I hope Penske entertainment realizes the importance of bump day and the added drama and history it has. It’s one of the greatest traditions in racing. #savebumpday Great video love you channel.
Obviously they don’t. Saturday to determine the 12 drivers for pole. Sunday.- fast 12 to determine the 6 drivers for pole. 3 separate qualifying sessions to determine the pole sitter? Seriously? The “ last row”? Come on. I grew up to 2 weekends of qualifying. Owners bringing out another car and drivers looking for a ride managing to find 1. Yesterday was terrible. Fast 12 and then fast 6 to determine the pole sitter. Doing the same thing 3 times? It wasted the time for rahal, legge, seigel, Ericcson. If it was a full day of bumping, seigel probably doesn’t wreck. In this situation, he only had a few minutes. He had to be on it and give 100% immediately. Years ago, he could of went out and see exactly what he has and maybe try to find a little speed or get some composure before going for it. I’m hoping this happens, here’s my idea. Friday is everyone going out and seeing what they got. Only 1-12 would be a lock. Saturday would be bump day. 13- however many cars there are. In this case 34. You have all day. The track doesn’t open for practice. Only on track action will be qualifying attempts. Sunday is pole day. The fast 12 from Friday have the full day to determine who is the pole sitter. This is what I would want.
Unfortunately, bump day is pretty much gone as is. Only once in the last 12 years have we had more than 35 cars show up. Hell, 6 times, we've had only have 33 cars even show up and the last row shootout might as well not exist at that point. So it's a coin flip as to whether or not there will even be a bump day. And I'm pretty sure on one or two of those occasions, we were very close to having less than 33 show up. At this point, we need to have prize money handed out to cars bumped out of the show. Racing is too expensive now for your average joe to show up, buy some old equipment from another team, and scavenge a bunch of parts together. The cars and teams bumped out now lose more than ever and we need to at least give them some cash payouts (less than what 33rd makes and decrease as you move down) just for them to recoup something back. If we're gonna encourage those 40+ entries like the days of old, we need to start giving them incentive to spend the amount of money even a one-off at Indy would take to prepare, even if it's just as a "thanks for making Indy 500 qualifying the best qualifying show in racing". Otherwise, as sacrilegious as the idea is, we need to start thinking about increasing the field size. It may be wrong to think of more than 33 cars lining up, but if we do nothing (or worse, implement this NASCAR charter crap), we won't even have a 33 car field in the near future. Maybe just have a 105% rule, which they do during races but not for qualifying funny enough.
The craziest bump day remains 1995. Nobody could have seen that coming, especially considering how utterly dominant Penske had been in 1994, and just generally at Indy.
many cound say that it was an impossible scenario to happen. They were dominant and had drivers that won the three prior editions, 4 out of the last 6 at the time. but the fight regarding engine regulations between the teams and USAC that was explained by Paul Page in Mid-Ohio '94 caught Penske badly, at the worst moment. Also, Little Al's personal struggles spilled onto the track. Never, before or again, we saw Roger being that desperate. Little Al not even in the field at any moment, Emmo being bumped by Johansson in what proved to be his last qualifying attempt.
Wrong… Mario Dominguez needed to bump his way into the field. Lazier bumped in. Roth sure was not safe but found speed that would allow him to bump back in if he needed. Tell me you have no clue without telling me you HAVE NO CLUE
@@mesousagaby740 so you lie and trickle truth? 🤨 I’ve watched the Indy 500 live every year since 1991. If you don’t know the facts, then do research and find out. Oh and look up bump day 2008 on RUclips so you can learn something. Roth would have been in jeopardy based on IF Dominguez would be fast enough. But, we will never know because he crashed unfortunately. Lazier bumped his way in and it forced Dominguez to give that extra 200% at the end to get in. Again. Tell me you have no clue without telling me you have no clue. Roth isn’t exactly a sucky driver. He successfully qualified into the field multiple times. His own team. Even trying to be full time. I give him credit for trying to be competitive against power house teams. Sure he struggled. But. He has something YOU don’t, Indy 500 starts. Can you start up a team and do what he did? Probably? Or probably not.
