People used to come for the weekend because there were race cars on the track Fri-Sun pretty frequently. You could watch a couple races, qualifying, happy hour, practice, busch race for cheap all prior to Sunday. Nascar killed the appeal of the weekend event for most of the season. The double-header Pocono weekend was a great idea when they did it a few years back.
while i agree im pretty sure that was only done because covid. since then they removed 1 of the dates altogether which is sad since pocono never seems to have issues selling tickets
I was at Pocono. Camping was sold out before the race weekend. We were there from Thursday at 6 AM, and the campers were already lined up on the road when we got there. They never stopped coming into the campground all weekend.
Andrew is a hundred percent correct. I've been watching NASCAR for over 30 years and most drivers on the cool down lap take the net down and take off or loosen their belts. I like Bubba but this is a constant with him.
Every neighboring state was accounted for in license plates in that big traffic line, Pocono drew a big crowd, but people missing the race entirely, or just waiting 2 hours to move 2 miles, is not a good thing
@@tylerbradford427well seeing as how long pocono has been on the schedule I would assume they have been sold out before with way more people then what there Sunday. There is definitely a difference from pocono to Kentucky. Kentucky on the other hand just had no idea what they were doing. Sometimes you can’t help it and it’s unfortunate but it’s hard to place single blame on pocono for the traffic jam
@@tylerbradford427well seeing as how long pocono has been on the schedule I would assume they have been sold out before with way more people then what there Sunday. There is definitely a difference from pocono to Kentucky. Kentucky on the other hand just had no idea what they were doing. Sometimes you can’t help it and it’s unfortunate but it’s hard to place single blame on pocono for the traffic jam
The reason traffic was so bad at Pocono on Sunday was because they had severe storm & tornado warnings that morning, so all of the traffic personnel had to seek shelter.
The 90s Race Weekends were the best. Fridays had bush & cup practice, bush and cup qualifying for positions 1-30, and bush happy hour. Saturdays had 2nd day qualifying to see who made the race or went home, then cup happy hour followed up with the bush race. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday was the cup race.
Jr time stamp 25 min to 35 I really needed to hear I realize more people like me and then I thought and adjustments need to be made and some reflection. Thank you for everything you do Dale..
Taking your belts off after the checkers doesn’t seem weird to me. You don’t need a harness to run a pace lap, you only wear that because you’re racing. Once the race is over, it seems understandable to take your belts off, especially the leader because they’re gonna interview you on the track. Not saying I would do it, but it wouldn’t make you an idiot.
We still have to wear our seatbelts at 30 or even 15mph in our cars for safety. Why should it be different for race cars? If youre sitting in a moving vehicle, you should be wearing a seatbelt.
I remember my parents taking us to pocono as kids and throwing of football while we waited in traffic, hearing the beginning of this show brought back that memory, this was probably around 96-98 and then we started going to Dover camping out across the street, 01 was my most favorite NASCAR memory because the patriotism right after 9/11 and that race being the first major sport event after and Jr winning that race! I was 11 years old and man that was a good time walking the strip at night, shopping cart races, the school bus full of strippers that took people to the strip club 😂
Big Jr. fan here, but I think Jr. is a bit spot off with drivers loosening their belts on cool down. There are plenty of things drivers do while on the track that are just as dangerous. The winner traditionally puts his window net down and waves to the fans. That's dangerous, but it's acceptable. I personally think that was the route NASCAR took with Bubba. Bowman won, his driver's side was by the wall, Bubba hit him up against the wall. If Bowman's hand had been out the window, that could've ended ugly. I'm not a driver like Jr, so I understand my opinion is shallow at best. Thanks for all you've done for this sport Jr.
Pocono is a tough track to get in an out. We used to drive there and then drive back home, we left in the dark, and got home in the dark. Then after a few we went to Watkins Glen an to Dover for a few years. I had moved to NC in 2010 and I live near SC line and I will be going to Darlington soon and I have been to Hendricks shop and checked out his museum, that was cool 😎, and for lunch we went to your place, food was great. Then we went to the Nascar Hall of Fame and had a blast. Thanks again for another great video Dale 🎉🎉🎉😊
I love NASCAR, but being a father that's trying to keep a roof over my head and clothes on my kids backs. It's so expensive to go to the track, that I have a choice to make, I can either go to the races, or pay the house payment. I'm not saying that NASCAR is more expensive than other sports, but finding the cash to go to an NFL game, MLB game or even a minor league game is getting harder and harder to do with less disposable income.
