The followers of the big names in NASCAR will never know the joy of following a middling driver... and watching him win Daytona!

@TWProductions90

3 жыл бұрын

I lived IN south Boston when he won. It was nutsss after

@jessebeckwith3446

3 жыл бұрын

I followed Ricky Craven because in live in Maine. He won twice in Cup. It was awesome.

@kimchi2780

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessebeckwith3446 I liked Craven and Musgrave. Musgrave broke my heart too many times.

@stevencook420

2 жыл бұрын

@@kimchi2780 Musgrave finished well in points there for a bit mid 90's...so close to victory

@loosewill3828

Жыл бұрын

I was a 16 year old kid who had been through it as a Ward Burton fan for 5 years. Over 20 years later, as I type this reply after watching this video, I STILL can't stop crying. That was THE greatest day of my life as a sports fan. As a born and bred Alabama boy, I've been through the worst of times for Alabama football, and I've seen success beyond comprehension, but NONE of it compares to watching that 22 Caterpillar Dodge take that checkered flag that day.

I miss that high pitched sound those cars used to have on the super speedways.

@daytonamike242

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what produced that sound

@ryanjamieson8779

2 жыл бұрын

@@daytonamike242 they used an X-pipe style design exhaust called a "boom tube" and it only exited out one side of the car, that's what made the exhaust note sound like that back in 99-2005ish

@tamezzodiac2862

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanjamieson8779 not true it ran out of both sides and it was only the x pipes not the boom tube or anything else cause iroc had the same sound and those exhaust pipes were round. There is a whole video explaining why they had that but it was basically the 90 degree kinked x pipe and they had that sound from 1995 with sterling marlin at first clear till the last superspeedway race in 2007. Iroc had the same dude that made them put them on the cars cause they thought they sounded cool and a few of the xfinity cars at superspeedways run them again but not all of them.

Winning this race seemed so much more important back then.

@theyguy958

4 жыл бұрын

Couldnt agree more. And you commented that two years ago. It's even worse now. The drivers don't appreciate it like they once did.

@goodguyty941

4 жыл бұрын

@@theyguy958 It just keeps gettin worse

@Hazel-the-Amazon

3 жыл бұрын

I think its been watered-down down a bit, but mostly by the media. Ateast in the last decade. It also doesn't help. We have had more repeat winners, and younger winners. Who haven't spent a whole career winning one race. To me as a racing fan. This is one of the big four races. That most drivers dream of winning. The other three are Monaco, lemans, and the Indy 500.

@MrBurney12

2 жыл бұрын

Stages and Giant Ass Spoilers, it's a death trap race now. 2 Years in a row I thought I saw guys get killed, Newman in 20 and Brad and Kyle in 21. McDowell is a joke of a driver and got lucky he slipped past the wreck. And what a winner Trevor Bayne became. This used to be the race even the best struggled to win or never won, DW and Dale tried for most of their career to finally get it. Tony Stewart never did and Mark Martin either. Now I think I could go win it...

@DrewHiRacingNASCARWinPOVs

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBurney12 Elliott should've won that, that was not real racing.....

Ward Burton also won at New Hampshire, later that year. In what was his final now Sprint Cup Series win.

Is it my imagination, or did the cars sound way cooler back then?

@JoJoXishs

5 жыл бұрын

They were,agree!

@dwoodrow9721

3 жыл бұрын

1000% sounded better

@liquidninja04

3 жыл бұрын

David, not your imagination. Real sound. I love this. IMO the v10 screaming f1 engines were way better.

@stevencook420

2 жыл бұрын

Not your imagination..love the plate sound back then

@otaviofrn_adv

Жыл бұрын

from 95 (with Steling Marlin especially) until the last year of Gen4 in 2007 the sound in plate racing was incredible. The first 500 with the Gen6 in 2013 came close to this sound as well.

Man who can forget about this when Sterling Marlin worked on his car under the red flag and got caught.

@otaviofrn_adv

Жыл бұрын

that was a really dumb move...

I don't know what was better the finish or that call by alan bestwick

@TuckerWhite94

9 жыл бұрын

I think you got to give it to Ward for that "SON OF A BITCH, WE WON IT!!!" line.

@ryanmorrison3699

5 жыл бұрын

TuckerWhite94 I believe that honor belongs to Long Islander Tommy Baldwin Jr! Greatest thing ever said on a NASCAR radio!

I forgot about this but I bet there wasn't very many people watching that weren't pulling for ward to win this

Man this generation of car or when they had them all slanted sideways kicked ass

When you got the firemen out congratulating him that means he had a lot of respect.

The greatest Nascar race ever held. Ward Burton- heres to you...

SON OF A BITCH, WE WON IT

@aimanshah2227

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha

miss these cars

I'll never forget watching this living in South Boston. The week after was as if a team won the super bowl or world series

@thomasfletcher4765

3 жыл бұрын

I remember during one of the interviews with Ward , he was asked how he felt about winning the 500 , his response was " whee "

I remember this race as a kid.Ward was my favorite, and I was literally jumping off the walls when I saw him win.One of the happiest moments of my childhood.

@Osmium192

5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, me too. I was jumping up and down

@ericaleightaylor3030

5 жыл бұрын

I was in tears

@Old_Motorsport_Clips

2 жыл бұрын

I was 5. It was my first memory.

Ward's car is grinning as big as he was!

damn i miss dodge.

@jamestaylor4480

Жыл бұрын

Me too

No caution, Ward won it cleanly! Congrats to Ward!

