I really like how Allen Bestwick calls a drivers first win. He always says "_____ is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Winner!"

Whenever Craven won a race, he won it in spectacular fashion.

Finally wins a race; gets called Ricky Rudd twice.

Craven is a guy who ovecame a whole lot, those concussion injuries and everything he overcame it was awesome he won at Martinsville and Darlington. I'm sure he treasures his grandfather clock.

Jarrett racing clean and classy as always.

Ricky might have only won two Cup races, but he sure had to earn both of them!

Well...>Ward Burton probably won't complain about his Daytona 500 or Southern 500 trophies he has at home... That 22 was a very underrated car in the early 2000's

I like how Matt Yocum and Bill Weber both called him Ricky Rudd. It was nice to see Craven win - very emotional day for him.

Ricky Craven = Master of Awesome Finishes

Grew up not far from where Craven grew up. My family and I have met him so much that he recognized us everytime we showed up haha. Really nice man

Man that number 32 Tide car looked sweet. I always loved that car.

Back when cars looked like real NASCAR cars. Craven's Tide and Jarrett's UPS- oh, how I miss when looking at the paint schemes was almost as fun as the racing itself.

The pride of central Maine! I've been trying to find this video for a long time; great to see it again. Ricky won only two races but boy were they both classics!

One thing I've noticed through the years at Martinsville is that it's next to impossible to pass someone on the outside.

You tell how DJ and Ricky felt about each other. The beat on each, they bumped each other, but they didn't wreck each other. That's how you run hard and clear.

this was when racing was awesome all these guys. Being from Maine I was cheering for Craven which was hard cause Jarrett is my favorite racer ever

I love Ricky Craven, this win and of course his win at DARLINGTON over Kurt Busch, wow, great race car driver, thanks for the post, so, so much..!!!

I miss those camera shots of the drivers preparing to climb out of the car in victory lane.

what a finish for Craven's first win

i loved the days when anyone could win in nascar

Craven is great he definetly earned all his wins

Oh wow, I thought Darlington was his only win, I didn't know he won Martinsville

Yes, I have been looking for this one. The Hamilton-Harvick contact was what this race was known for but the key moment was Craven's win.

Any Craven win seems to be a fantastic finish. Shoot, any pre-2004 finish seems to be a fantastic finish.

At 9:34 Bill said Ricky rudd! What????

back when nascar was exiting and had drivers that matter

It's a shame Craven only won one more race. He's really well spoken and sounds like a pretty cool guy.

Of course Like everything Bill Weber ruins a good moment, Ricky Rudd....well I guess he did drive for Tide for a few years.

How cool was the Earnhradt-esgue pit road where other crews congratulated Craven...boy if he wasn't plagued with injuries I think Craven could have had a career like Jeff Burton.

Apparently with winning his first race, Ricky Craven did not earn the right to not be mistaken for Ricky Rudd. :P

This was a classic race

R.I.P Old School Generation #2 (Houston,Mast,Marcis,Stricklin,Trickle,L.Speed,The Bodines Geoff And brett,Rudd,Pressley,Mayfield,Marlin,R.Wallace,Hamilton,Grissom,Allen,Purvis,And Jones) THE BEST OLD SCHOOL GENERATION EVER

Allen Bestwick = Greatest Ever.

This truly was an instant classic of a finish! In fact, Rocky certainly knows how to win in style!

Craven puts on one hell of a show when hes up there.

Craven, not Rudd, Yockum & Webber.

Allen Bestwick needs to be in the booth!!!

ESPN needs to have Craven do more booth work now. he's the best of the bunch.

Craven was so under-rated

Craven only won 2 races in Cup but both were some of the best finishes in the past 20 years of the sport, its a shame his career got derailed by crashes and injuries, he's lucky to be alive after the ones he was in

among other things, awesome helmet on an awesome driver lol

Nice one!

Bring back short tracks

Mark Martin will always be the man and most respected

Ricky... Rudd?

Despite all of the sad events that happened in 2001, it was a great year in NASCAR, even though Dale had died in Feb.

not saying anything bad with Rudd's engine failure but he finishes 39th after an engine failure on lap 397, these days that's about a 30th place finish

A Special Finish For Craven Before tHe Dramatic one At Darlington In 2003!!!!!

