The cars are extremely safe and there have been a lot of safety advancements since Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001. The drivers wear a Head And Neck System (HANS Device) to keep their head and neck from moving around in a crash. Most of the concrete walls that used to be used at most NASCAR tracks have been replaced by at Steel And Foam Energy Reducing (SAFER) Barrier, which absorbs a lot of the impact so less energy from the impact gets transferred to the driver. The roll cages in the cars are built to a very high standard, mandated by NASCAR. There hasn't been a death in a major NASCAR race since Dale Earnhardt's death 19 years ago.
Ya nascar is so much safer now w the role cages, neck braces and even the catch fences and so much more. NASCAR has really come a long way. They only look this bad because they r going 150+ but they usually r able to walk away from the reck under their own power.
"Why does the car get airborne?" It's a matter of physics. You see, when a car traveling at nearly 200 mph gets turned sideways, the aerodynamic forces acting on the car will generate enough lift to get the car off the ground. Nascar: Proof that with enough horsepower, even a brick can fly.
they dont go flying that often cause nascar made somthing called roof flaps to keep it on the growned but when another car pushes a car going sideways it does somthing called a blowover meaning it lifts off the growned
"Most" of the wrecks seen in this video happened at what is referred to as a "Super Speedway", and yes, wrecks like these occur at least once per race and have been dubbed "The big one" by commentators and fans alike. Speeds at these tracks reach 200 MPH +. As FH99 mentioned in his comment, as more and more speed is gained from these cars, the addition of safer barriers and equipment needed to be implemented by NASCAR. I would LOVE to see you do a reaction to a video series about Dale Earnhardt called "The Day"
As a native of Alabama I've been to Talladega 9 times & it is balls to the walls hella fun!!!! Haven't been to or watched a NASCAR race since 2001😢 when we lost the GOAT💔 RIP #3 INTIMIDATOR
Speeds of 150 mph are enough to achieve flight in many modern planes. However, as I recently learned, speeds of 200 mph are where the air industry considers retractable landing gear necessary....and these guys do that routinely!
90 TINY stitches, on the eyelid. It definitely could've been worse and it was pretty scary. But it's nothing like that Maple Leafs player that got 250 stitches to the face a long while ago, or Malarchuk's throat, let's be honest here.
The reason the cars look like they're on a string and fly like that is aerodynamics. Going forward aerodynamics works in the cars favor pushing the car down. Going backwards is the opposite effect and gives lift almost like a plane.
The flaps that come up are there to mainly prevent this, but sometimes the conditions are just right and they act like small parachutes on top and help lift the car. The other thing that attributes to them lifting up when spun around is when the vehicle is moving, there is a small vortex of sorts beneath it. So that's why they go up and start rotating in the air. You're essentially seeing the car get spun by an invisible "tornado" of sorts. When they start doing ridiculous stuff like this in reverse, it's almost always just a "perfect storm" to do it. The cars now don't do it near as often as they used to.
Rob Fanzega I used to go all the time growing up. I loved going down to the first turn at Dover and seeing the cars coming straight at you and then they just dive into the turn. I know it’s stupid and boring to some but it’s awesome if you can appreciate it for what it is
These cars have a tremendous amount of downforce keeping all 4 tires planted so when one corner lifts all that air is now pushing up on the car. 150mph hoonigan shit is crazy man Edit: they’re also built the protect the driver when crashes happen. Drivers are strapped in with a 4 or 5 point harness, neck brace holding they’re neck from whipping, full cage in the car.
I remember that Carl Edwards wreck like it was yesterday. One of my earliest sports memories. And when he ran across the finish line, that was epic. A moment that will live on.
@@BrockMak yeah it does but that's just because the safety of the driver in the cars now compared to then is much better so his crash was a very hard impact for him
@@rocketworld8582 Dare I say: Even Ayrton Senna's crash was innocuous, too, even when there had been another death that weekend, and he already raised concerns about it, and fell on dear ears.
I'm a huge fan of NASCAR, I'm not one of those people that watch NASCAR just for the crashes, I watch every race to see which driver will win. Also I'm from Indiana, one of the racing capitals of the world.
NASCAR is fun as hell. When they crank up. Your insides rumble. When you leave you're covered in rubber and grime. Fun as hell... They're protected by a roll cage and helmets, 5 point restraints.
omg im so happy that you did this, im full of happines now thank you adam and you should react on nascar crank it up if you want to hear amazing sound and to see the speed of these cars
I watched MacDowell's crash when it happened. It was the first time I felt certain that I had seen a man die. Obviously, as a racing fan, I'd seen fatal accidents before, but that was the first time I was 100% certain someone had died. Not only did he survive though, but he finally got himself a win too
That McDowell hit was fucking horrifying to watch live the sound of the impact he made with the wall just shook you sounded like a real close lightning strike. How he walked away is a testament to the safety of those cars.
@@Falleninator I think NASCAR is in on that as well, I've seen a number of "Watch the JImmy's Chicken Chunks 400 in 15 minutes" coming from I think Fox Sports and such. For those who don't know, NASCAR is 3-5 hours of automotive chess peppered liberally with moments like you just watched in the review. If you dig chess, strategizing, mid-race tactics, jockeying for positioning to run an easier hour or two at speed without burning the car up so you have some left for the end, that's the full race.
Nascar started out as a friendly competition between guys down south who made untaxed corn whiskey or "moonshine". Since their trade was illegal they didn't want to get caught with a trunk full of white lightning they used to tinker with their cars to make them move faster and handle better than the police. Eventually their friendly meetings on the beach in daytona florida were drawing enough spectators that a man decided to form a sport out of it.
NASCAR in the Monster Energy Cup, there are usually 43 cars or so in the race. The car is able to lift up like that because at 200 mph (322 km/h), the air goes under the back end of the car and lifts. The reason it doesn’t happen going forward is that there is a slight edge at the bottom of the front bumper that pushes the air up enough it can’t go under the vehicle. The cars seemingly get crushed so easily because there is a lot of metal used to slow the effects of an impact, with an extremely strong metal cage around the driver’s cabin to make sure they are protected against the impacts. The vehicles are nowhere close to a stock, straight outta the factory car. These vehicles are unique to the NASCAR racing circuit.
