Why NASCAR Is So Much More Than ‘Left Turns’
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Ай бұрынEarlier in April, we went to Texas Motor Speedway for a full weekend of racing: the @NASCAR Truck Series, Xfinity Series, and Cup Series. It was the 15-year anniversary of the day I showed up at Texas with no clue about NASCAR (and actually dreading the experience because I thought it would be “just a bunch of left turns”).
When I went the first time, I didn’t watch practice or qualifying. I just showed up for the race, and I immediately knew it was what I wanted to do with my life. The size of the track, the Earth-shaking sounds, the smells, and the action sold me. From that point forward, I watched every broadcast of NASCAR’s top-three national series - from the Daytona 500 to the championship race.
Fifteen years later, I’m all-in on NASCAR, and I figured it would be fun to show you why it’s so much more than just left turns.
This video features people from all over NASCAR teams:
- Aedan McHugh: lead engineer for Sam Mayer’s No. 1 Xfinity car at JR Motorsports
- @Parker_Kligerman: fellow KZfaqr and full-time driver of the No. 48 Xfinity car for Big Machine Racing
- Tommy Joe Martins: team owner at Alpha Prime Racing and former Xfinity regular driver
- Nick Payne: spotter for 23XI Racing and Cup driver Tyler Reddick
- JR Houston: race and strategy engineer for 23XI Racing and Cup driver Bubba Wallace
- Adam Riley: tire changer for Front Row Motorsports and Cup driver Michael McDowell
- Nate McBride: jack handler for Front Row Motorsports and Cup driver Michael McDowell
- Kellen Mills: jack handler for @LEGACYMOTORCLUB and Cup driver Erik Jones
On Saturday, we watched almost the full race from the stands (and high in the sky on the spotter’s stand). And who won? Aedan’s team! In a historically close photo finish with Ryan Sieg! If you think the replay of in this video was wild, you should’ve seen it live.
Sunday came, and with our video all filmed, we got to sit back and spectate the sport we love so much. NASCAR is such a joy, whether you know the tiny details or just prefer the highlights. Hopefully, this video gets you a little closer to the former.
Thanks for watching my KZfaq channel. Enjoy the race!
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@Parker_Kligerman Ай бұрын
Great video, per usual! Honored to make my second cameo this month. Do I need to apply for SAG now?
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Hell yeah! Thank you so much for always being open to sharing your knowledge : )
@mrterp04 Ай бұрын
I’d suggest going with a single name. “Starring Alanis King, with Tommy Joe Martins, and featuring Kligerman.”
@roadatlas846 Ай бұрын
I feel like there is a distinct lack of NASCAR content of this manner on YT. It's hard to see such a large American motorsport so underrepresented on youtube. Glad to see you making a video on it!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I agree. I know there's an audience for it, but I don't think I've hit it yet. : ( My clickthrough is really low on this one! I appreciate you watching and enjoying it : )
@anthonycastellaneta4956 Ай бұрын
I think videos like this rock because it's basically "NASCAR for f1 fans" which is a niche I never see
@DrummerBoi1993 Ай бұрын
NASCAR….hear me out…hire Alanis to do some behind the scenes work! This video was nothing short of brilliant! The in depth behind the scenes of NASCAR is very fascinating to watch!! Alanis, you’ve done a brilliant job with this! I’m waiting for the day you get behind the wheel of one of those cars! Brilliant Alanis! Just brilliant!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhhh! Thank you! I have something potentially in the works for driving, and I'm so excited. It may not be soon, but I think I can get it solidified
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I absolutely love how this video turned out, and I'm so appreciative of everyone who took the time to be in it. I also appreciate y'all watching! Thank you! I'm trying to tag Parker Kligerman in this comment, but the option won't pop up. Parker isn't just a NASCAR driver, he also makes great KZfaq videos! I watched his new Supra review yesterday, and it's a great way to spend your time after this. Here's his channel if you want to subscribe and support him: www.youtube.com/@Parker_Kligerman
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
We also have a brand-new parter in this video, as y'all probably saw! Apex Coffee Roasters rocks - they support my friend Brad Perez in NASCAR, and they wanted to extend to my channels as well. Apex's founder, Brett Jameson, got into coffee through F1. He took a camera to the USGP in the mid-2000s, and he ended up really loving photography. He wound up in a lot of coffee shops editing, so he got a taste for it and decided to make his own! Brett rocks, and the Apex branding is so cool. Gulf colors! Anyway, thank y'all again for watching. It's because of you that we're able to have any partners at all
@Parker_Kligerman Ай бұрын
Aww thanks, Alanis!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Of course Parker : )
@davidp2888 Ай бұрын
The production values of this video are very high. The videography, the music, the way in which you formatted everything and your explanations work so well together. A lot of work and care went into this, and it shows. Great job, Alanis.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhhh thank you, David. We really do work hard, and it's so appreciated that you watch and enjoy the videos
@maestro4287 Ай бұрын
Hi Alanis. As a car enthusiast, I love your passion and respect your accomplishments as an automotive youtuber/journalist. As a racing fan, I love how involved you've gotten in the industry especially NASCAR. As a professional classical musician, I appreciate the music selections for the videos lately ;) This is an excellent video; I love that you get to do this.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. This comment means a lot. I'm really loving the classical music too - I feel like it makes the whole video feel fancier!
