The GREATEST Road Course Race In NASCAR History REVISITED

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Throughout NASCAR history there have been plenty of crazy moments that have been immortalized into the history books. But seldom do many moments get as thrilling or as crazy as the one we saw in 2012 at Watkins Glen International. Today we look back on this insane event and how everything built up to make one of the best finishes in racing. This is the greatest road course race in NASCAR history revisited.
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@TheIceberg 3 года назад

Where would you rank the 2012 Watkins Glen finish all-time?

@hudsboy1049 3 года назад

9.8/10 Better than what F1 has to offer.

@siteofalexa 3 года назад

10/10

@JayDee185 3 года назад

10/10 It’s what hooked me to NASCAR.

@user-rl7cw9eg8e 3 года назад

Any race Jamie McMurray crashes means it was not a good race

@tonyyost331 3 года назад

11/10

@DennyDeliversYT 3 года назад

Can we just talk about Allen Bestwick’s call at the end of this race? *It. 👏 Was. 👏 Perfection. 👏*

@spiderbhyd3 3 года назад

And the best bit is keselowski was a class act in his interview and didn’t complain god I miss ambrose being in nascar

@cringefootball2020 3 года назад

Sort of like Darlington 2003, Kurt Busch vs Ricky Craven, when Craven beat him at the line, Kurt was respectful

@RS-ig1mc 3 года назад

Part of the reason why I’ve always respected the hell out of BK

@cringefootball2020 3 года назад

@@RS-ig1mc agreed

@JSchaffer214 3 года назад

I always wished Marcos Ambrose would've had a shot with a top tier team. Marcos is absolutely a great driver I just don't think NASCAR fans ever really got to see him shine as much as he could have.

@RS-ig1mc 3 года назад

@@JSchaffer214 you’re right. He’s a pure talent

@SuperNASCARrocks 3 года назад

Brad nailed it. “That’s the way racing should be.” One of the most memorable finishes in NASCAR history. It was nuts. Allen Bestwick’s call of the finish is top notch.

@SportsDude037 3 года назад

Probably my favorite NASCAR memory ever was seeing this race live at the track

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

What was the atmosphere like there?

@SportsDude037 3 года назад

It was amazing. I was at the grand stand at turn one looking directly at the front stretch. Even though I couldn’t see the full track I was able to see Busch crash at the esses and there was a massive monitor that captured the entire last lap for everyone and everybody was on their feet for it audibly reacting to every moment of the ambrose keselowski battle. After the final lap eveyone gave a standing ovation to both Ambrose and Keselowski. I went to watkins glen every year from 2011-14 but this one of course stood out.

@kjprodouctions9050 3 года назад

@@TheIceberg Hate my 2nd favorite Cup driver Kyle Busch got spun out on the last lap but the finish was exciting. At least my favorite, Jimmie Johnson got 3rd place

@TheJudge2017 3 года назад

@@SportsDude037 I was in turn one and remember that last lap so well. Everyone erupted when Kyle Spun going in the esses. Perfect view from my seats!

@SquidofBaconator 3 года назад

I was in the esses during this race. Although I ended up missing Kyle’s spin there because my dad wanted to leave early and not get stuck in traffic afterwards which happened the year before (where we also saw David Reutemann’s wreck)

@DV1287 3 года назад

Allen bestwicks call made this already more memorable. Glad brad Keselowski wasnt mad and was a good sport bc that was some good hard racing. Also the best way for the cot exit out of road course racing

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

AB's call and the great camera direction really don't get the love that they deserve. made the finish feel like the conclusion of a movie.

@loganchrzan5720 3 года назад

I remember being at this race and it was incredible. Even though I was just 7 at the time, this and 2014 were crazy races that I loved to be at

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

That's so cool! What was the atmosphere like being there?

@nascarstopmotionandmore4266 3 года назад

That last lap is so iconic

@Austin_Windric 3 года назад

I hate how kind of forgotten Ambrose is.

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

Same, he wasn't great but when you look at the jump he had to make and the value of cars he had to drive he really was a solid driver.

@puggus6547 3 года назад

@@TheIceberg He was really good in the V8s as well

@djobe420 3 года назад

@@puggus6547 just not after returning from Nascar, he was dreadful.

@andrewrollason4963 3 года назад

@@puggus6547 Was he though? He never won Bathurst. He's about as good as Glenn Seton.