The "olden days" was actually 2002 lmao. Also the cars are extremely safe. Of course they got safer over time but even back then the worst of crashes could result in a broken arm or leg. The COT (Car of Tomorrow, used from 2007-2012) was the safest car in my opinion. Concrete walls were used until the early 2000s and got replaced by foam walls called SAFER barriers, which saved many drivers from injuries. Had fun watching this video!
That was one of my favorite videos so far. Funny enough i happened to have the nascar crashes video recommended to me a few days back and i thought of suggesting it as a reaction but youre already on it. Good shit Adam -JumpOS
8:44 that OhHisGosh killed me 🤣🤣 8:52 " They need to stop these Races" I'm deaddd I'm literally in tears 🤣🤣😂 Dude you're funny as Fuxk! Glad I found your channel. Do more Nascar crashes!
Been watching the Hockey and Football reaction videos for a while and glad to see you finally do NASCAR. Some other common NASCAR videos to react to would be "closest finishes" and I've seen others react to the races themselves and to ones comparing the sizes of the tracks (that one might surprise you). Some other YTers to look into (to react to) are Black Flags Matter, the Iceberg and SlapShoes for the history and NR42, KKB and others for other vids.
I haven’t driven a nascar but as a guy who has flipped a super late model on a dirt track right about the time you go around sideways you’re thinking “damn it” then when you feel it starting to flip you start yelling “woaaaaah fuck me” then as you’re barrel rolling you’re mind is goin at light speed because it literally feels like some slow mo matrix type shit and you think of every possible outcome then once your car is completely stoped and sitting still in my case I gave the thumbs up out the window and proceeded to sit in my car for the next 5 minutes trying to tell if I shit myself or it’s a bad case of swamp ass from how damn hot the racing suit is. But while you’re flipping it feels like a million years it’s hard to explain it’s something you don’t want to happen but to truly know what it feels like and how time like slows down you have to experience it in the as the driver
Each NASCAR race has 40+ cars. And Jeff Gordon used to do Pepsi commercials with Brittany Spears. Oh and he did the Pepsi driving video pranks in disguise. A true legend of the sport
lol that opening slow-mo had my cat entranced By the way, since you might've not noticed it, the wreck at 8:24 happened at about 184 MPH. Into a corner, no less. And to explain the graphics around the screen prior to the impact, this was in qualifying. In NASCAR, qualifying races are typically done the day before the main event and with one car out at a time. Position scored is based on time scored in qualifying compared to other drivers (i.e. a driver with a 25-second lap time would have a more forward position than a driver with a 27-second lap time). While a wreck during qualifying wouldn't take the driver out of the main event, it would likely result in the driver scoring a worse time. They would also have to drive their backup car (which is intended for pretty much this exact thing) during the main event.
I used to race these in simulation racing. It's also important to think of the car like an upside down airplane wing. The air is pushing them into the track and the car is as close to the track as possible, keeping air out from under it. When they get hit and spin, air gets under the back of the car, the car once again acts like a wing and the car naturally wants to go into the air. That is where the flaps you see come into play that open up when a car spins around. They break the airflow over the car and help to push the car back onto the ground.
Here are a few answers and explanations on stuff you asked about: 1.There are typically 43 cars in every NASCAR Cup Series race (only maybe the top of them are competitive) 2. There are three main series in NASCAR starting with the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, then the Xfinity Series (formerly known as the Nationwide Series), and then the Cup series which was sponsored by Monster until this year. 3. There are 4 main types of tracks. Superspeedways: Daytona and Talladega are 2+ miles with highly banked corners and are the fastest. The cars are heavily restricted by power and aerodynamics to create tighter racing but this often causes massive wrecks. The "intermediate" or mile and a half tracks: These are the most common and currently produce good racing. With the current package NASCAR runs at these tracks there are wild restarts. Notable tracks include Charlette Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Altanta Motor Speedway and Chicagoland. Short Tracks: Arguably the favorite tracks for fans are the Short tracks like Bristol, Martinsville and Dover. These tracks are typically anywhere from .5 to a full mile with a few exceptions. These tracks naturally produce really tight racing forcing the drivers to "use the bumper" to get past each other. Finishes are often between multiple driver beating and banging trying to get to the line first. Road Course: These tracks are starting to become one of the best for racing as more and more drivers are getting good at these tracks. These look like a typical track for just about any other racing series around the world. Left and right turns with elevation changes. The three main road courses are Sonoma, Watkins Glen and and the Charlette "Roval" (a road course built into the existing oval track). Exceptions include Pocano (the tricky triangle), Indianapolis and the D-shaped ovals of Michigan and Auto Club (California). 4. The cars aren't light by any means but when they are going 200mph it the air around them can make them do funny things. 5. It's not uncommon for drivers to take each other out but it's frowned upon (mostly). In the clip of the black 09 car spinning the 99 it was because of the "double yellow line rule". You see NASCAR normally allowed drivers to cut track on ovals but there were several instances where drivers whent too far at the superspeedway and caused big wrecks. The rules stated that drivers are not allowed to advance their positions under the yellow lines. In the previous years race a driver had their win taken away by being force to pass under that line. Brad (09 car) knew this so he held his line when the 99 car came down which in turn caused the wreck. Adam: If you've read this far go follow my insta: dcrimmz71. I have a few NASCAR burnout videos and a few hockey videos too. I will be going to the Atlanta race in a week and will have good videos them. (That race weekend will be a good one to react to as there is a bounty on Kyle Busch {screw him} that drivers will be fighting for in the truck and Xfinity series)
To answer a few questions. 1: the cars are so well designed now that the aerodynamics will allow the car to take off once it reaches high speed (200+). That is also why they add duct tape to add down pressure. 2: the cars are designed to be lightweight. Still heavy but less than a car with an engine that size would weigh. 3: the cars have a new tech piece that holds the drivers head in place so their neck doesn’t snap. 4: When they are at tracks like Talladega they have restrictor plates so they can only reach 180mph. Otherwise they will take off the track 5: they have a steel toll cage but are covered in a very thin sheet metal. You can deny them with your hand. 6: several different brands. But they just have a sticker. All the cars are pretty much identical other than paint Fun sport
well, you threw a curve ball with this post. you're one of the only ones i keep coming on to youtube to watch. love your raw reactions. and i think they have special fins that open up when they crash too to slow the car down like a parachute. Thats why it looks like they are on strings. (marionette motion)
For 3:25 I’m not a NASCAR driver but someone with a lot of racing (and flipping) experience. Everything comes at you in slow motion, you’d be surprised how many little things you can pick out. Being upsidedkown is a surreal experience tho and if you have a solid roll cage around you it can actually be really fun
If you want to see what are probably the wildest crashes in NASCAR history, look up “Michael Waltrip Bristol crash”, and then “Mike Harmon Bristol crash”. Both are extremely similar, so you can watch them together, and they’ll definitely offer some great shock value (safe to watch). You could also watch a video called “Bristol Gate Feature” which combines the two crashes, but it’s might be a little too short.
