9:59 I love how Jimmy Spencer’s shocked face is still a meme on NASCAR social media.
@ST0NE_2068 ай бұрын
it’s crazy just how different of a person Kurt Busch was in 2012 compared to now
@pedroa.baptista49068 ай бұрын
I like to compare Kurt Busch pre-2012 with Antonio Brown, know if he didn't changed after all the mess he did he'd ended up the same as AB is in
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
He got help, made amends, drove above and beyond (something he was always good at), and climbed back to the top. The work Kurt has done and continues to do in therapy is a testament that anyone can change.
@DOMINICKCASOLA-ku5wy2 ай бұрын
Didn’t he just get another driving while intoxicated lol
@ST0NE_2062 ай бұрын
@@DOMINICKCASOLA-ku5wy to be fair I made this comment 5 months ago
@doomusrlc8 ай бұрын
12:55 also listen to Tony Stewart's interview after this race too. He was watching Kurt manhandle that car around Sonoma with the broken suspension parts and couldn't believe he kept it together
@bobbyblair84788 ай бұрын
That Kurt Busch documentary you clipped in this is actually really good if y’all haven’t watched the whole thing. I think it’s called Kurt Busch:the outlaw. Great video Darian!!! Kurt was so likable from like 2015 to 2022 but no doubt he had a rough stretch for a good decade. Definitely matured a lot over the years. Future HOF no doubt.
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
He became likable once he took ownership for being a verbally abusive and toxic person, and made the necessary changes. When you get help and show proof of it, people will gravitate back towards you.
@2tuff.saints8 ай бұрын
He’s Darlington 2012 meltdown will always been iconic.
@austinemms97728 ай бұрын
It’s a 1st Ballot Hall-Of-Famer when it comes to sound bites from Radioactive.
@jasonstraight13208 ай бұрын
😮
@KombatRacer8 ай бұрын
If he wasn’t an ultra talented driver and former champion, I’d argue that the Penske fallout in 2011 would have ended his career. Crazy that he was able to bounce back from this.
@nascarsteve8 ай бұрын
he was just too good of a driver to be completely out of NASCAR altogether
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
Yep. Nobody can be that abusive and toxic and keep their job. He had no choice but to accept his actions and decisions led him to being fired from two top teams at the time.
@rosscrashtain8 ай бұрын
Ironic that Phoenix racing helped him rise from the ashes
@Madvizion8 ай бұрын
I miss the old Kurt It was never boring. But I do praise how far he has come and how much he's grown.
@cito11018 ай бұрын
9:36 the moment an Iconic meltdown was made
@HotshotMedia928 ай бұрын
I was sitting on the back stretch at the Talladega race when that happened it was my first ever race with my mom
@ernestscott92448 ай бұрын
Jimmy Spencer was having a ball with those Kurt Busch meltdowns on Race Hub back then.
@nascarsteve8 ай бұрын
Kurt was an absolute headcase that year. He had a lot of personal issues. He also said, James Finch's motto was "checkers or wreckers" and he completely lived up to that motto. He flat wheeled that car in Sonoma, and he basically put Furniture Row on the map the next season, paving the way for Truex. Ended up being a pretty respectable driver and person towards the end of his career.
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
It really is surprising that he couldn’t win in the 78. He came so close a few times. You’re absolutely right about setting them up for success at FR.
@BrianIsTheGOAT5948 ай бұрын
Kurt Busch racing for Phoenix Racing feels like when Kasey Kahne raced for Leavine Family Racing, and when Greg Biffle raced for NY Racing. It's a weird feeling to think about. Also to add on, Ryan Newman racing for Rick Ware Racing, and Bobby Labonte racing for JTG Daugherty Racing.
@erichk1018 ай бұрын
And Clint Bowyer driving for HScott Motorsports in 2017.
@ChazTheFloofer8 ай бұрын
@@erichk101 That was 2016 when MWR gave the entire 15 team over to HScott, Bowyer joined SHR following the 2016 season after Stewarts retirement and became the driver of the 14 up to his retirement from 2017 - 2020 (Nerds emoji I know 🤓)
@erichk1018 ай бұрын
@@ChazTheFloofer Thanks for the correction, the typo strikes me yet again lol.
@Denverbroncos878 ай бұрын
Kevin harvick driving bj McLeod equipment in the nationwide series. And getting them great finishes.
