Top 10 Worst NASCAR Officiating Calls 

Disclaimer: To say this video was incredibly rushed would be an understatement. Last year I participated in a sort of challenge started by BestGuyEver, where I had to make 31 videos for 31 days. The subject matter could be anything so I stuck with what I know. This video was entirely unscripted. Of the minor errors in this video, they usually have to do with my descriptions of events. IE: Instead of many cars wrecking, it was just one or two; instead of the incident happening on lap 1, it was lap 3, etc. Overall, I don't think these take away from the quality of the vid too terribly much, so I decided to upload it to keep the content flowing while I work on a big project that is set to be released in the next few weeks. If you can spot some of these errors, sound off down in the comments and I'll give you a like and a fav so other people can know the true story. And, as always, thanks for watching!

Due to a scoring error; I actually won the 1969 Daytona 500. Despite not being born until 2 years later

Common theme for NASCAR through the decades: "Eeeh...f**k it."

As Richard Petty himself said, "I won some I shouldn't have, and lost some I should have won so it all evens out."

Being in charge of scoring pre-computers must have been a nightmare. 500 miles trying to keep track of who is where, who’s a lap down, who got their lap back. It’s gotta be like air traffic control lol

Biffle: Did I win? NASCAR: *No but actually yes*

The Carl Long story is even crappier than you let on. He'd bought the engine, but it had overheated during practice. Because overheating can cause excessive wear, he actually took the car to NASCAR to have them check it to make sure it was still legal. They checked it, found it was a fraction of an inch over the tolerance. They could have told him that he couldn't use that engine any more. They could have even confiscated it. But no-they lowered to boom on him because they found a problem when _he_ _asked_ _them_ _to_ _check_ _it_ . BTW, that was the day when I went from planning my weekend around NASCAR practice and race coverage to it being something I'd watch if I didn't have anything better to do.

“This is the 1960’s people are dying.” F1: *Allow me to introduce myself.*

They way Wendell Scott was treated his whole career was disgusting

It's REALLY odd seeing NASCAR race in Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as someone who watches F1. What's NOT odd is seeing how the officials have really shotty calls like the FIA does.

You said this was rushed? My goodness, if THIS is what you call rushed, then that's mighty impressive. This, like all your other videos, has that super high quality to it.

My favorite part of the Montreal incident is that Robby Gordon hung a winner's banner for that race in his shop despite not being ruled the winner

The thing with Robby Gordon makes me wonder, what's with Montreal and screwjobs? Bret Hart, the 1994 Montreal Expos, Robby Gordon and Sebastian Vettel have all been screwed in that city

Ricky Rudd won his final race at Sonoma in 2002 driving the 28 Havoline car, Poetic justice.

The only thing consistent about the officials, is their inconsistency.

The appropriately-named *Yellawood 500* is now a candidate for this list.

One notable omission - Dale Earnhardt Jr being docked 25 points for dropping an S-bomb in his post-race interview. He won the race but was effectively scored in 7th place for saying a cuss word.

8:41 *The guy who had the win taken away does a better burnout than the declared winner*

And a new one - Throwing a caution at the end of the 2022 All-Star race as the lead car is crossing the line.

I come here after the 2022 All-Star Race because I think we have a new #1.

Whenever I hear talk of dwindling numbers in fan attendance at races, I'm reminded of the Ricky Rudd incident. Until then, we had attended on average about 3 races a year. That asinine call ended it for us.

That too fast in pit lane penalty is some straight up iRacing stuff. I couldn't count how many times I've been spun, ended up spinning into either the entrance or exit of pit lane, and ended up with a stop and go penalty because of it.

Here's one of those little mistakes: The 2007 Montreal race was not NASCAR'S first trip north of the border. There were two Cup races in Canada in the '50's, one of which was Richard Petty's debut race. I'm surprised that Bobby Allison's win at Bowman Gray in 1971 wasn't listed. NASCAR deciding retroactively that Bobby winning in a Grand Am car doesn't count, even though Tiny Lund's two wins do.

Who came here after that joke of a finish at Talladega?

