Brad Keselowski: Jimmie Johnson did what Dale Jr. wouldn’t
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Brad Keselowski tells how Jimmie Johnson helped him through a severe crash, the contrast of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s reaction to the same crash and Keselowski’s thoughts on Johnson as the most balanced driver in NASCAR
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Who remembers when Dale Jr ran to Steve Park's aid after the big Pocono crash? Drop a thumbs up.
Dale Jr. is a unique guy, it's why I'm a fan.
Charles Russell I remember that that is the first of two moments that made me a Dale Jr fan
Sometimes - you react differently to situations. Especially if its traumatic.
I liked Dale Jr prior to that day in Pocono. But after seeing & hearing him react to that crash he & Park had, and how much he helped Park after his head injury... I flat out loved the guy. He seems like what anyone would want in a ‘brother’.
Sadly Dale Jr. T-boned Parks... that was the saddest part.
Dale Jr. lost his dad on the track at a race he was in. We can't imagine what went through his mind in that instance with Brad. There's no way we can judge him for staying in his car.
Bill White not to mention he knew BK had a damaged drive train and pre race training tells you to defer to safety crew.
Jimmie is a special driver, and I'll never forget how BK and him put it all out there in those few races.
Bill White yeah you can he still could have helped a little bit
Brandon Mcmahan you ever freeze when a man is dying in front of you and people have to tell you to call 911? I did.
I think he would have been in pure shock
@Rocket Man no you're just a brad koslowski fan and just don't like Dale jr and don't understand him and his life
What Brad said here honestly isn't that bad. He didn't really insult Dale Jr, it was more of a "he did what a normal person would do" sort of statement. It's worth noting that A) Jimmie was not in a race car at that moment and B) NASCAR does have protocol for drivers involved in accidents Namely, that you need to defer to safety crew if an injury is apparent.
The title of this video is a bit misleading and I could see why someone would react negatively to this video. Still, Brad never attacked Junior. It was basically a 6-minute discussion of how awesome Jimmie Johnson is.
It shows that junior was in shock
Jimmie Johnson was never my favorite driver but man, you gotta give credit where credit is due. His ability to function and thrive in stressful or pressure moments is incredible and proven.
I wonder why Dale Jr. might be scared to look into a car where someone might be severely injured. #KennySchrader
Exactly,like Kenny was a friend of Dale Sr.,Brad is/was a friend of Dale Jr. Brad's a freakin little drama queen.
In all his interviews, Brad always gives me the impression that he thinks that he’s a thinker, a philosopher if you will.
Lol yes
😂😂😂
He sounds like he’s zooted out of his brain on pain killers.
Brad seemed BAKED for the entire interview
CanadianAtWork right!?!
Xanax much?
That's stinkin' funny!
@Blck Mach1 wtf does reading someone have to do with someone possibly being baked?
He’s just being dramatic.
You have to think that in that moment, Junior not only thought about his father, but about Ken Schrader and what he has had to live through to remember what he saw.
He probably just froze.
Nice honest comment from Brad, my hats off to you.
Brad is "higher than a Georgia Pine!" Haha
Brad's dad, Bob was a fantastic short track racer. Loved seeing the "Black Bandit" at Flat Rock Speedway (MI) and Toledo Speedway (OH) in the 80's.
Brad’s coming off of some really hard partying leading up to this interview.
It’s like he’s auditioning for a drama.
One thing that brad didn't mention was Dale's radio chatter about asking "is he good?", "I see him moving", "I'm waiting for the safety crew" ....or brad just probably just didn't care
Same as how non of them care when they wreak another driver for a win or even dumbass retaliation driver. Dudes just acting like a bitch.
This has to be Graham's most testing interview to date. The Tyson interview went smoother!
He’d make a great villain in a movie
I wrecked a 4 wheeler when I was young, riding with a friend. He just froze, sat there. I was mad at first, but then I realized later that some people just freeze. Fight, flight, or freeze, and he froze. It happens, nothing personal.
Brad was talking about his 2011 wreck at Road Atlanta
Hey Brad, maybe next time you can do the same interview not fucked up on whatever it is that you were on.
