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That Darlington wreck at 11:25 is the one where rookie Buren Skeen was killed. He was in the white #23 that got hit in the driver's side door.

Watkins Glen is very under-rated…. Hell of a party, beautiful scenery…. Nice people and rowdy camping..

2:56 "Slugging it out like a bunch of rats trapped in an outhouse." Legendary line. Your case for Pocono was spot on, too. It's a shame the safety fencing situation is so dire, otherwise IndyCar wouldn't have an excuse for not being there. It's the only other speedway of Indianapolis's type in the US, and some of my favorite ever NASCAR races have taken place there, one of which was a fuel mileage finish where I think three separate dudes ran out of fuel in the last 10 laps. My only changes to this list would be the removal of Talladega and the addition of Atlanta in its place, along with Darlington and Bristol switching places.

I’ve been to Bowman Gray Stadium once, and it was as chaotic as expected. There was a mini stock race where all of the cars looked like makeshift creations except for one: a Ford Pinto. That car was consistently towards the front the whole race, and on the last lap, on the last turn, 1st and 2nd crashed out, and that Ford Pinto won. When that car crossed the line, everyone cheered, and even the driver was shocked that he won. All in all, the track lived up to its reputation.

I'm with you on Pocono, S1ap. It's the most misunderstood track out there, every race feels like a throwback.

It's weird to not see Daytona in this list, since its synnonimous with NASCAR, but nice list S1ap!

My top 10 would be 1. Daytona 2. Bristol 3. Darlington 4. Watkins Glen 5. Talladega 6. Atlanta 7. Charlotte/Roval 8. Martinsville 9. Road America 10. Auto Club

As someone born and raised from Bristol in the UK, genuinely cannot thank you enough for your content, Slap. I’ve been in love with motorsports since I was 12-years-old watching Lewis Hamilton win the F1 world championship; I now watch pretty much everything and appreciate the sheer level of skill NASCAR and Indy drivers have. Nothing better than a Sunday triple header of F1, Indy and NASCAR. One day I hope to go to my namesake city and take in a Cup series race in person. I love Bristol so much I have the bridge tattooed on my arm - just a shame it’s the Suspension bridge on this side of the pond! Keep it up man, thank you for making me a fan from so many miles away. #ItsBristolBaby

Imo these current gen cars are gonna make pocono much more interesting, between how hard they're to drive, the way the aero works with passing, we might have one of the better pocono races in a hot minute this year.

The Pocono races last season might have been the best weekend all last year.

I think Fontana should have at least been considered. Not just because it's the last real speedway Cali has, but because it has the beautiful combination of the speed of a superspeedway with the quality of racing you'd see at a short track

Kinda surprised Watkins Glen wasn't mentioned.

10:58 2 bucks for a hot dog? Fucking bargain. Props to them for having reasonable concession prices there.

Bristol has always been my favorite NASCAR track, 18 years ago on my way to a family reunion in Tennessee my mom surprised 10 year old me with a photo op outside of the front gates of my favorite race track, about 2 years ago I brought this memory up for my mom only for her to tell me something that truly showed me a parents love, she had added an extra 8 hours from our destination when planning the trip on Map Quest ( back when you had to print a booklet of directions ) that is probably one the happiest memories of my childhood

1. Bristol 2. Daytona 3. Darlington 4. Martinsville 5. Watkins Glen 6. Charlotte 7. Sonoma 8. Pocono 9. Talladega 10. Homestead

I played Bristol in NASCAR Heat and it’s wild, I totally get the nickname, it’s well deserved. I’m not a huge NASCAR fan, but I love the channel and enjoy the content.

I've always liked Sonoma, seeing big, heavy Stock Cars that have a big stopping distance being forced to change direction left and right and brake heavily for turn 11 is refreshing to see, it's a test for the drivers (not saying that the others aren't, but it's a great test to know how much speed to carry the car through the esses) and it has its own moments like Bristol is renowned for (Ricky Rudd being controversially being black flagged in 1991, handing the win to Davey Allison, for example, or Brian Vickers getting revenge on Tony Stewart in 2011, is another). Brock Beard did an entire video that does more justice to Sonoma than I ever could. As for my favourite F1 track, I might be a bit biased (as I had the privilege to attend a Grand Prix there in 2019), but I will say Monza. The venue of the Italian Grand Prix for the longest time, anyone who goes there can feel the history of the place (having staged racing there since 1922) and whenever Ferrari win, the local fans produce an intoxicating atmosphere like nowhere else. It just leaves you going "WOW"

Anybody not gonna mention that Daytona wasn't on this list? Because that surprised the hell out of me.