“Kasey Kahne Gets Penalized for Avoiding a Crash” That is the most NASCAR thing ever 😂

Racing officials: sometimes you love them; sometimes, you hate them. You broke down the ten worst calls in NASCAR to a T. I’m glad you included the controversy at the 1963 Jacksonville 200. That was Wendell Scott’s first and only Grand National race victory after winning dozens of races in the regional level. The officials did him dirty, but at the same time, saved his life. Great video 👍🏾👍🏾.

I absolutely love this channel man! It’s so crisp and clean. I’d love to have you on our podcast sometime.

It is 1am and I’m Australian. Why am I watching this?

So talking Petty at about 14:40, the reason Petty had so many wins is because he was basically the first driver to get major sponsor money and that allowed him to build cars much more powerful and durable. Then, you have to look at WHERE he got wins. Back in the day, there wasn't just one race on a Sunday for 7-8 months. He would run 3-4 races a week, beating everyone with a better setup and more power than the local guys that race out of their homes garage. So no, no one will be able to break his number of wins. It's basically impossible with the schedule they have today.

Awesome content as always. Quick note regarding the 10:17 mark. Dave Blaney was actually parked for the rest of the 2007 Daytona 500 for unsafely exiting the pits and causing a multi car wreck.

This content is so freaking good. Please do Top 10 NASCAR Busts!

I remember cousin carls first win, that first backflip. Happened to be the same weekend I got Pokémon Emerald for time context. He had a bright future, just terrible luck.

26:00 Yes you can. Have you seen the first cars movie?

At the time of the 08 dega race, I was pumped watchign Tony Win, I was basically throwing a huge shit fit, saying Smith went below the yellow line to win. Looking back on it, Smith Got Screwed.

One thing I'd add in about number 6 (the 2008 race at Talladega) is the following year I believe, they had a nearly identical situation. The guy remembered this incident and instead of doing the safe thing he didn't go down. It resulted in a very nasty crash and nearly killed a spectator. That guy ended up winning the race, where the guy who did the safe thing lost the race. That's how you know they screwed up.

I'd be very interested in seeing how the 1984 Firecracker 400 was basically manufactured for Petty to get win #200.

Not really into Nascar, but the content you create is fascinating. The history of the sport is rich and interesting. Keep it up man, good job!

Thanks for mentioning the Wendell Scott incident. I remember when it happened. I would like to point out that although Nascar has been road racing for many decades the track at Sears Point is more of a classic sports car track with many slow corners, elevation changes, and camber changes. So cars tend to run slower on this course than others. On these types of courses it's very easy to spin out a car in front of you. Especially at a hairpin turn. Rubbing is racing, but on a road course, as opposed to a short track, there is only one preferred line into the corner. So again, It's very easy to spin a car out when you are both driving the same line. You just use the car in front as a brake. Nascar enforced the rules that ALL roadrace sanctioning bodies enforce in regards to contact( and believe me there is a lot of contact in road racing). It was just not recieved well with the fans so they haven't been as strict since. If this had happened at an SCCA event. The outcome would've been exactly the same. I personally believe waiting till the end of the race to black flag Rudd stunk though. The SCCA or IMSA would never do that. PS I once saw Dale Earnhardt get penalized two laps at a race for doing that(and more)once.

25:59 2005 FIA at Indianapolis: hold my beer

Thanks for putting Rudd/Allison at #1. I was a Rudd fan since '89 and that video still infuriates me.

You never fail to intrigue me, on a topic I used to be sure no one could make interesting to me. But I'm eating a big plate of crow; you've turned me into a bonafide fan ... of racing AND your work. Great stuff.

24:42 - "It was still relatively rare, but it wasn't terribly uncommon" I love how contradictory this sentence is.

Thank you fir putting that as number 1. Rudd was always the guy trying to get into the country club. Hard to beat NASCAR royalty when you had a reputation for putting them in their place all over the country

Coming back after the 2022 All Star Race

Dale Sr. Never spun anyone out they all backed into him lol

Love all the videos. Hilariously truthful. Seen a interview with Petty about the engine and I think he said someone told Maurice Petty(brother) that once it cools the cubic inches will come down and Maurice (or whoever was the engine builder) just smiled and said "you can take that engine to Antarctica and it won't cool enough to make specs."

