It’s a better money maker for NASCAR to have more eyes on races on channels accessible by HD antenna. The cords have all been cut; enough with propping up the dying USA Network. I feel like George’s girlfriend talking to him about Bozo: “Forget Bozo, George. Bozo's out. He's finished. It's *OVER* for Bozo.”
i didnt even get to see how it ended since i can only a watch a Recording of it on TH-cam TV it ended on a Red Flag for me then there was a Commercial Break but it said before the Commercial Break Your Local news next expect the West Coast Well that sucks is what i was thinking
@@RedBeardedJoeYeah, here om the West Coast we got some $#!+ house programs instead of news coverage like everyone else. They could have at least let the West Coast viewers alone and finish the race in its entirety there
99.9% of the cars were half throttle is why he passed them. This car has killed racing, talladega was ruined because of half throttle. Larson wasn’t impressive if he passed them like he did at wilksboro last year then yea. Then nascar said here ya go it’s yours!!
@@tonyhuff3 I know why but it was still fun to watch and he continued to perform brilliantly even when the pace picked up. He was fast, and his game plan worked. Lining up behind Keselowski worked out but it’s not hard to imagine how that strategy could have gone horribly wrong.
The ending of that was ridiculous. That car was parked on the backstretch, without movement, for 3/4 of a lap. Any other time, nascar throws the yellow BEFORE the white. This time, they let the field take the white and then almost immediately throw the yellow to end of race? As Denny said, “all nascar fans are just looking for some consistency”
They've thrown cautions this year because a car scrapped the wall and kept going. The only thing consistent about Nascar decisions is that they are inconsistent.
I think NASCAR didn’t want to see another Nashville. Having a 15 place car win the race because of fuel. It was looking like every restart was going to cause a caution.
That's what I was figuring as well. Short of the car being in the way of the field, they weren't going to throw the caution until the field saw the white flag.
True, but I do feel like these last 2 seasons have been pretty bad compared to normal. This year being one of the worst I can remember in a long time. It's been an absolute mess.
Honestly I think Elton Sawyer will be removed from Nascar sooner than later. Or at least I hope so. I said it last season he needed to be gone and had some people say it wasn't that bad. I don't think they are saying that anymore.
I cannot wait to hear him talk about Richmond. He’s right that Nascar will never be taken seriously if people can do what Dillon did tonight. It’s like a blatant pass interference or Flagrant foul call, not being called. Why can’t Nascar start calling flagrant fouls?
Yup, I would only be okay with Dillion's move if it was a different type of Motorsport known as Banger Racing. Def not as professional but Hella fun to watch
Once again, I watch a Nascar race on TV and get all caught up in the craziness, then I don't get to see the last 2 laps. I don't get USA network. Once again, as a lifelong Nascar fan, I didn't get to see the end of the race. Seriously, WTF!? If you commit to show a Nascar race, no matter what, you should show the entire race. It's like Nascar is trying to make me like them less and less. I've always loved Nascar. Bristol Motor Speedway is practically in my back yard. Nascar has always been a part of my life. I don't understand trying to push fans away. That's exactly what their doing. Back in the day, this never happened! The checkered flag was always thrown on the same damn channel the green was.
They honestly could have penalized 3 different cars on that restart. That said I swear sometimes Nascar just can't admit when they make a mistake. Just look at the incident earlier this race when they gave drivers incorrect information for the blend line or even last weekend when they had an entire section of pit lane that essentially had a different speed limit.
i enjoyed NBC's coverage about fuel and strategy. When you see Brad in the lead with that empty fuel icon next to his name while holding off the charging kyle and blaney- very fun watch.
You keep saying Blaney should have one the race. He came in THIRD; he couldn’t even hold off Reddick for second, and Reddick was BEHIND Blaney. Dugh!!!
I am a big fan of the show, How many cars did Larson pass?😂😂I don’t think Larson ran a fuel mileage race .Wait a minute Larson did save some fuel while setting up passes. Larson drove a good race.
That's just silly. Why would he pick the bottom and give up the better position? No way that's fair. Fair would be allowing Blaney to have that bottom lane after Brad pitted.
@@GrunkyMcSaucy He took it because it was the best choice at the time. He also had better tires and was in a better spot fuel wise than Brad. But even if he doesn't, at least it came to a guy who earned that position. Hopefully Nascar goes and fixes their rule, but zero excuse it shouldn't have already been in place. Nascar took the choose rule format from other lower leagues. All which already have a rule in place for these situations. No excuse for not already having it as well.
Not a Hamlin fan as a driver but I’m impressed with his knowledge and ability to explain things. I respect him. I’d like to see NASCAR put on a race with all Xfinity cars driven by all Cup drivers. That will never happen because it would “out” NASCAR for fielding a crappy Cup car.
I may not agree with Hamlin on everything, but this one he hit 100% on. Check the comments on all those NASCAR videos from one week to the next. Its the same people bitching one week and then going "wow NASCAR did good!" the next because of who won!
