I’m frustrated by the ongoing conversation about Ford's "struggles" when, in reality, Chevrolet has faced even greater challenges. Aside from Hendrick Motorsports, consider the following: Trackhouse has generally been underwhelming, RCR has performed terribly, JTG's performance has significantly declined this year, and Spire has been dismal apart from Hocevar. Kaulig Racing has consistently placed around 30th. Outside of Hendrick, Chevrolet's performance has been dreadful.
Only one of those typically shows speed consistently, and only half the team at that. Spire and Kaulig are always a joke and RCR is always hit or miss.
I agree with everything except partially Spire. LaJoie hasn't been dreadful, he's part of that cluster of cars that interchangeably ends up 20th in points each week. Though Berry, McDowell and Gilliland have begun to separate themselves. Zane Smith? Let's not talk about him lol
I think Trackhouse Purchases another Charter and throws SVG in there. They will let Zane Smith drive the Xfinity Car and be there to fill the 99 seat in 2026 if Suarez doesn't pan out.
I am hoping Gragson goes to 23XI since Toyota has a strong alliance with Bass Pro, I really do not want to see Herbst in Cup! He may bring sponsorship, but I don't feel he is worthy of a Cup ride.
I feel like he is wrecking them on purpose too. Ain't no way you're luck is that bad in a B-/C+ team. RCR looked better last year, Busch looked better last year, he frees himself up from all distractions and gets worse? Ain't no way.
@dethangel88 its really stupid to believe that a driver is intentionally ruining themselves. Busch as a record braking win streak to keep alive. He isnt the type to let that slip away. Also rcr has been on a down trend since summer last year they are falling behind on development.
@Carlovingbozo8 My perspective is, especially when we see drivers out there outperforming the equipment they're in. Busch should be doing as well as Larson was doing at Ganassi. Instead he's letting his temperament get to him, he seems like he is just giving up. Maybe it's time for him to retire after all. Who knows, I wanted good things to happen for him.
From spoiling who his future teammate would be to spoiling the hopes of anyone else even entertaining the idea of holding a lobster that weekend, regardless of series
I really hope, SOON, we get a wet weather policy in place, where NASCAR is not making up the rules as we go. Most importantly I want the teams to be able to competitively pit for new wet tires when they want, or take the chance to slicks. NASCAR stock racing in my opinion sucks out so much strategy with stages, competition cautions, etc... and the wet weather tire has come along, but they need to spend the money to test properly, and lay down a rule book. Stock the car, not the racing.
I would love to see that too, but as the NBC booth mentioned on the broadcast, competitive pit stops under wet conditions on pit road literally puts a couple hundred lives at imminent risk. Yes, there is risk in dry conditions as well, but it goes up exponentially when pit road is wet. That said, my biggest question was, since NASCAR knew the traffic on the track would aid in the drying process, once the big puddles of water were off, did they not bring the air titans down to dry off Pit Road? It would seem 1) that should be a higher priority since there would be less traffic there, and 2) with the comparatively small area to dry, it should be a process they could have accomplished under the several yellow laps they ran before throwing the green.
Exactly! They ruined this race by running so many laps under caution and dictating the pit stops like they did. I was so stunned when they kept on with that micromanagement. Ruined the race.
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va agreed. Best thing they could do is send Hill away, go down to one car in cup and open a third charter in Xfinity. Put Austin and Ty in Xfinity RCR equipment, and if they still can’t cut it, move them to management or PR. If they can cut it, then that’s great. I for one would be interested in watching the Dillon brothers battle it out for a NASCAR title. But it will never happen in cup.
My father and I were at NHMS this past weekend. It’s a regular trip for us. We actually left the track and headed home when the stands were cleared because of the lightning in the area. We continued to listen to the PRN broadcast on the car radio and were surprised, as were the PRN commentators, when the race restarted. Eric, I think you would enjoy a visit to NHMS. There is an interesting New England racing museum on the NHMS grounds.
Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson were sitting across from each other, talking about how they respect each other, racing, and championships. This was a few years ago at the Chili Bowl. History being repeated. Who else remembers this?
Larson was right telling him to shut up though cause everyone knows radio traffic is monitored. They say the wrong thing they get fined & docked points
This is why I call denny a hypocrite, if some one raced him that way he would be crying foul so hard. "No body races with any respect out thare" yeah denny and your the worst about it.
Same, I put him in my fantasy top 5 kinda as a joke then got really excited to see him actually running in the top five, then was very sad to see him fall😢
Look how many lanes were used under wet conditions They need to NOT Control when the Tire Changes are FORCED, let the Teams and Drivers make this call You are the MAN, I had given up on NASCAR Insights until I found your page some time back Should I ever get to see a race I want to meet you and shake your hand As I live is far north California there are not tracks close to me, Sears Point (LOL) being the nearest But as I am 64 this year I only have a handful of tracks I would pay to go see a race at Richmond, Dover, Las Vegas, Bristol, Charlotte, Darlington and the Glen Keep you the reporting as you make Nascar everything as I can no longer even get it on my TV as times
This was one of the most entertaining races of the year IMO. It was boring up until the rain hit, then we saw some insane racing. Josh Berry passed 16 cars in a couple of laps. I really wish NASCAR allows teams to make strategy on wet tires because that would be so much fun. NHMS in the wet reminded me of Bristol earlier this year. The Next Gen absolutely can race well on short ovals. You just need to change the tire/grip equation. Whenever there's rain or Bristol tires the racing is legendary.
