What drivers do you think deserve a second chance?

Johanna Long . I have always considered that she was a hugh missed acquisition for a top tier team. In top equipment, she would have been the first female winner in Nascar.

I would love if Marcos Ambrose came back for an Xfinity or Cup race. All he needs is a road course and a decent team.

It would be interesting if there was a non-points race that drivers get disqualified out of by winning a race in the previous year or ever winning a championship, but allowing the teams/cars to still run with a different driver. I feel like it would provide some great equipment opportunities for drivers like this, while also being an interesting experience for the fans.

I love to see Kasey Kahne, and Brett Moffitt racing with this 2nd chance they get. All of them deserved better chance as they developed.

James Buescher. Was a championship contender in trucks but then got placed at RAB racing in xfinity and didn’t have much success afterwards

I would love to have seen an alternate timeline where Juan Pablo Montoya could have gotten hired on a good team after parting ways with Ganassi. It took him two or three seasons to really get the hang of oval racing in stock cars, but after that he was fast when the equipment was there. He also got to where he became a much more savvy and patient racer too. Had he stayed in Cup on a good team I think he would have won races; his top ten and top five totals the last few seasons were impressive. But I think in this universe Juan Pablo was getting tired of not winning and when the opportunities weren't coming, he went with Penske's offer to run in Indy car, where he had a career resurgance, and then went to run sports cars. There are only a handful of drivers who have won in Formula 1, Indycar, NASCAR and Le Mans, and Montoya is just about the most versatile driver of his era.

Speaking of Parker Kligerman, I saw The door bumper clear podcast said that Parker was supposed to be in the 2nd rcr car full time in Xfinity for this year, but the deal fell through and it went to Austin Hill. One of the biggest what ifs in recent nascar history

I wanna see David Ragan return out of retirement in top tier equipment

JJ Yeley. I feel like they rushed Yeley into the cup ride and they tried to make him the next Tony Stewart. He does decent in the xfinity and cup equipment he has when he races. I’d like to see him in something good for one last run.

One name came to mind when I saw the title of this video: David Reutimann. A lot of people won't agree but here are the facts: He finished 16th in points in 2010, while a future Cup Series Champion in Martin Truex Jr. finished 22nd in what was the same, if not better equipment than what Reutimann had. Unfortunately, Michael Waltrip Racing saw this as a sign that the equipment given to Truex wasn't matching his potential, and put every one of his assets toward getting Truex into a quality ride while also making room for Clint Bowyer. Having his decent tier equipment thrown into the dumpster had to have taken an emotional toll on Reutimann, and that combined with the lack of knowledge about how to get sponsorship (Went to BK Racing just to get a sponsor!!) led to him never stading a chance afterwards. If that doesn't deserve a stand-alone video, than I don't know what will.

For me, I believe Reed Sorenson deserved a second chance. Got rushed too early with Ganassi. Was a title contender in the Xfinity Series with Turner Scott but got fired. Scott Speed is a honorable mention

Ty Majeski. A little known fact for us in the States is Marcos left Nascar to go drive for Penske back in Australia in . He ran 6 races in 2015 and then decided he had enough of racing. He fell off the radar until 2021 where he came back as a commentator for the Supercars Series for a few rounds. He did an Australian podcast where he explained everything with a guy named Greg Rust.

I’ve always wondered what it would look like if Trevor Bayne was more successful in NASCAR. Same goes for Gray Gaulding, hopefully he will find success somewhere.

Casey Mears is one that could use another chance, he got booted from his ride by Ty Dillion after building Germain Racing up from a start and park team, to a full time top 15 contending car. I think Mears could really shine in xfinity or trucks.

Long was overshadowed by the Danica hype when she made it to Nationwide. I agree with the one comment I saw on here, if she would've gotten the JRM ride instead of Danica, there definitely would've been more success

Sam Hornish Jr really needs a second chance he really showed his talent in the nationwide series for Penkse and Gibbs, put him in the #22 in xfinity or even the #33 part time in cup and he would run really good

Johanna long was definitely one of the biggest ones to miss easily a top driver that just needed the resources to be consistent as well as being very marketable as probably could have been a consistent top driver given the chance

Cameron Hayley, basically had his truck ride bought out from under him. Another year in trucks and I think he would've atleast won 1 race.

Scott Wimmer was pretty good in the lower series and I would've liked to see another team give him an extended look after he left Bill Davis Racing

I’d love to see Timmy Hill get a full-time ride, any series, in decent equipment, although he doesn’t really qualify as a second-chance driver. He’s still waiting for his first chance! TIMMEHH!!!