@@fred-ts9pb If Tyler Reddick had gotten passed Larson and Blaney when he came running, those people would be the first screaming for a caution, how NASCAR wants Toyota/23XI to win, how racing is fixed, how they don't deserve it.... it's such a stupid double standard.
He was having a tough time passing Blaney before. But even if, I don't think that's the point. If he passes him and earns it it's whatever. But with what happened it just didn't feel right with how he got it.
Ur the #11 that dropped like a rock and wrecked 😂 it was so cool watching Larson just pass ur ass like nothing must of been awesome watching the back of the winning car #5 going to the front🏁
do u know how television rights, and TH-cam policy works lmao. As soon as any footage from nbc is detected on another channel, it will be striked. Even when given consent, systems still flag videos with footage from other networks
I like Denny being and sticking to himself completely. Although i have to say complaining about fuel milage isnt complete fair and sounds a bit to being grumpy and not having the luck on his side lately. The Brickyard has been like this for years, and some races turn out to be fuel milage races and thats also the fun of 36 races imo. It's like that in other racing classes aswell, some are more driver oriented and some are more strategy oriented. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose..
Thank you Denny for not being afraid to speak your mind. The Brickyard was easily the most frustrating race I’ve seen in a long time and the officiating inconsistencies over the course of the last few laps was borderline laughable. Larson was probably going to win anyway , but that was a lot of officiating gifts in a very short period of time.
Denny sounded more pissed that Larson won than he did not. 🥴 Nooooo we do not need another rule. In every sport, sometimes people lucky. NFL fans also complain about the officiating every season. It's all part of sports.
Larson didn't jump. The bump from Gilliland gives him a bump and Larson's rolling speed is slightly faster than Blaney so when they reach the end of the zone, and they take off, Larson rolls out to a slight lead. That's what made it look like Larson jumped, but I don't believe he did. I watched the replay like 5 times to see what happened and that's what I concluded.
Larson had no trouble passing 25 cars to get back to the front. Denny with the sour grapes again. F the overtime rules, too many times the best car gets robbed. It takes like 3 laps to get a restart. How many more crashes would have happened if they kept throwing yellows? Just end the race already.
That's because he was told to save fuel for some reason. Not sure if that was yet another Gustafson moment, or if Hendrick did him dirty. Most likely it was just Gustafson being Gustafson.
Everyone else was trying to save fuel. Once they started going full out again he couldn't get by then. He was stuck behind Blaney for quite some time and honestly if not for the late caution he likely doesn't win.
Blaney didnt take tires his last stop so his restarts are gonna suck. Blaney could have lined up behind Brad but he wanted front row so he got it. You cant win from the top Blaney said, but he took the top and didnt pick inside behind the 6.
The only time I recall seeing two wide stock cars at Indy was when they tested in '92, before they changed the apron in the corners. Maybe eventually we will get back to that kind of racing there. I'll try to keep booing you on Sundays, but listening to you on Tuesdays is making it more and more difficult. I wish NASCAR would take more advice from you.
My understanding of the hate for the qualifying process isn't about peoples favorite drivers getting screwed, it's that the whole concept is unnecessarily overly complicated. Like you shouldnt need more than a single sentence to explain how qualifying works.
I like this Denny. The driver is a different story. I'll give him his respect as a driver but I feel these r two different people and I enjoy him outside his car
In most forks of Motorsports today the Row slides forward. Even dirt now. It’s not more fair for the lone car to start on his own because once the lead car bails the next car is entitled to a front row start. The only fair way is to re rack the field and that’s a nightmare on time.
When will NASCAR Officials get it right? A rule is a rule. You beat your teammate because you jumped the start which means you cheated. 100% clear video evidence of you breaking the rules. Same thing happens this week and it’s oh well no big deal. Every driver in NASCAR should know every rule. Do your homework!
I think of everything the thing that pissed me off most was Kyle Busch's dive on the 11, ruined a good finish we were setting up to have. It's frustrating as a Brad fan. I get that he benefitted from chaos in Nashville, but this one was painful.
Nascar fan since 93. Im glad the cars are so much safer now but believe the best racing was 90s-early 2000s . Denny I appreciate your weekly insights they are very helpful. Was fan of the Earnhardt's then just a race watcher. I do wish you good finishes every week and a couple others. Again thanks for being a strong voice.
Denny, thanks for the warning that the Brickyard will be a one groove race. I get the Brickyard can be better with more passing, but I still enjoyed the race wondering when the #6 will run out of gas, Larson passing cars like crazy because of more fuel, and the different fuel strategies. It seems like it is a crapshoot planning stops to manage fuel to make it at the end of the race because of the number of potential cautions due to drivers being more aggressive or cars running out of fuel.
Can a fellow nascar fan lookup all the 2024 races that have had overtimes screw good races. It may be just Richmond, Nashville, Texas, and Indianapolis but I’m not sure. Edit: Holy crap I ran the percentage rate on the screwed up overtime finishes over the races that they have ran so far and it’s at 18-19 percent. I’m almost positive that I’ve missed some bad overtimes too.
