2007 Daytona 500 Final Two Laps

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17 жыл бұрын

Kevin Harvick edges Mark Martin for the win at the 2007 Daytona 500. Clip covers from the final restart to the finish.
Capture by Mattzel89 from the tbk forums.

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@deamon506 7 жыл бұрын

This will forever hurt me to see

@Loiyaboy 5 жыл бұрын

Me too. Crushing for a die hard Martin fan.

@mattkowal90 4 жыл бұрын

@@Loiyaboy Although he does have a point win at Daytona, winning the Truck race in 2006, then he won the inaugural Truck event at Talladega. This one did sting, and imagine if Kyle didn't clip the apron (what caused the wreck in the first place), we would have had the 29 being pushed by the 17 and the 01 by the 5. It would have been the 2007 Pepsi 400 or perhaps the 2016 Daytona 500. The finish would have been closer than 0.020 seconds. Even though it's been 12 1/2 years, this was Harvick's 11th Cup win, and now he has 46. He won 23 with Childress from 2001-2013, and he's now won 23 with Stewart-Haas from just 2014 to today.

@djschu116 4 жыл бұрын

This and the 2011 Coca Cola 600 when Jr. ran out of gas at the end for me

@lw97nilslinuswhitewaterweb15 4 жыл бұрын

as a Kenseth fan I'll agree

@Azznbad 3 жыл бұрын

I had stopped even keeping up with NASCAR after Mark announced he was going to retire and leave Rouch. I had the race on but literally paid no attention and I had not idea Mark was even racing that day. I noticed the crawler with the leaders on it and saw 01 Martin in the lead and could not believe I had paid so little attention that I didnt know he was racing a partial schedule. But I went from being bummed out to the guy I loved being in the lead at Daytona. My neighbors thought I had lost my mind, but this was it, and Mark was holding them off, and then came that damn final turn. The soda mark lost but every replay I would move around in the room just trying to find angle where the 01 inches him out, but it never happened. I went from delirious to as down as ever. Then to follow that up, Martin refused to run a full schedule even though he had a good lead in points. Not only did he he miss the best shot we ever had if winning Daytona, he wouldn't even take a shot at the championship. I dont know if he would have gone after if he had won that race, or if he said to himself, something will screw it up and it's to hard to work so hard and finish second, but he had a great shot at winning it all

@joekaput747 3 жыл бұрын

Whoever decided to take skycam from right over the start/finish line and put it out over the grass looking at the finish is a genius and no one's really talking about that decision

@TNTMan93 13 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this live. It was the first NASCAR race I saw on live tv. I said to myself, "Man, if NASCAR is this intense, I should have been following it years ago!"

@agnesvillasis5254 3 жыл бұрын

ITS TNTMAN

@fcknfckers 9 жыл бұрын

What made this finish perfect: The night time and the flashing cameras. The commentary from Mike, Larry, and Darrell made the race even more intense. Kyle Busch trying to find a way to get around Mark. Harvick and Kenseth getting a big run on the outside. Kyle trying to jump in front of Kevin Mark getting loose into turn 4. The big one coming off of turn 4. The close drag race to the line.

@joekaput747 5 жыл бұрын

the perfect ending to a pretty much perfect 500

@mattkowal90 4 жыл бұрын

@@joekaput747 It wouldn't have been perfect if Tony and Kurt didn't crash out. They were running away with the race, and as soon as Tony and Kurt were knocked out just past the 3/4 mark, it was a free-for-all. Guys like Kyle Busch, Truex, Sadler, and Martin were trading the lead and the action escalated quickly. It's a shame though that this Daytona 500 was the last 500 for the Generation 4 car.

@joekaput747 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattkowal90 hell of a way to send them out, right?

@Azznbad 3 жыл бұрын

Sad but that little wobble coming out of the corner cost Mark the race. It's amazing it didnt take him out because you know he was fighting to keep the car going forward as fast as possible while fighting it being loose. I hadn't watched that in years and it got me all pumped up the way it didnt when I realized Martin was in the lead with 2 to go.

@issacc2262 2 жыл бұрын

I still get goosebumps hearing “big crash, here they come, checkered flag…!”

@TrainTrackTrav 9 жыл бұрын

15 years later I'm still saying, "Go Marky go Marky GO MARKY..... EEEEENNOOOOOOO!!!!"

@oscartobaroatmeal6734 6 жыл бұрын

TrainTrackTrav Ten years later.Mark should of one.