Absolutely today proved it and if somebody could convince Goodyear in NASCAR that they refuse to mess with the tires on all tracks they're going to bring what they think will produce the best racing when they know it doesn't and look what they did on these rain tires how far did they go they ran a lot of labs number 20 and it's easy to see what Kyle Larson's problem is he burns his tires off his rear tire was gone and it was a great call by Cliff Daniels to tell NASCAR we need to come in and change tires and they did because that's Mr H's car we do what they say I loved it absolutely loved it and they even blew a motor in the 48 that hasn't happened in 250 races wonder why other Hendrix Motors in other cars blow up and theirs don't run.😂
Hamlin does that cuz he knows it gets under Larson's skin and that's cuz Larson's a p**** and won't fight back if he doesn't have a dominating car he just throws a baby fit we have to remember that I'm sure 11 didn't mean to do that cuz it was Larson Larson's tires were burned up on the back and were driving in these rain tires at 4 seconds slower than pace everybody was all over the field and how did we even finish this race with all these guys that can't drive or to s*** sliding wrecking and spinning out that was great I loved it I loved every minute of it you almost think that NASCAR won't let this happen again😂
Chase Elliott involved in a wreck Restarts 26th Recovers to 9-12th Bad restart Finishes 18th Hes so good at damage management He maintains his status as the only driver in the field to not finish 20th or worse in a single race or more
They're buying new motors at every race they think Justin's gonna be good at. Being on the Roush campus let's the RWR engineers go in and hand pick which of the available motors to buy. It may not seem like much, but it's allot better than prior. When they were buying and running mostly used motors/equipment.
As for the Groovy Guage, I am with you almost 100% (maybe 87%) on my part due to the unknowns and NASCAR not afraid to get their feet "wet" pun intended. We have to hand it to Nascar to roll the dice and play out the wet track scenario. Had it not been for team and fan's influence we may never have known the learning experience. There are times when you have to roll the dice by trial & error. Both NASCAR and its teams learned an insurmountable wealth of knowledge. Hopefully, we get to a point where a wet track becomes routine {within limits} and the crew chief makes the call in slick Vs tread!
Coming from an FRM fan: Todd Gilliland showed real speed today, running top 10 and sometimes even top 5 consistently today Unlucky for Michael McDowell, he was running around the same as gilliland, would’ve been a top 10. I’d much rather have had the race end under rain, McDowell p4, Gilliland p6. Gilliland is starting to show why I like him as a driver.
I agree Eric, Kyle needs a new crew chief. Never is a strong word, but they never get the car right, NEVER! Had a year to fix the New Hampshire setup, fix it or lose fans. Ridiculous!
That was the same storm that hit me last night. There was a small tornado, it ripped someone roof off. It was maybe 5 or 10 miles west of me. Stay safe Eric.
Here’s the main thing. Whenever Larson is at his best, he’s untouchable. Literally nobody can match his level. But whenever he has a shot at winning, it goes different ways. He either gets there or other drivers find a way to take him out. Whenever they see Larson charging through the field, they know how dangerous he’ll be if he gets clean air. The price you pay for being the best is that other drivers will try to bring you down. Larson is nowhere near a dirty driver at all. If he starts crashing cars every week, then I would understand the frustration from other drivers by beating and banging with him. But it seems like Larson isn’t the type of guy to retaliate no matter how bad the incident was. But then again, how much more is he gonna let this happen? At some point, the tolerance level has to change. It’s just like the classic example of how much are you gonna let the bully pick on you. The more you tolerate, the more abuse you’re gonna take.
I agree lemonjuice! I never even hear him get rattled over the radio & scream & cuss! But damn, his spotter was definitely Spot On today!! One of these races I think he probably will snap & I’m waiting for it! (Yeah, a little impatiently- lol)
Because Hamlin has no respect for anybody. Doored Larson 3 times over and ran him off the track. Larson is a champion, and he isn't yet. Then Hamlin will go and cry on his podcast saying nobody races with respect anymore when he doesn't either. Larson lets Hamlin push him around. At some point it has to stop, friend or not.
It was a good experiment on NASCAR'S part with the tires hopefully they can learn from this and let the teams afterwards other then the pitstop after the red flag ends to decide which tires they want.
I think Chevy gives nearly all their support to Hendrick which is why the other Chevy teams aren’t so great. Seems like Hendrick is the only tier 1 team for Chevrolet.
I agree, hopefully NASCAR will give the teams a little more rope to make their own tire decisions going forward. Pit stops in the cup series should always be competitive and teams should be able to make their own decision on when they feel comfortable enough to put slicks back on. If they wad up their car, it's on them.
I believe that was Nascar's biggest concern, if thèy let them use slick tires maybe the drivers will lose control and crash and bring more and more cautions
I attended the race today, hate to see my guy Rowdy struggling but I still had fun, glad I waited for the weather to clear as well s/o to Goodyear for the wet weather tires
Im a busch fan. And i got to say that rcrs strong suit if they have any is definitely not short tracks. Aside from the coliseum they are terrible. Im not suprised by what happened and have no hope left for rcr.
I’m still trying to figure out why New Hampshire Motor Speedway doesn’t have lights. I know they don’t run night races, but there have been several times when rain has affected a race and night was closing in. If there’s a reason why they don’t have lights, I’d like to know
@@JaredR1996 NASCAR needs to return to having the race in September. When they had two races, rain was never an issue that I can recall in September. I attended many "Short-track Saturdays" then. Those were, without question, the best value for race fans and the most complete racing package for a Cup weekend. Not one, for at least several years, had any rain, nor did the Sunday race. The crowd was very different for that race, also. I believe the time of year, which impacted the weather, brought a different feel. The continual issues of weather and lights that have been a part of this race for years did not arise. Up until last year, the race was run about a month later, also.
Start the race at 9 AM. Forget the west coast. Do a time delay broadcast for those folks. TV broadcasters said Nascar wanted to finish the race for the fans. I got a good laugh when I looked in the stands. More than 2/3 of the fans left early. They were afraid if they didn’t leave early they would have to drive home in the dark. Hitting a moose no good.
It was a career day for a few drivers. Todd Gilliland, Justin Haley, and Josh Berry were all in legit contention for the win late. I think Gilliland was particularly impressive; the strategy working out landed them the track position, but then he ran with the best of 'em and looked like he belonged there.