First off, Denny, I always enjoy this podcast. Love your analysis and explanations and your candid commentary. At first I absolutely thought the 5 jumped. (as in yelling at the tv that he jumped it) Then rewatching it my next thought was Blaney started to go and then after just an instant balked maybe in doubt as to whether he was actually the control car. Thanks Denny for clearing up what the SMT data revealed re that 1 or 2 mph edge for the 5 . Agree it didnt matter at the end of the day. Unless the 5 totally fubared the restart, he was gonna come out of that with the edge 1 st question is this - so if the 5 and 12 fire at exactly the same time, isnt that technically a violation by the 5? I always thought the rule is that the leader has to fire first but I guess its just the just that noone can fire before the leader (?) Also, re the 6 - watching the race I was more than half expecting that the 6 would sputter when he tried to restart and accordion if not wreck the inside line. If they just stack up, Blaney is gone even though he restarted up top. If they actually wreck ,then Blaney chooses bottom on the ensuing restart. The bigger question is how the 6 ever go so far beyond the expected fuel window to begin with especially since he was the leader for a significant number of laps. Yall were saving like heck to try and go 48, the 6 is out there leading and went what , like 56 or something crazy, and these are 2.5 mile laps. I know Brad has always been good at extending on fuel, but holy cow. And the 6 waiting so long to give up hope and go ahead and pit I mean at that point stay out and pull down to the apron immediately is fairer to the 12 than for the 6 pull off that late and move the whole inside line up. And the guy that got screwed was another Ford ! As soon as that caution fell they couldnt have possibly thought they would be able to finish without pitting. At Nashville when the 11 was praying they could make it but then heard the 19 had balked on the prior restart so they realized they also HAD to pit, neither the 11 nor the 19 waited until 100 yards from the green flag to finally pull off. Should they consider making it a rule that if you take the one to go then you are committed to attempt the restart and cant pit coming to green And oh yeah, not throwing the caution when the 41 wrecked was just an awful decision
Nascar has gotten to get there crap together and gotta be more consistent with the calls. I'm a Larson fan but I wanna see fair races with fair calls. Nascar also has to do something about passing o.because the Xfinity put on a better race Saturday. Pretty sad you could have the fastest car and still finish 10th because it's impossible to pass. We need smaller tires and more HP. And thanks Denny this podcast is awesome
I think the no slide up rule is all good until the top 3 choose bottom and P4 starts on the front row and gets to take first in a similar situation. Then everyone will be pissed again.
You might hate it getting on and doing the show the next morning sometimes and I get it. But from a fans point of view it's awesome. It's still fresh in your head . And you say what you think . I think it's cool. And yes they should have thrown that yellow at the end before they did.
All the leaders could have pitted and got gas and tires when Larson did. Blaney also chose his fate when he picked the top lane, knowing Brad would run out of gas. Larson was faster than Blaney and would have one if the race went green.
What happened to Blaney, in this race, is one of the many reasons that Carl Edwards quit ( not retired ) NASCAR. I love this sport, but you have to admit that its not athlete against athlete anymore. Someone else pulls the stings and the best man does not win.
I have zero problems with the way the race ended. Half of the field was running on fumes by that point and quite frankly I was done. My issue was with how NASCAR handled the first restart. They should have waved off the green flag when Brad pitted with the pace car. They do that and the red flag likely never happens.
You didn't make sense..Brad said he didn't know that his car was acting up till just after last corner before restart...therefore he went ahead and went to pit instead of staying out and really make a big ass mess with cars piling up on him..its just one of those crazy racing moments
Fan of Hamlin who doesn't have a championship calling Larson of Golden Boy who has a championship Cup, has won practically everything he competes in and is a much better driver than Hamlin Wow what a surprise.🙄🥱 Haters gonna hate. 😁
I think the Caution button presser should be on camera and mic'd up. I wanna see and hear what was said to that guy pressing the button, 100% of the time
Most dirt tracks in this country use what is called a Delaware Restart. The leader when a caution comes out is on the front row by himself and everyone else is double file behind him.
Get rid of stages. Add more HP. Too many rain delays start these races earlier. Nobody thinks this is a good product and nothing is being done about it.
I'm actually surprised Nascar doesn't allow the 2nd place car to move over when that happens or allow them to choose again. I only say that because most of not all the other leagues that Nascar copied the choose rule from have something like that. I think it will be added in the future, but amazes me they let something like that slip by.
Blaney got shafted, with the 6 pealing off they should have ran another caution lap to reset the field in so that Blaney has time to decide where he wants to line up which the rule states he was intitled to do so, then also Kyle launches before Blaney which was against the rule because Blaney was the control car. Blaney has a legitimate grip!
I’m a diehard Kyle Larson fan, I’ve been a fan of his since he was in the 42, but there should have been another overtime restart. NASCAR should have thrown the caution when the 41 spun initially. Not when they were about to pass him with 1 to go. That’s just my two cents
When talking about the merge rule, Deny says his understanding is the racing surface is above the line, which I would agree with. But they never counter with the email specifically saying that cars can swing above the line
The racing there was good until 2009. After that until 2017 races were mostly dubs.2017-2020 were actually decent. In my opinion this last weeks was on par with early/mid 2000s Brickyard.
