The 2024 NASCAR Schedule is WILD | Reaction & Analysis
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NASCAR finally released the 2024 schedule. What changes are you in favor of? And what do you wish they had added instead?
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two road courses and two superspeedways in the playoffs?… bro michael mcdowell is about to cook‼️
Exactly what I was thinking, . unfortunately the Indy RC is gone and you have to assume that Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Alex Bowman will make the playoffs next year, making the road to pointing his way in that much harder.
Man will cook a lot more, hope to see gilliland cook too
Eh..with Atlanta and the Glen in the playoffs and Indy back to the oval, that's 3 less chances for McDowell to even make it to the playoffs
@@KombatRacerdon't forget svg can spoil the party!
@@horsefly1020svg ain't running full-time. He made a development deal with Trackhouse for next year.
The only thing i dont like about this schedule.. is
We did not get green Sonoma 😔
What’s that?
Sonoma in the spring would be nice as it would be cooler than in summer
Nice idea, but it wont work. I live near there and Feb, March and April are rainy months. Almost all of the parking is on the grassy hills and the roads are dirt, it would a muddy mess.
@JGR4LIFE exactly
Sonoma currently is hosted in the summer, in the spring it has grass@JGR4LIFE
Watkins Glen being a playoff race is weird to think about
Yeah, handing a playoff win to Elliot
@@mikeadams42😂ur joking right?
That date is reminiscent of the old USGP. Need to have an Andretti in the field.
@@slixs9775yeah, and what’s the problem?
@@mikeadams42 Elliot fell off a cliff after his injury
The fact there are TWO Daytona and Atlanta back to back races on this schedule is WILD!
Bruh how would u know he just posted💀
@@adriansdr the schedule was released a few hours ago
This actually isn’t true lol. The “second” back-to-back is split up by Darlington, the new cut-off race.
@@turbokart3776 he is referring to the start of the season.
@@joshlampman8717he literally said twice
As an Iowan I’m so THRILLED and EXCITED! I’ve already made my deposit for presale tickets!
I’m not an Iowan but I’m thrilled and excited to watch it on TV!
Same here and already reserved my hotel room for those several days
Such a cool track, I drove it to a top 5 in iRacing.
No deposit, but signed up for their update list. Looking to see if I can make some more money before sales go live. And maybe, after the race, I can head to the Field of Dreams if have some extra money/time
I live in iowa too. Very excited!
If Iowa is a smash-hit with the fans like Gateway is, this will be a great add.
I think Cup will fill that place easily.
I'm looking forward to going to the Iowa race ! Only a couple hours drive for me !
This may be considered a "hot take", but considering it's an American sport and literally has the word "National" is part of its name, that every race (and the money it produces for the area) stay in America. I understand wanting to build an audience but you don't go chasing a hypothetical audience that might be there by alienating the fans you already have. All of entertainment has been doing that the last five years and you can see how well that's turned out for say Disney Star Wars, Marvel, DC, etc
I'm stoked to have more NASCAR in the Midwest.
I went to WWT in like 2014 (when Jennifer Jo Cobb was racing trucks) to see the truck race. There was a tornado warning and we had to evacuate 💀
It's crazy to think that in the past the first and last race were held at Road courses at different times. Imagine if that happened nowadays
I can always count on your honest opinion…always delivered in a positive balanced manner. Often copied but no one can deliver the news in nascar like you can! Been waiting for this schedule!
Very kind of you to say!
I totally agree with the man! lol
@@EricEstepp
I like how the Round of 16 has essentially turned into a wildcard round of sorts. Not sure about the back to back plate races at the start of the season though
They don't use plates anymore
@@truckercowboyed2638I don’t care. At the end of the day, a smaller tapered spacer functions the exact same as a restrictor plate does, and I sure as hell ain’t gonna call them “spacer races”.
@@truckercowboyed2638 idc im still calling them plate races
Next year's schedule is indeed WILD!!
Is it? I feel like it's pretty tame, lol.
I would switch Bristol and Texas. Avoid the bad weather in Bristol, add the two Texas races at the end of the west coast swing, and make a short track swing with Richmond, Martinsville, and Bristol. This would give you marketable swings early in the year and saves a ton for the teams in travel costs (if they don't tear up the equipment).