@VGF80 6 жыл бұрын

Mark's win wasn't just gone, it was MURDERED.

@Azznbad 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO I was in my living room screaming go Mark Go and my neighbors were on the phone with the mental health officials, which I needed 2 1/2 miles later.

@facelessnas6499 3 жыл бұрын

@@VGF80 Facts. That’s why I hate Harvick so much, he fricken murdered what would have been Marks career-changing moment.

@LostHighwayFilms 8 жыл бұрын

This is the race / finish that got me hooked on not just NASCAR, but racing in general. Coming back to this 9 years later is just special. (:

@tracen638 7 жыл бұрын

LostHighwayFilms same. make that ten years.

@D_T_S_V 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@lucasmacfarlane3742 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@StormSliders 5 жыл бұрын

It was the 2012 daytona 500 that did it for me

@specialk1416 5 жыл бұрын

I showed up when my dad had this on TV and watched the last 5 laps. To see this at 7 years old had me a NASCAR and a racing fan ever since

@joelphoenix79 7 жыл бұрын

The camera angle was so perfect when they crossed the line

@jackjohnson9603 9 жыл бұрын

First full Nascar race I ever watched. Haven't missed one since

@ASNnKC913 9 жыл бұрын

Well you picked a fine one to start on haha!

@jackjohnson9603 9 жыл бұрын

Yep I feel like if I watched the 06 500 I wouldn't be a nascar fan

@sachinnair8819 8 жыл бұрын

Daytona 2016?

@andrewapurcell 6 жыл бұрын

same here and i also became a harvick fan on that day

@lucasmacfarlane3742 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@DLaugh54 8 жыл бұрын

Still to this day wished Martin would have won. Class act guy he deserved it, 5 time runner up in the championship and that close to his first 500.

@kfdyy 6 жыл бұрын

Me being a Harvick fan as a kid watching this I was going crazy, my dad on the other hand was a bit disappointed lol

@brian76541 4 жыл бұрын

Shinji Ikari Harvick gang 💪🏼

@whyamihere8313 3 жыл бұрын

Bryan Maclean Harvick gannnngg

@randomkdm 3 жыл бұрын

Was he a Mark Martin fan

@dr_wardin 3 жыл бұрын

@@randomkdm yeah

@dr_wardin 3 жыл бұрын

But was he happy when Mark Martin got more wins in 2009

@diegor3689 10 жыл бұрын

Epic finish, never forget that, i miss those cars.

@JML.136 9 жыл бұрын

One of the best finishes in Daytona history.

@PaddyRomp 9 жыл бұрын

I've never been more disappointed from a race, that was Martin's race... Really wanted him To win

@thomaslacurgus367 9 жыл бұрын

Yes I've always thought the same

@whoasked9500 4 жыл бұрын

Think about Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart, the two most dominant cars in the race, end up crashing with about 50 to go.

@Weezy10580 11 ай бұрын

It wasn’t Marks race, he blew it

@joelramnarine 5 ай бұрын

@@Weezy10580your not a mark martin fan are you

@joelramnarine 5 ай бұрын

@@Weezy10580because if you where you wouldnt say that

@anthonybarber3220 3 жыл бұрын

This and the 2017 Daytona 500 will always be my favorite Daytona races. They had some of the best races of their eras.

@winestains 6 жыл бұрын

Still painful to watch. I was there, screaming for Mark. My first, and still unfortunately only, NASCAR race in person. What an incredible experience. Mark winning would have been the icing on the cake.

@ChickMcNuggie 9 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most memorable races I have watched (it doesn't help that I recorded it and watched it many times). I'm surprised Mark didn't bump Harvick, try and knock him loose. But then again, Mark's a nice guy.

@Azznbad 3 жыл бұрын

I havent watched it since 2007. Just depressing. The only race I watched that was more memorable was Cale and the Allison boys beating the hell out of each other on the infield. That was the most memorable but this was dsmn close

@coreycaudle8291 2 жыл бұрын

The first race I ever watched on tv! I watched it with my dad and my grandpa. This race made me a Harvick fan and I still love the sport to this day

@itsnotreagan Жыл бұрын

One of the best races I’ve ever watched. I remember being 13 watching this w/my dad. Good memories man.

@ericbarth547 5 жыл бұрын

The good ol nascar, the high screaming engines. Miss it.

@777YFZ450 14 жыл бұрын

i remember being so excited that mark may finally have his day...but noo the one time NASCAR doesnt call a caution it cost him the biggest when of his career

@Statalyzer 3 жыл бұрын

They are so arbitrary with that stuff.