You can't really dictate when crashes happen that turn the races into fuel milage battles though. So, what do you do? It's not like someone is out there making this happen, it's organic and as a fan, especially with the gimmicks they've put in place over the recent years, it's nice having organic events shake things up. I mean, the stages are gimmicks, the playoff elimination is a gimmich and so is the championship race. I'll lett he stages go, but the other two? They both need the boot. Keep the point system, add 3 pts for leading the most laps, 1 pt for leading a lap and 1 pt for pole position, then give another 10 pts to race winners, but get rid of the playoff. Let's see what this system looks like in a full season format!
I do expect NBC to finish the race on same channel
Yeah they could of waited a little with the obvious news about Sleepy Joe's drop out.
It’s a better money maker for NASCAR to have more eyes on races on channels accessible by HD antenna. The cords have all been cut; enough with propping up the dying USA Network. I feel like George’s girlfriend talking to him about Bozo: “Forget Bozo, George. Bozo's out. He's finished. It's *OVER* for Bozo.”
i didnt even get to see how it ended since i can only a watch a Recording of it on TH-cam TV it ended on a Red Flag for me then there was a Commercial Break but it said before the Commercial Break Your Local news next expect the West Coast Well that sucks is what i was thinking
@@RedBeardedJoe ohhh. I would been pissed for sure
@@RedBeardedJoeYeah, here om the West Coast we got some $#!+ house programs instead of news coverage like everyone else. They could have at least let the West Coast viewers alone and finish the race in its entirety there
I loved this race. Larson moving through the pack after an unscheduled pit stop put him behind was spectacular.
99.9% of the cars were half throttle is why he passed them. This car has killed racing, talladega was ruined because of half throttle. Larson wasn’t impressive if he passed them like he did at wilksboro last year then yea. Then nascar said here ya go it’s yours!!
@@tonyhuff3 I know why but it was still fun to watch and he continued to perform brilliantly even when the pace picked up. He was fast, and his game plan worked. Lining up behind Keselowski worked out but it’s not hard to imagine how that strategy could have gone horribly wrong.
The ending of that was ridiculous. That car was parked on the backstretch, without movement, for 3/4 of a lap. Any other time, nascar throws the yellow BEFORE the white. This time, they let the field take the white and then almost immediately throw the yellow to end of race? As Denny said, “all nascar fans are just looking for some consistency”
I think they didn't want a repeat of Nashville and quite frankly I don't blame them.
@@TheForeverRanger get rid of overtime if they don't want a repeat
They've thrown cautions this year because a car scrapped the wall and kept going. The only thing consistent about Nascar decisions is that they are inconsistent.
No you fans just cry and moan no matter what consistency they try to provide....
@@truckercowboyed2638 Nascar objectively has been inconsistent with ruling for 50 years.
I gotta admit, I don't like Denny the racer, but I do enjoy Denny the podcaster.
We will take that. Thanks for watching.
I’m starting to like the driver.
Ok..I agree. He is a total A hole on the track lately.
I was thinking the same thing about Denny
He's a heel driver for sure, but that's what makes him interesting.
Say what you want, but Hamlin is likeable. He talks like a regular guy. I bet he is cool asf to hang around with
not
@@rich873 u hung out with denny in person?
I doubt it ...
@@salmenda the people above me proved your point
You have no idea what a regular guy is bro
I think NASCAR didn’t want to see another Nashville. Having a 15 place car win the race because of fuel. It was looking like every restart was going to cause a caution.
That's what I was figuring as well. Short of the car being in the way of the field, they weren't going to throw the caution until the field saw the white flag.
Absolutely 💯 TRUTH
If they did then yeah alot of cars probably would've pitted and then maybe another caution then just ughhhh enddd ittt😂😂
Did you see larsons burnout? He had enough fuel 😅
@@brentbarnett7319 Oh Larson was fine. It was all the 112 lap cars that would've been in trouble
Denny… dunno if u read comments but thanks for your podcast. It’s always interesting to hear and no shoving of opinions down our throats. Keep it up
Thanks for watching.
I might be a chase fan but denny is definitely growing on me he speaks the facts and is really knowledgeable the man knows what he is talking about
Same, when I was at Dover I was sad that chase didn't win but was happy for Denny
Thank you, Denny for clarifying and bringing some other things to light. Enjoy your time away, wherever you end up going.
Not one major sport exists where all of the calls are consistent.
That’s fair
Getting mad at the Ref is as old as sports.
The other major sports don't send out an email right before the event that blurs the rules....... That was absolutely retarded
Very good point
True, but I do feel like these last 2 seasons have been pretty bad compared to normal. This year being one of the worst I can remember in a long time. It's been an absolute mess.
