We are living in a Twilight Zone. Chris Buescher won 2 races in a row, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500, Shane van Gisbergen won the Chicago Street Course on his first ever NASCAR start in Cup, bringing the #91 to victory lane for the first time in over 70 years, Michael McDowell might point his way into the Chase on Points without having to win, and Chase Elliott has not won a race, and is out of the Chase currently at this time.
Honestly McDowell rn has got to think win ngl. The reason I feel that is becuase daytona is gonna be a crazy one like every year. You never know who might win. And unless he can catch bubba, he might be screwed. I feel Elliot may win Watkins glen and who knows at Daytona. Don’t get me wrong I would love McDowell to make it in, but never know
Suarez made up some ground on him and Ty Gibbs today. All 3 need to consider winning, but unless Bubba stumbles, those need to think win and points as I think it’ll be a battle for that last spot.
@@danachappell9783Ya I looked at the playoff grid and the battle for the last spot is tight, if any one of them has a bad day they could kiss their playoff spot goodbye
@@danachappell9783but I think this was McDowels weakest race to the playoffs. He should be strong at the road courses and Daytona and it’s only three points so I think he’s got a good shot unless there’s another new winner
So stoked that RFK is back in winning form! Big Brad fan! So happy for that team! Go 'Out of the Groove!' Best Nascar info show on TH-cam! KEEP IT GOING!
Yeah Brad has been under rated the last couple of years because of him focusing on getting rough back on track. Love to see the 'Cat in the hat' back in victory lane for sure! Thanks for the likes and replies! Also thanks to Eric Estepp for loving my comment! That's awesome!!!!
So awesome to see rfk's success. Brad took a huge risk and glad to see it paying off. Of course it helps that he got Jack to bring the shop up to the 21st century.
Well with the outdated culture at Roush, Jack probably needed someone to help bring the team into the 21st century, and lucky for him Brad does have experience running a successful race team
Dude it’s glad to see guys with just a W under rain delay get some legit Wins…. Even though todays was a rain delay but he earned it! I’m I’m blown that ford only had 1 win b4 Richmond
Truex may have got second but at least he is more respected than Hamlin. It was refreshing seeing two racers today race hard and clean without wrecking.
I'm not exactly a NASCAR Ford fan, but it really does make me happy that Brad Keselowski is succeeding with RFK. I thought that when he decided to leave Penske that he would be throwing away any chance of continuing to have a competitive career, but his hard work and mentality has not helped the team, but I believe that him joining Roush has saved Buescher's career as well. It's truly one of those moments that I don't mind being proven wrong.
I don’t think it can be overstated the turnaround that RFK has had since Keselowski went over there and bought in. I figured it would take substantially more time for them to catch up, but credit to him and RFK making the turnaround in a pretty short timeframe. Glad to see he and Buescher having another team that can be competitive in the series.
Don’t forget. You mentioned dinger chasing stage points or the win next 2 weeks. There will be no caution at the end of the stages so the drivers can chase both if they choose and it works out. Obviously cautions could ruin that.
Taken some friends and family to two races these past two years. Both were won by Buescher. The Bristol night race and now Michigan. Told the friends we might have to become Buescher fans
Mark Martin Truex Jr. Give 23XI Racing some time, with the pit crew decision. If this is their first year training their own pit crews, let them sort out the early on struggles.
Lots of comments talking about how RFK has really upped their program, and for good reason, but we need to give more credit to Buescher for proving what a great driver he is. He held off a Cup champ in a faster car to get this win. Great job.
Well the next two races are rc so it's a straight up race no stage breaks so drivers lile dinger dont have to decide if they want stage points or pit before stage end.
9.7/10 race for me I love watching these big ovals with the impact of the dirty air and how technical the racing at places like Kansas pocono Michigan and Las Vegas are. I like Eric always appreciate when a driver doesn’t have to use his door and or bumper to win a race I applaud truex for racing clean and staying true to his driving style
Buescher reminds me a lot of MTJ. Poetically Buescher edged him out for the win in a great clean battle. Ready to see what RFK can do in the second half of the season!
For the clean racing crowd: Remember when Ryan Blaney raced truex extremely clean at Dover, a race that truex won. Fast forward to charlotte and Ryan blaney got loose on a restart and came down late on truex. Truex easily could’ve ran through blaney and nobody would have batted an eye. But truex lifted and blaney went on to win the race, largely because of how he raced truex earlier at Dover.
After qualifying I said, how crazy would it be if buscher wins back to back out of no where. They actually made it happen and they had to fight for it. Mad respect
Congrats to Chris Buescher for getting his 2nd win of 2023 at Michigan! Makes me excited to see with what RFK can do in the upcoming races. Also, the next 2 races are in for a big treat to those who enjoy road course races! Can’t believe time flies fast before the playoffs begin next month! Daytona is sure to be a crazy one to watch.
