What If NASCAR Had the Playoffs In 2011?

[@iBolt07]

"Paul Menard's emotional win" bold of you to assume Paul Menard experiences emotions.

[@fishproductions22]

Tony Stewart had one of the best paint schemes ever though in 2011

[@cito1101]

See you in the podcast in about 20-30 minutes

[@fishproductions22]

@@cito1101 yep

[@fishproductions22]

@@cito1101 see ya there

[@Hedgehotdog]

I liked the version that was similar to the homestead one but the side of the car was a bit different. Its the exact design briscoe has on his current car.

[@JordanRunge14]

@@Hedgehotdog That is the 2012 car. But yes it was really nice

[@generalshepherd2209]

Some things never change.

[@the_elmeister]

8:04 - That behavioral act right there would mean that Kyle Busch is officially out of the championship

[@SR2448_]

ONLY 2 SPOTS ON POINTS!! AND TO THINK THAT IF BAYNE'S WIN HAD COUNTED, STEWART WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THE CHASE!

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

Oh god...

[@gobackto82]

Stewart would've made the Chase, Jr. wouldn't have.

[@rjk81699]

@@gobackto82 no jr was ahead of tony in points

[@gobackto82]

rjkx 360 Look at around 2:20. Jr. is very last in the grid and is the second driver to be in from points. Tony would’ve been in

[@tomcurran860]

No he wouldn't, the points on the screen aren't the regular season points (Which were used to determine who were in) Stewart is ahead of Jr because he won more stages, in regular points Jr was ahead.

[@jbucktheman]

Carl only had one win in 2011 but had like 7 runner up finishes

[@VACATETHE48]

The 2011 Homestead race I remember vividly. I rode my bike down to my dad's house specifically to watch that race knowing that it was going to be a battle for the ages. Those last 30 laps were absolutely nail biting.

[@nolandavis9040]

Best modern era season to date. In all honesty the old chase system created a better battle than the new one

[@Dat-Mudkip]

It was better in every possible way.

[@garynewcomb8649]

Nolan Davis idiot, the best modern era season is 1992!!! If you were old enough, you would know that!!! 5 drivers enter the final race of the year with a championship in sight but Allen walks away with the title by 5 points!!! He came from almost 300 points back with 6 races to go to win the title!!!! Know what the hell you are talking about before posting anything!!!! This is a FACT BASED COMMENT!!!

[@nolandavis9040]

Gary Newcomb dude you’re so dumb the modern era started in 2004 🤦‍♂️ I agree that the 1992 season is best all time. I know my history. But the out of the modern era the 2011 season is the best. Or to put it simply the CHASE era. So you need to learn YOUR facts before you come and terrorize my opinions.

[@Dat-Mudkip]

@@nolandavis9040 1992 was also a great year, as was 2004. But yeah, modern era didn't start until 2004.

[@forrestrobbins4165]

2003 was the best. Last year of a real championship structure

[@mvdbutler]

I LOVE THIS SERIES

[@weatherguy8380]

So do you add stage points by who was in what position around when the stages would've happened?

[@orangesnailgaming]

My best NASCAR memory ever was watching the last 30 laps in a cold sweat watching the lap times between the two. Hoping that Tony would pull it off

[@CharlesB9496]

Even in an alternate universe...Cousin Carl gets the shaft

[@Dat-Mudkip]

People who support the Playoffs are now gonna use this video as evidence that "it works".

[@ryanmorrison3699]

Geez Ice, we’re running out of seasons for this fun series. Are you considering maybe looking back on a Winston Cup era year with a playoff hypothetical? I personally think that would be even more fun to see because there wasn’t even a such thing as a “Chase” yet and that would really dice the standings up.

[@Jimmy6ToesGaming]

Never understood how many upset winners there were in 2011... jeez

[@erichorowitz2925]

The best final race ever in my opinion

[@zachhatten261]

So no matter what points system you used (Winston Cup, Chase, or Playoffs) the 2011 season was one of the best seasons of all time

[@roygoodhand1301]

Without Bowyer, the 2011 Playoffs SUCK.