I’m glad the cup series is going to Iowa speedway. I’m born and raised and still live in Iowa been a nascar fan my whole life and I’ve always wanted to see the cup series here at Iowa speedway. Ben Kennedy said yesterday that the Iowa speedway races like an intermediate track so I hope it’s now called the shortest intermediate track instead of the fastest short track in the world
Is an Iowan I an excited too
I’ve been by the track dozens of times and every time I think what could be. Now it’s what WILL be. I’m so pumped!
Richmond back to 2 night races is very interesting. That place just looks cooler under the lights. Old school vibes
I love the track selection, but the actual order of them could definitely be much better.
agree
Kinda disappointed Pocono got rid of the Saturday Trucks and Xfinity doubleheader. Glad all three series are still there but now on 3 different days. It would be nice if that allowed extra practice time again
Why the hell don’t they allow practice anymore in the first place?
Yes. it's stupid@@jaredchampagne2752
Cost too much. NASCAR trying to cut down on expenses. That's also why we have the new car. Teams were complaining about how much money was going into having to build so many different chassis.
Love the back to back big tracks. I like the playoff schedule it's not perfect due to Olympics but I understand.
It's awesome to see Iowa Speedway on the Cup Series schedule.
Kind of crazy that it was only added as a back-up plan when Montreal fell through, because it's such an awesome addition. I hope it's not a one and done thing.
Two drafting tracks in the playoffs Is really interesting. Can’t wait to see how it plays out.
If only the Richmond races were replaced with Canada and Rockingham and Atlanta and Nashville were still night races
Yessss Richmond sucks
Atleast richmond is at night lol
Yea Nashville two years ago was 3:30pm right as a Storm moved in. If they ran at Noon they would have gotten the race in. That's why they moved to the night race this year. Thought it let them know "Hey make it a Night Race" but they'll have to learn again.
I just think Richmond and Bristol need 1 date and would have been cool to get Rockingham on the schedule.
Screw you, it's the car.
Couldn’t wait for this vid! Cheers Eric, love your reactions, insight, and passion for our wonderful sport!
The schedule release was the equivalent of being excited about Christmas to get a new video game and instead you get socks. We were promised so much and got so little.
I like this schedule. The playoffs looks to be extremely balanced
I am not the biggest fan of this schedule change
I am just about frustrated
Of course you're not.....even though they brought back the brickyard 400, Iowa, Texas in a much cooler month slot, things people complained about in the past...
Unpopular Opinion: I LOVE this schedule
yeah it's pretty dope actually.
Honestly, I was hoping that Sonoma would take the auto club date. I hear that it's beautiful in Northern California at that time of year. And I was pretty surprised to see Watkins Glen in the playoffs for the first time ever. Is it really rainy up in New York at that time? Anybody who lives there can answer that question.
I look forward to cheering on all of the Hendrick Motorsports drivers this season, and at least be in person for one of the races (maybe Kansas or Iowa).
No it's rainy in Sonoma in March. That race would've been a rain out. They have to have Sonoma between May and October.
I live one hour north of Watkins Glenn and a town in Webster. Down there it’s raining most of the week, even sometimes a whole week. In my opinion it’s kind of a stupid decision to put it in the playoffs if it rains like that I don’t know what’s going to happen.
It can get unusually cold up here in September at like a moments notice and weather in September is random if it's rainy or not but typically more rainy than the summer
Sonoma native here, it's either raining all most of the time or hardly raining at all. With the wet weather package it would probably be a good race tho. Only issue with Sonoma during wet weather is all (maybe one) roads are dirt... so a lot of mud
People do realize that they can race in the rain
I know the Olynpics threw some logistics cartwheels, but when they did the Pocono double-header. I thought that was awesome. I personally think an amazing untapped idea would be to do a Charlotte doubleheader weekend with the Roval and the Speedway to guarantee 2 different experiences. I don't know how difficult it is to set up the track for that. But it's an idea
i miss the old setup like this Pocono>>Indy>>WGI and later Indy>>Pocono>>WGI before the double header mess. i was born n raised near the glen and now live an hr half from both pocono and the glen. i prefer the old setup with 2 diff dates for pocono
As every year goes by, Atlanta will become less and less of a superspeedway. It will just be a super fast intermediate. But won’t have the grip for the plate package. My suspicion is that we might see that next year or the following. They’ve already said that grip is going away as is.
