Did you all notice when Ross and Ryan were coming up behind Ryan Newman - who is usually really tough to pass - Newman got out of the way of the race for the lead. Props to Newman.
Larson’s post-race interview was great. He was at complete ease with the outcome and did a great job answering media questions. That level of confidence and comportment makes for a big personality. Don’t let Nascar turn into TikTok or a reality show.
Blaney is definitely the personality of the group of 4. Possibly will become up there with Elliot as two most popular drivers (if he's not up there already!)
He would be much more deserving than elliott, chase elliott vans can't even describe its personality because he has none. I've been watching Nascar since 96, If somebody asked me to describe chase elliott, I literally would only say that he's the son of bill and he's popular, and an above average driver. I'm sure hes a nice guy and I have nothing against him. I just don't understand why hes so popular. Maybe his storyline of him first entering the cup series during Nascars lowest viewership point gave people something to cheer for, but I really don't get it.
Take away Chase’s last name and he’s just a regular guy. Met him twice outside of a NASCAR event and left zero impression other than “I don’t want to be here signing autographs” and “why are you saying hi to me?”
I think it is fantastic that Ross, Martin, and others didn't just roll over and let the final 4 race amongst themselves at the front of the pack. It's about time someone not in the 4 won the last race. I feel that gives credibility to the sport.
Nothing wrong with how Ross raced Blaney, he had a job to do. If you dont want anyone else racing then just put the championship 4 on the track by themselves. All the other drivers there have sponsors, teams, owners and fans who expect them to go out and race. Not just run parade laps around the circuit at minimal effort.
Ok as a Chastain fan i wasn't upset that Blaney got a good deal of the post race coverage, if Chastain won the championship i would want the same attention on Chastain that Blaney got. But they should have shown Chastains burn out and watermelon smash, that would not have taken anything away from Blaney. It is what it is, can't wait for Daytona 500🏆
I'm happy Chastain won.... If it's only about the 4 championship drivers, only have 4 cars out there. Otherwise quit complaining he's on the track "catching and passing are two different things".... It's up to the #12 to get by and take the lead, not any other driver pull over and give up the lead.
If i remember right, Blaney had the 2nd fastest 15 lap run time and the quickest 30 lap run or something of the sort. After back to back 2nd place finishes the past 2 years made him the race favorite. As exciting as it would have been to see everyone bunched up for a green/white/checkered finish, its good to know the best car and best driver among the 4 won the chip.
Here’s an idea LET DRIVERS LIKE ROSS CHASTAIN RACE OR HAVE ONLY THE FOUR DRIVERS ON THE TRACK!!! I didn’t see anything wrong on Chastain’s part he is paid to win races and that’s what he was doing. NASCAR needs to stop having these non-competitors racing with mittens. It’s either have a true race duel with only the final four cars or else realize that because there are 36-40 cars on the track that a non-competitor can in fact win.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
@@Wisconsin222 I wish that NASCAR would bring back the old Winston Cup points format! With this current format, a driver could go out there and win every race except the last one and not win the championship! If NASCAR is bent on their current points system then they should just award points as they are currently doing and do away with the "CHASE" and whoever has the most points after the last race is the champion! Perseverance and consistency does not pay off in this current format! Having a one race shootout amongst four drivers with thirty two other drivers on the track is just plain stupid! It is in my opinion that NASCAR died the same day that Dale Earnhardt died!
If any driver ever "pulls over" for anyone else, then Nascar ought to pack it in. Every team has sponsors, employees, owners etc. that want to see (and pay) to get their car in victory lane. That's what they ALL get paid to do. If a driver wants to win bad enough, then they will take whatever risk they need to. Blaney let him know at that point he was a bit faster, but also not fast enough to take the chance. Had it not been for the championship, it might have went a little different. Good on Blaney to realize the risk wasn't worth pushing it.
Well, I am with Chastain, if I have the lead,and mind you he never touched any of the play off driver's, I'm sorry, you have to find your way around me, I have the lead,I'm going for the win, that's what my job is as the driver of my team and sponsors, 😊
Heard Moody on NASCAR radio (I know, that was my first mistake) say something to the effect of, "NASCAR fans like personalities until they see one, then they boo." Yeah....we like to boo guys....doesn't mean we want them to shut up. I LIKE booing Denny. I don't want him to go anywhere. Just because we boo a guy, doesn't mean we want his personality to disappear....
