Why the Daytona 500 is worth watching 

I love how racing culture seems to be moving toward just being a fan of it in general and people watch multiple different series. Nothing is more fun than having a weekend where F1, Indycar, NASCAR and IMSA are all racing.

Slapshoes is a pretty based lad. When you said you're bringing on someone who knows his stuff, I hoped I'd be him. Me stumbling on his channel is the single reason I'm beginning to develop an interest in NASCAR.

Thanks for having me onboard for this! I was in Daytona for the 500 and it was worth the wait 100%

The greatest collab in the history of Motorsport RU-vid. Josh, S1ap and BFM killed it this video!

When your favorite F1 RU-vidr and favorite NASCAR RU-vidr collaborate, you expect nothing but fire.

For those who are new to the sport he’s some more information that BFM didn’t have time to touch on for every team Hendrick Motorsports- BFM pretty much said everything needed to be said about them. One thing to note is that William Byron has been one of the better superspeedway drivers in recent years and that Chase Elliott, while good at superspeedways, as had nothing but bad luck in the 500 Team Penske- A villain in the eyes of some Joey Logano is a former 500 winner and is one of the favorites to potentially get his 2nd. Everyone’s 2nd favroite driver Ryan Blaney has come oh so close oh so many times but has yet to hit gold in the 500. Austin Cindric is a rookie the 2020 Xfinity series (basically formula 2) champ and almost won it in 2021 as well. Joe Gibbs Racing- owned by Hall of Fame American Football Coach Joe Gibbs, JGR has some interesting storylines. While Denny Hamlin is arguably the best modern era Daytona 500 driver Martin Truex Jr and the Villain Kyle Busch as mentioned are still looking for that elusive 500 win. Truex hasn’t won in 17 attempts and Busch 16. Christopher Bell is also a sneaky underdog Trackhouse Racing- owned by Pitbull, yes that Pitbull, Trackhouse has two lovable underdogs. Ross Chastain who fought and clawed through backmarker teams to get to where he is today and Daniel Suarez who is stil attempting to become the first Mexican NASCAR winner. Richard Childress Racing- Childress’s grandson Austin Dillon has won the 500 before and has a tendency to win on the biggest stage. And Tyler Reddick has been one of the fastest and aggressive young drivers over the past 2 years but is still looking for win number 1 Stewart-Haas Racing- Owned by the same Gene Haas that owns Haas F1 (although this team has actual speed) SHR is one to watch for. Kevin Harvick is the 2007 winner and looking to rebound from his first winless season with the team. Aric Almirola is a great superspeedway racer who is still looking for that 500 crown, and Cole Custer and Chase Briscoe are two young drivers who are still looking for their breakout year and moment RFK Racing- now co-owned by Brad Keselowski RFK hopes that their new influx of cash can lead them back to their former glory. Keselowski is a phenomenal super speedway racer who has yet to get that elusive crown (coming oh so close before getting wrecked last year). Former Xfinity champ Chris Buescher is a sneaky underdog in the 17. Spire Motorsports- Corey LaJoie has always shown solid speed at Daytona. And perennial underdog Landon Cassill is a fan’s lovable underdog in the 77 Rick Ware Racing- David Ragan while basically retired has been running only the 500 for a few years, he’s a former Daytona (but not 500) winner who almost won with the car to beat in 2011. Team Owner’s son Cody Ware is a bit of a career backmarker but with new help from SHR both drivers hope the team can compete. Kaulig Racing- defending Xfinity Champ Daniel Hemric took years of great performances but coming up short to get his first NASCAR top 3 series win last year. He now hopes to add the 500 to that short win list, and Justin Haley who has been dominant at superspeedways in lower series hopes that can transfer over to the big leagues. Wood Brothers Racing- the oldest team in NASCAR the Wood Bros are looking to rookie Harrison Burton to win the 500 in his 2nd career start. The last time a Wood Brothers driver made his 2nd career start in the 500… was when cinderalla story Trevor Bayne won in 2011. 23XI Racing- Owned by THAT Michael Jordan this 2nd year team has two drivers who could easily make history. Former Villain turned hero who’s brother became the Villain (that’s a lot to read) Kurt Busch has won it before in 2017 and Bubba (Darrell) Wallace is looking to become the first African American Daytona 500 winner. Front Row Motorsports- The defending winner Michael McDowell looks to do it again and put himself in the history books. And rookie Todd Gilliland in his debut race hopes to do what his teammate did last year JTG Daughtery Racing- another team owned by a former NBA Player (Brad Daughtery) Ricky Stenhouse Jr hopes to get them their first 500 win. A phenomenal superspeedway Stenhouse is looking for his first 500 crown. Live Fast Motorsports- Owned and driven by quiet underdog BJ McLeod he hopes to pull of a monumental upset (you can never miss their cars as their paint schemes are always the best) A few part time teams will be filling up the field hoping to win as well Team Hezeberg- former F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve will be running for his first Daytona 500. The former champ and country music artist showed some speed in qualifying. NY Racing Team- Greg Biffle is a long time NASCAR Veteran who came oh so close a few times back in his day and is now looking to finally get over the hump. The Money Team- Owned by Floyd Money Mayweather TMT will look to underdog Kaz Grala to give the rest of the field a knock out blow. Bears Motorsports- The Villain of the Xfinity series Noah Gragson will be attempting to give this tiny team with only a few employees an incredible Daytona win