Hilarious. As an American who loves NASCAR, I appreciate you taking the time to learn about once small aspect of how crazy we really are! ha! I’ll subscribe.
9:28 - When NASCAR started back in the mid 20th century, the cars were almost entirely stock (hence the name, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). Over time, though, they moved more and more away from "stock" (mostly for safety reasons). These days they're not really _stock_ at all; they're entirely purpose-made race cars, that just happen to be shaped to resemble modern passenger cars.
I saw Austin Dillon flip up into the catch fence after the checkered flag went down in Daytona a couple of years ago. It was scary, but he was okay. The incline is crazy, and they were pushing it so hard he just *flew* up.
@4:49 they car lifts because of the restrictor plate. At Talladega and Daytona they are the longest tracks so they put air restrictors in there cars so they don't go even faster. It does make the cars flip easier
No you are not even close to right the restricted plate is not restrict the air restricts the amount of horsepower that is able to make the car get faster in each each engine. They get lifted up like that because of three factors the wing lift them up to its size and shape and the cars are not meant to go backwards
1.) The cars fly like that because of physics. They’re made to be held to the ground going forward at 200mph, not backwards at that speed. Nascar is working to eliminate that liftoff on spins but it’ll be hard to completely eliminate it sadly at that speed. 2.) Some wrecks looked worse than they really was because of that “tin can” ripping apart. They’re designed to break away and give the cockpit (where the drivers sit) the softest impact possible. 3.) There are 3 manufactures as of now. Ford, Chevrolet, and Toyota. 4.) Not every race has these huge wrecks, but at the “Superspeedway’s” where they’re full throttle 100% of the lap most laps, it’s more prone because they stay bunched up. 5.) The top series in nascar, called the Cup Series, has what I would consider to be the safest car in all of motorsports these days. A quick look at Ryan Newman’s crash at Daytona this year will show you all you need to know because he is alive and well today. I hope this all helps!
oh YEA!!!!! I was so hoping to see you react to this video. You are a hoot and a half. I see some comments about how this all got started. My daddy and 3 of his brothers ran moonshine from Tennessee to North West Florida, and rum from Cuba on their fishing boats. So I'm from a distinguished line of criminals.
The very pinnacle of NASCAR is the Nextel Cup Series. The field 43 cars on the starting grid. Yes, you read that correctly - there are 43, 750 horsepower, 3,500-pound cars careening around the track at 200mph.
nascar races start 43 cars, but usually only 25-35 actually finish. As for why they fly like that, it's because they are going so fast that when they get turned around the spoiler becomes a wing and lifts the car up. They are actually among the heaviest race cars in major motorsports
That Carl Edwards crash (Number 99), that went into the catch fence is one of the most dramatic I've seen. I remember his post race interview. He said it was the first time he ever went upside down in a race car before, and it was quite a unique experience. LOL
iirc, that was also the crash where he hopped out and hoofed it to the finish line like a baller. Still kinda pissed that he was counted as DNF in that race.
Hi Adam... depending on the race, there are usually between 36 and 43 cars starting a NASCAR race. The cars typically weigh approximately 3,200lbs give or take. The safety requirements with regard to construction of roll cages etc. are VERY strict. The aerodynamics and speed make the cars look light when they get in a wreck, but that is about a ton and a half of machine getting moved around when a crash happens. Usually, the drivers are so safe in their cars that they can walk away from most of these. Injuries do happen, but they are not exceptionally frequent.
Especially today. Thirty years ago, while the cars were trending ever safer, it wasn't unusual to still have a fatality a season. It's been a long time since we've had one of those though because they accelerated the safety precautions exponentially. Still get some concussions and broken legs and bruised ribs, but almost everyone is able to get out of the car. And those that can't have injuries they are able to recover from. There's no paraplegics anymore.
The cars take off because of a combo of 3 things....1, they are moving very fast. 2, they are designed to maximum levels of aerodynamics...but only when going forward. The backs are so raised that they turn intona kite when they get turned around. 3, they are about the same weight as a normal family car. That, combined with their crazy power, gets em up and in the air. Oh, they're also designed to fall apart on impacts. It releases energy before reaching the driver/roll cage. Side note, I've rolled a car going 80. The flips AND the landing hurt...from what I can recall lol.
That's aerodynamics for you. When a car that's made to pierce through the air goes sideways/backwards at 180mph or more, it turns into a plane wing. Literally flies off.
I've done photography for local dirt track racing. They get pretty insane as well. If you thought this was bad you should watch a compilation of Spring Cars wrecking. Those are terrifying, even for someone who stands in the middle to take photos and videos like me...I love your reactions though! Just want give you a big ol hug!