I feel like Carl Edwards could have a career renaissance if he wanted to come back and race for JRM in Xfinity or even SHR in Cup.

Get Timmy hill in a top-tier ride in any of the 3 series and I think he will get the job done. Also I’m going to agree and say Johanna long should come back and get an opportunity in some good equipment. Imagine what she could’ve done

Marcos Ambrose. If he had good equipment. He win an oval race or two. His race against Brad K at Watkins Glen was amazing

There's a 2012 Xfinity Qualifying session on youtube that took place at Richmond where Johanna took the underfunded 70 car and put it on the pole and was faster that the next 20 cars that went after her, she ended up qualifying 12th I think.

Johanna Long was my first thought as well. Also, Austin Theriault had multiple top 5's and 10's in the Trucks with BKR in 2015, won the ARCA title in 2017, but could never get a strong, long-term foothold in the Big 3 series after that.

You said Marcus Ambrose only performed well at Watkins Glen..... He was leading at Sonoma when he shut the car off and couldn't restart it.

For awhile I've been wishing for a competitive "old guy car" in which every week we see the return of a different retired driver, and they don't just run in the back, either.

11:57. Check out that "did not qualify" list. I miss the days of an entry list like that

Elliott Sadler, even though he may not have much left, if you give him great equipment, in the truck series (like he had at KHI), you won't be disappointed with the results...

I think Justin Allgaier deserves a second chance at cup, I mean we’ve seen what he can do in JRM equipment give him a decent-top tier ride just imagine what he can do then

I still think Kyle Benjamin is painfully underrated that deserves a 2nd chance

100% biased but David Reutimann, the problem was David is just so loyal he wouldnt leave MWR and when he got the boot, nobody notable wanted to give him a chance.

In the same vein as Hornish Jr. and Ambrose, I would love see what Montoya would do in top equipment with all of the road courses today

Only one comes to mind: The goat Quin houff

Bobby Hamilton Jr was winning races in the Busch series for a relatively small team back when it was stacked with cup regulars but never got a shot in a good cup car.

Harvick's contract is up in 2023 & he'll be 48 yrs old so i believe Preece will take his place!

What a lot of people forget about Marcos Ambrose is that he was a V8 Supercar driver which is kinda Like a GT3 championship where he was amazing as a driver and probably would have done more if he didn’t bugger off to nascar

Dennis Setzer, for a one off truck race at Martinsville.

I know Matt Kenseth is pretty much retired but, I'd always thought he'd pull a Mark martin and do trucks

Kaz grala is the number one current driver that is out of a ride. Even if he gets one this year, it would still be WAY too long considering his two top tens in his first three cup starts. And a truck win in his first start and a 2nd place finish in the COTA trucks race this year for freaking Young’s Motorsports

Juan Pablo Montoya, he came close to winning oval races in 2013. He was rumored to join Furniture Row in 2014 before going to Indycar. It would of been interesting what he could’ve done as FRR was getting better.

Johanna (Long) Robbins is an absolutely fantastic driver. I have always wanted to see her in quality equipment.

Jeremy Mayfield I feel he got railroaded

If there is a part 2, something tells me Ron Fellows. He won some road course races in Busch over the years and it doesn't matter if it's Trucks, Xfinity, or Cup, I like to see him run road courses

Erik Jones. Dude was 22 years old being judged the exact same as 3 future HOF drivers and got royally screwed by Toyota. The Petty car sucks ass and he proved he could win in top tier equipment and deserves a better ride

Johanna Long definitely, I was a huge fan of her's when she ran in Trucks and Xfinity (and I haven't had an Xfinity favorite since), I felt like her career was shunned by all the attention focused on she who shall not be named (the one who drove the GoDaddy, Tax Act, and Natures Bakery cars) She took a team that was a near backmarker in that 70 ML Motorsports ride, and took it to top 20 finishes, even a few top 15s as well too, she did well with a ride like that. Drivers like her and Trevor Bayne (who I also really liked too) would be perfect for a Truck Series team. Even though I have since found a current favorite woman in Nascar now in Hailie Deegan, I still wish for one day Johanna would come back.

Casey Atwood if giving the chance like Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney? He would have won races. Buckshot Jones, a popular driver who was a fan voted favorite for the All Star Race, could have been winning if he got some years like a young talent. Hermie Sadler was the better driver than Elliott in the lower division, but he never got the big rides in NASCAR. Matt Crafton, Jay Sauter, Jason Keller and David Gilliland can be the journeyman like Mark Martin. Mark Martin failed cup and went down to ASA and ARCA, and finally got a deat with Rousch. We need another Mark Martin type who worked himself back to the big boys.

