Never Seen ANYTHING Like This! | NASCAR Bristol Race Review & Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Did we just witness the greatest short track race in NASCAR history?
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Between the 3 way tie at Atlanta, KFB driving backwards, and the the track the speedway of the south was based on entire strategy boiled down to “YOU NEED TIRES YOU IDIOT!”, Cars (2006) is looking more and more like a documentary with each passing day.
We're just missing a Fontana finale. RIP to that big beautiful speedway
I’ve been to two races where Kyle bush has drove backwards. Today and Charlotte 🤦♂️🤣
might wanna fix your comment. i have no idea what "the the track the speedway of the south" even means.
@@DannyDarkoMusic u know like the lightning McQueen track that is based off of Bristol and where the three way tie is… at least I think that’s what It means
I got Days of Thunder vibes mostly.
i know we all beg for tire wear but goodyear cooked so hard that everyone was unfamiliar with their game today 💀😭
Let good year cook
It was the same for everyone, clearly others do it better. That isn’t a bad thing. That’s racing.
That was great tires fall off
Personally wasn’t a big fan of the race today. I liked that it showcased drivers skill but most of the field couldn’t ever show what they really had. U don’t have to agree and i can see how some may have loved this race but this is just my take.
@JGR4LIFEDefinitely. Skill was shown today. Three of the top 5 are previous champions. Denny is experienced and Bowman is a seasoned veteran.
Kyle's Signature Move:
Driving backwards
Pulled a Ricky bobby
hes known as Maiter now
I thought it was cool!
Haha
like the 5th time he’s done that 😂
Imagine all that rubber near the fence if they didn’t have those trucks cleaning it every caution
Watching track cleaning not what I want to watch.
@@outfield1988👍👍👍👍👍❌❌❌❌
Right, back in the day there was even more rubber on the track this was a great race.
@@OpTiC_DaDback in the day the track “took rubber”. Meaning the rubber was smashed into the track, creating grip. These tires just fell apart. And created hundreds on marble and dust everywhere. They couldn’t race each other for fear of blowing out a tire. It was awful! Just awful!
@@OpTiC_DaDNo, back in the day, there was rubber IN the track. Not sitting on top of the track creating wrecks, unless you were too high on the track.
Ok. The Goodyear tire dude speaking to the media reminded me of Sir Miles Axelrod telling us Allinol is safe
One team I want to shout out is Rick Ware. They were running top 15 on pace alone on a non-superspeedway.
That was great to see.
That was the best race we’ve seen in years! That was good ole fashion NASCAR
As a fan who was there in person, the 30 or so laps where everything just descended into complete and utter chaos was so unbelievably entertaining and a thrilling way to experience Bristol in person for the first time. You could visibly tell when drivers were backing down the pace and when they were pushing or on new tires. Fantastic first experience and looking forward to the next
5 races in, and we already have 2 100% races on the Groovy Gauge, more than the last 2 seasons combined (appreciate the unspoken shoutout, Eric!!)
That dude gives every race a good rating. At this point only call out the bad ones, we already know what the groovy gauge is going to be.
There wasnt a single race in 2023 with 100% @@andrewb8017
Yeah
His
"Groovy Gauge" needs a little groovy work
@@andrewb8017crybaby
@@andrewb8017 did you see pheonix rating? Doesn’t sound so
This race was an absolute banger. It really did remind me of NASCAR of the late 80s early 90s. All about saving your stuff. Look... short tracks are some of the worse for this Next Gen car... but this race showed that a small change can make a hell of a product. I really hope they don't change the tire at all. The next race there will be night so tires wont fall off as much. Just keep it how it is for the love of NASCAR. lol.
And the teams will set the cars up to last longer too
This was the most entertaining short track race in years. We have fuel mileage races all the time. It's about time we had a tire mileage race. I hope they can keep this element of short track racing going forward.
Good classic racing, tire saving, Kyle driving backwards - This had everything I'd want from a NASCAR race, loved it as a long time fan
Back to the future fans…this how it used to be. Been so long, I could hardly believe what I was seeing. They actually had to drive the cars instead of just hanging on with their foot to the floor. Loved it. Give us more!!!!
Yes I can't believe some are complaining but some fans aren't too bright they just complain about everything
I totally agree, Eric. The race was old school and very entertaining. But the stands were only half filled. That was a surprise as well.
Now that he's made North Wilkesboro viable again, you have to wonder if Marcus will admit that Bristol may be a one race track and give the spring date to NWS for a points race.
