Why the Daytona 500 is worth watching

[@scatterplot77]

I love how racing culture seems to be moving toward just being a fan of it in general and people watch multiple different series. Nothing is more fun than having a weekend where F1, Indycar, NASCAR and IMSA are all racing.

[@erikpiussi2960]

I loved every series i could watch already in the 90s.. but shame its so hard to find something where i can watch it..

[@mionellessi3086]

It is shame that these new fans had not come earlier. 2017 was a little golden year in motorsport. They missed GT3 races with 12 manufacturers on track and golden era of WRX with 3 factory teams.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Damn straight, the more the merrier.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@erikpiussi2960 Some streams are on KZbin and such, if you cant find a local feed. You may have to use a VPN, alternatively just join a motorsports forum on Twitter, Reddit or Discord, usually they post links.

[@formulafish1536]

Chuck in MotoGP and Supercars and holy fuck you have a stacked weekend! I don’t sleep much those weekends

[@Szalami]

Slapshoes is a pretty based lad. When you said you're bringing on someone who knows his stuff, I hoped I'd be him. Me stumbling on his channel is the single reason I'm beginning to develop an interest in NASCAR.

[@alexandercosgrave]

I did not expect him here but it is a pleasant surprise

[@rubyissapphire]

Let me guess, you developed an interest in him from the Air Base Speedway video?

[@Szalami]

@@rubyissapphire Guilty as charged.

[@Corvoreviews]

I literally said: hope it is slapshoes, hahahhahahaha

[@humdll]

He's doing God's work when it comes to nascar

[@S1apShoes]

Thanks for having me onboard for this! I was in Daytona for the 500 and it was worth the wait 100%

[@nukclear2741]

Especially those last few laps with the battle for first between Wallace and Steinhouse Jr. It was the first time since ‘09 since I’ve actually been to a racetrack. (Charlotte)

[@MB20128]

I love your videos!

[@comradeeggdog1587]

I agree it was awesome racing the next gen car did not disappoint I wish I was there in person

[@endgamerplays]

How are you not verified?

[@ghomerhust]

due to my VA disability payout being utter shite, i have no way to watch all the races until the NASCAR youtube channel posts them a couple months later. but i really am loving the next gen cars. they were a bit sketchy last year, but after seeing that custom one at LeMans with Jimmie, holy hell its a good chassis! ive heard rumor of a LOT of road courses possibly being added to the future calendars, and i think it would go a LONG way to helping push nascar into the world view. most of the world doesnt get oval racing. thats why they dont watch it.

[@rubyissapphire]

The greatest collab in the history of Motorsport KZbin. Josh, S1ap and BFM killed it this video!

[@Ibol406]

Only if he had Eric Estepp

[@chrisstjohn7794]

@@Ibol406 Eric is great for news but slap and Darian are amazing at story telling

[@Ibol406]

@@chrisstjohn7794 yea he’s the only source I get Nascar news from

[@Lol-pb9bx]

Josh was on the nascar weekly podcast with them

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Ibol406 only also if NASCAR had Mia Taylor.

[@sportstrap4285]

For those who are new to the sport he’s some more information that BFM didn’t have time to touch on for every team Hendrick Motorsports- BFM pretty much said everything needed to be said about them. One thing to note is that William Byron has been one of the better superspeedway drivers in recent years and that Chase Elliott, while good at superspeedways, as had nothing but bad luck in the 500 Team Penske- A villain in the eyes of some Joey Logano is a former 500 winner and is one of the favorites to potentially get his 2nd. Everyone’s 2nd favroite driver Ryan Blaney has come oh so close oh so many times but has yet to hit gold in the 500. Austin Cindric is a rookie the 2020 Xfinity series (basically formula 2) champ and almost won it in 2021 as well. Joe Gibbs Racing- owned by Hall of Fame American Football Coach Joe Gibbs, JGR has some interesting storylines. While Denny Hamlin is arguably the best modern era Daytona 500 driver Martin Truex Jr and the Villain Kyle Busch as mentioned are still looking for that elusive 500 win. Truex hasn’t won in 17 attempts and Busch 16. Christopher Bell is also a sneaky underdog Trackhouse Racing- owned by Pitbull, yes that Pitbull, Trackhouse has two lovable underdogs. Ross Chastain who fought and clawed through backmarker teams to get to where he is today and Daniel Suarez who is stil attempting to become the first Mexican NASCAR winner. Richard Childress Racing- Childress’s grandson Austin Dillon has won the 500 before and has a tendency to win on the biggest stage. And Tyler Reddick has been one of the fastest and aggressive young drivers over the past 2 years but is still looking for win number 1 Stewart-Haas Racing- Owned by the same Gene Haas that owns Haas F1 (although this team has actual speed) SHR is one to watch for. Kevin Harvick is the 2007 winner and looking to rebound from his first winless season with the team. Aric Almirola is a great superspeedway racer who is still looking for that 500 crown, and Cole Custer and Chase Briscoe are two young drivers who are still looking for their breakout year and moment RFK Racing- now co-owned by Brad Keselowski RFK hopes that their new influx of cash can lead them back to their former glory. Keselowski is a phenomenal super speedway racer who has yet to get that elusive crown (coming oh so close before getting wrecked last year). Former Xfinity champ Chris Buescher is a sneaky underdog in the 17. Spire Motorsports- Corey LaJoie has always shown solid speed at Daytona. And perennial underdog Landon Cassill is a fan’s lovable underdog in the 77 Rick Ware Racing- David Ragan while basically retired has been running only the 500 for a few years, he’s a former Daytona (but not 500) winner who almost won with the car to beat in 2011. Team Owner’s son Cody Ware is a bit of a career backmarker but with new help from SHR both drivers hope the team can compete. Kaulig Racing- defending Xfinity Champ Daniel Hemric took years of great performances but coming up short to get his first NASCAR top 3 series win last year. He now hopes to add the 500 to that short win list, and Justin Haley who has been dominant at superspeedways in lower series hopes that can transfer over to the big leagues. Wood Brothers Racing- the oldest team in NASCAR the Wood Bros are looking to rookie Harrison Burton to win the 500 in his 2nd career start. The last time a Wood Brothers driver made his 2nd career start in the 500… was when cinderalla story Trevor Bayne won in 2011. 23XI Racing- Owned by THAT Michael Jordan this 2nd year team has two drivers who could easily make history. Former Villain turned hero who’s brother became the Villain (that’s a lot to read) Kurt Busch has won it before in 2017 and Bubba (Darrell) Wallace is looking to become the first African American Daytona 500 winner. Front Row Motorsports- The defending winner Michael McDowell looks to do it again and put himself in the history books. And rookie Todd Gilliland in his debut race hopes to do what his teammate did last year JTG Daughtery Racing- another team owned by a former NBA Player (Brad Daughtery) Ricky Stenhouse Jr hopes to get them their first 500 win. A phenomenal superspeedway Stenhouse is looking for his first 500 crown. Live Fast Motorsports- Owned and driven by quiet underdog BJ McLeod he hopes to pull of a monumental upset (you can never miss their cars as their paint schemes are always the best) A few part time teams will be filling up the field hoping to win as well Team Hezeberg- former F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve will be running for his first Daytona 500. The former champ and country music artist showed some speed in qualifying. NY Racing Team- Greg Biffle is a long time NASCAR Veteran who came oh so close a few times back in his day and is now looking to finally get over the hump. The Money Team- Owned by Floyd Money Mayweather TMT will look to underdog Kaz Grala to give the rest of the field a knock out blow. Bears Motorsports- The Villain of the Xfinity series Noah Gragson will be attempting to give this tiny team with only a few employees an incredible Daytona win

