Tony Stewart vs. The Daytona 500: A Missing Rings Special

[@todd_gilliland335]

He always seemed to win the xfinity race at Daytona though

[@nascarfanatic2425]

He also has a number of Duel Race wins and Firecracker 400s.

[@stevensmall9398]

I think most of the cup guys could run a xfinity car and win.

[@Regigigagod]

I'm glad to see this special. The man literally won everything at Daytona except for the 500.

[@tomdalfonzo9959]

9:12 If Tony Stewart had stayed on the high side, he would've won the 2008 Daytona 500.

[@robrohrer2014]

Tom Dalfonzo he probably would’ve been wrecked though

[@BrendenNichols]

The disappointment from Stewart losing that race was so powerful that it was first and last Daytona 500 I ever watched in full.

[@roxstrongo8961]

As a Stewart Fan those 500 defeats were gut wrenching. He also fell short winning a Cup race in Darlington and falling short in the Indy 500. He could get the job done when it came to the championships but those crown jewel races slipped through

[@idkplayer]

This is the best one hands down

[@dwoodrow9721]

This may be a stewart video but my God! I don't think anyone could ever pull a pass like JR did there! All by himself and was able to split two cars up AND get the pass done

[@MotorsportsFan17]

Well at least he has a Win in the 500 as an Owner with Kurt Busch in 2017. Granted, it's not as special but at least he has the credit for it...

[@dnasty312]

8:29 IRONY

[@hessxpress]

In a perfect world: Mark Martin wins the 2007 Daytona 500. Tony Stewart wins the 2008 Daytona 500. Ryan Newman wins the 2020 Daytona 500.

[@jemseyambroise3438]

Mark martin would fit in the category of missing rings in the Daytona 500.

[@obscraft5375]

like championships

[@dalejr183]

I sure am glad he got it as an owner because he had the Earnhardt luck at Daytona winning everything there except the 500 coming close so many times and winning and dominating there for a bit in the Summer. Tony Stewart also recently reveled in an interview with Dan Patrick as he lay in the hospital after his wreck in the 2001 Daytona 500 they accidently rolled Dale into the same room as him and that absolutely haunts him to this day.

[@MNSonYT]

Good video. I’ve been a Tony fan since I was little and damn this video stings.

[@nascar9cr7]

Same

[@THEDonnyB]

As a die hard Tony Stewart loyalist I always wish he had gotten that missing ring. He was so good at plate tracks. It's a shame what happened in his later career. It was tough rooting for him in the end, but his final win had me jumping and shouting with joy. That win meant more to me as a fan than a Daytona 500 victory ever could.

[@NASCARGUYJG24]

Your missing ring series on your channel is so damn good bossman. Keep up the work!!!

[@tonystewartfan2014]

Pain.

[@nelsonnelson4527]

Now imagine if he returned for 1 race only and won that race aka the Dayton 500

[@tomdalfonzo9959]

Tony Stewart, Best Driver That Never Won The Daytona 500.

[@CJODell12]

Mark Martin would like a word with you.

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

@@CJODell12 Terry Labonte and Rusty Wallace

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

@@CJODell12 Statistically, Tony Stewart was better than Mark, Terry, and even Rusty (while Rusty had 6 more wins, Tony made nearly 100 less starts than he did)

[@samhouston9162]

Everytime I see this, my heart breaks as a Stewart fan. Won so many races at Daytona, but not the 500, and with more heartbreaking runs than many who haven't won this race.

[@Kid-Pink_88.]

Strange that 10 years after the Busch wreck. The same driver would be driving Tony & Hass' car into victory lane of the 500.

[@nwpm3059]

He is a hall of fame for sure even without the 500 win he never got. #NWP

[@seahawkfan1995]

He won as a owner

[@baileyreichert6138]

SeahawkFan1995 as an owner and as a driver are two different things good he won it as an owner but would’ve been one of the greats if he just won the 500

[@AlonsoRules]

but Derrike Cope and Trevor Bayne got one The Daytona 500 is a lottery. Smoke won on the tracks that required driving skill.

[@Dylan2000YT]

@@seahawkfan1995 Many, MANY times.

[@rosschastainfan1851]

I feel like 2004, 2007, and 2008 have to be the biggest heartbreakers for Tony Stewart.

