NASCAR Selfless Moments #1 

Maybe drivers helping one another. What do you think?

Dale Earnhardt going down pit road Daytona 500 1998, also Michael Waltrip and Dale Jr Daytona July 2001

2017 Can-Am 500, 2006 Dover 400

Dale and Rusty's double Polish Victory Lap at Atlanta in 1993

Rivals who turned into best friends? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ye

ye I’m a Johnson fan even after he retired

And in his last interview, man, talking about the next year, we had no idea what was coming our way

He didn’t retire, he ragequit. He realized that as long as NASCAR was using the playoffs to effectively rig the championship in favor of whoever they wanted to win, he would never win a Cup Series championship.

He'd still be racing today if he didn't wreck

He got tired of getting robbed. He would have 2 championships without the chase bullshit

@@Trainlover1995 There is no such thing as "Nascar rigging the championship in favor of who they want to win"... We can all agree that the playoff format is beyond atrocious, but don't say stupid bs like that...

To be fair it is very rare

@@NascarFan-hi4et not wrong, but still. It’s nice to see Rowdy good. He’s not as bad as before tbh

The best thing is was that the rowdy scene was my suggestion

@@usefultuber1608 sweet

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT ikr? I was shocked it was on the video but also super excited

I never thought of it like the Cars movie but now I can't stop comparing them

Chase isn't a rookie

@@bdegnan2632 wasn't that one of his first wins though? Not calling him a rookie they're just making the comparison between the two events

Darrell, is pushing on the last lap legal?

@@haleyhoag8640 it was his first win but he entered cup full time in 2016

I mean, I really don't think Sr. was like that. There's more than two instances where he's hurt others on the track (i.e. broke DW's ribs twice in a few years by just deleting him) but we can ignore that. Not many people actually knew Dale Earnhardt, so that's what people are going to say. (I have family that worked for him)

How much can you really care when you go out and wreck someone.

@@aaronkristofer18 Depends on the track and the driver. Earnhardt was a true racer, and if you wanted to be a true racer, you took lessons from him because it was to show that you aren't showing all of your true colors, talent, and whether you need to changes to yourself such as using a little bit more of your car than how you usually wheel it.

Horrible take. Not even close. They wanted to win period

Shut up

Agreed , he put that Camaro ZL1 in reverse and gave his teammate a helping hand , much respect for Jimmy Johnson , I miss him alr 😢

I agree 100%

Me to

I actually have never noticed that. That’s crazy!

Oh dang that looks like it….

Didn't look like it. Looks like if it wasn't from him getting hit right rear Logano would've wrecked too.

He owned the cars that was not his teammates Jr and Waltrip drove for DEI Sr drove for RCR

I was getting ready to bring that up. The man literally gave his life holding back the field so his cars could finish 1-2. I was never an Earnhardt fan, but when you think about it...

@@jasonchilton5023 if you haven’t seen EmpLemons video on him titled: “there will never ever be a driver like dale earnhardt”, I highly recommend, not a huge fan of #3, but one hell of a video

@@jasonchilton5023 And then in the summer, you had Mikey blocking like his life depended on it so Junior could pay back his father's sacrifice.

Except for those 2 times he tried to kill super brad....

Carl is so nice that he'll send you roof first into a wall at 185+ mph

@@WarmodeEngaged except him turning brad was the exact same thing Brad did to him at the exact same track, except Carl did a ton of flips where Brad did like half of one

I'd put Matt Kenseth and MTJ up there too

Oh yeah Kyle “sure does respect other drivers”

Trust me I got those stashed away for the next one!

And I forget what race it was, but wasn't there one where Jeff Gordon won and did a lap holding a #3 flag for Dale?

Ture

No he is a trash can

every generation of drivers has the "bad guy". From Dale to Kurt to Kyle (Yes Kurt was the bad guy at one point) they've all been the antagonists. makes watching races fun tbh because they're good. If kyle is in a fight for the win then it's great watching him lose but also kind of fun watching him win.

That was my suggestion

Ron Hornaday has entered the chat.

Jimmie probably saw a lot of his younger self in Chase. And if Chase is anything like his old man, you can bet he'll be every bit as humble and selfless. Respect among drivers is something Nascar sorely needs in this day and age.

Looking back at it I thought this was reckless, especially with a wrecked car.

The Kyle Busch one was my suggestion

That could be exactly it. People want to think he’s an ass so he’ll be the best ass possible for them.

my thoughts exactly

I genuinely thought that maybe that's what they based it off?

@@killslayer1526 it is lol

@@dadshirt6681 Oh, I wasn't for sure that it was but thanks for confirming.

@@dadshirt6681 I thought it was based off of Richard Petty's accident in a similar vehicle. Since yknow Richard petty aka "The King".

What would happen if he stays out though, everyone pits.

@@n.w.owhoknowstheshadowknow58 i mean it's a very distinct car I'm sure he did not to mention they all have radios pretty easy for a crew chief to let him know who just crashed

That was my suggestion lol

Yes, that was what happened in the video

@@chefboyardee2497 hahahahahaha

Well to be fair he is Dale Earnhardt Jr. and that is perhaps the most southern american name of all time 🤣🤣

finally someone says it I was thinking the same thing.

I dunno how Alan would've fared against guys like Gordon or Martin, but he probably would've managed about two or three.

nevermind, found out it's the ECU, same thing they do for Indy

The "selflessness" shown was that KB and CE were not on good terms 4 days prior, yet when Chase pits and essentially gives the win away, KB was the first driver there to try to pick his spirits up because it was a crappy situation. That situation was basically, pit for fresh tires and have people behind you stay out, or stay out and have everyone else pit to try to beat you on tires. Either way, he was going to have a hard time at the end there, and his Crew Chief made the wrong call for the situation which is something KB can relate to. It was just a show of sportsmanship and care for another driver that was literally giving you the finger 4 days before that.

@@calvinbullock1626 oh ok, that makes sense now. I didn't see KB won that race, that puts it into good context. Thank you.

Thanks Calvin

No not really

Might want to look into this

I say that was a racing incident

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