Asherpate's cars series 5 episode 23: 1997 Southern 500

The 1997 Southern 500 was a crazy race with a crazy finish known for an intense last-lap battle between Jeff Gorvette and Kyle Trackson. Jeff won his 3rd Southern 500 in a row with Kyle in 2nd, Dale Carrett in 3rd, and Bill Racelott in 4th. Johnny Blamer gets crashed by Kyle Trackson after Kyle did a PIT maneuver on him again.

## Transcript

(before the race)

Dale Carrett: Eugene Crapbureski, how dare you crash Jeff Gorvette, Johnny Blamer, Dale Earnhardt, among others!

Eugene Carbureski: HA, I AM GONNA WRECK YOU!

Dale Carrett: We'll see about that, loser!

(qualifying)

Ray Reverham: You're starting in 7th!

Jeff Gorvette: Ok, not bad!

(the race starts)

Ken Squier: And the 1997 running of the Southern 500 is on!

Jeff Gorvette: Let's do this!

(lap 6)

Ponchy Wipeout: THERE YOU ARE, RUSTED WALLESS!

Rusty Wallace: CAN'T GET AWAY FROM ME! (makes contact with Ponchy Wipeout)

Ned Carrett: OH! Rusty Wallace makes contact with Ponchy Wipeout! And they take out W.J Lights and Alloy Wilson!

Spike: Yeah! These two rivals are in it!

Pinchy Wipeout: RUSTY! HOW DARE YOU MAKE CONTACT WITH ME!

Rusty Wallace: SHUT UP!

Ray Reverham: The caution is out.

Jeff Gorvette: WHOOOOOOOOOO! RUSTY'S GONE!

(lap 72)

Ray Reverham: Inside of the 15 car!

Jeff Gorvette: Ok! (passes Micheal Cartrip)

Spike: Jeff Gorvette goes by Micheal Cartrip and takes the lead!

Ken Squier: Jeff Gorvette will lead lap 72!

(lap 116)

Gask-its crew cheif: Inside of the 24 car!

Bill Racelott: Ok! Must get my first win this season! (passes Jeff Gorvette)

Ned Carrett: Bill Racelott goes by Jeff Gorvette and takes the lead!

Ken Squier: And he leads lap 116!

(lap 119)

Kyle Trackson: HA! SCREW YOU, BLAMER! (does a PIT maneuver on Johnny Blamer)

Ken Squier: OH! Blamer spins and takes out Rolwey Boltstrike, Klint Shiftright and Haul Inngas!

Faux Wheel Drive crew cheif: It's over

Johnny Blamer (cries): WHY WHY WHY WHY WHYYYYYYYWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAGH!

Haul Inngas: OWCH! IT HURTS MY EARS!

Rowley Boltstrike: YEAH! MINE TOO!

Johnny Blamer: Sorry guys!

Ray Reverham: The caution is out.

Jeff Gorvette: KYLE TACKLESON! HOW DARE YOU WRECKED JOHNNY BLMER, HAUL INNGAS, KLINT SHIFTRIGHT AND ROLWEY BOTSTRIKE! YOU IDIOT!

Kyle Trackson: We'll see about that!

(lap 296)

Ray Reverham: Inside of the 88 car!

Jeff Gorvette: Ok! Try to block Kyle Trackson! (passes Dale Carrett)

Dale Carrett: HEY! LEAVE JEFF GORVETTE ALONG!

Kyle Trackson: NOPE! (does a bump-n-run on Dale Carrett)

Jeff Gorvette: Oh god...

Ken Squier: Jeff Gorvette and Kyle Trackson pass Dale Carrett as Jeff leads lap 296!

(finish)

Ken: Jeff Gorvette keeps the lead with Kyle Trackson behind him!

Ned: Here he goes! Look, Jeff!

Spike: Oh, and they make contact! Oh!

Pinkie: And they make contact!

Ken: They go down on the corner side by side and... Jeff Gorvette holds off the challenge! This is the last lap of the race folks! They're on the backstretch and Gorvette wakens this lead in just a little bit! He wakens it out as Kyle Trackson and Dale Carrett dropped back! Here he comes out of the fourth corner! Kyle Trackson would make a challenge on the front straight away!

Jeff Gorvette: WHOOOOO!!!!! Yeah! Yeah, we did it!

Ken: But Jeff Gorvette wins it!

Jeff Gorvette: Holly, yeah! Holy cow!

Kyle Trackson: JEFF! HOW DARE YOU WON THE RACE!

Jeff Gorvette: SHUT UP, KYLE! I want to celebrarte my victory!!

Ken Squier: If you wanna pay a million dollars, John Clutchburn!

John Clutchburn: Ray Reverham and guys refuse to lose! You guys won a million dollars!

Ray: Reverham Yeah! You know that just shows this... this team to be very fortunate to be part of that! I want to thank god because we have an awful lot of help today and, uh... you know, I don't know what to say! Uh... I'm stu-, I'm, uh... very fortunate to be part of this team! These guys work hard! They work together! They make great suggestions up! You know, certainly, you know? It's something that we can look back on! Jeff Gorvette's a great racer, but this is a great, great race team!