@ic3man8 ай бұрын
@@Denverbroncos87I think SHR setup those cars but they were listed as BJ McLeod Motorsports
@PChamp888 ай бұрын
I really do feel sorry after what happened in 22. I still think we would have seen him race for a few more years if it never happened :/
@xavierjuno45728 ай бұрын
Honestly it was just a bad situation that nobody saw coming because as they say hindsight is 20/20
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
Thanks, Ben Kennedy. Sell the sport.
@andrewv38928 ай бұрын
This hits home, being a die hard Kurt fan.
@AxelSqueeze8 ай бұрын
2012 was my first year watching nascar and I became a lifetime kurt busch fan because I supported him through the tough times
@alexwinfield95406 ай бұрын
So what were the tough times? Him acting like a child to his team on the radio? Threatening to fight a reporter for asking a question? The man acted like a complete dick and the fact people like you think that's worthy of support shows how pathetic people are
@ATK101558 ай бұрын
I have similar anger issues but I honestly can’t blame him. Surrounded by incompetence in a sport where everybody has incredible crews and he is stuck with 6 idiots and a jackass. Kudos to him for making it 10 years. Let alone 20.
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
He had to change though. You cannot be that toxic and abusive, and keep your job.
@DC3228 ай бұрын
I never forget that day when Kurt completely lost it at Homestead was his low and rebuilding his racing from the ground up with Phoenix Racing and went on a renaissance later in his career including the Daytona 500 win. Who would had thought it was over after leaving Penske on bad terms. Future HOFer indeed.
@glonniecanoy34418 ай бұрын
Terry Labonte, anyone? He was also a champion but went to a underdog team years after his '84 championship.
@isaiahmarker4078 ай бұрын
Terry is a 2 time champion. 1984 and then 1996 with Hendrick
@bighand15307 ай бұрын
@@isaiahmarker407 I wouldn’t be against Brad Keselowski pulling off what Terry Labonte did.
@sharkk1278 ай бұрын
Kurt was my favorite fmdriver when i really started getting into nascar in 2014, after i learned of the issues hes had that just made me like him more since he had a complete turnaround
@jaggerglover21788 ай бұрын
my fav driver of all time 💔
@DarthPlagueisTheWise6208 ай бұрын
I always preferred Kyle but I loved watching Kurt race
@ic3man8 ай бұрын
12:12 ngl Marty seems like the type of person who’d lowkey kick anyone’s arse
@Awakelettuce778 ай бұрын
This is a really good Kurt Busch video keep up the contents man
@bobbymoore78748 ай бұрын
I couldn't stand kurt busch for the longest time. But those years with Finch and Furniture Row made me gain respect for him.
@extragoogleaccount60618 ай бұрын
He grew on me as he grew. So I transferred to hating his brother for a few years. But I don’t have anything against Kyle now.
@bobbymoore78748 ай бұрын
@@extragoogleaccount6061 Same
@RealLuxxRyder8 ай бұрын
Uncle Kurt 🥺🥺
@noahcoleman55568 ай бұрын
IS IT ONE TO GO YET?!?!?!???!?
@LOOKBEHINDYOUN0W8 ай бұрын
They want you to drop farther to the back…
@Dardev1238 ай бұрын
IM F****** THERE! IM F****** THERE!
@cito11018 ай бұрын
ALL THESE MOTHER (EXPLETIVE) BEHIND ME ARE LAPS (EXPLETIVE) DOWN!!!! (EXPLETIVE)
@andrewandersen7798 ай бұрын
Calm down let's get some points here
@runrafarunthebestintheworld8 ай бұрын
F*** F***
@jefferyrobertson75208 ай бұрын
Thanks For Uploading
@johngavlick64798 ай бұрын
3:20 Uh Oh
@davidakey97438 ай бұрын
"Car just drives like s***."