[@waltaskren2072]

Thank you so much man! This was wonderful to read to give me an idea what to expect today!

[@tylercady3985]

@@waltaskren2072 also, I'm just gonna put it out there, if you're a Hamilton fan, you'll like Chase Elliot. As they mentioned in the video, Chase is NASCAR's Golden Boy, and while his fans are just as delusional as a lot of F1 fans (I mean just look at the Hamilton/Verstappen fan boys last year), he is one of the best drivers in the sport right now. Just be prepared for a lot of whining if you want to listen to anything he says on the radio

[@connorclinton7650]

@@tylercady3985 oh we're used to that thanks to Hamilton lol But yeah, if he's any worse, than this should be interesting

[@frozenuruguayball6436]

@@tylercady3985 lol I’m a chase fan but I am more of a max and lando fa

[@tylercady3985]

@@frozenuruguayball6436 nothing wring with that man. I wasn't trying to say you have to like both, I was just comparing at least my, and it seems like the general, consensus of both driver's attitudes and fanbases. I'm a Brad K (can't remember how to spell his name) and Lando fan. Those 2 really couldn't be further apart

[@woanyoagbavor8454]

When your favorite F1 KZbinr and favorite NASCAR KZbinr collaborate, you expect nothing but fire.

[@DenzelIbrahim]

ikr

[@bradennetzly8291]

Darian is a hell of a guy. Actually bumped into him in Daytona

[@d_cave486]

Give NASCAR a chance everybody. As a lifelong F1 fan, I used to be just as dismissive about it as eyeryone else, but then I got into it via KZbin, started watching, and now I am about as hooked on it as F1. Seriously, don't get your superiority complexes and inflated egos in the way of watching a very interesting form of motorsports. Awesome to see a cameo by S1apsh0es and BFM btw, give 'em a follow and learn more about stock car racing, it's a good way to start.

[@rubyissapphire]

Watched it last year, its a bit confusing with the qualifying format, then the duels, but with enough research you'll get the hang of it.

[@mionellessi3086]

I gave it a chance, but the races are too long and often whole race does not even matter until last lap. I enjoy xfinity and truck series much more.

[@MrSir2552]

Very well thought out and worded! As a lifelong NASCAR fan who started watching F1 a few years ago through a friend, nothing better could be said.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Agreed! Every type of motor racing has its place, and slagging off one type that you know bugger all about is just plainly ignorant. Not watching a formula because it doesn't appeal to you, for whatever reason, is valid, but unless you know - _really_ know - about it (i.e. having watched it for a few years, because one year is never properly descriptive of how it works on average, for want of a better phrase), you have no right to talk it down - at best - and you have absolutely no right to trash talk it. All you're entitled to say is that it doesn't appeal to you and you should leave it at that. I used to think, for various reasons, that I wouldn't enjoy Indycar, particularly the oval races, even though at the time I was into Champcar. Then after the merger, and because it was actually easily available for me to watch for a few years, I gave it a crack and learned to appreciate the technicalities involved (unfortunately it's now only on a sports channel that I can't afford, so... 🤷🏻‍♀️). Josh's description of NASCAR being a chess game is also a good one for Indy racing on ovals. Heck, it should be a good description of all racing! More brains than brawn, but still with plenty of balls 😉

[@LG_XD]

Races go on far too long for me to try and commit to watching it. Not too mention how much of a pain it is to watch outside the U.S

[@adamvelo1041]

But in all seriousness one of my first memories of watching NASCAR was from a Daytona 500 2011 - a complete unknown Bayne comes from nowhere in a team that lets be honest hadn’t had a great run for the past few years against the odds go on to win the race.

[@christopherwall2121]

People may dismiss Trevor Bayne as a one-win wonder, but if I were him, I wouldn't care, it's the 500.

[@adamvelo1041]

Yeah I’d rather be a one win 500 winner than a multiple race winner of lesser significance to be honest. And Bayne was actually a solid driver it just never clicked for him.

[@comradeeggdog1587]

And that isn't an understatement either He was fast as hell in speedweeks

[@thegeekygamer4146]

Seeing you talking about nascar makes me happy to see people from outside the states getting into nascar, thanks for being the reason I got into F1!

[@kodycrabb5820]

Man, if NASCAR gets one thing right, it’s pumping the hell out of its history and big. Moments. I wasn’t a Dale Earnhardt fan, but hearing “20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration” took me right back to 1998. I have literal tears in my eyes. NASCAR gets these things so right. Great vid man!

[@jothelegend8923]

Lets be honest, Mike Joy is one hell of a commentator.