@puggus6547 3 года назад

@@andrewrollason4963 I’d say that he’s as good as Jason Bright

@cito1101 3 года назад

I remember watching this race. I was shouting a bunch at the craziness of that last lap. I remember doing the same thing on NASCAR Inside Line too

@nothinghere7391 3 года назад

Imagine this... If this repeated. But instead it would be Scott Mclaughlin - The V8 Supercars champion Brad Keselowski as well... Brad (but more so Kyle Busch from the 2012 scenario) and somebody like Christopher Bell, or Matt DiBenedetto in Brad's role from 2012 looking to show what they really got and silence the critics, like Brad did in 2012. I just want Scotty to run a race in NASCAR

@davidquintero8485 3 года назад

Ohhh yeah! I would like to see Mclaughin in NASCAR! That would be awesome!!!

@realbaron5714 3 года назад

Kyle Busch, Chase Elliot and AJ Allmendiger 😁

@nothinghere7391 3 года назад

@@realbaron5714 Yes, but replace Elliott with Scotty and we're grand

@plantfeeder6677 3 года назад

@@nothinghere7391 nah I'm already tired of seeing Ford legends driving brand x. Chase is nothing until he drives his dad's brand. Which for all you smart asses isn't dodge.

@gswizzy17 2 года назад

Penske had the 33 car in 2021 perfect for McLaughlin

@Kid-Pink_88. 3 года назад

I remember watching this and thinking I wanted 3 more laps of this because that was so much fun to watch. Love that Brad had 0 beefs with Ambrose afterwards. Like watching Craven vs Busch in Darlington's finish

@acegarcia3719 3 года назад

What makes Nascar road racing special in my opinion is the cars are heavy, stiff, high horsepower, low downforce, and can bump and shove. And that's why I wonder if the nextgen car will make it a bit less interesting, will the more GT inspired design make them too good at tracks like this.

@waltersobchak8080 3 года назад

What is lost in slipping and sliding may be gained in more daring passes (i.e. opening up more passing throughout the track)

@cop9743 3 года назад

I think they still have low downforce and as you can see it's still Nascar

@j9vlikz683 3 года назад

A underated Watkins Glen race is the 2006 busch series race there where Kurt Busch and Robby Gordon went at it on the last restart and Kurt came out on top

@davidpeters2625 3 года назад

OMG I remember that race as if it was yesterday, and you are definitely right... that race is SO underrated, that it should be criminal....

@j9vlikz683 3 года назад

@@davidpeters2625 Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so!

@davidpeters2625 3 года назад

@@j9vlikz683 NP....

@iambmw85 3 года назад

The best finish ever at Watkins Glen. Ambrose was (and still is) a class act.

@andrewrollason4963 3 года назад

Ambrose doesn't have a Bathurst win to his name. He's not even in the top 20 of Australian Touring Car Drivers.

@ajf226 3 года назад

@@andrewrollason4963 what does that have to do with anything lmao

@Ob1tuber 2 года назад

@@andrewrollason4963 that’s like saying Tony Stewart sucked because he didn’t have a 500

@lockerracing7121 2 года назад

@@andrewrollason4963 He won the 2003 and 2004 V8 supercars championships. He's bona fide

@andrewrollason4963 2 года назад

@@lockerracing7121 That means that he is as good as Glenn Seton; who also isn't in the top 20.

@CHQRails 3 года назад

I was so glad to be at this race. The crowd went NUTS when Kyle spun

@zachg9065 3 года назад

Allen Bestwick’s call was epic, this is up there with the greatest finishes in my book.

@IrvinAlvarado44 3 года назад

Walking Glen road course is perfect all around of speed technical turns and the essses climb. Marcus Ambrose if he had a drive now would be awesome to see in the 7 road course schedule we have now.

@GangsterBoogieInc 3 года назад

I remember watching this race on TV and thinking at the time what a great race! Like Bad Brad said that's the way racing should be. I think this race caused fans to start liking road courses even more. "The Duel in the Oil at the Glen"

@halfassproductions2715 3 года назад

As an Aussie, I love seeing an Aussie win. This was one of my first finishes of NASCAR I saw, I still can't believe how good it was. This whole race is amazing, one of the best. Thanks for reminding me of this incredible race!

@jacobred00 3 года назад

I hope to see another great finish this Sunday.

@alawalter918 3 года назад

You know we won’t.

@rond6783 3 года назад

I think Brad said all that needed to be said about this race. It's what motor racing is about.