@ChaseTPS8 ай бұрын
I watched Kurt Darlington Rage on TV infront of my parents when I was 6, my parents were not happy with Kurt and hated him for like 3 years. But I liked Kurt Busch, his rage is funny 😂
@aldouscoroza8 ай бұрын
Crazy to think How Much Kurt Changed after he Joined Furniture Row in 2013, he became a Lovable Underdog for the Rest of his Career
@SiVlog19898 ай бұрын
For me, my favourite Kurt Busch win was the 2017 Daytona 500. It truly marked his redemption from the low points in his career where he was going from one underfunded team to another and it especially made up for the year where he could have won before, 10 years earlier in 2007
@56JKL7 ай бұрын
Ah yes my favorite Kurt quote: FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
@thomasrice99038 ай бұрын
I know you’ve been mad, but have you ever been “Kurt Busch at Penske” mad
@seandamenacee47678 ай бұрын
Kurt was a fucking menace in this era right along with his brother😭
@MegaMr468 ай бұрын
But both did grown later years
@275Marco468 ай бұрын
You gotta love Jimmy Spencer teasing him since they had a rivalry
@7demoderby8 ай бұрын
8:18 I miss Jimmy Spencer handing out crying towels and cigars
@Racer881Ken7 ай бұрын
9:59 Jimmy Spencer bro 😂😂😂😂
@SpeedyCashRegister8 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder if Jimmy Spencer would have hit him harder if it would have adjusted his attitude. Sterling thought so. "Just a bonehead move. I don't guess Spencer got him hard enough." - Sterling Marlin
@billcary308 ай бұрын
i heard at the time that busch was going to do like stewart and buy into the team, but there was some issue. finch's cars had the ability to run up front, but he was using really old equpment. he was in it for fun (and probably to some extent a write off). he even said that in interviews.i actually went by the shop they had in spartanburg back maybe around this time. having been to other shops it wasn' as big as hendrick, or roush, but it was quite big. it was at least as big as what front row uses. building wise. and finch wasn't trying to run 3 full time teams and two part time teams out of it. just one cup full time team and a busch car a few races a year. heard later he bought that when him and purvis decided in 96 to run full time to see what might happen. up to that point he was running 8-10 busch races a year and 4-6 cup. he dreamed big. i think that team would have done much better with a full time sponsor that could pay the bills. remember even when he ran that indian gambling sponsor he put it on the car but they weren't always fully funded races. probably should have won 3-5 more races in cup than he did and probably if jimmy had decided to run full time busch one year there when he ran part time for him probably one drivers championship or an owners one if they'd run the car full time. back to kurt. i'm not sure what the hang up with finch was on the buying into the team unless he didn't want a partner at that point (though just a year or 2 later he'd sell it to the guy james buescher won his truck championship with). i think if kurt had stayed assuming he could pull some sponsorship together, he'd of turned that into what stewart haas became. guess we'll never know.
@NexXxu8 ай бұрын
I think the most important win has not on the track, but outside, Kurt seeing that raging guy is killing his career, and decide “ok i need to change my mindset” is such a powerful inspiration.
@franceinegelven6778 ай бұрын
Go Kurt
@jaxonjaxoff32918 ай бұрын
I want you to compare his stats with Phoenix Racing to his stats with Furniture Row Racing. At the time both teams had similar reputations, but the results are so damn different it’s nutso.
@BlackFlagsMatter8 ай бұрын
So in 29 races for Phoenix Racing he scored 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 10's. In 6 races with Furniture Row He scored 3 Top 10's. Safe to say he made the right decision to move but what if he didn't leave after 2013? Perhaps it's him winning the 2017 championship.
@jaxonjaxoff32918 ай бұрын
@@BlackFlagsMatter 👀
@handsomedevil49288 ай бұрын
@@BlackFlagsMatter without a doubt. Busch made the chase in the 78 in 2013, and then the next year Martin Truex Jr, for lack of better terms, sucked balls. So if Truex could win the championship in the 78, I’m sure Busch could’ve.
@xavierjuno45728 ай бұрын
@@handsomedevil4928honestly I think the only reason Truex sucked was because he didn't jell well with the team quite yet, plus given his controversial 2013 season, then yeah it's no wonder he collapsed in 2014
@handsomedevil49288 ай бұрын
@@xavierjuno4572 well I’m not trying to say Furniture Row was good or that Truex underperformed. I’m just pointing out that Busch comparatively out performed. Furniture Row became good when they got Cole Pearn.
@anncase86738 ай бұрын
The time with Phoenix Racing, the first time Busch was with a team that couldn't win races, it made him see things differently and made him appreciate the opportunities he was given afterwards. It was also a good motivator to keep his attitude in check
@franceinegelven6778 ай бұрын
He is my favorite driver. Always reminds me of Dale Earnhardt in Dales early days. Go Kiel
@sloveniesta4 ай бұрын
The character development from berating his entire crew at Penske to hugging and shaking hands with all of them at Phoenix was wild....