Give NASCAR a chance everybody. As a lifelong F1 fan, I used to be just as dismissive about it as eyeryone else, but then I got into it via RU-vid, started watching, and now I am about as hooked on it as F1. Seriously, don't get your superiority complexes and inflated egos in the way of watching a very interesting form of motorsports. Awesome to see a cameo by S1apsh0es and BFM btw, give 'em a follow and learn more about stock car racing, it's a good way to start.

when you ask Josh to say this word: *_NASCAR: ❌_* *_NAZZCAAHH: ✅_*

The only time where Haas is actually winning races

But in all seriousness one of my first memories of watching NASCAR was from a Daytona 500 2011 - a complete unknown Bayne comes from nowhere in a team that lets be honest hadn’t had a great run for the past few years against the odds go on to win the race.

Man, if NASCAR gets one thing right, it’s pumping the hell out of its history and big. Moments. I wasn’t a Dale Earnhardt fan, but hearing “20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration” took me right back to 1998. I have literal tears in my eyes. NASCAR gets these things so right. Great vid man!

While waiting for Formula 1’s return we all might end up watching everything.

it saddens me how people think NASCAR requires no skill, do they really think "turning left alongside 39 other cars for hours" ISN'T difficult? it's an endurance sport, and a perfectly legit one at that

Seeing you talking about nascar makes me happy to see people from outside the states getting into nascar, thanks for being the reason I got into F1!

Thank you, Josh. Getting S1ap and BFM on here really made it that much better. This was so thoughtfully put together and I hope some people honestly give it a shot. As both a NASCAR and F1 fan, I will say that NASCAR is harder to get into. But it's all about strategy, a good bit of the field can win it. They have to think at least 3 hours ahead of time. Like Josh said, it's all a big chess match and a 2 and a half mile chess board. So please, do give it a shot. I'll be watching right along with you guys.

I’ve watched the 500 for years but this is the first time I’ve watched the Trucks and Xfinity races. Slapshoes, The Iceberg and BFM are a big part of that. Bringing a couple of them in is great

I’ve always been into cars but never Motorsport. This channel has single-handedly got me deep into Motorsport. Thank you 😌

Despite only occasionally having the good fortune to find a stream for the race, I absolutely adore Daytona. I can’t commit to watching too many NASCAR races but the unpredictable, nail-biting 500 is a great one-off. If anything, I think it should take the place of the Monaco Grand Prix in the Triple Crown. It has everything Monaco doesn’t in terms of... you know... racing and excitement. And fair play to you for getting two of my favourite NASCAR RU-vidrs to help out on this video.

as an F1 fan: oval racing can be amazing and not boring - after i watched multiple IndyCar ovals, i think Nascar and Daytona 500 can also be amazing

Went to Daytona back in 2009, nothing quite prepares you for the rumble of all those V8’. It’s a tense battle. Having had a go on the banked track as a driving experience it made me appreciate the endurance and challenge of running these cars in a pack. The family experience at the stands was something else, banter and laughter all over the place.

