the 2011 500 was so bittersweet, as much as i loved wheldon, i felt so incredibly bad for hildebrand

@warren9148

3 жыл бұрын

J.R. was sponsored by national guard. Wrecked on the last turn. That night Dale Jr sponsored by national guard ran out off gas at Charlotte last turn.. never forget that day. Was so happy for Weldon though

@faithful2thecall

3 жыл бұрын

This may sound convoluted, but I suspect Hildebrand may have had some survivor's guilt after that season as he was never the same after it. His crash at Indy that allowed Wheldon to win was the only reason Wheldon was in the field at Las Vegas at the end of the season when he was killed in the early Big One.

@andrewwinslow9315

Жыл бұрын

@@faithful2thecall I think the entire field does have some, but what gives most of the field solace is knowing Dan went out as the Winner of the 500, and never lost another Indy 500. He went out on top, and in a way that is the second choice for every driver.

Had the privilege of being at the 100th Indy 500 that Rossi won. I've been to Daytona twice and it was awesome. 2008 and 2018. I will never forget the visual of Kurt Busch pushing Ryan Newman past Tony. However that Indy 500 blew me away. Was sitting on the front stretch just off turn 4. Every single person around me was wondering if someone would go for it. One by one they pit until Rossi was left alone. Something I'll never forget, when Rossi dramatically slowed down in front of us with 2 to go, Bob Jenkins, calling the race, like us, thought he was out of gas. I was yelling "stay on the track!". Then when Rossi missed pit road, Jenkins yelled "But he stays out!" And everyone started cheering. That last lap every person around me, myself included turned into an Alexander Rossi fan. He was going so slow it seemed. And as he came off turn four on the last lap the crowd, already cheering, completely erupted. Couldn't even hear Jenkins anymore. With respect to all the NASCAR races I have been too, and I'm sure witnessing Jimmie's 4th championship live is up there, but witnessing that dramatic fuel mileage win was Without a doubt the coolest thing I have ever experienced.

@Goku_in_Real_Life

3 жыл бұрын

The atmosphere at Indy is always so great

@ashketchumsdad

3 жыл бұрын

@@Goku_in_Real_Life there truly is nothing like it.

@adamplace1414

Ай бұрын

Well told mate!

@MegaSwiming

28 күн бұрын

I was at the 100th running also that was a great day

I still have no idea how Gordon Johncock held on to the lead over Rick Mears in turn 1 of the last lap. Deciding to cut to Mears's wife's reaction mid-pass is one of the best examples of terrible race coverage I've ever seen. 0:45

@adamplace1414

2 жыл бұрын

So true! It's almost unwatchable. Now they have the insets they can put shots of nervous family into without interrupting the race, but back then, they just shouldn't have bothered. Even McKay (it was him announcing, right?) sounds irritated. First auto race of any kind I saw was the 92 one, and I remember my dad bitching about it then; he must have been apoplectic during the race a decade earlier.

Rossi will forever be my favorite. I had lived in Indy ever since I was young and his race was the first Indy 500 I had been in the stands for. Definitely a memory maker.

Lol Danica leading a lap. "Oh! And this guy Dan won the race too."

Every duel in last lap is always heartbreaking no matter who the winner

10:33 has got to be the worst Daytona 5- I'm sorry, worst Indy 500 call ever.

@sqweeps.03

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that holy cow

@kg0173

3 жыл бұрын

Felt like Daytona 500... at Indy?! Actually not a bad call at all.

@faithful2thecall

3 жыл бұрын

@@kg0173 That was Rusty Wallace, a retired NASCAR driver that made that mistake. Whoever thought it was a good idea to have Rusty on the broadcast of the Indy 500 should have been fired, as he wasn't even that good on the NASCAR broadcasts.

@raymond3803

3 жыл бұрын

@@faithful2thecall HORSESHIT! Worst call ever. ---> *"Mine That Bird"* Kentucky Derby.

@andrewwinslow9315

Жыл бұрын

IndyCar broadcasters > NASCAR broadcasters

This race is going to held on my birthday. I've cancelled all plans for this weekend to watch the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Roger, DO NOT DISSA POINT

@jaywalkallstar

3 жыл бұрын

Should be good. The Penskes and Alonso starting pretty deep in the field should make things entertaining

@paulosalgadobento4716

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the THIRD Greatest Spectacle in Racing after the 24 Hours of LeMans, followed by the Monaco Formula1 Grand Prix?