It's simple aerodynamics. Some of those wrecks (like the 2009 wreck involving Carl Edwards and Brad Kesolowski) happened because the new cars they'd just introduced had a particular type of spoiler that lifted the car when it got turned around. But even with various aerodynamic devices like cowl flaps and roof flaps designed to keep the car on the ground, they'll still get airborne when turned around sometimes. The cars weigh around 1550 kg (3400 pounds), by the way. The body panels are relatively lightweight and designed to shred and give in the event of an accident to dissipate energy. But the cars themselves have an extremely strong roll cage built inside. The cars may look like "stock" cars but they're purpose-built race cars, probably even more so than a BTCC/WTCC touring car and akin to an Aussie V8 Supercar. The days of actually taking a "stock" car and racing it went out in the 1960s. BTW, most of those wrecks took place at Daytona and Talladega, the two longest tracks on the circuit. Those two tracks are different because the cars use "restrictor plates" to reduce engine power to keep speeds down to about 195 mph. The result ends up being these huge packs of cars sticking close together because nobody can pull away (it's aerodynamics). So at the end of the race, when everybody's pushing hard for the win, somebody makes a mistake and bang, 20 cars gone. There's even a name for it, the Big One.
These massive crashes are pretty rare. They mostly happen at Daytona and Talladega where the cars are bunched up into packs because of a restrictor plate, which limits the horsepower output. Also yes, Jeff Gordon was in a lot of these crashes in the video, but usually it was rare for him to end up wrecked. He's arguably the greatest driver in NASCAR history and put together one hell of a career.
The cars are very light and not very aerodynamic in the air making them move like they're on strings. They're built of hollow steel tubes, stamped sheet metal and carbon fiber and stripped of any added weight to give them speed, the only extras are being fitted with a cage around the driver's seat and a wing to keep it hugging the pavement.
The cars are extremely safe and there have been a lot of safety advancements since Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001. The drivers wear a Head And Neck System (HANS Device) to keep their head and neck from moving around in a crash. Most of the concrete walls that used to be used at most NASCAR tracks have been replaced by at Steel And Foam Energy Reducing (SAFER) Barrier, which absorbs a lot of the impact so less energy from the impact gets transferred to the driver. The roll cages in the cars are built to a very high standard, mandated by NASCAR. There hasn't been a death in a major NASCAR race since Dale Earnhardt's death 19 years ago.
Both are also used in V8 Supercars in Australia and NZ.
big ups to this comment.
If you want to look into the tech he mentioned, its all super neat actually.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HANS_device?wprov=sfla1 F1 mandated the use before NASCAR in 2001, even Earnhardt himself was against the idea.
It's hard to believe that his death was 19 years ago where has the time gone? Better yet where has NASCAR gone since the intimidator has left.
Ya nascar is so much safer now w the role cages, neck braces and even the catch fences and so much more. NASCAR has really come a long way. They only look this bad because they r going 150+ but they usually r able to walk away from the reck under their own power.
"Why does the car get airborne?" It's a matter of physics. You see, when a car traveling at nearly 200 mph gets turned sideways, the aerodynamic forces acting on the car will generate enough lift to get the car off the ground.
Nascar: Proof that with enough horsepower, even a brick can fly.
I have to ask... if going fast enough would a stock Volvo 240 do the same? Because if there's one car in the world that truly defines brick it's that
@@Rifkinn adapt and overcome
So NASCAR designed Master Chief's suit, eh?
@@spdcrzy dude, underrated comment right there
they dont go flying that often cause nascar made somthing called roof flaps to keep it on the growned but when another car pushes a car going sideways it does somthing called a blowover meaning it lifts off the growned
"Most" of the wrecks seen in this video happened at what is referred to as a "Super Speedway", and yes, wrecks like these occur at least once per race and have been dubbed "The big one" by commentators and fans alike. Speeds at these tracks reach 200 MPH +. As FH99 mentioned in his comment, as more and more speed is gained from these cars, the addition of safer barriers and equipment needed to be implemented by NASCAR. I would LOVE to see you do a reaction to a video series about Dale Earnhardt called "The Day"
As a native of Alabama I've been to Talladega 9 times & it is balls to the walls hella fun!!!! Haven't been to or watched a NASCAR race since 2001😢 when we lost the GOAT💔
RIP #3 INTIMIDATOR
As Darrel Waltrip puts it....., "The flipping isn't that bad, it's the landing that hurts." Lol......
Why did you leave me, loose wheel...?
@@Malachi_Marx You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel (Lucille)
@@mfree80286 I am corrected, I was half awake when I typed that lmao
ur not wrong
Jeff burton once said sometimes the wrecks that look like nothing are the ones that hurt and the wrecks that look like they are nothing
Of coarse NASCAR is crazy. It's roots stem from running shine. "Moon" that is.
9:56 “Burger King is absolutely sandwiched!”
You made me spit out my drink onto my computer.
So thanks for that...
Hahaha! I missed that one. Thanks for letting me know I better watch again.
Matt Neufeld *buh dum shh*
What NASCAR drivers think when they crash is “well shit now what”
Speeds of 150 mph are enough to achieve flight in many modern planes. However, as I recently learned, speeds of 200 mph are where the air industry considers retractable landing gear necessary....and these guys do that routinely!
it’s strange, but crashes in racing are almost an art form
Its strange but i agree😉
I second this
Johnny boychuck 90 stitches to the face from skate
Jordan Clarke 90??!
It’s nasty to watch
90 TINY stitches, on the eyelid. It definitely could've been worse and it was pretty scary. But it's nothing like that Maple Leafs player that got 250 stitches to the face a long while ago, or Malarchuk's throat, let's be honest here.
@@Falleninator True and immense gratitude to the surgeon. That is microscopic work.
Saw that video reminds me of when Taylor Hall took a skate to the face in warm ups.
