Why Bristol Was GREAT (And NOT A DISASTER)
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2024
- The return of the Bristol spring race on concrete was something fans have been clamoring for over the past 3 years. NASCAR and SMI delivered and in doing so the racing for the fans delivered as well. Continuing a terrific start to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season for completely differing reasons than the other the degradation of the tires made for a spectacle on intrigue. This is why Bristol was great (and not a disaster)
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What did you think about the 2024 Food City 500?
Best Bristol race ever
Amount of Lead Changes/Tire Fall Off 👍
Horsepower increase is still needed
Winner of it 👎👎
Cheese Grater 500.
*Presented by food city.
You said it yourself XD
McDowell Supremacy!
Worst race ive ever seen
NASCAR picked a perfect year to have a Netflix doc
Yes. They did. I agree with that right there, 2024 is so far a W year, even though it's the end of the line for the Chevrolet Camaro...
I've enjoyed this season so far as a life long NASCAR fan, a Ro-Racer, and a Sim Racer. I seriously think this is honestly going to be the best series moving forward however you look at NASCAR in anyway Gas, or Electric. Xfinity, or Trucks. 5 lug nuts, or 1 lug nut.
So far, I've gotten into NASCAR because, of a family friend, and a movie that is most loved by Gen Z NASCAR fans, being Disney Pixar Cars. Been to my first NASCAR race last year with Late Models, Modifieds, F4s, and Super Stocks on NASCAR Opening Night in Roseville, CA in the year 2023. And the second was an ARCA Menards Series West race. It was years later after my parents went to Sonoma.
NASCAR is gaining the popularity it needs, and man, I love this sport! Let's be God fearing, go race these stock cars, and kick some ass!!!!!!!!
It’s uncanny of how many good races we’ve had this year
That was straight up one of the best Bristol races in a long time and arguably the best of the Gen 7 era
Totally agree. I loved it. And I wasn't a huge fan of Bristol (recent) leading up to this race.
And yeah - it was cool to see the older drivers (minus KFB and plus Larson) really do well in completely adverse racing conditions.
Phoenix - I sleep
Bristol Spring 2024 - Real ****. Out here looking like 1985
I am 43 and watched every race since the 1992 Hooters 500....that Brickyard race was the biggest cluster f*ck of all time
And this Bristol race?
Really over the 2008 Indy race that came down to 10-12 laps than yellow…..
@@Denielle-V No no no...I was agreeing with the comment about the Brickyard in the video. That was one of the best races I have ever seen on Sunday
@@kharnthebetrayer1575 No no no...I was agreeing with the comment about the Brickyard in the video. That was one of the best races I have ever seen on Sunday
I'm admittedly a casual NASCAR fan; this was the first race I've watched from beginning to end in years. Entertaining as heck with a great sprint to the finish between Hamlin and Truex through traffic. I used to watch more in the '90s and early 2000's before the stage era, when long-run strategy was actually part of the race.
We’re blurring lines here with liking the idea of the race accidentally becoming a drivers race and the disaster situation that occurred with the tires. The tires were going down to the cords for almost every single car. The winner of the race blew out a tire… Tire fall off is great, tire SHUT OFF isn’t.
NASCAR at Indy never recovered from that tire fiasco. The stands were packed that day; it hasn't been anywhere close since.
The first race I ever saw was the 1979 Daytona 500 and The Fight. I've been an avid NASCAR fan ever since, and this was one of the best non-Daytona/Talladega races I've seen.
Was there in person and man it was INSANE
So envious!!
Tire wear is definitely key to making short track races great. The resin instead of PJ1 was definitely a factor
A bump up in horsepower would still be nice though.
Never watched the full race yesterday but when I saw the highlights it brought me into tears and to be honest I really like how they do it with the walls. They're red and white like they did back in the '90s
It was certainly very chaotic. The tires were an issue sure but it allowed for a better broadcast and better strategy. And they should have more races like this.