In the video description it says "Episode debuted nationwide in 2012." So this would actually be 4 years old.
Rod Long cocaine? maybe if he took a bump, he'd wake up a bit and have some life. coke is an upper....this seems like potentially pain meds, which is like Rx heroin.
KandaPanda 💊💊💊💊💊💊💊💊
oshsco 😂
Loose ass jaw..Pain meds for sure
It's like he trys to be really in depth while answering every question.....but it comes off not natural.....guys a goober...but a hell of a race car driver
Not fair to make jr out like he didnt want to help but we obviously all know why he would be a little apprehensive considering what hes been thru
@@jasonjackson5493 Man, you completely missed his point didn't you. Or did you just read the title and not listen to the interview? He was saying that Dale Jr. did what most drivers would do by NOT facing their own mortality. Seeing other drivers hurt and thinking someone may be seriously injured terrifies these drivers because it reminds them that they are just as susceptible. He's saying that Jimmy Johnson just doesn't think that way for whatever reason. He's not saying Jr. did anything wrong.
Totally understand Brad's frustration as he sat in his car, injured. But I feel like the simple explanation is... Dale was in his car, didn't see the wreck happen. Jimmie was on pit road and surely did with all the monitors there. So Jimmie was more able to assess the severity of the crash.
Fuck his so called frustration him acting like a puss about it now. Do you think it crossed his mind when he spun Carl Edwards at Talladega to win. Or for a matter of fact when any of these guy wreak another for what ever reason to win or just dumbass retaliation even knowing racing has the potential to be a deadly sport. The answer is NO.
Some people lock up in moments of great intensity. Especially when their father was killed on the track. He was more likely in complete shock and reliving a very profound moment where he lost his father. I’ve seen it in combat. Some people temporarily shut down and some snap out of it and some don’t. It’s just not for us to judge if you haven’t experienced situations like that. I feel Brad is considerate and measured when he speaks to be respectful and not judge. It’s a fight or flight primal reaction. I think Brad seemed slow to speak because it probably induced PTSD and he was reliving the moment.
Seemed like an hour during that 6 mins
you know, his dad died in a race car you think he wanted to walk out and see a freind hurt or dead in a car, he might have just watched to make sure Brad was okay.
That's true
It's NEVER a good idea to involve yourself or get in the way in a situation like this if you're not medically-trained emergency personnel.
The only time race car driver should jump out of his car to help another driver is when the car is on fire seconds count in those situations other than that let the track emergency people take care of it
If anyone is gonna have trauma around race car crashes its gonna be Dale. He's seen the deaths, he's almost died himself. Most people would have some powerful emotions around that scenario.
This entire conversation could have happened without saying Dale JR’s name. If my dad died in a race car crash I doubt I’d be eager to be jumping into crashed race cars.
What an intense interview with five or less questions. 👍
he is deep into his thoughts
And you're deep into his shitter
Using all his 0.02 brain cell power.
Brad can think whatever he chooses. He was there. I wasn’t. However... Dale Earnhardt Jr is & has always been one of the MOST caring individuals in NASCAR. Caring so much for others that there are several drivers that got their start only because of Dale Jr. Brad, Denny Hamlin, etc. Literally giving Keselowski his first ‘top ride’ in the (then) Busch Series.
If he feels offended or betrayed... fine. But he’s wrong to translate that instant into a character study of Dale Jr or anyone else. Measuring ‘man vs man’ I cannot help but feel that Brad would come up short.
I recall hearing Junior's radio after he won the summer Daytona race in 2015 (the one that was delayed and didn't end until around 3 AM) and the gnarly crash that happened with Austin Dillon that tore down part of the fence. Junior's first reaction was to ask if everyone was okay. He had just won on NASCAR's hallowed ground and all he cared about was if Austin Dillon, the other drivers involved, and the people in the crowd were okay. The win was a distant second. The man is a class act.
RB3 Author Indeed. And there may not be a better example of the kind of person Dale Jr is than that.
Dang he is so dramatic!!
I know, it's ridiculous to be so dramatic about a wreck that was so severe he thought he was going to be paralyzed at first. I'm sure that isn't traumatic at all!