@6Six6Six6Bruh8 ай бұрын
Where do I start with my pookie wookie bear? Kurt Busch is my love, my life, the light to my world and the stars in my sky. He is my sunshine, my only sunshine.
@sn95_mustang_garage7 ай бұрын
Big Kurt Busch fan here. Was Roush fan for along time.
@ic3man8 ай бұрын
9:25 Kurt wasn’t leading when he spun he was near the front tho
@TaylorBMcardle8 ай бұрын
I still fondly remember after Kurt left Phoenix Racing, at the fall Charlotte race that year they had a 🙂 on the hood of the 51. That gave me a good laugh
@franceinegelven6778 ай бұрын
May ur angels fly as fast as u drive Kurt. Best
@runrafarunthebestintheworld8 ай бұрын
Well I do agree that Bob Pockrass and Marty Smith are annoying an ask the most ridiculous questions but damn Kurt went to far there. 3:28 Angry Roger Penske is kind of funny. 😅 17:21 this is the only reason that I think Kurt has way more passion than Kyle Busch ever has in his entire career. Kyle Busch is the type of guy to wipe his tears with Dollar Bills.
@Denverbroncos878 ай бұрын
Marty smith once asked a driver at talladega who got passed on the last lap and finished 2nd - This question: So did you lose the lead on the last lap or did he pass you… Reality: Marty…. He was 1st, got passed… finished 2nd….
@arthuralford8 ай бұрын
That's the maddest I've ever heard Penske. He normally doesn't air the team's dirty laundry in public; prefers to keep that "Penske Perfect" image. And if Kurt wasn't on live radio, heard by anyone with a scanner, it wouldn't have had the same effect. But Penske felt he had to shut things down-right now-and told Kurt to shut up. Kurt didn't live up to the squeeky-clean image of Penske Racing, and was let go end of the season
@bighand15307 ай бұрын
@@arthuralford Not sure I would consider Joey Logano having a squeaky clean image.
@pacthesir8 ай бұрын
It still pisses me off that the gen 7 car ended his career, it just shows how close we are to losing all of the older drivers, Kurt, Kyle, Jimmie, Dale, and sooooo so much more... they were fun to watch. Today, my favorite driver, Kyle Busch, is still driving, but... his career is at a downfall... it's a pain watching my favorite drivers leave, fail, and / or get hurt...
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
I blame Ben Kennedy for the Gen 7 and all his stupid Fast & Furious-inspired ideas. Sell the sport.
@pacthesir8 ай бұрын
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 I agree, what a shame...
@DukeTheRebel4 ай бұрын
It makes me wonder what else Kurt was going through back then because seeing how much of a different person he is now I have to imagine he was going through some struggles off the track as well
@Cramhead438 ай бұрын
that man’s my hero
@Maverick338 ай бұрын
And then the entire NASCAR fandom rallied behind Kurt when he was falsely accused of stuff by an ex and railroaded by NASCAR
@NASCARFAN931008 ай бұрын
The Darkest Point of Kurt Busch's Career
@baxatakbaxatak20148 ай бұрын
Yep. He was cancerous and volatile.
@Wickedred4138 ай бұрын
I don't know if Kurt Busch raging at Darlington is supposed to be hilarious or not. Either way I am laughing my ass off
@TheTMoney358 ай бұрын
Roush Racing had no choice but to park Kurt for those final two races. Crown Royal was one of the biggest financial backers for the 97 car. Had the team kept Kurt in the car, it would have been a public relations nightmare for NASCAR -- a statement suggesting DUI was tolerable within their confines. As a business, from both Roush Racing's and NASCAR's respective standpoints, they have to showcase responsibility (no pun intended). A statement handled as such, professional, and mature unlike the reinstatements of both Kyle Larson and Noah Gragson.
@AtlanticCoastJoey8 ай бұрын
This was a bad time in Kurt’s career no doubt.
@AlanpittsS2a8 ай бұрын
Wether u should or shouldn’t I love Kurt and Kyle
@JackCallSports8 ай бұрын
I hope he does one more race to retire on his terms
@nascarsteve8 ай бұрын
maybe Penske can give him a 4th car for one race? No doubt he can still wheel it.