@@mesousagaby740 look up 2008 bump day Do research. Learn. I’ve seen every Indy 500 and all the qualifying since 1991. I’ve never missed any. If you don’t know something, why trickle truth and lie? Buddy lazier had to go out and find speed to bump in. He did. The bubble speed changed and Mario Dominguez had to find even more speed to get in . He had to be on it. Plus it was his 1st time at Indy so he had the pressure on himself. He crashed. That didn’t allow Roth to make it because Roth was in the field… plus he had the speed to bump back in if he needed to either bump back in or withdraw his time to get back in with a faster time. I give Roth credit. A underfunded team trying to get in and compete. Sure he’s underfunded. A sucky driver is John herb, Larry foyt, and Thiago medeiros. Look up these 3… Instead of trickling the truth and lying, next time, look it up 1st
Um…. Actually they are. Look up bump day on RUclips. A lot of them from 1995- this year are posted. I’ve watched 95-2012 so many times. When you say You don’t see these highlights anywhere today I guess you meant yourself? 🤔 because you forgot RUclips? 🤨
Imagine going for absolute broke, entire month of may on the line, and it starts pouring, you're already in a practical rocketship on the razor edge of control, and you still send it and make it work. Absolutely insane, Dennis Firestone.
@@Denverbroncos87 his original entry was bumped off the field. However Stephen Wilson was injured in practice after qualifying, wasn’t cleared to return, and Graham got a break and drove in Wilson’s car
@@Denverbroncos87 i guess “bumped off” is bad wording. I’m more of a newer fan but i’ve seen and actually enjoyed the older indy 500s, being born in ‘93.
Willy Ribbs month of May in 1991 is very similar to Jimmy Kite’s in 1998, a bump day not mentioned on here. Kite had all kinds of problems all month long and on bump day he was able to get in handily, fastest of Day 2 qualifiers
Thank you! Been watching the original video so many times now, just last week watched it the last time so you updating it is brilliant. Have to say though that it's a shame you removed the brilliant old Bump Day themes that you used in the original one (EDIT: Thank god you removed it only from the intro, still think Midnight Oil is the best Bump Day theme)
I'm still always amazed Bobby Rahal didn't pull team owner privilege and stop that 2nd attempt for Harvey. Good on him for having the stones to let it happen.
Grateful that Bump Day as we know it now still is a thing for this year because you never know it might not be a thing next year if they actually agree on charters... It should always be a risk for the top teams to get bumped
I'm annoyed that RUclips unsubscribed me from this channel. But I just finished my work week and getting home to see this tonight is perfect. 👍🏻 Thank you 🤙🏻🤙🏻
I highly encourage everyone to go find the podcast crime in sports and listen to the episode on Salt Walther. They are not the most knowledgeable on racing but its a great episode of the show to listen to.
As I've said many times, of all AJ Foyt's achievements, the fact that he was able to QUALIFY for 35 consecutive Indy 500s -- in the days when you'd have 60 or 70 cars trying to make the race, is one of the most remarkable.
I’m hoping like hell we get at least 35 entries next year. Even better 36+ like in 2011 and 2019. Indy should give some sort of incentive for more Indy 500 entires for bump day sake. Years like 2022 (I’ll give 2020 a pass) felt so empty with the lack of bumping on qualifying day
@@notiresjustgas9377 only one driver. It’s not what it used to be. Not much drama anymore. That’s why the ratings are in the toilet. One driver missing the race isn’t that much drama. Not too many people care.
We better never lose this…
We will, the charters are a stepping stone
Sadly I think we will.
@@luciushilliard6352 unless we all protest it with picket signs outside 17th street
@@precesionnoreaster1507 not enough people care
@jamesgentry13 I seriously doubt that, indycar has almost a million weekly viewers
I hope Penske entertainment realizes the importance of bump day and the added drama and history it has.
It’s one of the greatest traditions in racing. #savebumpday
Great video love you channel.
Obviously they don’t.
Saturday to determine the 12 drivers for pole. Sunday.- fast 12 to determine the 6 drivers for pole.
3 separate qualifying sessions to determine the pole sitter? Seriously?
The “ last row”?
Come on. I grew up to 2 weekends of qualifying. Owners bringing out another car and drivers looking for a ride managing to find 1.
Yesterday was terrible. Fast 12 and then fast 6 to determine the pole sitter. Doing the same thing 3 times? It wasted the time for rahal, legge, seigel, Ericcson.
If it was a full day of bumping, seigel probably doesn’t wreck. In this situation, he only had a few minutes. He had to be on it and give 100% immediately. Years ago, he could of went out and see exactly what he has and maybe try to find a little speed or get some composure before going for it.
I’m hoping this happens, here’s my idea.
Friday is everyone going out and seeing what they got. Only 1-12 would be a lock.
Saturday would be bump day. 13- however many cars there are. In this case 34. You have all day. The track doesn’t open for practice. Only on track action will be qualifying attempts.
Sunday is pole day. The fast 12 from Friday have the full day to determine who is the pole sitter.
This is what I would want.
