So Many Blown Opportunities | NASCAR Kansas Race Review & Analysis
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- Pit road plagues several playoff drivers, as Kyle Busch battles Ross Chastain for the win in Kansas!
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Lajoie and Haley swap rides, and now Haley spins and Lajoie goes top 15? I think the issue really is the 7 car...
the danica patrick curse
Car/spotter
Lajoie haters real quiet now
ehhh it’s one race
@@trippy7143he still a dogshit driver and shouldn’t be in cup
There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, *and infinite suffering as a Jimmie Johnson fan.* 😞
Jimmie needs to give up the dream of driving the new car.
"Infinite suffering". 7 Championships because of a points reset format lmao.
Ikr, but I’m just sick of hearing “give it up Jim” he’s 7x… mark martin was like 60 in a car. Dale Jarrett and rp were like 70. He’s a grown man stfu
I think the suffering is ok considering 2002-2016
At least he has 7 championships? The problem for him is the next-gen car
there must’ve been something in the drivers’ water bottles today… yall just be turning left on the backstretch for no reason… 😭
@@DennyDeliversYT you good after today?
Can you fix Dennys pit crew
@@JackCallSports.. Denny Hamlin struggles in playoffs.That's nothing new
That's his whole career
Denny Hamlin always has issues in playoff
@@JackCallSports we need larson’s pit crew fr 😭
@@DennyDeliversYT did you drop to your knees in a Walmart?
@@JackCallSports more like banging the shelves each time the 11 lost positions on pit road
Rowdy Crowd. We still have Confidence in our guy! 💯
🚗💨💨💨💨
Like the confidence hope your driver wins before the end of the year
@@shaheerahmed5134 There’s still a Chance!
Cup Series Points Standings (Chase Format)
1. Christopher Bell 2171
2. Alex Bowman 2168
3. Ryan Blaney 2154
4. William Byron 2146
5. Chase Elliott 2141
6. Kyle Larson 2140
7. Joey Logano 2125
8. Denny Hamlin 2125
9. Ty Gibbs 2120
10. Austin Cindric 2117
11. Daniel Suarez 2109
11. Tyler Reddick 2109
13. Martin Truex Jr. 2104
14. Chase Briscoe 2099
15. Brad Keselowski 2069
16. Harrison Burton 2045
Omgz Ty Gibbs is 9th he might win the title
Bowman having a crazy run
bUt bOWmAN s7ucks
Lajoie 15th
Haley 33rd
I'm not a Lajoie stan but the hate he was getting over the summer was absolutely out of hand. This has to feel good for him. Pulling for him and Justin to both do well in their new rides.
Yeah, while I do agree that Lajoie’s year has been miserable, people have gone really overboard with shitting on him and all the endless “McDonald’s is hiring” types of comments
It's one race. Let's see how the rest play out.
Lajoie was literally causing crashes every race and flipped himself at Michigan trying to retaliate against another driver and no one would admit that. It was an actual clown show for the last month or 2.
@@tankerboysabotsorry, but Haley pulled a dump Lajoie move today. Maybe it’s not a driver issue in that car?
@@RC.41why do people pick on him so much tho? Why not bully Hemric or nemecheck? He’s been the scapegoat just because when in reality he’s been better than a good amount of drivers and this finish proves it along with others like Watkins Glen
Feel real bad for rowdy. after such a shit season it finally looked like the win wouldn't slip from his grasp.
Which race are you referring to?
@@InsaneCelery238the one that just happened smh
@@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh Ik I was just joking since its happened so many times this year 😭
@@InsaneCelery238 yeah it’s happened a lot this season
@@DizzyIzzy-ze6hhI think it was a joke. He’s had so many close finishes this year
As a diehard Penske fan stage 1 was paradise. (we don’t talk about anything after that)
The 45 team do not look like championship contenders right now
When Trackhouse looks better then 23XI
They’re in trouble
The 45 team is overrated by pundits and content creators.
Reddick still has a lot to learn. A perfect example is what happened between C. Buscher and him. He doesn't know how to patiently get a lead. There were still more laps left to the finish. If he had been patient, he was gonna put himself to the wall, giving Reddick the lead.
If you forget last week, neither is the 5 team
@@nathan1sixteeni think the 5 team did an excellent job today. larson was just unlucky going over that debris and cutting a tire. the pit crew had double digit pit stops to ensure the car could stay on the lead lap and the damage could be fixed. if anything, larson doesnt look like a championship contender with these super inconsistent weeks, but his team looks good
@@JackCallSportsthat’s exactly what I’m saying 😂
As a Chastain fan, even I was kinda cheering for bush until it happened. So unfortunate
Ditto
I hope busch can make it at dega. Buescher got it , chastain got it , only kb left
Ty Gibbs and bubba Wallace also hungry for wins
Words cannot begin to describe how big this is for Ross and Trackhouse
Words can't, but emojis can: 🍉
Yep! We love our Ross!