@xxCrazyEights88xx 7 жыл бұрын

This is honestly one of the best Daytona 500s I've watched still to this day, even as a Dale Jr fan. Just the way the race played out, with the two dominant cars taking each other out, and the race ending at night the way it did after a long red flag to let us anticipate the finish. Also the fact that the caution wasn't thrown until they crossed the line is something I am glad happened and wish they still do, even though I really wanted to finally see Mark win it.

@2061winger 5 жыл бұрын

Just happened to tune into and catch the final laps of this race by accident when I was ten years old. Made me a fan for life. This sport is special and I’m confident it’ll make a comeback.

@WarrenMapp 10 жыл бұрын

Man i was sooo pissed back in 07 when Harvick won i wanted Mark to win soo bad

@mattkowal90 4 жыл бұрын

Even though he never won the biggest crown jewel event, he has won a couple of the other crown jewels. He won the 2002 Coca-Cola 600 (won the No Bull 5 as well), the Southern 500 in 1993 and 2009, and they consider both races at Talladega as crown jewels. He won twice there in the Spring of 1995 and the Spring of 1997. Even though he finished second, he actually won a little over a million dollars because the purses were still going up.

@nathan4919 4 жыл бұрын

I like Harvick but when I watched this Martin was my favorite I was soooo pissed I think my reaction was DAMN IT!! if they would have thrown that caution he had Harvick and should have won sadly NASCAR changes their rules weekly.

@mattkowal90 4 жыл бұрын

@@nathan4919 Mark technically has a point-race win at Daytona. He won the Truck race the year before in the #6 truck. If Harvick hadn't won, he would be 0-18.

@WilliamC84 3 жыл бұрын

@@nathan4919 the wreck was irrelevant where it happened and how close it was to the start/finish. It proved to have zero impact on the finish. Sometimes you just gotta let em decide out for themselves the old fashioned way at one of nascar’s crown jewels and super bowl of tracks.

@TheMagicalLemon01 14 жыл бұрын

"Have you ever" "Ehhh, a couple a times" xD.

@badfox93 13 жыл бұрын

my favorite quote "they're still wrecking...there wreckin' everywhere" i laugh every time i hear it. DW is the man

@danielmoorefield4891 4 жыл бұрын

Bowyer’s on fire Jack Daniels everywhere.

@furioussherman7265 3 жыл бұрын

This was the first race I ever saw on TV. Suffice to say, I've been hooked ever since.

@TheDCGuitar13 3 жыл бұрын

Kevin has always been one of my favorites because of races like this and his first win. He could make incredible comebacks in such quick time that you’d think he could steal every single race every week

@joycollecting 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible finish

@dracowen1332 Жыл бұрын

One of the best finishes in the history of the Daytona 500. Happy retirement Kevin harvick

@OfficialKiwiFrankencop 10 жыл бұрын

i just cant get enough of this finish!!!

@hollisterguy1623 5 жыл бұрын

Waltrip”guys on outside are done” Harvick “hold my beer”

@pault228 4 жыл бұрын

yea he was so wrong lol.

@sulphurous2656 3 жыл бұрын

@@pault228 To be fair, it was hard to anticipate Kenseth & Harvick squeezing through Busch outside on the backstretch and actually making it.

@sametozkan9175 2 жыл бұрын

Harvick didn't sponsored beer he was sponsored Coke until 2010.

@SamuelLiu2001 7 ай бұрын

I miss this type of racing.

@cousinearl216 12 жыл бұрын

So glad to have been a part of that.

@Brendon_John_Harrison Жыл бұрын

2023 will be Kevin Harvick’s Final Daytona 500!

@jagerreal 4 жыл бұрын

1:35 is the best finish in daytona 500 history

@RandomAssist 12 жыл бұрын

This race made me a NASCAR fan. 5 years later, can't wait for another epic 500!

@walkthroughsepic 12 жыл бұрын

This was the first Daytona 500 I watched flag to flag. 5 years later, It's still my most memorable finish.

@fastfortress 12 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this, and as much as I wanted Martin to win I still think this is my most favorite race I've ever witnessed.

@Squeaks2396 13 жыл бұрын

This was the first ever race I've watched,I haven't missed one since :)

@oscartobaroatmeal6734 6 жыл бұрын

I remember this race, this has to be one of the best finishes in the history of Nascar.