[@WarrenMapp]

As a big time Tony Stewart fan The 2008 500 really hurt 😞

[@mandude03VideosYT]

A sad, SAD video for me Im Tony's biggest fan and seeing the daytona 500's from 2006 to today I always wanted to see my guy win it finnaly But after 15 years of being a NASCAR fan, i never got to see that day ever

[@sirnickels9979]

Dale jr vs the coke 600 is a good missing ring idea

[@dirtking56]

The little kid inside me cried to this lol. Good video man

[@uncle8chuck]

I’m so glad someone finally made this video

[@JReaLBiz86]

Have to say this about Stewart's comments in '06: The way they were driving, he had a very valid point. Even to this day, I don't like the pack racing at restrictor plate tracks, but I haven't really liked any racing at superspeedways since the mid 90s. Now, everyone wanted to throw shade his way because, following his comments, he made that move near the front of the pack. You have to realize that proves his point. If it hadn't been him making that move, it would have been someone else. What he was saying in his statement is that drivers have NO CHOICE but to drive that aggressively if they're gonna win, and it's bound to cause a huge wreck and hurt somebody. It's an inevitability. He wasn't wrong, either, every year since there has been a massive wreck at some point during the 500 (and every other restrictor plate race, for that matter) because they have no choice but to drive that aggressively. They just wanted to give Tony a bad rap for that move because NASCAR doesn't like when a driver points out one of their errors (consider Kyle Busch in the first COT after his Bristol win). Fortunately, none of the mandatory "big one" crashes have resulted in fatality, though plenty of drivers have been injured in these wrecks.

[@chiefhawk5975]

I know this is an old video but still wanted to leave a comment. Rusty Wallace, who in my opinion, is an underrated NASCAR legend who also never won the Daytona 500.

[@piewolfe]

I remember watching a dirt track race where TS killed a driver one lap after he wrecked him. It might have been Barberville or somewhere in Florida. His career took a nose-dive after this.

[@larry8030]

The most ironic part of this is that Tony was a beast in the July race at Daytona

[@whatincarnation95]

You could do this with Mark Martin as well.

[@IndyGuest]

Yeah. As a long time Martin fan, 2007 was heartbreaking...

[@evannuh-koo-la4054]

Probably with the championship though.

[@KingSNAFU]

@@IndyGuest When I was watching that 500 I was on my feet in excitement, but that narrow defeat was so gut wrenching.

[@charliesmith5545]

@DrBigSecs Kyle won a tainted, bullshit championship.

[@jamieschnowske4981]

Mark martin didnt do anything special..no 500 no million no championship

[@dnasty312]

Funny about Tony, a majority of his career wins came in the second half of the season which is why I think he never won a Daytona 500 but also why he's a 3-time champion 🏆🏆🏆 #clutch

[@Thegod_of_memes]

As a Tony Stewart fan this stings

[@hayden4597]

I don’t care what people say about Tony! The guy could drive any car fast. He is the only open wheel driver who came in in the modern era and was truly successful. 3 championships, 40 something wins. And he showed the emotion that we beg for nowadays. But then they call him a hothead and an idiot. Yep, he had one or two that maybe crossed the line. But it really pisses me off when Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch get ridiculed for showing emotion. And then they turn around and say they want drivers to show emotion. It just makes no sense

[@Mycrazyadventur91]

Jeff Gordon won it in 2005, not Dale Earnhardt Jr.

[@jerradguillory7909]

Yea and ice said the only challenger was mikey as if jeffs car was bad ass and jeff wasn’t on tonys ass 2/3 that race🧐🙄

[@draneym2003]

If anyone would know anything about killing someone on a race track, it would be Tony Stewart

[@blakeandrews9496]

dang i love the idea for this, as well as the formatting. going through each 500 one by one, i like it.

[@WildDiamond07]

He finally won the Daytona 500 as an owner in 2017.

[@omegatafkal]

Something similar should be done for Terry Labonte

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

As a diehard Tony Stewart fan, 2007 and 2008 Daytona 500 still stings 😔 2007 had easily the best car and 2008 lost on the last lap while leading

[@StephenGibson829]

I've always hated that Tony never got the 500, the 600, nor Southern 500...best driver to never do so

[@theshobalt2029]

Stephen Gibson went to the darlington race every year since I was 7 years old and he always ran like shit there smh

[@nathanfaith8973]

That always was interesting to me. It's such a talent-oriented track and the cars slide really bad, which is his bread and butter. I expected to finally see him win one there every year, yet he never really came close. 2012 was the closest iirc.