Based on Bretts logic -why even have the other 33 cars on the track at Phoenix? Brett doesnt want to see rule for a rule for a rule except privileges for final four.
totally agree with TJ- this was one of the better Phoenix races- in person. Don't know how it was on tv, but I really enjoyed the racing all through the pack, and all over the track. It's getting a bad rap, and tv coverage might have been bad (don't know) but on track and at the track was good.
I guess Ross should've pulled over and let Blaney win !!!! They pay him to win races !!!!!! He drove him clean didnt rub him or wreck him he drove smart and it was getting in Blaney's head he was mad .lol He was INTIMIDATED !!!!!!lol Go Ross!! Blaney's spotter kept telling him be smart . Ross was cool as a watermelon
Chastain did nothing wrong; you don’t just let a playoff driver pass you. But him and his fans don’t seem to understand the other side of the coin that Blaney clearly had a better car and in any other race but this one, Blaney wouldn’t have backed off with 20 to go. The situation gave Chastain that win.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
Right off the bat he says Blaney represents the sprint car family. Granted, I know what his dad has done but no one in this group represents the sprint car family more than Young Money. Of all the drivers in NASCAR today, he is the biggest name in sprint car racing. I digress
@kg0173 Article printed after initial disqualification. "NASCAR on Monday rescinded Ryan Blaney's disqualification at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when series officials found a problem with the template used during post-race inspection." NASCAR almost cost him a Championship because of a bad template used for measurement.
I agree with the blandness of the final four, half is teams trying to keep drivers sponsor friendly and the other half the drivers just being normal nice people and nice drivers. Given that they're all young enough not enough rivalries have grown between them either. Blaney did show like 2000% more character in and out of the racecar this race than any other.
Blaney has been my backup knowing Harvick’s leaving. Hate that after DJ, Tony & Clint gone always need a backup. Tony & Kevin were awesome together. Blaney just needs to stop petting his beard. 🙄 Just because they’re not a-holes doesn’t mean they’re not fun guys with good personalities. No different than Chase who keeps winning MPD. 🤷♀️ I like how Larson & Bell will race anywhere and anytime. Larson reminds me of Tony that way. I think it’s hilarious that Byron is dating Blaney’s sister. I wouldn’t say there aren’t rivalries due to them being young. Blaney is friends with Bubba and Chase because they grew up racing together. They want to beat each other, but they don’t want to wreck their equipment. Do you ever watch Race Hub? It’s over for the year now, but if you listened to Radioactive on Tuesdays you would know they have fire. Blaney gets bleeped the most out of all drivers I think. You see the guys in interviews and don’t see on track personalities. That’s one of the ways I pick drivers I don’t like. Hamlin isn’t a “villain” like he claims. He gets booed because he’s a winer. At least that’s why I don’t like him. Many I don’t like. Glad Larson got a 2nd chance. He’s a nice guy, but competitive and adds to conversation. It’s just been fun watching all 4 have Xfinity success and now keep it going in Cup. Not bland, just not jerks like Dillon, Logano and many others. Don’t know who my backup to Blaney will be. Maybe Larson or even Buescher. Guess I like nice guys. Hope SHR gets it together. I like the grassroots background Berry will bring.
They did show up with a great car though. 3rd place ain't nothin' to shrug at. Being the best of the best is tough, but they pulled off a hell of an attempt.
I’d say Kyle Larson has more fans than that dude who won the Championship. Whatever his name is. I mean the 12 car wasn’t anywhere to be found for 90% of the season. If this was the old points system he would be lucky to make the top 15 in points.
NASCAR should make it were you have to be 22yrs old to get into xfinity and 26 yrs old to drive cup . And that should make for better respectful driving
It was an absolutely boring race until the very end. The only reason ppl are acting like it was great was because of the battle between Chastain and Blaney. The race sucked. PHX has such a low bar that if there are like 3 passes in the top 5 all race, ppl say it was good. I don't get it. I was completely checked out the first two stages.
What I don't like is the giant championship focus immediately after the race before the cars go through tech, do you really think they would dq the champ after all the celebrations or do you think it would be swept under the rug? I mean the car that won has failed tech before...
Realistically, I don't think for a second that NASCAR would DQ the champion. They don't want that publicity. Think of how bad that would be for the sport. Everyone would be sour about it the entire off-season and it would set a sour tone for the next season. Then again, maybe that's what we need to get NASCAR to move away from the one-race championship.
