Nascar Heat Exhaustion Moments 

This is why nascar is considered a sport. The things that being in the car does to these drivers and them being able to to persevere it all is amazing

For all the people that say, “there’s no skill required” “this is so easy” “anyone could do this”, watch this. This requires lots of physical & mental preparation, staying in shape, a high IQ, etc.. And these people are real athletes.

I remember a Bristol night race, Earnhardt got the car to victory lane but had to indicate to a crew member to reach in and flip the ignition off...he was wasted...

These races really do put a lot of wear and tear on the drivers.

0:31 That one guy who's in a interview but is too tired to stand up

The Kasey Kahne one in retrospect was very scary; Because it had been a constant thing for him for a long while. We're lucky 2019 Darlington wasn't catastrophic.

I'm so glad that NASCAR always has safety guys all around the tracks to immediately care for any drivers that need it, one of the best safety features in motorsports in my opinion, up there with the halo

Jamie- He’s not okay 😂

This vid is legit proof that NASCAR drivers ARE Athletes

This is why it infuriates me when people say NASCAR drivers are not athletes...

I've had heat exhaustion twice and it sucks. It even fucks you up mentally. For years I couldn't even be outside without always having a water bottle with me. I hope Nascar and other motorsports teams are doing everything they can to help prevent this because it shouldn't be happening in this day and age with all the technology available.

I ran Track and Cross Country in high school and didn't get exhausted. I was known for endurance despite being dangerously thin at no more than 120 pounds. Today, at 6'0" tall I'm still 120 pounds, but I'm 32. When I was younger, I actually wanted to pursue racing after being done with go-karts, but I don't think I would last longer than even a truck race.

Heat exhaustion is scary man. I had golfed 9 holes with my dad and his friends. We weren't walking and it wasn't sunny but it was 85 and humid as could be. By the end I had downed 2 water bottles and a powerade and felt for the most part time. We got back to my grandparents house where I stayed outside to play with my cousins for a little while before I went inside because I was feeling exhausted. I started feeling nauseous 15 minutes after I got in. I drank water, ate supper, took tums, but didn't feel any better. We were planning on heading back home that night but didn't even make it out of town before I threw up, 3 hours after we had finished golfing. We turned around and stayed behind for another hour until I was feeling good enough to head back home. Even then, I didn't feel truly better until we had gotten home, about 2 hours later. Mad respect for what these guys do, I know I sure as hell couldn't.

"This makes us all realize the kind of pressure these drivers are under" 💀

There was no more badass driver than Ricky Rudd

Way to lead off with Ricky Rudd. Dude is a beast. Didn't miss a start in over 600+ races, even duct taping his eyes open after they were swollen shut after a crash. NASCAR's toughest iron man without a doubt.

Heat exhaustion is never fun, I find it quiet scary myself…. Gotta be careful any where, especially at sporting events!

The bowyer thumbnail was not due to heat exhaustion, he drove a road course with no power steering.

I feel like this is something a lot of people don’t think about. They’re essentially driving high speed ovens.

Sh!t, you could do a whole version with Gragson, lol.

KKB back wit the W uploads

I was listening to Larry Mac and Danielle Trotta on Sirius 90 today and they were saying that Brad K wore a bio thermal suit under his fire suit for the race at Vegas. They didn’t go into great detail about all the data gathered but Brad did mention his sustained Heart rate for the last 65 laps of the race (except caution laps) was near 200 BPM. That’s insane. Imagine his HR on a short track when it’s a hot day!

“Drivers aren’t athletes”

Auto Club Speedway😢 it's my hometrack I live about 20 minutes away from the track

One year Tony Stewart did the Indy 500 then flew to Charlotte for the race there and I believe they took him off on a stretcher after the race because of exhaustion

Awesome video keep up with a great work and be safe out there. 👍 😀

Heat stroke is a huge possibility these guys have to endure, maybe someday Nascar cars will have much better cooling, even after having damage.

Maybe NASCAR needs to take a summer break during the really hot weeks. America is known for having gnarly heat waves.

Suggestion: not sure if you’ve done one already but top 10 best off track fights/brawls

I'm still trying to figure out why the EMT working on Ricky Rudd had a T-shirt on from my tiny hometown's volunteer rescue squad (Amherst Life Saving Crew, VA) when that's 2+ hours away from Martinsville. In any case, I watched that race live on TV and yeah, it was hot as hell all over Virginia that day. Well over 90 degrees with high humidity, his cool helmet iced up and failed, they were resorting to taking coin purses and makeup bags, stuffing them with ice from coolers, and shoving them down his firesuit on pit stops. They even tried squirting him with water on pit stops and the hose had been lying in the sun so it was hot and made everything worse. There's a reason that Ricky Rudd always had a rep as one of the toughest bastards in NASCAR and this showed it.

excellent video's

Honorable mention , Newman’s last win at Phoenix

Race Car Drivers are the most athletic athletes in sports

This is why drivers are on a completely different level then other sports.death and serious injuries can happen on any lap.