I live about 15 minutes away from the Hickory Motor Speedway. I never realized that it was used for NASCAR racing. It's still a ton of fun to get out there and watch the local races. I hope they keep it going for a long time. It means a lot hearing about a little Old Hickory on a big KZfaq channel like this.

The first race I ever saw in person was the night race at Bristol in 2012. Since then, I have loved the track and it will probably be my favourite track for the rest of my life.

Honestly I’m really glad Slap included Pocono on this list as it’s super underrated as a track and I don’t think it gets the love it truly deserve. Whether you go to practice/qualifying sessions or races the at track experience is amazing.

I am so glad you put Pocono on this list. I've never understood the hate it gets. For me, even if the race gets spread out, it's still interesting because of how odd the track is and how unique the way you drive it is.

While Bowman-Gray has had some extremely memorable races in the lower divisions in the last 50 years, I'm not sure its Cup races can justify a position here. It's had more flag-to-flag races than any other track, and no Cup event had more than 4 lead changes. I tend to like tracks that are hard on tires, as that creates lots of 'comers and goers' that make for interesting races. So my list would include Rockingham, North Wilkesboro and Atlanta. For an older track, I'd include Langhorne, as "puke alley" was a serious test of skill.

Hey Slap. Thanks for putting Road America on your list. It's nice to see a Wisconsin track on your list.

Good list. I love the dirt race coming back, but I just wish it wasn't at Bristol. The 2 races on it's normal surface are so good I don't see the need. But yeah, great list!

First race I earnestly watched giving nascar a shot was week one of the 2023 playoffs at Darlington and it was a thrill. Couldnt have had a better intro to the sport.

The Thunder Dome here in Australia was very special while it lasted, and it held a Cup race.

One track that I think deserves an honorable mention is Rockingham, it's not Top 10 material but it had a lot going for it as far as good racing with multiple grooves and required a good focus on tires because of the surface. It got done dirty when they started building the cookie cutter mile and a half speedways and it was bought up just to sell off its dates.

That "Daytona USA" racing game's 'easy' track looks awfully like a triangle; I just assume they copied that from Pocono.

Pocono deserves to be on any list of top tracks. It is awesome to have something totally different than the damn mile or 1.5-mile ovals (including my home state speedway, Kansas), or the copycats between Dayonta and Talladega. And if Darlington isn't on anyone's top list, then they have problems.

You don’t upload often but when you do it’s worth the wait.

honestly Pocono is in my opinion the best for many of the reasons you explained it truly is one of, if not the best showcases between strategy, skill, risk, and speed. Even if it can be "boring" knowing the challenges the track encompasses makes the watching of it 100x better.

I'm glad my home track Martinsville Speedway made this list. I've attended 3 races here and it was always fun to watch, last time I went was 2013 and I'm hoping to go back soon. Also thanks for giving the Famous $2 Martinsville Hotdog a shoutout. That thing is so damn good and the price is perfect

Always a great suprise when SlapShoes uploads

For bristol, I think you should've added a clip of Cindric and Almendinger wrecking across the line

Ah Hickory Such a good track that produces such great racing Really wish the joint would be upgraded and at least grab a Truck series date, that'd be damn awesome

Been binging all your videos lately and the quality is impeccable. Great vids mate.

Your videos are always magnificent, S1ap. This was no exception. Thanks!

Being from supercross background, I cant help but love Daytona more, it holds more variety of races than any track in the world and yet has such a unique feeling, it’s a track few have won at and even fewer have mastered. It’s like Monaco where once you think you’ve got it, it’ll humble you quickly. And I do actually enjoy the road course too.

Glad you included Road America. So many great places to watch. Ive only been there for Indycar, but maybe someday Ill get there for a stock car race. Good list! I always loved watching Bristol and Martinsville races growing up!

Another great video always interesting hearing your takes on motorsports keep it up

YES YES YES!! I was looking for something to watch this morning and Slapshoes is the perfect video!!!

i saw a previous video by SLAPSHOES about wanting more airport runway racing....i totally agree....

With the different types of races Bristol has hosted, and college football as well, I do wonder if Vince McMahon will ever get an itch to try and set the all time wrestling attendance record, and hold WrestleMania at Bristol Motor Speedway.

