Really good episode. How NASCAR/FOX/NBC hasn’t caught on to your talents and offered you a position with them doing more retro based content is beyond me.
There were two bits of irony surrounding Spencer and the #4 in that crash. At the start, he got dumped by the car that stole Kodak from Morgan McClure, and at the end, he got backed into by the very #41 he got released from after 2002.
an epic battle over pizza, I wonder if other drivers have bets with each other like if Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney make a bet who ever finishes better than the other gets a free lunch or whatever. that would be funny as hell. also we get to talk about Mach 1 Inc.! with the Bodines!!!!!!
Thinking about who I’d have chosen as a kid: Baker, Marcis, both Parsons, both Pettys, Ruttman, Shepherd, Schraeder, Speed, Wallace. Then I’d probably just check Joe Ruttman, Lake Speed, and Dave Marcis an extra time each.
Once again, another awesome upload, it goes to show the attention to detail you give to the sport and respect to every competitor, even those others may scoff at. Also, excited for the WW Motorsports episode, Stanton Barrett’s from my home state!
The 14 drivers I would’ve selected for the Invitational would be the following: Richard Petty Kyle Petty Rusty Wallace Bobby Hillin Jr. Bobby Allison Benny Parsons Phil Parsons Tim Richmond Lake Speed Morgan Shepherd Buddy Baker Joe Ruttman David Pearson Dave Marcis Now tell me that’s a field of drivers that ANY short track promoter at the time would be envious of.
Great video as someone that watched it realtime...lol Dave Despain was awesome and I highly recommend the last episode of Wind Tunnel before the Janet Jackson Super Bowl "nip slip"...lol
Rusty Wallace - King Dick Petty Lake Speed - Bobby Allison Morgan Shepherd - Buddy Baker Ken Schrader - David Pearson Tim Richmond - Benny Parsons Buddy Arrington - Phil Parsons Kyle Petty - Jimmy Means
That was excellent 👌 Your research always pays off with interesting stats & trivia that you will never hear from the networks. Thank you Brock and keep up the good work.
This Rise of the Field Fillers series just brings back so many memories of watching these races and seeing what they ended up doing over time. Great work as always!!
I was at that race sitting at the exit of turn 2. I was 16 and hadn't been to a Cup race since 1990 when Dick Trickle won the open. I had fallen out of watching racing for about 6 years at that point but this was the race that reignited the flame for me.
Such a cool video on the 2004 Nextel Open in what's been an amazing series with the Rise of the Field Fillers, Brock. As for the fourteen I would want to see in the Atlanta Invitational, my choices would be: Bobby Allison, Buddy Arrington, Buddy Baker, Jimmy Means, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Kyle Petty, Richard Petty, Tim Richmond, Joe Ruttman, Ken Schrader, Rise of the Field Fillers entry Morgan Shepherd, Lake Speed, and Rusty Wallace.
Hey, Brock... Since this came out before 10, and hints at #10 at the end, shouldn't this episode be 9.5 instead of 10.5?... Obviously it's too late to change anything, but I thought I'd point that out
Actually my thinking was the opposite. This episode was intended to come out after Episode 10 (No. 94) but before Episode 11 (No. 98), thus 10.5. I'm working on 11, but I haven't entirely given up on 10 yet.
I never knew about the 85’ open and im kinda stunned i didnt. Good thing i didnt, they would have ended up with Bobby Wawak winning the vote in a landslide if i did 😂. Not buying Bobby Hillin getting in legitimately. Having said THAT back THEN i would have went with WAWAK, WALLACE, SPEED,SHEPPARD,RUTTMAN,PHIL PARSONS, BENNY PARSONS,MCDUFFIE,MARCIS,BOUCHARD,ARRINGTON,SCHRAEDER,BAKER, ELLIS. NOW id switch Wallace for Alexander or Means. Any way you slice it BENNY WINS
Mike Joy needs to piss off joking about affording tires. It’s not funny to poke fun at a team doing there very best from the air conditioning of the booth.
Bobby Allison, Buddy Arrington, Buddy Baker, Dave Marcis, JD McDuffie, Jimmy Means, Benny and Phil, David Pearson, the Pettys, Tim Richmond, Kenny schrader and rusty Wallace!
@1:00 I['d pick Bobby Allison, Buddys Arington and Baker, Trevor Boys, Bobby Hillin Jr, J.D. McDuffie, Jimmy Means, Benny and Phil Parsons, David Pearson, Tim Richmond, Joe Ruttman, Lake Speed, and Rusty Wallace.