[@aaronkristofer18]

Don't really get the point behind this one lol. Obviously Tony still wins the championship because it's not like either of them are gonna miss the Final 4. Ig it's interesting to follow the other drivers tho

[@racingempire7793]

I love watching these. Maybe in the future could you do this but farther into history

[@garynewcomb8649]

The kid doing these doesn’t know what that is!!! If he did, he would see all these he’s done are BS once he hit 1992!!!! If you want to see the greatest battle in NASCAR history, look that one up!!! There was no such thing a the chase & those drivers earned every win they got back then!! Allen was almost 300 points back with 6 races left & won the Winston Cup by like 5 points!!!! I watched every race that year & was at 4 Of those races that season!! The greatest season in NASCAR history!!!

[@evannuh-koo-la4054]

Rose's are red Violets are blue I already know its gonna be Tony Stewart and so do you.

[@robertbranning7052]

My 2012 prediction is Clint Bowyer, would've punched his Round of 8 ticket with the Charlotte win, 5th & 6th at Martinsville & Texas... The only hiccup may have been the Phoenix altercation with Jeff Gordon (finished 28th)... might've still had enough stage points to still get in but not sure. He finished 2nd at Homestead the next week.

[@beckysmith2422]

Dat altercation wuz 2012

[@AkYank98]

HAHAHAHAHA in every reality aside from the Winston points Carl gets screwed here I wanna cry

[@1092n]

Could you do this series with the seasons prior to 2004? I know they didn't have the chase back then but I think the early 2000's and the 90's would be a good/interesting addition to the series

[@garynewcomb8649]

Mark Lee you look yourself!! The season to start with is 1992, the GREATEST in NASCAR history!!!

[@vincentodomscatl24]

Well I'm sure that Gordon would still win the 95, 97 and 98 Championships. Possibly 96 as well.

[@mikecraig4324]

Dale Jr. Would have won the title in 2004 when Matt Kenseth won the title.The reason Jr. didn't win the title is because when won at Talladega that year he made comment saying don't do mean sh-: after he's dad won there so many times.Bill Webber was cause of that that Jr didn't win the title.. If not mistaking he had 6 wins that year..

[@Copperhead-ns2ls]

Could you do this more even after for like the 90s after the series is done

[@garynewcomb8649]

Copperhead0611 you can do it yourself,, start with 1992!!!

[@skittlecar1]

I'd be curious about the 90's....and 80's.

[@the_elmeister]

8:49 - If NASCAR still had the Winston Cup points format, this 2nd place finish would’ve clinched the championship for Carl Edwards a week early because he gained three positions on Johnson and finished within six or more positions of Harvick. That would’ve locked up the title for Carl Edwards

[@stw3art14]

The 2011 Chase was my favorite. My two favorite drivers tying for the championship, my favorite getting the tiebreaker. It was a nail biter but also very hard to root for one over the other. I did root for Carl over Tony, as Carl didn't have a championship and Tony had two. However, I'd be happy either way. And it did go the other way

[@allprosportz686]

You could possibly say this season is the reason for the format we have now Edit: wrote this comment before the video ended lol

[@manlmao6823]

I like this 5th generation body

[@ShotDeLaTimbo]

I love this series

[@TheGamesterLP]

This season is the reason we have the playoffs in the first place. They should have stayed with the system from 2011. Created less manufactured drama.

[@jmjrulz9482]

Still feel sorry for Edwards. Had there been no playoffs or chase, it basically would've been 2003 all over again.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

But he handled it with great sportsmanship. In both 2008 & 2011 he walked up and congratulated the champ. His sportsmanship is honestly why he's one of my all time favorite drivers

[@calebh92]

2016 too

[@JoeKell365]

Carl Edwards had probably the best Chase/Playoffs of any non-champion ever, despite not winning in them that year. i'm not surprised it took a win at Homestead to steal the championship from him. he led in 8/10 races (which offered points back then) and had a worst finish of 11th at Talladega. he had SEVEN 2nd place finishes throughout the year that, had any of them been a win, we would be talking about Carl Edwards as a champion

[@NikolaiPCulp]

You’re about to hit 10k subscribers but honestly you should be at 100k. This is good stuff and you have been killing it with these what if the playoffs existed series. 10/10 would 1000% recommend.

