I've already made a video like this before but after finding some new clips I thought why not revisit it! I hope you guys enjoyed and if you did make sure to leave some suggestions down in the comments section below. Thank you guys so much for watching, enjoy the video!
All credits go to: ESPN, NBC, and Fox Sports
25 comments
These races really do put a lot of wear and tear on the drivers.
0:31
That one guy who’s in a interview but is too tired to stand up
shows up late, doesn’t bother to get up
@ZaphodTHEBeeblebrox lol
The Kasey Kahne one in retrospect was very scary; Because it had been a constant thing for him for a long while.
We’re lucky 2019 Darlington wasn’t catastrophic.
It’s pretty much what ended his NASCAR career. Apparently his body heats up faster than normal.
Been there…..I stumbled out of a car at the end of the race 2 or 3 times. Transported to medical and had the EMTs ice me down. (That felt sooo good) Covered in 3 layers of Nomex from head to toe. It can be unbearable while in the car, but when you stop, and the wind from moving is gone, It gets even hotter.
@crystaljon My grandfather had something similar, he called it “prickly heat” back in the day, had trouble with heat until the day he died. Sometimes with you have too severe of heat stroke, it becomes a reoccurring issue.
Sh!t, you could do a whole version with Gragson, lol.
I remember a Bristol night race, Earnhardt got the car to victory lane but had to indicate to a crew member to reach in and flip the ignition off…he was wasted…
Shouldve just posted the whole post race after the 2020 Atlanta summer race lol
Heat exhaustion is never fun, I find it quiet scary myself…. Gotta be careful any where, especially at sporting events!
One year Tony Stewart did the Indy 500 then flew to Charlotte for the race there and I believe they took him off on a stretcher after the race because of exhaustion
This vid is legit proof that NASCAR drivers ARE Athletes
This is why nascar is considered a sport. The things that being in the car does to these drivers and them being able to to persevere it all is amazing
Racing is the sport. The rest are games.
I’m so glad that NASCAR always has safety guys all around the tracks to immediately care for any drivers that need it, one of the best safety features in motorsports in my opinion, up there with the halo
Don’t know if you made a video about double duty but it would be cool. Call it double duty success it would be awesome!
For all the people that say, “there’s no skill required” “this is so easy” “anyone could do this”, watch this. This requires lots of physical & mental preparation, staying in shape, a high IQ, etc.. And these people are real athletes.
I know right?!
It’s stupid to think that going in circles is easy or for anyone. Like, your right leg is down for 3 hours, that will tire it a LOT.
Wish you had the video after Bobby Hamilton won dega in 01. He was exhausted
Honorable mention , Newman’s last win at Phoenix
I ran Track and Cross Country in high school and didn’t get exhausted. I was known for endurance despite being dangerously thin at no more than 120 pounds. Today, at 6’0″ tall I’m still 120 pounds, but I’m 32. When I was younger, I actually wanted to pursue racing after being done with go-karts, but I don’t think I would last longer than even a truck race.
I’ve had heat exhaustion twice and it sucks. It even fucks you up mentally. For years I couldn’t even be outside without always having a water bottle with me. I hope Nascar and other motorsports teams are doing everything they can to help prevent this because it shouldn’t be happening in this day and age with all the technology available.
Yeah if you don’t expect it and believe you where in a dangerous spot maybe. These guys know exactly what’s caused it