I thought the new car was going to help the following car with the dirty air disadvantage that the last generation car was rightfully criticized for. The radio guys made a big deal about Reddick and Buescher working in tandem. I had to leave for work at the end of stage two so I listened on the website. Matt Kenseth was the last driver to take the 17 to consecutive victories in 2009, I think. The Daytona 500 and the Auto Club 500. Also, Corie LaJoie with a top 15.
Im still amazed that bell got a top 15 in that Toyota Prius lets not forget hamlin stalled on green flag pitstop as well just shows u how fast hamlin been along with truex
But the clean racing will draw the fans not being dirty. That's what made me pull for Matt Kenseth, he was a clean driver. 👍 You get points and respect.
Hopefully next time you come to Michigan you can see the whole thing because this race was great. Get rid of rain almost every year now and Michigan has become one of the best race weekends in all of NASCAR
Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip Eric! My dad and I have been going to the track for years. You should come back and splurge for the turn 4 club. The feeling is out of this world while they are racing!
No, we’ll sort of no. Reddicks f up caused James small to make Truex hesitate long enough to not pull out in front of the 17 on the last pit cycle! So close!
I expected Chase Elliot would have a low season one of these years but this is just brutal. I have serious doubt he will get in the playoffs, doesn't feel like he's on his A game for even the RC's coming up.
Damn, it feels good to be a Trackhouse fan. Suarez dang near had the 2nd segment. And we can't talk enough about Chris Buescher! Last year as Kyle Busch was rumored to be available, they asked Brad about him and he said something like We have Chris. We believe in him. And damn, it's paying off!
@@xavierjuno4572 Mi Amigo can get the W! We will have both cars in and with SVG coming soon, Trackhouse will be the team to beat. I'm looking forward to some Trackhouse v RFK battles. NASCAR is getting good again!
Was great meeting u at the track Sunday Eric under the grandstands as the rain poured 😅. Was able to stay and see the race in person Saturday, it was awesome! Was my first ever race in person and I don’t think it’ll be my last!
I thought it was a pretty good race. Dirty air is still too big a factor for my liking when a much faster car can’t pass but happy for Buescher. Been saying for years now he’s the most underrated driver out there. You could argue that RFK is the best ford team right now. Other than Blaney, Penske is too inconsistent and SHR Harvick is doing all he can with what he’s being given. Also speaking of Kevin Harvick last year he had terrible luck in the first round more than just running bad you can’t deny that.
Eric, i've watched every single one of your videos since like 2016, this is my go to channel for any nascar news and nascar recaps, you do a great job with these! P.S. i was at the 2022 daytona 500 and couldn't find you even though your like the tallest nascar fan ever lol
RFK IS BACK BABY!!! There's no way this season can be a disappointment.... 2 wins and both teams will make the playoffs no matter what a big step up from last season having only 1 win and neither team made the playoffs..
RFK has been much more consistent than 2022 Harvick fwiw. That should carry on throughout the year. Why stop the hype on Buescher? He has as many wins as Chastain the past two seasons so far and he got so much damn hype.
Eric, Saw you on Sundays pre race TV footage. You were clearly on the screen (about 10 sec.) walking through the infield crowd. It actually looked like the camera was following you. Star!! lol
Chris Buescher is putting it together at the right time. I don’t know if he’s a legit favorite, but he’s becoming a dark horse for to keep an eye out for.
Hey Eric, I was there yesterday and today for the conclusion, shame I couldn’t see you yesterday & that couldn’t you make it back today! Glad you liked the facility, been going since I was 5. Side note, watching Truex charge through the field in stage 2 in person was awesome.
So glad I FINALLY met you my man! Told my mom and grandparents all about it and how I was so starstruck and blown away at how tall you are in real life compared to on TH-cam along with the fact that it was so unexpected for me! Couldn’t believe it! Till we meet again and good luck with your move!
You know be cool to see, up green arrows and red down arrows with positions gained or lost since last week in playoff standings. Awesome channel btw Eric
It's gonna be effectively the same with Dinger due to the lack of stage cautions. The only way I see him doing strategy is if we get to overtime at Indy and he elects to pit to line up further back from that log jam of a turn 1 and hopes the worse tires and chaos allow him to pounce on the few that don't wreck into the grass As to the cutline...I THINK Wallace is safe, but considering his poor track record at Road Courses and his Superspeedway average finish this year being 25.0...it might get closer than I'm thinking, especially since Glen/Indy don't throw a caution for the stages so he can't take advantage of people pitting to add a cushion like he's been doing the past few weeks very well. I think even he recognizes the pit crew is gonna screw the pooch, play it safe and get those stages points to lessen when they fumble
It was refreshing to see good, hard, clean racing without any stupid wrecks or overtime finishes. And one of the fastest cars won so that makes it better. Love long green flag runs that end up being close. Michigan was very good and would agree on your groovy gage rating, I think it could be near a 100% had the rain stayed away!