@@JSchaffer214 Dale SR fucking survived crashes way worse than that, and many many times over until obviously the last one..But he never gave a fake ass little bitch interview like this about it. He got in the fucking car and kept racing the next week. Little Brad is just a soft bitch
Brad loves to hear himself think.
I would love him to narrate my day so everyone knows the struggle. Lol...I asked for a Pepsi but in that moment the waitress....she had a saddened confused look...I look down in anguish...I was so thirsty but...I of course had to finish my order...our eyes met and I already knew what she was going to say....so as her lips began moving I noticed from the corner of my eye a lady drinking from her glass of course returning to my point I had not drank anything yet I was very thirsty but I had nothing to call a beverage. This is when the waitress let it out that they only had coke products. Devastated I accepted.
This is too good lol
I thought it was a very thoughtful comment from Brad that, in regards to the reactions from Dale Jr and Jimmie, gives insight into the different perspectives drivers have on their own mortality. Don't think it was a criticism, just an honest recounting of a crystallizing moment.
Brad : I reached up and turned the car off. Then brad says he wasn’t strong enough to wave at him to come help. Then feels the need to call him out in an interview years later. Exactly why people don’t like him.
Turning a switch is a completely different from waving your arm for help...
Pretty messed up.
@@boocebungus5839 still gotta lift your fucking arm for both task.
I'm willing to bet Jr. didn't touch brad for a couple different reasons. Number 1, the most obvious. He saw brad and thought of his own and his fathers bad wrecks.
Number two and more LIKELY, he saw that brad was REALLY hurt, and in case of spinal or neck injury, as long as there was no fire, he didn't want to move him and injure him further.That's basic medical stuff that with Dale's history of medical situations in racing, has probably moved to the forefront of his brain as how to handle a situation like that.
True, but there are things a first responder can do to mitigate a potential increase in injury. If you are unsure of an occupants condition you address them through the windshield - so they look forward at you instead of trying to turn their head. Try to keep the occupant calm and keep them from moving until the pros arrive.
Is there something wrong with Brad? I'm a huge fan of him, and in these interviews he doesn't seem himself :(
These were from 2014 or 2013 I believe, he was just trying to calculate his thoughts.
Zach Darrow ohhhh ok good
FishNFoolLures no he's not!
Drugs.
He's on something I seen people on drugs and he's on xanax!
Love listening to Brad what a humble man lol
Jimmys accomplishments came from skill. Brads acompishments proved NASCAR has final gained control of the outcome of races to a large enough degree to win a championship. Properly timed cautions to no airtime for sponsor's. And the France's are knee deep in it.
Frances have nothing to do with NASCAR since. Jeremy Mayfield prediction about Brian France came true. France was caught speeding in NY drunk and had oxycodone pills on him. While Mayfield is the best looking meth head I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen my cousin with a face that looks to be rotting off no teeth trying to breath in propane.
Exactly which crash is Brad talking about? Can anyone provide a RUclips link?
Searching "Brad Keselowski crash" brings up too many to choose from.
Brad Keselowski: literally dying
Dale Jr: 👁️👄👁️
Jr probably had a flashback of his fathers wreck. I can't imagine check on someone with that in his head.
Our minds don't think straight when we've been in a horrible crash
Why does Brad look like he's on something during this interview? He seems slower and odd.
Grow up
@@tcmusic6429 Just an observation. If you see Brad Keselowski doing interviews, he doesn't usually talk like that.
@@Ka_Gg clearly you don’t understand the emotional context behind this interview but it’s all good. I worked for his brother for three seasons. I know the family well! Just stating, there are no drugs or alcohol here lol
@@tcmusic6429 That should have been your first response. lol
@@tcmusic6429 A good response but if he didn’t talk like this for THE ENTIRE FUCKING INTERVIEW on EVERY damn topic.
Maybe Brad didn't mean anything bad - Graham probably is clickbaiting with the title and sparking controversey with the title. He's being a troll. I agree with most, Dale Jr wasn't in a position to be a safety person - that's not his role out there. He at least stopped to check on Brad. If Brad wanted him to do more, that's just not reasonable expectation.