[@Jame5man]

I’ve watched the 500 for years but this is the first time I’ve watched the Trucks and Xfinity races. Slapshoes, The Iceberg and BFM are a big part of that. Bringing a couple of them in is great

[@derekweaver6384]

I also recommend Eric Estepp. He's friends with those creaters you mentioned and does a weekly podcast with them. He makes a lot of videos about NASCAR news

[@MrSir2552]

Thank you, Josh. Getting S1ap and BFM on here really made it that much better. This was so thoughtfully put together and I hope some people honestly give it a shot. As both a NASCAR and F1 fan, I will say that NASCAR is harder to get into. But it's all about strategy, a good bit of the field can win it. They have to think at least 3 hours ahead of time. Like Josh said, it's all a big chess match and a 2 and a half mile chess board. So please, do give it a shot. I'll be watching right along with you guys.

[@gahook]

Well, my wife and I who watch every F1 race did give it a shot and since we didn’t have a rooting interest in anyone in particular, enjoyed it. She is an engineer so strategy is really enjoyable for her. She did want to see Keslowski win since he never did, but we left it having been entertained.

[@MrSir2552]

@@gahook Glad you guys really enjoyed it! This season is going to be a great one for sure with this newest generation of car. Would love for you guys to keep watching and stick around a bit!

[@DenzelIbrahim]

@@gahook really happy to hear that, since u guys enjoyed the daytona, i recommend u to also watch the upcoming Talladega, its a super speedway too

[@aesthetics1190]

I’ve always been into cars but never Motorsport. This channel has single-handedly got me deep into Motorsport. Thank you 😌

[@connorbingel7134]

I’m the exact opposite. Motorsport is awsome and road cars outside of classic American cars is just annoying. The fanboys really make it suck. Like I get it you jizz when you see an expensive European car or a JDM but like I don’t care.

[@RobTheGreenEngine]

Despite only occasionally having the good fortune to find a stream for the race, I absolutely adore Daytona. I can’t commit to watching too many NASCAR races but the unpredictable, nail-biting 500 is a great one-off. If anything, I think it should take the place of the Monaco Grand Prix in the Triple Crown. It has everything Monaco doesn’t in terms of... you know... racing and excitement. And fair play to you for getting two of my favourite NASCAR KZbinrs to help out on this video.

[@karnaf1168]

Do you have any ideas where to watch nascar live? Since I have no streaming service for it here

[@damianstalker4266]

Totally agree with your take on Monaco!

[@RobTheGreenEngine]

@@karnaf1168 I’m sure there are a bunch of online sites that show NASCAR for a price but generally I just see if there’s a stream on KZbin.

[@linussjodahl3477]

@@RobTheGreenEngine You can usually find streams on twitch as well, that's where I try to go when I can't watch from my subscription service

[@doggylicious212]

there are twitch streamers who stream the race for us non US plebs - i follow two since 4 years, never taken down, show every race in HD quality and orig. commentary

[@Sarfraz42]

Went to Daytona back in 2009, nothing quite prepares you for the rumble of all those V8’. It’s a tense battle. Having had a go on the banked track as a driving experience it made me appreciate the endurance and challenge of running these cars in a pack. The family experience at the stands was something else, banter and laughter all over the place.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Holy shit, those collabs were unexpected and amazing. Wasn't expecting that and thoroughly surprised! Fun act. Daytona hasn't always been the season opener. It used to be Riverside, California in the 80s (which also closed out the season too some years), and.... I Dale had awful luck at Daytona. Rusty had as bad luck, if not worse luck. See his 1993 season or the poster child example why. Datona: Flips spectacularly (the Rusty Wallace 30 feet in the air comment, gotta love Ken Squuier) and then Talladega...flipped yet again at the line. Also 1993 had Dale Jarrett holding of Dale Earnhardt. I mean, This year feels different. The past ew years I've not been that excited for the 500, but this year it just feels like it's wide open with a new car, new rules, new teams/drivers (I'm hoping Caz Grala does well and I want Jacques reaking Villneuve o win. tThat's my dark horse pick..._)

[@calvinliem8271]

as an F1 fan: oval racing can be amazing and not boring - after i watched multiple IndyCar ovals, i think Nascar and Daytona 500 can also be amazing

[@imjustarandomguy9916]

The fact that you got Slapshoes to talk on your vid means that you're actually giving NASCAR a legit look. I'm not saying guys like Iceberg, BFL, or Eric Estepp aren't reputable by ANY measure but Slapshoes is THE go to guy. I'd love to see you, Dylan GP, David Land, and SlapShoes do a podcast together. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[@gpf1112]

The only time where Haas is actually winning races

[@sneakysnake7695]

Winning championships as well

[@pinkyponky]

don't look at what Happened I'm 2021

[@cian-neural2594]

@@pinkyponky RIP Harvick, Custer, and Briscoe. That was the Age of Almirola

[@hehe-IgoBRRRR]

@@cian-neural2594 Not the early season... Harvick had a consistent season even without a win. Briscoe had his first season getting up to speed. Custer, a worse sophomore season.

[@EpochIsEpic]

It’s a lot cheaper to win in NASCAR than it is to win in F1 Also helps that they don’t have Russian oligarchs spinning the cars out

[@shaneetsaha1176]

While waiting for Formula 1’s return we all might end up watching everything.

[@eggselent9814]

If you can tell me where i am able to watch it without paying i'd watch it too

[@scuckplexity]

@@eggselent9814 a simple Google search can help you. NASCAR also puts a full live races a week after that.

[@eggselent9814]

@@scuckplexity I tried, but the only thing i could find was Fox Sports where you can watch at least an hour of racing. But thanks for the info about the replays :)

[@KayDizzelVids]

Why not give it a watch! You just might enjoy it!

[@shaneetsaha1176]

@@KayDizzelVids yes sure I would love to see it. Also I am watching Formula-E and Extreme-E, they are quite exciting as well.