Having watched a video about Wendell Scott, it turned out the Jacksonville win wasn't the only achievement he was snubbed of by NASCAR, he was also snubbed of the Rookie of the Year in 1961

14:05 Mike Joy can lowkey be savage

Honorable mention to 1990 Winston Cup Champion Mark Martin and the infamous bolted spacer.

I'm loving the content man. Keep it up! 👍

I just started watching your videos today SlapShoes and I appreciate your no Bullshit approach telling it like it is . NASCAR Officials are quick to take a win away from some drivers while turning a blind eye to others . Case in point when Clint Bowyer was stripped of his win about 4 or 5 years ago after his post race inspection . His car being the thickness of a quarter to tall or high . The thickness of a quarter isn't shit compared to a lot of the stuff they turn a blind eye to . If there's rules , then make it the same for every driver and team . You were accurate about Officials having their head up their ass in my opinion . You have a good channel going on here . Keep up the good work .

Who else is here after NASCAR pulled a random yellow flag for “weather” at the Daytona road course, but really because the field was too spread out?

honestly, NASCAR handled the Wendell Scott situation as well they could've given all the circumstances. the only part they arguably dropped the ball was not having an exact replica of the trophy made to the exact size, but if I was Wendell I'd just be happy they were considerate enough to even make a 2nd trophy. Just given NASCARs inconsistent reputation I wouldn't have been surprised if they gave him a small plaque or something stupid

These 30 minutes LITERALLY FLEW by. Your videos are amazing and so relaxing.

That bit on unionization and the Talledega race was super interesting. Reminds me a little bit of the incredible tire controversy in F1 at Indianapolis from a few years back where only a few cars were able to line up because they had the right tire brand.

Need to update this ... the WORST EVER NASCAR CALL just took place at the 2022 All Star Race!!!!

The only thing sloppy is my hunger for more juicy content on this channel

Great video! Its interesting about the last one regarding the whole bump and run thing. Its very different in Australia with the V8 Supercars. NASCAR has that mentality that beef will be sorted out amongst the drivers, y'know like if a guy gets booted off the track he can and will exact revenge, and rightfully so. However, with the V8's in Australia a bump and run is a penalty (look up Scott McLaughlin bump and run Craig Lowndes for a good example) and if a guy tries to get revenge they usually park him for a while. Anyways, great vid, excellent points, and cool commentary!

You are now my most favorite NASCAR RU-vidr now. Not kidding this is amazing NASCAR Knowledge.

#3 Worst Call - Buck Baker played the part of "some white guy" to stand-in for the Jacksonville winner.

Dude your videos are killer. Keep it up! I've only started watching NASCAR recently so this is all new to me. It's great to get a sense of the history around this long running series

Never was a big fan of NASCAR, but your videos are extremely interesting

This popped up the day after Nascar throws a "Rain" caution at the Daytona road course.

Clint Bowyer just mentioned the race Biffle won during the broadcast at the 2024 Richmond spring race. He said that he still thinks he should have won and keeps an asterisk next to Biffle’s win there.

Thought you might get into the Mark Martin 1990 points penalty that ultimately cost him the championship that year, I remember it being very controversial. Also NASCAR penalized Rusty Wallace a few times for bogus crap, jumping the restart as the leader at Martinsville in 1997 when he was leading the race while Tony Stewart would clearly jump restarts at like Watkins Glen and get no penalty

I'm going to defend NASCAR on the Biffle one. As you mentioned, it had been an extremely long day and they were only a straightaway from finally ending it. But the other thing to remember is this was during the playoffs; Biffle was a non-chase driver, but Bowyer and Johnson (who won the title) were in it, and they didn't want to hear protests from the other 10 Chase drivers as to why the 07 and 48 got basically free points. Easier to just leave the positions as they were on the last lap.

Greg Biffle: "No fuel, I'm loosing power! I've lost it." NASCAR: "Are you sure about that?" Greg Biffle: 😕

Time to add 2020 yellawood 500 I think

Larry McReynolds, Brett Bodine's then-crew chief, talked about this race during a NASCAR on FOX interview during a rain delay I think

8:20 actually they just stopped scoring him after a certain lap, as if he had wrecked and couldn't continue on. Officially I think he finished 4 laps down.