Years ago my son Zach whom you know had the opportunity to drive on the track and I got to ride with him. We were told the speed was going to be 65 but it was actually 90mph. You’re right about Turn 2. Zach got soooooo close to the wall that I screamed at the top of my lungs. He denied he got that close until he saw the video I took. Then he said “Ooops. Guess I did close” laughing his ass off. I don’t know how all those cars go through at incredibly insanely fast speeds!
When you and your father were racing, you two drew a huge crowd. But that type racing doesn't seem to exist anymore. We don't have a bunch of old school drivers. It seems that the norm for racing now is a bunch of young kids. I truly miss the days of old!!
Pocono was exciting in person. Stage 1 was a little boring but from Stage 2 on it got exciting. I was there with VIP passes. My friend drove 10 hours from SC and sat in traffic for 4 hours only to not get in. I had a fabulous experience with VIP passes all weekend.The crowd was great and camping was sold out as was the race. LaJoie obviously did it intentionally. I get drivers wanting payback but taking out other cars in revenge is unacceptable.
I waited once almost 4 hours to get down US highway 12 for Michigan speedway back in 2003, for about a mile from track and buddies car started overheating. Left it in a nice couples yard and walked the rest of the way to the track just in time to see opening ceremonies. The good old days, races were an event to get in and out of and it was half the fun!
I went to MIS for 10 years for the weekend, camping on the infield, Monday morning trips home we're easy. I have went back to MIS the last 2 years on Sundays and it is atleast 3/4 hours just to get back to i-94
Listen, I'm not disagreeing that its stupid to unbuckle before you stop, but to say it doesn't happen is kind of horseshit. Kenseth tackled Keselowski in 2014 for, this is a quote, "I had my HANS off, my seatbelts off and everything, and he just clobbers me" Kenseth was not stopped on pit road when this hit happened. So is it absolutely stupid? Of course, but does it happen? Also of course. Even amongst veterans of the sport.
what also hurt the weekend factor is that there are not as much long time favorite drivers who are cool with meeting fans anytime! I remember Tony Kanaan at the indianapolis grid roll trough town, not because he wins alot but he respects talks and signs for as many fans as he can! Now he is gone, there are not many people who fill his place... the legends doing it for the fans miss...
The reason traffic was so bad at Pocono on Sunday was because they had severe storm & tornado warnings that morning, so all of the traffic personnel had to seek shelter. You had fans still sitting in traffic when the race started. This isn't good, and attendance will suffer because of it in future seasons.
100% its RCR!! Look at the last few years, Kyle is one of the best drivers and their program continues to lag behind. I've been saying it the last couple years, glad you finally said it. RCR needs to get it together or they will end up like Stewart Haas.
I live in Pa and went to Pocono 1 time I go to the Glen every year been going to races since mid 70's and always try to make it weekend Trucks Infinity and CUP Dover and Charlotte are tracks I love for that reason . I used to go to 2 or 3 races a year with my kids !
I’ll tell you the reason why me and my dad/family go to Bristol is because of what else we can do while we’re in town… he don’t live too far but we always stay as far as an hour away from the track at an Air BnB
I used to be a weekender! Bristol used to be the best! They used to have a large tent where drivers where play video games after the Busch race. Last time I was at Bristol, there wasn't much! I think tracks need to look at pre-covid activities! Although, Wilkesboro did a great job this year with pre race activities.
Not gonna lie here Jr, the show last week was miles and miles better than the shows with Andrew. He's just not an interesting listen and he just hasn't been around the sport long enough to mesh with Dale. TJ was awesome but that man is very busy. Maybe a different industry guy that Jr is buddies with?
I’m one of your biggest fan dale jr but I do recall your last win at talladega you did a cool down lap and your window net was down and the belt buckles was off while you were waving at the fans
I've been wanting to take my motorhome to a track for a full 3 race weekend. Where? They closed Fontana. That leaves Vegas, Sonoma & Phoenix. (Problem) I'm disabled and the seating areas with wheelchair access in combination with camping sites... It literally will cost me more than what I received monthly from social security. Blame inflation, blame corporate greed, blame Nascar... They have priced me out of EVER being able to go watch the races from an infield or the stands.
When I go to a race...this is going to sound crazy, but when I'm on my way to the track, sitting in traffic is exciting! Everyone is pumped up and ready see a race! Traffic leaving the race sucks but when you have thousands of people leaving at the same time, what did you really expect?