@WaifuWarsRacing

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulosalgadobento4716 I can give you LeMans since it's also filled with action throughout 24 hours, but Monaco is no spectacle, if anything is the least exciting one out of all the big races

@protalukoriginal4560

3 жыл бұрын

@@WaifuWarsRacing I'd say so. Personally monaco is boring, or just not exiting as before.

@jedgamesguy

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday! I too hope it's good, this'll be my first time watching it!

The 82 finish still gives me goosebumps.

@jtp2007

2 жыл бұрын

To me how it built up more and more with Mears catching him lap by lap was pretty great TV

Spin and Win is still so insane

I hope this race is good

I'm glad and thankful they included the 1999. One of my favorite races. They should have included 1996 as that year they had the fastest cars ever at the speedway. Eddie Cheever had 236 mph laps in the race! And Buddy Lazier had amazing late pass for the lead on the outside, that was beyond insane. And what about 2014 - the Ryan Hunter Ray and Helio Castroneves duel?

I must say the Simon Pagenaud Rossi Indy 500 dual was one for the ages that should have made the list those last 5 laps still makes the hair on my arms stand.

The 1989 race made my dad a huge "little Al" fan - he's all ready to flip off Emmo, but gives him a thumbs up instead. So when he won three years later, as I watched my first ever auto race, it was a pretty special moment.

Jacque Villeneuve , 1995, the Indianapolis 505. Ya, I knew that wouldn't make the cut....

'wE wIlL deFinItLy SeE DaNicA in ViCtORy LaNE.' motegi: lol

1995, Jacques Villeneuve race 505 miles to win the 500

@arnausil

3 жыл бұрын

We don't talk about Jacques anymore

@kg0173

3 жыл бұрын

He was one lucky dog.

@mikea3273

3 жыл бұрын

@@kg0173 Lucky how? He literally earned both of his penalized laps back ON THE TRACK, hence the 505 miles. Won the CART championship. Won pole in his first F1 race. Won his first F1 race on his 5th try, and won the F1 World Title on his second try.

@kg0173

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikea3273 he got ahead, but yellows helped to gain a full lap back. He won in his fourth race. I wish he won the championship that year, I was a fan of him.

@mikea3273

3 жыл бұрын

@@kg0173 so how is he lucky?

Rossi winning was one of the last 500's my Grandpa was alive for. He went to 6 or 7 over a 20 year period. My dad, Uncle and Grandpa were in my basement and we were losing our minds! Such a thrilling finish and thrilling feeling! Thank you Alexander for giving me and my family such a terrific memory!

Can we all appreciate how good Emerson's car control at 3:30 is to not spin as well?? I've never seen a car get so sideways at that speed on an oval.

MY TOP 10 Indy 500 Moments: 10. (1982) Johncock vs Mears 9. (1985) Danny Sullivan Spins and Wins 8. (1989) Fittipaldi vs Al Jr. 7. (2005) Danica Patrick 6. (2006) Hornish Jr. vs Andretti 5. (1999) Gordon's luck runs out 4. (2011) J.R. Hildebrand's Chokejob 3. (1969) Mario Andretti 2. (1977) A.J Foyt 4th Win 1. (1992) Al Unser Jr.- Closest Finish

I was there to see Will Power Win! The hottest 500 ever, it was worth it!

I was there when Rick Mears chased after Johncock. It was awesome.

Juan Montoya, last to first in 2015, and a very close finish. The guy gets no credit!

@VikingArelius

3 жыл бұрын

Most Amernicans know him as Jet Dryer Fire Guy

@WaifuWarsRacing

3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingArelius most Indy fans know him for his CART days and his Indy wins.

I would’ve put the first Indy 500 on this list. Cause without that first race there wouldn’t be 100+ years of history

How do you miss the 1991 outside passes for the lead on the final restart!? So important to what makes that 4th win with so epic!

@ElwoodBruise39

3 жыл бұрын

My exact thought. They made it seem like a ho-hum victory for Mears in this video, but not just that pass, but the tactics he used throughout the race showed why many consider him to be the best ever at that track. Plus, when you think about it, showing him pass Michael would've completed the Andretti 500 fail trifecta (along with Mario and Marco...lol)

I remember when JR hit the wall coming out of turn 4 my dad and I were ecstatic, what a horrible turn of events!