They ran on the oval banked part of the Charlotte track during the Roval Xfinity race during a down pour and nobody spun out except for the road course part… no excuses
Being there in person both Saturday and Sunday was amazing. The crowd’s energy was so so high even after the red flag. Very happy with how nascar handled it. The speedway’s text alerts were very appreciated, communicating to us that despite the severe weather conditions nascar had every intention of restarting the race as soon as the severe weather passed. Sure enough, seconds after I felt the last drop I heard the jets starting up.
Being in europe some race will not be live, this one wasn't because of the 6 hour at the glen. I love watching the groovy gage for knowing if I should watch the race or not
The race(after the rain) was great minus one aspect. Fans want to see talented drivers, display their skill in difficult and unfavorable conditions. And the best part is for the most part, they didn't go over line and turn it into a crash fest. However, Nascar needs to stop telling teams when they can or can't change tires. The strategy needs to stay with the teams. If Larson wants to put on slick tires let him. They can live with whatever consequences happen. It ruined a great aspect of the race. I really feel bad for Kyle Busch. Just not have his year. Looked like something just broke and sent him into the wall.
With my own eyes I saw briscoe hovering around 23rd to 30th the entire race, but when NASCAR puts on the “wet” tire he drives forward. This was a one off.
NBC's coverage was so much better than Fox. Other than a bit on Suarez there were no cut aways for fluff pieces. Really good analysis including speculating what the rain on the paint might do, which we saw when Gragson lost control.
I think the only one who had a worse day than Kyle is my guy Alex Bowman, finishing last. First HMS engine failure in 236 starts, and of course it happens to him. Big points hit. Starting to sweat again like last year with this bubble race tightening up.
I was at the track myself, come about 6pm est we all had given up and then we heard what dale jr said on twitter and seen the radar. That we were gonna get this race in. My friends and I had an 11 hour drive home straight after the race and I forced them to stay and make sure we had a winner before we left. There was a full on river underneath the turn 1 grandstands so I was shocked they got the race it but I’m beyond happy that we did! The wet weather tires were beyond fun to watch in person! (Vlog on my channel coming soon)
Getting back to racing in wet weather is fine but when you have no competition pit stops it makes for a dull race and better chances for restart chaos. I love that they have rain tires but until they get a tire that last longer than 20 laps and are able to have a dry pit lane to have competitive stops it’s all just a regulated race by NASCAR.
I think Hendrick's success masks the problems that Chevy might be having right now. Think about all the drivers who haven't won races yet that people expect to win a race at some point. if they are Chevy Drivers, it's probably Chastain and Bowman, and that's it. The rest of them have not been nearly good enough to be considered potential winners. Spire is mostly being held up by Carson Hocevar (a rookie in 23rd), JTG is down almost 10 spots from what they were last year. RCR is getting decked hard, especially in recent weeks, and Kaulig is so bad that both cars are being beat in the owners points by Rick Ware's 51 (which is also within striking distance of surpassing Corey Lajoie). Ross Chastain hasn't won yet, and honestly hasn't really looked like he can win anywhere just yet. Suarez had an epic finish at Atlanta, but even he is frustrated with the performance he has had this year outside of that. Simply put, Chevy, without Hendrick, might be the worst of the three manufacturers in NASCAR right now.
I thought the race was great; but NASCAR needs to quite running the cars around under caution forever when it only takes a few minutes to pick up debris or if a car just spins. They wasted a lot of laps just riding around under yellow.
Man what happened to RCR? They have fallen off so hard this year. Between them and Kaulig they were 4 of the 5 slowest cars on the track for the majority of that first stage.
The Busch RCR stuff reminds of when Bill Elliott went to race for junior johnson in 1992. Good results the first half of the year, absolutely fell apart the second half, then went winless the very next season. The same thing is currently happening with Kyle at RCR. Another case of nascar history repeating itself.
But Eric if NASCAR had a plan why did they not communicate with everyone on the track most fans like me left because we knew lightning was there and they were going to call the race. They have to do a better job at communicating these things.
3 SHR cars in the top 15 again. That's been trend over the last while. The races was great, but that were a lot of yellows on top of the red flag point. At least NASCAR didn't do like the FIA did at Le Mans last weekend, rain poorly down on the track, cars spinning out hitting walls.. and they penalized teams for putting wets of when the FIA still hadn't called it a wet track yet. I'm betting the FIA isn't paying bills for the damage caused by their stupidity...
For Kyle Busch, New Hampshire has been a love/hate relationship. He has won here before with Hendrick and Gibbs but also had several bad races. A few incidents include blowing right front tires in the Pedigree #18, wrecking while in the lead due to rain, which lead to Kyle hitting the pace car in frustration, a broken sway bar during the 2008 Chase that caused him to lose a big chunk of points, and today’s race where he was off the pace and not really in contention before crashing out.
I’m so happy NHMS is getting good races now. I know all the management guys at the track and it’s my home race, and they all work so hard and to see the track getting the races it deserves is just awesome!
Bell's win was a huge boost for me. I've been in a shelter lately but seeing my favorite driver win when I wear his hat every day got my mood wayyy up. Bell is easily going to be a multi-time champion, I'm calling it now
Love your videos. Keep up the great work. I have a challenge for you Eric. I double dog dare you to do an entire video with your hands tied behind your back. 😂
I was sure the race was going to be called when the rain started and turned it off and took a nap. Was shocked to find out there were ten laps left when i woke up over 2 hours later.
We said the same thing about Brad K in 2020 since he won New Hampshire, Richmond, and even Bristol (was really good on all short ovals). Phoenix comes and it slips from his grasp. I see a similar thing happening with Bell in this Championship
We left too, luckily we were sitting in traffic when we got the alert saying they were going to resume. We expected only a couple thousand to return (at most), were surprised to have the stands around us about 75% full from before the rain delay.
That's because they did. NASCAR waited 2 hours to consider making a decision. They completely ignored the severe weather and tornado warning. Absolutely disgusting the way they treated fans who left.