Me and my family have been going to the glen sense 2004 probably before that and still going this year we still go up and stage to camp on Wednesday and don’t leave till Monday every year
Can everyone, including NASCAR, please rewatch Bubba's interview on this podcast from a few years ago? He has the mental maturity of a 9 year old. I am not making some dumb statement about his race. He's got issues he needs to work out and the symptoms keep popping up. Some day he's going to do something really crazy.
The tracks definitely don’t have enough going on for people to justify spending the entire weekend. I’ve been to Bristol, Richmond, Wilkesboro and Martinsville this year and the activities are so lackluster. The midway is boring. I wouldn’t encourage someone who isn’t already a fan to come to a race because it wouldn’t be worth it, honestly.
Midway/Fanzone activities are at an all time low IMO. Everyone’s just got an EZUP with a table out hustling something. NASCAR plops a few decorative pedestals on the parking lot and calls it a day.
@@dot_dash you’re right. The effort and investment in the fan experience is at an all time low. It’s not just one of the tracks, it’s ALL of them. And it sucks. I’d love to get more friends into this. Honesly it’s like Nascar undermines a fans intelligence, time and money by doing such a low effort fan experience
Hey Dale do you remember HalloDaga ? back in the day it was a ton of fun to see. also It seems we don't have the energy we once had when we are at the track.. people are just too busy of moping around
if the rules are different in different series, i guess i'd like to know it. differences in stewarding in NASCAR sanctioned events informs how i feel about a race.
Jr. says that drivers taking off their belts before the car is parked are idiots. He needs to go back and look at his 2014 Daytona win footage! Belts off, driving around the track!!!
Also, it used to be a deal with me where I would go to the track on Friday to get merch I wanted cause usually if you waited till Sunday, what-ever it was you were looking for would already be sold out. This was especially the case with 1/24 diecast back in the day, not so much anymore cause the diecast market has nose-dived from where it used to be late 90's early 2000's...
It's all about sim now. Kyle is bad at the Sim. Car ends up being bad. Tyler was good at the Sim and it reflected. The only good runs and wins busch got were the first year running of Tyler's setup.
I agree with Andrew, I feel like lots of drivers loosen their belts. But also, do we even know that Bowman actually had his belts loose? I feel like everyone said things like "You can't do that, he's got his belts loose and stuff..." but I never heard anything about him actually having his belts loose. If so many people just assumed that his belts were loose, doesn't that mean that it is common practice among drivers enough for everyone to just assume he had them loose?
A lot of the Sunday fan is doing that because most of America is still hurting from Covid. Prices are higher but wages haven’t gone up as much as prices
Monetary fines are just bogus penalties most of the the top tier teams already figure it into their budgets but start taking owner and driver points and it will start affecting their end of year standings
Drivers aren't the only ones to have to adapt to the next Gen car. Owners do too. RC is an ooooold school soul. Love what he's done for the sport, but... That shop is due for an organizational overhaul.
Forget about if the belts were loose or not. Ok let’s say belts are tight he still had his window net down and arm out the window that’s a problem for Bubba
Talking about grassroots I remember I wanted to be a race car driver and then my parents got divorced and then I lost my opportunities and then Thinhs got expensive vans. The rest is history juniors got that one right.
@@MrJOKERZ68 they block all the time all race somewhere on the track. That still doesn’t excuse Cory for wrecking Kyle. Kyle’s block wasn’t that caused the wreck. The ignorance and boneheaded decision is what cases the wreck and took out a lot of other cars that had nothing to do with it. Innocent casualties!!
@@MrJOKERZ68 If everyone that was blocked turned around hooked the guy who did it we'd be lucky to finish with 1 car let alone the field. Blocking happens all the time and is racing. Left rearing someone into Turn 1 at Pocono going 180 because you were blocked isn't racing, its bush league and is unacceptable and should have been fined. But Nascar closes its eyes until someone either gets hurt or something else forces their hand. Plus i have a hard time seeing how the other four or five cars were at fault for Kyle blocking Corey.
i get where dale's coming from with the weirdness of playing someone online. i think the weird part is that it's one-on-one. it's not weird when it's a call of duty lobby, it's just weird when it's you and another person.
30:37 he will never recover from the Talladega incident in 2020 he alienated the entire fanbase right then and there he might as well go ahead and retire. People are not gonna be on his side. EVER! 35:01 and all of that would be easier if he could turn to the fans, but he can’t. He has his little group he can turn to and they give him his praise, but he will never get it from the majority. 36:53 KB can’t outshine the golden boy tooooo much. He made him look horrible last year. I mean, we all know Austin is not a championship winner like Kyle. But I went in there and won three races last year. Austin has won four his whole career in cup?