[@StephenGibson829]

Bailey you need to do your homework. I'm a huge Stewart fan, was from the beginning. Stewart never won at Darlington or Kentucky. He always just missed getting a Daytona 500 win, and he won an October Charlotte race in 2003 and the All Star in 2009. I know what the fuck I'm talking bout

[@allabouthewaves4354]

Stephen Gibson Should’ve blocked Newman on the high side. I still don’t know why the hell he went to the bottom. It’s like Tony lost the Restrictor Plate magic he had at that moment.

[@nathanfaith8973]

@@allabouthewaves4354 I think he hit on this in the Dale jr. Download, if you wanted to go back and watch. Iirc he said that he could not tell that Ryan and Kurt had that big of a run until it was too late. By the time he seen them in his mirror, they were already closing up on him way too fast for him to try and block

[@K9RacingAndStuff]

Tony Stewart is literally this era's Dale Earnhardt. Can dominate the 500 but lose in spectacular fashion. Can win every other Daytona race besides the 500. Would probably win the truck race if he ran it. Wasn't particularly bad at Talledega also.

[@natebellville3621]

At least he got a 500 victory as a team owner

[@dougcheedie1829]

GOD I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

[@darrinh.2322]

wow oh wow very very good thanks !! could u do one on the Dale' Earnhardt and Jarrett ?

[@EllisEntertainment]

awesome video

[@Borchert97]

I think in the post-race media center with Kurt Busch's Daytona 500 win in 2017 Tony said "if you told me all I had to do was retire to get one I would've done it a long time ago" because he said winning it as an owner is almost as good as it would've been as a driver.

[@JSTOGaming_]

I have an idea for a Missing Ring episode. Do Bill Elliott 1992. He lost because he didn't lead the most laps in the last race of the season.

[@JSTOGaming_]

Or maybe Davey Allison for that year too.

[@TheIceberg]

Already did Davey Allison for 92 and have Elliott 92 in my future plans

[@CharizardMaster69]

he should have not retired till he won at Daytona.

[@tygathaclown4822]

I Always love the outro

[@jonathonevans1883]

At least he won the Daytona 500 as a car owner, with Kurt Busch.

[@aaronasmr8833]

To think that dale sr was almost in the 2001 big one, Jesus Christ

[@Harbogruel]

Tony was my favorite and it was sad to see him go but I knew it was best for him due to all his injuries lately

[@frmnNnj]

Edwards had this same problem.

[@seahawkfan1995]

At plate tracks yes

[@larsongame4120]

f1r3m4nN1nj4 22 Carl never came close to the 500 outside of 2011.

[@notmasyn41]

Biffle too

[@Dupontman627]

​@@notmasyn41Terry Labonte too

[@calebharper1590]

Mark Martin is another driver that can be nominated for the Daytona 500 Missing Ring.

[@bendtfender2894]

Man that side drafting by Jr. at 5:00 was sexy. No I'm not a Jr. fan.

[@TotoDG]

I think we could do a Double Missing Ring special for either Mark Martin or Carl Edwards. I’d say that they’re both two of the greatest drivers never to win either the Daytona 500 or the championship.

[@larsongame4120]

Smoke fan here. Lowkey I think him not winning the 500 was a karma for him being a jackass trying to destroy Matt and Jimmie in 05 and 06.

[@mofoprada]

Great video and analysis of Stewart’s misfortune in the Daytona 500... However, there are 2 things to add: In the 2005 Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip and Jeff Gordon were the main cars to beat in that race. When those two cars led, Stewart couldn’t even get close enough to their bumpers to even try to pass them. After Waltrip fell out bc of engine failure, Gordon was Stewart’s main threat and was actually passing Stewart in turn 3 with less than 25 to go before Greg Biffle caused the big one... So Stewart did not have the best car in that year’s Daytona 500, Gordon and Waltrip did. Also, Stewart was without question the class of the field in the 2007 Daytona 500, but he made a mistake in turn 4 while leading that caused himself and Kurt Busch to be taken out of the race... Some people called it Karma for what he did in 2006 to Matt Kenseth. It’s still a shame that Stewart never got a true shot in 2016 to go get his missing Daytona 500 ring.