Ross did nothing wrong, but he did seal Chevy's fate and ensured they didn't win a championship that day. There were many ways they could have lost, but at the end there was only one way they could have won, and Ross took that away. Good on him - I hate manufacturer-forced strategy.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
They other thing with how the truck race behavior. Things got missed, like Jesse Love, 3 starts, 9th at Gateway, 13th in the 11 truck at Kansas and in Phenix 4th. So many good story liners missed across the board. Pretty hard to keep sponsors when their drivers do what they need to to get TV time and nothing. And what about all the fans of all drivers who don't get to see their driver who did the work and not get mentioned. Without the fans, there is no Nascar
I have absolutely no problem with how Chastain or Blaney handled that situation. Chastain has every right to try and win that race. This issue all came up because of this stupid format and stupid car (that Nascar does not want to seriously fix) at a track that isn't that great to begin with
Kyle Larson is the only one in the last few years that actually deserves/earned the championship and that's coming from someone that hates Larson. This format is a joke and if you think a title means anything, you're in need of a brain scan.
Show quit waiting NASCAR because the drivers have told you what they need to make the racing better and the cars handle better for them quick cost in the more money if you want to wait on horsepower fine do the other things they are talking about and it will keep your viewer base and possibly expand it
I FULLY AGREE WITH U........ OWNER AND DRIVER NEED TO WORK ON IT/ TRAINING WITH FAN ENGAGEMENT??????? JUST EXCELLENT DRIVE DOES NOT PAY THE OWNER OR THE DRIVER FOR THE RACING ??????
This is the nascar you get when it stops being the grown up, experienced drivers that dont want to wreck, so they can afford food that week, and starts being the kid with sponsors who is cheaper to hire.
#1 the “next gen” drivers are way too aggressive #2 the “next gen” drivers are cheap to hire. Not in the long run as they destroy your equipment and your fan base and sponsor ability but the fact that none of them are really marketable or like able. I don’t care for any of the young drivers; as a fan of the sport for over 30 years I watch now mostly outa habit my fandom died when Mark Martin hung it up.
Chastain and Blaney both did nothing wrong Ross would look like he didn’t care about racing if he didn’t block him and Blaney would be a push over if he didn’t hit him
On a side note, who here watched the awarding of the million dollars in the NASCAR contest? Now, how many of you said that #3 was going to win before the balls dropped?
I agree what the hell are they waiting for in fixing the short track package. Take everything to the test and TEST it. It would be cheaper to do it for a solid 3-4 days than losing race fans.
Yates said they can up the HP by 100 without much work. Not sure why they went with a wider tire is beyond me. 18 in dia. Ok. But they shouldnt have made the wider
So question then. He straight up told the media he hit Chastain. Hamlin earlier admitted to ruining Chastain's day. Hamlin was fined. Blaney isn't. Can someone explain? Not trying to be a smartass here, very curious
The championship race is NOT a good representation of the talented drivers. Who ran in the top 5 all year? That shows the drivers who should compete against each other! I personally didn't care about this race I wanted to see my driver #11 and how he was doing but tv didn't talk or show anything outside of the 4 this was the first race that I didn't pay attention to all year. And hello Ross won..... They didn't even bother showing that victory! The guys that compete every week up front are the championship drivers.
That's been how Hendrick (and a lot of Nascar) has been for years. Jimmie Johnson was so damn boring. They train them how to talk like perfect PR people. It's all due to being scared they will lose sponsorship that they don't realize it hurts them in the long run. Seriously, right now, if you run a corporation, why would you sponsor most drivers? Again, it's supposed to be advertising. You need a face and attitude that helps get attention and can help you make sales. Almost no drivers could help with that
What’s a big personality? We’re in an era where a big personality is typically a clown or a vulgarian. In the words of Tony Soprano, whatever happened to Gary Cooper?
It’s all $$. Not talent, anymore. And sponsors & owners let it happen. When there are another 10-15 ready to go back at the shop. Put them on a chassis limit for the season. JMO.
This whole, Kyle Larson is the best driver in the world, thing is overblown. He is obviously not the best driver, or he would have 20 wins a season to give merit to that statement. The difference in talent, given he drives for the best team as well, is not that large. Larson is not magical. His 2021 season was magic. Otherwise, he is a top tier driver but not head a shoulders above the rest.