@schweckles1142

3 жыл бұрын

I was 9 years old, sitting in the first row of turn 4. I can still feel the rush of air when he hit the wall.

10:15 Well, that didn't age well...

@potatogirlcultist19

Жыл бұрын

Moving to NASCAR was a very bizzare move. Top tier Drivers like Francitti and Montoya had gone there and did no where near as well as they had done in IndyCar. Danica was definitely better suited to open wheelers rather than stock cars.

This is why you shouldn’t let a 20 year old kid come up with an “all-time” top ten list. This is the greatest race ever, and it’s over 100 years old, yet the only acknowledgement that anything pre 1980 occurred, was a brief clip of Foyt during a montage of four time winners. Really? You guys couldn’t think of anything else important that may have happened in this race during the ‘50s, ‘60s, or ‘70s. Embarrassing! Why bother doing such a list if you don’t know your history.

With so much history going back to 1911, how can you narrow it down to just ten moments?

NBC Uploaded something thats not about race? OMG FINALLY

@light9999

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but they sure spent a lot of time on the girl (future superstar, or maybe not). Maybe they should show all those later wins she racked up at Indy. The future is female you know.

Those IndyCars in the 1999 clip sounded like NASCAR stock cars

how about Takuma Sato? First Japanese to win indy500!

@AxelSqueeze

3 жыл бұрын

First asian of any kind to win

@RoadRunner-ih4rq

3 жыл бұрын

Sato is the number one WORST DRIVER IN INDY...ask Dario franchini....

@sdsd2e2321

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoadRunner-ih4rq how do you feel now?

@gmatsue84

3 жыл бұрын

@@sdsd2e2321 I'm confused, did anything change?

@alanluscombe8a553

Ай бұрын

@@RoadRunner-ih4rqhe really is. He has caused many accidents and gotten some people seriously hurt

3:45 Amazing reaction 😮

Obviously, these guys don't have a clue to the fact that at least half of the greatest moments in Indy 500 history happened before TV was invented.

2006 I was in turn 1 what a finish

Was that the International Feed for the Emmo/Unser finish?

There's a lot of great footage missed here.

THE MOST EXCITING DAYTON…….. I MEAN INDY 500 ever

Rossi became one of my favorites after that! Cali strong!

Your gonna interview the winner right? Unlike Chase winning at the inaugural Daytona RC race...get your show together NBC.

@eliteflite8395

3 жыл бұрын

dear God, stop whining. NASCAR went over the time slot. get over it

@Boneychuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliteflite8395 Ive had enough Covid 19 news shoved in my face, sports is one of the few releases society has at this time. I just wanted to hear the winner say a few words is all, so ty NBC.

@zephyr6877

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliteflite8395 And that is why American racing broadcasts are terrible. I dont want to deal with commercial breaks or tight TV time slots

@eliteflite8395

3 жыл бұрын

Zephyr “tight tv time slots” the race was delayed about 45 minutes due to rain. NASCAR is not taking priority over Nightly News. Again stop crying

@AJTheLEGOFan

3 жыл бұрын

EliteFlite it was lightning and it was 30 minutes

This is legacy a women that entire in the fastest Motorsport event history, lots of former F1 legend were driving here like Mario Andretti, Takuma Sato, Alonso, Emerson Fittipaldi and other legends 🤩👍

เยี่ยม​

Rossi missing out on a good F1 seat was sad, but it turned out to be great for Indycar

Come on alonso we know it is hard for you to win but you are the best driver in sunday

@ChefofWar33

3 жыл бұрын

Best driver? Maybe. Best car? Not even close. Gonna need some Alonso magic to pull it off.

@und3rcut535

3 жыл бұрын

Bryce Peters I sadly agree to him having an average car but car has got decent race pace

@potatogirlcultist19

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Alonso is racing in Monte Carlo this year unless he does some crazy teleportation thing and goes straight to Indianapolis after the Monte Carlo race has finished.

That JR hildebrand and one still stings

at 6:00 how fast was he going down pit road?? lol

@7mgtesup1

3 жыл бұрын

1980's no speed limit, don't think there was a limit till the 90's some time.

@faithful2thecall

3 жыл бұрын

Speed limits on pit road weren't a thing at Indy until the early 90's. Even then at first it was only under caution that there was a speed limit on pit road.

Yes, Kenny Bräck! Sweden!