O have just gained that much more respect for Hamlin in the past months! Thx for speaking out
I'm just tired of having to hear Elton Sawyer explain the interpretation of the rules every week.
Honestly I think Elton Sawyer will be removed from Nascar sooner than later. Or at least I hope so. I said it last season he needed to be gone and had some people say it wasn't that bad. I don't think they are saying that anymore.
I cannot wait to hear him talk about Richmond. He’s right that Nascar will never be taken seriously if people can do what Dillon did tonight. It’s like a blatant pass interference or Flagrant foul call, not being called.
Why can’t Nascar start calling flagrant fouls?
Yup, I would only be okay with Dillion's move if it was a different type of Motorsport known as Banger Racing. Def not as professional but Hella fun to watch
Once again, I watch a Nascar race on TV and get all caught up in the craziness, then I don't get to see the last 2 laps. I don't get USA network. Once again, as a lifelong Nascar fan, I didn't get to see the end of the race. Seriously, WTF!? If you commit to show a Nascar race, no matter what, you should show the entire race. It's like Nascar is trying to make me like them less and less. I've always loved Nascar. Bristol Motor Speedway is practically in my back yard. Nascar has always been a part of my life. I don't understand trying to push fans away. That's exactly what their doing. Back in the day, this never happened! The checkered flag was always thrown on the same damn channel the green was.
Ahh, cause of joe Biden
Hamlin jumped the start at Richmond I’ll tell you that. If nascar doesn’t call that why would they call this one?
They honestly could have penalized 3 different cars on that restart. That said I swear sometimes Nascar just can't admit when they make a mistake. Just look at the incident earlier this race when they gave drivers incorrect information for the blend line or even last weekend when they had an entire section of pit lane that essentially had a different speed limit.
i enjoyed NBC's coverage about fuel and strategy. When you see Brad in the lead with that empty fuel icon next to his name while holding off the charging kyle and blaney- very fun watch.
Stole it from F1 but yeah it makes sense..
Im here for Dh having to look at the Kyle Larson sticker
It's funny how nascar will put out a caution for a candy wrapper but won't call a caution like when the 41 wrecked.
Consistently inconsistent!!
👍👍If you would have had this podcast years ago you would have definitely had a lot more fans…….myself included. Thanks for all your insight.
You keep saying Blaney should have one the race. He came in THIRD; he couldn’t even hold off Reddick for second, and Reddick was BEHIND Blaney. Dugh!!!
I am a big fan of the show, How many cars did Larson pass?😂😂I don’t think Larson ran a fuel mileage race .Wait a minute Larson did save some fuel while setting up passes. Larson drove a good race.
I would love to see a race where the Cup drivers race the Xfinity cars. I think they would put on a heckuva show.
That’s an interesting idea…
DBC has said the same!
one race, a full 40 car field of cup drivers in the xfinity. Try something new. It can happen
And put the Xfinity guys in the Cup cars.
Denny Hamlin is awesome!!! Hall of Famer..and an owner!!! Hamlin is NASCAR
Blaney could have chosen the bottom. He had the selection. Not unfair.
That's just silly. Why would he pick the bottom and give up the better position? No way that's fair. Fair would be allowing Blaney to have that bottom lane after Brad pitted.
@kyleraymer5581 If he wasn't going to win on the top why would he ever take it?
@@GrunkyMcSaucy He took it because it was the best choice at the time. He also had better tires and was in a better spot fuel wise than Brad. But even if he doesn't, at least it came to a guy who earned that position. Hopefully Nascar goes and fixes their rule, but zero excuse it shouldn't have already been in place. Nascar took the choose rule format from other lower leagues. All which already have a rule in place for these situations. No excuse for not already having it as well.
But if Denny was in larson's shoes..this argument would be Waaayyyyy different!!!
Exactly 👏🏻
Hypocrisy, right?
Not a Hamlin fan as a driver but I’m impressed with his knowledge and ability to explain things. I respect him. I’d like to see NASCAR put on a race with all Xfinity cars driven by all Cup drivers. That will never happen because it would “out” NASCAR for fielding a crappy Cup car.
I may not agree with Hamlin on everything, but this one he hit 100% on. Check the comments on all those NASCAR videos from one week to the next. Its the same people bitching one week and then going "wow NASCAR did good!" the next because of who won!
If the drivers had been switched the hendrick clan would be crying. As you say, it's depends who wins.
@@fred-ts9pb If Tyler Reddick had gotten passed Larson and Blaney when he came running, those people would be the first screaming for a caution, how NASCAR wants Toyota/23XI to win, how racing is fixed, how they don't deserve it.... it's such a stupid double standard.
@@fred-ts9pbbelieve it or not, even the many of the Hendrick fans (myself included) agreed it was pretty messed up.
I think if the 5 was on the outside on a restart he would have still won 🤷🏼♂️
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Yeah I agree, the ending was sloppy for sure but ultimately Larson still would have won this race regardless
He was having a tough time passing Blaney before. But even if, I don't think that's the point. If he passes him and earns it it's whatever. But with what happened it just didn't feel right with how he got it.
