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Were They That Bad? Rico Abreu (NASCAR)

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thanks for watching! This episode of Were They That Bad? is over the only NASCAR driver (and winner) with dwarfism, Rico Abreu. Rico has many accomplishments in the world of dirt racing, including 2 Chili Bowl wins and a USAC championship, but was he all that great in NASCAR?

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28 дек 2023

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@Busch_the_best 7 месяцев назад

Rico was definitely underrated wow

@stevenpill6241 7 месяцев назад

Dirt racing in general is happy to have such a great ambassador to the sport

@nascarsteve 7 месяцев назад

I'm a big fan of Rico. I was at that truck race at Texas where he was so close to winning, was pulling so hard for him. NASCAR is about money anymore, not about talent, I don't think he was given a fair shake. He adapted pretty well, but he's better on dirt.

@racingwithjoe 7 месяцев назад

Yeah he’s doing really good in sprint car racing still

@toma5608 7 месяцев назад

His family has plenty of money

@mesousagaby740 7 месяцев назад

A driver like Rico Abreu would have been pretty dang awesome for Nascar overall. I mean, having dwarfism and drove one of the premiere series is still pretty amazing.

@slowturtle11fan7 7 месяцев назад

I’d say he shouldve stayed In nascar for a bit more years

@racingwithjoe 7 месяцев назад

For sure, he definitely would have won some truck races

@slowturtle11fan7 7 месяцев назад

Maybe eldora

@heetseeker8017 7 месяцев назад

I never understood why he didn’t. Maybe he just didn’t like it.

@bigsexymanbear1950 7 месяцев назад

Teams wanted Rico to bring 10 million in sponsorship with him and he couldn't swing it. Saw it in a Flo interview

@NickKelley-ij6nq 7 месяцев назад

@heetseeker8017 nascar is about money and he didn't have financial backing.

@Nedems 7 месяцев назад

That’s mind blowing to me how he was a successful racer with dwarfism.

@ProLGL 2 месяца назад

Was a huge Rico fan while he was in the truck series. Was sad to see him go

@Newmanfan4ever39 7 месяцев назад

ngl i miss him in NASCAR he's very underrated

@Loner2012AT 7 месяцев назад

Well done video! Can tell you did a lot of race watching and research. I agree Rico was (still is) very talented behind the wheel. I was shocked when no one else picked him up in trucks for that next season. He had shown a lot of flashes - more so than other drivers still in NASCAR's top three series. He deserves another chance if he wants it. PS The driver who I thought had the most raw talent on dirt that DID NOT even get more than a few Eldora races was Bobby Pierce. I really thought he would get the same chance as Kyle Larson - and would say he was right there - talent wise.

@Austin_Windric 7 месяцев назад

While Rico came up "short" on having success in NASCAR, he has no "short"age of success and talent in dirt racing. And that's an accomplishment he should be proud of

@InklingGamer7626 7 месяцев назад

the short jokes are crazy🤣

@jareddiamond5133 7 месяцев назад

@@InklingGamer7626 Although, kind of offensive.

@Roof1028 7 месяцев назад

What a great video, as a newer nascar fan just getting into dirt racing had NO clue about any of this

@andrewnovak5478 7 месяцев назад

Man I miss Eldora. Always used to go there and it was just an amazing experience and a real dirt track

@CodyG.TV1 7 месяцев назад

Rico Abreu, Brad Sweet, David Gravel, all NASCAR busts. But they’re 10x better off now in the dirt world.

@nascarfan05 7 месяцев назад

Gravel shouldn’t be considered a bust since he ran less than 10 races between trucks and Arca.

@jennifermorse2092 7 месяцев назад

Rico with a bust

@JohnnyPaycheck69 7 месяцев назад

Great dirt racer

@extragoogleaccount6061 2 месяца назад

It kind of sucks how someone with potential can have a pretty decent year but be one-and-done in NASCAR, but then some drivers can be visibly terrible for many years in a row and keep finding rides.

@JackTheDr1pper 7 месяцев назад

When is the Cameron Haley video gonna be?

@racingwithjoe 7 месяцев назад

That would be a good one for the future for sure

@TanDawg58 7 месяцев назад

I wouldnt say he stunk. ThorSport, besides the 88 in 2016, just seemed kinda off that year. Cameron Hayley finished 11th in points and Rhodes came in 14th, while Rico was 12th. 2016 was a weird year in Trucks in general

@racingwithjoe 7 месяцев назад

Caution clock year lol

@TanDawg58 7 месяцев назад

@@racingwithjoe Honestly, what I remember most was how the cut to a 32 truck field was starting to take its toll on the smaller guys like Norm Benning.

@dkmotorracingnz8010 7 месяцев назад

That phoenix crash looks more like a incompetent spotter on the 24.

@visionnr2004 7 месяцев назад

Considering he would be 32 next year, I believe he would had made a successful career in either Trucks or Xfinity, that's if he has the right team to build upon like with Thorsport

@rs660alec3 7 месяцев назад

There’s gotta be an advantage to his cars sometimes

@coldbloodedkillgore 7 месяцев назад

I can understand why they pulled him behind the wall at Eldora - no reason to spend money on fuel, wear on truck/engine etc. for a one off start.

@nickcooler2658 7 месяцев назад

Rico was really good just a little bad . But if he hard stayed in nascar longer he would have been really good winning racing and making playoffs.

@tokeypokey 7 месяцев назад

Only good nascar drivers currently in sprints currently are Larson Kahne Bowman and Bell.

@chaddepew5831 7 месяцев назад

If people haven't figured out by now that trucks are the worst series in all of racing for driver development/evaluation they never will.....

@Greg1_c 7 месяцев назад

But lets talk about William byron roockie season

@needsmetal 7 месяцев назад

Pierce should have that 2016 race if wasnt for nascars stupid rule

@Jaydem2805 7 месяцев назад

Let's be honest...he's a racecar driver 100%...but only got the nascar seat because nascar was trying to be more "INCLUSIVE"...

@Corky3D 7 месяцев назад

What's your reasoning on he only got a ride because he's a dwarf? There's been several dirt racers to get K&N or Arca Rides, then if they did decent get truck or Xfinity rides. Rico did pretty decently in K&N and got a truck ride. How is that being "inclusive?"

@Lasukie 7 месяцев назад

He got the seat because of sponsorship money and success in a lower division, not because nascar was trying to be more 'inclusive'. Nascar IS trying to present itself as inclusive, but it's a byproduct of people bringing money to the sport not the sport bringing people to perform poorly. It's still a sport and sports are a business. Drivers like Iwuji, Bubba and teams like 23X11 and Trackhouse exist because they bring nascar money, not because they're inclusive because of 'diversity'. You won't see a poorly performing driver with dwarfism in nascar for very long and indeed, we didn't. But that was more a product of Thorsport having a terrible year than it was Rico's fault.