It’s disingenuous to say Harvick getting eliminated first round last year was due to him not being back. His car literally caught on fire at Darlington and his pit crew cost him at Bristol
I really want to return to the days when contact was incidental...which, btw, would only put NASCAR back in line with the rest of the racing world. Not aimed at this race, but this business where you can drive a masterful race, make clean passes, treat your competitors the way you'd like to be treated, not make any mistakes, only to be run over by some cowboy at the end is a real problem for the sport. Don't use the cliche "rubbin' is racing" to criticize my comment. I know that. There's a difference between racing so hard there's occasional contact, giving someone an occasional tap on the bumper to remind them they're slower than you are, and flat out wrecking a competitor to gain a position. Save that for the demolition derby.
This was a good race, but it sucks that rain got in the way of a decent finish for a race near Lake Michigan again. It also sucks that Kyle Busch was out early when it was looking like another strong day for him. He may be entering a difficult stretch right now, but if anyone can rise above the competition on sheer willpower alone, and win where it counts, it’s him. Roush Racing is now one of my final four favorites this year now. I think Chris Buescher is finally just beginning to enter into his prime, in my opinion, because not only has he improved at Roush since Keselowski joined the team last year, but if you can hold off a champion driver like Martin Truex, Jr. for a win, you know then that you’re going places. Harvick also putting on good performances at Michigan and Richmond was good too. Not a bad way to go out in your last season, despite not getting the win. The last thing I liked was when Erik Jones proved that he’s the best driver Richard Petty’s had on his team since Bobby Labonte in 2006, and Aric Almirola in 2014. If LMC can turn their bad performance around next year, with a little time and patience on Petty’s and Johnson’s parts to rebuild, I wouldn’t be too surprised if Jones is the one to get Petty his first multiple win season since the 80s. If he can get his sea legs underneath him with the new version of his team, Erik will bring the Petty 43 to heights most can only dream of. If only the same could be said about the Wood Brothers… Overall, great race, great finish, and I’m looking forward to Indy.
It would have been possible for the Wood Brothers if they had been more aggressive and snatched Martin Truex Jr. from JGR. I know the #21 would be a downgrade, but it is still good enough of a ride for a driver like Truex to contend for wins and possibly make a deep playoff run. This would be much needed for WBR after being held back by Harrison Burton and he would serve as an excellent place holder for 2-3 years until possibly being replaced by Carson Hocevar or Sam Mayer in 2026 or 2027 when they are likely ready. Not to mention, John Hunter Nemechek would get a good ride after jumping back down to the lower series for a few years which to me is a borderline elite talent. As for Harrison, he should do what Cole Custer did.
I’m liking Trackhouse these days. Suarez needs to stay focused and Chastain appears to be behaving himself. But still….It’s great to see a smaller team have such success. And of course, that “wall ride” last year will become the stuff of legend and featured in NASCAR documentaries for decades to come. (I’ll never forget Eric’s reaction in the opening seconds in the following video….I laughed out loud at that one.)
RFK is a completely new team. I am glad Brad Keselowski has delivered some good leadership. I would love to see Truex continue and give us another year. I stand my ground in saying that if Hamlin is put in the wall as he has Larson and say a Chastain, Hamlin cries foul and demand punishment. The only person that whines more is Wallace.
My daughter and I looked for you Sunday (& Monday) but she was a little bummed we didn’t see you. Hopefully next time if you make the trip back to Michigan!
Harvick did it last year, buescher this year, and both were fords. I can't believe it. This was an amazing razing race today. Now i wonder if buescher doesn't flop into the playoff like harvick last year
Truex is one of my favorite drivers, and definitely my only favored Toyota driver….period. You have to respect the man in ways of which Hamlin could only dream. I’m happy he has one championship under his belt…and that was with a small budget team!!! He may be the modern day Kulwicki or Bill Elliot. Likeable, honest….and a very professional driver.
Eric what is the black dot in the top of the screen? I wiped my screen twice before I realized it was not something on my phone just a random ?. Video was above all expectations as normal. Best part of my week
Boy it’s hard to justify roughing up Chris Buescher if your Truex. He races super clean too. But I doubted Truex would do it as he races everyone clean anyway.
