RELATED: 2015 race replays
The holidays are a time of reflection. It's also the NASCAR offseason, so now you have a perfect excuse -- if you even needed one -- to re-watch the top races from 2015.
NASCAR.com has archives of our race replays on YouTube. Explore that page here.
Here are some of our recommendations in the form of the top races and/or best finishes of the year:
Kentucky, Sprint Cup
This was the first race with the reduced downforce package, so there's plenty of sliding all over the track -- a precursor for the 2016 season? Plus, this race serves as almost a predictor for what's to come for eventual race winner Kyle Busch.
Daytona, XFINITY
The first race for new entitlement sponsor XFINITY had a little bit of everything. There were nine different leaders, including seven drivers leading 10 laps or more. A late-race wreck took out multiple contenders, setting the stage for Ryan Reed's last-lap pass for his first series win.
Darlington, Sprint Cup
Come for the throwback paint schemes, stay for the great racing. Darlington's throwback theme was a huge hit, and it was a beautiful thing to see schemes like the Mello Yello car back on the track.
Like Kentucky, Darlington used the low downforce package, but with a tire combination to match. That led to additional spins, plus some late-race pit stops yielded an unexpected winner.
Talladega (fall), Sprint Cup
This was the Dale Show. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the fastest car, and he rallied from multiple miscues in the pits to charge toward the lead late. The debatable finish, specifically the late wreck involving Kevin Harvick , rounds out one of the most captivating races of the year.
Martinsville (fall), Sprint Cup
The NASCAR.com editorial staff voted this as our race of the year, and the first event of the Eliminator Round had it all. There was hard racing in tight quarters, there was on-track drama and there was an incredible charge to the finish that saw an emotional Jeff Gordon clinch his championship spot at Homestead in his final full-time season.