If we continue to see races like that it won't be half filled for long
Bristol holds almost 150,000, which after seeing it yesterday, had to of had at least 70 to 80 thousand there, which I would say is good for this era in NASCAR. Bristol just built too many seats back in the day.
Someone at Goodyear was like they want tires to fall off . I got this🤣 doesn't tell management 😅😅😅
Make that guy head of the racing division lol
That race was absolute perfection
Bristol was a flashback to the 1980s era. The veteran drivers and crew chiefs who understood the need to take care of their equipment faired pretty well with the tire wear game at Bristol. The trick, don’t wear your tires out, but go fast enough to avoid going a lap down. I’m old school, and I think that this was an exciting race to watch. On the track as well as in the pits, the experienced drivers and teams prevailed. Crazy wasn’t it!
I don’t know if we’ll ever see a race like this again, but this weekend was advertised as “throwback weekend” at Bristol and it’s one of those rare times we actually got what was advertised. This race will be talked about for a long time. I just sat back and smiled throughout the whole race. Well done!
This race was absolutely crazy 54 lead changes lots of battles on the track and let’s not forget about the tire wear it felt like tire wear was set to x4 pretty much the entire race I’ve never seen Bristol this crazy before and I’ve been watching since sometime between 07 and 09
Definitely a crazy race. I liked the tire wear. Goodyear should tone it down a little, but they shouldn't go back to harder tires.
54 lead changes and only passes from cars saving there tires not competitive passing. . Straight up garbage.
i feel like the closest race i can think of is atlanta before the pavement? there was a year where harvick won bc he was so good saving tires
It was this way in the 90s, tire strategy was very important
@@JediTitanPUNK85no they were racing and since when is adding strategy a bad thing?? You're a garbage fan
I was at both Atlanta and Bristol today. And I have not been disappointed with the racing in person at all!
you should go to every race then. maybe you are the good luck charm
Bring that tire package to N. Wilkesboro!!!
Totally loved the race today. I like seeing the best drivers in the world struggling. Experience overrides just mashing the petal. Let's hope we see more of this in upcoming races!
I loved today's race....old school Bristol. Around the bottom and save tires. Best race of the year.
incredible race. Don't change a thing nascar. So nice to see a race like I grew up watching
THAT. WAS. EPIC…
Give us more of that!
As DW said during that Kurt Busch/Craven battle to Larry Mac's statement of these cars are driving terrible right now! Nah! They ain't driving bad, they're driving good! I loved it! It really felt I was back in the late 80's again. Keep whatever you did GoodYear!
Hey Zain Smith! "The break pedal is the one in the middle! It helps you slow down." - Jimmy Spencer
Brake*
****The Brake Pedal
I absolutely LOVED today’s race…very entertaining.
As an old-school fan, I have long commented about how strategy has been long-lost on a lot of racing lately. I love hearing about tire wear and conservation being a necessary thing. I honestly don't want to have every race ending in GWC finishes, but more strategy racing. That was what separated veteran crews from the newer inexperienced guys.
It was an awesome old school race ! Martin Truex Jr. By the way , had the fastest lap of the race two weeks is a row now yet didn't end up winning the race but all in all a great day for Truex .
Truex has toyota ads, does terrible. This year he is not on any ads, is doing great 👀👀
Atlanta and this race are two of the best races I've seen in a long time. I love the drama and challenges. Don't care if it's annoying for the drivers or unwanted drama. Great for fans. Made me book for the night race. Coming all the way from Dallas, Texas. Who's with me?
That was so good. Watching guys run full out for 500 laps isn't fun. The cream rises to the top when you have to preserve your stuff. I loved it!
This was the best short track race in a long time! Reminded me of the Gen 4 era of Bristol! It was great to see the drivers and teams determine the race, and not qualifying laps the entire race.
Old school, loved it. 10/10
It started raining rubber from all the tire wear
Seriously I kept finding it in my hair after the race lol absolutely nutty
I remember in 2007 when I went to my first Texas race rubber coated everything by the end of the race
@@mightyminotaur5056this happens at Darlington every year haha, last year I had black scuff marks all over my face and shirt haha
This is what some of you wanted this was classic old nascar racing...
@@truckercowboyed2638
No this was a joke
This race was how Bristol used to be back in the 1980s & 1990s. Just imagine it with 43 cars.
Which race in the 90s? I remember bump and runs, rattlin cages, revenge moments, but never the race when they couldnt run 15 miles without blowing tires. I remember the Brickyard being like this once and everyone hated it.