Here's a scary thing with Bell. Even with all the mistakes and unrealized potential, he's 4th in points. Now granted, 4th to about 11th-12th aren't separated by a whole lot, but still. Also, 3 JGR guys are in the top 4 in points. Yikes
I was there the second day and the general consensus among fans at Michigan was that Truex had this. Easily. 17 was a surprise, but a welcome one. Hoping to make it back to Michigan next year and Indy as well.
Harvick is still very good. Ignoring wins, he is 5th in points at the moment and the highest scoring Ford. I wouldn't count him out just yet! Side Note: Interestingly Keselowski is 8th in points and the second highest scoring Ford.
KH4 is now mathematically locked into the playoffs. Firstly, there are three races left and there are 4 playoff berths left open for non winners. So at least one driver makes it in on points, guaranteed. Repeat winners only increase that number. KH4 has the most regular season points of non-winners. KH4 is +180 to cut line. With regular season max points per race at 40, the most regular season points he could lose would be -120, still leaving him +60! So unless he pulls a CE9 move and wrecks himself for a P36 finish over each of the next 3 races, cannot be just +60. 1½ races to the good, even if he sits for 3. Locked in
I honestly guess you missed the Earnhardt and DW era. LOL You guys talk like there was never any contact with guys in the past. They called it, "Trading Pain" for a reason dude.
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Roush and RCR winning races regularly makes it feel like it’s 2010
I see your point but RCR is not where they were earlier in the season.
@@yourejovian Kyle is still decent
He’s just had awful luck
Dillon needs to go though
More like 2008
@@JackCallSports is he underperforming or is bush just that much better?
@@tylersmith4856 it’s a bit of both
We are living in a Twilight Zone. Chris Buescher won 2 races in a row, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Daytona 500, Shane van Gisbergen won the Chicago Street Course on his first ever NASCAR start in Cup, bringing the #91 to victory lane for the first time in over 70 years, Michael McDowell might point his way into the Chase on Points without having to win, and Chase Elliott has not won a race, and is out of the Chase currently at this time.
Honestly McDowell rn has got to think win ngl. The reason I feel that is becuase daytona is gonna be a crazy one like every year. You never know who might win. And unless he can catch bubba, he might be screwed. I feel Elliot may win Watkins glen and who knows at Daytona.
Don’t get me wrong I would love McDowell to make it in, but never know
Suarez made up some ground on him and Ty Gibbs today. All 3 need to consider winning, but unless Bubba stumbles, those need to think win and points as I think it’ll be a battle for that last spot.
@@danachappell9783Ya I looked at the playoff grid and the battle for the last spot is tight, if any one of them has a bad day they could kiss their playoff spot goodbye
@@danachappell9783but I think this was McDowels weakest race to the playoffs. He should be strong at the road courses and Daytona and it’s only three points so I think he’s got a good shot unless there’s another new winner
I'm loving it!
just as we thought martin on monday was unstoppable, buescher pulled out the ford michigan merchant card for back to back Ws
You can catch a boat to fuck off land
At this rate Martins gonna win like half the remaining races cause they’re all gonna be postponed to Monday💀💀
You need to do a 23XI Ferrari meme
There is no way that the racing gods would let a Japanese manufacturer win in the heartland of American car culture over American manufacturers
You are right let’s go ford
So stoked that RFK is back in winning form! Big Brad fan! So happy for that team! Go 'Out of the Groove!' Best Nascar info show on TH-cam! KEEP IT GOING!
This
NASCAR is better when Brad is good 👍
It really is. I really love the TH-cam Nascar community. Every TH-camr has a unique hold in the space.
Brad fan here too!
Yeah Brad has been under rated the last couple of years because of him focusing on getting rough back on track. Love to see the 'Cat in the hat' back in victory lane for sure! Thanks for the likes and replies! Also thanks to Eric Estepp for loving my comment! That's awesome!!!!
So awesome to see rfk's success. Brad took a huge risk and glad to see it paying off. Of course it helps that he got Jack to bring the shop up to the 21st century.
Well with the outdated culture at Roush, Jack probably needed someone to help bring the team into the 21st century, and lucky for him Brad does have experience running a successful race team
Big shoutout to Truex all these years for racing fair but clean, probably one of the most clean drivers in the field atm.
Chris Buescher is a pretty clean racer in his own right
Dude it’s glad to see guys with just a W under rain delay get some legit Wins…. Even though todays was a rain delay but he earned it! I’m I’m blown that ford only had 1 win b4 Richmond
@@zacharyphillips8910ford won at charlotte.
@@kleezern7401 4 total wins you forgot Joey won earlier in the year.
@@zacharyphillips8910
Chris - 2 wins
Ryan - 1 win
Joey - 1 win
Absolutely. It was nice seeing two of the cleanest drivers being respectful and making it to the end.