I will admit that I didn't really know if I liked this race during the first two stages, but by stage 3 I realized wow this is the kind of racing I wanted
it is a shame we might never get another race like this again
The photo finish at Atlanta was amazing for the casual fans, it's an insane moment that will be on the highlight reels for years to come. The Bristol finish was great for the more hardcore race fans, it wasn't as visually dramatic, but you can appreciate all the build-up, planning, strategy and individual driver skill that led to that finish.
At first I was pretty frustrated with the tire "situation"..but as time went on the race got better and better. It was all driver and team strategy, which has been missing through much of races. Goodyear didn't do anything wrong contrary to what people think. Can't wait for the fall race.
I don’t want Goodyear or NASCAR to do a damn thing. This race was a ton of fun to watch - Don’t touch a thing. The race was fantastic, MUCH, MUCH better than the last 2 weeks at Vegas and Phx. The teams will figure this out and they will figure out how to get us to 80 laps on tires - I just hope NASCAR gives the teams a chance to figure this out, before anyone tries to "fix this"
100% agree with everything said in this video! I've said this elsewhere, and I'll say it here: Savor this race because we're probably not going to see another one like this in awhile, if ever, especially if they do change things. This was a fantastic race with steady and consistent tire falloff and *not* random blowouts after driving for 5 or so laps.
Same as Charlotte 2022 and Kansas 2023. Great race all around, just wish it wasn't Hacklin winning
Hamlin be winning the best races there are
People are saying the tires were bad because barely anyone knows how to manage a tire anymore. The tires very well *COULD* go 60-70 laps (Hamlin and Truex proved it), but everyone is used to just doing qualifying laps for 500 miles.
It was a veteran driver day for sure, but I think the tires were a touch too soft . 60-70 laps would’ve been the perfect spot for wear. Still a good race and lucky not like that dreadful Indy race .
I gotta admit, after Stage 1, I thought "Ah damn it, it's Indy '08 all over again..." Just to go "Holy, that's one of the most fun races I've ever seen" at the end
At the end of stage 1 I told my friend "this is either gonna be one of the best races of the year or '08 Brickyard" and I'm so glad it was the former
I did not expect this Bristol race to be so good. Actually looking forward to the short track races this season. Thanks for the video and your thoughts on everything Iceberg.
It was like watching a race from the '90s. I loved every minute of it. It was a driver's race. You were completely correct about that if your car was not set up properly or if you over drove it or you blistered your tires and killed them. It was game over but if you managed your stuff throughout the day was patient and made the right moves at the right time you went to the front it's got a check go from this guy. I'm 40 years old if that it puts any perspective in it and been a race fan all my life and raced
I really liked the tire wear but I think the compound was just a little too soft. Maybe an ever so slightly tougher tire would be better
I agree , if they can get out of the 35-50 lap limit on the tires and get to 55-70 lap before they fall off completely I think it would be impressive
@@BDC_BRZYbut they could make it to 60-65, it's just that 90% of the field can't manage a tire.
What’s funny is at the end of stage 1, Denny said over his radio “this is a joke, just like Indy”
September in the south can be freezing cold or scorching hot, sometimes Scorching during the day and freezing during the night.
I'll be honest, I don't have the patience to sit through a full Nascar race, I can sit through an F1 race but there just isn't enough going on to grasp my full attention. But right now Nascar has my full attention even if I'm only watching through the highlights. The wet race at CotA caught my eye, Van Gisbergen winning in Chicago got me interested, and Atlanta had me a follower.
Brand new to Nascar so my scope of understanding for what makes a good race is very limited. But this one had me glued the whole time, definitely worth getting up early for!
As someone who attended the race in person, the race was fantastic and I wouldn’t change a thing.