Show my dad said He lives in effort , pennsylvania about ten minutes from Pocono racetrack His truck shop is right down the street It rained very bad that morning And every one was getting stuck trying to park Because it was so muddy Because parking is in the grass for the most part And most People We're still trying to get in And the race was half over So what are they gonna do pave all the grass That is way too much money
I feel like if I had grown up with Jr & gone to school with him, we'd have definitely been friends to this day. So much of what he says is similar to how I look at things, I hate playing sports games with others online as well BUT the few times I did, & it was in EA Sports NBA Live, Madden & Tiger Woods PGA Tour, I usually won because I always played very conservatively where-as the people I played against were always trying to go long on every play & I do the same thing he doe's on Madden as soon as I would start a Dynasty I usually fire all my top earning players for no name bums first off so I would have an assload of cap space & then turn them all into HOF'ers in only a few season's after signing them to low earning long term deals.
Love ya Dale, but will be only watching Xifinity and Craftsmen next year… just not tracking Cup or paying for stations I don’t have.. I will follow you on You Tube, but no where else.
No one is better for Nascar than JR.
People used to come for the weekend because there were race cars on the track Fri-Sun pretty frequently. You could watch a couple races, qualifying, happy hour, practice, busch race for cheap all prior to Sunday. Nascar killed the appeal of the weekend event for most of the season. The double-header Pocono weekend was a great idea when they did it a few years back.
while i agree im pretty sure that was only done because covid. since then they removed 1 of the dates altogether which is sad since pocono never seems to have issues selling tickets
Living only a half hour from pocono, Its nice to hear stories about how well it’s treated yall being in the area !
I am too! Love hearing this too!
Noah Gragson saying he is all bricked up and the children breaking out in giggles had me dying
Corey Lajoies 9 year, 257 race winless streak continues.
He needs better equipment, plus there are plenty of guys behind him.
@@stevemullen8457 do you think he will ever win a race?
@@stevemullen8457Hocevar runs 15th every week
@@stevemullen8457😂😂😂😂
@@stevemullen8457he’s 30th in points so not really plenty of guys behind him. Only 4 full timers. 2 of which everyone would agree suck.
I was at Pocono. Camping was sold out before the race weekend. We were there from Thursday at 6 AM, and the campers were already lined up on the road when we got there. They never stopped coming into the campground all weekend.
I love how much Dale loves gaming. The competitive side of him is hilarious.
Andrew is a hundred percent correct. I've been watching NASCAR for over 30 years and most drivers on the cool down lap take the net down and take off or loosen their belts. I like Bubba but this is a constant with him.
💯 agree with the traffic take. If there’s traffic, that means there’s people there to watch the race!
Every neighboring state was accounted for in license plates in that big traffic line, Pocono drew a big crowd, but people missing the race entirely, or just waiting 2 hours to move 2 miles, is not a good thing
@@tylerbradford427well seeing as how long pocono has been on the schedule I would assume they have been sold out before with way more people then what there Sunday. There is definitely a difference from pocono to Kentucky. Kentucky on the other hand just had no idea what they were doing. Sometimes you can’t help it and it’s unfortunate but it’s hard to place single blame on pocono for the traffic jam
@@tylerbradford427well seeing as how long pocono has been on the schedule I would assume they have been sold out before with way more people then what there Sunday. There is definitely a difference from pocono to Kentucky. Kentucky on the other hand just had no idea what they were doing. Sometimes you can’t help it and it’s unfortunate but it’s hard to place single blame on pocono for the traffic jam
The reason traffic was so bad at Pocono on Sunday was because they had severe storm & tornado warnings that morning, so all of the traffic personnel had to seek shelter.
@@HighSpeedHiggy i don’t think there should be any NASCAR races held north of the Mason Dixon line.
Great point about the belts Jr
He got fired up about it! Love it
Jr. Your team is rocking the Xfinity.
The 90s Race Weekends were the best. Fridays had bush & cup practice, bush and cup qualifying for positions 1-30, and bush happy hour.
Saturdays had 2nd day qualifying to see who made the race or went home, then cup happy hour followed up with the bush race.
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday was the cup race.
That was THE LIFE!
And the races usually started BEFORE the rain.
Keep up the great work guys!!