@richieh3520 6 жыл бұрын

First NASCAR race I ever watched at 9 years old. Didn’t miss another race that season

@thatkid780 12 жыл бұрын

this is great racing. bring THIS back

@TheNASCARhd 12 жыл бұрын

i will never forget this race!

@shinumaruX 13 жыл бұрын

Boyer: "Well, I had to find someway to get on the highlight reel."

@sametozkan9175 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow i remember i am seeing this back in between February and May 2007, at the time when i was 6 years old and my older brother was 19 years old who supports F1 i also remember when he said oh wow cars that was first time he saw when i saw Nascar highlights.

@SuperCrudedude 9 жыл бұрын

I like Harvick but was so mad about the outcome of this race wish Mark would have won it. Overall it was a great race.

@x-tsunami______8532 9 жыл бұрын

Miss That lovely Restrictor plate Sound :(( I can Sleep with that :(

@bigsebby3799 3 жыл бұрын

Juginstin Plate’s help the cars to slow down

@JDGallant6 5 жыл бұрын

As a Mark Martin fan this race was the most exciting and the most heartbreaking event I'll ever see. I stil remember this was the 1st year Mark Martin was running a part time schedule. He ran the first 4 races in that season and handed the car off after he was leading in points.

@truckercowboyed2638 Жыл бұрын

Ironic it was a young Aric Almirola who would share with Mark Martin and I believe a few others,

@LessGo7921 Жыл бұрын

Knowing that 2023 was likely Harvick’s last Daytona 500, and he only has 1 win, this hurts less. But it still hurts a lot

@JRRacing64 12 жыл бұрын

This final lap looks like something strait out of Days of Thunder! Coming off of turn 4 the field wrecking in the rear view mirror leaving the the lead cars to duke it out to the start finish line. Only to have it come down to a matter of inches! Just plain EPIC!

@Inspire6 13 жыл бұрын

watched this in england, so epic! it made sure i HAD to watch the next 2 daytona races.... :)

@M16second 13 жыл бұрын

Incredible finish.

@JasonTigno 13 жыл бұрын

i get goosebumps from watching this!

@purwantiallan5089 3 жыл бұрын

Hyped for 2020...

@tonyyost331 4 ай бұрын

Oh dear

@gone-sovereign 12 жыл бұрын

This race was the first motorsport race I'd seen on live television. And no man who saw this finish could have forgotten.

@lakeeffect716 12 жыл бұрын

i was so lucky to go to this race. i will never forget this event and the ending to it. not even a movie director can make a finish like this.

@TheEvilTrafficCone 11 жыл бұрын

Darrel: "He's gotta be thrilled though, what a finish" Mark: *frowns* Yeah, I'm fucking ecstatic." * cries*

@racerjeff98 13 жыл бұрын

everytime i watch this i get goosebumps

@petoskey_stone 13 жыл бұрын

Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick started the 2 car tango right there

@TheNASCARhd 12 жыл бұрын

Best Daytona 500 Finish Ever

@thetimedshow 13 жыл бұрын

This is the best finish I have ever seen!

@Toni073 13 жыл бұрын

MARAVILLOSO

@iWolverine 15 жыл бұрын

One race I will always remember.

@thetopwaterking2420 6 жыл бұрын

Boy this brings me back to the hospital the day after my brother was born

@JasonTigno 14 жыл бұрын

what a great finish

@FinalWX13 Жыл бұрын

legend says theyre still wreckin til this day

@zachcatanzareti 11 жыл бұрын

I know your just trying to push our buttons, but this had a whole years worth of f1 action in just 2 laps. You never see crazy shit like this in, follow the leader F1.

@MrMasonx742 12 жыл бұрын

im not a big nascar fan anymore not since dale died ): but i am a fan of racing, and i love close finishes its so amazing to see 2 cars not even feet apart finish not even an inch behind the other

@day500champ15 13 жыл бұрын

What made this a classic Daytona 500 finish, is who honestly though Kevin Harvick would win. Harvick and Martin in a finish for the history books.

@laugh9984 3 жыл бұрын

I wactched it when i was 9 in 07 and i was a Harvick fan (still am) and i was scream like a manic at the end there

@IceViper777 15 жыл бұрын

epic finish

@johnmack3497 12 жыл бұрын

when 1 guy spins out, everbody does. A clasic finish

@furioussherman7265 5 жыл бұрын

This was the very first race I ever saw on TV. If I hadn't, I don't know if I'd have become a NASCAR fan.