R.I.P. Benny Parsons

nascar so badly needed a good story like this that year...

this was the 500 year after dale died.really sad when the race ended and dale wasnt there in the winners circle as he was every year.

In a nutshell, between 2001-06 Fox and NBC swap Daytona coverage. In the odd years, Fox did the 500, NBC did the 400. Even years, it was NBC that did the Daytona 500. The then called Pepsi 400 was on FOX. Starting in 2007, the Daytona 500 was exclusive to Fox. Just like it was with CBS from 1979-2000.

@CJODell12

4 жыл бұрын

Currently FOX airs the first 16 races of the year, and NBC airs the last 20 races.

I miss the CAT guys. And I love Baldwin. I really hope his team improves.

This was my greatest sports moment from my childhood

I love me some Ward Burton

I was there, it was an awesome race. I sat in the third row in the section after the pit road exit.

Great announcing team! One of the (if not) last great runs for Geoff Bodine in a Cup race.

@otaviofrn_adv

Жыл бұрын

if he won that would be a story and a half to tell... pretty much his first race in full form since that horrendous crash he had in the first truck series race in Daytona two years before (he returned during the 2000 season, but was even fired from his cup team because of his struggles and ran two cup races in 2001)

Brilliant restart by Ward!

i still cant believe geoff bodine kept racing after the crash he had in truck!

Ward Burton Kicks Ass

Why did NBC ever get rid of Allen Bestwick? He was one of the best commentators I've EVER heard.

It was cool to see Marlin pull up and congratulate him even though he was probably a little upset about what happened. I was rooting for Marlin in this race, he had it in the bag.

@stevencook420

2 жыл бұрын

I was so heart broken for Sterling...had the points lead silver bullet was a blur that year

He, BP and Wally were a fantastic combo! Never understand why they replaced him with Bill Weber in 05-06, Weber sounded like a window salesman and could kill the enthusiasm of a race quicker than Jerry Punch.

2:04 That one car coming out of the pits probably thought he was gonna crash when out of nowhere Dale Jarrett comes spinning in front of him lol

That was Phoenix Racing's best finish until Brad Keselowski won.

@NickyvMLP

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention it was just two years after Bodine's monster crash at Daytona in 2000

2002 i think was the best nascar season in recent memory

once again kurt busch finishes in the top 5

Best Daytona 500 love it

Hell of a save Dale Jarrett

Back when NASCAR was real racing.

what the hell Geoff Bodine in 3rd? my gosh..

@CJODell12

4 жыл бұрын

He won it in ‘86.

Big win a upset perhaps underdog win

@Osmium192

5 жыл бұрын

That’s why this ruled

They didn't get rid of him. NBC lost the rights to do NASCAR races in 2006, and he went to ESPN. But you're absolutely right, that man can call a race.

i do have to admit that we were going crazy when ward won it....i wish it had been tony but im glad ward won it

My favorite driver

Thanks, Dodge.

Happy 60’t birthday who I meet ward Burton i reamber watch ward Burton winning the 2002 Daytona 500

Ol' Geoff Bodine finished third.

@CJODell12

4 жыл бұрын

He actually won it back in 1986

I miss BP

I miss BP :(

My favortie daytona 500

This was a fantastic race

@b00mYou no the COT cars are safer than the old ones but i liked the old ones better they seemed faster and more interesting to watch

Son of a b*tch we won it!! Ward...Ward....Ward

way to go wad button...

Buggy1Boy uploaded the entire race, form start to finish (includes of course, that incident you mention).

But you have to wonder, since NASCAR and NBC landed the broadcast deal, will NBC get Bestwick back?

@Nascarboy426 Alan helped cover the Nationwide race last night & he did great!

dang when dale jarrett spun there was a car coming out of pit road, that could have been bad.

@deering1134 Either way he was screwed. If he left the fender where it was it would've slashed a hole in the tire.

i miss ol' ward burton. where the hell is he?

rip benny parsons

February 17 2002

Why no fox?

@spiderlarry me to

at 1:54, if Jarrett had cut back down, he would have had a legitimate shot at winning

@zackfan at least he's a commentator again.

2:53. SON OF A BITCH! WE WON IT MAN!

Probably because NBC no longer broadcasts races and Bestwick moved to ESPN...

In the interest of safety, this exciting finish would have been ruined by today's rules. The results probably would have been the same though.

NBC always did a better job than fox in my honest opinion

@bluetoothboy24 Marlin didn't spin Gordon out; Gordon turned down on Sterling.

would have been cool if the 09 won it

2003 EA Sports 500

@PhilipTheBigOne baldwin said it

2:53-2:55

@richhood9934

5 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they didn't bleep him. He does say "Son of a bitch", correct?

@JoJoXishs

5 жыл бұрын

@@richhood9934 man you cant control those things :D he won daytona500

@CJODell12

4 жыл бұрын

nascarfan88ta Son of a bitch! We won it man!

Alan Bestwick>

marlin woulda won if he didnt pull on his fender lol

No caution?!?!

@theuser698

Жыл бұрын

Last lap no caution in nascar

@teiguemccormack3533

Жыл бұрын

Why hello me from 9 years ago 😂

@theuser698

Жыл бұрын

@@teiguemccormack3533 well in 1950-2015 ( i don't know after 2016 ) no countion in last lap in Nascar rules

my bro is a huge ward burton fan and he talks all this crap about how ward has won it but tony hasnt....

Sasha banks