I am most excited for the return of the Brickyard 400
Was really hoping for a North Wilkesboro points race and Rockingham All-Star race
They are likely waiting to see how the repave affects the racing product. (I agree though).
I like that NASCAR races during holidays because having that just hits diffrent
Putting Bristol back in March is asking for an excuse for a bad turnout to remove one of the dates. I have gone to both races nearly my whole life, March here in Northeast TN is not the time to hope for 1 dry day.
I can't wait for the Brickyard 400! It's a classic race and more entertaining than the road course.🏁🔥
It was a dud for me. Biggest negatives are the Roval coming back and still racing on Easter. It would have been nice to give Wilkesboro a points race and have the All-Star event at Rockingham. Or drop the All-Star race altogether.
Only positives are Bristol going back to normal race in the “Spring” and Iowa.
I hope NASCAR moves up the starting time of the race at Watkins Glen earlier. If they don't they will fight daylight. It gets dark fast that time of year.
agree, 3pm is a bit late and with no lights on the track they will lose daylight
Glad to see North Wilkesboro is back! Was hoping to see it as a points race though 😢
Probably they are gonna see how the repave goes. I hope so too
@@joshlampman8717 Gen 7's kind of make all short tracks feel like they're newly paved, so I don't think it'll matter much. I want to see it as a points race too.
North Wilkesboro sucks. One groove only
No thank you. Not until they fix the short track package at least and as far as I can tell, there's no progress in that regard.
Repaving it is just going make it even worse. And hot take; North Wilkesboro was never a very good track for good racing. Even in its heyday, it stunk. I'm glad it's back for the nostalgia and all that but there's other far better defunct tracks I'd rather see brought back *cough* Rockingham *cough*.
@@godsmacking99 I am just like you. 100% agree with everything you said
Atlanta in February 🥶🥶 vegas in march will be very cold as well
I am certainly not a huge fan of having 2 chaos rounds to start the playoffs, it just seems like they’re trying to make it more gimmicky than it already is
Or maybe they want it to take a variety of skills and abilities from the drivers and teams? I like the track balance
I was genuinely really looking forward to Montreal. I really wanted to go and I just can't justify leaving the country to go to a race
Hopefully next year when they don’t have to worry about the Olympics
@@craigstephenson7676 I can hope
im guessing they will 100% have it next year when everything is free, they may even go to mexico as well
If Montreal would have worked out it would be perfect in my opinion. When the Xfinity Series ran there you could just feel the excitement from the crowd. I'm hoping next year will feature Rockingham (preferably as the All Star Race), Montreal, and (when pigs fly) Eldora! We can finally wipe the sweat off our brows now Eric. Great job as always!
I like the idea that they should have put the brickyard date after the Olympics. But wonder if maybe moving Pocono to the Iowa date the second Richmond to the Pocono date and Iowa to the second Richmond date after the Brickyard to help promote a new track.
That sucks for Montreal. I would've finally went to a Cup race
It will likely will happen in 2025. They said that talks are moving along slower than expected, but they are still advancing.
I want to see Mexico get included alongside Montreal. If the Clash goes well, we can very well see *2* international races in 1 season
@@S.K.R.E.Inc. which track in Mexico? The road course the Busch Series raced at? 'Cause that would be cool
I wish that they would have keep Daytona the season finale before the playoffs
They're not moving the Southern 500 off of Labor Day again. Everyone would riot.
@noahcoleman5556 I agree. I think this is a one-off because of the Olympics.
@@RogerBates7he just said it's because the Olympics....
Ikr
@@truckercowboyed2638 and I'm agreeing. Is that okay? 😆
Racing on Easter and Mother's Day. Yes , NASCAR has changed.
I'm so happy they didn't move Sonoma to the Feb/March date Auto Club used to have. The weather in the Bay Area during that time of year is cold, wet, and foggy.
I know they want Montreal, but what about CTMP (Mosport)? It had some good truck races and will probably be packed with a Cup race.
Brickyard 400 is coming back and we’re getting an Iowa date… I’ve been wanting this for a while!
