The 2011 NASCAR season is a beloved season among NASCAR fans and truly is one of the greatest in its so far 75 year history. With heart pounding action, huge up and coming drivers, boundless storylines, and a championship battle that literally can never be replicated this season is on a mantle all its own. But how did it come to be this way? Well we are going to try to answer the question today of “Why do NASCAR fans love 2011 so much?
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What was your favorite moment from 2011?
Tony winning the championship
First time winners
Tony Stewart (my favorite driver at the time from 2002-2016).
1. Gordon’s 85th win
2. Tony & Carl’s legendary battle at Homestead
3. “Happy birthday, Trevor Bayne”
4. Smith getting to keep the flag
5. Three Wide Talladega finish
Jeff Gordon scoring Career Win #85 at Atlanta
A lot of things were great from that season from that championship battle to that superspeedway package with tandem drafting
Can’t forget Gordon and Johnson’s battles at Atlanta and Martinsville and Regan Smith in the 78
One possible theory- Jimmie Johnson was nowhere to be found in the championship chase, which was a complete shocker considering his dominance prior to 2011
(If not for that Talladega photo finish, he could have been winless going into October
My favorite moments were Tony Stewart winning in that amazing last race with Carl Edwards and 2011 Auto Club Kevin Harvicks last corner pass on JJ for the win
The greatest battle for the championship in the chase era back when they still legitimately won titles and wasn’t manufactured to come down to 1 race. The 2011 Dautona 500 1 of the biggest upsets ever.
2011 will forever be an iconic season
The racing was great that season and the Chase was intense. The championship battle came right down to the final race. Plus you had all these first time winners which was cool to see. It was a phenomenal season.
I miss it. The storylines, the on track product, and the way it was marketed.
I love both 2011 n 12 season. Cars were really fun to watch, hearing those engines roar on Sundays was magical.
2011 was the season that got me back into NASCAR after a decade; basically just didn’t have time for it from puberty to fatherhood due to various activities, interests and obligations. But working as a bartender at a sports bar in 2011 I caught the Daytona 500 and was hooked. Mark Martin was still my guy but as his career seemed to be winding down I took to the various underdogs who won in 2011, particularly Brad Keselowski in his breakout year. He’s been my driver ever since. This season is also memorable because I watched the April Talladega finish at the hospital just minutes after my mother passed away from cancer.
My favorite thing about 2011 was that no team was really especially dominant. SHR and RCR tied for the most wins at six apiece, and HMS, JGR, RFR and Penske won five each. A good amount of parity among the top teams.
I think 2011 might forever stay my fav season, not just cause of all the great moments and the championship fight but also cause the nostalgia surrounding it for me. I basically randomly discovered NASCAR mid season in 2011, while randomly clicking through the programs on cable here in Czech Republic and the All-Star Race was just on and i was immediately hooked.
Yep 2011 Will be My favorite too it’s much better than 2014.
Life long Carl Edwards fan growing up in Missouri. I’ve attended roughly 100 Nascar races, mostly from double dipping with season tickets at Kansas. But I’ve also had the privilege to experience the majesty of Talladega a dozen times. The 2011 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway is the greatest race I’ve ever been to. It had absolutely everything and I loved seeing the 2 car tandems breaking off all afternoon. What an absolute classic! Would have loved to see Carl get the championship in the end. But you can’t deny that Tony put together one hell of a run to win that championship and we all got to witness some of the best racing the COT every provided us.
100 races? Damn you probably away from Home 20 weeks out of the year.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I’ve spent almost 20 years in sports media so living out of a suitcase is just a part of that life. But I love it and wouldn’t change for the world.
Looking back on past seasons like this, make me so grateful for Nascar Classics.
What’s interesting about Austin Dillon’s championships is that both of them came down to the last race and saw him win by under a 10 point gap in the end. In 2011, he gets the Truck Series title by 6 points over Johnny Sauter, and in 2013, he gets the Xfinity Series title by 3 points over Sam Hornish.
As a Tony Stewart fan growing up it was awesome to see that championship run live. Just an amazing performance and battle between him and Edwards
Tony stewart has always been my favorite nascar driver. Seeing his david to goliath transformation this chase was unreal. All culminating in the most dramatic fashion with a tie. Not to mention that race had everything. Strategy, long run short run, rain, driving thru the field multiple times, the race flipping upside down etc still comes down to those two at the end. I will always believe the 2011 season is what inspired the eventual 2014 format.
I love this season because I finally got to see Jeff win in person at the Phoenix race! I’ll never forget that feeling!