@@bighand1530 not sure if anyone will ever be able to do what Larson did in 2021. This new gen car its going to be difficult because the cars are so even now
He is because he can race in so many different disciplines of racing jump into any car run up front and win. So he is way more talented and way more diverse than so many other drivers. Other drivers say hes a Badass what he can Do from anything dirt track to NASCAR and Indy car very soon so very few can say or do what he does across racing.
We got our first female cup champ. Cryin Ryan complained about every driver that didn’t pull over for him and let him go. His mangina must have been drippin.
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Great racing between Chastain and Blaney. I love the banter also. Two guys with character to help carry the NASCAR torch
Did you all notice when Ross and Ryan were coming up behind Ryan Newman - who is usually really tough to pass - Newman got out of the way of the race for the lead. Props to Newman.
I noticed
To be fair, Newman was on a bicycle compared to the leaders.
Met blaney a few years ago and he was super cool. Stayed to talk to fans and sign autographs
“If you qualify like sh*t you should get a sh*t pit stall” love Freddie man 😂😂😂
Larson’s post-race interview was great. He was at complete ease with the outcome and did a great job answering media questions. That level of confidence and comportment makes for a big personality. Don’t let Nascar turn into TikTok or a reality show.
TikTok has a bunch of clownery for sure
Blaney is definitely the personality of the group of 4. Possibly will become up there with Elliot as two most popular drivers (if he's not up there already!)
Elliot has less personality than Larson or Byron so it dont make as much sense as they think
He would be much more deserving than elliott, chase elliott vans can't even describe its personality because he has none. I've been watching Nascar since 96, If somebody asked me to describe chase elliott, I literally would only say that he's the son of bill and he's popular, and an above average driver. I'm sure hes a nice guy and I have nothing against him. I just don't understand why hes so popular. Maybe his storyline of him first entering the cup series during Nascars lowest viewership point gave people something to cheer for, but I really don't get it.
@kriptiksoulja haha bro I'm right there with you,
@@kriptiksoulja Chase Elliott might be less talkactive compared to Kyle Larson and William Byron. But I wouldn’t say he has less personality.
Take away Chase’s last name and he’s just a regular guy. Met him twice outside of a NASCAR event and left zero impression other than “I don’t want to be here signing autographs” and “why are you saying hi to me?”
I think it is fantastic that Ross, Martin, and others didn't just roll over and let the final 4 race amongst themselves at the front of the pack. It's about time someone not in the 4 won the last race. I feel that gives credibility to the sport.
Nothing wrong with how Ross raced Blaney, he had a job to do. If you dont want anyone else racing then just put the championship 4 on the track by themselves. All the other drivers there have sponsors, teams, owners and fans who expect them to go out and race. Not just run parade laps around the circuit at minimal effort.
Absolutely, I can’t believe this is even being discussed. These idiots are talking like Ross should just pull over and let him go.
Ross is paid to win also !!!! Sounds like Blaney is a sore champion !!!!!
Ok as a Chastain fan i wasn't upset that Blaney got a good deal of the post race coverage, if Chastain won the championship i would want the same attention on Chastain that Blaney got. But they should have shown Chastains burn out and watermelon smash, that would not have taken anything away from Blaney. It is what it is, can't wait for Daytona 500🏆
I'm happy Chastain won.... If it's only about the 4 championship drivers, only have 4 cars out there.
Otherwise quit complaining he's on the track "catching and passing are two different things".... It's up to the #12 to get by and take the lead, not any other driver pull over and give up the lead.
As a Larson fan, I have no complaints that Chastain raced him hard during the last restart. Chastain did his job.
I'm happy for Blaney. I would have been fine with any of them winning but Blaney was who I was rooting for. I think he will represent the sport well.
If i remember right, Blaney had the 2nd fastest 15 lap run time and the quickest 30 lap run or something of the sort. After back to back 2nd place finishes the past 2 years made him the race favorite. As exciting as it would have been to see everyone bunched up for a green/white/checkered finish, its good to know the best car and best driver among the 4 won the chip.