@maestro4287 Ай бұрын
I'm counting the days till you use Mars, the Bringer of War.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I will pass this one along to my husband
@48nation Ай бұрын
This is genuinely one of the best videos on NASCAR I have ever seen on KZfaq. From the track itself to the people behind the car, you covered it all in stunning quality and energy. As someone who also likes to upload their perspective of races, this makes me overjoyed that someone of better capability is doing something great with it. Keep up the great content!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Omg! What an incredible comment to check my notifications and see. Thank you so much for saying it, and thank you for all you do and create
@shen1han Ай бұрын
Long time reader since the jalopnik days, i'm rooting for your channel. It is so good.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
What an honor! Thanks for being around so long. I really appreciate it
@zeroelus Ай бұрын
Wonderful video and not only is it great to see the content (which is amazing, as someone who doesn't follow NASCAR these in depth looks are so engaging) but the presentation & production is getting ever more refined, this one had the right blend/volume of music and narration. Keep up the great work!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you SO much. I appreciate you watching despite not following NASCAR! It means a lot
@zakpritchard4595 Ай бұрын
Yes! This video is great. Seeing the banking in real life with y'all running up it makes a huge difference in appreciating it so much more, and how it affects how they are used rather than just seeing the cars tilt a little on TV and not thinking too much of it.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhh I’m so glad! Thank you for watching!
@enjoipandas Ай бұрын
If Netflix ever come out with Drive to Go Left, Alanis is a must have commentator!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Aw! Thank you
@earlfreisinger9873 Ай бұрын
Great job on this video, Alanis and team. It's a great explanation of how NASCAR is way more than just left turns. I'm just sad that we missed you at Texas this time around. Maybe we'll see you next year, if you're there.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhh thank you so much! I’m usually there every year - just look for the black and white striped hat!
@MarcTheWatchman Ай бұрын
Your channel's production quality is incredible. Keep up the good work, this was another fantastic piece!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhhh thank you so much
@TheKolyaRice Ай бұрын
wow, incredible video! Great info, incredible access, and fantastic presentation 🤘 imagine showing this to 2009 Alanis!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
She would be so happy. Thank you so much for watching 🤠
@joshgardiner2989 Ай бұрын
This was brilliant! Keep up the good work! Would love to see more content like this between the top 3 series and the differences between power house teams and smaller teams.. plus other stuff that goes along with a race weekend at a track (vendors, staff, haulers, camping, tailgating, etc) to give the overall experience! Sad i have to come to a youtuber to get great content like this instead of NASCAR but I always prefer the passion and detail from youtubers! Well done!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Aw! Thank you so much for watching. I absolutely love NASCAR and will likely do at least one video per race I attend 🤠
@joshgardiner2989 Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing Have you thought about doing videos on the fan zone? I usually attend Richmond but this was the first time attending Dover in almost 20 years for me but I have to say Dovers fan zone is so much better than richmond. so much to do. I took 3 people that have never been to a race and they never realized how much there is to do before a race. Would be cool to see the different things each track has going on in the fan zone.
@mekg5430 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the inside workings on how a NASCAR race works! Getting to hear the engineers and other vital crew members' explain their jobs is super cool!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching 🤠 we had a blast making it!
@Harko- Ай бұрын
Awesome, informative video! Thanks team Alanis, for making these!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank YOU always for watching!
@elliotporterfield6921 Ай бұрын
I found your content through Bread and I'm so happy! You make awesome videos.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you SO much for being open to watching a new person! I appreciate it!
@ericweiss7 Ай бұрын
Great and interesting video! Fun fact over here - back in 2007 I was that exact person who thought nascar was dumb and I went to TMS only with hopes of seeing a crash. That first green flag waved and I’ve been hooked ever since! Appreciate your effort in getting different people to talk about what they do! Your passion for the sport shows. Bonus fun for Apex coffee on board! They do put out some tasty roasts!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhhhh I LOVE that we have such similar experiences. All it took was the green flag! It’s such a special experience. Thank you so much for watching pal 🤠
@purplehazeffc Ай бұрын
As an Aussie, some great insight to the world of NASCAR. A great video Alanis & editing & music integration. Well worthy of getting to 100k subs very, very soon. If you get a chance at the next race & Shane Van Gisbergen is racing. Try to catch up with his partner Jessica Dane. She is a part owner of Triple Eight Race Engineering who run Red Bull Ampol Racing here in Supercars, to whom Shane drove for. She has been a Team Manager for a car at the Bathurst 1000. And has done TV for the Australian Rally Championship. I think she would make an awesome interview given the interest in Shane joining NASCAR & Infinity series.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I totally agree! I’ve been wanting to grab them, but they’re easing SVG into American media, so he’s not super available yet! I’ll try to get him soon though 🤠 Thank you so much for watching!