I love it. All of it. Montreal would've been cool, but Iowa is super exciting to see.
I think this playoff format actually caters to drivers like McDowell, Cindric, and even Haley who are great super speedway drivers and consistent on road courses. If these guys are in the playoffs, they are legitimate threats for a round of 8 appearance. After all, parity has been the name of the game lately and these aren't guys who typically get to the rounds of 8.
Love this schedule especially the playoffs
Bristol in March???? I`ll believe it when I see it.... That going to be a cold one for sure!!
I live in Atlanta and grew up going to AMS. February weather SUCKS! It cold and wet…. Or worst, ice. I worry this part of the schedule will not go well, and AMS will get blamed. But this is not a good date for Atlanta.
I LOVE that Iowa is on the schedule, I prefer it over Montreal, but just like with NWS, it's a shame we finally get it when the short track package is at its worst. The Indy oval will feel fresh, which is cool. I don't like a lot of the schedule rearrangements, but that doesn't matter too much. I'm curious why they'd pick Richmond for Easter. The Easter race was intended to be an "all eyes on NASCAR" type thing and Richmond is quite an interesting choice for that.
Yeah, any of the tracks around Richmond would be a better fit for Easter on paper. COTA brings in a lot of non-Nascar fans, Bristol has been on Easter, Martinsville has more prestige. Even Texas, right after COTA having a little Lone Star Swing, plus it somehow manages to have good ratings.
Yeah, I feel like they really like the fact they ruined short track racing so their mile and a half tracks work. I know that’s not the case, just super bitter that this car ruined short track racing.
from 2010-2018 the nascar schedule always started with the Daytona 500 and was followed by the next week being the folds of honor 500 at Atlanta motor speedway. Jimmie Johnson won a majority of the folds of honor 500 races. Atlanta may not have been a Superspeedway yet, but the surface was trash, tires blowing out and Jeff Gordon always finding the non protected areas of the track. If you don’t get the Jeff Gordon joke the race would have been 2014 or 2015 folds of honor 500. Jeff Gordon crashed noses first in to the inside wall that was not protected by safer barrier. And Darrel walltrip said (paraphrasing) Jeff Gordon on these types of tracks keeps finding the unprotected parts. This also was the race that Clint Bowyer lost a cylinder and almost started a wreck in turn 3. Jeff Gordon was driving a silver 3M car
You know I always liked the idea of a fall Watkins Glen race. I thought the different colored leafs would look great on the track. They probably won't change by this date, just saying it would be cool to see.
This is my Schedule if I could make the final decision. Feel free to critique.
My 2024 Cup Schedule
2/4 Clash at the Coliseum
2/15 Daytona Duels
2/18 Daytona 500
2/25 Texas
3/3 Homestead Miami
3/10 Atlanta
3/17 Las Vegas
3/24 Sonoma
3/31 Phoenix
4/7 Bristol
4/14 St.Louis (WWT)
4/21 Talladega
4/28 Darlington
5/5 Kansas
5/12 Iowa
5/19 North Wilkesboro
5/26 Charlotte
6/2 Nashville
6/9 Dover
6/16 Pocono
6/23 New Hampshire
6/30 Michigan
7/7 Chicago Street
7/14 Richmond
7/21 Kentucky
8/11 Indianapolis
8/18 Watkins Glen
8/24 Daytona
Round of 16
9/1 Darlington
9/8 Atlanta
9/15 Bristol
Round of 12
9/21 COTA
9/29 Martinsville
10/6 Kansas
Round of 8
10/13 Miami
10/20 Rockingham
10/27 Talladega
Final 4
11/3 Las Vegas
11/10 Charlotte
Putting all the Northeast tracks back to back to back means that all of us in the Northeast have to essentially pick 1 race and for me it's Saturday at Loudon
Really cool seeing Iowa come from being on death's door to getting not just Indycar and the lower NASCAR series back but landing a Cup Series date. Although with this car only really seeming to love 1.5 mile tracks, Kentucky would be an interesting one to come back (minus all the logistics problems)
We should get Chicagoland back it would be a perfect race with these cars
@@charlieboyd4431 Actually, yeah, you're right. Honestly I'd be down with a schedule of just 1.5 mile tracks, super speedways and road courses if we're sticking with this turd of a car.