Here’s an idea LET DRIVERS LIKE ROSS CHASTAIN RACE OR HAVE ONLY THE FOUR DRIVERS ON THE TRACK!!! I didn’t see anything wrong on Chastain’s part he is paid to win races and that’s what he was doing. NASCAR needs to stop having these non-competitors racing with mittens. It’s either have a true race duel with only the final four cars or else realize that because there are 36-40 cars on the track that a non-competitor can in fact win.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
@@shadowears I mean it’s always been like that in the Winston Cup style points. I mean you took in account your competitors and the rest just racing
@@Wisconsin222 I wish that NASCAR would bring back the old Winston Cup points format! With this current format, a driver could go out there and win every race except the last one and not win the championship! If NASCAR is bent on their current points system then they should just award points as they are currently doing and do away with the "CHASE" and whoever has the most points after the last race is the champion! Perseverance and consistency does not pay off in this current format! Having a one race shootout amongst four drivers with thirty two other drivers on the track is just plain stupid! It is in my opinion that NASCAR died the same day that Dale Earnhardt died!
He out there poot-ing around for his 4th or 5th win while men are racing for championship
@@shelbyinstigator1727 if he’s in the race he’s still entitled to a win
If any driver ever "pulls over" for anyone else, then Nascar ought to pack it in. Every team has sponsors, employees, owners etc. that want to see (and pay) to get their car in victory lane. That's what they ALL get paid to do. If a driver wants to win bad enough, then they will take whatever risk they need to. Blaney let him know at that point he was a bit faster, but also not fast enough to take the chance. Had it not been for the championship, it might have went a little different. Good on Blaney to realize the risk wasn't worth pushing it.
Ross is racing for a win, money, sponsors. Good for him. It was all done clean. If Blaney is so good, drive around him then.?.
Go Blaney!!! So happy he got it done. Ready to here Jr tell us he called. Hopefully he calls it again next year!
Well, I am with Chastain, if I have the lead,and mind you he never touched any of the play off driver's, I'm sorry, you have to find your way around me, I have the lead,I'm going for the win, that's what my job is as the driver of my team and sponsors, 😊
Heard Moody on NASCAR radio (I know, that was my first mistake) say something to the effect of, "NASCAR fans like personalities until they see one, then they boo." Yeah....we like to boo guys....doesn't mean we want them to shut up. I LIKE booing Denny. I don't want him to go anywhere. Just because we boo a guy, doesn't mean we want his personality to disappear....
Yeah. Hamlin is the villain we love to hate. Hill in the Xfinity series, on the other hand, is just someone I hate.
Based on Bretts logic -why even have the other 33 cars on the track at Phoenix? Brett doesnt want to see rule for a rule for a rule except privileges for final four.
totally agree with TJ- this was one of the better Phoenix races- in person. Don't know how it was on tv, but I really enjoyed the racing all through the pack, and all over the track. It's getting a bad rap, and tv coverage might have been bad (don't know) but on track and at the track was good.
It’s funny how mad people get about Ross 🤣
I guess Ross should've pulled over and let Blaney win !!!! They pay him to win races !!!!!! He drove him clean didnt rub him or wreck him he drove smart and it was getting in Blaney's head he was mad .lol He was INTIMIDATED !!!!!!lol Go Ross!! Blaney's spotter kept telling him be smart . Ross was cool as a watermelon
Blaney showed everyone you can suck all year, back your way into the playoffs, get hot, and win in the playoffs and be a champion
Thanks for saying the obvious. The playoffs (16 drivers!) is a watered down mess.
Chastain did nothing wrong; you don’t just let a playoff driver pass you. But him and his fans don’t seem to understand the other side of the coin that Blaney clearly had a better car and in any other race but this one, Blaney wouldn’t have backed off with 20 to go. The situation gave Chastain that win.
Ross drove away from him...
I don’t think that’s true. Blaney was clearly the fastest car of the four championship contenders but not faster than Chastain.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
Buescher passed Ross just fine, maybe Blaney just needed to figure it out.
Blaney or his team couldn't figure it out
Shout out from the Sprint Car and Midget families! 🤙🤙
Take it to the bank he would have moved for the 5 and 24.
That NBC broadcast watched the first half on Fox and said “hold my beer”. Not surprised we didn’t get to see the melon smash but cmon man.
JUSTIN took the handcuffs off ROSS finally
Right off the bat he says Blaney represents the sprint car family. Granted, I know what his dad has done but no one in this group represents the sprint car family more than Young Money. Of all the drivers in NASCAR today, he is the biggest name in sprint car racing. I digress
Just think NASCAR could and almost did kill Ryan's Championship with the Post Race Inspection shock failure.
So he had an illegal car?