@adamthompson4072 Ай бұрын
It still feels weird (but also incredibly cool) to hear and see NINE SECOND pit stops routinely in nascar now. I remember as a kid a 15 second stop was a good stop
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Yes! Same! JGR did a 7.95 in practice this week
@adamthompson4072 Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing now that's wild!
@jamesgrant4227 Ай бұрын
As a 50 year old Scottish guy, I fell into the trap that Nascar was just turning left. It was only after trying it on iRacing last year that I suddenly realised, hell this is fun! Now I spend my Sundays looking for dodgy streams on Twitch to watch the races! As a newbie I love watching content like this (though it is hard to find) to help my understanding of the sport, especially when it is presented in a fun but educational manner from someone as knowledgeable as yourself. Oh and I never realised the banking on these tracks was so steep - it's only when you see people on it that you appreciate this! Btw big shout out to you and your husband for the quality videos you produce! I really appreciate the content. Thanks!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhhh thank you so much! This comment means a lot to me. I'm really happy it was educational and easy to follow!
@BlueSkyCrystals Ай бұрын
Great video. I grew up on NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt. I don’t watch it anymore since the introduction of stages and playoffs really turned me off but the pit stops are the best to watch in all of Motorsport and the cars still sound glorious. I’m happy you had fun!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhh thank you for watching! I love pit stops. They’re really fascinating
@TrashHeapCustodian Ай бұрын
Hear me out: one race a year they go backwards and it's all right turns ;) Great video Alanis!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Agree. Thank you for watching!
@differentbydesign2009 Ай бұрын
I’ve been a NASCAR fan since ‘05. This info is very insightful even for advanced fans. The camera footage makes me super jealous. Also I hope by commenting here this video goes viral so you can get that KZfaq $$$ and buy health insurance 😂.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Omg! Thank you so much : ) I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
@HPABQ Ай бұрын
Very Interesting!! Well done and edited video.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you SO much
@l1a146 Ай бұрын
Great Video. New follower to Nascar because of SVG. ( Yeah Im an Aussie 🤣) So learning as much as I can. Theres so much more to it than I thought. So much strategy on those ovals and every oval is different. Its just nuts and Im now a converted man. The more I understand it the better I like it.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Goooo SVG! Thank you for watching 🤠
@SteveHarrellRally Ай бұрын
After watching your awesomely well done inside NASCAR videos I really want you (and your cameraman) to make it out to a national championship rally sometime
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Would absolutely love to someday
@connorw8171 Ай бұрын
Awesome Video Alanis!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thanks Connor 🤠
@tedadamgreen Ай бұрын
Another phenomenal production!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@muhammadhady Ай бұрын
great video, so informative in the end, it's just a bunch of people going left....
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you 🤠
@fluffhead95 Ай бұрын
You gotta do this same thing for Indycar next, this is fantastic
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I’m going to the Indy 500 next month! Thank you for watching 🤠
@lmzaadi Ай бұрын
Thanks for another educational, entertaining video!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank YOU for watching! It means a lot!
@BrownGravy23 Ай бұрын
Here from DRS…. Great to hear a familiar voice again… Subbing
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Omg! Thank you so much, and thanks for the support on DRS while it lasted. So glad to see you
@benjaminepstein5856 12 күн бұрын
This was very well done and I really learned a lot from this. Thank you!!
@AlanisKing 12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for watching 🤠
@mmahtnart8986 Ай бұрын
I lived in the Metroplex most of my adult life, till I retired back to God's Country. Been to that track many times after it was built. Super job granddaughter (-;
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@jasonstacy5587 Ай бұрын
The car reviews are great, but this is excellent content, as well.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I'm so glad you like it. Doing a variety of stuff can be challenging, because you don't know if your audience will go for it. Thank you!
@zachmaster426 Ай бұрын
I like the vroom vroom noises
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Me too!
@anthonycastellaneta4956 Ай бұрын
I would love if you did an introduction to racing ovals from the viewpoint of sim racing since your husband has such a great viewpoint. I would love to try it out, I just know so little how to start
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
This is a really good idea! It would be hard to do from a footage standpoint (he likes to keep his face hidden, and it's hard to do compelling B-roll when you just have a rig), but we'll discuss!