@puggus6547 3 года назад

Marcos Ambrose came out of the V8 Supercars of our country. Clean racing was used in both NASCAR and V8

@C-WiL 3 года назад

I disagree about it being the best Nascar road course race, but definitely was the best road course finish. It was amazing to watch, I remember jumping up and down in my grandparent's living room watching it

@MrMusicfan678 3 года назад

Was watching this race on TV. Then had an appointment for an oil change. Went to that appointment. On the way home I was listening this race on MRN and Kyle was way in front. Every time they gave the gap it got smaller and smaller. When the last lap came I was 2 blocks from home. It was so exciting I nearly ran off the road.

@patrickhanlon2083 3 года назад

Missed opportunity here. The ONLY reason why Gordon was in the Wild Card discussion in the first place is because the seas parted in Turn One at Pocono...the week before the race at the Glenn. I really wish somebody did a video about the ending of that race. Guy restarts 6th and gets the dub the way he did.

@johnvandeventer8668 3 года назад

I really like stock car road course racing

@abledog9462 3 года назад

This is a top 5 most influential finish in that it kicked off the road course craze that were deep in right now. The Glen was consistently dramatic, then the Roval worked with some good 2nd and 3rd tier finishes at places like Road America, now here we are. But 2012 Glen was when we all started paying attention to the twisty tracks

@AmitSingh-kq1ji 3 года назад

I don't remember this race, but it does seem to be all all-time great road course race. However, the 1993 Bud at the Glen was one of the most incredible races I have ever seen. Mark Martin coming back twice from pit lane mistakes to take the win, the 2nd time coming back to win with only 12 laps to go. Kyle petty in the lead and crashing and taking out Dale Sr (running 2nd) in the Esses was so stunning....I couldn't believe what I saw.

@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 3 года назад

I knew Jaret would make a video about this race!

@j9vlikz683 3 года назад

Hey I just saw you on a kurt vs robby Gordon watkins Glen Busch series race vid a couple hours ago lol

@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 3 года назад

@@j9vlikz683 I’m just some guy on YT who makes videos and mainly watch a lot of videos and comment lol

@sebastiensorese4920 3 года назад

Hey man love the channel and the videos! Just throwing a cool topic I think for a video would be a revisited to the first COT restrictor plate, the 2007 UAW Ford 500. Anyhow keep doing whatcha doin and look forward to more!

@weschaffin 3 года назад

Nothing sloppy...Ambrose just outdrove them....Race kinda reminded me of the Rudd/Wallace finish at the Glen either in the late 80s or early 90s. You should know Ice..

@joshuadavid2905 3 года назад

Why ya gotta throw shade on Hamlin? Lol..you not wrong tho. 🤣

@SamnissArandeen 3 года назад

I watched this race live, days before my 28th birthday. It's easily one of my favorite racing memories ever. That last lap duel speaks to me on a level very few things do. And people say road racing is boring.

@gagemcpherson4454 3 года назад

A finish like this plus Allen Bestwick on the call made it memorable I remember I had just graduated high school a few months before this race and on that day I had a friend over who wasn't to big into any type of racing but the final laps of that race made him become very intrigued and now is a fan

@kennethterry8196 3 года назад

Good Race and Good Sportsmanship between Ambrose and Keselowski. Felt sorry for Ambrose because he was an excellent road course racer and if given a good chance at potential top ride he probably could have done more. But anyway exciting finish and we need more of these type of races.

@Drone86 3 года назад

The announcers did not do that last lap justice. That was incredible

@charlieharper2880 2 года назад

Mad Brad a perennial favorite??? Wait what? Hahahahahahaaa!

@mtfan 3 года назад

I remember listening to the radio call of this race on the way home from South Carolina and it was just the most amazing thing. Plus, the radio guys got the call right about Labonte dropping rear end grease all over the track, whereas the TV crew had no idea what was happening and barely even picked up that the track was slick, despite the cars being completely sideways the last 2/3 of the final lap.

@theunsolvedwizard3929 3 года назад

The best road course finish ever i do remember when I watched this race on television i was 11 years old. Brad vs Ambrose it’s was one hella of a finish.

@jrsmith5080 3 года назад

Loved seeing Brad wreck that overrated crybaby Kryle Busch. Mickey Kyle is washed.

@grahamcracker8833 3 года назад

The Glen has been a really good track for racing the past 10 years or so. But definitely this race helped propel this track as a fan favorite.