I only watched the first 300 laps of this race, but it was absolutely insane. Couldn’t believe how drastic the speeds were between the cars and all the passing. NASCAR’s off to a great start in 2024 *besides Phoenix*
Best Short Track race on the Gen 7 Era
Definitely. Tire wear makes a huge difference in the product.
this season reminds me of 2014
I hope to see some tire where at Cota. This will make road courses sooo much better
The race was amazing. If they could make the tires last 10- 20 laps more I think it'd be perfect.
I loved it so much I bought tickets to the Night Race.
Great Bristol Race. I can’t wait for the Night Race this year. Great racing!
I simply don’t understand why people are upset with this race, it literally checks the boxes for everything that we asked for last week.
Bc unfortunately it does seem like the cliche is true: Nascar fans could have the perfect race & still find a reason to complain about the entire thing 😒
It was entertaining for sure. I enjoyed it. But I think the tire wear might have been a bit too extreme. I want the tires to fall off.. but not literally lol. It’s a step in the right direction though. Even if it wasn’t exactly intentional
Yeah I think it should be hard to put down rubber at Bristol without blowing out the tires entirely.
Greatest short track and Bristol race in years!
It was enjoyable because of the CHALLENGE.
If they’re able to figure out how to get the tires to wear out without cording for 60-70 laps and not throw the caution for the end of the stages, it’ll be comers and goers all day (the way it should be).
The mid-race Goodyear press conference was them basically saying “nascar wanted this, we gave them what they wanted, we are not to blame”
That Goodyear guy looked nervous as hell
Spot on with the Indy 08 comparison. If you actually watch that race flag to flag, you will realize just how awful it was. This Bristol race was nowhere near that level of insanity.
It was such a good race. I would argue to say it will potentially be in the top 5 of NASCAR races for the year.
Finally a step in the right direction in the tire wear category.
The marketing for the race matched the race itself. It was a throwback but not in a way that everyone expected coming in.
One of the best races I have ever watched. From green flag to the checkered, I was on the edge of my seat. I started watching NASCAR in the mid-seventies when it was only available on The Wide World of Sports. For all the younger and critical fans out there, this was truly a great race. You may not know it now, but you will realize it later. Great content as always. NWP should be a blast this week.
If the rubber off the tires would have laid down a second lane or maybe even a third lane it would have been a much better race...Oh well off to COTA.
This is a good style, just needed to use a couple less set of tires, and will have better racing when it isn't so surprising to teams.
10 out of 10 would highly recommend
Bristol sits in one of the coolest areas of Tennessee being nestled in the Blue ridge mountains
This is the 3rd season with the new car. Now that the drivers understand them a little bit better, they can use it to their advantage more.
I agree having a tire that wears out is terrific. Having a tire come apart and lose air is not terrific to me. That was a silly ass race.
10 laps at Indy is basically the same distance as 50 laps at Bristol, so the comparison is pretty apt to be fair. Honestly even calling it a race is a stretch considering how much conservation was occurring. Tire wear is great, but if you are in survival mode half a lap after the green flies, then that is ridiculous. Same nonsense as gas saving at Daytona.
personally. i see the race being saved by the tyres. As you stated, the situation gave the race comers and goers, and it was enjoyable. Didnt know what would happen, but i think this was a step too far.. Yeah the tyre wear was great, but when you had so many tyres blow out, thats a bit unsafe. Its all good to see tyre wear every week, but not when so many people have tyre faults. Another side note. If they could let the tyres last a bit more, 10-20 lap longer, so drivers could go even 15% harder so drivers are forced to push themselves compared to hang back just save. Like people and drivers have compared it to was the daytona fuel saving antics. But thats just me. It was a good race, ill admit but nascar and goodyear need to sortthings out a little and hopefully can help the tyres. But one other thing thats concerning, on the long runs and green flag stops. All the brake fires. Thats a disaster waiting to happen with a fire igniting in that part of the car.