Truex may have got second but at least he is more respected than Hamlin. It was refreshing seeing two racers today race hard and clean without wrecking.
I loved it. Hamlin take note ,THIS IS HOW ITS DONE RIGHT.
Oh give it a rest
@@Sebonfire Is this Denny Hamlin?
Given what happened to Kyle Busch, if Truex had tried to bump Buscher out of the way he'd have most likely wrecked himself
I did want to see Suarez win. Hopefully soon(🤞🏽🤞🏽,) but Buscher, Truex, and all the other drivers did an amazing job! Good race!
With a road course coming up, I hope Trackhouse and himself can deliver
Me too!! I was so mad truex did that to him at the end of stage 2. I just wanted to see Daniel win a stage at least.
23XI is NASCAR’s Ferrari
Super fast cars
But horrible management and badly timed pit stops
I like where you're going with this. If by your definition, Ferrari isn't even Ferrari, becauze they ain't fast 😭😭😭😂😂
@@M_Sebastian97 they the closest f1 comparison I got 😭
Denny Delivers needs to get to work on the clown meme that always floats around in F1 with Ferrari
@@tylerhernandez5234 he has to ngl
Nice F1 analogy
I'm not exactly a NASCAR Ford fan, but it really does make me happy that Brad Keselowski is succeeding with RFK. I thought that when he decided to leave Penske that he would be throwing away any chance of continuing to have a competitive career, but his hard work and mentality has not helped the team, but I believe that him joining Roush has saved Buescher's career as well. It's truly one of those moments that I don't mind being proven wrong.
I can't believe Bell almost pulled out a top 10 with that car taped together
I don’t think it can be overstated the turnaround that RFK has had since Keselowski went over there and bought in. I figured it would take substantially more time for them to catch up, but credit to him and RFK making the turnaround in a pretty short timeframe. Glad to see he and Buescher having another team that can be competitive in the series.
Chris Buescher rlly just did what Kevin harvick did last year but in reverse
Great to meet you, us Bowman fans are just ready for next year, especially Daytona qualifying..
If you were at the track this week anyone, we can all relate to *THE MIST*
Don’t forget. You mentioned dinger chasing stage points or the win next 2 weeks. There will be no caution at the end of the stages so the drivers can chase both if they choose and it works out. Obviously cautions could ruin that.
With the Indy RC, it's only a matter of when tbh
Taken some friends and family to two races these past two years. Both were won by Buescher. The Bristol night race and now Michigan. Told the friends we might have to become Buescher fans
Do it!
Mark Martin Truex Jr.
Give 23XI Racing some time, with the pit crew decision. If this is their first year training their own pit crews, let them sort out the early on struggles.
Lots of comments talking about how RFK has really upped their program, and for good reason, but we need to give more credit to Buescher for proving what a great driver he is. He held off a Cup champ in a faster car to get this win. Great job.
Well the next two races are rc so it's a straight up race no stage breaks so drivers lile dinger dont have to decide if they want stage points or pit before stage end.
9.7/10 race for me I love watching these big ovals with the impact of the dirty air and how technical the racing at places like Kansas pocono Michigan and Las Vegas are. I like Eric always appreciate when a driver doesn’t have to use his door and or bumper to win a race I applaud truex for racing clean and staying true to his driving style
I am convinced he is your favorite. It's the 17 car with a Texan behind the wheel come on 😅.
Buescher reminds me a lot of MTJ.
Poetically Buescher edged him out for the win in a great clean battle.
Ready to see what RFK can do in the second half of the season!
Feels so good to see the 17 win regularly now reminds me of the days Matt Kenseth drove that car
For the clean racing crowd: Remember when Ryan Blaney raced truex extremely clean at Dover, a race that truex won. Fast forward to charlotte and Ryan blaney got loose on a restart and came down late on truex. Truex easily could’ve ran through blaney and nobody would have batted an eye. But truex lifted and blaney went on to win the race, largely because of how he raced truex earlier at Dover.
After qualifying I said, how crazy would it be if buscher wins back to back out of no where. They actually made it happen and they had to fight for it. Mad respect
The kid inside you must be ecstatic right now seeing the 17 in victory lane back-to-back weeks
Congrats to Chris Buescher for getting his 2nd win of 2023 at Michigan! Makes me excited to see with what RFK can do in the upcoming races. Also, the next 2 races are in for a big treat to those who enjoy road course races! Can’t believe time flies fast before the playoffs begin next month! Daytona is sure to be a crazy one to watch.