Holy shit, those collabs were unexpected and amazing. Wasn't expecting that and thoroughly surprised! Fun act. Daytona hasn't always been the season opener. It used to be Riverside, California in the 80s (which also closed out the season too some years), and.... I Dale had awful luck at Daytona. Rusty had as bad luck, if not worse luck. See his 1993 season or the poster child example why. Datona: Flips spectacularly (the Rusty Wallace 30 feet in the air comment, gotta love Ken Squuier) and then Talladega...flipped yet again at the line. Also 1993 had Dale Jarrett holding of Dale Earnhardt. I mean, This year feels different. The past ew years I've not been that excited for the 500, but this year it just feels like it's wide open with a new car, new rules, new teams/drivers (I'm hoping Caz Grala does well and I want Jacques reaking Villneuve o win. tThat's my dark horse pick..._)

The fact that you got Slapshoes to talk on your vid means that you're actually giving NASCAR a legit look. I'm not saying guys like Iceberg, BFL, or Eric Estepp aren't reputable by ANY measure but Slapshoes is THE go to guy. I'd love to see you, Dylan GP, David Land, and SlapShoes do a podcast together. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

I’m happy to see non Americans, on the side of watching nascar and not shitting on it. I’m not huge in nascar like F1, but the great race series of my country deserves more love than what’s happened to it over the years.

I was there, 2001 Daytona 500, I was in the Alison stands, saw the accident... only found out he was dead later in Deny's, the waitress came over and told us what the commotion was all about, we ate in silence.

If you’re ever in Daytona, there’s a restaurant along the beach and A1A that sits at the old track’s north turn that has tons of old photos and memorabilia, oddly named Racing’s North Turn. I eat there every year when I’m in Daytona. I also feel like a lot of fans from outside the US don’t give NASCAR a fair shot. Yes, it lives up to its stereotype at times, but it’s so different from other forms of racing and that’s what makes it magical and enjoyable. The variety of tracks and long season makes it unparalleled to other forms of racing.

The interesting thing is there have been numerous former F1 drivers racing in nascar.andretti is from what I'm hearing is returning to F1 with a team in 2024 pending a decision by the FIA. Andretti is a household name and I think would be embraced by the community getting into F1 since they have been successful in Indy and Nascar

I love that NASCAR is an acronym, and that the full name has "car" and "auto" one after the other.

I really wanna watch it, but its somewhat difficult in germany. Great video again btw!

Everytime i think of daytona 500 i cant stop thinking about the '01 race. Despite not being alive back then, that final lap gets me in tears everytime

The skill is strategizing is getting high or low on the banking either exit to get more speed going low and trying to get through the other drivers go is bumper to bumper and getting higher positions out of pit Road

I just want everyone to know that even if this year‘s race may not be as good as years previous there’s always something that you’ll find that it will get you hooked on NASCAR if you just stick with it and keep watching more races, or look more into the history

Always great to see other forms of motor racing featured on this channel. I do hope the newer fans give it a go.

Im glad you made this. I'm a lifelong F1 fan and always thought nothing of NASCAR. I've now watched most of the Cup races on youtube from last year and you dont do that if its not interesting/entertaining.

Absolutely love this video and I’ve always said going to Daytona Daytona is the motorsport holy pilgrimage as there’s so many races that go on there from the Rolex 24, flat track, NASCAR Races, Supercross ( where you wait and see Eli Tomac win it for what feels like his 80th time) and the sport bike racing. Add all that and it’s a track that any person can find something to enjoy. As for the 500 it’s NASCARS version of Monaco but with actual passing on track. Even if you never heard of NASCAR you’ve heard of the Daytona 500 just like if you never heard of Indycar you’ve heard of the Indy 500. Great video Josh with S1apshoes and Darian who are some of the top NASCAR RU-vidrs along with The Iceberg and few others.

Yes guys! Great collaboration, I love both your channels and have watched for years. NASCAR is definitely deeper than a lot of people believe and I love that you both make high quality videos that help bring light to the history and nuance of racing that most lamens don't know. Good job guys

Love both NASCAR and F1 for different reason, this year I’m pulling for Villeneuve to win, I know a lot of people hate him, but I remember him racing in the road courses in the nationwide series a few years ago just Wrecking Everyone, then found out about his F1 Career, Hope he wins

I’m one of the few that is a fan of F1 and nascar. Both are incredible and worth watching if you don’t already watch one of them. There is simply nothing like Nascar. The speeds and the close racing is just incredible

After watching the race, there was one name on the scoring block that I never thought I'd see in NASCAR, Villeneuve. Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian IndyCar and Formula 1 champion, made his debut at Daytona for NASCAR. It's probably a one off or select few races but when I heard the name Villeneuve come up at the beginning of the race, I was genuinely surprised.

I’m a nascar fan and seeing my favourite F1 RU-vidr post something about my favourite NASCAR race makes me smile!