[@bradennetzly8291]

If you’re ever in Daytona, there’s a restaurant along the beach and A1A that sits at the old track’s north turn that has tons of old photos and memorabilia, oddly named Racing’s North Turn. I eat there every year when I’m in Daytona. I also feel like a lot of fans from outside the US don’t give NASCAR a fair shot. Yes, it lives up to its stereotype at times, but it’s so different from other forms of racing and that’s what makes it magical and enjoyable. The variety of tracks and long season makes it unparalleled to other forms of racing.

[@dalelumina3]

it saddens me how people think NASCAR requires no skill, do they really think "turning left alongside 39 other cars for hours" ISN'T difficult? it's an endurance sport, and a perfectly legit one at that

[@furriousadin]

It's a torture test for man and machine as well as 200 mph chess were strategy plays a huge factor

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

That's why I tell ignorant people to try it and see how "easy" it is

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

@@furriousadin I'd probably loose my shit if I was somehow screwed over in a race.

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

That's the stereotype, and it was unfair to the drivers and teams for a long time....still is. But "flat out and turn left" is basically true, now. The cars are so slow and so laden with downforce that tire wear doesn't play much of a factor anymore, and while intense focus is needed to not wreck in a pack race....the same can be said of any other race, and a road or intermediate oval race doesn't carry the same reputation for screwing over drivers who didn't deserve to be taken out of contention. In this year's event alone, Toyota lost basically 2/3 of its entries because of wrecks that were uniformly not their fault. Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Martin Truex Jr. all received massive damage in one crash or another, and Hamlin - a three-time former winner and the defending champion going into this year's race - DNFed out of the 500 for the first time in his entire career. I'd be lying if I said there was zero skill involved - teamwork is CRUCIAL to survival. However, that's the thing - it's survival, and not in the usual sense when it comes to endurance racing.

[@sleepdeep305]

Dude it's hell in a hand basket for sure. NASCAR drivers sure as hell aren't pampered in those machines, and enduring crushing g forces going flat out for hours at a time isn't easy for anyone. Nearly five hours of constant battling to finish the Coke 600 at Charlotte. Even endurance racers get breaks and straightaways every once in awhile.

[@EliAEdits312]

Everytime i think of daytona 500 i cant stop thinking about the '01 race. Despite not being alive back then, that final lap gets me in tears everytime

[@DennyDeliversYT]

when you ask Josh to say this word: *_NASCAR: ❌_* *_NAZZCAAHH: ✅_*

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

Well, he has a NZ accent. NZ accents and Australian accents can’t say r unless the word starts with r.

[@Henricus-21]

Im glad you made this. I'm a lifelong F1 fan and always thought nothing of NASCAR. I've now watched most of the Cup races on youtube from last year and you dont do that if its not interesting/entertaining.

[@maxmustermann6612]

I really wanna watch it, but its somewhat difficult in germany. Great video again btw!

[@comengsh]

after a bit, NASCAR will upload the full race replay on their youtube channel, so just set aside a night maybe next weekend to sit down and watch the race replay of the 500. because i live in australia, its what i do.

[@maxmustermann6612]

@@comengsh that's a cool option.

[@Desert_Rogue_Tanker]

The interesting thing is there have been numerous former F1 drivers racing in nascar.andretti is from what I'm hearing is returning to F1 with a team in 2024 pending a decision by the FIA. Andretti is a household name and I think would be embraced by the community getting into F1 since they have been successful in Indy and Nascar

[@RRaquello]

I don't know how many F1 fans know it, but even F1 God Jimmy Clark even tried NASCAR. He ran a race at Rockingham I believe in 1967 and expressed interest in racing more. Unfortunately, he was killed a few months after. I believe had he not been killed, we would have eventually seen him in the Daytona 500, probably in the early 70's after winding down his F1 career. He had a connection with the Wood Brothers, who pitted his car when he won at Indy in 1965, and, of course, was closely tied to Ford. I could easily imagine him running a Wood Brothers car, maybe as a teammate of AJ Foyt, at Daytona around 1971 or 1972.

[@TrippaMazing87]

Loved NASCAR and F1 ever since I was a child, and ever since ive been watching KZbin, I’ve really enjoyed SlapShoes and Josh, so this is probably the best collab ever!

[@rafaidan]

Love both NASCAR and F1 for different reason, this year I’m pulling for Villeneuve to win, I know a lot of people hate him, but I remember him racing in the road courses in the nationwide series a few years ago just Wrecking Everyone, then found out about his F1 Career, Hope he wins

[@R19-b8s]

I also adore NASCAR and f1 but in the world of f1 people hate him, in the world of NASCAR, people don't really give a shit about him or just don't know who he is, I think he isn't gonna win, for one he's not the greatest driver when it comes to the whole stock car racing thing, for 2 he's in pretty bad equipment, but Idk, the 500 is so fucking unpredictable he might win.

[@rafaidan]

@@R19-b8s the 500 is just the luck of the draw in most cases, and I’d say he’s a good enough driver, he did beat Schumacher and win the Indy 500, but the case can also be made that after that championship win his career was a fluke because he never won anything else, and yeah the Hezerberg team is an unproven entity

[@R19-b8s]

@@rafaidan I think his faith in BAR is what ruined his career, a faith that lasted a bit too long imo, if he retired earlier maybe he woulda gotten a bit more respect from f1 fans, oh and hezerberg probable isnt gonna do anything.

[@rafaidan]

@@R19-b8s BAR Was pretty bad, if he stayed he probably would win a race like Button in 05/06 Or if he stayed with Renault he could’ve stayed with Alonso during the golden years, or if he stayed with BMW-Sauber he could’ve had a win in 08, unfortunately he just lost his mojo

[@R19-b8s]

@@rafaidan it sucked he had to resort to other series, and even in those he was mediocre.

[@wheezierstorm7594]

I’m happy to see non Americans, on the side of watching nascar and not shitting on it. I’m not huge in nascar like F1, but the great race series of my country deserves more love than what’s happened to it over the years.

[@pokernative76]

Theres another one, similar to that Talladega, as a person whos been twice to the Talladega 500, its spectacular, the Daytona 500 is a good race, you also have to save fuel for the end, you lose the draft your burning more fuel, it plays alot into strategy.