@DarthSparhawk 13 жыл бұрын

Crazy finish!!!

@sportsguy0518 12 жыл бұрын

This looks so vintage, but it happened only five years ago!!

@STBR247 13 жыл бұрын

I'm not a huge fan of nascar but this gives me goosebumps, its so awesome!!

@themichael130 11 жыл бұрын

This is the moment, I was in 6th grade, when I fell in love w/ NASCAR. The next day, I did my English class project over this! XD

@AnimationGenius 13 жыл бұрын

Man, 4 years later and this still doesn't get old! I miss the old cars... now Harvick has 3 photofinishes under his belt! Atlanta, Daytona, and then didn't he do it again at talledega?

@CraftageNate 3 жыл бұрын

What made it better is that Mark Martin wasn't bitter at all! He said it was the greastest race he has ever raced. You will be missed Mr. Martin

@hotdogs5265 5 жыл бұрын

What a race. Remeber this was on a Monday night from the rain delays.

@ShawnMcClurg 5 жыл бұрын

Five year old me, who NEVER saw a NASCAR race before this, told myself “whoever wins this race I’ll be a fan of.” Son of a bitch, this was twelve years ago and I’m STILL a fan of Harvick!

@aaronkristofer18 4 жыл бұрын

Mark is the nicest guy, but you can tell he REALLY wanted this one the way he drives Harvick up to the wall near the end and gets loose. I don't blame him, I'm a diehard Mark Martin fan.

@brian76541 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a Harvick fan. This is a badass finish

@btraddin7003 8 жыл бұрын

I remember going to this and this has got to be the craziest Daytona 500. At least for me

@masonmckinnon876 8 жыл бұрын

dammit you right

@masonmckinnon876 8 жыл бұрын

what about this year?

@btraddin7003 8 жыл бұрын

Mason McKinnon it was close but I mean 2007's Daytona 500 was just insane with everything that happened. Multiple crashes and then a crazy finish with the guys car on fire. I don't know if there will be another as crazy as this one.

@btraddin7003 8 жыл бұрын

Mason McKinnon mkay

@dankmemes8250 8 жыл бұрын

+Btraddin gotta agree with you 2007 is still the best Daytona finish ever, with 2016 in second

@the2officialwatch3 11 жыл бұрын

Four Things About David Gilliand In This Video: Coming out of turn two, should've got in front of Kevin Harvick: Was on top of Greg Biffle for a while, then hit the pit cone: After the race was over, entering turn one, was involved in a five car wreck with Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Boris Said, and Elliot Sadler: If the restart was double file, would have pushed Kyle Busch to the trioval, then would have passed him for the win.

@MartenFerret 12 жыл бұрын

I was so excited I broke the damn mirror in half!

@ABalla1122 15 жыл бұрын

2007 was the year of Daytona. great finish in the 500 and an even better finish in the 400

@BlurnGanston 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Kevin.

@DupontandLowesWarrior 4 жыл бұрын

I Was Just 9 Years Old when This Race Happened

@rdaws73 4 жыл бұрын

As a Harvick fan, I had such a mix of emotions. Upset and happy at the same time. I wanted Mark to win. You could tell the guys in the booth were disappointed too.

@hitakirider4172 4 жыл бұрын

Lol yes. That was me at this year's Bristol night race. Wanted Dibenedetto to win so bad but I'm a Hamlin fan so there was a lot of mixed emotions

@otacon1000 14 жыл бұрын

agreed i was rooting for him last year

@cridercreek86 12 жыл бұрын

As a Harvick fan I was happy but at thesame time I dont know anyone, including me, that didnt want to see mark win this one! He is a class act and I hope he pulles it off today in the MWR 55!

@dalejrfanforever8 14 жыл бұрын

this race was the very 1st one i ever watched. =)

@kingwilliam14 12 жыл бұрын

5 years later, this is the best NASCAR finish in history.

@darnellwillis4450 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest race ever

@ThreeRiversRC 12 жыл бұрын

I forgot how exciting this finish was, hopefully the 2012 Daytona 500 will be even better! With mostly pack Racing!!!

@gabrielcontreras4585 5 жыл бұрын

Best finish i saw in my life i was like OMFGGGGGG

@RIEKSONE 13 жыл бұрын

that is one spectacular fucking finish

@MARKBART02 4 жыл бұрын

As a diehard Mark Martin fan I both love and hate this race hate because he finished in second but love it cause of Martin's good spirits about it "I finished 2nd at Daytona!"