I’ll never forget Dale Jr saying “it’s like having your head in the snake tank on fear factor, you don’t like it” lmao
Jr time stamp 25 min to 35 I really needed to hear I realize more people like me and then I thought and adjustments need to be made and some reflection. Thank you for everything you do Dale..
Taking your belts off after the checkers doesn’t seem weird to me. You don’t need a harness to run a pace lap, you only wear that because you’re racing. Once the race is over, it seems understandable to take your belts off, especially the leader because they’re gonna interview you on the track. Not saying I would do it, but it wouldn’t make you an idiot.
We still have to wear our seatbelts at 30 or even 15mph in our cars for safety. Why should it be different for race cars? If youre sitting in a moving vehicle, you should be wearing a seatbelt.
I remember my parents taking us to pocono as kids and throwing of football while we waited in traffic, hearing the beginning of this show brought back that memory, this was probably around 96-98 and then we started going to Dover camping out across the street, 01 was my most favorite NASCAR memory because the patriotism right after 9/11 and that race being the first major sport event after and Jr winning that race! I was 11 years old and man that was a good time walking the strip at night, shopping cart races, the school bus full of strippers that took people to the strip club 😂
Big Jr. fan here, but I think Jr. is a bit spot off with drivers loosening their belts on cool down. There are plenty of things drivers do while on the track that are just as dangerous. The winner traditionally puts his window net down and waves to the fans. That's dangerous, but it's acceptable. I personally think that was the route NASCAR took with Bubba. Bowman won, his driver's side was by the wall, Bubba hit him up against the wall. If Bowman's hand had been out the window, that could've ended ugly. I'm not a driver like Jr, so I understand my opinion is shallow at best. Thanks for all you've done for this sport Jr.
Pocono is a tough track to get in an out. We used to drive there and then drive back home, we left in the dark, and got home in the dark. Then after a few we went to Watkins Glen an to Dover for a few years. I had moved to NC in 2010 and I live near SC line and I will be going to Darlington soon and I have been to Hendricks shop and checked out his museum, that was cool 😎, and for lunch we went to your place, food was great. Then we went to the Nascar Hall of Fame and had a blast. Thanks again for another great video Dale 🎉🎉🎉😊
Have camped 🏕 at the Glen and Dover, fun times an memories ❤😊
I love NASCAR, but being a father that's trying to keep a roof over my head and clothes on my kids backs. It's so expensive to go to the track, that I have a choice to make, I can either go to the races, or pay the house payment. I'm not saying that NASCAR is more expensive than other sports, but finding the cash to go to an NFL game, MLB game or even a minor league game is getting harder and harder to do with less disposable income.
Funny how Kyle was hated now he is loved
Years ago my son Zach whom you know had the opportunity to drive on the track and I got to ride with him. We were told the speed was going to be 65 but it was actually 90mph. You’re right about Turn 2. Zach got soooooo close to the wall that I screamed at the top of my lungs. He denied he got that close until he saw the video I took. Then he said “Ooops. Guess I did close” laughing his ass off. I don’t know how all those cars go through at incredibly insanely fast speeds!
I love fuel strategies, I remember tracking JRs pit stops on excel to figure out what his strategy was
When you and your father were racing, you two drew a huge crowd. But that type racing doesn't seem to exist anymore. We don't have a bunch of old school drivers. It seems that the norm for racing now is a bunch of young kids. I truly miss the days of old!!
Kids that are better drivers now than ever before. You had to be a big tough dude to handle those 70 and 80's cars. Gordon changed all that.
All the shots at Corey and stacking pennies at the end were killing me
Pocono was exciting in person. Stage 1 was a little boring but from Stage 2 on it got exciting. I was there with VIP passes. My friend drove 10 hours from SC and sat in traffic for 4 hours only to not get in. I had a fabulous experience with VIP passes all weekend.The crowd was great and camping was sold out as was the race. LaJoie obviously did it intentionally. I get drivers wanting payback but taking out other cars in revenge is unacceptable.
I waited once almost 4 hours to get down US highway 12 for Michigan speedway back in 2003, for about a mile from track and buddies car started overheating. Left it in a nice couples yard and walked the rest of the way to the track just in time to see opening ceremonies. The good old days, races were an event to get in and out of and it was half the fun!
I went to MIS for 10 years for the weekend, camping on the infield, Monday morning trips home we're easy. I have went back to MIS the last 2 years on Sundays and it is atleast 3/4 hours just to get back to i-94
Eggszackley why I like Jr's podcast, because he talks about driving the track, the area and fun he had when it was fun!