Unfortunately, bump day is pretty much gone as is. Only once in the last 12 years have we had more than 35 cars show up. Hell, 6 times, we've had only have 33 cars even show up and the last row shootout might as well not exist at that point. So it's a coin flip as to whether or not there will even be a bump day. And I'm pretty sure on one or two of those occasions, we were very close to having less than 33 show up.
At this point, we need to have prize money handed out to cars bumped out of the show. Racing is too expensive now for your average joe to show up, buy some old equipment from another team, and scavenge a bunch of parts together. The cars and teams bumped out now lose more than ever and we need to at least give them some cash payouts (less than what 33rd makes and decrease as you move down) just for them to recoup something back. If we're gonna encourage those 40+ entries like the days of old, we need to start giving them incentive to spend the amount of money even a one-off at Indy would take to prepare, even if it's just as a "thanks for making Indy 500 qualifying the best qualifying show in racing".
Otherwise, as sacrilegious as the idea is, we need to start thinking about increasing the field size. It may be wrong to think of more than 33 cars lining up, but if we do nothing (or worse, implement this NASCAR charter crap), we won't even have a 33 car field in the near future. Maybe just have a 105% rule, which they do during races but not for qualifying funny enough.
@@swervin8166 I agree
The craziest bump day remains 1995. Nobody could have seen that coming, especially considering how utterly dominant Penske had been in 1994, and just generally at Indy.
many cound say that it was an impossible scenario to happen. They were dominant and had drivers that won the three prior editions, 4 out of the last 6 at the time.
but the fight regarding engine regulations between the teams and USAC that was explained by Paul Page in Mid-Ohio '94 caught Penske badly, at the worst moment. Also, Little Al's personal struggles spilled onto the track.
Never, before or again, we saw Roger being that desperate. Little Al not even in the field at any moment, Emmo being bumped by Johansson in what proved to be his last qualifying attempt.
This so deserved an update. Last year's Bump Day was one the best days as a race fan
The roar of the fans when Harvey bumped rahal was much louder than tv gave credit.
This year will be even better.
@@andrewwinslow9315not really. I grew up to a full 8 hours of bump day. Not a last row a little time bs.
I miss real bump day
@@andrewwinslow9315It was very good but Siegel crashing wasn’t remotely as iconic as Harvey driving the 4 laps of his life
Was wondering whenever this would get an update, one might say it’s tempting fate before this weekend.
The joy of surviving the Bubble and the despair of bursting the Bubble and out of the Greatest Spectacle of Racing.
Keep the Bump Day Alive.
The most unfortunate thing about Mario Dominguez's crash in the 2008 Bump Day is that it allowed Marty Roth in the field.
Wrong…
Mario Dominguez needed to bump his way into the field. Lazier bumped in. Roth sure was not safe but found speed that would allow him to bump back in if he needed.
Tell me you have no clue without telling me you HAVE NO CLUE
@@Denverbroncos87 Oh, okay, it's just Maty Roth was a sucky driver. XD
@@mesousagaby740 so you lie and trickle truth?
🤨 I’ve watched the Indy 500 live every year since 1991.
If you don’t know the facts, then do research and find out. Oh and look up bump day 2008 on RUclips so you can learn something.
Roth would have been in jeopardy based on IF Dominguez would be fast enough. But, we will never know because he crashed unfortunately.
Lazier bumped his way in and it forced Dominguez to give that extra 200% at the end to get in.
Again. Tell me you have no clue without telling me you have no clue.
Roth isn’t exactly a sucky driver. He successfully qualified into the field multiple times. His own team. Even trying to be full time. I give him credit for trying to be competitive against power house teams. Sure he struggled. But. He has something YOU don’t, Indy 500 starts. Can you start up a team and do what he did? Probably? Or probably not.
@@mesousagaby740 look up 2008 bump day
Do research. Learn. I’ve seen every Indy 500 and all the qualifying since 1991. I’ve never missed any. If you don’t know something, why trickle truth and lie?
Buddy lazier had to go out and find speed to bump in. He did. The bubble speed changed and Mario Dominguez had to find even more speed to get in . He had to be on it. Plus it was his 1st time at Indy so he had the pressure on himself. He crashed. That didn’t allow Roth to make it because Roth was in the field… plus he had the speed to bump back in if he needed to either bump back in or withdraw his time to get back in with a faster time.
I give Roth credit. A underfunded team trying to get in and compete. Sure he’s underfunded. A sucky driver is John herb, Larry foyt, and Thiago medeiros. Look up these 3…
Instead of trickling the truth and lying, next time, look it up 1st
You don't see these highlights anywhere today. Thank you nascarman.
Um…. Actually they are. Look up bump day on RUclips. A lot of them from 1995- this year are posted. I’ve watched 95-2012 so many times.