[@BigMattXXL]

2011 was a fun season.

[@kylerhine7186]

So Tony would have won the drivers title but not the owners title....the wood brothers would have been in his place with the Daytona 500 win

[@null7265]

I love this series so much. I stop whatever I’m doing to watch the newest one once it hits.

[@johnboy4025]

Chad Perry I hate the playoffs, but love this what if!

[@day500champ15]

Stewart's 2011 Chase rival's Johnson's 2007 Chase for best Chase run ever. Went from nowhere and saying after the August race at Michigan that he'd be just 'taking up a spot' to 5 wins in the final 10 races and a last race charge in the finale that was breathtaking.

[@redguysimracing2382]

Not gonna lie i miss those gen 5 cars specifically the 2011 & 2012 bodies.

[@braydenfletcher8159]

That racing was so damn exciting too!!

[@jonpeek5619]

These are getting good

[@joshuapboston1999]

Now it's time to find out what 2012 will be like! Another great episode, Iceberg! Very detailed and descriptive.

[@PkTheMvp]

I wasn't sure if he would've made it to the round of 16 or through the round of 8,but tony got it

[@lce92493]

Love this series. Keep it up!

[@Newmanfan4ever39]

only thing i wonder if tony actually did win under this format would people be angry about it?

[@BarbecueHockey]

I forgot the first year that Ragan made the appearance, which episode was that?

[@nathananderson3922]

Another thing to consider - Playoff drivers would not have been able to compete in the lower series, meaning Kyle Busch's run-in with Ron Hornaday during the truck race at Texas wouldn't have happened. Kyle wouldn't have experienced all of the fallout from that incident, the suspension from the Cup race and Mars pulling its sponsorship for the rest of the year. Maybe we could have seen a different final four or a different champion, but I still believe Tony would have pulled it off.

[@NotMattyDYT]

2011 was definantly a good championship battle

[@johnboy4025]

Tony at least admitted (very sneakily) that were it not for the Chase he never would have won the championship

[@garynewcomb8649]

John Boy a title he did not EARN that year!!! He would have still been a three time champion if this stupid chase/playoff format never existed!! He would have won #3 in 2009!!!

[@Michael29Shell]

Gary Newcomb he did earn it based on then rules that was in place that year

[@forrestrobbins4165]

It would have been just as awful as it is now

[@matthewguilford9340]

U would have had Earnhardt Jr and a multiple champion

[@fishproductions22]

6:59 2 yellow cars get together in turns 1 and 2 at Martinsville

[@reedspacer558]

i was like uhh when i heard stewart made it bc i knew he would win lol

[@BarbecueHockey]

Ragan is gonna make the playoffs in 2013

[@chromediesel444]

That was best season to describe the Chase For The Cup. I miss that format (2011-2013), would prefer that format over knock out elimination nonsense.

[@matman1396]

I knew from the beginning that if Stewart still made the playoffs this year that he would still win the championship. There was no way he wouldn’t

[@the20gage83]

3:28 who is that pushing Matt? What a guy!

[@spacejamsham2440]

Best championship battle in recent memory

[@garynewcomb8649]

Redsox706 1066 1992 is that!!!

[@spacejamsham2440]

Gary Newcomb yea but I wasn’t alive for that lol

[@brandon_blaze]

@@garynewcomb8649 He said recent memory. Not sure 1992 would be considered recent.

[@whatupdude4576]

Man poor Harvick he's come close 2 years in a row

[@jesseemullen]

One of my favorite seasons tbh

[@BWP2933]

6:45 we already know the champ

[@frozoneyeah6987]

For 2014-now you should do the old chase format Either the 10 man or 12 either is good

[@germanequihua3358]

The Iceberg Can you please do next time in the video What If NASCAR Had The Playoffs in 2001?