Ha ha Ross is a thorn in the side of the vanilla drivers. Brilliant Ross🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉
Yeah how about these words “too little, too late. Those seem perfect for Ross lol 😂
Melon Man Racing baby! 🍉 Let’s go TRACKHOUSE!
Highlight of the day, seeing Eric and yelling “stay groovy!”
If bowman makes it to the round of 8, I mean the the round of 8 tracks line up good for him. Homestead Miami, Las Vegas, and martinsville. Could maybe make a championship 4. Especially if these other guys continue to have mistakes.
Eric watching your video today I felt nothing but joy, I’ve been watching your channel for a long time now and I must say your recap of today’s race at Kansas was absolutely fantastic! Dare I say this but possibly your best race recap of all time. Keep up the amazing work and I wish you all the best for your journey back home to Texas.
My fingers are definitely crossed as a #22 fan
I swear every time denny does a interview he says "certainly"😂😂😂
Let me get my Kyle Busch win already 😭😭🙏🙏
A win from him would feed families
Next year 🙂
Would feed families? Okay, bud...
@@Jake_LA08 There is 6 races left.
Always good to see you at the track. I appreciate you taking the time to chat and hearing your thoughts on the weekend.
If Front Row isn’t looking at Zane Smith after this race idk what to say, he’s been pretty good as of recent
He's making the best kind of audition - solid finishes with the least amount of drama.
Elliott crawling through the pack, from back to front 3 different times shows just how strong of a driver he is, and how good the team is in general. If they can build on this momentum, I can see them making the Championship 4
In non playoffs points he is 1 point behind for the points lead has the best average finish of everyone this season as well
Amazing Race!!! Was there and saw you and waved to you across pit road with my brother and Nephew before the race started!
Austin had such a great day going man :/. He drove from 17th to 7th in stage one, then his pit crew screwed him, then he drove back up to the top 15 and looked like he might get a stage points, and then he wrecked. Welp, time to go win Dega.
Also how insane would it be if Reddick and Larson were eliminated this round
Facts brother
I swear he would've won Atlanta if his pit crew could step it up and he didn't wreck. Seems like everytime Cindric runs good, his pit stops are terrible
I don’t stress on race days that I can’t watch anymore. I know OOTG will tell me all I need to know afterwards. Great channel Eric! I appreciate all you do👍🏼
Briscoe took out the RCR 8 at Bristol Dirt to hand the win to Busch. Today he decided to do it again with Busch in the 8 this time.
Briscoe never touched Busch. Dirty air is what took Busch out cause he got too impatient.
@@smalls3187 Well aware and totally agree. Briscoe was doing what he supposed to do stay on the lead lap. Comment was intended as a joke.
@@naparacingfan9275well than you got me !!! ( Mad faced Homer Simpson shaking fist at sky !!)
Kyle Busch deserves not to win 😊 I hate 🤔 him
@@smalls3187 he had Chastain right on him. He knew he couldn't get hung up behind Briscoe
KFB Kansas 2024 = Jimmie Johnson Darlington 2020.
Also I find it extremely hilarious that Corey Lajoie scored a Top 15 in his debut for Rick Ware Racing while Justin Haley finished 33rd in his return to Spire Motorsports
There’s a difference between being a lap down, and not wanting to go a lap down. It’s funny how the media is making such a big deal about this when just a day before hardly a word was mentioned about Jeremy Clements (who was three laps down) taking the leaders line away.
Kyle Busch has had the worst luck this year. It's just insane.
It's called karma...lol
If Bowman keeps with the playoff run he’s having, he has a great chance of making the Championship 4! He’s racing with a chip on his shoulder, he wants to shut the naysayers and haters and I’m here for it!
Hey Eric ,
Great review as always. Also was crazy to meet you on Saturday during Qualifying. I got to celebrate with Christopher Bell and pictures for the Busch Pole Award. You do a great show. The Canadian Rheem Team (Canyon Plumbing And Heating Calgary Alberta)!!
Corey Lajoie top 15 debut for RWR 🏁💪
That's one reason I was O.K with him winning it and not Larson the regular season championship means nothing and look what's happend to the last 3 that's won it
Was there all weekend all 3 races were great always a good time at my home track glad you made it out Eric
This week's post race video is way better than last weekend, having to watch Eric dancing the night away at a family wedding. Great update, good to have you back at it.