They ran much more than 15 laps pal
@@mattharrell3932 I should’ve been more specific.
The tire wear during todays race reminded me of the Hoosier/Goodyear tire war of the late 1980s, but with all of today’s teams using 1 tire. Hoosiers were softer, but less durable. You’d get more speed at the beginning, but the drop off was significant as the tires wore. Goodyears had better wear, & were more durable & consistent with lap times. All the teams had to manage their tires throughout the race, without the benefit of staged cautions. I specifically remember when some cars would smoke the right rear at Dover when it was asphalt. Back then, some teams would buy sets of tires from independent teams as they’d drop out. Mark Martin won his first race at Rockingham with black wheels on the right side, but silver wheels on the left.
He said 15 miles not 15 laps@cameronwood6462
@@jamesculbertson1746 thank you someone who remembers how important strategy and saving your equipment was back in the 80s and 90s....Mark Martin was one of the best at saving his stuff until the end....
I feel like alot of the tire issues could have been figured out if we had practice. Still would have had the tire wear but the drivers would know the limits to the tires before the race.
This season so far 🔥🔥🔥
This season - phoenix = 🔥🔥🔥
@@Carlovingbozo8true, that race was so forgettable, that I thought we just left Vegas
The tires this race were also🔥🔥🔥
I really liked today's race. Way better than the Indianapolis race 15-20 years ago when NASCAR had to throw cautions every 10 laps because that is all the longer the tires would last after the track was re-paved!!! That was a debacle!!!!
I loved seeing tire falloff. Didnt love it being the entire story of the race.
This is great! “You need tires you idiot!” Great race
Anyone who watched elliotts in car all day .. hell of a day and awesome work on how the driver uses his skill and gets a top ten ..! One point he was 25th . Everyone struggled late he just passed as many as possible.. love that tire
.bring the ol times back again !
Loved seeing Denny lap the Princess of Nepotism Chasey girl under green.
This talk about tires reminds me of a story I read in Jay Pennell's "Start Your Engines" about the very first 500 mile race at Darlington. He said that they were going through tires so fast, some teams were taking tires off of cars parked in the infield. The third place finisher, Red Byron, went through 24 sets of tires. And the winner? Johnny Mantz, who consistently drove more than five seconds slower per lap than the fastest cars and finished on the same set of tires that he started with, nine laps ahead of the second place finisher.
Haha that’s crazy. Did he use like truck tires or was that a different story I’m remembering
@@extragoogleaccount6061The story in the book didn't mention anything about truck tires, but that would be awesome
Best race in years. I loved every moment.
The crew members rushing to pick up the newly mounted tires was one of the coolest moments
While definitely a bit on the excessive side, this race was so interesting because there was actually tire wear for once. So glad the green flag stops cycled through and played out without a yellow despite the blown tires and everyone sliding around. Very entertaining race throughout. This wasn't a race of just get track position and hold the throttle down to maintain it, drivers actually had to drive and manage their equipment. Very fun to watch freshly pitted cars slicing and dicing through cars who were fast fading.
i think the traction compound was a contributing factor to the wear if i recall the resin put down was the first time it was put on the surface at bristol
If we keep getting races like this or like Atlanta, this season could be something special. Already have 2 instant classics in the first 5 races.
That combo at north wilkesboro! CAN YOU IMAGINE!
Major props to Elliott. Getting a top 8 after having Electrical issues is impressive
It’s his first Top 10 of the season
@@MegaMr46 and HUGE, and I mean HUGE props to Rick Ware Racing... Justin Haley with the 51 did a solid job finishing 17th and Kaz Grala in the 15 manged to grind his way from 35th to 8th due to having a good car and playing his cards right, and he would finish in 19th. #miracle
@@shaneharrisnj3484 can’t wait for VanillaWafer’s RWR Sketch
I think if Goodyear could find a way to make that tire last another 20-30 laps, they'd have the perfect formula. The 50 lap runs were a little on the short side, but the varying degrees of tire wear made for one of the best short track races I can recall!
Ryan Newman was nicknamed 'Rocket Man' because he graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in engineering.
And because of his many poles. He set numerous track records in the early to mid 2000s
Rocket engineering
I loved this race. This might be one of the better ways to fix the short track and road course packages
Just got back from the race, it was truly glorious to see this beautiful sh*tshow in person, even if my boy Byron literally wrecked ten laps in.
