Top 10 Greatest NASCAR Races of All Time

I was there at the start/finish line. I still have the ticket stubs. After the race, we went on Richard's celebration cruise. My wife and I had dinner one night with Richard, Linda, and Ned Jarrett. I've been to over 30 Cup races, but this was the best.

Richard Petty's last race and Jeff Gordon's first. It also featured a championship battle that ended with only a ten-point differential. Bill Elliott won the race, but Alan Kulwicki won the title.

On the last lap, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough wrecked and got into a fight, which drew in millions of viewers who continued to watch the sport for years to come. The race was won by Richard Petty.

The day that fans tuned in to NASCAR and changed the face of live programming for the sport.

Greatest race. First flag-to-flag TV coverage. There was a snowstorm in the Northeast. I watched the whole race on TV. People don't remember that Cale was 2 laps down at one point.

Dale Earnhardt won the Great American Race after what felt like a million tries!

Dale Earnhardt finally wins a race that he has been overdue for his entire career.

The closest finish in history between Kurt Busch and Ricky Craven. Craven won by 0.002 seconds.

Where people began to truly recognize Dale Earnhardt as the next great driver as he won with the ever-famous "Pass in the Grass."

That finish was like something you'd see in a movie theater.

Kevin Harvick nips Mark Martin in one of the tightest contested Daytona 500s ever.

This was a masterpiece of driving. No other race displays that prowess like Dale did in this race. Hands down, unquestionably the greatest race of all time.

Dale Earnhardt comes from 16th to first in only three laps to win.

I'll never forget it. Best race I ever saw.

A father-son 1-2 finish between Bobby and Davey Allison. Bobby wins.

Kevin Harvick defeats Jeff Gordon in only his third start as a replacement for Dale Earnhardt.

Kyle Busch's first win came after failing to qualify for 3 out of 9 race attempts in his rookie year, which was development for Hendrick, as well as after finishing second twice earlier in the season.

Hate him if you want, but it was the first of an amazing career.

Brad Keselowski wrecked Carl Edwards, which ended in the destruction of the Talladega fence and a win for Keselowski.

Brad Keselowski should have been penalized for that one.

One of the most iconic crashes in NASCAR history.

Richard Petty and David Pearson wrecked on the last lap. Pearson won while Petty was unable to get restarted.

Jeff Gordon wins on the hallowed grounds that host the greatest spectacle in racing.

The final race of the 2011 season featured a very close championship battle between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart. After the race, they were tied in points, and Stewart won the championship because he had won more races (5 compared to Edwards' 1).

All Carl needed to do was turn one second-place finish into first.

Kyle Busch, my least favorite driver, was in the lead. With 30 laps to go, Kevin Harvick was going for the lead. Busch was able to hold him off and rode the bottom lane comfortably. Then my favorite driver, Kyle Larson, was closing in, and Busch realized it. He tried to do what he did to hold off Harvick, but it didn't work. Larson rode the high line better until he hit the wall. He brushed it, but he was 1.5 seconds back when he had been only 0.40 seconds back.

With 5 laps to go, there was no way Larson would catch Busch. Lap traffic slowed down Busch, and Larson came back. On the last lap, the gap was 0.30 seconds. Larson dove to the bottom into Turn 1. He tried to slide in front of Kyle Busch, but Busch was there. They hit, and Larson cleared Busch coming into Turn 3. Busch then wrecked Larson at the end. Kyle Busch won, Larson finished second, and Harvick third. It was a painful race to watch for me, though. Lol

2014 was an underrated season for racing.

Side-by-side racing all race long, along with various strategies and some huge wrecks!

Chase Elliott's first win. Potentially the start of something iconic.

A photo finish between Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp, with Beauchamp initially declared the winner. After NASCAR officials studied photos and film footage, the result was reversed three days later, with Petty declared the winner.

Most exciting race I had ever seen. The insane pack racing at Talladega had everyone's hearts pounding wildly. And of course, the huge wreck didn't happen until the final lap for a little extra drama at the end!

The first season finale in the Chase format resulted in a tight finish. Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson entered the race with a title shot. Busch won the title by 8 points over Johnson. Greg Biffle, Busch's teammate, won the race.

It's amazing how there were four drivers that had a chance at the title. Now we need an NBA playoff bracket just to get four!

Good fight at the end of the race. Brad Keselowski slammed Jeff Gordon and cut his tire. Then Jeff beat him up post-race.

CLASSIC. The all-time Atlanta wins leader, Dale Earnhardt (9), vs. the #2 ranked all-time Atlanta driver, Bobby Labonte (6), going to war in the closing laps at Atlanta. Not only were these two drivers the winningest in Atlanta's history, but they were also 1st and 2nd in points, battling for a championship. Earnhardt won the battle by mere inches. However, Labonte won the title by 265 points over Earnhardt.

Dale Jarrett passed Dale Earnhardt on the last lap and won, with the race being called by his father.

Richard Petty wins his 200th and final race.