[@mofoprada]

ATRAX Productions That 2005 Pepsi 400 was a show of pure dominance. He had, by far, the best car in that race. It reminded me of the car that Gordon had at Talladega earlier in that year or the piece that Junior had in the 2001 Pepsi 400. He had more downforce and better handling than anyone else on that night in 2005. The Daytona 500 car was a top 5 car, but Gordon and Waltrip had him covered.

[@mofoprada]

ATRAX Productions That too... Or had Stewart lifted on lap 46, he and Gordon won’t have hit the wall and have to play catch up the rest of the race. Stewart basically threw away his chance in the 2006 Daytona 500 too many times. He and Gordon had the best cars in that race, with Kenseth being right there as well.

[@mofoprada]

ATRAX Productions Michael Waltrip and Dale Jr had the field covered in 2003. In 2009, Kyle Busch, Gordon and Stewart were the 3 best cars in that one... Who knows what would have happened.

[@EJCatoz]

Stewart would win the Daytona 500 as an owner in 2017 with Kurt Busch

[@baileyreichert6138]

Eric Catozzi it’s not the same though that’s the only thing that hangs over his head as a driver

[@stevenkilsdonk2046]

I bet Tony would tell you he's more disappointed to not have won the Indy 500, but sure. Let's go with Daytona being the big missing checkmark.

[@Battlefield4life48]

Always hurts me to see it. He could’ve easily had 5 or 6 Daytona 500 wins

[@nascarfanatic2425]

Some other ideas for Missing Rings Specials: Mark Martin vs. The Daytona 500 Ken Schrader vs. The Daytona 500 Tony Stewart vs. The Coca-Cola 600

[@seahawkfan1995]

He won as a owner

[@6lemans10]

Trevor Bayne is the exception.😄

[@AlonsoRules]

Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace have nearly 200 wins between them and none of them won a superspeedway race in February. Honestly its not that big a deal. This race is a lottery.

[@Landmasters]

This will be revisited for Kyle Busch at this rate...

[@carnationvideos4258]

I think Kenny Wallace deserves some love. And Kenny Shrader

[@hankwilliams999]

Could do this with mark Martin and Kyle Busch

[@the_road__warrior6185]

Probably the greatest driver, Next to Mark Martin, To never won the 500.

[@81casperflip]

Never cared for tony but this situation does make you sad lol. Great video!

[@tysonfrank2105]

I still wish he would come back each year for the 500

[@MarkOliveras215]

That is so sad even to this day especially for my grandpa who was a Smoke fan till his 2016 retirement. I still feel for him now because he became a Logano fan after Smoke left so therefore he’s never seen his driver win the BIG show. I did last year with Austin Dillon and I’m the only one in my family between myself, my dad and grandparents to witness any driver we cheer for win The Great American Race 🏁🏁🏁

[@chancegheno8096]

I think it will be cool if Stewart won the 2005 500 and Kyle Busch won the 2008 500 and Joe Gibbs Racing would have 6 500 wins today

[@wrongcheese]

I was happy that Dodge won 2008, but that has to be the worst loss for Stewart fans.

[@rowdysmoke1466]

2008 hurts the worst.

[@KR_Diecasts]

Rowdy Smoke14 2004 being a close 2nd

[@KR_Diecasts]

RC RACER 88 I was a Stewart fan myself from 2003 until he retired

[@ehsorb4534]

Kyle Busch vs the 500 as well

[@Ob1tuber]

But Kyle still has some years

[@GraySpeedProductions]

He is for sure one of the best to never win the 500. I remember when he won the Coke Zero 400 the third time he said "If I could trade all of these for a Daytona 500 i would."

[@SmokeTheChamp14]

Imagine if dale got caught up in that wreck... probably would still be here today

[@Jake_Owens]

In 2008 I was convinced that Tony was going to win when the white flag waved. Then I learned one of the most important lessons in restrictor plate races. It ain’t over until the checkered flag is out.

[@Shawn6751]

Yep unless you were a Dale Jr fan. Then it was automatic at restrictor plate tracks. Dale Jr was always one of the favorites to win the 500 every year.

[@TheRealA-A-ron]

What…? No footage of him running over Kevin Ward Jr. I wonder if any other drivers have that stat to add to their record?? Search, “NASCAR’s Tony Stewart kills driver on NY track”.