I think dale jr. Was prolly in shock and didn’t want to see another person dead
Don’t dump on dale jr. I vividly remember him running to Steve park. He saw brad moving around most likely and assumed he was okay. He saw Steve’s horrible crash, even with his own, and came FLAT OUT RUNNING to his aid. So don’t trash Dale.
He was literally acting like a veteran telling his story in a war and yet he is just talking about a small crash.
For real, such a drama queen.
talk about over dramatic
No doubt! It’s a struggle to listen to this
Ryan Holbrook why’d you watch then pal
@@williamcrews4151 he had to watch it to come to a conclusion. I came to the same conclusion. I still like Brad but this was a little too much.
Joe Momma that uhh didn’t make sense but ok
@@williamcrews4151 oh damn. I thought you were responding to TG's comment. I'll shut up.
Was there a video of this Wreck?
wtf is wrong with brad in this interview?
He looks fucking high, NASCAR should piss test his ass!
@@KK-ex5zu Miller "High life"
@@T.N.D.88 I know right, they should paint that green sweet leaf on the hood!
@@KK-ex5zu let em smoke all they want
@@KK-ex5zu let them smoke if they stent behind the wheel lol
Can someone link me the crash?
What was BK on. He’s usually smooth fast talker. Thumbs up if agreed!
Chris Johnson I don’t know why people are saying this. It looks like to me he’s just digging deep in his memory and reminiscing.
Brad's a rough and tumble good old boy. Aggressive not apathetic. He's got the eye of the tiger. He's a winner. 🇺🇸😎🏁
Thanks Tony Robbins
You would almost assume hearing this , that Dale Jr was the Green Goblin. What a build up and somehow over dramatic. Glad he’s ok , as I’m sure no one wanted to see him hurt or injured. I think in that moment he may have been off in his perception.
High or something, when was this
This guy needs to cheer up.
People must have forgot about the time dale wrecked with Steve park.. he ran over to his car. I remember watching this incident as a kid
When was this accident?
2011
Man this guy has a flair for the dramatic
The whole Dale Jr thing is hard to understand without the other side for context. Did he pull up to see if he was moving and radio back? Was he strapped in and unable to get out before the crew arrived? More info is needed. I dont really see it the same, deep way BK did but I wasnt there either..
Brad is one great driver
When was this crash?
2011 during a test session
Why mention what Dale Jr didn't do? Such a lame thing to do. He could of just said it was cool that Jimmie came to check on him. Jr gave him a a top ride in NASCAR and he repays him by talking bad about him? Kind of lame
So engines running, crowd cheering and hollering, helmets on, radio traffic....do we know Dale Jr heard Brad say anything? Do we know Dale Jr wasnt on the radio telling anyone who could hear to hurry up and help Brad? Really makes me look at Brad differently...he tried real hard to spin that a certain way and NO ONE in NASCAR has ever accused Dale Jr of being vindictive
watch the video again you missed a few things
Guys, he's not drunk or high, he's very obviously tramautized over this wreck. You can tell this wreck really got in his head.
Did you watch every segment of his interview with Graham. I guess him thinking he was betrayed by Hendrick traumatized him as well.
Hell yea, what ever you did in 2012 was alright BK, u got that title.
You don’t get much fan support by talking down about Dale Jr you need to find someone to interview you about Brad Keselowski .
Other race car drivers on the track have no idea when you've been in a wreck if you're badly hurt or what. There's usually 40-something race car drivers who drive by you not giving a shit. Jimmie Johnson just happened not to be in a race car. This guy is high on something!
I don't get it someone explain please
Kes could be an actor. Everything in this interview is so overdramatized
I think that's Jr was probably making sure Brad was ok and realized that it would be best if professionals got him out of the car unless the car was to catch on fire.
I thought Kyle Busch and him got hurt Sunday for the 2021 Daytona 500. Man, racing is harsh when things go wrong.
He's high in this interview
Was a time I didn't like Brad all that much. Think he's come along. Always up front somewhere, and he ain't the jackass a lot of people say he is.
Honestly, what does he want Jr to do? Sure it would have been nice for Jr to get out and see if he was OK but you're not supposed to move anyone after a crash like that.