Ur the #11 that dropped like a rock and wrecked 😂 it was so cool watching Larson just pass ur ass like nothing must of been awesome watching the back of the winning car #5 going to the front🏁
Would love to get a tv in there so highlights and talking points from the previous race can be eshown and explained by Denny
do u know how television rights, and TH-cam policy works lmao. As soon as any footage from nbc is detected on another channel, it will be striked. Even when given consent, systems still flag videos with footage from other networks
I like Denny being and sticking to himself completely. Although i have to say complaining about fuel milage isnt complete fair and sounds a bit to being grumpy and not having the luck on his side lately. The Brickyard has been like this for years, and some races turn out to be fuel milage races and thats also the fun of 36 races imo. It's like that in other racing classes aswell, some are more driver oriented and some are more strategy oriented. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose..
What a crazy race that was to watch! I was rooting for Brad to finish it out.
Thank you Denny for not being afraid to speak your mind. The Brickyard was easily the most frustrating race I’ve seen in a long time and the officiating inconsistencies over the course of the last few laps was borderline laughable. Larson was probably going to win anyway , but that was a lot of officiating gifts in a very short period of time.
NASCAR's most consistent thing is it's inconsistency. Been that way since the early 80's.
What do you mean Blamy was going to win he couldn't even get second.
Denny sounded more pissed that Larson won than he did not. 🥴
Nooooo we do not need another rule. In every sport, sometimes people lucky. NFL fans also complain about the officiating every season. It's all part of sports.
I will never stop rooting for you Hamlin, I am your fan
That's if you didn't notice the photo and name on my profile lol
Same
Booo, go Kyle Larson baby
@@mathewhosier9739boooo you stink
@@mathewhosier9739respect to the Kyle fan for watching the DH podcast
If Larson take the top he would fine away to beat Ryan
Larson didn't jump. The bump from Gilliland gives him a bump and Larson's rolling speed is slightly faster than Blaney so when they reach the end of the zone, and they take off, Larson rolls out to a slight lead. That's what made it look like Larson jumped, but I don't believe he did. I watched the replay like 5 times to see what happened and that's what I concluded.
Larson had no trouble passing 25 cars to get back to the front. Denny with the sour grapes again. F the overtime rules, too many times the best car gets robbed. It takes like 3 laps to get a restart. How many more crashes would have happened if they kept throwing yellows? Just end the race already.
Blaney hesitated and hoping for a re reack . larson got a huge bump from behind and took off. Caught blaney sleeping 😂
thank the lord for Denny Hamlin . CUP NEEDS XFINITY CAR WITH 850HP
Honestly I love the pod,there are times where denny pisses me off when hes racing on the track but hes worth the price of admisson. Respect.
Chase Elliott was on the same strategy as Larson and didn’t make any headway like Kyle.
That's because he was told to save fuel for some reason. Not sure if that was yet another Gustafson moment, or if Hendrick did him dirty. Most likely it was just Gustafson being Gustafson.
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Denny basically explained exactly how I felt when they threw the caution on the final lap.
Larson seemed fine in traffic blowing by you guys
Everyone else was trying to save fuel. Once they started going full out again he couldn't get by then. He was stuck behind Blaney for quite some time and honestly if not for the late caution he likely doesn't win.
Blaney didnt take tires his last stop so his restarts are gonna suck. Blaney could have lined up behind Brad but he wanted front row so he got it. You cant win from the top Blaney said, but he took the top and didnt pick inside behind the 6.
The only time I recall seeing two wide stock cars at Indy was when they tested in '92, before they changed the apron in the corners. Maybe eventually we will get back to that kind of racing there.
I'll try to keep booing you on Sundays, but listening to you on Tuesdays is making it more and more difficult. I wish NASCAR would take more advice from you.
How is it Denny everyvweek says "you cant pass" but Larson does it every week😂
Cause Larson is much much much better driver than Hamlin.
That simple.
Let’s not discredit Riley. It’s HIS dirt background that helped him keep that control when sideways
True
So entirely disappointed. Sending you hugs!
My understanding of the hate for the qualifying process isn't about peoples favorite drivers getting screwed, it's that the whole concept is unnecessarily overly complicated. Like you shouldnt need more than a single sentence to explain how qualifying works.
That’s a fair point.
Totally agree!
A car with a faster lap time, assuming there were no penalties, should never start behind a guy with a slower time.
Old tires was a thing too. It was not just fuel because Blaney couldnt get going
Denny you have benefitted plenty of times from a well times caution
I’m with Denny 100 percent on this. I do personally love the strategy behind racing but I don’t think most casual fans can appreciate it
I like this Denny. The driver is a different story. I'll give him his respect as a driver but I feel these r two different people and I enjoy him outside his car
I feel the same way!
Always wanted to go to a race and scream, "Go Danny Hemlin" when he walks by me in the pits. Hehe.
Are you 7??
@@mastodon98 A very mature 7. Like a prodigy.