The reason the cars look like they're on a string and fly like that is aerodynamics. Going forward aerodynamics works in the cars favor pushing the car down. Going backwards is the opposite effect and gives lift almost like a plane.
The flaps that come up are there to mainly prevent this, but sometimes the conditions are just right and they act like small parachutes on top and help lift the car. The other thing that attributes to them lifting up when spun around is when the vehicle is moving, there is a small vortex of sorts beneath it. So that's why they go up and start rotating in the air. You're essentially seeing the car get spun by an invisible "tornado" of sorts. When they start doing ridiculous stuff like this in reverse, it's almost always just a "perfect storm" to do it. The cars now don't do it near as often as they used to.
@benjamin nolet idk what u just said or tried to say
Aerodynamics in nascar what a joke those things are the least aerodynamic of any race car
They also have panels on the bottom of the cars to reduce drag. But once the car gets air it just acts like a wing because the bottom is so flat.
Put some wings in em and watch them fly.
“ Burger King is absolutely sandwiched”
Adam Couser 2020
“That is absolutely crazy.” Should be a part of your merch. ❤️😁👍🏻
I'd like to see "OMG my legs are gone, my legs are gone....
Jason GIONET Yea, I like that one too! ❤️🤓👍🏻
Rob Fanzega I used to go all the time growing up. I loved going down to the first turn at Dover and seeing the cars coming straight at you and then they just dive into the turn. I know it’s stupid and boring to some but it’s awesome if you can appreciate it for what it is
Idk if you done bench clearing baseball fights yet but if you haven’t I highly recommend it’s absolutely insane
After watching bench clearing hockey fights....does it even compare? lol
Evan Hindle lol it’s a different type of bench clearing with far more people in the fights in baseball
Ryan christenson I’m a fan of both sports. Nothing really ever happens in baseball bench clears lol. Just some scrum and maybe like 5 punches total.
Evan Hindle there’s some good moments if you look it up especially Red Sox vs Yankees.
Ryan christenson just giant swings that never really connect, but the drama of it all is enough to get the blood pumping
"They're going too quick" as he slams the arm of his chair lol classic
My Grandpa loves watching NASCAR and not going to lie one of his sayings was, "it's not a good race unless Jeffy goes boom"
You should react to the craziest nascar finishes of all time.
There’s 40 cars in a nascar race, there has been up to 60 cars at one point. Keep up the great content!
There's 42 cars racing
Not anymore. Last race only had 38
It started with 60+ cars, then went to 43. Now it depends on what track they race. It varies between 36 and 43 per race
43
John Garrett it’s 40
Would love to see more NASCAR reactions
You need to watch a movie called Days of Thunder.
That movie was horrible.
@@nutcrackernoonan3637 It was still better than Driven
@@thepegger can't argue with that.
Days of thunder was horrible?!! On what planet bro? Do you hate movies?
@@awitchfart it was a shit movie
These cars have a tremendous amount of downforce keeping all 4 tires planted so when one corner lifts all that air is now pushing up on the car. 150mph hoonigan shit is crazy man
Edit: they’re also built the protect the driver when crashes happen. Drivers are strapped in with a 4 or 5 point harness, neck brace holding they’re neck from whipping, full cage in the car.
“Burger King is absolutely sandwiched” golden.
😂😂
@@AdamCouser Adam you NEED to watch *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Best NASCAR movie ever.
Adam Couser he’s not lying. Well maybe Days of Thunder. But I’m guessing that’s before his time.
@@DeusSalis beg to differ Herbie fully loaded is the best
Great reactions bro, watch professional bull riding (PBR) next
i started watching ur channel when you were reacting to hockey, keep up the fresh content, you should look at nascar's greatest saves.
I remember that Carl Edwards wreck like it was yesterday. One of my earliest sports memories. And when he ran across the finish line, that was epic. A moment that will live on.
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Hi Adam,
Please take a look at NASCAR drivers fights/altercations, pit road mistakes/accidents.
Love the videos!
React to Dale Earnhardt’s death. One of the moments I remember so vividly. Watched it happen live as a child.
Is it just me? The crash that ended Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s life at Daytona a few years later looked far less dramatic, almost innocuous by comparison.
@@BrockMak yeah it does but that's just because the safety of the driver in the cars now compared to then is much better so his crash was a very hard impact for him
@@rocketworld8582 Dare I say: Even Ayrton Senna's crash was innocuous, too, even when there had been another death that weekend, and he already raised concerns about it, and fell on dear ears.
Sad day in NASCAR history
You're an idiot DexMoney
I'm a huge fan of NASCAR, I'm not one of those people that watch NASCAR just for the crashes, I watch every race to see which driver will win. Also I'm from Indiana, one of the racing capitals of the world.
Next do “reacting to formula 1 crashes”
NASCAR is fun as hell. When they crank up. Your insides rumble. When you leave you're covered in rubber and grime. Fun as hell... They're protected by a roll cage and helmets, 5 point restraints.
And Formula 1 crashes are way more scary so react to those next
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Yeah, especially during older times...the crash that killed Senna was terrible
Yeah, can t imagine not having a car roof above you when doing flips like that.
Indy Car as well.. they even have straps on their arms bolted to the cars to keep them from flailing around when they're doing flips
2008 kubica at canada is insane
omg im so happy that you did this, im full of happines now thank you adam
and you should react on nascar crank it up if you want to hear amazing sound and to see the speed of these cars
3:39 This actually saved the car from going airborne again, and possibly Newman's life. 3:59 That's why.
Seeing Dale Sr. crash is honestly terrifying because it so weird how he walked away from those terrible crashes but a tiny crash killed him 😔
Commentator: oh my god
Adam: oh his god
Commentator: Jeff Gordon is upside down
No one:
Adam: Jeff Gordon is upside down
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂
I watched MacDowell's crash when it happened. It was the first time I felt certain that I had seen a man die. Obviously, as a racing fan, I'd seen fatal accidents before, but that was the first time I was 100% certain someone had died. Not only did he survive though, but he finally got himself a win too
Since you're going into other sport, I would love to see you react to some UFC. I can send you video if you need
That McDowell hit was fucking horrifying to watch live the sound of the impact he made with the wall just shook you sounded like a real close lightning strike. How he walked away is a testament to the safety of those cars.