Don’t know if you made a video about double duty but it would be cool. Call it double duty success it would be awesome!

This is why I want to put some of my friends who shit on nascar in that seat for 5 hours

Jimmie Johnson having issues really shows how tough this sport is. Jimmie in his spare time runs triathlons with no problems.

Had this happen to me during a golf tourney in Texas. Let me tell you, its a very scary feeling. I can only imagine how bad these drivers have much much worse.

"And guess what, tomorrows race, twice as long.. hahahahaha"

This is just terrifying

Casually doing an interview while laying on the ground 😂

Shouldve just posted the whole post race after the 2020 Atlanta summer race lol

Wish you had the video after Bobby Hamilton won dega in 01. He was exhausted

2013, 4th of July baseball game in DC between the Giants and Nationals. It was so hot and humid starting pitcher Tim Lincecum lasted 4 innings and had to get IV's in the club house. Heat exhaustion and stroke are very serious.

Nascar drivers are badasses

1:53 I didn't know Daniil Kvyat did a nascar race lol

The troll comments "This just shows how amazing these athletes are with a high IQ" are killing me lmao

Im sure it'll be here eventually haven't finished the video yet but the most heat exhaustion thing I've seen was the year Stewert raced both the Indy 500 and Memorial Day weekend race at Charlotte on the same day and he couldn't even get out of his car and needed help to get up and out

Can u make a best moments with Steve Burns

It's decieving. You focus on driving and it's hard to tell when you're about to pass out. Had a situation like that in a 24 hours of lemons race. I'm by no means an athlete, but when you're racing and your vision starts to go, losing peripheral vision, it's kind of scary.

You forgot Alex bowman 2019 roval incident where bowyer came and dumped water in his face, other than that fantastic idea learned alot

The spring Dover race June 95 in o think 90-9/ when Kyle Petty (still my favorite driver, he had to be helped out ans dud the interview sitting then laying down

This is a tough sport

Over 180+ mph for over 200 to 500 laps will absolutely fck you up.

Heat exhaustion is never fun!

I was at the Martinsville race Ricky Rudd won

I only going to rememeber this is aj allmendinger when he gets exhausted

A friend was in the first Persian gulf war. He said when it got hot everyone had a hydration buddy. You had to watch your buddy drink like liters of water then had to watch him pee it out to make sure their kidneys were functioning.

That’s how you spell crappie 😂

AWEE,,,,LOL!

Ricky Rudd Is Awesome

I feal bad for all of then

get away from that hot ass car

I remember watching 7:50 live

I get this real kick outta watching drivers in pain

3:57 bro was not okay

I wonder what the heat difference is between an open cockpit car and a full body stock car

I hate that only ones that are on the podium in F1 get an ACed cooldown room, every racer needs to relax in a cool down room no matter the discipline of race.

Despite her tiny size, Danica Patrick never had that problem.

I hope they upgraded the gear, theres no reason why they should be wearing those heavy fireproof suits and not have cooling. Theres options nowadays for cooling systems for drivers.

Heat and dehydration are a bad combination. The drivers need hydration packs so they can drink whenever they need to.

Talladega Die Hard 500 late July in Alabama.Enough said

Nascars are hot as fuck. F1 cars try to break your neck.

Do he reply

Clint Bowyer Is Awesome

do current gen NASCAR have air conditioner in them?

Anybody that thinks driving a NASCAR race car/truck is easy, OBVIOUSLY they've never done it, especially in mid-summer

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During the summer, drivers are facing dangerous conditions inside and outside the car. Their bodies absorb alot of punishment from the heat.

I’ve been in that situation and it’s not fun.

Hmm… they should have an indoor swimming pool that they can jump in to cool off.

Why don’t they just turn on the A/C?

Do nascar drivers use cool suites?

Bowyer look rough.

Those cars have no ac and the a lot of these places where they race have warm temperatures

NASCAR Heat Exaustion Moments

This seems completely insane. How the fuck does this continue to happen and there isn’t a rule out in place to stop these drivers from harming themselves in the name of whoever sponsors their car?

Thanks To Tide For Sponsoring Ricky Ridd

Heat exhaustion will kill you

an i always got made fun of in school for liking nascar. was told its just turning left and it doesnt take any effort.. how dumb... it takes everything you have and more to do this sport.

Alex Bowman 2019 Roval?

I'd recommend changing the title of the video. I thought it was about the NASCAR Heat video game series for a few moments

It Looked Like Ricky Rudd Was Unconscious When He Got Out Of The Car

Video idea: Nascar Mickey moments

first!

bro is out of ideas💀

I'm A Bubba Wallace Fan But It's Funny To See Him Faint Twice

Bubba is such a little girl lol Also, _I'm burning up, so let me get out the car and lean against the door right next to the hot exhaust_ lmao

Wearing masks outdoors was the most ridiculous thing ever . What a stupid time

These guys still aren’t athletes. The sport has no real physical requirements. I can consider nascar a sport but these guys are drivers not athletes