The fact that Bell and Briscoe finished 1-2 is hilarious with everything that happened this weekend
Nascar is rigged wake up
@@fordmfs if it's rigged stop watching. Wake up
I’m frustrated by the ongoing conversation about Ford's "struggles" when, in reality, Chevrolet has faced even greater challenges. Aside from Hendrick Motorsports, consider the following: Trackhouse has generally been underwhelming, RCR has performed terribly, JTG's performance has significantly declined this year, and Spire has been dismal apart from Hocevar. Kaulig Racing has consistently placed around 30th. Outside of Hendrick, Chevrolet's performance has been dreadful.
Yeah they have been awful
Only one of those typically shows speed consistently, and only half the team at that. Spire and Kaulig are always a joke and RCR is always hit or miss.
I agree with everything except partially Spire. LaJoie hasn't been dreadful, he's part of that cluster of cars that interchangeably ends up 20th in points each week. Though Berry, McDowell and Gilliland have begun to separate themselves.
Zane Smith? Let's not talk about him lol
@@Crush1084 as he spun out under caution lmao and wrecked a different time *Lajoie but yea hes been OK
@@bryanna-pw3zpjust keep in mind that he’s 29th in points when he was around 24th this time last year
Let's hope John Force is doing ok! Horrible wreck
RT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scary
Justin Haley and Todd gilland ran strong today 🎉
Two of four my cup reps I was a happy camper today
That 38 car was fast asf tonight 🎉
Haley will win eventually so will Gilliland
My boy Justin deserves more than what he is getting he could win a race soon
Imagine one of them win at Daytona in August
34: Josh Berry
36: Noah Gragson
38: Todd Gilliland
That’s a good FRM line up.
Josh Berry in the 36, keep mcdowell
@@iornlazer04McDowell is signed with Spire for next year
@@MonsterJamFan5000 shoot i forgot
I think Trackhouse Purchases another Charter and throws SVG in there. They will let Zane Smith drive the Xfinity Car and be there to fill the 99 seat in 2026 if Suarez doesn't pan out.
I am hoping Gragson goes to 23XI since Toyota has a strong alliance with Bass Pro, I really do not want to see Herbst in Cup! He may bring sponsorship, but I don't feel he is worthy of a Cup ride.
Busch fan here. I’m still going to root for him when I can. But RWR is also fun to root for and somehow more consistent.
Busch to the end
Justin and Riley deserves some credit , so respect to your comment
Rwr?
Correct
Kyle Busch has finished 35th in 3 of the last 4 races…. 😭💀
All DNF’s as well
I feel like he is wrecking them on purpose too. Ain't no way you're luck is that bad in a B-/C+ team. RCR looked better last year, Busch looked better last year, he frees himself up from all distractions and gets worse? Ain't no way.
@dethangel88 its really stupid to believe that a driver is intentionally ruining themselves. Busch as a record braking win streak to keep alive. He isnt the type to let that slip away. Also rcr has been on a down trend since summer last year they are falling behind on development.
Well if I was on his team... I wouldn't be giving a shit, especially when your driver says if a Hendrick or Gibbs spot opens back up he'd go back
@Carlovingbozo8 My perspective is, especially when we see drivers out there outperforming the equipment they're in. Busch should be doing as well as Larson was doing at Ganassi. Instead he's letting his temperament get to him, he seems like he is just giving up. Maybe it's time for him to retire after all. Who knows, I wanted good things to happen for him.
Kyle Busch right now:
“I’d rather race for Live Fast Racing than RCR!” 💀
Beard Motorsports new driver lol
😢😢😢
He would prolly get better results 😂
Well, the Golden Spoon Grandson didn't do tooooo great either. Maybe Austin has to much control at RCR now????
It seems his head is not in the game...
One commercial break after the rain delay was the winning move of the race. Fox could never.
Bell dodging every bullet Nascar and Mother Nature threw at him and still winning the race that was absolutely legendary
From spoiling who his future teammate would be to spoiling the hopes of anyone else even entertaining the idea of holding a lobster that weekend, regardless of series
Bet he was relieved when the 12 wasn’t there anymore
@@HOWNDOG66He was faster
Am not usually a Bell fan, but he was clearly the class of the field (in all its herkie-jerkiness), excellent staying power as well.
Helps that he is the rain merchant
I really hope, SOON, we get a wet weather policy in place, where NASCAR is not making up the rules as we go. Most importantly I want the teams to be able to competitively pit for new wet tires when they want, or take the chance to slicks. NASCAR stock racing in my opinion sucks out so much strategy with stages, competition cautions, etc... and the wet weather tire has come along, but they need to spend the money to test properly, and lay down a rule book. Stock the car, not the racing.
I would love to see that too, but as the NBC booth mentioned on the broadcast, competitive pit stops under wet conditions on pit road literally puts a couple hundred lives at imminent risk. Yes, there is risk in dry conditions as well, but it goes up exponentially when pit road is wet.
That said, my biggest question was, since NASCAR knew the traffic on the track would aid in the drying process, once the big puddles of water were off, did they not bring the air titans down to dry off Pit Road? It would seem 1) that should be a higher priority since there would be less traffic there, and 2) with the comparatively small area to dry, it should be a process they could have accomplished under the several yellow laps they ran before throwing the green.
I totally agree with you. Cannot have a race plan when Nascar is telling teams what tires they can use and when to change tires.
Exactly! They ruined this race by running so many laps under caution and dictating the pit stops like they did. I was so stunned when they kept on with that micromanagement. Ruined the race.
As a lifelong Kyle Busch fan, Justin Haley’s move to RWR is looking smarter than Kyle’s move to RCR…
don't say that
RWR can only get better... RCR seems to be sinking to the bottom! 😱
@@Basetugboat2675 I don’t want to say it, but it’s looking kind of true..,especially if things continue the way they are.