Briscoe needs to be running the bottom with the leaders coming up behind him. Especially the guy who raced him clean for his playoff clinching win at Darlington
Briscoe needs to worry about himself and advancing in the playoffs. Do everything he can. That includes preventing going a lap down.
Lead lap cars don't yield to the leaders. Briscoe was on the lead lap. Kansas is wide as hell but kb decided to try to thread the needle instead of going mid to low to make that pass. If kb goes low he had the moment to pass. He went high and got all sorts of crazy aero tight due to Briscoes wake and the say the air is coming off of the wall.
Eric, your energy was very high for this video! You was hyped on the race 👍🏻😂 reporting was top today!
Tyler Reddick is definitely making a regular season championship choke this year
K bud😂
Truex 2023 part 2
It doesn’t matter winning the regular season title you got to perform when it matters!
I can't remember the last race where a Legacy Motorclub car WASN'T involved in a crash
That guy passing by in the white truck was probably thinking “Oh hey it’s that Eric guy, cool” lol
Zane Smith with a top 10 as well today, good for him
Shoutout to Zane smith! Best race start to finish of his career
Lajoie 15th. Wow. Great day for Zane Smith also.
Did anyone else see Joey Logano flip the bird to Daniel Suarez? I thought that was comedy
For your final challenge:Jimmy Johnson not wrecking.
Level: impossible
He has more finishes than DNFs
I do feel bad for rowdy, but with the playoffs setup and the way it's all designed to make ppl tune in, today was a win for the sport
Loved getting to meet you this week! Great video as always Eric!
Great meeting you today! Thanks for the picture, keep up the content!
If I had a nickel for every time Ty Dillon took out Jimmie Johnson in a lap one crash, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it's happened twice.
Lajoie might have got a serious talking to like hey stop tearing up shit if you tear up our shit you’re done, which he 100% needed.
I just ordered Arby's door dash. Thanks for sponsorship on josh biliki Arby's. 😊😊
Great to see you up here at Kansas. It was a great day for racing.
Eric you killed It with the coverage this weekend . 🏆
Can’t believe Eric said nice stuff about Chastain. What a pleasant surprise
6:40 It's hilarious to see Eric holding his phone at chest height and it be eye level with CBell
Watching MTJ on that Restart was P A I N F U L…. And watching Larson finish 26th was the icing on the cake 🥲🥲🥲🥲
Tyler reddick is having a Truex 2023 playoff collapse.
As a Team Penske diehard fan, I've never been from such a high to having race winning cars and having the best start to the Round of 12 with all 3 cars finishing top 7 in stage 1, to such a low where all 3 Penske cars had loose wheel issues of all things. Luckily we recovered for decent finishes other than Cindric, but I'm a bit worried about Penske at Talladega next week.
Penske blew an opportunity for all 3 cars to have a decent point cushion heading into Talladega with Larson, Reddick, and heck even Bell from struggling so much.
blaney is good but not logano or cendric
Loganos car attempted suicide after stage 2
Blaney is probably the only one safe
Cup Series Points Standings (Full Season Points)
1. Kyle Larson 959 (5 wins)
2. Chase Elliott 958 (1 win)
3. Tyler Reddick 941 (2 wins)
4. Christopher Bell 922 (3 wins)
5. Ryan Blaney 892 (2 wins)
6. William Byron 884 (3 wins)
7. Denny Hamlin 865 (3 wins)
8. Alex Bowman 829 (1 win)
9. Ty Gibbs 818
10. Ross Chastain 806 (1 win)
11. Brad Keselowski 804 (1 win)
12. Martin Truex Jr. 796
13. Chris Buescher 780 (1 win)
14. Bubba Wallace 757
15. Joey Logano 733 (2 wins)
16. Chase Briscoe 665 (1 win)
17. Kyle Busch 658
18. Daniel Suarez 649 (1 win)
19. Austin Cindric 620 (1 win)
20. Carson Hocevar 556
21. Michael McDowell 547
22. Todd Gilliland 546
23. Noah Gragson 504
24. Ryan Preece 493
25. Josh Berry 490
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 473
27. Austin Dillon 449 (1 win)
28. Daniel Hemric 441
29. Corey LaJoie 437
30. Zane Smith 426
31. Erik Jones 420
32. Justin Haley 418
33. John Hunter Nemechek 386
34. Harrison Burton 362 (1 win)
35. Aj Allmendinger 206
36. Kaz Grala 178
37. Shane Van Gisbergen 108
38. Cody Ware 105
39. Ty Dillon 92
40. BJ McLeod 50
41. Joey Hand 43
42. Anthony Alfredo 41
43. Jimmie Johnson 40
44. Corey Heim 35
45. Parker Retzlaff 32
46. Derek Kraus 32
47. Justin Allgaier 24
48. Austin Hill 23
49. JJ Yeley 21
50. Riley Herbst 20
51. Joey Gase 17
51. David Ragan 17
53. Josh Bilicki 12
54. Josh Williams 11
55. Kamui Kobayashi 8
56. Will Brown 6
57. Juan Pablo Montoya 5
58. Timmy Hill 3
59. Cam Waters 2
60. David Starr 1
60. Chad Finchum 1
Larson’s doing real well with one race short in points …? 😮🏁
Would be so much fun watching this if this was the actual format. 4 or 5 guys with realistic chances of still winning the title.