[@Dat-Mudkip]

2007, Tony and Kurt had *the* cars to beat. As everyone might remember, once those two cars crashed it became a free-for-all. (And nothing short of a crash-fest...) 2008 stung, but 2007 was a real sour moment for me.

[@JackCallSports]

Man poor Tony

[@austinblansett9900]

This is unique because 500 winners get rings so I like it. Maybe you could do one of these for Mark Martin, Carl Edwards, or maybe Greg Biffle. Or you could do a Chase Elliott 2017 missing ring and just die sect the whole race. Then you could do that with blaney from 2018. But honestly you could just pick a dale 500 race before 98 and do a video on any of those races. This has potential to be more than just a one off. I really appreciate it.

[@calebharper1590]

2007 and 2008 I'm sure were the hardest for Stewart. 2007 where he crashed after gaining the lead from Kurt Busch. At that point he fought back from 40th. Then in 2008 making an unlucky decision by choosing the wrong lane. I remember in 2007 I was happy that Stewart was knocked out of the race. Now that I look back it, I'm sad that he crashed that race and wish somehow he could still win it.

[@VGF80]

The Irony is that Kurt Busch would end up winning the 2017 Daytona 500 (The first Daytona 500 I've ever watched) racing for his team, thus Tony Stewart would win the great american race as an owner.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Please do Mark Martin Vs The Daytona 500: A Missing Rings Special

[@jade2003YT]

Well this is actually sad

[@Josxyz74vvTV]

Would be cool to see him try a one-off in Daytona to bad the new rules wouldn't allow for a 5th car or him to drive for another team.

[@dalejr183]

Well he got it as an owner, but just like Earnhardt he won everything there was to win at Daytona except the 500 and he was dominant in the 500 but could never lead the last lap. Dale Sr finally got thru in his 20th try in 1998 but Stewart never did and retired but if he wouldn't have retired he could have got it, but at least he won as an owner. If not for fate Dale Sr would have at least 3 1990 for sure and Tony Stewart should have 2. Tony Stweart retired early he didn't make 20 attempts and Dale only stopped when the same race claimed him on the last lap ironically how he lost it in 1990 last lap leading flat tire turn 3. Tony Stewart had a good chance to win the 500 no matter what team. Quote from Dale in 1998 after he won "Patience is what its going to take and patience is what I will give it. If John Elway can the Super bowl I can win the Daytona 500".

[@dawnmaximumsportsnetwork]

he lost the race to Newman because Kyle was selfish and wouldnt push his teammate.

[@combatking20]

Nice spin on a already fantastic series. You could do this for any driver who hasn't won a race and how their career would have unfolded differently had they won a race (Scott Riggs, Hut Stricklin just too name a few.) The 2006 and 2008 stand too me (back during my time I actually rooted for drivers). 2006 for simply how Tony drove (as a fan at the time I felt ashamed) and how much of a hypocrite he was acting like. And 2008 was well heart breaking.

[@Brett_Baker_]

He may have not won it as a driver, but he took the guy that was involved with him in the 2007 crash, and the one that pushed Ryan Newman to his 500 win. Kurt Busch, to his first Daytona 500 win for either of them

[@gadgefan48]

Its such a hard race to win, some of the greatest this sport has to offer never got that chance to win its biggest race. Stewart is definitely one of the greatest drivers to never win The Great American Race.

[@pluuk666]

So intentionally trying to cause a crash doesnt even result in disqualification? Didn't know nascar was this dirty

[@charismatic9904]

Missing rings: daytona 500 vs Terry Labonte. Or vs Mark Martin Or vs Bobby Labonte

[@nascarfanatic2425]

Missing Rings Special: Mark Martin the Daytona 500

[@thediehardwweaddict4048]

In 2008 it looked like he pulled over so Ryan could win

[@Nascar-zv9lh]

It was hard to be fan of Stewart fan at Daytona, speedweeks and July he could win no problems. But the 500 was hard to watch. I hated the joy of him running well and then it all go south

[@alexgirolami83]

I hope Ryan Blaney doesn't have this problem. I mean look at last year, completely dominated and couldn't hold on at the end. I really hope he gets the 500

[@pluuk666]

Considering what he did in 2006 I would say he deserves not winning any