I love just seeing eric’s setup slowly dissolve throughout the past few videos
My first race in 5 years! I gotta be honest other than weather I forgot how much fun it is! Glad you enjoyed michigan
MTJ is a class act. He could've driven in and booted Buescher at any point, and chose to drive clean and by his own code.
I thought the new car was going to help the following car with the dirty air disadvantage that the last generation car was rightfully criticized for.
The radio guys made a big deal about Reddick and Buescher working in tandem. I had to leave for work at the end of stage two so I listened on the website.
Matt Kenseth was the last driver to take the 17 to consecutive victories in 2009, I think.
The Daytona 500 and the Auto Club 500. Also, Corie LaJoie with a top 15.
Martin Truex’s record on mondays in 2023 is still 1st, 3rd, 1st, and 2nd.
I’m blown away that Chris Buscher won back to back races like I don’t doubt the team but it was just so unlikely
Wow what an impressive drive by Buscher and Truex
Good to see you there Eric. Glad you enjoyed MIS
Michigan is my annual in person race. I’m glad you liked my home track.
Im still amazed that bell got a top 15 in that Toyota Prius lets not forget hamlin stalled on green flag pitstop as well just shows u how fast hamlin been along with truex
But the clean racing will draw the fans not being dirty. That's what made me pull for Matt Kenseth, he was a clean driver. 👍
You get points and respect.
6:45 good point eric. And i also love this summer stretch of racing, great to have some fun races especially this time of year
Hopefully next time you come to Michigan you can see the whole thing because this race was great. Get rid of rain almost every year now and Michigan has become one of the best race weekends in all of NASCAR
Man was hoping Truex would win after a dominate day. A good points day though. But it's cool for Chris to get two in a row. Congratulations Buescher!👍
Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip Eric! My dad and I have been going to the track for years. You should come back and splurge for the turn 4 club. The feeling is out of this world while they are racing!
23XI has the speed to go deep, but if they cant clean up the pit screw ups, they could both easily exit in the round of 16.
For the fourth consecutive season, Michigan's really had a thing to give us 2 in a row winners
My brother & I were super thrilled to meet you! Hope you come back. MIS is a ton of fun!
That was fun racing between Beuscher and Truex! I am a Truex fan, and when he retires, I think I have a replacement!
Truex is a new animal at this point.
No, we’ll sort of no. Reddicks f up caused James small to make Truex hesitate long enough to not pull out in front of the 17 on the last pit cycle! So close!
Reddick would have won the race
Greatest race in awhile. Exact type of racing NASCAR needs to be chasing on the ovals
I expected Chase Elliot would have a low season one of these years but this is just brutal. I have serious doubt he will get in the playoffs, doesn't feel like he's on his A game for even the RC's coming up.
It was great to meet you on Sunday! The rain was a huge bummer, but the racing on both Sunday and Monday was awesome.
It’s so refreshing to get a clean finish for once.
Won as many races in 8 days as he did in the previous 8 years.
Kinda goes to show how Brad turned things around over there
Damn, it feels good to be a Trackhouse fan. Suarez dang near had the 2nd segment. And we can't talk enough about Chris Buescher! Last year as Kyle Busch was rumored to be available, they asked Brad about him and he said something like We have Chris. We believe in him. And damn, it's paying off!
I just hope Trackhouse continues to deliver, especially for Suarez in the next 3 weeks
@@xavierjuno4572 Mi Amigo can get the W! We will have both cars in and with SVG coming soon, Trackhouse will be the team to beat. I'm looking forward to some Trackhouse v RFK battles. NASCAR is getting good again!
I don't think is the history of nascar I would ever see Chris Buescher win back to back IN CUP
As a gordon fan I always think of clean and fair when Matt Kenseth comes to mind 😂
Eric me and my dad were at that race and it was awesome we got to see you! You are super nice and make great content…. Keep up the great work!
Was great meeting u at the track Sunday Eric under the grandstands as the rain poured 😅. Was able to stay and see the race in person Saturday, it was awesome! Was my first ever race in person and I don’t think it’ll be my last!
Dude Buescher in his interview was like "3 wins in a row👀👀" lmfao that would be absolutely insane
I thought it was a pretty good race. Dirty air is still too big a factor for my liking when a much faster car can’t pass but happy for Buescher. Been saying for years now he’s the most underrated driver out there. You could argue that RFK is the best ford team right now. Other than Blaney, Penske is too inconsistent and SHR Harvick is doing all he can with what he’s being given. Also speaking of Kevin Harvick last year he had terrible luck in the first round more than just running bad you can’t deny that.
Eric, i've watched every single one of your videos since like 2016, this is my go to channel for any nascar news and nascar recaps, you do a great job with these! P.S. i was at the 2022 daytona 500 and couldn't find you even though your like the tallest nascar fan ever lol
RFK IS BACK BABY!!! There's no way this season can be a disappointment.... 2 wins and both teams will make the playoffs no matter what a big step up from last season having only 1 win and neither team made the playoffs..