Instead we’ve got the dumpster fire that is the playoffs.
Reddick reminds me of Truex last year. Win regular season championship and then implode. Hopefully they turn it around.
My disappointment is immeasurable, And my day is ruined.
Rowdy could've won that race at Kansas this past weekend.
Many may forget,but Tyler Reedrick nearly won Auto Club and Bristol Dirt two seasons earlier. A blown tire at Fontana,and a incident with Briscoe at Bristol.
Great race! Great report Eric!
Bowman baby!!I called it 3wks ago!!
Reddick was running top 10 for a bit and was actually out front, but when brad was slow on the restart he freight trained to the back
Kansas has shown me that Chicagoland Deserves a date. Not just one but give us one date early summer, and the second late summer. That will give us some of the best racing ever
Big win for Ross and the #1 team. He’s been at the front in the end of many races and something goes wrong. He was leading the Daytona 500 when there was that late red flag. He was in the front at Nashville when the 5 wrecked him in overtime. Finally managed to hold onto everything all the way to the finish!
idk what's going on but this is 2 years in a row where the regular season champion has stunk in the playoffs, was MTJ last year and it's looking like Reddick this year.
Sounds like a trd problem
I mean. The 22 also gained the third most stage points today but no don’t mention rhat
I pick Logano to win Talladega next week.
I don’t see what Briscoe had to lose. His day wasn’t going to get better. Get out of the way and let the leaders race, especially the guy who didn’t pull a bump and run at Darlington.
Chase is a championship driver and Kyle is not, and besides, race drivers should never "let" anyone pass them. You race for every position on every lap. Briscoe did nothing wrong and should not be on anyone's lips.
@@WALTRIPFLAIR when you're running 26th with 30 to go don't fuck with the leaders.
@@yankees512417still on the lead lap. Caution comes out and it’s a whole different race. Even running 26th. Never give up or give in.
@smalls3187 racing etiquette is to move over to not affect the battle for the lead. A decade ago, the drivers did that because they knew better.
@@yankees512417 Crybaby racing.
Great reporting I hope you get your shot to do what you love on tv someday!
I didn’t get close enough to say hi but I did see you on pit road today. I was also not prepared for how tall you are.
Jimmie Johnson should just retire. Not saying it’s all his fault but even when he doesn’t get into a wreck he runs bad. I get its legacy motorsports but still. If your Jimmie Johnson why would you wanna run badly like that every time you get in the car.
I think this was his last race , and now I believe he’s done ( sponsors wanted him out there ) he just cannot adapt to this car at all .
@@kharnthebetrayer1575I love the guy but I hope so. I’ve been to a few of his next gen races and it’s always sad to see someone like that run like a rookie on an underfunded team.
@@kharnthebetrayer1575 it's really curious to see him not adapting to a car considering how well he adapted to the COT and, to some measure, gen 6
@@otaviofrn_adv The lack of any formal practice and the fact that no other series runs ovals with IRS cars makes Jimmie's challenge much more harder. He only gets track time during the race. He should "retire", go take a car to Hickory, practice till the cows come home, and "unretire" next year.
The cars tried to "un-alive" themselves multiple times throughout this race
The saddest thing about Jimmie is given his falloff his final 3 full time seasons plus his misery with Legacy, kids and new fans will never truly understand just how dominant he was in his prime
If track house would put all focus on the 99 instead of showing that Chastain is their favorite then the 99 would be in right now. The 1 car shouldn't be even close as fast as the 99 .
