Mike Joy, Larry Mac and Darrel Waltrip in their primes are probably the most energetic booth we'll ever get in the sports history, really made some nostalgia listening to them
@uAaronn I could not agree with you more. Let's be honest, it's probably nostalgia That we remember we remember it happening and remember the moment For what it is.
I will die on the hill that Allen Bestwick is superior to Rick Allen in every every way and it's a damn shame that he isn't a mainstay in the booth anymore
I adore commentary, even if the announcers aren’t perfect, they’re voicing their passion and love for the sport right to us. Makes iconic moments even more special.
I remember watching “The Quest for SpongeBob” many years ago. The fact that the same guy who made that video many years ago, which still makes me laugh to this day, is making golden content now such as this is truly incredible. You knocked it out of the park again.
"How do commentators join drivers in the Hall of Fame?" Because without Ken Squier it's unlikely NASCAR would have ever reached the heights it did in the 90s and 2000s, that's how.
2:01 as an announcer, it is tough to contain your excitement on a game-changing call because you need the audience to understand you. And sometimes your brain will fry up trying to setup the finish and start stumbling or get words mixed up.
I love the influence Jon Bois has had on videos like this. It's very nice to have something seemingly so trivial have such an emotional impact just with good editing and great word choice. Emplemon, JimmyHighRoller, and now this channel have become my favorite channels in terms of presentation
"It's Earnhardt!" from the 2014 Daytona 500, "Slide job!" from the 2018 Chicagoland race, and "Take a look at what he did!" from the 2022 Martinsville race are my favorite lines ever.
Allen Bestwick just so happens to be my second cousin, which made me so excited to hear him in the booth for SRX! One of the best to ever do it, for sure
I'm in the UK so for us Murray Walker is the beginning and end of motor racing commentary. But I've started to really gain a love for the NASCAR voices I've seen over the years as I've gotten into the sport. This was a lovely look back for those of us who need to learn the history and how NASCAR got to where it is now.
I'm in the US and Murray Walker is one of the best. (I remember watching F1 with US commentators and finding them boring and no real excitement. (Except for the ocassional one off with Mike Joy and Chris Economacki). Re-watching the European version with Murray Walker was like a completely different race which was exciting).
I think Bestwick is my all time favorite, especially from his work for Dirt to Daytona, but it’s been great to see Mike Joy in the booth with many different announcers and do so well. It’s unfortunate he’s starting to have a lot of slip ups, and I fear he won’t be in the booth for too many years to come.
Thank you for giving Mike Joy the recognition he deserves. A lot of fans today just lump him in with the rest of the poor broadcast that Fox has turned into in the last handful of years which is a totally unfair. The guy is a legend and has probably forgot more about automobiles and auto racing than most people know.
i absolutely love the current nbc booth, even when they mess up (which is happening less and less over the years) the energy and excitement in the booth is only matched by the likes of mike joy, larry mac, and darrell waltrip when they were all in the booth
I'm happy to see this. The TV people get largely crapped on in the social media world (some of it deserved, most of it not). So I'm happy to see a video that is straight up appreciation of some of these legends. I've been watching since 93 and Mike Joy became my favorite calling BGN races on TNN when I was a kid. I realize his time is coming to end and I appreciate every moment that he's still calling big time races. Its been sad to see many online turn against him. I have a feeling 2024 might be the last year we have him in the Cup booth with a new contract starting 2025. I hope he gets to go out on his own terms and isn't bullied out by a Twitter mob.
Allen Bestwick was the BEST at staying quiet and only giving a memorable call when it was the perfect time. Short of the great Ken Squire, Bestwick was...the best 😁
Also I hope that Harvick's inclusion next season will truly bring out Bowyer's potential. The idea that Bowyer who gave easily some of the best skits, interviews, and such to encapsulate the hothead fun of this Southern sport is failing to produce some great clips is inconceivable
Bowyer has had a shit hand dealt to him. He's been unable to create consistent chemistry with his costars due to the revolving booth, it's clear that he and Mike Joy don't have matching energies, and it's clear that Fox's producers prioritize goofiness and silliness in their style, and it puts Bowyer in a box where he has to be the "funny guy" in the booth (remember when Fox was pushing Bowyerisms in his first Duels broadcast?). If you listen to his commentary in 2019/2020, it's completely different from this season. He has the potential to become another one of the all-time greats in TV, but he's not in the right environment to foster that potential
Allen Bestwick calling Dale Jr home in 2001 and 2004 makes my hair stand up EVERY time I hear it AB always rose to the occasion when the situation called for it And on Mark Garrow...the moment you used for him at COTA wasn't Mark but Brad Gillie
Another great Allen Bestwick call in the Xfinity/Nationwide Series: "Three wide in turn 4! A SQUEEEEEEEEEEZE TO THE OUTSIDE WALL!!! TROUBLE IN THE CORNER!! HARD, VICIOUS CRASH! WHO GETS THROUGH TO WIN THE RACE?!?!?!? Caution flag has just been called, the race leader is JAMES BUESCHER IN THE 30 CAR!!!"
