me

[@vladdydaddy5197]

I'm from Kannapolis, just like him and the Earnhardts. I remember that name being thrown around a lot. It's so cool to see it come to fruition.

[@ericthecoolman5921]

What version of bowser”s castle did you use at the end

[@AntonioSS22]

This channel really has helped resurge my love for NASCAR since I started watching the sport almost two decades ago. Keep doing what you're doing. 👌🏻

[@StarTheKid16]

I was just rewatching your last few videos and then this one showed up in my recommended. Nice!

[@daveyhight]

Great video man I was actually just thinking about hemric's career last night keep up the good work

[@littlebrav0856]

Damn dude, your videos are sick and your editing is great. I don't normally watch NASCAR but you're certainly bringing me round

[@kdon116]

beautifully done. you’re quickly becoming one of my favorite content creators out there

[@thatonekidd7898]

Goddamn your videos, voice, commentary, everything. Just beautiful

[@piatxav]

Superbe video and Amazing choice of musics (I love the New super Mario Bros Wii castle orchestra one it makes this moment just so Epic )

[@acedelta12]

Is that the music chosen for the finale?

[@piatxav]

@@acedelta12 yes

[@acedelta12]

@@piatxav FINALLY, I FOUND THE SOURCE

[@piatxav]

@@acedelta12 your welcome

[@ATK10155]

I just found out Daniel Hemric actually won a race let alone a whole championship.

[@noahrrq]

5:15 Whats the music sir :(

[@hudsboy1049]

If I have to be completely honest, before his winning title, I just thought Hemric was that lucky but also unlucky driver, and I kinda still believe that. He proved to show some good stats throughout his tenure which got him into the cup series (even though he sucked); however until that faithful night when he won it over Cindric, he had never won a single race in any of the divisions, not even any expedition races. He has some good talent, he just can't win. Which is why (possible unpopular opinion here) that he should have stayed with JGR for another season or two, because with the current state of the team, they need any drivers they can get for the inevitable retirement of Hamlin and Truex (or something different). But instead he went to Kaulig, which honestly was a big disappointment in my opinion. Sure he was in the car that could only win on superspeedways, but still. I really do hope Hemric enjoys he time in NASCAR and does something other than winning a 2nd tier series title by feet. Because at this rate, he looks to be forgotten in the future.

[@ItsBrettZle]

7:05 why am I laughing at the clown honk lol.

[@olegjakovlev582]

with you nascar is not so boring... keep it up

[@svenbauer]

another banger video

[@twc621]

Great job, really enjoyed this.

[@TexasNightmare24]

14:36 and thats how hemric'ing has created

[@kleanklo3840]

Just found your channel - enjoying the unique style of your nascar content. Keep it up

[@geminirbl]

9:51 F-ZERO 🔥🔥🔥

[@AriaCarmonaOfficial]

Nice dive with this vid, goodjob!!

[@theawesome48fanhunter]

The back flip

[@grandcouncilorvarmon4495]

Fantastic video man!!

[@blackhatt9926]

I liked the Car shop 22 scheme 👀👀

[@RedSoxFanOnYT]

The Eminem reference 🤌 chefs kiss. Great video elly.

[@leonardo_the_hack]

Speaking of him. He flipped at Talladega

[@TheCanelator]

Amazing that he did end up driving the 31 in Cup, just not the way anyone thought haha

[@PaperBanjo64]

You have really good taste in video game soundtracks.

[@kalebkelly3687]

What’s that song at the end of the video I wanna have it on my Spotify playlist

[@sellverett510]

pretty please post more these are my favorite vids on youtube

[@HemiSlant6828]

Other racers: I race to win, i want to win week in and week out. Me who bracket races (drag racing): As long as it's a good race, i don't mind losing.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Please do more Driver stories

[@Awakelettuce77]

It's a good day to have another new EP video

[@zachhatten261]

Always found it wild that he won ROTY (albeit with a weak class) and didn't have a ride the next year. You'd think a minor team would at least put a bid in

[@acedelta12]

What was the music you used for the final restart of the championship race?

[@NASCAR_Junk]

Hemorrhoids exposed a horribly broken playoff system.

[@heidtxtreme1648]

Playoffs > Full Season Points

[@NASCAR_Junk]

@@heidtxtreme1648 if they did away with the rounds then it would be fine.

[@RACINGUS95]

@@NASCAR_Junk kinda like 2004-2013?

[@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm]

"You play to win the game."

[@spookypotato398]

these videos are amazing

[@finntjomstol9364]

your videos make me want to make videos. very impressive keep it up!

[@googleisloading1216]

one shot. one opportunity. to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. would you capture or just let it slip?

[@EmilyHemric]

I love him sooo much ❤

[@corduroycal]

W video

[@j-pem8127]

I caught the reference at 10:06 that was disastrous

[@JackCallSports]

Also remember at Gibbs he only got paid when he scored top 5s He bet on himself and he won What a story

[@PhantomTrap26]

54 was dominated in 2021 then In 2023 the 10 is dominated

[@Averageracingfan]

14:36 I thought he could never have gotten close enough there but...

[@mikeeplays5502]

Wow this was a marvel to watch. Anyway I would love to see you make a video about Chase Elliott and his struggles all the way to being a cup series champion

[@acedelta12]

0:47 Wow.

[@AriaCarmonaOfficial]

Not the goofy ahh sounds tho sksksks

[@dustinallen1936]

I love these videos

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

To this day, it's hilarious how Hemric took the car that finished last in the chase with zero stage wins and 15 laps led in 2020, to winning the championship the next year as well as leading laps and scoring stage wins. Herbst took the car that won 9 races in 2020, to back-to-back first round exits with zero stage wins in that span. And the best part is that Herbst now has cup cars to tear up!

[@johnvandeventer8668]

Not funny dude. Not funny. What if Herbst actually gets injured because of the Next Gen car and the concerns about the safety of the car?

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

@@johnvandeventer8668 NASCAR improved the safety in the cars during the offseason anyways, he'll be fine. He won't end up like Kurt.

[@cordjones4657]

0:28 idk ask Sheldon creed

[@cowmann3555]

bkr "now flourishing"

[@Teknocal]

me wondering what the song on the bristol part is

[@wordlesslfiddling]

I really thought after he finally broke through the flood gates would open especially when he joined kauilig And then kaulig was just shit this year

[@infernal_mtndew2943]

Wasn't great this year either. The expansion to cup has come with growing pains for sure

[@traviscarpenter08]

I was at that race I was freaking out