[@evandrochaves9596]

This video reminded me of the indy 500, I couldn't understand at all why all the hype, but then I started to watch indycar races, and before I knew I was already in the hype, and when I watched the race.... Damn, it's on another level, it's the same quality as Spa, Interlagos, etc. but only on quality, ovals are another type of racing

[@ulisesaranda3211]

Racing transcends all competitions.. who can forget Dale sending his thoughts and prayers to the senna family after his victory when he heard that senna had passed away.

[@mikebate6719]

Always great to see other forms of motor racing featured on this channel. I do hope the newer fans give it a go.

[@dylanshields4248]

I’m one of the few that is a fan of F1 and nascar. Both are incredible and worth watching if you don’t already watch one of them. There is simply nothing like Nascar. The speeds and the close racing is just incredible

[@ramuelcruzada3207]

Man, I would love to watch a NASCAR race. I have picked up an interest on that (and racing itself) because of Cars.

[@Emman_1035]

The collab we never expected. Well done, Josh, Darian and Slap!

[@namenamename390]

I love that NASCAR is an acronym, and that the full name has "car" and "auto" one after the other.

[@crippledcrusader1321]

After watching the race, there was one name on the scoring block that I never thought I'd see in NASCAR, Villeneuve. Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian IndyCar and Formula 1 champion, made his debut at Daytona for NASCAR. It's probably a one off or select few races but when I heard the name Villeneuve come up at the beginning of the race, I was genuinely surprised.

[@ianperry9598]

Funny enough, Villenueve actually made a couple starts in the Cup Series back in the late 2000s was pretty decent in the nascar Xfinity series (nascars 2nd tier) for a couple years. He was terrible in Cup, was slow in just about every race he made. But that was pretty normal for all the other open wheel guys that took a shot at Nascar in the late 2000s (except for Montoya!)

[@crippledcrusader1321]

@@ianperry9598 Montoya was good, Danica Patrick was also able to keep up with the pace, just had a tendency to get familiar with the back of other driver’s cars and with the walls of every speedway

[@ianperry9598]

@@crippledcrusader1321 if Danica would’ve stayed in the lower series and actually got experience, I think she would’ve fared much better. Not winning anything, but at least staying out of trouble more

[@crippledcrusader1321]

@@ianperry9598 that’s for sure.

[@cody95]

I grew up a massive fan of NASCAR, and discovered F1 a few years ago and it’s taken over as my favorite. But NASCAR still holds a place in my heart. F1 fans and NASCAR fans could learn from each other on how to improve both sports

[@DukeTheRebel]

I just want everyone to know that even if this year‘s race may not be as good as years previous there’s always something that you’ll find that it will get you hooked on NASCAR if you just stick with it and keep watching more races, or look more into the history

[@EllaGP22]

I’m a European F1 fan at first, but I got hooked with NASCAR last year, and I haven’t missed a race since.

[@someguyfromdownunder9764]

Best collaboration ever

[@Jato_NR]

@@EllaGP22 Exactly the same for me

[@M_Sebastian97]

NASCAR was the first form of motorsport I watched as a kid. Been watching this race since 2007. Even if it's not my number one racing series anymore by a longshot, I always carve out a day to watch the Daytona 500. It's a special race and I hope lots of people tune in this year

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

The COT is something that's been burned into my brain ever since I laid eyes on it.

[@KillBillVaggeli13]

For me I understood Nascar and oval racing in particular thanks to sim racing. People do not understand how much difference steering and throttle input makes in this type of racing. Oh and don't get me started on drafting, side drafting and bumb drafting. Only if you do it yourself you understand its depth

[@DenzelIbrahim]

yess the unique thing of nascar is they have bump draft and side draft that i dont think other series have

[@adiveintotheworldofnascar]

I’m a nascar fan and seeing my favourite F1 KZbinr post something about my favourite NASCAR race makes me smile!

[@aaronmachado13]

Absolutely love this video and I’ve always said going to Daytona Daytona is the motorsport holy pilgrimage as there’s so many races that go on there from the Rolex 24, flat track, NASCAR Races, Supercross ( where you wait and see Eli Tomac win it for what feels like his 80th time) and the sport bike racing. Add all that and it’s a track that any person can find something to enjoy. As for the 500 it’s NASCARS version of Monaco but with actual passing on track. Even if you never heard of NASCAR you’ve heard of the Daytona 500 just like if you never heard of Indycar you’ve heard of the Indy 500. Great video Josh with S1apshoes and Darian who are some of the top NASCAR KZbinrs along with The Iceberg and few others.

[@ShawnMcClurg]

Nice to see one NASCAR start to get some love again. I’ve like NASCAR since I was a little kid, even if all I did was go backwards into traffic on the old PS2 games. My first race that I watched flag-to-flag was the 07 Daytona 500, and from then on I’ve been in love with it. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it, it’s a great race. Anyways, here’s to Kevin Harvick getting one more win before he retires at season’s end.

[@williambadart7333]

The skill is strategizing is getting high or low on the banking either exit to get more speed going low and trying to get through the other drivers go is bumper to bumper and getting higher positions out of pit Road

[@comengsh]

Coming back here after my favourite driver, Austin Cindric, won the 500. So happy for him.

[@HoltAircraft]

I was there, 2001 Daytona 500, I was in the Alison stands, saw the accident... only found out he was dead later in Deny's, the waitress came over and told us what the commotion was all about, we ate in silence.

[@dalelumina3]

did you really have to mention it here

[@HoltAircraft]

@@dalelumina3 yes

[@marklittle8805]

In the end, for those who discount what these guys do are not watching very close. In car footage and the constant adjustments shown as the cars dance about should tell you that there is way more to this than meets the eye. I have watched all forms of racing for most of my life and one of the great myths F1 fans seem to have is that everything else is inferior. The truth is whether it be NASCAR or IndyCar, oval racing is a unique art on its own and these guys are on it

[@skyewarren79]

To all my formula 1 fans, as an American I can tell you there’s not much more exciting than watching a nascar cup series race where leaders come and go, pit strategy is huge, tempers flare, we still cuss each other out and it usually gets on tv before the commentators apologize, races aren’t won on lap 1 but they sure are lost. That’s why nascar. They’re bricks going 200 miles an hour inches away from others trying to do the same thing. Plus with the new car essentially being a V8 supercar without the wing and a growing emphasis on road racing, there’s something for everyone. It’s touring car racing at 200 miles an hour with that southern “I don’t give a damn” charm.

