Talk about a nostalgic intro. That's what I used to love about 2000's NBC. And Bill as the prerace guy and Allen, Benny, and Wally in the booth was a great combo.

Dude I’m such a fan of how relaxed but entertaining the nbc broadcast used to be.

* Final Championship for a Pontiac and Pontiac would find itself out of the series after 2003.
* The final ride and fiery one for Jimmy Spencer in the 41.
* The last time Ricky Rudd drove the 28, and the last time the 28 raced with Havoline on the side, it would move to the 42 team. Rudd would later drive the 88 for Yates. Last time the 28 ran with the Texaco Star as well.
* The last race for Biffle with the Pettys.
* Final race for the 2000-2002 Monte Carlo style which debuted in 2000, as well as the Pontiac Wide Track Grand Prix Model, all of the bodies would be almost identical the next year,
* Final race for gas man Chocolate Myers working on pit road, he's the curator and caretaker of the RCR museum now.
* Jamie McMurray's final run in the 40, he'd get a new team with Ganassi and after a stint with Roush, return to Ganassi where he remains today.
* Last time Dale Earnhardt Inc. would run their paint schemes from 2000-2002 opting for a stylized E on the side in tribute to their late boss Dale Sr.
* Final Race for the Conseco Team with Mike Wallace, as they would promote Larry Foyt to the Cup level the next year.
* Kenny Schrader's last run with the M&M's colors as well as the 36 number which would change to 01 the next year.
* Elliott Sadler's last run with the Wood Brothers and the last time the white and red 21 scheme debuted in 2001 was used.
* Last time Cal Wells ran Fords.
* Final time Kyle Petty would run the Adam Petty era Sprint colors, GP/Brawny would come on the next year.
* Jack Sprague's first run with Haas, it would later become number 0.
* Last time Kevin Harvick would run the Silver hood, Black tailed GM Goodwrench car.

2002, the championship that no one wanted to win

@ 12:02 the history of the curse of the golden benny

I just realized something, Tony Stewart won the Winston Cup Championship on the same day that Shawn Michaels won the World Heavyweight Championship in the very first elimination chamber match in Madison Square Garden

This iteration of Homestead was truly a farce. It wouldn’t have survived without the reconfiguration in 2003. Can you imagine the outcry if social media was around then? 😆

Last race on the old config too

30:53 if only that statement held true

I LOLd so hard at a Little Tikes paint scheme making it to Victory Lane.

Tony Stewart you have won a bonus check for $4,000,000.00 for winning the 2002 nascar Winston cup series championship! Congratulations!

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart- man, who would've ever thought at the time they'd one day be teammates?

0:01 I wish they released this song to the public, seriously this slapped

Big thanks for uploading, man. Great quality.

Dude…this intro is AMAZING! 👀🔥

(dmetl) #410 - the golden Benny first started out as an award for the best pit crew

I sometimes forget about Tony Stewart's first title. It didn't have anything that resonated compared to his other titles.

2005 had the Summer of Smoke- 5 wins in 7 races, among them the road course sweep, summer Daytona, and the Brickyard.

2011 had that 5 wins in 10 Chase races and the winner-take-all finish.

Part of me sometimes feels like Smoke backed into this title with Marlin's injury and the Mark Martin/Jimmie Johnson Talladega pace lap debacle.

(dmetl) - 412 - 200 hours of my life spent watching pre-race ceremonies!

it was awesome seeing that 44 run up front

The last race on the Flat Homestead Track before it got the progressive banking