Listen, I'm not disagreeing that its stupid to unbuckle before you stop, but to say it doesn't happen is kind of horseshit.
Kenseth tackled Keselowski in 2014 for, this is a quote, "I had my HANS off, my seatbelts off and everything, and he just clobbers me"
Kenseth was not stopped on pit road when this hit happened. So is it absolutely stupid? Of course, but does it happen? Also of course. Even amongst veterans of the sport.
Dale Jr has done it himself, 100 percent. I'm sure of it!
JR my opinion is the TV coverage is so good. Bathroom so accessible, fridge affordable beverage.
Oh yeah air conditioning, pause TV😊
what also hurt the weekend factor is that there are not as much long time favorite drivers who are cool with meeting fans anytime! I remember Tony Kanaan at the indianapolis grid roll trough town, not because he wins alot but he respects talks and signs for as many fans as he can! Now he is gone, there are not many people who fill his place... the legends doing it for the fans miss...
The reason traffic was so bad at Pocono on Sunday was because they had severe storm & tornado warnings that morning, so all of the traffic personnel had to seek shelter. You had fans still sitting in traffic when the race started. This isn't good, and attendance will suffer because of it in future seasons.
It's always been a track that can have traffic issues but considering how few races in that area are held can it be avoided.
100% its RCR!! Look at the last few years, Kyle is one of the best drivers and their program continues to lag behind. I've been saying it the last couple years, glad you finally said it. RCR needs to get it together or they will end up like Stewart Haas.
Can we please get videos of JR playing College Football 25. Would be a great series to watch
I was at Iowa for the race weekend. Every day a sell out and there was zero traffic issues the entire weekend, going in or out
I live in Pa and went to Pocono 1 time I go to the Glen every year been going to races since mid 70's and always try to make it weekend Trucks Infinity and CUP Dover and Charlotte are tracks I love for that reason . I used to go to 2 or 3 races a year with my kids !
I’ll tell you the reason why me and my dad/family go to Bristol is because of what else we can do while we’re in town… he don’t live too far but we always stay as far as an hour away from the track at an Air BnB
Used to love watching Indy cars there. So fast and on pit road too.
I used to be a weekender! Bristol used to be the best! They used to have a large tent where drivers where play video games after the Busch race. Last time I was at Bristol, there wasn't much! I think tracks need to look at pre-covid activities! Although, Wilkesboro did a great job this year with pre race activities.
Not gonna lie here Jr, the show last week was miles and miles better than the shows with Andrew. He's just not an interesting listen and he just hasn't been around the sport long enough to mesh with Dale. TJ was awesome but that man is very busy. Maybe a different industry guy that Jr is buddies with?
Traffic at North Wilkesboro and Rockingham 25 years. That was TRAFFIC
That description of the tunnel turn was special. 🙂Don't think I've ever heard anything remotely that edifying from a driver.
I am pretty sure chase won stage points an if he wouldn't have got a penalty on the last stop him an larson were going to be fighting for the win
Every driver unbuckles to celebrate including Dale himself.
Thank you for the video.
I’m one of your biggest fan dale jr but I do recall your last win at talladega you did a cool down lap and your window net was down and the belt buckles was off while you were waving at the fans
Traffic was bad at Nashville too which I happened to drive 3 hours to from memphis (just happened to have business in TN that weekend).
I've been wanting to take my motorhome to a track for a full 3 race weekend. Where? They closed Fontana.
That leaves Vegas, Sonoma & Phoenix.
(Problem)
I'm disabled and the seating areas with wheelchair access in combination with camping sites... It literally will cost me more than what I received monthly from social security.
Blame inflation, blame corporate greed, blame Nascar...
They have priced me out of EVER being able to go watch the races from an infield or the stands.
When I go to a race...this is going to sound crazy, but when I'm on my way to the track, sitting in traffic is exciting! Everyone is pumped up and ready see a race! Traffic leaving the race sucks but when you have thousands of people leaving at the same time, what did you really expect?
Another Great Two Hour Episode Of Tuesday Dirty Mo Download With Xfinity Series Jr Motorsports Owner & Madden League Coach Dale Jr.
Dang. The amount of edits while talking about Bubba. I'd like to hear all that was said😂
Me and my family have been going to the glen sense 2004 probably before that and still going this year we still go up and stage to camp on Wednesday and don’t leave till Monday every year
“The AnGeR!” 😂
Traffic was so bad at Pocono the only time I went I never went back.