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va agreed. Best thing they could do is send Hill away, go down to one car in cup and open a third charter in Xfinity. Put Austin and Ty in Xfinity RCR equipment, and if they still can’t cut it, move them to management or PR. If they can cut it, then that’s great. I for one would be interested in watching the Dillon brothers battle it out for a NASCAR title. But it will never happen in cup.
@@NicholasBlakesleeThey won’t. Hill is RCR’s golden boy, and him being a menace on track is being enabled by Childress himself.
My father and I were at NHMS this past weekend. It’s a regular trip for us. We actually left the track and headed home when the stands were cleared because of the lightning in the area. We continued to listen to the PRN broadcast on the car radio and were surprised, as were the PRN commentators, when the race restarted. Eric, I think you would enjoy a visit to NHMS. There is an interesting New England racing museum on the NHMS grounds.
Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson were sitting across from each other, talking about how they respect each other, racing, and championships. This was a few years ago at the Chili Bowl. History being repeated. Who else remembers this?
Larson's spotter wasn't wrong. Hamlin knows that he can push Larson around and he won't get anything back.
Larson's a champion driver. Hamlin isn't, and neither is Kyle's spotter.
Larson was right telling him to shut up though cause everyone knows radio traffic is monitored. They say the wrong thing they get fined & docked points
Yep... But, they're both garbage drivers...!!!
@@kurtisstutzman7056 Imagine calling drivers that finish at least in the round of 8 every year garbage 😂
This is why I call denny a hypocrite, if some one raced him that way he would be crying foul so hard. "No body races with any respect out thare" yeah denny and your the worst about it.
I was bummed out on Justin Haley's 29th finish.
Heart break
Same, I put him in my fantasy top 5 kinda as a joke then got really excited to see him actually running in the top five, then was very sad to see him fall😢
@InsaneCelery238 He was falling back because he was on the apron, which is probably the worst way to go around the track.
He was so close to a Top 10 or even Top 5 finish.
@@InsaneCelery238 he was running 6th with 6 or 7 laps to go dont know what happen
Bianchi said on the Teardown he expects Loudon and Gateway in the playoffs next year. 3 flat tracks is way too many. Homestead expected in mid March.
WAAAAAAAAY too many. Hell, it’s too many flat ovals for the schedule in general. Let alone being 30% of the playoffs.
Look how many lanes were used under wet conditions
They need to NOT Control when the Tire Changes are FORCED, let the Teams and Drivers make this call
You are the MAN, I had given up on NASCAR Insights until I found your page some time back
Should I ever get to see a race I want to meet you and shake your hand
As I live is far north California there are not tracks close to me, Sears Point (LOL) being the nearest
But as I am 64 this year I only have a handful of tracks I would pay to go see a race at
Richmond, Dover, Las Vegas, Bristol, Charlotte, Darlington and the Glen
Keep you the reporting as you make Nascar everything as I can no longer even get it on my TV as times
This was one of the most entertaining races of the year IMO. It was boring up until the rain hit, then we saw some insane racing. Josh Berry passed 16 cars in a couple of laps. I really wish NASCAR allows teams to make strategy on wet tires because that would be so much fun. NHMS in the wet reminded me of Bristol earlier this year.
The Next Gen absolutely can race well on short ovals. You just need to change the tire/grip equation. Whenever there's rain or Bristol tires the racing is legendary.
Absolutely today proved it and if somebody could convince Goodyear in NASCAR that they refuse to mess with the tires on all tracks they're going to bring what they think will produce the best racing when they know it doesn't and look what they did on these rain tires how far did they go they ran a lot of labs number 20 and it's easy to see what Kyle Larson's problem is he burns his tires off his rear tire was gone and it was a great call by Cliff Daniels to tell NASCAR we need to come in and change tires and they did because that's Mr H's car we do what they say I loved it absolutely loved it and they even blew a motor in the 48 that hasn't happened in 250 races wonder why other Hendrix Motors in other cars blow up and theirs don't run.😂
Hamlin does that cuz he knows it gets under Larson's skin and that's cuz Larson's a p**** and won't fight back if he doesn't have a dominating car he just throws a baby fit we have to remember that I'm sure 11 didn't mean to do that cuz it was Larson Larson's tires were burned up on the back and were driving in these rain tires at 4 seconds slower than pace everybody was all over the field and how did we even finish this race with all these guys that can't drive or to s*** sliding wrecking and spinning out that was great I loved it I loved every minute of it you almost think that NASCAR won't let this happen again😂
Great race after rain
@@driverslqqk7940 I Can't tell if you're shitting on Hamlin, Larson, or both because it's all one huge paragraph and hard to read.
Chase Elliott involved in a wreck
Restarts 26th
Recovers to 9-12th
Bad restart
Finishes 18th
Hes so good at damage management
He maintains his status as the only driver in the field to not finish 20th or worse in a single race or more
Just remembered its damage control and not damage management but still you get the point
The Top 20 streak is still alive.
@@CJODell12 hell yea
Glad they got full race distance in and tested wet weather tires. Bell 1st Briscoe 2nd was hilarious. Love damp New Hampshire with 5 wide racing.
Haley deserved a top 5 today. Idk what’s going on over at Rick Ware, but that car has been mad fast!
They're buying new motors at every race they think Justin's gonna be good at. Being on the Roush campus let's the RWR engineers go in and hand pick which of the available motors to buy.
It may not seem like much, but it's allot better than prior. When they were buying and running mostly used motors/equipment.
As for the Groovy Guage, I am with you almost 100% (maybe 87%) on my part due to the unknowns and NASCAR not afraid to get their feet "wet" pun intended. We have to hand it to Nascar to roll the dice and play out the wet track scenario. Had it not been for team and fan's influence we may never have known the learning experience. There are times when you have to roll the dice by trial & error. Both NASCAR and its teams learned an insurmountable wealth of knowledge. Hopefully, we get to a point where a wet track becomes routine {within limits} and the crew chief makes the call in slick Vs tread!
Coming from an FRM fan:
Todd Gilliland showed real speed today, running top 10 and sometimes even top 5 consistently today
Unlucky for Michael McDowell, he was running around the same as gilliland, would’ve been a top 10.