"On sunny October Monday "

lol Yea, Matt Yocum did it as he was driving down pit road, too. He just won his first race, the least they could do is say his name right. hah

One of the really good guys in racing.

folks still hold up 3 fingers on lap 3 at the tracks today

so cool that I was at that race

I was at this race. I also seen Bobby Hamilton win at Martinsville a few years earlier

wow what a finish. that was an amazing move for dale to almost get it done up high, you NEVER see that at martinsville. 88 could have had it if craven did't run him way up ito the marbles in 3 and 4. (if dale thought ricky would do that,i bet he'd just bump the 32 out of the way ;)

Awesome finish

@canadasimpsons555 The reason they kept saying Ricky Rudd is because Ricky Craven Won for the first time in his Cup Career. Ricky Rudd was driving back then and was in Nascar for a long time. He also won a bunch of races in his career, so in my opinion it's because they were so used to saying Rudd's name that when Ricky Craven won they just couldn't blurt of "Craven" and said Rudd. They do both have the same first name. LOL!

Ricky Craven... the most spectacular winner in NASCAR. when he wins.. he wants people to know it

Great finish.

Benny Parsons

@ DFP that was matt youm lol spelling

This race ran on Monday....didn't get to see it

when nascar racing was good.......

Well Craven actually had more cup wins than Benson but Benson did win a Busch and Truck series title...Benson had some injuries too and the #26 wasn't even close to the #6 or #99 when he was at Roush. If he did what he did with the #10, imagine if he was in a top-notch ride. Heck even if Ward had better equipment than Bill Davis, I'm sure he would of won more. All 3 drivers were very solid, smart, and clean.

Plus the 2002 and 2011 Daytona 500.

@RNCoyote That's cool that the Wallace bros. were on the same team for a little bit

Miss the cars and broadcast crew

haha this was my first race i ever went to i was on the backstrech and im certain that it got rained out i forgot

craven could have been winless his entire career

Did Allan really say "Ricky Rudd in victory lane..." there at the end? Others heard that too, right?

Was this the last race before they started putting the victory lane on the front stretch at martinsville

Now THATS how you race guys... I’m looking at you Joey Logano.

i heard this was on a Sunday October Monday

poor ricky, they kept saying RUDD not craven

Bill Weber said Ricky Rudd instead of Ricky Craven, lol.

They Were More Familiar With Him Driving For Tide!!!!!

@slicktwilly Plus, Tide used to sponsor Rudd's car in the 90's.

Speedy Ricky Rudd Craven wis

I miss Benny!

You forgot Dale Earnhardt Car #3. Generation 2 driver as well.

@braves15 He probably should've won about 10-15, but things keep happening to him that prevent him from reaching glory. I think, (and I probably speak for millions), that Ricky's biggest win was the '03 Darlington Spring race.

@awz121 Any year before kyle and jimme came in and stumk up the show

Back when you could run someone up the track without them spinning you

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@5:16 ummm Marty Snyder it's Ricky craven. Not Ricky rudd

Both of Craven's Cup wins were close, his final Cup win though, was closer and better.

put the stupid bar away, let them get on the car if they want

Powered by Ford!🏁

What brought me back here was that PVC pipe thing to keep drivers off of their cars. Absolutely cringe

Back When NASCAR was NASCAR! Miss those days! Back then it was none of that buggetity buggetity shit! Fox and new guard at NASCAR completely ruined the sport.

FORD VS FORD

post actual date!

I bet you that he was Craven more wins after this one. LOL

@grandprix2412 because they wanted to stop drivers from jumping on the roofs of cars it blamed for failed inspections

I really miss Pontiac in nascar. That Tide car tho, what can you say?

Or at least Ward, or Johnny Benson, both werent the best but were good

@RNCoyote thought he was hurt? cuz he came back and drove the 19 in 2002

why is Mike Wallace is in the 12 car and not Mayfield?

@Godblessamerica2012 that would be awesome!!!! but your right it wont happen

Except the driver in that 88 was actually an awesome driver.