Loved NASCAR and F1 ever since I was a child, and ever since ive been watching RU-vid, I’ve really enjoyed SlapShoes and Josh, so this is probably the best collab ever!

The collab we never expected. Well done, Josh, Darian and Slap!

For me I understood Nascar and oval racing in particular thanks to sim racing. People do not understand how much difference steering and throttle input makes in this type of racing. Oh and don't get me started on drafting, side drafting and bumb drafting. Only if you do it yourself you understand its depth

Theres another one, similar to that Talladega, as a person whos been twice to the Talladega 500, its spectacular, the Daytona 500 is a good race, you also have to save fuel for the end, you lose the draft your burning more fuel, it plays alot into strategy.

Racing transcends all competitions.. who can forget Dale sending his thoughts and prayers to the senna family after his victory when he heard that senna had passed away.

This video reminded me of the indy 500, I couldn't understand at all why all the hype, but then I started to watch indycar races, and before I knew I was already in the hype, and when I watched the race.... Damn, it's on another level, it's the same quality as Spa, Interlagos, etc. but only on quality, ovals are another type of racing

Man, I would love to watch a NASCAR race. I have picked up an interest on that (and racing itself) because of Cars.

I just knew it had to be Slapshoes when you gave that intro. I haven't paid much attention to NASCAR in a really long time and yet I really enjoy watching Slapshoes videos quite often. He just knows how to tell a story and he clearly loves NASCAR so his videos are always enjoyable. I appreciate this video. I've often thought about checking out NASCAR again but personally I really enjoy the combination that F1 offers of science, strategy, personality, and more. Still, I think I'll check out. Thanks!

It's the collaboration I didn't know I needed till I had it. You sir are a legend.

To all my formula 1 fans, as an American I can tell you there’s not much more exciting than watching a nascar cup series race where leaders come and go, pit strategy is huge, tempers flare, we still cuss each other out and it usually gets on tv before the commentators apologize, races aren’t won on lap 1 but they sure are lost. That’s why nascar. They’re bricks going 200 miles an hour inches away from others trying to do the same thing. Plus with the new car essentially being a V8 supercar without the wing and a growing emphasis on road racing, there’s something for everyone. It’s touring car racing at 200 miles an hour with that southern “I don’t give a damn” charm.

The UK doesn't follow NASCAR ... At all but slapshoes opened my eyes to the history of it all, best Collab yt racing right here

This race is so special, steeped in Motorsport history plus it’s a race you’d really want to have on your CV. Great video Josh 😀😀😀

You absolute legend for bringing in S1apsh0es! What a video man, love it.

In the end, for those who discount what these guys do are not watching very close. In car footage and the constant adjustments shown as the cars dance about should tell you that there is way more to this than meets the eye. I have watched all forms of racing for most of my life and one of the great myths F1 fans seem to have is that everything else is inferior. The truth is whether it be NASCAR or IndyCar, oval racing is a unique art on its own and these guys are on it

This year's daytona 500 was fun

Very helpful and informative video. Keep up the good work.

Nice to see one NASCAR start to get some love again. I’ve like NASCAR since I was a little kid, even if all I did was go backwards into traffic on the old PS2 games. My first race that I watched flag-to-flag was the 07 Daytona 500, and from then on I’ve been in love with it. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it, it’s a great race. Anyways, here’s to Kevin Harvick getting one more win before he retires at season’s end.

Daytona 500 is just like the Super Bowl of auto racing. Not everyone knows or understand it, but it's still a true spectacle.

I sure hope this convinced people to watch the 500 today because that was probably one of the best 500s in years!

Thank you for doing a naacar video, I love the objective way you can look at things and nascar itself needs a lot more of that

A video with my favorite motorsports channels!!! Omg slap lives in the same town near me too in the Greenville Piedmont area in SC amazing work guys!

AUSTIN FUCKING CINDRIC BABYYYYYYY

Clearly, we all just want Jacuqes Villeneuve to win!

It’s cool to see many new people entering nascar. And it’s nice of have s1ap on here since he is very knowledgeable on nascar history

S1apshoes!!! Not gonna lie, man, I think this is one of your best collaborations yet!!! Great stuff, Josh!

Everyone who would like to get a chance to watch this race because they dont have the channel or miss it live, NASCAR posts all their races IN FULL on RU-vid 2-3 days after they air on tv. Enjoy watching!