There is almost always a massive wreck in every race, know as "The Big One."
A Res1sanc3 *every super speedway race
thats only at the big tracks, short tracks are full of spins and bump and runs but very rarely a big pileup
9:54 "burger king is absolutely sandwiched" LOL!!
You should react to the isle of mann race or the side car version of the race
You absolutely need to watch more recent crashes from 2016 to 2020 crashes
If Gordon wasn't in so many wrecks he definitely could have done better in his time
He is one of the greatest either way, 4 championships and 93 wins 3rd all time
Ay yo my favorite anime character commented on this vid
I was never into NASCAR but recent reactors seeing it makes me REALLY like it.
trying to actually WATCH a race will take you back to the "meh" side of things.
@@Falleninator I think NASCAR is in on that as well, I've seen a number of "Watch the JImmy's Chicken Chunks 400 in 15 minutes" coming from I think Fox Sports and such.
For those who don't know, NASCAR is 3-5 hours of automotive chess peppered liberally with moments like you just watched in the review. If you dig chess, strategizing, mid-race tactics, jockeying for positioning to run an easier hour or two at speed without burning the car up so you have some left for the end, that's the full race.
Please just give me a sign that your going to do NHL rookies getting there first goals
Nascar started out as a friendly competition between guys down south who made untaxed corn whiskey or "moonshine". Since their trade was illegal they didn't want to get caught with a trunk full of white lightning they used to tinker with their cars to make them move faster and handle better than the police. Eventually their friendly meetings on the beach in daytona florida were drawing enough spectators that a man decided to form a sport out of it.
NASCAR in the Monster Energy Cup, there are usually 43 cars or so in the race.
The car is able to lift up like that because at 200 mph (322 km/h), the air goes under the back end of the car and lifts. The reason it doesn’t happen going forward is that there is a slight edge at the bottom of the front bumper that pushes the air up enough it can’t go under the vehicle.
The cars seemingly get crushed so easily because there is a lot of metal used to slow the effects of an impact, with an extremely strong metal cage around the driver’s cabin to make sure they are protected against the impacts.
The vehicles are nowhere close to a stock, straight outta the factory car. These vehicles are unique to the NASCAR racing circuit.
your first thought when you know it's happening is universal to any racing discipline..some variation of "DAMNIT."
Day 10 of asking to react to Marc Andre Fluery funny moments
The "olden days" was actually 2002 lmao.
Also the cars are extremely safe. Of course they got safer over time but even back then the worst of crashes could result in a broken arm or leg. The COT (Car of Tomorrow, used from 2007-2012) was the safest car in my opinion. Concrete walls were used until the early 2000s and got replaced by foam walls called SAFER barriers, which saved many drivers from injuries.
Had fun watching this video!
Nahhhh less of this and more hockey
try a great goals video.
ull see how vast the talent is in hockey
Jen Zim why are you telling that to someone who’s tag is hockeyman? Lol
That was one of my favorite videos so far. Funny enough i happened to have the nascar crashes video recommended to me a few days back and i thought of suggesting it as a reaction but youre already on it. Good shit Adam -JumpOS
I don’t know who Gordon is but I do know he is Jesus
“He’s fuckin driftin”
That caught me off guard so bad😂😂
Day 22 of trying to get Adam to react to Mitch Marner top 10 plays of the year
Yeah NASCAR! You gotta react to more of this.
STUFF THROWN ON THE ICE. Also none of this non-hockey business.
8:44 that OhHisGosh killed me 🤣🤣
8:52 " They need to stop these Races" I'm deaddd I'm literally in tears 🤣🤣😂
Dude you're funny as Fuxk! Glad I found your channel. Do more Nascar crashes!
Been watching the Hockey and Football reaction videos for a while and glad to see you finally do NASCAR. Some other common NASCAR videos to react to would be "closest finishes" and I've seen others react to the races themselves and to ones comparing the sizes of the tracks (that one might surprise you).
Some other YTers to look into (to react to) are Black Flags Matter, the Iceberg and SlapShoes for the history and NR42, KKB and others for other vids.
Howdy! Usually 42 cars start the race in NASCAR. The reason they flip and go up so high is 100% because of the speed at 200+ mph. Cheers!
these intros with quites theme get me every time
I haven’t driven a nascar but as a guy who has flipped a super late model on a dirt track right about the time you go around sideways you’re thinking “damn it” then when you feel it starting to flip you start yelling “woaaaaah fuck me” then as you’re barrel rolling you’re mind is goin at light speed because it literally feels like some slow mo matrix type shit and you think of every possible outcome then once your car is completely stoped and sitting still in my case I gave the thumbs up out the window and proceeded to sit in my car for the next 5 minutes trying to tell if I shit myself or it’s a bad case of swamp ass from how damn hot the racing suit is. But while you’re flipping it feels like a million years it’s hard to explain it’s something you don’t want to happen but to truly know what it feels like and how time like slows down you have to experience it in the as the driver
Each NASCAR race has 40+ cars. And Jeff Gordon used to do Pepsi commercials with Brittany Spears. Oh and he did the Pepsi driving video pranks in disguise. A true legend of the sport
lol that opening slow-mo had my cat entranced
By the way, since you might've not noticed it, the wreck at 8:24 happened at about 184 MPH. Into a corner, no less. And to explain the graphics around the screen prior to the impact, this was in qualifying. In NASCAR, qualifying races are typically done the day before the main event and with one car out at a time. Position scored is based on time scored in qualifying compared to other drivers (i.e. a driver with a 25-second lap time would have a more forward position than a driver with a 27-second lap time). While a wreck during qualifying wouldn't take the driver out of the main event, it would likely result in the driver scoring a worse time. They would also have to drive their backup car (which is intended for pretty much this exact thing) during the main event.