@kg0173 Article printed after initial disqualification. "NASCAR on Monday rescinded Ryan Blaney's disqualification at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when series officials found a problem with the template used during post-race inspection."
NASCAR almost cost him a Championship because of a bad template used for measurement.
He won at martinsville wouldn't of matter if he was dq
I agree with the blandness of the final four, half is teams trying to keep drivers sponsor friendly and the other half the drivers just being normal nice people and nice drivers. Given that they're all young enough not enough rivalries have grown between them either. Blaney did show like 2000% more character in and out of the racecar this race than any other.
I can understand someone thinking Ryan Blaney having the most personality of the four. But I dunno about the other three lacking personality.
Blaney has been my backup knowing Harvick’s leaving. Hate that after DJ, Tony & Clint gone always need a backup. Tony & Kevin were awesome together. Blaney just needs to stop petting his beard. 🙄
Just because they’re not a-holes doesn’t mean they’re not fun guys with good personalities. No different than Chase who keeps winning MPD. 🤷♀️ I like how Larson & Bell will race anywhere and anytime. Larson reminds me of Tony that way.
I think it’s hilarious that Byron is dating Blaney’s sister. I wouldn’t say there aren’t rivalries due to them being young. Blaney is friends with Bubba and Chase because they grew up racing together. They want to beat each other, but they don’t want to wreck their equipment.
Do you ever watch Race Hub? It’s over for the year now, but if you listened to Radioactive on Tuesdays you would know they have fire. Blaney gets bleeped the most out of all drivers I think. You see the guys in interviews and don’t see on track personalities. That’s one of the ways I pick drivers I don’t like. Hamlin isn’t a “villain” like he claims. He gets booed because he’s a winer. At least that’s why I don’t like him. Many I don’t like.
Glad Larson got a 2nd chance. He’s a nice guy, but competitive and adds to conversation. It’s just been fun watching all 4 have Xfinity success and now keep it going in Cup. Not bland, just not jerks like Dillon, Logano and many others. Don’t know who my backup to Blaney will be. Maybe Larson or even Buescher. Guess I like nice guys. Hope SHR gets it together. I like the grassroots background Berry will bring.
On Larson’s radio all day they were working on his car. I was beyond aggravated that he didn’t have a better car! For the CHAMPIONSHIP RACE!!
Understandable
They did show up with a great car though. 3rd place ain't nothin' to shrug at. Being the best of the best is tough, but they pulled off a hell of an attempt.
@@JBAlternate Hopefully, 2024 will be the year for either Kyle Larson or William Byron.
@@bighand1530 I'd be down to see Byron get one. He's really come into his own and it'd be cool seeing the #24 as a Champion again.
@@JBAlternate Tell me about it
I’d say Kyle Larson has more fans than that dude who won the Championship. Whatever his name is. I mean the 12 car wasn’t anywhere to be found for 90% of the season. If this was the old points system he would be lucky to make the top 15 in points.
Why did Blaney suddenly go Rusty Wallace on us, because it was not Larson, Harrick or most any other driver that was racing him, It was Ross Chastain.
Chastain was trying to get on the good side of Mr H
I don’t think so. He didn’t cut Larson any slack on the last restart, and nor should he have.
NASCAR should make it were you have to be 22yrs old to get into xfinity and 26 yrs old to drive cup . And that should make for better respectful driving
Chastain did nothing wrong
Blaney has the personality for national marketing/mass appeal. This sport needs someone to carry that torch badly.
I thought it was a boring race til that last caution.
It was an absolutely boring race until the very end. The only reason ppl are acting like it was great was because of the battle between Chastain and Blaney. The race sucked.
PHX has such a low bar that if there are like 3 passes in the top 5 all race, ppl say it was good. I don't get it.
I was completely checked out the first two stages.
What I don't like is the giant championship focus immediately after the race before the cars go through tech, do you really think they would dq the champ after all the celebrations or do you think it would be swept under the rug? I mean the car that won has failed tech before...
Realistically, I don't think for a second that NASCAR would DQ the champion. They don't want that publicity. Think of how bad that would be for the sport. Everyone would be sour about it the entire off-season and it would set a sour tone for the next season. Then again, maybe that's what we need to get NASCAR to move away from the one-race championship.
Another issue with 1 race deciding the champion!
@@rebelsoul5980 Exactly.
Ryan Blaney : The 2023 Cup series champion.
Ross Chastain: The people's champion.