Couldn’t happen but I would love to see two things. 1. What he would have been able to do if Dale made it beyond the 2001 500. He proved he still had the speed to run up front at times. 2. I would love to see Dale Jr. return, but not current Dale Jr., but pre-concussions Jr. like his 1999-2004 years.

Kaz Grala is the reason I still dislike Austin Cindric to this day. When he dumped Kaz in Canada for the win and showed absolutely no remorse he exposed himself as an entitled rich kid. Kaz then missed a round of the playoffs by less than the amount of points he would've had if he won. Kaz deserves a big chance.

One video I would love to see You do with that community tab would be a "what driver racing in another series would do good in NASCAR". I already have my answer ready lol

I’ll echo all the ones saying Johanna Long, or Johanna Robbins, as she’s known now. But as a mom does she still have the fire. How does that change a woman’s perspective? I assume a lot more than being a dad affects a man. But if she still wants it, I’m confident she could be a regular Truck or Xfinity contender in ever moderately okay equipment. A few runs this year and a full-time ride next year, and I bet we’d see her in Victory Lane before Hailie Deegan. Which is not meant as a knock on Hailie. It would be great to see, for the first time in maybe ever, not just one but two genuinely capable and competitive women out there.

if a part two happens, i think if you put cody ware in teams like wood brothers, rcr, front row, etc. he could get some top tens and possibly a win

Casey Atwood was going to be the next Jeff Gordon. But his race career just came to an end.

Landon Cassill definitely. He's good in subpar equipment. Gotta love the whole 'he's had chances' bit with Matty D...the guy can show his stuff on superspeedways & short tracks. So many other drivers have so many chances, never get mentioned. Honestly, my gut is he will be up there in the Trucks for a few years. Could carve out a solid ride in that series, maybe even be in the hunt for a playoff run. Past name honorable mention? Mike Bliss.

David Ragan Elliott Sadler and maybe Jeremy Mayfield had deserved another chance in Nascar (my opinion)

Why nobody talks about Ryan Reed ?

Ty Majeski... I think the 60 car just says enough...

I don’t really know if this counts, but I think Kimi Raikkonen should race a part time in the Xfinity series at the road courses, his results the last time he was in nascar were pretty lackluster considering the rest of his racing career, so I think a second chance part time, although slim, would be fun

10:28 I was gonna say Park too but I figured it’s too late. He retired now but I’d love to see a reunion with him ,Michael Waltrip, and Dale Earnhardt Jr

I was a big Marcos Ambrose Fan but he's finished with racing and enjoys his time in Australia. He made a name for himself while he was here in the states, plus he was a very friendly guy to talk too.

I don't know if he's gotten a chance at the big leagues yet (I've been following NASCAR off-and-on for the majority of my life), but maybe Sheldon Creed? He's proven he can drive and beat the best in the trucks, it would be interesting to see if he could compete with the guys in the Cup series.

Parker Kligerman needs to be on track more… not only because he has talent, but also because we can get *$1 Fast hoodies*

I feel so bad for Moffitt, if he didn't fall out with GMS he probably would be in the Cup ride if he was still there.

I feel like writing a fanfic where Johanna Long got picked up by JD Motorsports and had a career.

JPM and Ambrose with more time and better teams could have been top 5-10 drivers

Ambrose was much better on ovals that it seemed, he was just never in top level equipment. He isn't interested in racing anymore, but I definitely think "Road Course Ringer" tag that he got was unfair. John Hunter Nemechek is someone that would have been good in a playoff caliber Cup ride I believe

JJ Yeley. Dude was rushed very quickly. I think over time racing for underfunded teams has helped him. He’s become a consistent driver and at times has outran his equipment. Feel like he would be a good fit for a mid tier team.

One name I’m surprised wasn’t on here is Elliott Sadler, the man lit the world on fire in the Busch Series especially during the 2010s, finishing 2nd in the points 4/8 years he was active in the 2010s. Had he been given a good ride in the late 2000s and 2010s, I think he would have been someone much similar to Ryan Newman

Dalton Sargent is one I believe deserves an opportunity. He ran pretty well in K&N, and then went to GMS in 2018 (I think), and then halfway through the season, and got let go due to sponsorship issues

LW Wright. Just so we can finally figure out who the hell he actually was.