I’d much rather have had the race end under rain, McDowell p4, Gilliland p6. Gilliland is starting to show why I like him as a driver.
Somebody please save Kyle Busch from RCR...
Didn't he have 3 wins last year?
@@1972challengerand?
My thoughts. I was waiting for the bottom to start falling out.
At this point I feel like he'd be performing better if he was driving for Legacy!
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969VaRick Ware Racing at this point might be an upgrade!
I agree Eric, Kyle needs a new crew chief. Never is a strong word, but they never get the car right, NEVER! Had a year to fix the New Hampshire setup, fix it or lose fans. Ridiculous!
That was the same storm that hit me last night. There was a small tornado, it ripped someone roof off. It was maybe 5 or 10 miles west of me. Stay safe Eric.
Prayers to you bro and your neighbors too
@@aidancobos5063 I think nobody was hurt, there was a bad one In Janesville and in Waterloo. Both were EF1
NASCAR in the "wet" us awesome! Just let the teams make their own choices on tires!
Here’s the main thing. Whenever Larson is at his best, he’s untouchable. Literally nobody can match his level. But whenever he has a shot at winning, it goes different ways. He either gets there or other drivers find a way to take him out. Whenever they see Larson charging through the field, they know how dangerous he’ll be if he gets clean air. The price you pay for being the best is that other drivers will try to bring you down. Larson is nowhere near a dirty driver at all. If he starts crashing cars every week, then I would understand the frustration from other drivers by beating and banging with him. But it seems like Larson isn’t the type of guy to retaliate no matter how bad the incident was. But then again, how much more is he gonna let this happen? At some point, the tolerance level has to change. It’s just like the classic example of how much are you gonna let the bully pick on you. The more you tolerate, the more abuse you’re gonna take.
I agree lemonjuice! I never even hear him get rattled over the radio & scream & cuss! But damn, his spotter was definitely Spot On today!!
One of these races I think he probably will snap & I’m waiting for it! (Yeah, a little impatiently- lol)
I feel like since the Vegas bubba hook, he’s been even more forgiving.
Because Hamlin has no respect for anybody. Doored Larson 3 times over and ran him off the track. Larson is a champion, and he isn't yet. Then Hamlin will go and cry on his podcast saying nobody races with respect anymore when he doesn't either. Larson lets Hamlin push him around. At some point it has to stop, friend or not.
@@NrinaNutshell Let's not forget last year at Kansas and Pocono. Never took accountability for his dirty moves and stole 2 wins from Larson.
@@lemonjuicegaming6551 Kansas was not a dirty move at all. And Pocono was just hard racing
I’m celebrating a Briscoe 2nd like a win I don’t care 😂
Me too🎉
Teammates finished 1-2
I'm with ya.
Way to go, briscoe
Busch fan here. I don't have much hope, but thanks for trying.
Elliot continues to be the only driver to finish top 20 in every race this season
Barely, his kerfuffle with Logano nearly ended that streak
Thats kinda funny… I’ll bet LARSON IS THE ONLY DRIVER WITH 3 WINS THAT INCLUDES AT LEAST 1 ROAD COURSE WIN …🤷🏻♂️😇🏁
@@Naoj2024 I mean, finishing inside the top 20 every race is still impressive.
Elliot fans crying rn
@Dominator37, who cares? Larson fanboys are insufferable
It was great seeing Justin Haley battle for a Top 5/10, disappointed the result won't reflect how great of a day he had
It was a good experiment on NASCAR'S part with the tires hopefully they can learn from this and let the teams afterwards other then the pitstop after the red flag ends to decide which tires they want.
The race was like how EuroNascar does with their races
I think Chevy gives nearly all their support to Hendrick which is why the other Chevy teams aren’t so great. Seems like Hendrick is the only tier 1 team for Chevrolet.
justin hayley deserves so much more😔
he should be driving the 21
He said he's sticking with rwr. Hopefully after his contract runs out he can get a better rude. He's made that 51 shit box look fast at times.
He should be in the 21 or even a main Penske car
Thissssssss!!!!!
They need to bump him up. Need more popular racers will skill in better cars.
Great comments on the race. I think you should be on TV one of these days. Your voice and delivery are perfect for this.
I agree, hopefully NASCAR will give the teams a little more rope to make their own tire decisions going forward. Pit stops in the cup series should always be competitive and teams should be able to make their own decision on when they feel comfortable enough to put slicks back on. If they wad up their car, it's on them.
I believe that was Nascar's biggest concern, if thèy let them use slick tires maybe the drivers will lose control and crash and bring more and more cautions
I wonder who would've won if Nascar didn't make every wet weather pit stop "non-competitive!"
Being a busch fan this year is equivalent to being a Lions fan in 2008, both of which im fans of
Something to also note about MTJ was just how bent that car was after the impact with Brad. That car looked rough after it
Bell's run on the highside during those first couple laps on the rain tires was wicked
Erik finishing 13th was much needed im just happy its finally a good race for this team. Been a frustrated fan since the injury just bad luck.
If only Brad didn’t spin. I hope Berry gets that first win soon
I attended the race today, hate to see my guy Rowdy struggling but I still had fun, glad I waited for the weather to clear as well s/o to Goodyear for the wet weather tires
Damp weather tires? If they bring the wet weather tires...they should have wipers and flaps on the cars and race in the rain
Im a busch fan. And i got to say that rcrs strong suit if they have any is definitely not short tracks. Aside from the coliseum they are terrible. Im not suprised by what happened and have no hope left for rcr.
I’m still trying to figure out why New Hampshire Motor Speedway doesn’t have lights. I know they don’t run night races, but there have been several times when rain has affected a race and night was closing in. If there’s a reason why they don’t have lights, I’d like to know
When the track was built, there was an agreement with the town for the track to not hold events at night. That agreement is still in effect today.
