| So everything has its bloopers right? TV shows, movie | | | | during a red flag..... on the track to boot. Marlins antic |
| outtakes, we all tend to enjoy a little bit seeing others | | | | caused him to be sent to the back to hand the win |
| mess up a bit, it gives us a boost of our own | | | | over to Ward Burton |
| confidence to at least think we could do better. But | | | | 4. So we have all been dumped at some point, but |
| sometimes human nature can get the best of us. Let's | | | | only a few of us have been dumped NASCAR style. |
| take a look at some historical funny moments that any | | | | At the Food City 500 on March 26 Jeff Gordon had a |
| old school NASCAR should recall clearly. | | | | solid run leading him into the top five as the laps were |
| 1. Okay so sure, throwing your helmet isn't entirely | | | | coming to a close. He had used his known tactic of |
| unheard of in NASCAR. We have all likely seen it at | | | | 'gently moving' Matt Kenseth out of the way just |
| least once. In the very least if they restrain themselves | | | | before. Once Gordon was clear of Kenseth he began |
| from helmet throwing they at least do a fist shake | | | | to gain some ground. However, within a few laps |
| when the offending driver passes on the next lap. But | | | | Kenseth found his way back again to facing down |
| on September 18th 2005, Robby Gordon was involved | | | | Gordon back bumper and proceeded to dump him |
| in an incident with Michael Waltrip. So Robby patiently | | | | going into turn one. Apparently feeling guilty Kenseth |
| waited until after the race ended to run out to the | | | | approached Gordon after the race to apologize and |
| track on Waltrip's last lap, and did indeed succeed in | | | | as he walked over Gordon, still in racing gear, gave |
| throwing the helmet into Waltrip's car. | | | | Kenseth a proper sissy shove away from him. |
| 2. Well this may not be nearly as funny for Jeff | | | | 5. Dale Earnhardt Junior who was already proving |
| Gordon fans, but it was for most of the rest of us. In | | | | himself to be a great racer before his famous father |
| the year 2004, parts of the Martinsville speedways | | | | passed at a Daytona 500 race. He was a young and |
| concrete broke apart during the yearly Advanced | | | | good looking newcomer to NASCAR and the ladies |
| Auto Parts 500. This breakage created pot holes that | | | | loved him and the gentlemen who didn't like his Daddy |
| were up to a foot long, a foot wide, and over four | | | | either loved to hate him too! So he had a few |
| inches deep. Pieces of the concrete that had come | | | | memorable moments on and off the track. He finally |
| apart put some serious damage on Jeff Gordons car | | | | outdid his previous antics after having just one the |
| as he was running in second place. This ruined his | | | | Talladega Super Speedway race and was set to |
| chances to win his third race in a row on that track. In | | | | leave the track in the lead for the championship. As a |
| fairness, this did lead to the redoing of the track that is | | | | reporter asked him how he felt about winning on the |
| also known as the Paper Clip because of its unusually | | | | track not one time but five separate times, Earnhardt |
| small size for a NASCAR track. | | | | replied, "Well it don't mean $h*t right now, Daddy's |
| 3. So I am not sure about you, but when I see a red | | | | done won here 10 times, so I gotta do more winnin'." |
| light. I stop. And its certain to be understood among | | | | Earnhardt was shocked to learn later that week that |
| NASCAR professional drivers that when they see a | | | | NASCAR had fined him 10,000 dollars and 100 points |
| red light, they indeed need to stop as well. Well it | | | | which dropped him from the lead spot. This infamous |
| seems that Sterling Marlin hasn't always felt the same | | | | slip up is what caused NBC to begin to produce the |
| way. In a late restart to the 2002 Daytona 500 as | | | | broadcast on a five second delay. |
| Marlin was trying to pass Jeff Gordon in attempts to | | | | I think we all think one of the best things about |
| take the lead, the two of them traded paint pretty hard | | | | NASCAR is they all seem to be real people. No one is |
| which caused them both to spin out of control. There | | | | overly egotistical too much and they all seem to |
| was a CHIPS style multi car wreck behind them so | | | | remember when the cards are down that they are a |
| Marlin amazingly had the lead when NASCAR threw | | | | huge family and even if they don't like each other |
| the red flag in to take time to clean up the mess. But | | | | much, they still have to respect each other for what |
| as the cars on the backstretch stopped, Marlin leapt | | | | they contribute to the sport. Unfortunately, the sport |
| from his car and attempted to fix his cars' damaged | | | | may have done fine without the above contributions to |
| right front fender. As we all gazed on, giggling a bit as | | | | it, buy hey, we told you that NASCAR was an oil |
| everyone knows you can't make repairs to your car, | | | | barrel of fun! |