It’s mad how I have watched this video 4 times i don’t even like nascar or ever watched it but this video just appears on my recommended and I watch it and mostly because it’s entertaining

Funny how this gets recommended after everyone freaked out about the tire call today lol

I was at the Sonoma race in 1991, I was one year old. Dont remember it but I do remember Dale Earnhardt's win in Sonoma in 1995.

Im so happy this channel is catching up way faster than we all can think of, i saw your channel since the Cursed Speedway vid and look at where you are, keep the videos coming! ❤

After not having watched NASCAR for years, other than Dale Jr's farewell season, I heard about the Ryan Newman crash and watched a few angles of it to see what happened. Now, my feed is filled with NASCAR videos, especially yours. I have not been disappointed. Your videos help me relive moments I didn't pay attention to when I was a kid, back when the sport was simpler to follow and the commissioner didn't mess with the rules. I still can't get back into it, but it's nice to watch the old races and relive some stuff I never got to truly appreciate. Amazing videos, my man!

Regan Smith was fulltime in 2008, he was filling in for Mark Martin in 2007. Please continue these types of videos, folks can learn some things from you!

I've watched all seven of your videos over and over. Can't get enough man. Great videos.

Not a NASCAR fan in the slightest. Still subscribed. These videos are very good.

Your whole body of work (much of which I've listened to while working today) is educational and highly entertaining. Keep making these great videos, you do some really fine work.

NASCAR penalized Kahne because they still were still waiting for Windows to update.

These are awesome! To say that this video was rushed and half assed, goes to show how much passion you put into your work. Video was awesome, wouldn't even know it was rushed. Keep up the good work man!

I'm gonna assume the Xfinity Talladega finish is gonna be up there Wow neverming I didn't know about any of this. This is why I love this channel

First time on your channel, and one of the best NASCAR videos I have ever watched. Good stuff man!

This is really well paced, researched and written. Probably your best performance, as well. Thank you.

Hey man, these mini documentaries are really interesting and insightful. Hope you keep up the good work!

Wow, Nascar showed Banana Republic Levels of corruption in this video

Never watched a race in my life and yet, I loved every minute of this. Thanks for making this sport interesting for me.

Nascar never fails to amaze me with how inconsistently they dictate who the rules apply to, and who gets a free pass

You could make another top 10 of just bad calls that have happened after this video was released

I am becoming addicted to your channel man!

I keep getting your videos in my recommended and I always click. You always make great videos and you definitely go above and beyond with your research.

This is a great video, i love the voiceover work which is lacking in a lot of racing videos. If you hadnt told me this was rushed i wouldve never known

Growing up as a big baseball and basketball fan, I never put much attention to Nascar when it'd appear on ESPN. Now, through your channel aswell as Brock Beard I've grown fond of the history that I didn't get a chance to experience. Now that Nascar ratings and sponsorships are being lost, it's nice to see the golden days of the sport. Keep up the great content. 🤙

Thanks for mentioning Mark Martin here, you could probably do an entire video on him alone.

Wow! A video a day for a month!! I guess if you really enjoy your subject that would help but damn that’s a lot of work. Thanks for sharing them, I love your work, even the rushed stuff.

#1 - NASCAR rules stated at the time that you cannot pass under caution. With the transponders around the track, you're locked in scoring wise. Yes, Biffle did run out of gas and yes, he was passed by two cars. But #1, the race was under caution (no passing, remember?) and #2, he did cross the start/finish line thus making it official. Regardless of what people think, awarding the win to him was the correct call. Disclaimer - I am not a Biffle fan, but I am fair with this stuff.

Another amazing video brother, keep it up! Your content is awesome!

Can we get a remaster/update to this video by chance?

Man this is my first video of yours and I'm not even much of a nascar fan but damn you make great videos. Your past examples with clips to prove your point all with solid commentary is amazing. I'll definitely watch more!

New to the channel and I dont know a wholllle lot about NASCAR but I'm glad o found this it's really educational and cool.