@dylanbushmire2623 3 года назад

9:40 I can confirm that after November 2nd 2014 he definitely lost a lot of those fans after he fucked up jeffs Championship

@austinhiggins4645 3 года назад

I mean for Chastain and Matty d they are gonna get desperate for a playoff birth. Chase and MTJ is gonna be there at the end. We might see the 2020s version of this

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

I would certainly not be opposed to a repeat of this madness.

@Zazubaar 3 года назад

Can't wait. Making our way up there this weekend. Haven't been to a track since the pandemic.

@plantfeeder6677 3 года назад

Since the pandemic?! What? You think this bs is over? You elected the wrong people for that to happen anytime in our lifetime. They think the fucking sky is falling

@filegumbo2130 3 года назад

A Secret Base Rewind for NASCAR, neat

@spiderman4207 3 года назад

Kyle busch AND brad getting beat on the last lap in the same race!? I LOVE IT!

@plisskenationbackfromthede3657 3 года назад

Marcos Ambrose's finest moment

@thomasdawson9562 3 года назад

Surprised nascar hasn't tried to apply oil to the tracks to make better racing

@Phaneuf-vi3cn 3 года назад

I remember this race as a kid. It was nuts to watch live.

@JJA1987 3 года назад

The Greatest I don't know about that but one of the best possibly 4 sure

@Aidan_-_ 3 года назад

my favourite finish in Nascar History in my 1st year watching Nascar (even if i am a KFB fan 😔)

@jakecollins335 3 года назад

Busch,Brad and Marcos made Watkins Glen so fun to watch in 2011 and 2012

@tannermattey 3 года назад

Funny how Ambrose and Keselowski finished 1-2 in 2011 and 2012 at the glen

@TheIceberg 3 года назад

Yeah and if I'm not mistaken Keselowski finished 2nd again in 2013 and has 3 2nd place runs in a row from 2011-2013

@hudsboy1049 3 года назад

@@TheIceberg Truex not gonna let that happen to him lol

@SWMP1523 3 года назад

I watched it live on TV that was so much fun to watch

@elijahjp2158 3 года назад

People be talking about the announcers or the 3 focus drivers, but what about the job that JJ did that race, coming home 3rd? JJ has never won at Watkins Glen and never will, unfortunately.

@RobertSmith-pt7gl 3 года назад

Yer he done well. smart he followed Ambroses pit strategy and fell in behind Ambrose as he cut through the field.

@obibongkenobi3117 3 года назад

This finish will forever be etched into my mind. It's up there for me personally as one of the best finishes to a race ever, along with Harvick passing Johnson on the final lap in turns 3&4 at auto club in 2011

@ryann.9636 3 года назад

KH over JJ is another great one you rarely hear about . More of these please!

@doomusrlc 3 года назад

One of the best, easily rhe best at the Glen. Besides the Robby Gordon and Kurt Busch Duel in the Busch series one year haha

@charlespetersonjr1994 3 года назад

I had the pleasure of being at this race in person. it was my second race ever my first at the glen which is 3 hours from my home in Freedom, NY

@jingles123456789ify 3 года назад

Is KB really known as one of the best ever?

@RetroCarsForever 3 года назад

Brad's post race interview was classy as hell.

@DepravedCoTApologist 3 года назад

8:15 This right here is why Keselowski is one of my favorite drivers ever. That's what NASCAR racing is all about

@BeautifulAngelBlossom 3 года назад

too bad the man try too kill Edwards and hurt fans at Dega just for the win he should been threw out nascar for that that stunt he did purpose too

3 года назад

@Beautiful Angel Blossom bruh

@RowdyMajor8 3 года назад

If I had to do a top 10 greatest finishes of all-time, it would look like this: 1. 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 2. 2018 Overton's 400 at Chicagoland 3. 2018 Charlotte Roval 4. 2017 First Data 500 5. 2012 Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen 6. 2013 Auto Club 400 7. 2018 Food City 500 8. 2008 Dan Lowry 400 9. 2000 Winston 500 10. 2009 Aaron's 499

@icebergmaysjr 3 года назад

2003 carolina dodge dealers 400?

@danielsummey4144 3 года назад

“Will Kesolowski use the bumper?!” *camera cuts to rear view, all you can see is Dodge grill*•

@davidpeters2625 3 года назад

The hilarious thing that NOBODY talks about is the fact that Carl Edwards who, said that he would never compete in the Nationwide Series in 2012, and boom, he qualifies on the pole, wins the race...