@@dragonboss88 they need to change that. At least add lights for when the races run too long due to rain
@@JaredR1996 NASCAR needs to return to having the race in September. When they had two races, rain was never an issue that I can recall in September. I attended many "Short-track Saturdays" then. Those were, without question, the best value for race fans and the most complete racing package for a Cup weekend. Not one, for at least several years, had any rain, nor did the Sunday race. The crowd was very different for that race, also.
I believe the time of year, which impacted the weather, brought a different feel. The continual issues of weather and lights that have been a part of this race for years did not arise. Up until last year, the race was run about a month later, also.
if the race started at 1pm edt, it would be over just before the raim started.and this is coming from someone who lives in the redwoods!
Start the race at 9 AM. Forget the west coast. Do a time delay broadcast for those folks.
TV broadcasters said Nascar wanted to finish the race for the fans. I got a good laugh when I looked in the stands. More than 2/3 of the fans left early. They were afraid if they didn’t leave early they would have to drive home in the dark. Hitting a moose no good.
It was a career day for a few drivers. Todd Gilliland, Justin Haley, and Josh Berry were all in legit contention for the win late. I think Gilliland was particularly impressive; the strategy working out landed them the track position, but then he ran with the best of 'em and looked like he belonged there.
They ran on the oval banked part of the Charlotte track during the Roval Xfinity race during a down pour and nobody spun out except for the road course part… no excuses
Being there in person both Saturday and Sunday was amazing. The crowd’s energy was so so high even after the red flag.
Very happy with how nascar handled it. The speedway’s text alerts were very appreciated, communicating to us that despite the severe weather conditions nascar had every intention of restarting the race as soon as the severe weather passed. Sure enough, seconds after I felt the last drop I heard the jets starting up.
Being in europe some race will not be live, this one wasn't because of the 6 hour at the glen.
I love watching the groovy gage for knowing if I should watch the race or not
The race(after the rain) was great minus one aspect. Fans want to see talented drivers, display their skill in difficult and unfavorable conditions. And the best part is for the most part, they didn't go over line and turn it into a crash fest. However, Nascar needs to stop telling teams when they can or can't change tires. The strategy needs to stay with the teams. If Larson wants to put on slick tires let him. They can live with whatever consequences happen. It ruined a great aspect of the race.
I really feel bad for Kyle Busch. Just not have his year. Looked like something just broke and sent him into the wall.
When they went back out on the wet tires it looked like they were racing in slow motion
Yes 5 seconds per lap slower.
PRN seemed to indicate that New Hampshire could be a playoff race next year, curious as to which track would be removed if that were the case.
Any race where Denny Hamlin goes from 3rd, wants the race restarted, and finishes 24th is awesome. He's too stupid to ever win a championship.
I like what you said about Hamlin and I don't think he will ever get a Championship either. I bet that gives him nightmares!
He a HOFer for sure
Cry harder man
With my own eyes I saw briscoe hovering around 23rd to 30th the entire race, but when NASCAR puts on the “wet” tire he drives forward. This was a one off.
NBC's coverage was so much better than Fox. Other than a bit on Suarez there were no cut aways for fluff pieces. Really good analysis including speculating what the rain on the paint might do, which we saw when Gragson lost control.
Cup series points standings (F1 points format minus fastest lap)
1. Kyle Larson 149 (3 wins)
2. William Byron 141 (3 wins)
3. Christopher Bell 139 (3 wins)
4. Denny Hamlin 127 (3 wins)
5. Brad Keselowski 122 (1 win)
6. Chase Elliott 110 (1 win)
7. Tyler Reddick 107(1 win)
8. Ryan Blaney 90 (1 win)
9. Alex Bowman 76
10. Chris Buescher 75
11. Martin Truex Jr. 72
12. Ty Gibbs 68
13. Joey Logano 46
13. Ross Chastain 46.
15. Bubba Wallace 44
16. Chase Briscoe 40
17. Austin Cindric 37 (1 win)
17. Daniel Suárez 37 (1 win)
17. Josh Berry 37
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 36
21. Kyle Busch 35
21. Noah Gragson 35
23. Michael McDowell 28
24. Aj Allmendinger 24
25. John Hunter Nemechek 18
26. Corey LaJoie 12
26. Austin Dillon 12
28. Anthony Alfredo 8
29. Todd Gilliland 5
29. Carson Hocevar 5
31. Justin Haley 4
31. Erik Jones 4
33. Daniel Hemric 3
34. Ryan Preece 2
35. Harrison Burton 1
fever dream champ fight 😩
What's the point in posting standings that aren't real
Love this!
@@cyrusswartz671 fun
Crazy how the F1 standings make winning matter more than the playoffs
Whoop whoop for wet weather tires !!! Finally! Damp track and exciting race!
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I think the only one who had a worse day than Kyle is my guy Alex Bowman, finishing last. First HMS engine failure in 236 starts, and of course it happens to him. Big points hit. Starting to sweat again like last year with this bubble race tightening up.
I was at the track myself, come about 6pm est we all had given up and then we heard what dale jr said on twitter and seen the radar. That we were gonna get this race in. My friends and I had an 11 hour drive home straight after the race and I forced them to stay and make sure we had a winner before we left. There was a full on river underneath the turn 1 grandstands so I was shocked they got the race it but I’m beyond happy that we did! The wet weather tires were beyond fun to watch in person! (Vlog on my channel coming soon)
Getting back to racing in wet weather is fine but when you have no competition pit stops it makes for a dull race and better chances for restart chaos. I love that they have rain tires but until they get a tire that last longer than 20 laps and are able to have a dry pit lane to have competitive stops it’s all just a regulated race by NASCAR.
It was unusually quiet at the Magic Mile. We’ve saw big wide cars, pit strategists and more. And I’ll give a 78.9% ratings.
Can't argue with the way Larsen drove Hamlin, look where they both finished.