Bold prediction: 48 car will advance to the championship 4 for the first time since 2016
Lets think about the Big picture , he steps in for Dale Jr. AND HE ALMOST WON HIS FIRST race ever in the 88 car. The Dude is the REAL DEAL, he can do it , IF HE HAS THE CAR !!!! 💯🏁💪👊🤘🤘👏👏🙏🙏🍻👍
Great job Eric!
I think spire/trackhouse might’ve judge Zane smith too harshly. I mean look at how much he’s improved the second half of the season
I still can't believe that they picked Daniel over Zane.
With most of the playoff driver having problems today Talladega is going to be crazy. Congrats Mellon Man.
Alot of good stories out of cup this weekend but my side note is I watched the trucks and was good to see Jennifer Jo Cobb made and start glad to see her racing again i know she hadnt had a good run in along time but always a fan of hers
ITS BOWMANS YEAR WEEK 2
Honestly he would be the only Hendrick car I'd want to cheer for
someone should compile his stats for the year, before that story broke that he might be out of his ride at HMS after the season and since. It's like someone lit a fire under Bowman after that.
BOWMAN WILL BE CHAMPION IN 2024!!!!!!!!!!!
I was really hoping he would have got the lead in that last restart
@@jeremysimpson1432he just didn't trust Ross. ( can you blame him over Truex) he thought the 2 would slice and dice and he just Chose the wrong line and the wrong Place to try and pass for the lead !!!😢
Man, I wish Truex could've won, not gonna lie, he easily could've, but I'm just glad he FINALLY got a clean race and it was a TOP 5 at that. 👍
Tyler Reddick had a really bad day... ngl he could be in danger of not making it into the next round...
Ryan's performance was just as good as well but as you said Busch actually pushing it helped him unlike Indy where he then made a tuff bad decision and cost him a chance at that win.
Briscoe was not a "lapped car" when Cryin Kyle came up behind him.
I was there in section 111. Top 5 track on the nascar circuit!
Bob pocress had the same thoughts you did on bush and I agree. Chase had to do his best to keep from going a lap down.
Thanks for the excellent recap Eric. Dont know how you keep track of all the drivers and their day. Nice IVs as well.....apart from emo Hamlin....that guy makes me depresed.
At least we went back to back without a green, white, checker overtime
I was at the Kansas race and I saw you walking out of the VIP area.. dude! Your really tall never pictured your that tall.
That was a fun race to watch for sure! So much better than whatever TF Bristol was as it was a BIG night and day difference. Loved it! Glad you got to see an exciting contest in person! Great race from flag to flag + as a Zane Smith fan, he’s making a good audition to successfully find a ride next year! Can’t wait for next week!
Here’s mine: th-cam.com/video/d_f_UiFYLsM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=c2LtW-05mvo32M3c
It was good race at Kansas Speedway. We’ve saw more restarts, battle for the lead changes, more playoff issues and I’ll give a 75.9% ratings.
Denny needs to get rid of that dog. The dog curse lives!!
Anyone else see Logano flip the bird to Suarez when they made contact in the second stage? During the replay it was nice and clear.
I've been surprised by Alex these playoffs, at the moment he's in my final 4
Of course Eric attends the one Kansas race in recent years I didn’t attend 😅
Congrats to. Chastain winning at Kansas my hopes were in Kyle Larson but that went out the window. Fast . I also had. Reddick today but he was a "NO SHOW" today. Anyways. Glad you had a great time today looks like a. Beautiful track. From your. Veiw. Thanks for the. Commentary. You should get a job at NASCAR being a. Commentator. Busch and Chastain were the show today. . have a safe trip home. See ya in the next. Video. Peace .
I just wish that JJ could run one race with the 4 inverted so if he spun it would be the 48 once again for one last time. Maybe that would be the one race it would stay pointed the right way round.
Not gonna shoutout Zane smith
Also second race in a row with no overtime thank god
for me, it's not that briscoe did or didn't leave Busch a lane, it's that he went halfway in both. If you are not going to give Busch the lane, move up and take the lane away, don't leave 3/4 of a lane.
The guy can drive wherever he wants. No one is required to provide lanes to other drivers.
@@Schneids71 true and i agree to a point, but lapped cars need to pick a lane and hold their lane. Blocking is fine, half blocking is something else
My pick christopher bell ended up 7th after dominating the race at Kansas leading 122 of 267 laps
Keselowski staying out on the restart? He was like a ball in a pachinko machine. I like that tires mattered in this race, 2 tires vs 4, guys slipping into the wall. The cars seemed like they were a little difficult to handle at times. I'll go where Eric would not, and give this race an 85% on my personal groovy gauge, plus 1 more percentage point for Chastain.