2024 is starting off to be a great season. I thought Bristol was an awesome race, and it’ll be hard to ever top that Atlanta race
I never watched the 2008 brickyard 400, but I have watched past new races at Bristol and easily fell asleep watching them this years spring race was the exact opposite I watched this race with my grandma and even she enjoyed it like if that doesn't say something idk what does @The Iceberg
Imagine if we had all this strategy play out the entire race instead of only stage 3? Please, the stage cautions have to go!
I think it awesome but I wish nascar add at least one dirt track per season because I love watch local dirt races I wish nascar kept a dirt track I wouldn't care if bristol Eldora or other dirt track I wish there was one dirt race
I thought this was the best race at Bristol in a long time. I was there in person for this one the night race last year. At the night race I spent more time on my phone than watching the race because it was so boring no one could pass
Im still trying to process my thoughts. While I believe this is a very good step in the right direction, I still feel like there was still some fundamental flaw with the tire. I feel like we’re closer to a good tire fall off but Im worried goodyear will get scared and make ultra hard compounds later. We shall see where the cards fall
in my opinion this was a great race, one of the best races I have seen, it was great battles throughout the field and plenty of passes for the lead, he came down to strategy at the end of the race which I love strategy races, the race was everything that I love about NASCAR
I mean u could have lots of tire wear and lead it to have to manage tires in a race, but there’s fine line to tire management and having to manage the tires so they don’t shred to where the wires r showing, blistering, and blowing out is definitely uncalled for. One car having that issue is one thing, but the entire field having that issue just isn’t good. Which I can understand why people r comparing this race to the 2008 Brickyard 400, tire wise I’d agree but how both were handled is definitely not comparable. If anything I’d compare Bristol to the 2005 Coke 600 or even the 1988 Watkins Glen Cup race where the race was plagued with tires blistering the whole race and the finish made it pretty forgettable. And no I’m not blaming Goodyear on this, there was nothing they could do unless they all noticed it during practice, which doesn’t help when they’re wicked short. But the lack of rubber being laid down, ya had similar deal in the Truck race too. There was barely any rubber on track for them as well. Definitely a classic race was the Cup race though, definitely reminiscent of a Gen 4 race at Bristol which was very weird but nice to see, but to me at least the massive excessive tire wear made the race intolerable.
Maybe this is finally the return of NASCAR?
Love this season so far. I feel like this is the start of a huge upswing for the sport. Now let's see SVG sweep COTA
I saw someone say this wish Bristol would to back to being a driver skill based race after seeing this race on Sunday, I don’t know how tire management isn’t a driver skill in races but this race has proved one thing for sure, you can’t please them all and anyone who thinks this wasn’t old school racing is just insistent that Nascar will never be as good as it was in “the good ole days”. Racing evolves over time, but this weekends race reminded me some of classic Bristol races of the 90s, it also showed some really old school characteristics too (it’s been decades since a race had only 5 cars finish on the lead lap, but that was semi common back from the start of nascar to somewhere around 1965-70ish. This race was old school style and I still see comments about how they wish it was what it used to be.
In real time, it was a total disaster, getting better the closer to the end, but there was so much uncertainty around how, logistically, the race was actually going to end (cut distance short? Long cautions?). With hindsight, though, it turned out to be fantastic knowing that the whole thing didn’t go down in flames
It rained right after they put the resin down
On Thursday I live here
I was there in person and couldn't have asked for a better race. Constant passing throughout the field and the tire wear made the race, particularly that long green run to end it, very interesting.
Great race to watch! Good analysis!
That Bristol race was one of the best races I’ve ever seen. I really hope Goodyear brings that same tire back in the fall. The tire wear aspect of it was really cool. Drivers trying to conserve the equipment was really awesome. The amount of different leaders was insane. Inject that race into my veins.
Hope yall enjoyed it because they more than likely aren't doing that shit again.
They just got lucky. As much as I liked the race, they were able to get away with the faulty tire because Bristol is still short track. If it was 1.5 mile, we would have been 2008 Brickyard.
Yep just like the 2021 Coca cola 600 almost was.
Even as a KFB fan I LOVED THIS RACE!!!! I was on the edge of my seat THE ENTIRE TIME!!!