Bowman mentioned his background of spending his first couple years of cup in backmarker teams played a role in his tire-saving skills.
Once the teams figured out that they needed to manage their stuff, it became a great race. Drivers who couldn’t hack it created the issues. I heartily approved of this race and the strategy it required
Amazing race. I really wanted to see what would happen if they all ran out of tires though, would have been the most hilarious flat tire race to the finish ever.
The top three are the oldest full-time drivers. Only AJ is older than Brad K. Age was definitely served today!
Truex has toyota ads, does terrible. This year he is not on any ads, is doing great 👀👀
You have to give Ty his flowers tho the kid drove a damn good race and hung up there till the end!
And he won both stages for the first time....he's going to be a threat for multiple wins this year...
At first I thought this race was terrible until I heard Kevin and Clint talk about late models and saving tires and my thoughts immediately changed 😂
Sometimes
that was a wildly entreating race i hope we can see something similar at Richmond
I was there, sitting at the backstretch today. I can confirm, this race was perfect. 110% actually. My nerves are still fried!
Crack is wack!
What I took from this race was an incredible old school race. The other was a name pronunciation problem that creeped in from the old TNT/NBC races from the announcers.
It is not Kes el owski, it's kes low(as in the word allow) ski. Get it right folks! I'm surprised that you haven't been called out yet by BK.
I was on the nascar app watching Chase Elliot’s in car camera and every 6 seconds you would see a giant piece of tire hit his car but that top side was fast today
Bowman starting 29th and working his way up to the Top 10 quickly, then falling back a few times but keeping at it and getting a Top 5 is a day he needed in my opinion. I think he deserves as much credit as the Top 3 who were around most of the day up front. Bowman had the strategy down correctly, but cautions were coming out too often until stage 3 for it to play out. I enjoyed this race a lot, even with Denny winning haha
Ref the Toyota overhyping, I just don't think it is that impressive that they are doing this well already. So what it's a new car, you say it yourself all the time that there is very little to CHANGE now with this car, so Toyota also had data on the other manufacturers, what worked for them and not, and applied it to a new car. They all run close speeds already, and the changes they made just improved them a little better than they already were, which was not bad to begin with. In order to be so shocked that Toyota is doing well, you might need to explain to us why, because I dont find it that crazy. Im sure when Chevy gets a new car next year they will also blend right back in and improve a little as well. Right?
14:40 Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has em and sometimes they stink
@ Out of Groove it was a great race @ Bristol Motor Speedway, loved it reminded me of the old school racing at BMS.
Something that I would love to see make a return to NASCAR racing is “Interview the race winning driver back in the Winner Circle again like it was before 2020 and not at the Start/ Finish line!! That would be awesome!
Two 100% on the groovy gauge for 2nd time this season I am impressed
That was hilarious for the tire wear. I have never seen this. Hamlin Truex Brad K did a great job saving their tires
Remember the race at Indianapolis race where the track chewed up the tires. They drivers had to pit for tires after so many laps.
I absolutely loved this race. I have been playing a lot of nascar thunder 2003. It’s my rookie season in the career and i got taught a hard lesson in saving tires. That being said, watching todays Bristol race put me right back into that era of racing. I wasn’t thrilled with the winner, but I loved the racing. I hope to see more at martinsville and at Bristol later this year.
Tonight's race was great all races need to be like to night
100 percent agree with your ranking, this is racing, not about car, money or anything, all about talent and using your head, This was the race we have all been waiting for
That race straight up ruled!! It made the drivers work for it.. it was oldschool with modern hardware… fantastic please don’t change the short track tire!!
I do agree that today’s race was very refreshing and somehow accidentally became exactly what the short tracks needed. However, if we would have seen the type of tire issues we saw today at any other track, it would have been deemed a massive failure on NASCAR and Goodyears part.
I want to see more of this - BUT, it can’t be at the complete expense of the tire. If that makes sense.
That last green flag put cycle was absolutely nuts. They were a few guys who were puttering around with dead tires that I thought could have been faster if they put the rain tires on😂
Only reason I wouldn’t give it a 100 is because the teams were caught off guard the surprise factor kinda ruined stage 1. Having two leaders with just a few laps to go crash and/or blow tires. But bring it back in the fall teams will know now and it will put on an awesome show
Now hopefully we can get an old school Martinsville race too, none of the aero bs.
Good luck with your March Madness brackets, everyone
Stetson winning it all 🔥🔥
@@shinedownracing425 The Hatters eh... I'm saying hello to Pittsburgh's Duquesne! 1st show in 47 years...