When you say
You don’t see these highlights anywhere today
I guess you meant yourself? 🤔 because you forgot RUclips? 🤨
Imagine going for absolute broke, entire month of may on the line, and it starts pouring, you're already in a practical rocketship on the razor edge of control, and you still send it and make it work. Absolutely insane, Dennis Firestone.
The Hinchcliffe, Alonso, & Graham Rahal DNQs were just absolutely legendary.
Rahal 2023 was so lucky, first is bump off, and a few day is back in Indy 500
Bump off?
@@Denverbroncos87 his original entry was bumped off the field. However Stephen Wilson was injured in practice after qualifying, wasn’t cleared to return, and Graham got a break and drove in Wilson’s car
@@MultiWWEfan2012 bumped out….
I know. I’ve seen the Indy 500 since 91…
It’s not bumped off
It’s getting bumped out of the field. 🤨
@@Denverbroncos87 i guess “bumped off” is bad wording. I’m more of a newer fan but i’ve seen and actually enjoyed the older indy 500s, being born in ‘93.
Nothing will ever top 1995.
Willy Ribbs month of May in 1991 is very similar to Jimmy Kite’s in 1998, a bump day not mentioned on here. Kite had all kinds of problems all month long and on bump day he was able to get in handily, fastest of Day 2 qualifiers
Thank you! Been watching the original video so many times now, just last week watched it the last time so you updating it is brilliant. Have to say though that it's a shame you removed the brilliant old Bump Day themes that you used in the original one (EDIT: Thank god you removed it only from the intro, still think Midnight Oil is the best Bump Day theme)
I'm still always amazed Bobby Rahal didn't pull team owner privilege and stop that 2nd attempt for Harvey. Good on him for having the stones to let it happen.
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42 car field?
Daytona is 40 cars now
Grateful that Bump Day as we know it now still is a thing for this year because you never know it might not be a thing next year if they actually agree on charters... It should always be a risk for the top teams to get bumped
I'm annoyed that RUclips unsubscribed me from this channel. But I just finished my work week and getting home to see this tonight is perfect. 👍🏻 Thank you 🤙🏻🤙🏻
another gem my friend, excellent documentary,,,,,,cheers from italy, robert
I highly encourage everyone to go find the podcast crime in sports and listen to the episode on Salt Walther. They are not the most knowledgeable on racing but its a great episode of the show to listen to.
I'm playing this in the background. It took me until 38:20 to figure what this video was about 😭😭😭
Excellent, Excellent video!
This is an amazing video you deserve way more than 20,000 views
As I've said many times, of all AJ Foyt's achievements, the fact that he was able to QUALIFY for 35 consecutive Indy 500s -- in the days when you'd have 60 or 70 cars trying to make the race, is one of the most remarkable.
Tony and Sarah's faces sum up Bump Day perfectly. In all its glory and heartbreak.
Not even Bill Cosby could tarnish the reputation of Willy T. Ribbs. That man could turn a chip on the soulder into a tenth of a second.
Don't take this away it means everything to them
Might need to update this again...
42:30 that commentary kills me “ooooooh what a bad move…”
It's hard to think of a worse move in Indy 500 qualifying, honestly.
@@mbenoit9697absolutely! I still don’t know what they were thinking. Sarah’s reaction upon realization says it all.
Gonna need updated again.
Revson was a wheelman. Shame he went out so soon.
You can experience Bump Day again in the Xbox 360 game, Indianapolis 500 Evolution!
All Dislikes are Graham Rahal
You skipped over the best Bump Day 2001
I’m hoping like hell we get at least 35 entries next year. Even better 36+ like in 2011 and 2019. Indy should give some sort of incentive for more Indy 500 entires for bump day sake. Years like 2022 (I’ll give 2020 a pass) felt so empty with the lack of bumping on qualifying day
Who’s not going to make it this year?
Only one driver.
@@STC987no I’m saying which driver exactly
@@notiresjustgas9377 only one driver. It’s not what it used to be. Not much drama anymore. That’s why the ratings are in the toilet. One driver missing the race isn’t that much drama. Not too many people care.
@@STC987if its Kyle Larson, people will definitely care! I'm thinking Santino Ferrucci. He didn't look too fast in practice
@@braydenfletcher8159 it’s one practice 😂 But I’ll go with Siegel or Canapino.
The only way that Bump Day will return is to trim the field from 33 to 27.
Craziest bubble day ever was 1995.
Win a race his father never could? He won in 1969.
Michael never won it. Mario won it in 69. Marco is trying to one up Michael with a 500 win
Did Hurtibise go to jail, he should have.