The more I think about it the madder I get. Gordon has been screwed by both of the point systems. 13 wins in '98 which is pretty much a lock that you make the final four. And then on the other side of it if they never changed it the championships would be reversed. Gordon would have 7 and Jimmie would have 4 . That's why they lost all of their fans, even the old ones. It wasn't broken. If you look at 24's top 5's and 10's to the 48's it's not even close. I'm talking hundreds more for Gordon. It ruined the sport in my opinion. Top 5's and 10's really just don't matter anymore. All you gotta do is win. It's been nothing but a detriment to the sport since it's inception. Example of why it wasn't broken: The last race of '92 there were 5 drivers still mathematically in the championship hunt . Take a look at some of the points battles before the Chase. Even when Gordon was winning all those races he only ever ran away with it once. All of the other ones were close. So conclusion: If you think someone is so much better than you , uh, get better. That's like telling the Patriots hey you're winning way too much. You only get to play with 10 guys this year. Gimme a break. Miss 11 races and win the championship ? No way it should even be possible. Totally unfair. That's why they raced with broken bones back in the day cause they knew if they missed a race their championship hopes were over. Ok, I could go on and on but I'm done with my rant. # nolongerdiehard
@Chris Shockey . . . you made several valid aspects why this Chase system is a sham; as many previous Cup seasons had several drivers vying for the championship down to the last race of the season. In the Chase system, with the final 10 or so races of the season, one race slip-up by a driver, and he's out. The current Cup scoring system is totally bogus; where my viewing _minutes_ of Cup races are fewer in each succeeding year.
I need to go see if I can find stats for using the old points system instead of chase points the last 20 years. I know many did it for about 10 years after the chase started. I quit caring who won the championship when the chase started. I wish they still used the older points system. No stages, no chase. Just points for position, leading laps, and an extra bump for winning a race. He who has the most points at the last race wins. We could even keep the lucky dog since we now have have instant cautions for safety reasons. I quit watching in 2017, but I'm really enjoying rewatching all the races I started watching in 95 til now. I doubt I make it to 2017 again. Maybe if they have highlight reels.
I remember watching this race and watching game 1 of the world series that night, New York Yankees playing against the San Diego Padres, flipping channels all night, it was 1998🤷♂️there was no DVR yet🤣
@@Boggs1993 LOL what? 1998 was great, Gordon tying the modern record for 13 wins, something ridiculous like 8 straight races coming 1st or 2nd, Mark Martin's 7 win season, Dale winning the 500. In 5 years they ruin Nascar with the chase, this was one of the last great seasons.
CBS was to air this race, but the postponement due to the wildfires and the network's concerns over going against Fox's coverage of Game 1 of the World Series resulted in the race being moved over to Cable TV via TNN. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this was the first and last time TNN ever aired a NASCAR race from Daytona prior to losing the broadcast rights in 2000.
@@RevolutionFilms2007 It also looked as if some members of the CBS Sports production crew were used in this race as the Race Summary (if I can recall correctly) was used on CBS broadcasts only prior to the end of the 2000 season. Fun Fact: Did you know CBS later re-aired the race late at night one week or so later on some, if not all, of their stations? I did see the re-airing of the race on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and it used the then-new CBS Sports graphics, which probably would've debut for this race before the start of the 1998 NFL season had it gone on as scheduled in July of that year, unless they were used just for the re-airing. Either way, it was not to be as they would indeed debut for the return of the NFL on CBS beginning with the 1998 season.
@@stevieboy247 Yeah, I remember seeing that as well, and perhaps it would've been nice for the blue and silver graphics package to debut for the Daytona night race, but I think the debut of those graphics were more fitting for the NFL on CBS's return after what happened back in 1994, especially given the fact that they fought tooth and nail to get it back.
Yeah, the Small Soldiers and Wild Berry schemes were supposed to be one-offs for this race only, but since they were at Talladega, they ran both races with the schemes on the car.