I used to race these in simulation racing. It's also important to think of the car like an upside down airplane wing. The air is pushing them into the track and the car is as close to the track as possible, keeping air out from under it.
When they get hit and spin, air gets under the back of the car, the car once again acts like a wing and the car naturally wants to go into the air. That is where the flaps you see come into play that open up when a car spins around. They break the airflow over the car and help to push the car back onto the ground.
Here are a few answers and explanations on stuff you asked about:
1.There are typically 43 cars in every NASCAR Cup Series race (only maybe the top of them are competitive)
2. There are three main series in NASCAR starting with the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, then the Xfinity Series (formerly known as the Nationwide Series), and then the Cup series which was sponsored by Monster until this year.
3. There are 4 main types of tracks.
Superspeedways:
Daytona and Talladega are 2+ miles with highly banked corners and are the fastest. The cars are heavily restricted by power and aerodynamics to create tighter racing but this often causes massive wrecks.
The "intermediate" or mile and a half tracks:
These are the most common and currently produce good racing. With the current package NASCAR runs at these tracks there are wild restarts. Notable tracks include Charlette Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Altanta Motor Speedway and Chicagoland.
Short Tracks:
Arguably the favorite tracks for fans are the Short tracks like Bristol, Martinsville and Dover. These tracks are typically anywhere from .5 to a full mile with a few exceptions. These tracks naturally produce really tight racing forcing the drivers to "use the bumper" to get past each other. Finishes are often between multiple driver beating and banging trying to get to the line first.
Road Course:
These tracks are starting to become one of the best for racing as more and more drivers are getting good at these tracks. These look like a typical track for just about any other racing series around the world. Left and right turns with elevation changes. The three main road courses are Sonoma, Watkins Glen and and the Charlette "Roval" (a road course built into the existing oval track).
Exceptions include Pocano (the tricky triangle), Indianapolis and the D-shaped ovals of Michigan and Auto Club (California).
4. The cars aren't light by any means but when they are going 200mph it the air around them can make them do funny things.
5. It's not uncommon for drivers to take each other out but it's frowned upon (mostly).
In the clip of the black 09 car spinning the 99 it was because of the "double yellow line rule". You see NASCAR normally allowed drivers to cut track on ovals but there were several instances where drivers whent too far at the superspeedway and caused big wrecks. The rules stated that drivers are not allowed to advance their positions under the yellow lines. In the previous years race a driver had their win taken away by being force to pass under that line. Brad (09 car) knew this so he held his line when the 99 car came down which in turn caused the wreck.
Adam: If you've read this far go follow my insta: dcrimmz71. I have a few NASCAR burnout videos and a few hockey videos too. I will be going to the Atlanta race in a week and will have good videos them. (That race weekend will be a good one to react to as there is a bounty on Kyle Busch {screw him} that drivers will be fighting for in the truck and Xfinity series)
To answer a few questions.
1: the cars are so well designed now that the aerodynamics will allow the car to take off once it reaches high speed (200+). That is also why they add duct tape to add down pressure.
2: the cars are designed to be lightweight. Still heavy but less than a car with an engine that size would weigh.
3: the cars have a new tech piece that holds the drivers head in place so their neck doesn’t snap.
4: When they are at tracks like Talladega they have restrictor plates so they can only reach 180mph. Otherwise they will take off the track
5: they have a steel toll cage but are covered in a very thin sheet metal. You can deny them with your hand.
6: several different brands. But they just have a sticker. All the cars are pretty much identical other than paint
Fun sport
well, you threw a curve ball with this post. you're one of the only ones i keep coming on to youtube to watch. love your raw reactions. and i think they have special fins that open up when they crash too to slow the car down like a parachute. Thats why it looks like they are on strings. (marionette motion)
For 3:25 I’m not a NASCAR driver but someone with a lot of racing (and flipping) experience. Everything comes at you in slow motion, you’d be surprised how many little things you can pick out. Being upsidedkown is a surreal experience tho and if you have a solid roll cage around you it can actually be really fun
"Burger King is absolutely sandwiched."
And "I bet you hear Jeff Gordon somewhere" yeah, he was there. 2013 Kentucky Quaker State 400
When the 25 car crash happened, Adams reaction was great
The beginning of the video makes crashing a race at seem so graceful lol
Not sure how I missed this upload, but I’m glad I found it! I’ve been waiting for this!!
If you want to see what are probably the wildest crashes in NASCAR history, look up “Michael Waltrip Bristol crash”, and then “Mike Harmon Bristol crash”. Both are extremely similar, so you can watch them together, and they’ll definitely offer some great shock value (safe to watch). You could also watch a video called “Bristol Gate Feature” which combines the two crashes, but it’s might be a little too short.
Hilarious. As an American who loves NASCAR, I appreciate you taking the time to learn about once small aspect of how crazy we really are! ha! I’ll subscribe.
9:28 - When NASCAR started back in the mid 20th century, the cars were almost entirely stock (hence the name, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). Over time, though, they moved more and more away from "stock" (mostly for safety reasons). These days they're not really _stock_ at all; they're entirely purpose-made race cars, that just happen to be shaped to resemble modern passenger cars.
I saw Austin Dillon flip up into the catch fence after the checkered flag went down in Daytona a couple of years ago. It was scary, but he was okay. The incline is crazy, and they were pushing it so hard he just *flew* up.
At 3:56, the number 9 car is going 198 miles per hour. This is almost 320 kilometers per hour. This is why they look like "they are on strings".