Ross did nothing wrong, but he did seal Chevy's fate and ensured they didn't win a championship that day. There were many ways they could have lost, but at the end there was only one way they could have won, and Ross took that away.
Good on him - I hate manufacturer-forced strategy.
NASCAR is the only sport that I know of that allows teams to compete even though they do not make the playoffs! If they are still going to allow them to compete then LET them compete! Every driver out on that racetrack owes it to their team owner, owes it to their team, owes it to their sponsors, owes it to themselves, and owes it to their fans to do everything they can to try and win that race!
If Ross cared he wouldnt have raced the 5 so hard on the last restart. kyle Larson is champion if he gets the lead.
They other thing with how the truck race behavior. Things got missed, like Jesse Love, 3 starts, 9th at Gateway, 13th in the 11 truck at Kansas and in Phenix 4th. So many good story liners missed across the board. Pretty hard to keep sponsors when their drivers do what they need to to get TV time and nothing. And what about all the fans of all drivers who don't get to see their driver who did the work and not get mentioned. Without the fans, there is no Nascar
The reason those four in the championship cuz they take their job seriously
Denny Hamlin would have made it had his wheel not crapped out. And prior to that, there was also Chris Buescher.
Lmaoooo
I dont understand why Nascar doesnt understand that as a fan we want horsepower. Its not fun watching and listening to cars that race like ours.
Door Bumper was spot on today!
4 speeds skinnier tires more horsepower!!!
Don't tell Steve that!
He'll go with one speed, wider tires, and less hp....just because he can't swallow his pride and listen to the fas.
I HEAR YA LOL I LIKE HIM BUT I KINDA SEE WAT YA MEAN LOL@@Ka_Gg
As soon as the pit crew dialed in Blaney's car, he was untouchable
Penske dialed him in, he wouldn't listen to the crew chief
@@davids5006 I meant the car. They fixed the issues with his grip. I agree with you you
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@@Jimmieadamsp I misread it, my bad
@@davids5006 it's all good. I can see how you interpreted it
There was no traction compound. Different tire more passing lanes and groves
I have absolutely no problem with how Chastain or Blaney handled that situation.
Chastain has every right to try and win that race.
This issue all came up because of this stupid format and stupid car (that Nascar does not want to seriously fix) at a track that isn't that great to begin with
Kyle Larson is the only one in the last few years that actually deserves/earned the championship and that's coming from someone that hates Larson. This format is a joke and if you think a title means anything, you're in need of a brain scan.
Tj is the only reasonable guy on this show
Show quit waiting NASCAR because the drivers have told you what they need to make the racing better and the cars handle better for them quick cost in the more money if you want to wait on horsepower fine do the other things they are talking about and it will keep your viewer base and possibly expand it
Why handle better that's stupid
I FULLY AGREE WITH U........ OWNER AND DRIVER NEED TO WORK ON IT/ TRAINING WITH FAN ENGAGEMENT??????? JUST EXCELLENT DRIVE DOES NOT PAY THE OWNER OR THE DRIVER FOR THE RACING ??????
Bring the Championship to Rockingham and you fix all those provlems! NASCAR should at least buy The Rock for an R&D track!!
This whole deal isn't about show.
If a driver doesn't have the go, the show doesn't matter.
This is the nascar you get when it stops being the grown up, experienced drivers that dont want to wreck, so they can afford food that week, and starts being the kid with sponsors who is cheaper to hire.
#1 the “next gen” drivers are way too aggressive #2 the “next gen” drivers are cheap to hire. Not in the long run as they destroy your equipment and your fan base and sponsor ability but the fact that none of them are really marketable or like able. I don’t care for any of the young drivers; as a fan of the sport for over 30 years I watch now mostly outa habit my fandom died when Mark Martin hung it up.
Chastain and Blaney both did nothing wrong Ross would look like he didn’t care about racing if he didn’t block him and Blaney would be a push over if he didn’t hit him
On a side note, who here watched the awarding of the million dollars in the NASCAR contest? Now, how many of you said that #3 was going to win before the balls dropped?
L O L
I agree what the hell are they waiting for in fixing the short track package. Take everything to the test and TEST it. It would be cheaper to do it for a solid 3-4 days than losing race fans.
Nascar need to do incident points in playoffs. black flags and End of line penalty.
