Giant ovals seem to have a way of robbing our eyes of any sensation of just how fast Cup cars are going, and it’s easy to forget just how good NASCAR drivers are at, well, driving. Here is a good bit of a throwback to fix your mind.

This clip turned , who I mainly see tweeting and posting to Instagram rather than running full race recaps of F1 or like back when. Whatever! It’s a good clip.

This is none other than Ricky Rudd (great name) at Sears Point (now Sonoma) running some real good left-foot braking and really excellent heel-toe action. Where have I seen this kind of footwork before?

There is no doubt in my mind that a kid who learned to operate a car using rally techniques would…

That’s right, . Little question that rally drivers are among the best in the world, so leave not NASCAR drivers from that equation. Thank you and good day.