As someone who was excited about the international boom within NASCAR during the summer (the 24 Hours at Le Man Camaro and Gisbergen winning at Chicago), I'm extremely disappointed that no races will be held outside the US. Kind of kills it for me and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.
DOVER MOTER SPEEDWAY NEEDS A NEW DATE…👇🏻
As a fellow NASCAR fan who has attended Dover since 2011 I prefer the October race better than the Spring race. Every Spring race is rained out that’s also a reason why attendance has tanked the past few years. I think if Dover brought back their playoff race it would be more aggressive, better attendance and weather.
The first dates for Atlanta and Bristol are way too early. It's almost sure to be cold and rainy, killing attendance for both. They need to find a way to move them back at least one month. I like the regular season finale at a track where teams can mostly control their own fate rather than Daytona which is at least 50% luck. Overall, I like it.
Two Superspeedway type races & Two Road Course races in the playoffs is WILD.
Already drooling over next years playoffs schedule, let’s get this year over with lol 😂
You’re the man Eric! This is the only channel I need for my nascar news 💪🏼
As an Iowa native, this is the greatest add to the schedule ever!!!!! A cup race in my home state, hotel already booked, deposit paid, ticket will be purchased first day it's available!
Atlanta, The Glen then Bristol for the 1st round. That's going to be wild. It be even crazier if Nascar came out and said. Oh yeah. We are racing the Boot at the Glen as well. So, Yeah, I think your worries have a lot of standing.
So excited for the Iowa speedway! As an Iowan, I wasn't sure if this would ever happen.
The only thing I hate is Watkins Glen in the playoffs. There's already a road course in there and it's not a great race. Traditionally, it hasn't been exciting. Atlanta doesn't really race like the other drafting tracks, so I think that's fine. It's not as wide, so it doesn't lend to too much of the 3 and 4 wide racing. Iowa is definitely a welcome sight.
I am a regular attender at New Hampshire races. This will be earlier than the usual July race, likely not as hot in June.
All of the complaints about Atlanta as week 2 being cold when for many, many years the second and third races of the season were Richmond and Rockingham. The schedule is fine. The existence of the "playoffs" instead of a full season championship is what chops the schedule up--like it or not, it is what it is. Agree with others that finishing the season at the Charlotte oval I'd a great idea.
I wouldn’t be shocked at all if the vast majority of these changes are walked back in 2025 since the Olympics will be past us
Im fine with next years schedule. We've gotten so used to getting major changes the last few seasons. I think keeping it tame is a good thing rather than having a roulette every year. Im sure we'll get something major for 2025.
Can't wait for 2024!
Same. 88 days left.
It's still crazy to me that Watkins Glen & Atlanta are in the Playoffs, the Schedule Tremendously helps both Nascar drivers
Corey Lajoie
Michael McDowell
As Atlanta & Watkins Glen are both specialized by Lajoie & Espically McDowell and then the Ro12 also helps both of them With Dega & Roval.
So maybe a hot take, I prefer Daytona night in the spot it's going to be in '24, because now every driver can try to win the race. I've hated that drivers have had to sacrifice wins at Daytona to try and help a teammate win instead to get them in the playoffs (Reddick in '21 helping A. Dillon win, Byron & Larson trying to help Elliott and Bowman win). I want everyone trying to win a Daytona race, this now dramatically helps that.
Dale Jr was WRONG about Cup not going back to Charlotte Roval but rather having two races on the 1.5 tracks
Im a big super speedway fan so im kinda exited for back to back superspeedways
Homestead not getting the 2nd race and having another superspeedway is wildddd
They could have done a back to back race in Vegas. One week the pavement track and the other at the dirt track. There’s also several dirt tracks in California or kern county raceway
I was hoping for Rockingham. Didn't expect it, but we can hope can't we? So... I added another seat to my spring Darlington package and am super amped that race is still on the schedule!!!
Living in Iowa, I was excited to hear that Iowa Speedway got a date. Signed up for my presale tickets, so can't wait for that race. I'm also excited to see Watkins Glen in the playoffs. I've always thought that road course deserved to be in the playoffs. I also agree with Eric. I wish the Brickyard 400 was the 1st race after the Olympics. Oh well. Let's finish this year off strong and then get ready for the '24 season.