[@garynewcomb8649]

German Equihua you need to look at 1992 & see the real battle!! Greatest in NASCAR history & there was NO thought of the chase/playoff needed!!!

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

Still the best championship battle in the Chase ever. My heart was pounding during that whole race

[@XxmetalHeadxX88]

It's like the wild card team that had the least amount of points heading into the playoffs winning the championship.

[@ShowmanTheBowman]

i miss tony stewart... he was my third favorite growing up

[@adamrtr2774]

What if David ragan wasnt rushed to the 6

[@majestic-_-cow]

I know what a waste

[@majestic-_-cow]

@@TRTGC48 I know we'll see if he can win this weekend lol

[@davidbuell7051]

Greatest chase ever but im biased because I was a Stewart fan

[@garynewcomb8649]

David Buell I’m a Stewart fan & the best of his non Winston titles was 2005, HE EARNED IT THAT YEAR!!!! 2009 should have been Tony’s if not for the stupid chase/playoff system!!!! What you people need to know is this, you can’t make racing the same as ball sports!!! You can’t go running 26 races & all of a sudden you hit rest for 10-16 drivers & start over with 10 races left!!! The prime example of this being a failure is the Busch boys!!! Kurt in 04 was never in the top 5, he was almost out of the top 10 actually!! He was 8-9 when the chase started & got lucky most of those 10 races & was given a title over Gordon, who was the real champion & I hate Gordon!!! Then you have Child in 15 who missed the first 3 months of the season because he broke his leg in the nationwide race!!! Nascrap let’s him have a “slide pass” into the chase/playoff if he wins a race & gets in the top 30 by Richmond!!! Proof this system is a complete failure!!!

[@martinhenderson1359]

Could have stopped watching for the championship winner after the 2:20 mark. Smoke 💨 the field!

[@cito1101]

I was at the Dover race in 2011

[@harleyray5313]

What if you do 2014-now with the 04 format?

[@AlonsoRules]

Tony Stewart - one of the last drivers to make a pass on the bottom at Homestead

[@daleearnhardtfan3889]

I love it 🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@bradthompson2243]

They didn’t. The end

[@nikbressert9633]

You should take the world of outlaws late model series and put the playoffs in that

[@garynewcomb8649]

Aaron- kun don’t give the idiot ideas!! It’s clear none of you know NASCAR & it’s history!!!

[@nikbressert9633]

@@garynewcomb8649 dude it was just an idea. I thought it would be interesting

[@isaacnees9673]

Can't wait for 2012 next

[@logandetwiler4483]

My former favorite driver Kenseth had a good 2012 season

[@dngnascar]

What if nascar had playoffs NEVER and who ever out of the 40 cars won the last race was the champion? Lol

[@gubward]

That would be awful

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

DNG don’t give them ideas

[@garynewcomb8649]

DNG that’s even more stupid than the chase/playoffs!!!

[@dngnascar]

Is a joke bro it would be worse

[@Katomivt]

Best season ever

[@garynewcomb8649]

Edgy The Shadow liar!! Best season ever is 1992!!!! If you lived then or would look into history of something, you would know things before talking BS lies!!!

[@Katomivt]

@@garynewcomb8649 yes, but did 1992 have multiple last lap passes for the lead? Or 5 guys getting their first win?

[@cpMetis]

2011. Still my favorite cup championship. Made especially fun because I wanted both of them to win so much.

[@themaddekuboi430]

My Boi Marcos Got In The Chase I'm Happy Now

[@jmed412]

Think if Stewart had not made the playoff grid?

[@jabber1990]

if Kyle would have won at Phoenix would NASCAR have given him a waiver?

[@T4R_2OUL]

1:01 who else punch a wall and cried afterwards 😞

[@thetmg8337]

HA called it

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

YES!

[@rockyboydiii16]

Neat

[@Chiracingfan]

4th