[@evanjonez914]

Been watching nascar since 2006 when I was 7 and still hasn’t got old. Got into F1 last year and that shit is amazing as fuck but I still prefer nascar. But nascar is a thing if you didn’t watch it growing up your probably not gonna like it. It’s hard to get new people into it unlike F1

[@23GreyFox]

I can think of many races far more exciting than Nascar. Going 200kph+ on a narrow dirt road for example.

[@butchblaster7073]

I have the inverse character development of most people here. I grew up watching NASCAR because I was an American kid from a really small town where nothing else happened on weekends, and then got into F1 later in life. They're both incredible in their own way and I love both for different reasons, but at the end of the day, they're both interesting because of the speed and the strategies. Raise hell praise Dale, god rest his soul.

[@GrumpyHooter]

The UK doesn't follow NASCAR ... At all but slapshoes opened my eyes to the history of it all, best Collab yt racing right here

[@IanRB26]

I don't follow Nascar, but I watched every single one of Slapshoes videos. Man knows his stuff and makes Nascar interesting to listen to.

[@eddsson]

Pft! Wheels, engine and track. Give me that and you've got me hooked.

[@kadenlemon495]

As a hardcore NASCAR fan it’s really not as bad as people think. Especially tracks like Daytona and Talladega this is racing you will most likely never see in F1. 200MPH (well really somewhere in the area of 190 nowadays) inches apart constant battling where one wrong move is the field. The pack racing it’s self minus the occasional flight lesson is amazing.

[@apexraven8661]

Would really, really love to give Daytona 500 a proper live watch...but time zones. For context, I live in Indonesia and whenever most NASCAR races start here, it'd be like 2, 3 or even 4 in the morning. I've been able to catch some of the night races from last year tho and they were pretty fun. But really it's the Daytona 500 that I wanna experience. Best I could do is watch highlights, unfortunately, unless I'm committed to waking up peeps in the house at about 2 in the morning. Hopefully they can archive the race for the non-US fans. 'Specially those in Asia.

[@victorfontenot4468]

NASCAR has a KZbin channel that posts full replays of races a couple days later, so this year's race should be up by Tuesday or Wednesday. They're a great way to watch if you miss the live broadcast, so don't hesitate to watch them!

[@apexraven8661]

@@victorfontenot4468 oh I deffs will haha, that’s how I saw last year’s race at COTA

[@MrSir2552]

They usually have the full race uploaded to their youtube a few days after!

[@Rizzzzzz100percent]

Hello! A fellow Indonesian motor racing fan here. I had the opportunity to live in the US for college for 4.5 years. During my time, I managed to join my campus' Formula SAE team and befriended people who have an interest in both American and international motorsports, especially NASCAR, F1, Indy, sportscar racing (WEC/ALMS/IMSA), and even local dirt ovals and they love them almost equally. Prior to joining, I was "that" person with some superiority complex on how F1 trumps all (no reference to the 45th POTUS). I didn't have the chance to see a Cup series race but during the summer of 2019, I managed to see an Indycar race and a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway, in which I managed to see Simon Pagenaud using the porta-potty (I met him up close at the SEMA exhibition later in the same year) in the former and experiencing a victory lane celebration at the latter (current Stewart Haas driver Chase Briscoe was the winner), not to mention some post-race verbal altercation between two teams and a club alumni's country music performance at the front stretch. I spent the rest of the year gaining an appreciation for other motorsports. Not only NASCAR and Indycar, but I also discovered a newfound interest in IMSA and sportscar racing in general. In addition, the club alums decided to start a sim racing league as a form to get in touch with each other. I also tried to catch up with the races on TV, but whenever there's a race on-air I'd usually work on my homework or study my quizzes in the afternoon, or simply hang out with my friends to work on club-related stuff. Usually, I turn the TV on while I was doing my college chores so I could have some company on Sunday afternoon. In the same summer, I paid a visit to Charlotte, NC - where most NASCAR teams are headquartered and I experienced the feeling of riding up Charlotte Motor Speedway's banking in a tour van. I graduated from college at the end of 2019 and planned on flying to Daytona to meet up with a fellow Indonesian (non-FSAE) alum and watch that year's Rolex 24 with him, but I, somehow got an interview lined up therefore I stayed back and watched the action from TV. Then, 2020 decided to fall apart and with my options disappearing, I decided to fly back to my family back home. The sight that sticks out on my memory whilst flying was the sight of Road America. I was fanboying a little bit, but in the end, I was a tad sad because that was my last sight of the United States for now - a track I almost religiously drive in sim racing all the way from my freshman year - as a student blowing some steam off playing Assetto Corsa on his laptop on a cold January semester. Seeing your comment made me a bit nostalgic over my time there. I miss my friends over there and I am looking forward to an opportunity to see them again - and experience more motorsports to make up. Cheers.

[@zakwan10]

This is how some of us feel when a major sporting event is in the Asian/Australian time zone lol

[@StevenWatters]

I've been a fan since the Gen 4 era in 2003, growing up at the time... Jeff Gordon was my favorite as well as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. because well.... Family, my dad named me Steven (Richard), his name is Steven (Edward), and due to the fact I grew up watching NASCAR, ever since Jeff Gordon retired and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. there was still Alex Bowman the Showman, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, and Austin Dillon. Austin Dillon is my favorite due to the fact he drives the car my dad used to like, the #3... Made famous by Dale Earnhardt, Sr. this car won the Daytona 500 in 2018, 20 years after my dad's favorite driver won the Daytona 500 is 1998... The Daytona 500 was the best and still the best event to this day, from surprise winners to the big ones... It's gonna have it all, as it is a lot more than a lot of rednecks driving around in circles... This sport also takes skill, time, and patience. You even need to defend that position by drafting on the drivers in front of you. It's also teamwork, take a look at Dale Jr.'s win at Daytona in the Pepsi 400 (Or right now known as the Coke Zero Sugar 400), it took teamwork for Jr's win. So, it takes a lot more. That is why I thought to myself when I was little "When I grow up, I wanna be a NASCAR driver", and look at me right now... Gonna try to fight my way to the top starting off in go karts, then go to racing school (More than likely the NASCAR Racing Experience), and work my way from Super Late Models (In the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series), then the ARCA Menards Series, then the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, then the NASCAR Xfinity Series and finally the NASCAR Cup Series... One day I'm gonna work my way up to there.