As the 18th year of NASCAR Racing on Philippine Television went into it's homestretch, the Pepsi 400, which was originally scheduled for July 4, 1998, was rescheduled to October 17, 1998. GMA Network, who first covered NASCAR Races in 1981, along with it's telecast producers Television and Production Exponents, Inc. and SilverStar Communications, Inc., rescheduled the Daytona Night Race from July 5 to October 18. This was due to the fact NASCAR's 50th Anniversary continued
I don't even watch what they call Nascar now. I'd rather watch this real racing like this one . I'm quite content. Bunch of immature little punks who drive like their age . Nascar seems to forget most of these drivers are, let's face it, boys now. Aside from a few. Heck used to be you were lucky to get a ride by age 30. I think Earnhardt Sr. was a rookie at 29. Any of the drivers pushing 40 or older are on there way out and they know it. That's a big reason Johnson is retiring in my opinion. I mean Matt Kenseth isn't as good as William Byron, Bowman or Elliott for that matter? That's almost laughable. He's still as talented as he ever was. . Carl Edwards said see ya... Good for Carl...
@Chris Shockey . . . when you wrote about drivers' ages, I remind myself that Bobby Allison was a force to reckon with at 50 years of age. Even Cale Yarborough was still in good form in his mid-forties. But then, those were *IRON MEN* of NASCAR; an era that is sadly long gone.
@@bloqk16 Bill Jr is to blame for that. Rusty said Bill wanted to talk to him about a week or so before the 2001 Daytona 500. They talked about aircraft first and then he asked Rusty how much longer was he going to run. He said you've done everything you can and I would hate for you to get hurt.
15:54 Start
39:00 The Big One
1:25:59 Dan Pardus crash
1:54:14 Multi-Car Crash
eli gold-buddy baker (RIP) great combination
Nazaire Idoura Eli gold is not gone he’s still around. He’s a college football radio announcer for Alabama to where he is from
The more I think about it the madder I get. Gordon has been screwed by both of the point systems. 13 wins in '98 which is pretty much a lock that you make the final four. And then on the other side of it if they never changed it the championships would be reversed. Gordon would have 7 and Jimmie would have 4 . That's why they lost all of their fans, even the old ones. It wasn't broken. If you look at 24's top 5's and 10's to the 48's it's not even close. I'm talking hundreds more for Gordon. It ruined the sport in my opinion. Top 5's and 10's really just don't matter anymore. All you gotta do is win. It's been nothing but a detriment to the sport since it's inception. Example of why it wasn't broken: The last race of '92 there were 5 drivers still mathematically in the championship hunt . Take a look at some of the points battles before the Chase. Even when Gordon was winning all those races he only ever ran away with it once. All of the other ones were close. So conclusion: If you think someone is so much better than you , uh, get better. That's like telling the Patriots hey you're winning way too much. You only get to play with 10 guys this year. Gimme a break. Miss 11 races and win the championship ? No way it should even be possible. Totally unfair. That's why they raced with broken bones back in the day cause they knew if they missed a race their championship hopes were over. Ok, I could go on and on but I'm done with my rant. # nolongerdiehard
@Chris Shockey . . . you made several valid aspects why this Chase system is a sham; as many previous Cup seasons had several drivers vying for the championship down to the last race of the season.
In the Chase system, with the final 10 or so races of the season, one race slip-up by a driver, and he's out. The current Cup scoring system is totally bogus; where my viewing _minutes_ of Cup races are fewer in each succeeding year.
I need to go see if I can find stats for using the old points system instead of chase points the last 20 years. I know many did it for about 10 years after the chase started. I quit caring who won the championship when the chase started. I wish they still used the older points system. No stages, no chase. Just points for position, leading laps, and an extra bump for winning a race. He who has the most points at the last race wins. We could even keep the lucky dog since we now have have instant cautions for safety reasons. I quit watching in 2017, but I'm really enjoying rewatching all the races I started watching in 95 til now. I doubt I make it to 2017 again. Maybe if they have highlight reels.
Pretty cool seeing the Monte, Prix, Taurus, and the t birds all together
Nascar was so beautiful in this era. Man how the mighty have fallen
Sadly so true
Now indycar, f1 and others are in there peak.
I remember watching this race and watching game 1 of the world series that night, New York Yankees playing against the San Diego Padres, flipping channels all night, it was 1998🤷♂️there was no DVR yet🤣
The first race at Daytona to be run at night
that rain delay usually would have ended the race since its half way but I like that they let it finish under green
Talladega and Daytona back to back?? I think the teams would all fall into cardiac arrest if that were the case today lol
1998 Was The Worst Year In This Sport. Wildfires Canceled The July Event At Daytona Re-Run It In October. LAME. :P
Tim Boggs What? 1998 was a great season. That was the only bad part about the year.
the best part of 98 was Dale winning the 500 after 20 years of his attempts of trying to win
@@Boggs1993 LOL what? 1998 was great, Gordon tying the modern record for 13 wins, something ridiculous like 8 straight races coming 1st or 2nd, Mark Martin's 7 win season, Dale winning the 500. In 5 years they ruin Nascar with the chase, this was one of the last great seasons.