RFK has been much more consistent than 2022 Harvick fwiw. That should carry on throughout the year.
Why stop the hype on Buescher? He has as many wins as Chastain the past two seasons so far and he got so much damn hype.
Eric, Saw you on Sundays pre race TV footage. You were clearly on the screen (about 10 sec.) walking through the infield crowd. It actually looked like the camera was following you. Star!! lol
Chris Buescher is putting it together at the right time. I don’t know if he’s a legit favorite, but he’s becoming a dark horse for to keep an eye out for.
Hey Eric, I was there yesterday and today for the conclusion, shame I couldn’t see you yesterday & that couldn’t you make it back today! Glad you liked the facility, been going since I was 5. Side note, watching Truex charge through the field in stage 2 in person was awesome.
I also thought of Pocono and said if it was Hamlin that Buescher probably would have been forced up so im glad it was Truex in 2nd there
So glad I FINALLY met you my man! Told my mom and grandparents all about it and how I was so starstruck and blown away at how tall you are in real life compared to on TH-cam along with the fact that it was so unexpected for me! Couldn’t believe it! Till we meet again and good luck with your move!
My son took a pic with him and my son came up to Eric's shoulders. I was kind of surprised becauae Eric is very tall.
@@hillorisartin6129 So cool! Didn’t think I’d EVER speak a word to him but here we are!
I saw you there but I was chasing harvicks golf cart 😂😂
You know be cool to see, up green arrows and red down arrows with positions gained or lost since last week in playoff standings. Awesome channel btw Eric
It's gonna be effectively the same with Dinger due to the lack of stage cautions. The only way I see him doing strategy is if we get to overtime at Indy and he elects to pit to line up further back from that log jam of a turn 1 and hopes the worse tires and chaos allow him to pounce on the few that don't wreck into the grass
As to the cutline...I THINK Wallace is safe, but considering his poor track record at Road Courses and his Superspeedway average finish this year being 25.0...it might get closer than I'm thinking, especially since Glen/Indy don't throw a caution for the stages so he can't take advantage of people pitting to add a cushion like he's been doing the past few weeks very well. I think even he recognizes the pit crew is gonna screw the pooch, play it safe and get those stages points to lessen when they fumble
I usually go to the Michigan race, wish the weather was better, happy for Chris Buescher!
I really like Chris.I think he is champion material. Really happy for Brad K too.
Fun racing I’d say, I enjoyed it. Hamlin on a roll, 3 straight tip 3’s. Playoffs will be fun to watch
Buescher is having the season of harvick last season….it’s crazy…..harvick won Richmond and Michigan last year
It was refreshing to see good, hard, clean racing without any stupid wrecks or overtime finishes. And one of the fastest cars won so that makes it better. Love long green flag runs that end up being close. Michigan was very good and would agree on your groovy gage rating, I think it could be near a 100% had the rain stayed away!
So glad you came to my home track hope ya come back to Michigan again
It’s disingenuous to say Harvick getting eliminated first round last year was due to him not being back. His car literally caught on fire at Darlington and his pit crew cost him at Bristol
exactly. and he was top ten in both those races before those issues
I really want to return to the days when contact was incidental...which, btw, would only put NASCAR back in line with the rest of the racing world. Not aimed at this race, but this business where you can drive a masterful race, make clean passes, treat your competitors the way you'd like to be treated, not make any mistakes, only to be run over by some cowboy at the end is a real problem for the sport. Don't use the cliche "rubbin' is racing" to criticize my comment. I know that. There's a difference between racing so hard there's occasional contact, giving someone an occasional tap on the bumper to remind them they're slower than you are, and flat out wrecking a competitor to gain a position. Save that for the demolition derby.
Love your videos dude watch them daily.
This was a good race, but it sucks that rain got in the way of a decent finish for a race near Lake Michigan again. It also sucks that Kyle Busch was out early when it was looking like another strong day for him. He may be entering a difficult stretch right now, but if anyone can rise above the competition on sheer willpower alone, and win where it counts, it’s him.
Roush Racing is now one of my final four favorites this year now. I think Chris Buescher is finally just beginning to enter into his prime, in my opinion, because not only has he improved at Roush since Keselowski joined the team last year, but if you can hold off a champion driver like Martin Truex, Jr. for a win, you know then that you’re going places.
Harvick also putting on good performances at Michigan and Richmond was good too. Not a bad way to go out in your last season, despite not getting the win.