[@penguincamp]

I sure hope this convinced people to watch the 500 today because that was probably one of the best 500s in years!

[@texpelt8858]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a bunch of KZbinrs get together to Celebrate an event!

[@ianperry9598]

Everyone who would like to get a chance to watch this race because they dont have the channel or miss it live, NASCAR posts all their races IN FULL on KZbin 2-3 days after they air on tv. Enjoy watching!

[@brennan1239]

It’s cool to see many new people entering nascar. And it’s nice of have s1ap on here since he is very knowledgeable on nascar history

[@ASMR147]

I legit screamed out YES!!! once I heard Slapshoes. Between the two of ya’ll, I’ve learned more about auto racing than I ever thought I could. This makes me so fucking happy. And i commented too soon because Black Flags Matter is fucking awesome too and him showing up was the cherry on top. Just wonderful.

[@Breacher456]

I watched the Daytona 500 today with a friend. It was a hella fun race today!! Even Jacques Villeneuve was in it!

[@emdotrod]

Daytona 500 is just like the Super Bowl of auto racing. Not everyone knows or understand it, but it's still a true spectacle.

[@damianchua4647]

It’s as competitive as the chilli bowl

[@liammulrooney5962]

As a fan of motor sports in general this video makes me smile

[@marcelf0252]

Three of my favorite content creators? Talking about one of my favorite sports? Could this Race Day get even better?🔥

[@austinreed5805]

NASCAR is heading into a new era. If it’s able to gain more fans, then another decade of growth is there for NASCAR.

[@Hehehehhehehehehehehehhe78]

This year's daytona 500 was fun

[@clayferguson820]

I know Probably nobody is gonna read this but I’ll go on a spiel about nascar to people who don’t fully understand nascar, but I digress. The reason that nascar is interesting to me is that the big 3 series play counterpart to the grassroots dirt/asphalt racing, it’s a great balance of ying and Yang. There’s nothing like the smell of a local dirt track on a Friday night with a bunch of blue collared workers doing battle in $10k Shitboxes with big nasty V8s in them, but in contrast to see multi million dollars in teams racing with the best stock car drivers in the world with glamorous pageantry is something that always gets me giddy especially with 2 Crown Jewel events close to me (coke 600/Southern 500) it’s something that gives the town a buzz like no other, the pre race is the biggest party on earth, no greater feeling.

[@crystaljon]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Jacques Villeneuve being in this year's race.

[@p_nilly]

he's in a backmarker team so unlikely to feature... the likelihood is he'll fall off the back of the pack and be left in no-man's land

[@jothelegend8923]

@@p_nilly He brought the 27 car in P22 without a scratch!

[@p_nilly]

@@jothelegend8923 He did. The race was it's typical lottery with Denny Hamlin getting his first ever non top-5 in the race, and other big names William Byron, Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick getting taken out...

[@speeddemonchris]

@@p_nilly uhh Hamlin has finished worse than 5th in the 500 many times. It’s just the first time in 4 years he hasn’t been top5

[@p_nilly]

@@speeddemonchris Ahh, I stand corrected. I don't follow Nascar intricately so some of the stats I might not remember quite correctly...

[@fullweezy3553]

It's the collaboration I didn't know I needed till I had it. You sir are a legend.

[@muhmonsta]

After Watching these years Daytona 500 i expected massive wrecks of cars, mass crashes and that it. I mean i get my crashes even some last lap wrecks. But watching this race i get the strategy behind it ... ok not completely because nascar has some weird rules i havent understand yet But Just Overtaking doesnt work here. So u will see a bunch of cars very close to each other fighting for the right moment to strike. As an F1 Fan seeing a race were every moment it could happens that someone makes a mistake that blows out the field. Damn! That was exciting. Even the First Race in the La Colosseum. I mean they took a Football Stadium and drove a Nascar Race in there. How Crazy was that ?!!?

[@GreekPele]

I love watching josh’s videos. Mainly because he’s the first kiwi on KZbin to talk about something other than rugby.

[@oceannspiritt659]

i think what many people dont really undertand is the massive skill needed to drive around ovals and race them at speed

[@sneakysnake7695]

Throw an F1 driver in a Nascar and watch them sink

[@juli7xxxxx]

@@sneakysnake7695 Been done dozens of times, they always come out pretty decent without any practice. No need to let that superiority complex get in the way of the truth!

[@POPCAROfficial]

@@juli7xxxxx in the lower series racing against 18 year olds? Sure they do fine. They do alright on the road courses too. But bring them to the Cup Series and they can't do much right away. Even Juan Pablo Montoya never won on an oval (though he nearly won Richmond one year).

[@sneakysnake7695]

@@juli7xxxxx I would like some examples of open wheel racers in the main Cup series consistently getting top 10s that aren't Montoya

[@javenvoiles4236]

@@sneakysnake7695 not f1 but Tony Stewart and AJ Allmendinger came from open wheel first

[@AJPalmerTheRealIronMan]

S1apshoes!!! Not gonna lie, man, I think this is one of your best collaborations yet!!! Great stuff, Josh!

[@blinktheknot]

Watched this, and went “I’ll watch my first Nascar race next week then!” Then realised it finished about 3 hours ago and I’ve missed it 😂

[@Ebajimo]

Just wait for the race on nascars KZbin channel, cause the always post the race

[@MrTakaMOSHi]

There's always next Sunday.