Thanks for actually showing regular season standings and points as well as playoff points. Wverytime they show it on tv its just the playoff one
I think Hendrick's success masks the problems that Chevy might be having right now. Think about all the drivers who haven't won races yet that people expect to win a race at some point. if they are Chevy Drivers, it's probably Chastain and Bowman, and that's it. The rest of them have not been nearly good enough to be considered potential winners. Spire is mostly being held up by Carson Hocevar (a rookie in 23rd), JTG is down almost 10 spots from what they were last year. RCR is getting decked hard, especially in recent weeks, and Kaulig is so bad that both cars are being beat in the owners points by Rick Ware's 51 (which is also within striking distance of surpassing Corey Lajoie). Ross Chastain hasn't won yet, and honestly hasn't really looked like he can win anywhere just yet. Suarez had an epic finish at Atlanta, but even he is frustrated with the performance he has had this year outside of that. Simply put, Chevy, without Hendrick, might be the worst of the three manufacturers in NASCAR right now.
I thought the race was great; but NASCAR needs to quite running the cars around under caution forever when it only takes a few minutes to pick up debris or if a car just spins. They wasted a lot of laps just riding around under yellow.
Man what happened to RCR? They have fallen off so hard this year. Between them and Kaulig they were 4 of the 5 slowest cars on the track for the majority of that first stage.
The Busch RCR stuff reminds of when Bill Elliott went to race for junior johnson in 1992. Good results the first half of the year, absolutely fell apart the second half, then went winless the very next season. The same thing is currently happening with Kyle at RCR. Another case of nascar history repeating itself.
But Eric if NASCAR had a plan why did they not communicate with everyone on the track most fans like me left because we knew lightning was there and they were going to call the race.
They have to do a better job at communicating these things.
3 SHR cars in the top 15 again. That's been trend over the last while. The races was great, but that were a lot of yellows on top of the red flag point. At least NASCAR didn't do like the FIA did at Le Mans last weekend, rain poorly down on the track, cars spinning out hitting walls.. and they penalized teams for putting wets of when the FIA still hadn't called it a wet track yet. I'm betting the FIA isn't paying bills for the damage caused by their stupidity...
For Kyle Busch, New Hampshire has been a love/hate relationship. He has won here before with Hendrick and Gibbs but also had several bad races. A few incidents include blowing right front tires in the Pedigree #18, wrecking while in the lead due to rain, which lead to Kyle hitting the pace car in frustration, a broken sway bar during the 2008 Chase that caused him to lose a big chunk of points, and today’s race where he was off the pace and not really in contention before crashing out.
I was there for the race and I can confidently say that new Hampshire is a top 7 track in nascar
Yessss sirrrre love new hampshire I was gonna go but wasn't sure on weather great race tho really wish I went
@@NathanielNadeau I hadn't been to a race since I was like 6 and I'm so glad I went there's really nothing like it
The team should definently be able to choose what tires they want. (Rain vs Slicks)
Busch's last race at Martinsville at Gibbs, the team basically gave up right from the start, finished several laps down.
19 team has the speed
Not the execution of the 11 and 20
19 driver has the speed. Not the pit crew of the 11 and 20. There, I fixed it for you.
@@MadDogNole that too
But still bad execution
Made a nice comeback from what looked like another disaster
Bowman's motor wanted to self destruct like a Voltorb or Electrode
I’m so happy NHMS is getting good races now. I know all the management guys at the track and it’s my home race, and they all work so hard and to see the track getting the races it deserves is just awesome!
I read an article Josh berry said he's been talking to wood brothers
Wish KFR would buy a charter and get Berry.
CBell does well when there are rain delays. Unfortunately Busch had another abysmal day
Bell's win was a huge boost for me. I've been in a shelter lately but seeing my favorite driver win when I wear his hat every day got my mood wayyy up. Bell is easily going to be a multi-time champion, I'm calling it now
We left when the rain started.We didn't think it would restart. I wish i could have stuck around. Sucks for Blaney
Why would you have stayed? A tornado warning was issued and the race was considered official. NASCAR screwed us over.
A 2hr delay when we have "wet weather tires" is a joke.
Put wipers on, make a REAL rain tire, and race.
Love your videos. Keep up the great work. I have a challenge for you Eric. I double dog dare you to do an entire video with your hands tied behind your back. 😂
Thanks Eric, have s great week bud, look forward to more videos
I can’t with this season man. I don’t have much Hope left
Ik its rough for us RCR fans
Sure am glad Truex got back to 9th. Yes, of course he could've won, but what a salvaged race in the end.👍
Not winning yet but holding his own. Great points day
I was sure the race was going to be called when the rain started and turned it off and took a nap.
Was shocked to find out there were ten laps left when i woke up over 2 hours later.
Hunt brothers and Joey Logano is a combination that has resulted in two wrecked race cars. (Phoenix and NH)
I also had a video analyzing the race and a whole page of notes too! I thought that the racing on Wet Weather tires was a huge success!
The fact that in 2024 any track on the schedule doesnt have lights is mind blowing. That needs to be a requirement at every Nascar track
Was there with my dad! It was an unbelievable experience! The track was electric!
I was yelling at the tv for Larson to Matt Kenseth Hacklin into the wall. Lol
We said the same thing about Brad K in 2020 since he won New Hampshire, Richmond, and even Bristol (was really good on all short ovals). Phoenix comes and it slips from his grasp. I see a similar thing happening with Bell in this Championship
Haley’s been very impressive in a RWR car
I enjoyed this race after the rain delay actually. Had a little bit of that unpredictability factor that we had at Bristol.
We left the track when the rain finally arrived and were shocked that it resumed! It felt like 90% of the fans left.
We left too, luckily we were sitting in traffic when we got the alert saying they were going to resume. We expected only a couple thousand to return (at most), were surprised to have the stands around us about 75% full from before the rain delay.
@@seanhorton9352NBC probably badgered NASCAR to try to get the race restarted.
That's because they did. NASCAR waited 2 hours to consider making a decision. They completely ignored the severe weather and tornado warning. Absolutely disgusting the way they treated fans who left.