Richmond back to night races!! My hometrack
I like the somewhat new setup in the schedule, and looking forward to the Iowa speedway race
I really wish they would make Sonoma a spring race. I was baking in the sun last year
Atleast Atlanta is starting to be more handling and "Skill" based then when we first got the new configuration.
As a Minnesota guy who now lives right on the Iowa border I’m really looking forward to taking my dad to both of our first NASCAR race on Father’s Day weekend.
2 road courses in Playoffs is stupid. Why move The Glen if you keep The Roval? - mistake
Richmond double header should have happened - mistake
Moving Atlanta from race 5 to 2 - mistake
Moving Atlanta 2 into tye playoffs - mistake
Not Moving Sonoma into West Coast swing- mistake
Bristol in fucking March again? It was moved from that date for a reason - mistake!!! SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE RACE AFTER THE 600!
Yeah Bristol in March is odd!
Ummm bristol was in March for years crybaby
@truckercowboyed2638 and it was moved from that date cause rain. You can call me a crybaby all you want. We can all have opinions. Not being one those boomers that's like "I ain't gonna watch" stfu and move on.
Maybe they are changing the Atlanta package to the same as the 1.5 package
Nashville is on my birthday this year? Man, what an excuse to go there for the weekend.
I'm thinking it will put some drivers in a hole to start the season... 2 wild card races to start the season could be really bad for some teams...
I love nascar , I hope this is a 1 year type schedule. Walt kind Glen doesn’t feel like a playoff race and neither does Atlanta. I understand the Olympics kinda mess it up. Just hope the RC and ST package are better this next season
Could have been better
I’m with you on the Brickyard and Richmond change. I think that would be a great idea. But you know they never ask us.
This is the GRATEST SCHEDULE NASCAR EVER HAS DONE!!!!!!
Well, Eric, after watching your video discussing the 2024 Cup schedule, here's what I have to say on a few things: 1st, I stand against two superspeedway races kicking off the season with Daytona and Atlanta as the first two races because I would have preferred to have Sonoma as the second race of the season while having Sonoma as part of the West Coast Swing. 2nd, while there's a part of me that doesn't have a problem with Watkins Glen in the playoffs, I stand against Atlanta being the only race in the playoffs and if it was up to me, I would make Richmond's second race weekend the opening race in the Round of 16 with the Cup race on Saturday night and have Atlanta be the next-to-last race of the regular season. 3rd, for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, I would have it take place after the Chicago Street Course. And finally, as I've said before, I still have mixed feelings on the news of Iowa Speedway hosting the Cup Series next year because while there's a part of me that's excited about Iowa Speedway finally getting the opportunity to host the Cup Series for the first time next season, there's a part of me that feels sad because this news means we won't get to see NASCAR return to Canada to race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve next year, but I'll still be looking forward to seeing Iowa Speedway put on a show with their inaugural Cup Series race there and hopefully, we can see NASCAR return to Canada in 2025. All-in-all, in the end, Eric, that's all I've got to say, so let me hear your thoughts and keep up the great work!
I like the way you think. Especially the swap of Richmond and Indy for advertisement purposes.
If you put two superspeedways and two road courses in the playoffs, you have to be prepared for the fans to not love the format even more. We'll see many undeserving and surprising eliminatons that can lead to somebody getting to the final four or even winning the championship in a silly way. Going back to stage cautions at road courses will unnecessarily mix this up even more.
Not a huge fan of the back to back drafting races to start the year, especially considering the weather is hit or miss in Georgia in February. It just feels like a let down with Montreal being dangled in front of us. I'm sure Watkins Glen has a chance to be an awesome playoff race.
Hopefully they can start rotating the finale, or take away some racing surface at Phoenix.
I am bummed that the Portland international speedway was left off the Cup series schedule, but thank goodness it is on the ixfinity schedule Jun 1st
Put dirt in the planter boxes where it belongs, NOT under NASCAR cars!! B-NASCAR FAN-Gardner
I hope they ramp up the horsepower for the short track races next year
I kinda wanted a double header weekend. On the schedule
What hurts me the most as someone who's closest track is Atlanta is that the second race is no longer on the summer on the week of my birthday