I know the 2006 Busch Series season gets a lot of criticism for essentially being the beginning of the abundant presence of Cup Series drivers but there were plenty of great races that year like this one. I'd take more Cup guys in Xfinity now if it meant the younger drivers could learn from some of the best.
It's really a shame that we can't have experienced guys in the lower series without them utterly dominating. It would be great to watch upcoming talent duke it out with the established guys but realistically the Cup Series drivers would just blow everybody else out of the water, especially when they're running top tier equipment.
Well, I remember watching NRH with Joey and Brad, and they made a good point: if you completely annihilate the cup guys out of the few truck and Xfinity Series, how would the young guys learn how these tracks with no tips and guidance from the Cup guys, that know these tracks like off the back of their hand?
Fun Fact: Kurt Busch celebrated with Robby Gordon visiting him in Victory Lane, with Kurt saying that it reminded him racing against Ricky Craven at Darlington.... which was, arguably the BEST NASCAR finish EVER...
Foreshadowing of the 2012 Finger Lakes 355? This was only the second time they raced at Watkins Glen after they returned from a sabbatical that lasted from 2002-2004. Get rid of the splitters NASCAR, Nixon is sending you a message!
I liked these cars and the way things were, the drivers could drive these cars on edge and race each other and get into each other without tearing the car up. If you did this in the car they have now, they would be out of the race with a bent splitter. These cars took talent to drive and this is the kind of racing that the fans love to see. You don't see this type of racing anymore just like quarterbacks and receivers getting drilled over the middle with good clean football play, this type of stuff is a lost art now. This type of stuff made the Saturday something to see, back then I used to watch a lot of Busch races almost as much as I did the Cup Series, now I could care less because of a lack of racing like this.
One of the greatest, albeit, never talked about battles I've ever seen in nascar.
How these guys beat the hell outta each other without crashing I have no idea. Loved this race
When Robby had a chance to win it was gonna be exciting. Also love hearing Wally in the booth.
How is wally not on NBC or fox right now. He made it so exciting to watch
I think Bill Weber had a glitch at 2:24 😂
Still, great hard racing. My God do I miss the NASCAR of old. Thanks for posting.
That was a Yabba Dabba do moment
Yes sir a classic barn burner
Why is stock car road racing is sexy?
Moments like these are the reasons why
which is why im excited for next gen on road course besides my favorite driver dominating them all lol
Thank you for this, gets me pumped up to get back to WGI. What a beautiful place and great racing. This was an underrated battle!
My family and I watched this at the Outer Banks. Ya boy was hyped
This is what happens when you have the two most agressive, and arguably two of the best to ever hold a steering wheel against each other.
"That's great stuff right there". Yes, yes it is!
I miss Robby Gordon.Nascar needs more guys like him.
I know the 2006 Busch Series season gets a lot of criticism for essentially being the beginning of the abundant presence of Cup Series drivers but there were plenty of great races that year like this one.
I'd take more Cup guys in Xfinity now if it meant the younger drivers could learn from some of the best.
Absolutely 110% Agreed!
It's really a shame that we can't have experienced guys in the lower series without them utterly dominating. It would be great to watch upcoming talent duke it out with the established guys but realistically the Cup Series drivers would just blow everybody else out of the water, especially when they're running top tier equipment.
There shouldn't be any Cup drivers in Xfinity nor Trucks at all
Well, I remember watching NRH with Joey and Brad, and they made a good point: if you completely annihilate the cup guys out of the few truck and Xfinity Series, how would the young guys learn how these tracks with no tips and guidance from the Cup guys, that know these tracks like off the back of their hand?
Heck of a battle.
Back when the cars actually had the ability to be driven on edge and took talent to drive unlike the garage that is now.
Imagine if every road course race had intense battles like this
Hell yeah!!!!!
Oustanding battle!
You'll never see that kind of last lap move again as long as they keep using the stupid splitter.
I guess you didn't watch the Keselowski/Ambrose battle at this same track just a few years later?
I miss those days of Nascar. That was tough racing without wrecking each other. The sport today has nothing on this including the ratings wise.
If Robby actually managed to pass him and win, this would undoubtedly be one ofvthe greatest passes in motorsports history
Ahhhhh pero si alguien tocaba a Robby Gordon el se ponía como un maldito demente .
Robby's diving move into bus stop is like every NASCAR Heat Lobby at Watkins Glen
Yep but it is so fast if you get it right
Difference being they didn't wreck, lol.
Except, he didn't wreck Busch.
Fun Fact: Kurt Busch celebrated with Robby Gordon visiting him in Victory Lane, with Kurt saying that it reminded him racing against Ricky Craven at Darlington.... which was, arguably the BEST NASCAR finish EVER...
I remember watching this live. At the time not liking kurt and always hated robby i couldn't help but enjoy this hard nosed racing!
i miss these cars
We all do.
Robby really just sent it on the last lap
2:17 YOLO!!!!
Full send mode activated
excellent
Here he comes…WHOA-HO-HOOOO
man i miss the 2000's
Ohhhh man, I remember this. That was a battle to the finish!
Oh god, imagine these both on a team together XD
Nightmare Fueled
Man i wanna see Robby in an Xfinity car at a Road Course so bad
Like Montreal maybe?
Super underrated battle, forgot how aggressive Robby was lol. Really miss hearing Wally too. Him/Bestwick/BP was the best crew of all time imo
I remember watching this race live, great times
One of my favorite battles of all time! It seems like it's either forgotten or never mentioned by NASCAR or fans...
My favorite era of Robby Gordon’s nascar career was when he drove for Richard Childress in the late nineties and early 2000s.
First nascar race ever!!! What a great memory!!!
Foreshadowing of the 2012 Finger Lakes 355? This was only the second time they raced at Watkins Glen after they returned from a sabbatical that lasted from 2002-2004. Get rid of the splitters NASCAR, Nixon is sending you a message!
huh?
Ironically, both races involved Penske drivers
One of the best races I've ever seen.
I'm not a big fan of Robby Gordon, but you have to admire his commitment to go for it.
I liked these cars and the way things were, the drivers could drive these cars on edge and race each other and get into each other without tearing the car up. If you did this in the car they have now, they would be out of the race with a bent splitter. These cars took talent to drive and this is the kind of racing that the fans love to see. You don't see this type of racing anymore just like quarterbacks and receivers getting drilled over the middle with good clean football play, this type of stuff is a lost art now. This type of stuff made the Saturday something to see, back then I used to watch a lot of Busch races almost as much as I did the Cup Series, now I could care less because of a lack of racing like this.