My mom used to work at a restaurant that Mike Joy semi-frequented. She said he was a really nice guy, i think my dad met him one time there too. Small world
I think one of the voices in nascar around from 2000-2015 are the fans in some races they would just BLAST the fans for example the 2013 auto club finish and it has one of the most iconic quotes in nascar history “THEY TOUCH AND HERE COMES KYLE”
Amazing production!! Another most excellent video sir! Thank you! Honorable mentions : Jeff Hammond Steve Byrnes Dave Moody Dr. Dirt Dick Berggren Buddy Baker
I'd like to add that outside of the US the most iconic voice out there would be Tony Rivera. If you ask me, there's not a single commentator with as much personality, emotion, passion and talent than him. Look up Spanish broadcasts from the late 2000's and early 2010's, even if you don't understand Spanish, you won't regret it. Awesome video as always
MRN also had a turn announcer named Fritz Duda, he later ran Riverside International Raceway until it was closed in 1989 and turned into a shopping mall
Mike Joy is a legend, still my absolute favorite to hear call a race, despite fox's declining quality. This sport truly has been graced by some of the absolute best voices in history. I truly hope these giants in commentary are never forgotten and that their successors are able to retain this level of passion and skill. Fantastic video as usual EP!
15:45 No way. I'm so happy that that's your favorite call. I like it so much, it's literally my ringtone on my phone right now. A recording of that call is what plays when my phone rings.
There is a man in f1 commentary that is very simmular ken squire. Named murry Walker that was the voice of f1. And is one of the reasons f1 explode like it did
actually, some of the commentators in this video also did commentary for F1 broadcasts in the US. Mike Joy did commentary for Fox Sports during the mid 90s and early 2000s, Bob Jenkins did commentary for ESPN in the 80s and 90s, and Ken Squier also did commentary for CBS in the 80s. Though many F1 fans in the US who started watching F1 before 2018 usually would say that Bob Varsha and Leigh Diffey were the voices of F1 in the US.
From the few old races and clips I've seen Ken Squier didn't just commentate a race he made poetry from it. Also I don't think I can name a celebrity/public figure I belove more than Mike joy
As a fan who packed things in once Dale went home it was nice to see some of the modern guys get a shout out. I'm not familiar, but I'm sure I would have enjoyed hearing them. It's just a real tough act to follow Ken, David, Ned, Benny, and Bob. It wasn't even fair. ❤
My childhood is running through my blood watching this video I'm in tears your videos are so well made they invoke so much emotion in me and probably others. Thank you
awesome video! I've been a NASCAR fan since 2007 and I grew up listening to Tony Rivera making the calls in the Latin American broadcast. Such a great, electric and special personality
And here I am wondering if, just like radio and television, there's eventually going to be a nostalgia for various online commentarors, whether they be folks like Eric Estepp or Darian Gilliam that deliver the news, or more documentarians like Slapshoes or... ... 😏.
I can Comfortably state this and the Jaws vid are my Fav. From you. You are an incredible Talent and have a Keen eye for the Sport Thank you for all your Hardwork
I had goosebumps the whole time. It’s one thing to see the cars on track but the voices made it come to life! And the story of Bill Weber… was not expecting that. I grew up hearing him a lot on the broadcasts and then he was gone.
Keep up the awesome videos, man. These calls still give me chills, and they rightly deserve a place in the limelight (and DEFINITELY in the Nascar HOF!) 👏
I’m going to say something that may make a lot of F1 fans mad. If Murray Walker was starting today he’d be more hated than Vince Welch, David Croft and Rick Allen combined. I’m sorry but its true.
Since MRN doesnt have the video to show the race, the announcers are forced to be more descriptive. And if you ever listen to it, they do an excellent job excellent job, makes the races exciting again.
Mike joy, Larry Mac, Darrell waltrip, Chris Myers, Jeff Hammond, Beswick, Benny, and wally made my weekends growing up. They made it so much more fun to watch
1:52 I had no clue about this disasterpiece of a call until this video, and as a Chastain fan (albeit one not watching yet at the time of that race), I have even less of a clue of what to think about one of my favorite drivers winning during quite possibly the most painful finish call in NASCAR history. Like "Aggressive goes around"? That one's not only funny, but honestly almost kinda charming and cool in a way with how hammy it is and how he just does not hesitate on it. And whatever on Earth Marty Reid was saying in 2010 was at least super funny, and would probably be a corny, but solid line if he had planned it out for more than one second (or if you edited it around I guess). That Truck call on the other hand is legit painful to listen to with how broken it is. It sounds so broken that it makes a corrupted vaporwave CD sound like Mozart, if that's a good comparison. Like seriously, I know it's the third-tier series and all, but what did the Truck Series ever do to deserve this level of broadcast quality?
The only line I can remember and recite from memory is when ryan newman had his daytona 500 flip. "Hamlin to the outside, to the inside, newman to the outside...OH CRASH INTO THE WALL INTO THE AIR GOES NEWMAN"
Even tho he isn’t in the booth, Bestwick doing the play by play at IMS last week in person was great. Him, Parsons and Joy are the voices of my childhood
Still blows my mind how the MRN guys can do the relay-style call so smoothly, and with such energy. Those guys could broadcast paint drying and I'd tune in.