I love that it was in the Drivers hands. I thought it was fun to watch. I liked everything about it.
Too extreme but waaaaay better than short tracks have been in years.
Best short track in the gen 7 era, easily.
Best Bristol race I’ve seen in a long time, from start to finish.
in the moment I got heated and didn't like seeing my boy Blaney get banged up and sent to the back... in retrospect yeah this race was pretty good. Just too bad Hamlin won, if Keselowski ended his losing streak here it'd be perfect.
2008 Brickyard was the worst race I had ever seen , NASCAR was putting out the yellow every 10-12 laps the Whole race . At least at Bristol you got 40-50 or better ( depending on driver) .
This is the first chance I had to listen to a race all the way through and I am so glad I did. That race was absolute chaos and while even I was thinking it was bad when they were talking about the extra tire allotment, that ending was so much fun.
It was awesome
Do You guys think The Food City 500 should stay on The Schedule Permanently?
I was there and holy moly it was wild. Especially the end of stage 1 and the green flag stop cycle in stage 3. I think the resin mixed with the cold is the reason. I say bring it back in the fall
I think Bristol was the best race all season I just wish nascar was faster in general didn't feel like the worlds fastest half mile
2:56 4:38 why must you remind me???
It was great but the blowing tires every lap was dumb anyone could just drive up and take the lead if they wanted it but it was good aside from stupid Bell and Joey hitting my guy that kinda made me salty all day
This race was absolutely incredible! Nobody knew who was going to lead at a certain amount of time. And at the end of the day, the best drivers rose up to the occasion and took advantage of the mistakes of the young guns. This is what Nascar needs, and quite frankly, unless something changes drastically, this will forever be the best short track race in the next gen era.
It was a pack race on a short track so much fun
The tire issue kinda reminded me of the 2008 Brickyard 400...
Bring back the dirt
It was good because of the fact it wasnt a snooze fest like Phoenix. Im all for NASCAR purposely messing stuff up to make it interesting. Id rather a massive sh*t show than a boring single file race going green the whole damn time. I literally slept the whole Phoenix race
Hated The Outcome but no doubt Bristol needed this with all those lead changes and insane amounts of tire fall of but we want Horsepower
I was fortunate enough to be at Indy for the tire debacle and I was at Bristol this weekend. This weekends race wasn’t nearly as hard to watch from the stands as Indy was that year. All in all yesterday race was quite enjoyable, once you got past the 4 JGR cars in P1-4 for a lot of stage 3. Stages 1&2 were quite exciting.
It’s the first race I can remember where I had no idea what was going on lol
I was sitting in between turn 1 and 2 for the race and I've never been covered in bits of rubber like that before at a NASCAR race. Great experience! Best race I've been to in person by a long shot!
If NASCAR didn't see that race yesterday and think "oh my god this is perfect" then I might as well give up on them. That was a super entertaining race. Maaaaaaybe give the tires 10% more life next time but beyond that THIS is the short track package, full stop.
F1 saw the tire wear in the 2010 Canadian GP and wanted that for every race, I don't think the extent of tire wear would be good every week but more tire wear at a reasonable level, and actually being able to rubber in the top groove, and yes this was nothing like the 2008 Brickyard 400.
I was a big nascar fan as a little kid in the early 2010s and my love for the sport faded for about 10 years. I got interested in it again from the hail melon and watched a bit last season. This season I have been a die hard fan and watched every race thanks to the documentary and it’s been incredible. The racing product on track has been incredible besides from phoenix. Loving nascar rn
I just want this tire combo at north wilkesboro!
Yeah the 2008 Brickyard 400 was awful, and the Food City 500 should NOT be compared to that abomination in any way.
I Loved it! My buddy who is a new casual race fan hated it. I think if you love old school short track racing you loved this. If you’re just a casual riding that Atlanta photo finish wave you probably didn’t appreciate how special that race was