@coolguy20000000 3 года назад

this race was absolutely nuts, Ambrose was a god at The Glen

@Brian_rock_railfan 3 года назад

liked video

@vellbariaofficial 3 года назад

MTJ versus Chase Elliott for the lead with 1-2 finish respectively for 2 consecutive years (2018 and 2019) at the Glen was just hard to break!!! Y'all couldn't forget nor sleep on this. I guess this was Chase's road course throne!

@stellingbanjodude 3 года назад

Ambrose was tough on road courses, never seen someone charge like he did

@andrewrollason4963 3 года назад

Watch any Bathurst 1000, then get back to me.

@stellingbanjodude 3 года назад

@@andrewrollason4963 I was speaking specifically of nascar road courses, but yeah those Australian V8 super car drivers are a different breed, Bathurst and Gold Coast are my two favorite tracks in that series. I would absolutely love for NASCAR to have 2 international races, one at Bathurst and the other at Spa.

@Matman-pf5mn 3 года назад

This was the first race I ever went to live and boy was it nuts. When Kyle got spun on the last lap you couldn’t hear the car engines over the crowd. Craziest thing I’ve ever been a part of.

@j9vlikz683 3 года назад

Wow

@mikeswingle8218 3 года назад

I was there. Great day.

@Tristin471 3 года назад

That was a great interview by Brad K. He really matured around this time, and that helped him win the championship, that year!

@waynemangan9925 3 года назад

probably in the top five

@Malachi_Marx 3 года назад

NASCAR road course races are top notch. 9 times out of 10, I'll pick a road/street course race to watch over an oval, so I spend much more time watching sports cars and open wheel, both F1 and Indy. But stock cars on an oval NEVER disappoint.

@draaino1 3 года назад

Probably one of the best Nascar finishes I've ever seen. I will always remember this race. Thankfully Nascar didn't throw the caution flag.

@codyC423 3 года назад

I feel like Plankton when I hear this music for the 200th time. "Acoustic guitar piano elevator music AGAIN 😟"

@TheJudge2017 3 года назад

I was in turn 1 for the whole race. I don't even remember the rain part of the race. All I can remember is the final lap. There was a Kyle Busch fan who was throwing M&Ms at everyone and would direct Kyle Though the Turn. Everyone but her erupted in cheer when Kes spun Kyle, I remember my eyes glued to the Jumbo-Tron screen to watch what was happening. For the rest of the race. Truly an amazing day.

@tonyyost331 3 года назад

I was just thinking about this race lol

@anitagarrison6916 3 года назад

I don't understand why people say "defending champion" when talking about the previous race winner. It's always been my understanding that only applies to the Daytona 500, other than the actual season championship itself.

@joestephan1111 3 года назад

Not mentioned is before coming to race in the US Marcus Ambrose won races in the Australian Touring Car Series, road racing which is every bit as competitive as NASCAR. Roger Penske & Michael Andretti both own teams there.

@Dl2agn 3 года назад

I'm one of the opposite. It's good hard racing but not because anyone's cars were equal. This was 100% kyle Busch race and the oil screwed him. We all knew watching on TV oil was on the track for how bad every car started handling. To me its another error by nascar for not throwing a caution like when it rained at New Hampshire.

@theLongPigChef Год назад

That's crazy I was at this race. It was awesome but since I was there I didn't really realize it was considered one of the best Watkins Glen races. I was pretty inebriated, as was the rest of the people there. My Dad told me before we got there that it was gonna be a huge party and he wasn't wrong. Ambrose and Busch were my favorite drivers at the time. Awesome memories.

@TheBigDawgSL 3 года назад

Honestly it's a top 10 all time finish to a race that didn't end in a wreck.

@ThatsBadTV 3 года назад

Watkins is such an underrated track imho this is probably the best

@KanzaiDoriftoz 3 года назад

One last fun fact that could've been added to this video: Next year KB would get his revenge on Glen and win it agaisnt Brad

@gidley23 3 года назад

I don't rank Kyle Busch in my top 15 even 20. He's got only 2 championships lol.

@trucklifeguy1632 2 года назад

I'm from Binghamton New York about an hour and a half from Watkins Glen I was at this race it was the best race at the Glen I've ever been to what a good time and a great finish never forget this race