Watched this, and went “I’ll watch my first Nascar race next week then!” Then realised it finished about 3 hours ago and I’ve missed it 😂

NASCAR was the first form of motorsport I watched as a kid. Been watching this race since 2007. Even if it's not my number one racing series anymore by a longshot, I always carve out a day to watch the Daytona 500. It's a special race and I hope lots of people tune in this year

SLAP FKN SHOES!!!!! been waiting for this collab for ages!

Would really, really love to give Daytona 500 a proper live watch...but time zones. For context, I live in Indonesia and whenever most NASCAR races start here, it'd be like 2, 3 or even 4 in the morning. I've been able to catch some of the night races from last year tho and they were pretty fun. But really it's the Daytona 500 that I wanna experience. Best I could do is watch highlights, unfortunately, unless I'm committed to waking up peeps in the house at about 2 in the morning. Hopefully they can archive the race for the non-US fans. 'Specially those in Asia.

I legit screamed out YES!!! once I heard Slapshoes. Between the two of ya’ll, I’ve learned more about auto racing than I ever thought I could. This makes me so fucking happy. And i commented too soon because Black Flags Matter is fucking awesome too and him showing up was the cherry on top. Just wonderful.

As a fan of motor sports in general this video makes me smile

I grew up a massive fan of NASCAR, and discovered F1 a few years ago and it’s taken over as my favorite. But NASCAR still holds a place in my heart. F1 fans and NASCAR fans could learn from each other on how to improve both sports

I'm surprised you didn't mention Jacques Villeneuve being in this year's race.

Three of my favorite content creators? Talking about one of my favorite sports? Could this Race Day get even better?🔥

I'm not that big of a Nascar fan these days but that was a nice video. I really like Slapshoes and BFM and that was cool to collaborate w them.

Coming back here after my favourite driver, Austin Cindric, won the 500. So happy for him.

i think what many people dont really undertand is the massive skill needed to drive around ovals and race them at speed

After Watching these years Daytona 500 i expected massive wrecks of cars, mass crashes and that it. I mean i get my crashes even some last lap wrecks. But watching this race i get the strategy behind it ... ok not completely because nascar has some weird rules i havent understand yet But Just Overtaking doesnt work here. So u will see a bunch of cars very close to each other fighting for the right moment to strike. As an F1 Fan seeing a race were every moment it could happens that someone makes a mistake that blows out the field. Damn! That was exciting. Even the First Race in the La Colosseum. I mean they took a Football Stadium and drove a Nascar Race in there. How Crazy was that ?!!?

Nascar fan stamp of approval here, keep up the good work Josh!

Excellent vid. I don't know anything about US oval racing tbh, but far from seeming easy, I always think it appears pretty terrifying and intimidating.

“We’re a couple a days out from the race happening.” *It starts in less then 9 hours*

DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAA LET'S GO AWAY

Loved your contributors Josh. Well played!

Im non nascar fan but yes its only round and round but for 3 hours?? Bro thats a hard task and what have i seen nascar is a closed race so u need to have racing sense to win , im not saying Nascar is harder than f1 or vice versa but both are a hard task

Why watch the daytona 500? simple answer: Jacques Villeneuve

Thank you for not only making this video but including some good RU-vidrs.

3 of my favourite RU-vidrs in 1 video. This makes me happy 😊

Or in short, *Because its the Fricken Daytona 500 dude*

I fucking LOVE Slapshoes, he's such a great dude and it speaks volumes of your character that he's the guy you tapped to speak on this. I'm already subscribed and all that, but this really shows why you're one of my favorite motorsports RU-vidrs on the platform. Keep on keepin' on Josh, you're doing great.

I can't believe nobody in the video mentioned that friggin' F1 WDC Jacques Villeneuve is randomly racing at the Daytonna 500 today!

First time I’ve seen NASCAR video from U dude. And I love it!

TIME ZONES

Love that Josh made a NASCAR video. Hopefully Kyle Busch wins the Daytona 500

Whey my two favourite NASCAR content creators, nice one Josh!

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a bunch of RU-vidrs get together to Celebrate an event!

I think f1 can learn from nascar like actually letting drivers fight each other imagine if hamilton punched latifi after abu dabi that would have been epic

Absolutely great video I’ve been looking to get into nascar nows the time. Daytona starts in a few

You know what good job good video you convinced me an F1 nut to watch the Daytona 500 this year

I was planning on watching anyway (first time), but thanks for the validation Josh! ✌️

Josh Revell, i love your videos. But i love how you brought it two of my other favorites with slapshoes and bfm... love the collaboration