In most forks of Motorsports today the Row slides forward. Even dirt now. It’s not more fair for the lone car to start on his own because once the lead car bails the next car is entitled to a front row start. The only fair way is to re rack the field and that’s a nightmare on time.
When will NASCAR Officials get it right? A rule is a rule. You beat your teammate because you jumped the start which means you cheated. 100% clear video evidence of you breaking the rules. Same thing happens this week and it’s oh well no big deal. Every driver in NASCAR should know every rule. Do your homework!
Denny love the show but seriously don’t you think the stages are half of the mileage issue? Get rid of stages and just race
When is nascar going to bitch at nbc for stopping there brodcast
I think of everything the thing that pissed me off most was Kyle Busch's dive on the 11, ruined a good finish we were setting up to have. It's frustrating as a Brad fan. I get that he benefitted from chaos in Nashville, but this one was painful.
Nascar fan since 93. Im glad the cars are so much safer now but believe the best racing was 90s-early 2000s . Denny I appreciate your weekly insights they are very helpful. Was fan of the Earnhardt's then just a race watcher. I do wish you good finishes every week and a couple others. Again thanks for being a strong voice.
Denny, thanks for the warning that the Brickyard will be a one groove race.
I get the Brickyard can be better with more passing, but I still enjoyed the race wondering when the #6 will run out of gas, Larson passing cars like crazy because of more fuel, and the different fuel strategies.
It seems like it is a crapshoot planning stops to manage fuel to make it at the end of the race because of the number of potential cautions due to drivers being more aggressive or cars running out of fuel.
Of all drivers I wanna see race a modified at my local short track, Stafford - Denny would be tops
Can a fellow nascar fan lookup all the 2024 races that have had overtimes screw good races. It may be just Richmond, Nashville, Texas, and Indianapolis but I’m not sure.
Edit: Holy crap I ran the percentage rate on the screwed up overtime finishes over the races that they have ran so far and it’s at 18-19 percent. I’m almost positive that I’ve missed some bad overtimes too.
Denny you won Pocono last year the same way with the same Preece spin
As far as taking a vacation in another country, the Philippines comes to mind.
So what do you think about a push to pass option for this car? Add 50 hp and top it out at say 180 seconds per race.
First off, Denny, I always enjoy this podcast. Love your analysis and explanations and your candid commentary.
At first I absolutely thought the 5 jumped. (as in yelling at the tv that he jumped it) Then rewatching it my next thought was Blaney started to go and then after just an instant balked maybe in doubt as to whether he was actually the control car. Thanks Denny for clearing up what the SMT data revealed re that 1 or 2 mph edge for the 5 . Agree it didnt matter at the end of the day. Unless the 5 totally fubared the restart, he was gonna come out of that with the edge
1 st question is this - so if the 5 and 12 fire at exactly the same time, isnt that technically a violation by the 5? I always thought the rule is that the leader has to fire first but I guess its just the just that noone can fire before the leader (?)
Also, re the 6 - watching the race I was more than half expecting that the 6 would sputter when he tried to restart and accordion if not wreck the inside line. If they just stack up, Blaney is gone even though he restarted up top. If they actually wreck ,then Blaney chooses bottom on the ensuing restart. The bigger question is how the 6 ever go so far beyond the expected fuel window to begin with especially since he was the leader for a significant number of laps. Yall were saving like heck to try and go 48, the 6 is out there leading and went what , like 56 or something crazy, and these are 2.5 mile laps. I know Brad has always been good at extending on fuel, but holy cow.
And the 6 waiting so long to give up hope and go ahead and pit I mean at that point stay out and pull down to the apron immediately is fairer to the 12 than for the 6 pull off that late and move the whole inside line up. And the guy that got screwed was another Ford ! As soon as that caution fell they couldnt have possibly thought they would be able to finish without pitting. At Nashville when the 11 was praying they could make it but then heard the 19 had balked on the prior restart so they realized they also HAD to pit, neither the 11 nor the 19 waited until 100 yards from the green flag to finally pull off. Should they consider making it a rule that if you take the one to go then you are committed to attempt the restart and cant pit coming to green
And oh yeah, not throwing the caution when the 41 wrecked was just an awful decision
I agree with Danny this time they need to speed the cars up more power to the drivers and let them race
I agree with pretty much everything Dennis said except I think Brad had enough to finish if it stays green.
GWC finishes and stages are a gimmick.
Nascar has gotten to get there crap together and gotta be more consistent with the calls. I'm a Larson fan but I wanna see fair races with fair calls. Nascar also has to do something about passing o.because the Xfinity put on a better race Saturday. Pretty sad you could have the fastest car and still finish 10th because it's impossible to pass. We need smaller tires and more HP. And thanks Denny this podcast is awesome
I think the no slide up rule is all good until the top 3 choose bottom and P4 starts on the front row and gets to take first in a similar situation. Then everyone will be pissed again.
they should call this show Suctions Dickrimental with Denny Hamlin
You might hate it getting on and doing the show the next morning sometimes and I get it. But from a fans point of view it's awesome. It's still fresh in your head . And you say what you think . I think it's cool. And yes they should have thrown that yellow at the end before they did.