I’m so happy to see Bristol at #1. I’ve been there several times with my old man and it’s always been a favorite memory of mine. Great track

Sonoma is a pretty fast road course. I'm hitting it up later this month, there's going to be a Late Model Attending the track day, I'm excited to see how much it can gap me.

Please keep making more videos your great at it. I love learning more about nascar history and storys. God bless you

Watkins Glen definitely deserves a spot on this list. It’s a world class racing venue renowned throughout the entire world in multiple different racings series

Is that Buren Skeen’s fatal crash at 11:25?

Went to Bristol last September. What an experience. Totally worth the drive from the U.P. Michigan.

Slap, whatever your opinions, I’d love to hear about all of them. Well founded, incredibly insightful, beautifully narrated. Just a true delight!

i have the absolute most basic understanding of nascar and mr. slapshoes, you teach me so much with each video. cheers!

GREAT VIDEO MAN!

It's always a good Sunday when Slapshoes posts a new video on race day.

Thank you Slapshoes for this video. Everything you said here is true and as a season ticket holder to MIS from the early 90s into the early 2000s I eventually stop attending races when the great recession occured in '08. I lost my job working for a independent repair shop of 9 years and because of that I had to make sacrifices to pay my bills. I had great seats at Michigan and I didn't want to let them go but unfortunately that among selling my trans am was something I had to do just to make ends meet. Fast forward to today, 13 years later I attend my 1st nascar race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the roval race and I was literally shocked with the crowd attendance and how eerily quiet it was. The short amount of souvenir trailers in the lot. The unfamiliar drivers I never heard of are some of the examples that I cannot follow this sport as I use to. There is a definite disconnect here. Familiar sponsors are now replaced with tech companies that I never heard of. The gimmicks like stage racing has me rolling my eyes and The fact that Chicagoland Speedway which is in my own back yard is lying dormant has me not wanting coming back to this sport. I've been attending my local short tracks more and been watching the SRX racing series because the grassroots of racing is something I can relate to. I feel I'm no longer part of that crowd that was once my home away from home.

I camped on the inner circle of Pocono for a festival. It was so cool waking up and walking out to see you're right next to turn three. Couldn't imagine how awesome it'd be during an actual race weekend

The fact Daytona or North Wilksboro wasn’t on here shocks me

I think i should put Bristol on my bucket list. Great video.

This is pretty agreeable, I raced some of those tracks on games like SRX The Game and NASCAR Heat 5, those tracks are pretty amazing... My favorite tracks on that list is the Nashville Fairgrounds, Martinsville Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Those were some of the tracks I raced virtually. They're pretty amazing tracks for their racing over at the tracks I mentioned.

Fun Fact: Pocono was built for IndyCar first. Very good track for both IndyCar, NASCAR, and even ARCA nonetheless!

I went to Road America last year and I had a blast down by pit road entrance. Going this year as well and seeing Indycar next week!

Now do top 10 beautiful car models in NASCAR history

pretty fair list here SS. great video

Daytona has to be a top 10 track. It should be nonnegotiable

Oh man. Being from Bristol and having gone to many races in my youth I am so glad to see it top the chart. I've had every imaginable experience there, from front row smoke laden seats to grandstand and proper nosebleeds to a VIP box for one night race. I've been to victory lane, which is incredibly unique. I've been there for snoozers and wreckfests but it always lives up to its nickname. Not to mention the usual entertainment that was driver introductions in the 2000s and 2010s. I've driven the track and met several drivers at local restaurants. It's such a peaceful town but when the race is in it just livens up beyond anything. Adding the dirt race has brought some new life as well. Cheers.

My personal top 10 would be: 1.North Wilkesboro 2.Bristol 3.Nashville Fairgrounds 4.Darlington 5.Kansas 6.Talladega 7.Martinsville 8.Hickory 9.Atlanta 10.Rockingham Atlanta and Rockingham may be debatable for some fans, but those tracks used to provide some classic finishes within the sport especially back when Atlanta still had its old wore out surface. I can remember several photo finishes including Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte, Harvick and Gordon, Johnson and Edwards, and many others.

I was at Road America this weekend watching motorcycle racing.

Me and my brother have gone to the Indy 500 for the past 8 years since our hometown is in Indiana and never missed a race there beside the 2020 race, we even seen a few brickyard 400 races. but there is ONE track that me and him have always wanted to go see since we were kids, that is Bristol everything you said about the track is so true and always wanted to go but luckily this year we got tickets go see it and im so excited. also road america is so tricky of a track that i love it so glad to see it on here.