@owenlawrence3808 ай бұрын
Man I hated Kurt growing up. And then I found myself in tears when he announced his retirement. Really miss him on track
@joaquinfrancissilao9758 ай бұрын
The post-race interaction between Kurt Busch and Bob Pockrass from Nationwide race at Dover was the first first time I've ever known about Bob Pockrass. Pretty sure, may be the same as some of you, just wondering.
@ZachAttack1218 ай бұрын
What’s that documentary type thing you showed clips from I wanna watch it ?
@shadowhart16658 ай бұрын
I'm still trying to figure our why Marty Smith is the wrong guy to mess with lol
@Nickrocks5248 ай бұрын
How come he hasn't been on the podcast lately
@hagerdhotrodz8 ай бұрын
6:12 Fate- "Hold my beer. "
@thatguyrightbehindyo8 ай бұрын
Why aren’t you on the nascar weekly podcast? I was watched the last 2 and you weren’t on either?
@jinglebell618 ай бұрын
Future upload: The Worst Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400.
@hunternixonfishing25008 ай бұрын
Not really true that there would be no Kyle Busch without Kurt. He would have carved his own path without Kurt. Come on bro 😭
@Aidan_-_8 ай бұрын
Yeah it's cool and all but I already saw this video elsewhere
@horsepowercowboy36988 ай бұрын
Mental health is important guys.
@horsepowercowboy36988 ай бұрын
Whoever highlighted this thank you. I always felt like Kurt and Kyle had a very different upbringing and I think that when both weren’t the top dogs in the sport…it really hurt them. But then Kurt found himself at Furniture Row and post racing has graduated to being this Motorsports guru at 23XI. Kyle found Samantha. And a family. And hopefully a home better than RCR. He deserves the 48. And Bowman deserves the 8.
@Omega-AlphaStudios-lh1rz7 ай бұрын
The only driver to win races for both Dodge and Toyota.
@drinkardracing03 ай бұрын
Also add his arrest on here as well?
@joelrichardson86748 ай бұрын
Now do the same thing for Kyle
@TheOzarkWizard8 ай бұрын
Someone spent too much time soaking in leaded fuel. (used till 07)
@RedneckOgre90008 ай бұрын
I’m not really a NASCAR or racing guy in general. I watch the big races sometimes. Most of my knowledge comes from watching videos like these. Kurt Busch seems like a butthole. But NASCAR’s media and the guys that are TV “analysts” seem like they think they’re more important than the drivers.
@bradnerling71566 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t swear at any of my teammates. Put me in. I will drive anywhere in anything. Kurt is like Kyle. A total tool. Glad he’s gone If I start 40 th and finish 35 th or even 39 th I would love it. Live the dream and love it. No matter what.
@patrickkennedy25338 ай бұрын
more f bombs that Scarface on a loop
@Mike-xh8fl8 ай бұрын
His reactions to literally any sort of difficulty and utter disrespect for the pitcrew, owners, media, fans, EVERYONE just show what a spoiled little entitled princess he was. So glad to be rid of him from competitive driving.
@handsomedevil49288 ай бұрын
Marty Robbins
@BardelystheMagnificent7 ай бұрын
Marty Robbins
@newmeadam7 ай бұрын
Never knew it was that Sheriff im not a fan of BuSch but that was a snowjob that screwed him for years...
@bradnerling71566 ай бұрын
Hell I would just like to not only start but finish just saying. Without cussing.
@bobwilson7588 ай бұрын
Something just ain’t right with this guy ! 😮😊😅😢
@michaelmolina67808 ай бұрын
Language Gs Kurt Busch,Sorry.Jaimy Little and Michelle Obama
@SoldiesBC8 ай бұрын
Tis a shame he was forced into retirement.
@glenndavis73158 ай бұрын
I liked Kurt more when he was fighting with Jimmy Spencer!! Jimmy Spencer was a joke!!
@zt55478 ай бұрын
Not any different then when Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty kept racing when they were old
@Chris-wm6wv8 ай бұрын
WhatiFRacing knew about his story! He's a big fan!
@mustangmike40787 ай бұрын
Goes out on top too. Won that race shortly before crashing and being concussed and retiring.
@rushylvania.northern4 ай бұрын
" kurt busch raadiooooo sweetheart " that's all you need to know