All the leaders could have pitted and got gas and tires when Larson did. Blaney also chose his fate when he picked the top lane, knowing Brad would run out of gas. Larson was faster than Blaney and would have one if the race went green.
Let's go Denny! Stay steady and race hard! I believe in you!
The number 5 should have got a penalty to because his right tires were over the white line on a pit stop
Elliott was way out there. Don’t recall Keselowski. Larson was on the line and not over it.
What happened to Blaney, in this race, is one of the many reasons that Carl Edwards quit ( not retired ) NASCAR. I love this sport, but you have to admit that its not athlete against athlete anymore. Someone else pulls the stings and the best man does not win.
race outcomes are often manipulated its obvious now
I have zero problems with the way the race ended. Half of the field was running on fumes by that point and quite frankly I was done. My issue was with how NASCAR handled the first restart. They should have waved off the green flag when Brad pitted with the pace car. They do that and the red flag likely never happens.
You didn't make sense..Brad said he didn't know that his car was acting up till just after last corner before restart...therefore he went ahead and went to pit instead of staying out and really make a big ass mess with cars piling up on him..its just one of those crazy racing moments
But didn't talk much about Larson's win😂
Lmao. THE GOLDEN BOY!
@@paulbowen7539 is Golden Boy intended as an insult? Larson is awesome.
Fan of Hamlin who doesn't have a championship calling Larson of Golden Boy who has a championship Cup, has won practically everything he competes in and is a much better driver than Hamlin
Wow what a surprise.🙄🥱
Haters gonna hate. 😁
@matthewjohnston1400 no not at all. He's a great wheel man.
I’m with you Denny… Let them run out/crash and let the racing GODS pick a WINNER 🤣 💯48 Fan lol … pokin the bear!
I hate Hamlin on Sunday and love him on Monday. Great podcast.
Guess it’s a love-hate relationship with Denny! Sundays are for rivalries, Mondays are for podcasts! Appreciate you tuning in.
I think the Caution button presser should be on camera and mic'd up. I wanna see and hear what was said to that guy pressing the button, 100% of the time
The inconsistency is so bad it makes you wonder if a high ranking NASCAR official is involved in some major betting/rigging of races
Most dirt tracks in this country use what is called a Delaware Restart. The leader when a caution comes out is on the front row by himself and everyone else is double file behind him.
Cautions with 10 laps or less to go should be single file restarts. Multiple green white checkers are stupid.
Get rid of stages. Add more HP. Too many rain delays start these races earlier. Nobody thinks this is a good product and nothing is being done about it.
This 💯
The straightaway speed and corner speed are too close.
Blaney was basically lined up 3rd, while being in 2nd 😂😂
I'm actually surprised Nascar doesn't allow the 2nd place car to move over when that happens or allow them to choose again. I only say that because most of not all the other leagues that Nascar copied the choose rule from have something like that. I think it will be added in the future, but amazes me they let something like that slip by.
Denny is right about everything in this episode. I was horrified that they didn't throw that yellow at the end. So dangerous.
They did throw the caution at the end.
You were horrified? Really? Genuinely?
Oh horrified even ...what a clown
Oh the humanity! Hahahahaha
At least now we know what Jordan was doing on pit box while you were racing she was planning your vacation! lol
What difference does it make if Larson got the bottom due to keslowski running out of gas blaney would still be on the outside of either driver
Blaney got shafted, with the 6 pealing off they should have ran another caution lap to reset the field in so that Blaney has time to decide where he wants to line up which the rule states he was intitled to do so, then also Kyle launches before Blaney which was against the rule because Blaney was the control car. Blaney has a legitimate grip!
I’m a diehard Kyle Larson fan, I’ve been a fan of his since he was in the 42, but there should have been another overtime restart. NASCAR should have thrown the caution when the 41 spun initially. Not when they were about to pass him with 1 to go. That’s just my two cents
Indy could have painted the second line of the pit merge with yellow paint instead of multiple white lines.
When talking about the merge rule, Deny says his understanding is the racing surface is above the line, which I would agree with. But they never counter with the email specifically saying that cars can swing above the line
I’ll ask for is at least another 4-5 years of goat Hamlin on the track #a11in
The racing there was good until 2009. After that until 2017 races were mostly dubs.2017-2020 were actually decent. In my opinion this last weeks was on par with early/mid 2000s Brickyard.
You can't really dictate when crashes happen that turn the races into fuel milage battles though. So, what do you do? It's not like someone is out there making this happen, it's organic and as a fan, especially with the gimmicks they've put in place over the recent years, it's nice having organic events shake things up.
I mean, the stages are gimmicks, the playoff elimination is a gimmich and so is the championship race. I'll lett he stages go, but the other two? They both need the boot. Keep the point system, add 3 pts for leading the most laps, 1 pt for leading a lap and 1 pt for pole position, then give another 10 pts to race winners, but get rid of the playoff. Let's see what this system looks like in a full season format!