Great video, my opinion is that chicagoland or talladega is my favorite track.

Darlington is one of my favorite tracks to watch the race of on TV and such, but easily one of my least favorite tracks to race on in the video games. Speaking of which, would you ever think of doing a video on the Fantasy Tracks from the NASCAR games? I just recently realized that Mr. Clean Raceway from NASCAR 06 is almost certainly just Rockingham but with a Hawaiian paintjob

Real boost in audio quality, super excited!!!

The Day is always good when Slapshoes uploads

Great video and I agree with most of the choices, but no Watkins Glen?

I think thats what NASCAR was missing for a while, that "personality" all the races seemed the same, all the drivers didnt want to russle feathers. Tracks like these have that aforementioned "personality". Even when I stopped watching NASCAR i can still remember moments at Martinsville etc. WOW. I forgot about that Darlington finish! Wow. Great video!

Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway definitely needs to be on the schedule. But not just the ARCA or the Truck schedule, I want to see a Cup race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

Pocono will always have good memories for me cause its the only one Ive been too. Living In Australia, Its not easy to get to a Nascar race but would love to go to more one day especially at Bristol or Martinsville.

Still thinking of that Greenville road race idea. Interesting concept and perfect place for it.

Damn, this was one of the best videos I have watched this year! Thank you :)

Ya Love to see it when S1ap uploads

My guy S1apSh0es showing respect to my home track, Pocono Raceway! Ya love to see it! Let me know if you ever make the trip my man, would love to slam a few with you in the infield!

Was hoping to see the Monster Mile on the list but I agree with your picks.

your voice is so calm I could listen to it every day

My favorite track has to be Atlanta Motor speedway! Not only is it the place of Harvick's first cup win, but it's also the first race I spent an entire weekend watching all three series live. It was an awesome weekend!

some personal favorites of mine (from a new nascar fan): Bristol. Favorite track to race on in nascar heat 5 by a longshot. Watkins Glen. Watched the replay of last year's race and the atmosphere seemed so good. I also love racing on it. Sonoma. That might be a weird pick, but I still love it. Wine country baby! The Roval. Same reasons you described. Turns a meh track into a must play for me on Nascar Heat. Gonna watch my second live race today at Atlanta

Hey slap, about the only NASCAR stuff I watch anymore is your videos. Could you do a top 10 things to know about NASCAR now style video? I haven't watched a race in well over a decade and would be interested to see what changed

Hell yeah man. Bristol. That was my first ever race. And I was at the one when it snowed during the Busch race.

S1ap, as the season goes along, a cool video to do is tracks nascar should go to that'll make this current gen car shine ( like Rockingham) qnd which track should lose a date because if it and why.

THANK YOU we need this

YEAAAAHHHHH!! It's a great day when slap posts

To add on to Charlotte Motor Speedway, they also own the 4 wide zMax Dragway, which was kind of revolutionary back when it was finished and opened in the late 2000's. Now, we also have the dragstrip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is also a 4 wide track.

My Favorite Tracks in NASCAR (not in a specific order): - Daytona - Watkins Glen - Bristol (concrete) - Rockingham - Montreal - Homestead - Gateway - Road America - Daytona Road Course - Kansas - Darlington - North Wilkesboro - Charlotte (before the recent repave) - The Original Atlanta Man there’s so many tracks I can’t think of lol

I was at the Southern 500 race in 2011 at Darlington, and I loved it. My dad and I had walked out of the track whenever Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick had their scuffle but we heard the fans going ooohhh. Man that was a good race Reagan Smith won it.

I was actually at the first two ROVAL races and I’ve gotta admit, they were a lot of fun. Especially at the end of the first one. That one had my jaw on the floor. 😅

Im excited for the race at road america this year, it will be my first time attending a cup race.

Pleasantly surprised to see Road America on this list at all, let alone so high! You, sir, have good taste.

I went to the Bristol dirt nationals in 2021 and I loved it solidifying it as the only Nascar track I've ever been too and by default my most favorite Nascar track ever the grandstand are steep as hell tho so it's a workout just moving around that place

really happy you added Pocono

Hey Slapshoes, what was your opinion on the race at wwtc this weekend. It was my first race and was surprised with infield passes.