No other form of RACING HAS a playoffs! It's taken away so many fans and it's only going to get worse!
nascar needs to bring back happy hour
Hendrick did the graage 56 deal this year so the cup stuff suffered. Next year they have a lot more data to use that other teams dont have access to.
The LeMans deal had no impact on the Nascar side. In fact it probably helped them!
Yates said they can up the HP by 100 without much work. Not sure why they went with a wider tire is beyond me. 18 in dia. Ok. But they shouldnt have made the wider
He has got the personality of a dial tone.
That's funny but only old people know what that is
Watch cleetus McFarland...real racing on asphalt...if not, dirt all day
So question then. He straight up told the media he hit Chastain. Hamlin earlier admitted to ruining Chastain's day. Hamlin was fined. Blaney isn't. Can someone explain? Not trying to be a smartass here, very curious
The championship race is NOT a good representation of the talented drivers. Who ran in the top 5 all year? That shows the drivers who should compete against each other! I personally didn't care about this race I wanted to see my driver #11 and how he was doing but tv didn't talk or show anything outside of the 4 this was the first race that I didn't pay attention to all year. And hello Ross won..... They didn't even bother showing that victory! The guys that compete every week up front are the championship drivers.
Did I mention dirt is better than a fixed nascar race? Dirt all day
Good job ross for bucking the fixed system..hate it, they'll run you out of the gig in 2yrs for it
Blaney going to fill the hole Harvick’s leaving me with
I think part of working at Hendrick is completely deleting your personality publicly, all of their drivers are so boring on camera it's painful.
That's been how Hendrick (and a lot of Nascar) has been for years. Jimmie Johnson was so damn boring. They train them how to talk like perfect PR people.
It's all due to being scared they will lose sponsorship that they don't realize it hurts them in the long run.
Seriously, right now, if you run a corporation, why would you sponsor most drivers? Again, it's supposed to be advertising. You need a face and attitude that helps get attention and can help you make sales. Almost no drivers could help with that
Bowmans not that bad
What’s a big personality? We’re in an era where a big personality is typically a clown or a vulgarian. In the words of Tony Soprano, whatever happened to Gary Cooper?
THE RACE WAS LOUSY
It's iRacing's fault ...
The Steve's need to be replaced.
The young bunch have Cell phone personalities. Text them see how fast they would respond with Emoji's
All I heard throughout this whole ordeal is a multitude of reasons why the playoffs are stupid and we should revert back to an old Chase format.
Do Brett and Freddie have any kids together?
It’s all $$. Not talent, anymore. And sponsors & owners let it happen. When there are another 10-15 ready to go back at the shop. Put them on a chassis limit for the season. JMO.
NASCAR QUIT RIGGING THE RACES AND ITLL BE GOOD ITS OBVIOUS
Ford designed this car for the playoffs and their new design will be better
I can always count on you guys complaining about the most trivial bullshit. You have much bigger problems with this format.
Blanks blocked before and got wrecked
Dirt dirt dirt
phoenix is a snoozefest zzZZ 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
Jonathon davenport, ricky thorton Jr, Hudson O'Neal, Chris madden..nascar champ couldn't hold their nut cup
RTJ not being the champ this year shocked me.... I'm a
T-Mac fan though 🤷🏼♂️
Millbridge better than Martinsville...go dirt racing..it's not fake
Any format that gives you Ryan Blaney as a Champion just highlights how flawed it is, lol.
This whole, Kyle Larson is the best driver in the world, thing is overblown. He is obviously not the best driver, or he would have 20 wins a season to give merit to that statement. The difference in talent, given he drives for the best team as well, is not that large. Larson is not magical. His 2021 season was magic. Otherwise, he is a top tier driver but not head a shoulders above the rest.
I dunno if Kyle Larson will ever have another 2021.
@@bighand1530 not sure if anyone will ever be able to do what Larson did in 2021. This new gen car its going to be difficult because the cars are so even now
He is because he can race in so many different disciplines of racing jump into any car run up front and win. So he is way more talented and way more diverse than so many other drivers. Other drivers say hes a Badass what he can Do from anything dirt track to NASCAR and Indy car very soon so very few can say or do what he does across racing.
He’s the best.
We got our first female cup champ. Cryin Ryan complained about every driver that didn’t pull over for him and let him go. His mangina must have been drippin.
Hello,? Dirt
yall sound like a mad ex wife
Nascar is fixed..go real racing with dirt
Blah blah blah..fixed racing and championship..go dirt racing