The last thing I liked was when Erik Jones proved that he’s the best driver Richard Petty’s had on his team since Bobby Labonte in 2006, and Aric Almirola in 2014. If LMC can turn their bad performance around next year, with a little time and patience on Petty’s and Johnson’s parts to rebuild, I wouldn’t be too surprised if Jones is the one to get Petty his first multiple win season since the 80s. If he can get his sea legs underneath him with the new version of his team, Erik will bring the Petty 43 to heights most can only dream of. If only the same could be said about the Wood Brothers…
Overall, great race, great finish, and I’m looking forward to Indy.
It would have been possible for the Wood Brothers if they had been more aggressive and snatched Martin Truex Jr. from JGR. I know the #21 would be a downgrade, but it is still good enough of a ride for a driver like Truex to contend for wins and possibly make a deep playoff run. This would be much needed for WBR after being held back by Harrison Burton and he would serve as an excellent place holder for 2-3 years until possibly being replaced by Carson Hocevar or Sam Mayer in 2026 or 2027 when they are likely ready. Not to mention, John Hunter Nemechek would get a good ride after jumping back down to the lower series for a few years which to me is a borderline elite talent. As for Harrison, he should do what Cole Custer did.
It was awesome meeting you sunday!!
I’m liking Trackhouse these days. Suarez needs to stay focused and Chastain appears to be behaving himself. But still….It’s great to see a smaller team have such success. And of course, that “wall ride” last year will become the stuff of legend and featured in NASCAR documentaries for decades to come. (I’ll never forget Eric’s reaction in the opening seconds in the following video….I laughed out loud at that one.)
I maybe a little premature but I could the RFK cars going deep into the playoffs.
Top 5 for Yung Money!! Truex has put up some outstanding performances this year. The most respected Toyota driver for a reason.
RFK is a completely new team. I am glad Brad Keselowski has delivered some good leadership. I would love to see Truex continue and give us another year. I stand my ground in saying that if Hamlin is put in the wall as he has Larson and say a Chastain, Hamlin cries foul and demand punishment. The only person that whines more is Wallace.
Very creative title. Caught my attention quickly🤙🤙
My daughter and I looked for you Sunday (& Monday) but she was a little bummed we didn’t see you. Hopefully next time if you make the trip back to Michigan!
Harvick did it last year, buescher this year, and both were fords. I can't believe it. This was an amazing razing race today. Now i wonder if buescher doesn't flop into the playoff like harvick last year
With how more consistent RFK is compared to SHR, at the very least he could make the round of 12
harvick had a mechanical failure and a tyre issue in the round of 16. i don't think rfk have such problems so they can just take their time
Truex is one of my favorite drivers, and definitely my only favored Toyota driver….period. You have to respect the man in ways of which Hamlin could only dream. I’m happy he has one championship under his belt…and that was with a small budget team!!! He may be the modern day Kulwicki or Bill Elliot. Likeable, honest….and a very professional driver.
Eric what is the black dot in the top of the screen? I wiped my screen twice before I realized it was not something on my phone just a random ?. Video was above all expectations as normal. Best part of my week
Boy it’s hard to justify roughing up Chris Buescher if your Truex. He races super clean too. But I doubted Truex would do it as he races everyone clean anyway.
Here's a scary thing with Bell. Even with all the mistakes and unrealized potential, he's 4th in points. Now granted, 4th to about 11th-12th aren't separated by a whole lot, but still. Also, 3 JGR guys are in the top 4 in points. Yikes
good, clean finish. P2 for Mr. Monday
I was there the second day and the general consensus among fans at Michigan was that Truex had this. Easily. 17 was a surprise, but a welcome one. Hoping to make it back to Michigan next year and Indy as well.
Great race. I’m happy to see RFK on the rise. #17 Castrol paint scheme is awesome as well.
Harvick is still very good. Ignoring wins, he is 5th in points at the moment and the highest scoring Ford. I wouldn't count him out just yet!
Side Note: Interestingly Keselowski is 8th in points and the second highest scoring Ford.
KH4 is now mathematically locked into the playoffs.
Firstly, there are three races left and there are 4 playoff berths left open for non winners. So at least one driver makes it in on points, guaranteed. Repeat winners only increase that number. KH4 has the most regular season points of non-winners.
KH4 is +180 to cut line. With regular season max points per race at 40, the most regular season points he could lose would be -120, still leaving him +60! So unless he pulls a CE9 move and wrecks himself for a P36 finish over each of the next 3 races, cannot be just +60. 1½ races to the good, even if he sits for 3.
Locked in
Let's go! Chris and Brad are doing great.!
I honestly guess you missed the Earnhardt and DW era. LOL You guys talk like there was never any contact with guys in the past. They called it, "Trading Pain" for a reason dude.