That’s gotta be embarrassing to have a guy catch you pass you spin then catch you pass you and win.

0:05 I miss Allen Bestwick

@sqweeps.03

3 жыл бұрын

Man who doesn’t!?!?!🤷🏾‍♂️👏🏾🤗

Danny Sullivan 2:01 what a Chad

drafting out of turn 4 is cool af

Where's Gordon Smileys 200mph qualifying attempt ??

Totally skipped the 91 ending with Mears and Andretti....why?

please, it hurts so much to watch hildebrand crash...

How about Castroneves Hat trick?

“We will see Danica in victory lane” yikes

@danielfindley6931

3 жыл бұрын

I mean she did win one Indycar race

@BenMyattt

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Findley dang. Idek that. Good for her. Wasn’t all a waste.

@danielfindley6931

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenMyattt she had an average finish of 10.8 throughout her Indycar career (116 races) with 1 win and 7 podium finishes. In NASCAR she had an average finish of 24.1 during her career (191 races) with 0 wins and 0 top 5 finishes. Essentially she was a solid Indycar driver but was a below average NASCAR driver.

@andycroe4506

3 жыл бұрын

She was awsome

Al Jr and Emerson, a CLEAR reason to STRESS to lap down traffic GTFO of the WAY!!

@jaywalkallstar

3 жыл бұрын

I like letting them fight to keep their lap. Staying on the lead lap can be very important should a yellow come out. And it lets the second place car catch up to the leader and plays into the overall racing strategy

@faithful2thecall

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaywalkallstar Emmo and Little Al were 6 LAPS ahead of 3rd place at the end of that race. They weren't fighting to stay on the lead lap. Emmo, Little Al, and Michael Andretti had everybody covered on that day as Penske had a down year where their cars were all out by just past halfway.

@jaywalkallstar

3 жыл бұрын

faithful2thecall I meant in general I’m in favor of fighting to keep your lap. Also I might have been thinking of ‘94 when Emmo was trying to lap little Al

@faithful2thecall

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaywalkallstar I agree with you in general too. I understand why they quit doing it, but I also thought it was better when they raced back to the yellow instead of freezing the field. Back then most drivers were good about getting out of the way of the leaders if they were off the pace as a sort of courtesy that was unspokenly expected to be return when the positions were reversed. In terms of '94 in particular, if I remember the story right, Emmo was having some radio issues and wasn't sure if he was trying to lap Little Al or pass him for the lead and that was why he tried to pass him and pushed into the wall.

The 1980s A decade of drama

Tony Kanaan? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

What if indycar raced at daytona?

@harrisstutzman1850

3 жыл бұрын

Id imagine that would be very hard to set the car up for that

@harrisstutzman1850

3 жыл бұрын

But would he awesome

@zachsteinmetz179

3 жыл бұрын

They can’t. With the speeds they would regularly hit there (220+) the g-forces would black out the drivers

@rexstetson1717

3 жыл бұрын

They did race there once in 1959.

@zachsteinmetz179

3 жыл бұрын

Rex Stetson because they didn’t go 220+ back then. The cars were far slower and could actually race there. But nowadays they cannot

100 race of indianapolis remain the best. Won an american driver.

In the past the Indycars looked very similar to Formula 1 cars.

@Buynot

3 жыл бұрын

That makes sense since up until the mid/late 90's, Indycar/CART was hot on F1's heels in terms of technology and popularity.

THEY ONLY DRIVE IN A CIRCLE!!!

I think Will Powers win should be a top 10, first Aussie to win the worlds biggest race. Go for 2 Will in 2020, every Aussie race fan will be cheering for ya.

Alonso is the best.

Why do racecar drivers all have such fine looking old ladies? Maybe that's why I wanted to be a racecar driver. Dragsters but I'll take anything.

Nice job repeatedly cutting to Rick Mears' wife when the most exciting finish to the Indy 500 at that point was still happening.

It would be great, if you would provide great and convenient international online subscription for fans over the pond, people...

Really nothing about the guys who won 2 in a row.

As a reminder, danica did not win the 2005 indy 500. Dan wheldon did

And she’s gone…

Did you forget Nigel Mansell?

@rexstetson1717

3 жыл бұрын

Did you forget that Mansell didn’t win? Did you think this was a Top 10 list for drivers who almost won their rookie year?

Danica shouldn't even be in this list.

Johncock and Mears .... simply spectacular.