Scott speed's pretty good now in the nitro rally cross series he almost won that championship over world renown rally cross racers from all over the world he seems to have really found what he's good at in that series so for me he's right where he should be in terms of racing career

AJ Almendinger should be a full time cup driver

The name is Corey Lajoie!!! He could be the real deal with good equipment he just never had the big funding or team pick him up.

0:35 I really did not think 98 people would not agree with me lol

Jeremy Mayfield…his alleged drug problems were never conclusive and I feel like Evernham cheating on his wife with Crocker played a big role as well. I believe NASCAR has even since said he would be allowed to complete again. Maybe not Cup or Xfinity citing his age, but he would be another good wiley old veteran in the Truck Series that could easily rattle off some wins.

Definitely wanna see Parker get another shot

Just about every driver at RWR deserves a better car

I wanna see Carl Edwards make a come back he just never really got the farewell tour he deserved just flat out retired out of the blue weeks b4 the season started

I don't got anybody for second chances but I got somebody who should try his hand in a nascar. Romain Grosjean. He's got the talent and the experience. He drove for Rick Ware in indy car so Rick could plug him into the 15 car or something for a road course race or something. Especially with the new cars being great on road courses and the fact that RWR has some of their better runs there. Maybe he could do well in a one off. You never know.

Steve Park does have 1 truck win too his name, auto club 2005.

With so many road courses on the schedule, I wouldn’t mind seeing Wally Dallenbach get a one-off or two as a ringer, if a seat in decent equipment could be had.

Jeremy Mayfield, Casey Atwood, Reed Sorensen, etc

Marcos Ambrose came from V8supercars so if he came back I think he would win most of the road courses races.

Well after watching Eric Estepps video preece might actually have another shot

Hey, Kligerman got one this year. I'm pretty happy. If he gets a better team, Kligerman could run for Xfinity wins, I believe.

5:42 *ooops, all Greg Biffle!*

Kasey Kahne would be amazing for the truck series. For whatever reason whenever he's in a truck he's more aggressive than when he's in a car Xfinity or Cup

I mentioned this in the original thread already, but it'd be nice to see Jeremy Mayfield get another chance at driving full time, whether in Cup or otherwise

Kahsey cane was the chase Elliot that never was

DiBenedetto, Preece, Nemecheck, Gilliand deserves more. They have talent but poor equipment hurts them.

It's always funny to hear people insinuate the Wood Brothers Racing is "basically Penske." While that affiliation is there, the drivers of those cars consistently aren't as good. Other than Ryan Blaney in 2017, the Wood Brothers racing team has finished thusly: 2016 (Blaney): 20th 2017 (Blaney): 9th 2018 (Menard): 19th 2019 (Menard): 19th 2020 (Dibenedetto): 13th 2021 (Dibenedetto): 18th So out of those 6 full time seasons, Dibenedetto has had two of the three best seasons statistically for them. Of course, we all know that Dibenedetto was only given a terminal 2 year contract with WBR, but he still performed quite well in a ride that does not have the same speed as the Penske cars. Now let's compare Dibenedetto to Christopher Bell at Leavine Family Racing. Bell and Dibenedetto accumulated the same number of top 10s, and Dibenedetto accumulated more points during the season than Bell, yet Bell was automatically moved up to JGR. Of course, Bell had a stellar Xfinity career, but Dibenedetto never had access to the same equipment in Xfinity. Matt Dibenedetto is more than deserving of a mid to high level cup series ride considering how he performed compared to others in the same equipment. It is just pathetic that some people can't accept the political beliefs of others and demand that they keep their mouth shut and/or conform to some ballless and neutered form of compliance that disallows individuals from expressing even the most benign of opinions. "Oh Matty D said 'Let's Go Brandon,' and we must punish him for that." Jesus Christ.

Good drivers can outperform bad equipment but those drivers are rare. I don't think every driver deserves to in top tier equipment that's why they aren't. To drive for teams like Hendrick, penske and jgr you have to outperform lowe tier equipment. Bell did that at leavine, larson did that at ganassi and blaney did that at wbr. They deserve there rides because they showed they can put an average car in a great position

Juan Pablo Montoya deserves to Drive at Daytona again. Put him next to Danica Patrick and that’s a deadly duo

“and while you’re at it, and while i’m, and to all of my channel members”

Other drivers who deserves a 2nd chance: * Sean Caisse (he derserved a better ride too) * JH Nemechek * Jeremy Clements * Josh Berry * Ty Dillon * James Davison * David Ragan the GOAT * Brenan Poole

Kimi Raikonnen, obviously!

I have 2 drivers David Ragan and Kenny Wallace

Johanna Long, Ty Majeski

The Ross Chastain suggestion has aged extremely well