[@ldnxiii]

Slapshoes got me into Nascar and he is forever the OG Nascar KZbinr

[@natelecarde962]

“We’re a couple a days out from the race happening.” *It starts in less then 9 hours*

[@roymcdre9180]

43 cars too lmao

[@Bartaaron04]

I watched the Daytona 500 for the first time in 2018. Haven’t missed one since, and eventually found myself watching every single Nascar race I can

[@maxmustermann6612]

Clearly, we all just want Jacuqes Villeneuve to win!

[@svenvrijen6109]

Yes let the Frenchman win in a American muscle car driving for a Dutch team

[@maxmustermann6612]

@@jeniiee____3286 I have bought 100 copies of Private Paradise and have no money left 😂

[@maxmustermann6612]

@@svenvrijen6109 1. He is Canadian 2. He is Jacques Villeneuve

[@gravmelly]

@@jeniiee____3286 😐👉🚪

[@jamesbonica]

This race is so special, steeped in Motorsport history plus it’s a race you’d really want to have on your CV. Great video Josh 😀😀😀

[@BuBornham]

I fucking LOVE Slapshoes, he's such a great dude and it speaks volumes of your character that he's the guy you tapped to speak on this. I'm already subscribed and all that, but this really shows why you're one of my favorite motorsports KZbinrs on the platform. Keep on keepin' on Josh, you're doing great.

[@niksoncutts]

I can't believe nobody in the video mentioned that friggin' F1 WDC Jacques Villeneuve is randomly racing at the Daytonna 500 today!

[@MrBananaPeace]

Or in short, *Because its the Fricken Daytona 500 dude*

[@ghomerhust]

i started with NASCAR in the 80s when i was young, and remember some of the biggest moments in its more recent history. the 7x end over end crash of Petty, the 2001 death of Earnhardt (watched it live while stationed in Germany). yes, a lot of the racing is "left turns" but a NASCAR chassis is the single safest race car on the planet. they are designed to let the driver walk away after a 200mph crash. after getting hit with several other cars also doing 200mph. and these "next gen" cars are a thing of beauty. FFWD to 2023, and a modified NASCAR Next Gen participated in LeMans, granted in "Garage 56." but it absolutely kicked ass. and one of the drivers was a NASCAR legend with 7 championships (tied for the most with Petty and Earnhardt), Jimmie Johnson (previously drove the 48 Lowes Chevrolet). that car was faster than McLarens, Porsches, and Ferraris on the Big Track, and showed that yes, NASCAR can also turn right. the rules that these cars are restricted by are some of the most insane rules in all of racing. down to the weight of the DRIVER. Tony Stewart was one of the heaviest drivers in NASCAR during his later years, and Danica Patrick was the lightest. Danica's car had to have ballast added to it to make the total car weight with driver be equal to that of Stewart's car. it is literally that strict. also, talk to champion open wheel drivers like Juan Pablo Montoya and see what he says about NASCAR. he was big in both F1 and INDY and said that NASCAR is one of the hardest racing cars he's ever driven. terrible brakes, huge fat soft sidewalls on the tires, the cars are 3400 pounds, they don't handle well, and because of their size, they make a TON of turbulence when at speed. now, put over 40 of them on the grid going 180mph inches from each other, and there are very few people on earth that can handle it, even if they come from other series like F1 or INDY. now, add the fact that NASCAR encourages fan engagement with drivers and teams, and sells "pit passes" to every single race on the calendar, it really does the best job on earth at making people actually WANT to go to a race instead of just stream it for free on youtube or whatever. Kansas Speedway hosts 3 races on a weekend. the Truck series, the X-Finity cup, and the main NASCAR cup. you can get a pit pass for all three races for about 400 bucks. that's 3 days of racing, going to the pits and meeting EVERYONE on all three days, food, lodging, the whole shebang. F1 wouldnt even consider that.

[@BSH1833]

Love that Josh made a NASCAR video. Hopefully Kyle Busch wins the Daytona 500

[@cas5447]

You absolute legend for bringing in S1apsh0es! What a video man, love it.

[@comerobert3734]

Why watch the daytona 500? simple answer: Jacques Villeneuve

[@davidh.8798]

Excellent vid. I don't know anything about US oval racing tbh, but far from seeming easy, I always think it appears pretty terrifying and intimidating.

[@utaha3661]

Im non nascar fan but yes its only round and round but for 3 hours?? Bro thats a hard task and what have i seen nascar is a closed race so u need to have racing sense to win , im not saying Nascar is harder than f1 or vice versa but both are a hard task

[@jaydenmielke4371]

I agree they are both challenging for different reasons. One thing I’ve come to realize is nascar is much closer to endurance racing than f1. It’s about being able to make it all the way to the end.

[@alexandredaigle8479]

Thank you for doing a naacar video, I love the objective way you can look at things and nascar itself needs a lot more of that

[@owly4126]

DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAA LET'S GO AWAY

[@speedweenie7394]

I'm not that big of a Nascar fan these days but that was a nice video. I really like Slapshoes and BFM and that was cool to collaborate w them.

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

AUSTIN FUCKING CINDRIC BABYYYYYYY

[@simplesimon755]

I just knew it had to be Slapshoes when you gave that intro. I haven't paid much attention to NASCAR in a really long time and yet I really enjoy watching Slapshoes videos quite often. He just knows how to tell a story and he clearly loves NASCAR so his videos are always enjoyable. I appreciate this video. I've often thought about checking out NASCAR again but personally I really enjoy the combination that F1 offers of science, strategy, personality, and more. Still, I think I'll check out. Thanks!

[@esaiaswide2279]

TIME ZONES

[@denverkweh1642]

The main problem for me trying to watch Indycar and Nascar

[@damianchua4647]

It’s 2.30 am for me. It’s worst for Asians and aussies.

[@denverkweh1642]

@@damianchua4647 Not if you have a huge exam near😂,I can't give it the middle finger

[@ianmckinney1053]

That shot of cindric at 6:39 was fortuitous

[@trongtrong8168]

I think f1 can learn from nascar like actually letting drivers fight each other imagine if hamilton punched latifi after abu dabi that would have been epic

[@Joselo3280]

I used to think NASCAR was boring and easy, until I played one of the games. And I'm not talking about one of the recent heat games, I'm talking about NASCAR Thunder '04 and boy, that got me hooked into NASCAR.