Maybe he would have wanted him to do what Ken Schrader did for DE Sr. Just to see him there. Get your bell rung, you want to see someone you know. A calming influence, if nothing else. Bad time to feel alone. I went through that with a heart attack.
@@DDS029 Comparison is shit. These guys wreak each other for wins or just stupid retaliation and don’t care.
I don't understand why Brad is giving Jr shit for not helping him when Jr couldn't hear him and probably couldn't help anyways. He didn't know the nature of his injuries! I don't get where Brad is coming from here. Jr put his ass in the sport and gave him the opportunity's to become what he is today, along with Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson(according to Rick Hendrick though he says Jimmie won't admit it) and others. Jr has brought a lot of talent to Nascar and if it weren't for him I don't think Nascar would be where it is today! Brad always said he liked Jr so I don't get his beef here at all. He should watch Dale Jr almost burn alive in the Corvette at Infineon before he goes talking about his crashes and injuries.
Dale was probably radioing info back to the the pits. This was at Road atlanta where there isn't a lot of visibility. Jimmie (Dale's teammate) probably only came out because of what Dale told them). Though that's not say part of what Kez said isn't true.
Well Brad and the others that will wreak another to win don’t think about the other guys health. Such as Carl Edwards Talladega 2009. Or William Byron during practice at Daytona and said and. I’m quoting Brad Keselowski I’M NOT GOING TO LIFT. I guess he wanted an Allen Iverson style practice rant but fucked it all up.
Humm, do you think Jr. may have been thinking about his dad?
Its normal if you play it at 1.25
That joke was stale 3 years ago dude
He sounds like he's talking about traumatic times he spent in Korea lol get over yourself
Lmao I was thinking Vietnam flashback
That’s Brad. Fake as the day is long. Super dramatic.
Brad never really critized Jr. Yes, he may have been upset since Jr didn't come to help and he could of used Jr's comfort at the time. But I also understand Jr's reaction. Think about having a PTSD attack. Jr's father died so that could of sent Jr back to the moment like a flashback, causing him to stay still. Now Jr may have not helped because he could of further hurt Brad so that is a possibility.
As for Johnson, he was more reactive because of the fact that his best friend died. Having a close family member die is hard, but losing a best friend in my opinion is harder to deal through. You built up a great relationship of some random man have become so close to each other before that relationship is taken away with their death. That could of been the reason why Johnson reacted the way he did
Dale also lost his Dad at a track and might have been frozen thinking about his Dad.
Pretty sure Brad is on drugs in all his Bensinger interviews...
Wow he his high as hell!
So, let me get this straight.
He is trying to say JR didn't care for his well being. Okay.
I'm just a swede who happens to love NASCAR, but im also not stupid.
I call bullshit on this one.
I might be wrong though
Ive seen jr. Run to help a driver before he may have been trying to do somethibg else i doubt he ignored someone who may be hurt
2:12 - you dont think that because of the way brad crashed it mayve brought back some pretty bad memories.?
I understand what Brad was saying. But, I also understand Jr locking up on the situation. Now if Brad's car was on fire that'd be a different story...
Brad a great driver
Brad is one odd dude.
It's almost disgusting to read comments on social media, there are so many ignorant people and just plain horrible personalities in this world. I really feel sorry for the future generations.
This should've been retitled it's misleading.
Why does it seems like Brad just fricking drunk because on TV he never acts likes that. It's weird.
SteeledDock541 Because its "In Depth" :)
Why trash a man for how he reacts in a devastating situation we aren’t perfect in that situation jimmy was probably the only one who could move through the shock along with the safety crew
Brad is such a winner. Punk. Lol
Make no mistake, I’m a Bad Brad fan, Deuces Wild Baby!!
Dale Jr was probably in shock and trauma at possibly looking at the same sort of crash that could have taken another life.
So it's a bit hard to drop a tonne of bricks on Jr.
I think judging Dale Jr for that is disgusting. Not saying that is exactly what Brad said but you shouldn't no matter what it isn't fair
Jr is not a bad person we all know that, he prolly seen Brad moving his head and thought ok he's good, or maybe like others said he froze and it might have overwhelmed him.
The most awkward interview I have seen from Brad. It's cringey.