@anthonycastellaneta4956 Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing just simple things like translating what an ideal "corner" for oval racing looks like would be huge, it's surprisingly difficult to find that information
@anthonyw5261 Ай бұрын
Soooo much more complex than they get credit for. Thanks for putting the spotlight on this fact 👏👏👏❤️
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank YOU for watching!
@GeorgeMcNally Ай бұрын
Why does this channel only have 10k subscribers? You are *good*. Really good.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Omg! Thank you so much. We're really trying to grow, and it means a lot that we have people like you who enjoy it
@thomasxl200 Ай бұрын
Commenting for the algorithm! Great video!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Ahhhh thank you so much 🤠
@TravisMSimpson Ай бұрын
Go to Winchester for one of their features and climb that banking and let me know how it turns out
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I definitely will someday
@TravisMSimpson Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing I did some math for you. Tommy Joe said it is $25,000 for 1 set. 20 years ago when the last Subway 400 was run at Rockingham, Rusty Wallace's team bought and mounted 16 sets. So if you ran a race today in a similar situation you would be spending $400,000 just on tires alone. It was a little over $25,000 for the 16 sets back in 2004.
@MrMathias327 Ай бұрын
You're actually going to make me like NASCAR! Damn you, Alanis!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
It really is SO good
@slowery43 Ай бұрын
oh aren't we the over-dramatic attetion queen Mathias
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Mathias isn't dramatic! Enjoying things is cool
@jayb33 Ай бұрын
Let me just say, the fact that Alanis doesn't have health insurance is a crime against humanity. C'mon America, do better!
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I AGREE. Alas! America!
@dingus153 Ай бұрын
Okay fiiiiiine I'll give NASCAR another go
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I LOVE NASCAR so much
@jeffreyhutchins6527 Ай бұрын
Now do all of those things while turning right and left on the same circuit, usually without the assistance of banking
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
A lot of things carry over, but it’s a different style of racing! Parker talked about that in the ESPN story I linked
@slowery43 Ай бұрын
NASCAR is also about drinking Bud, kissing your first cousin, tipping cows, wearing red/white/blue, driving jacked up pickups rolling coal and showing off your "truck-nuts", it's about Leonard Skynard, it's about struggling to graudate elementary school even though you're 18 years old, it's about helping your uncle take the wheels off his new house he just got, it's about thinking frying bologna for your 6 kids is a proper nutritional meal, it's about dating women named Darlene or Bobbi-Sue who smell like they applied 1 1/2 bottles of perfume and still perm their hair, It's about your lady wearing Dukes of Hazard shorts and a tube top despite her being 5'5" and weighing only 215 lbs, its about always bragging that the US is the best place in the world despite never having traveled more than 40 mles from your birthplace.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Darlene is a nice woman though
@christophhengl Ай бұрын
Just wondering, do you still work for C&B?
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I do not! I start at Motor1 on Monday : ) and I'm full-time here for videos!
@christophhengl Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing ok, so i don't need to wait for Videos on C&B if i wanna know how many Alanisis will fit in a cars trunk 😉
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Hahahahaha yep! All here now. Thank you for caring!
@BadPhD777 Ай бұрын
They should change direction half way through the race 🙂
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Hahahahahaha
@iapamrit Ай бұрын
Alancis....you are the best of best Unlike,all the other wanna-B female car enthusiasts.(blonde) You are passionate , true and we can see the spark towards cars in your eyes. You deserve more hype I hope someday we meet and we can go to the racetrack circuit together❤
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and appreciating the video!
@ericcarabetta1161 Ай бұрын
What would happen if they drove the other direction? Do the cars explode?
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
I would love to know
@elliotporterfield6921 Ай бұрын
OMG ALANIS x APEX 🤯🤯🤯
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
APEX GANG (Brad intro’d us! What a friend!)
@FranciscoAlvarez-nw9pw Ай бұрын
Hola Amiga! 😄
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Awwwwww hi Francisco! So good to see you!
@FranciscoAlvarez-nw9pw Ай бұрын
@@AlanisKing, so good to see you in another awesome video! I definitely learned more about NASCAR today! PS, I sent you an email.
@Mr-pn2eh Ай бұрын
But it is just left turns
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Hahahaha
@laloajuria4678 Ай бұрын
so they are still just turning left....
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jj7823 Ай бұрын
terrific job, but . . um . . . it's not just left turns, it's, um, left turns where you bank a little more or less. wow. real 3-d chess necessary here.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@thejerkyshack8040 Ай бұрын
This video is so great. Always awesome to see Parker and Alanis toghether.
@AlanisKing Ай бұрын
Omg! Thank you. Appreciate you watching
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