@@shaneharrisnj3484 I got Duquesne in the final 4
Reminded me of old Atlanta, which I really loved. Maybe this past winter took its toll on the track this year? Did the truck race put rubber down? Did the Cup series put rubber down last fall, I can’t remember? Pretty impressed with Bowman. He was just ahead of Elliott in 10th place when the 9 got lapped. Bowman passed a number of cars and finished 4th with 12 laps to go. He and Larson also saved tires really well.
Today's race was perfectly imperfect
It was a great race I remember the year the brick yard had tire problems and couldn’t go more then 50 laps before a problem this was one of the best short track races I have seen in a long time
i thought the race was super interesting, it kept you on your seat waiting for who was going to fade, who was blasting past everyone on new tires. It was cool to see the cars on the edge at the end of the run slipping and trying to make it to the lap they needed to get to. Bring the same tire next time, no change needed.
This was my first race I’ve ever attended live lol that was absolutely insane
We want tire ware!
NASCAR and Goodyear: bet.
JHN starting 26th and coming home with a career best P6 was a ton of fun to watch! I just wish we’d had a late caution so he could get that top 5. I loved it though, I hope we get more wear at the rest of the tracks this year.
This was some of the best racing NASCAR has put together in accidental fashion. The tires need to last a little longer, but seriously…way to go NASCAR
Low profile tires are too thin to have heavy tire wear actually work. This is why Goodyear just can't seem to figure it out because there's just not enough rubber on the tires to begin with.
Yes, tire wear was massive. Truex, Hamlin, and Keselowski showed us experience was key. Bowman was lost most of the day. Larson and Elliott had to make some aggressive adjustments behind the wheel. The crew chiefs did all they could do and drivers had to work all the lines to make it work. This year has been a return to the racing I love.
That was incredible I’ve been so turned off with nascar over the past two years but man this race was an absolute barn burner. That was awesome.
Tire ware tire ware tire ware let’s go !!!!!
I'm gonna say this right now: Savor this race. We're probably not going to see another one like this for awhile if they do decide to change things up before the next Bristol or short track race. I hope they don't do anything drastic because this was easily one of the most entertaining races from start to finish in a looooooong time! Not to say the other races this season haven't been entertaining in their own way, but it's been awhile where I was watching a race that wasn't like a Daytona or Talladega and seeing something happen practically every lap! I loved every minute of the action today!
I’d rather FORGET this DEBACLE. It wasn’t a race.
@@mojodoug3you're clueless
as a VERY new nascar fan (this is my 3rd season watching), hearing that THAT is similar to how races were in the 80s and 90s... no freaking wonder thats when nascar was at its most popular! that was fantastic! yes, of coutse, the tires were a tad dramatic but it made the race so good, more of that nascar!
It was more recent than that lol. People timeliness are fucked
Goodyear finally did something amazing for the short track package. Best Bristol race in a long time.
This race was Awesome!!! I loved the chaos!!!
Great race. I want to make a comment about you Eric. You have gotten very good with this channel. You're spot on with how you dissect the races and how you tell it like it is. Awesome job buddy. Ty for posting
That’s a great solution to the short track package…..
They say use interemide package
This race didn't use the new short track package.
@@NafsllibHe means the tire wear
Best short track race I’ve seen by far 👍🏼👍🏼
I'm in my 70's and I've been watching races for quite a few years now and today was a good race. Reminded me of races back in the day. The tires need some tweaks but all in all, a good race.
Nice!
Practice may help with that. Just give them a couple hours and they'll make them better
everyone on here is saying it was a perfect race.
@RockwithJesus not perfect, but with practice I think the flats would be easier to ease
The fact Denny Hamlin is on pace to hit 60 Career wins before he hangs it up and might end up with zero championships is just insane. He's like the Tony Gwynn or Charles Barkley of NASCAR.
Or Mark Martin, except that Mark is likeable.
I took his "too drastic" comment as a comparison to wear from last fall to today, not that the tire wear was too drastic.
That said it was a bit too drastic, they shouldn't be popping after 40 laps (20 miles mind you). That said if they could make them wear like this but not hit 0% so quick we'd have something. It was an incredible race, and just a softer tire may be our short track savior if they can get the balance right
The thing is many drivers made their tires last longer than 40 laps so I think the ones popping were those inexperienced with saving tires ...the best drivers saved their tires until the end....