Can everyone, including NASCAR, please rewatch Bubba's interview on this podcast from a few years ago?
He has the mental maturity of a 9 year old. I am not making some dumb statement about his race.
He's got issues he needs to work out and the symptoms keep popping up. Some day he's going to do something really crazy.
He already has, that hook on larson at vegas was about as crazy as it can get.
@@acidreign8551 I meant like John Wes Townley style crazy. But good point.
Okay I never realized how hairy blaney arm were dam 😆
The tracks definitely don’t have enough going on for people to justify spending the entire weekend. I’ve been to Bristol, Richmond, Wilkesboro and Martinsville this year and the activities are so lackluster. The midway is boring. I wouldn’t encourage someone who isn’t already a fan to come to a race because it wouldn’t be worth it, honestly.
Midway/Fanzone activities are at an all time low IMO. Everyone’s just got an EZUP with a table out hustling something. NASCAR plops a few decorative pedestals on the parking lot and calls it a day.
@@dot_dash you’re right. The effort and investment in the fan experience is at an all time low. It’s not just one of the tracks, it’s ALL of them. And it sucks. I’d love to get more friends into this. Honesly it’s like Nascar undermines a fans intelligence, time and money by doing such a low effort fan experience
Facts
Not to mention every hotel in the area charging 4x the regular rate per night
Hey Dale do you remember HalloDaga ? back in the day it was a ton of fun to see. also It seems we don't have the energy we once had when we are at the track.. people are just too busy of moping around
if the rules are different in different series, i guess i'd like to know it. differences in stewarding in NASCAR sanctioned events informs how i feel about a race.
and brother, if the umps are bad, i wanna smirk when i glance at my friend and go "haha look at that clown."
Jr. says that drivers taking off their belts before the car is parked are idiots. He needs to go back and look at his 2014 Daytona win footage! Belts off, driving around the track!!!
Dale has called himself an idiot all the time on his show. That is called wisdom. It comes from experience.
Also, it used to be a deal with me where I would go to the track on Friday to get merch I wanted cause usually if you waited till Sunday, what-ever it was you were looking for would already be sold out. This was especially the case with 1/24 diecast back in the day, not so much anymore cause the diecast market has nose-dived from where it used to be late 90's early 2000's...
Kyle needs a crew chief who can ACTUALLY adjust the car. I listen to 8s in-car radio every race. Its sad.
It's all about sim now. Kyle is bad at the Sim. Car ends up being bad. Tyler was good at the Sim and it reflected. The only good runs and wins busch got were the first year running of Tyler's setup.
ON THE CHIP BECAUSE WHEELS OFF GROUND WHEN HIT
Nothing against Austin Dillon but he needs to move to the shop and out of the car. RCR should be way better.
I showed up 1 hour the before start at Iowa race and was out by the hour after.
Let’s Go!!
I agree with Andrew, I feel like lots of drivers loosen their belts. But also, do we even know that Bowman actually had his belts loose? I feel like everyone said things like "You can't do that, he's got his belts loose and stuff..." but I never heard anything about him actually having his belts loose. If so many people just assumed that his belts were loose, doesn't that mean that it is common practice among drivers enough for everyone to just assume he had them loose?
A lot of the Sunday fan is doing that because most of America is still hurting from Covid. Prices are higher but wages haven’t gone up as much as prices
Glad to hear that Blaney will be pumping ‘em out 😂 jr and them were cracking up
We got Dale talking about Madden before gta 6 😂
When are you going to have Bill Elliott on
Great info on Pocono.
Glad you liked it
Bubba has problems knowing he don't deserve or have the talent to be in the seat he is in. He is in way over his head.
Monetary fines are just bogus penalties most of the the top tier teams already figure it into their budgets but start taking owner and driver points and it will start affecting their end of year standings
Bad traffic and parking would make me not go.I am handicapped so it’s difficult for me.Glad attendance is up.
Pocono, Michigan Watkins Glen a lot of Canadians come out for these races. There are the closest tracks to Canada.
Drivers aren't the only ones to have to adapt to the next Gen car. Owners do too. RC is an ooooold school soul. Love what he's done for the sport, but... That shop is due for an organizational overhaul.
Forget about if the belts were loose or not. Ok let’s say belts are tight he still had his window net down and arm out the window that’s a problem for Bubba
Nascar said they were going to have a group of people off track that can make realtime calls during a race like EOL's or parked for a lap or 2.
