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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Sept 29, 2016 23:34:16 GMT -5
What are your favorite races to watch, from any series? The races you can watch time and time again, and not get sick of them?
2000 Winston 500 (Talladega)- Dale Earnhardt comes back from 17th spot in 4 laps to win his final race. Awesome stuff.
2001 Cracker Barrell 400 (Atlanta) - Kevin Harvick wins his first cup race, in the car that Dale Earnhardt drove until his death just weeks earlier. Awesome racing at the end between Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr, Dale Jarrett and Jerry Nadeau, capped of with an emotional win.
2001 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) - Talk about emotion. Dale Eanrhardt Jr. wins at the track that took his father's life just 5 months earlier. A lot has been said about this race, both positively and negatively, but it was what the sport needed and fans wanted.
1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) - The most dramatic end to a NASCAR season prior to the chase format, six drivers entered with a chance to win the Winston Cup. Bill Elliott would win the race, but Alan Kulwicki would win the title. Also notable for being the last race for the King Richard Petty, and the Cup series debut for Jeff Gordon.
I'm not much of an aficionado for racing series outside of NASCAR (not that I don't like them, just don't know much about them), but these are 4 races I always think of.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Sept 30, 2016 0:01:08 GMT -5
The one that always jumps out to me is the 2009 Aaron's 499 at 'Dega. I think that was the race that really made me stick around as a fan, as I'd just occasionally watch before. The end with Kes running for Phoenix Racing against Carl at the end, the wreck, Kes winning and the Carl running across the line. It also made me a Keslowski fan for a time.
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Post by J on Sept 30, 2016 10:11:29 GMT -5
Me, I like Wacky Races.
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Post by Aboutreika18 on Sept 30, 2016 11:53:03 GMT -5
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix.
Even if you've never watched or been a fan of Formula 1, it's the one race I'd recommend for any motorsport fan to watch.
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Post by karl100589 on Sept 30, 2016 16:26:18 GMT -5
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. Even if you've never watched or been a fan of Formula 1, it's the one race I'd recommend for any motorsport fan to watch. To this day I consider it the greatest motor race I have ever watched. i share the sentiment; watch it and you will be hooked on this sport forever. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2016 21:54:50 GMT -5
1992 Indianapolis 500.
Al Unser Jr. beating out Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds, still the record.
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Post by 4real on Oct 1, 2016 8:04:43 GMT -5
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. Even if you've never watched or been a fan of Formula 1, it's the one race I'd recommend for any motorsport fan to watch. This the one that was delayed for 2 hours or so because of the rain fall? If so I concur. |
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Post by Captain & Diet on Oct 1, 2016 10:48:09 GMT -5
What are your favorite races to watch, from any series? The races you can watch time and time again, and not get sick of them? 2000 Winston 500 (Talladega)- Dale Earnhardt comes back from 17th spot in 4 laps to win his final race. Awesome stuff. 2001 Cracker Barrell 400 (Atlanta) - Kevin Harvick wins his first cup race, in the car that Dale Earnhardt drove until his death just weeks earlier. Awesome racing at the end between Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr, Dale Jarrett and Jerry Nadeau, capped of with an emotional win. 2001 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) - Talk about emotion. Dale Eanrhardt Jr. wins at the track that took his father's life just 5 months earlier. A lot has been said about this race, both positively and negatively, but it was what the sport needed and fans wanted. 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) - The most dramatic end to a NASCAR season prior to the chase format, six drivers entered with a chance to win the Winston Cup. Bill Elliott would win the race, but Alan Kulwicki would win the title. Also notable for being the last race for the King Richard Petty, and the Cup series debut for Jeff Gordon. I'm not much of an aficionado for racing series outside of NASCAR (not that I don't like them, just don't know much about them), but these are 4 races I always think of. Damn, man. As an Ultimate Earnhardt fan, I couldn't have picked any better. I'll add a few that make me smile: The finish of the 2003 Darlington race when Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven beatin and bangin on each other was a great ending. Tony Stewart winning the 2007 Brickyard, reeling Harvick in uttering "Here kitty kitty come get you some of this" on the radio will always be a LOL moment for me. And my personal favorite would be taking my dad to Sonoma on 2006, getting to meet Jeff Gordon, his favorite driver, and Gordon wins. I worked for FedEx at the time and while I'm watching the race from outside the hospitality tent, my dad is drinking a beer watching the race from a monitor. It was 110 degrees that day so he had to stay in the shade. While he's sitting there, a man walks up and asks if he could sit down. The man and my dad talk for a while, my dad putting me over for all the work I had done and what a great salesman I was. Later the man comes up puts his arm around me and tells me how much my dad thinks of me. My dad had been talking to Fred Smith, the founder and chairman of FedEx. |
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Oct 1, 2016 18:28:53 GMT -5
What are your favorite races to watch, from any series? The races you can watch time and time again, and not get sick of them? 2000 Winston 500 (Talladega)- Dale Earnhardt comes back from 17th spot in 4 laps to win his final race. Awesome stuff. 2001 Cracker Barrell 400 (Atlanta) - Kevin Harvick wins his first cup race, in the car that Dale Earnhardt drove until his death just weeks earlier. Awesome racing at the end between Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr, Dale Jarrett and Jerry Nadeau, capped of with an emotional win. 2001 Pepsi 400 (Daytona) - Talk about emotion. Dale Eanrhardt Jr. wins at the track that took his father's life just 5 months earlier. A lot has been said about this race, both positively and negatively, but it was what the sport needed and fans wanted. 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) - The most dramatic end to a NASCAR season prior to the chase format, six drivers entered with a chance to win the Winston Cup. Bill Elliott would win the race, but Alan Kulwicki would win the title. Also notable for being the last race for the King Richard Petty, and the Cup series debut for Jeff Gordon. I'm not much of an aficionado for racing series outside of NASCAR (not that I don't like them, just don't know much about them), but these are 4 races I always think of. Damn, man. As an Ultimate Earnhardt fan, I couldn't have picked any better. I'll add a few that make me smile: The finish of the 2003 Darlington race when Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven beatin and bangin on each other was a great ending. Tony Stewart winning the 2007 Brickyard, reeling Harvick in uttering "Here kitty kitty come get you some of this" on the radio will always be a LOL moment for me. And my personal favorite would be taking my dad to Sonoma on 2006, getting to meet Jeff Gordon, his favorite driver, and Gordon wins. I worked for FedEx at the time and while I'm watching the race from outside the hospitality tent, my dad is drinking a beer watching the race from a monitor. It was 110 degrees that day so he had to stay in the shade. While he's sitting there, a man walks up and asks if he could sit down. The man and my dad talk for a while, my dad putting me over for all the work I had done and what a great salesman I was. Later the man comes up puts his arm around me and tells me how much my dad thinks of me. My dad had been talking to Fred Smith, the founder and chairman of FedEx. That is an awesome story. I'll add the finish to the Rockingham race in 2001 that Steve Park won. It was a weird race. Dale Jr. crashes early on in a wreck that was scarily like his dad's a week before. Then a DEI driver wins just a week after the Earnhardt tragedy, and it was a great finish between Park and Bobby Labonte. |
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