This is awesome. Second best to the hockey or course but still amazing
@4:49 they car lifts because of the restrictor plate. At Talladega and Daytona they are the longest tracks so they put air restrictors in there cars so they don't go even faster. It does make the cars flip easier
No you are not even close to right the restricted plate is not restrict the air restricts the amount of horsepower that is able to make the car get faster in each each engine. They get lifted up like that because of three factors the wing lift them up to its size and shape and the cars are not meant to go backwards
1.) The cars fly like that because of physics. They’re made to be held to the ground going forward at 200mph, not backwards at that speed. Nascar is working to eliminate that liftoff on spins but it’ll be hard to completely eliminate it sadly at that speed. 2.) Some wrecks looked worse than they really was because of that “tin can” ripping apart. They’re designed to break away and give the cockpit (where the drivers sit) the softest impact possible. 3.) There are 3 manufactures as of now. Ford, Chevrolet, and Toyota. 4.) Not every race has these huge wrecks, but at the “Superspeedway’s” where they’re full throttle 100% of the lap most laps, it’s more prone because they stay bunched up. 5.) The top series in nascar, called the Cup Series, has what I would consider to be the safest car in all of motorsports these days. A quick look at Ryan Newman’s crash at Daytona this year will show you all you need to know because he is alive and well today. I hope this all helps!
oh YEA!!!!! I was so hoping to see you react to this video. You are a hoot and a half. I see some comments about how this all got started. My daddy and 3 of his brothers ran moonshine from Tennessee to North West Florida, and rum from Cuba on their fishing boats. So I'm from a distinguished line of criminals.
The very pinnacle of NASCAR is the Nextel Cup Series. The field 43 cars on the starting grid. Yes, you read that correctly - there are 43, 750 horsepower, 3,500-pound cars careening around the track at 200mph.
nascar races start 43 cars, but usually only 25-35 actually finish. As for why they fly like that, it's because they are going so fast that when they get turned around the spoiler becomes a wing and lifts the car up. They are actually among the heaviest race cars in major motorsports
those cars are actually heavy as hell but if they get any air going under the car at those speeds they just lift off the ground like it is a feather
Do more of these. Your reactions are awesome.
Best commentary= "Burger King was absolutely sandwiched" -nice choice!!!!
That Carl Edwards crash (Number 99), that went into the catch fence is one of the most dramatic I've seen. I remember his post race interview. He said it was the first time he ever went upside down in a race car before, and it was quite a unique experience. LOL
iirc, that was also the crash where he hopped out and hoofed it to the finish line like a baller. Still kinda pissed that he was counted as DNF in that race.
I was so excited for your reactions.....you definitely did not disappoint
Hi Adam... depending on the race, there are usually between 36 and 43 cars starting a NASCAR race. The cars typically weigh approximately 3,200lbs give or take. The safety requirements with regard to construction of roll cages etc. are VERY strict. The aerodynamics and speed make the cars look light when they get in a wreck, but that is about a ton and a half of machine getting moved around when a crash happens. Usually, the drivers are so safe in their cars that they can walk away from most of these. Injuries do happen, but they are not exceptionally frequent.
Especially today. Thirty years ago, while the cars were trending ever safer, it wasn't unusual to still have a fatality a season. It's been a long time since we've had one of those though because they accelerated the safety precautions exponentially. Still get some concussions and broken legs and bruised ribs, but almost everyone is able to get out of the car. And those that can't have injuries they are able to recover from. There's no paraplegics anymore.
The cars take off because of a combo of 3 things....1, they are moving very fast. 2, they are designed to maximum levels of aerodynamics...but only when going forward. The backs are so raised that they turn intona kite when they get turned around. 3, they are about the same weight as a normal family car. That, combined with their crazy power, gets em up and in the air.
Oh, they're also designed to fall apart on impacts. It releases energy before reaching the driver/roll cage.
Side note, I've rolled a car going 80. The flips AND the landing hurt...from what I can recall lol.
That's aerodynamics for you. When a car that's made to pierce through the air goes sideways/backwards at 180mph or more, it turns into a plane wing. Literally flies off.
I've done photography for local dirt track racing. They get pretty insane as well. If you thought this was bad you should watch a compilation of Spring Cars wrecking. Those are terrifying, even for someone who stands in the middle to take photos and videos like me...I love your reactions though! Just want give you a big ol hug!
12:44 Adam noticed Larson #32 white car, hit the catch fence which most people don’t notice
It's simple aerodynamics. Some of those wrecks (like the 2009 wreck involving Carl Edwards and Brad Kesolowski) happened because the new cars they'd just introduced had a particular type of spoiler that lifted the car when it got turned around. But even with various aerodynamic devices like cowl flaps and roof flaps designed to keep the car on the ground, they'll still get airborne when turned around sometimes.
The cars weigh around 1550 kg (3400 pounds), by the way. The body panels are relatively lightweight and designed to shred and give in the event of an accident to dissipate energy. But the cars themselves have an extremely strong roll cage built inside. The cars may look like "stock" cars but they're purpose-built race cars, probably even more so than a BTCC/WTCC touring car and akin to an Aussie V8 Supercar. The days of actually taking a "stock" car and racing it went out in the 1960s.
BTW, most of those wrecks took place at Daytona and Talladega, the two longest tracks on the circuit. Those two tracks are different because the cars use "restrictor plates" to reduce engine power to keep speeds down to about 195 mph. The result ends up being these huge packs of cars sticking close together because nobody can pull away (it's aerodynamics). So at the end of the race, when everybody's pushing hard for the win, somebody makes a mistake and bang, 20 cars gone. There's even a name for it, the Big One.
These massive crashes are pretty rare. They mostly happen at Daytona and Talladega where the cars are bunched up into packs because of a restrictor plate, which limits the horsepower output. Also yes, Jeff Gordon was in a lot of these crashes in the video, but usually it was rare for him to end up wrecked. He's arguably the greatest driver in NASCAR history and put together one hell of a career.
That crash involving Dale Earnhardt, the black number 3, that was the wreck that killed him, his very last race, very emotional.
The cars are very light and not very aerodynamic in the air making them move like they're on strings. They're built of hollow steel tubes, stamped sheet metal and carbon fiber and stripped of any added weight to give them speed, the only extras are being fitted with a cage around the driver's seat and a wing to keep it hugging the pavement.
They aren't light. 3500lb.