Talking about grassroots I remember I wanted to be a race car driver and then my parents got divorced and then I lost my opportunities and then Thinhs got expensive vans. The rest is history juniors got that one right.
Dirty Mo Dough kicks ass😊 And I’ve never made a bet!
I think Indy either has a little bit difference in the asphalt itself or a little difference in the banking
Definitely Cory’s fault. That was ignorant of him to wreck Kyle. NASCAR needs to go back to real racing and get rid of stage racing.
@rickyfrench1262 why was Kyle blocking it's too early for that
@@MrJOKERZ68 they block all the time all race somewhere on the track. That still doesn’t excuse Cory for wrecking Kyle. Kyle’s block wasn’t that caused the wreck. The ignorance and boneheaded decision is what cases the wreck and took out a lot of other cars that had nothing to do with it. Innocent casualties!!
If there’s no repercussions or penalties in NASCAR for taking someone out of the race, then bad luck!!
@@MrJOKERZ68 If everyone that was blocked turned around hooked the guy who did it we'd be lucky to finish with 1 car let alone the field. Blocking happens all the time and is racing. Left rearing someone into Turn 1 at Pocono going 180 because you were blocked isn't racing, its bush league and is unacceptable and should have been fined.
But Nascar closes its eyes until someone either gets hurt or something else forces their hand. Plus i have a hard time seeing how the other four or five cars were at fault for Kyle blocking Corey.
Explain to me what you think is better ABOUT THE old way as to stages.
i get where dale's coming from with the weirdness of playing someone online. i think the weird part is that it's one-on-one. it's not weird when it's a call of duty lobby, it's just weird when it's you and another person.
sorry Dale Jr. but no excuses for LaJoie next season.
He’ll be out of NASCAR soon and have to rely solely on podcasting.
My husband is a KB fan and has been for years but he said if KB is still at RCR next year, he’s watched his last race. 🤷🏼♀️
Every fan says that... Guess what... They keep watching. Your husband is a liar
@@Just_a_beaverno reason to be a dickhead but thanks for revealing yourself... 😂😂😂
Daniel Suarez is marrying into the Piquet family. Racing is all they know so the wedding/race is spot on.
Love you hardy just trying bubba
They need to bring back practices on Thursday or Friday then some of the fans still show up I liked looking at the practices to.
yes, for all 3 top series.
Practice is awesome.
30:37 he will never recover from the Talladega incident in 2020 he alienated the entire fanbase right then and there he might as well go ahead and retire. People are not gonna be on his side. EVER!
35:01 and all of that would be easier if he could turn to the fans, but he can’t. He has his little group he can turn to and they give him his praise, but he will never get it from the majority.
36:53 KB can’t outshine the golden boy tooooo much. He made him look horrible last year. I mean, we all know Austin is not a championship winner like Kyle. But I went in there and won three races last year. Austin has won four his whole career in cup?
Your comment saying that pocono had alot of fans that wasn’t there in past years, might that be because they only have one race now
Why don’t you call Richard and ask him to come in!!!
Show my dad said He lives in effort , pennsylvania about ten minutes from Pocono racetrack His truck shop is right down the street It rained very bad that morning And every one was getting stuck trying to park Because it was so muddy Because parking is in the grass for the most part And most People We're still trying to get in And the race was half over So what are they gonna do pave all the grass That is way too much money
Kyle Busch did in the 7 truck what Lajoie could never do. Just saying.
Wallace needs to get out of nascar! He sucks!
I feel like if I had grown up with Jr & gone to school with him, we'd have definitely been friends to this day. So much of what he says is similar to how I look at things, I hate playing sports games with others online as well BUT the few times I did, & it was in EA Sports NBA Live, Madden & Tiger Woods PGA Tour, I usually won because I always played very conservatively where-as the people I played against were always trying to go long on every play & I do the same thing he doe's on Madden as soon as I would start a Dynasty I usually fire all my top earning players for no name bums first off so I would have an assload of cap space & then turn them all into HOF'ers in only a few season's after signing them to low earning long term deals.
Bubba was the one that made it dangerous stop covering for that loser.
Guy with 0-200something record has the cahones to wreck the winningest driver ever in NASCAR. This. Is. The Twilight Zone.
Love ya Dale, but will be only watching Xifinity and Craftsmen next year… just not tracking Cup or paying for stations I don’t have.. I will follow you on You Tube, but no where else.
1:01:xx "You can't let popularity dictate the need for a decision".