@@Boggs1993 fuck off, 2011 was the worst
These cars sounded like fire!
Jeff Gordon was the man back in the late 90s. Been a fan since I was 5 years old. Never cared for Earnhardt, but respected how he raced
This was nascar ❤
CBS was to air this race, but the postponement due to the wildfires and the network's concerns over going against Fox's coverage of Game 1 of the World Series resulted in the race being moved over to Cable TV via TNN. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this was the first and last time TNN ever aired a NASCAR race from Daytona prior to losing the broadcast rights in 2000.
That is correct
@@RevolutionFilms2007 It also looked as if some members of the CBS Sports production crew were used in this race as the Race Summary (if I can recall correctly) was used on CBS broadcasts only prior to the end of the 2000 season.
Fun Fact: Did you know CBS later re-aired the race late at night one week or so later on some, if not all, of their stations? I did see the re-airing of the race on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and it used the then-new CBS Sports graphics, which probably would've debut for this race before the start of the 1998 NFL season had it gone on as scheduled in July of that year, unless they were used just for the re-airing. Either way, it was not to be as they would indeed debut for the return of the NFL on CBS beginning with the 1998 season.
@@stevieboy247 Yeah, I remember seeing that as well, and perhaps it would've been nice for the blue and silver graphics package to debut for the Daytona night race, but I think the debut of those graphics were more fitting for the NFL on CBS's return after what happened back in 1994, especially given the fact that they fought tooth and nail to get it back.
Man, I miss those days when Jimmy Spencer would run up with the leaders (3 laps down) and then wreck out the best cars in the field.
They used to run Talladega and Daytona in back to back weeks? That would be wild.
Only this one year, the Pepsi 400 was run in October because of bad wildfires in FL.
Yeah, the Small Soldiers and Wild Berry schemes were supposed to be one-offs for this race only, but since they were at Talladega, they ran both races with the schemes on the car.
Can anybody please tell me the name of the song in the intro? I have been looking for it for about 25 years!
I think it was made up from the network I tried Shazam it and no results came up I’ll try again tomorrow when I have less noise around me
Do you have Old 97's, and Whiskeytown on Austin City Limits in 1998?🙂
As the 18th year of NASCAR Racing on Philippine Television went into it's homestretch, the Pepsi 400, which was originally scheduled for July 4, 1998, was rescheduled to October 17, 1998. GMA Network, who first covered NASCAR Races in 1981, along with it's telecast producers Television and Production Exponents, Inc. and SilverStar Communications, Inc., rescheduled the Daytona Night Race from July 5 to October 18. This was due to the fact NASCAR's 50th Anniversary continued
Camera flashes.... 🥺
Awesome thumbnail
I can't stand today's nascar. This is the real deal.
Can't go back
@@robinsimpson7301 yeah, sadly.
I don't even watch what they call Nascar now. I'd rather watch this real racing like this one . I'm quite content. Bunch of immature little punks who drive like their age . Nascar seems to forget most of these drivers are, let's face it, boys now. Aside from a few. Heck used to be you were lucky to get a ride by age 30. I think Earnhardt Sr. was a rookie at 29. Any of the drivers pushing 40 or older are on there way out and they know it. That's a big reason Johnson is retiring in my opinion. I mean Matt Kenseth isn't as good as William Byron, Bowman or Elliott for that matter? That's almost laughable. He's still as talented as he ever was. . Carl Edwards said see ya... Good for Carl...
@Chris Shockey . . . when you wrote about drivers' ages, I remind myself that Bobby Allison was a force to reckon with at 50 years of age. Even Cale Yarborough was still in good form in his mid-forties. But then, those were *IRON MEN* of NASCAR; an era that is sadly long gone.
@@bloqk16 Bill Jr is to blame for that. Rusty said Bill wanted to talk to him about a week or so before the 2001 Daytona 500. They talked about aircraft first and then he asked Rusty how much longer was he going to run. He said you've done everything you can and I would hate for you to get hurt.
and then Rusty went out and ran laps at Talladega without a restrictor plate.
2:26:28
Nascar is a dead sport here in 2023