Bristol Cut-Off: We’re Not Mad, Just Disappointed.

Were you as disappointed in the Bristol race as Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi? After an electrifying Xfinity race on Friday night, the first cut-off race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs felt lackluster. Where were the tire wear and strategic plays we saw in the spring? Can the short-track package be saved? Four drivers were eliminated tonight, including half of Joe Gibbs Racing. Will this race score the lowest on the good race poll? Jeff and Jordan tell all.
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[@jeremynolen4997]

Take a drink every time Jordan says "tire wear"

[@tigersfan14]

Take a drink every time there was actual tire wear during the race… Stone cold sober.

[@speedfreak8200]

Have a drink for me .... I like the playoffs ...... 4ever

[@JohnSmith-nt1kj]

You can tell these guys are newer NASCAR fans 🤣 Give them back the horsepower. It’s not that complicated. Right now we’re watching the Miata series out there.

[@GinoTassoni-fg1wg]

Couldn't agree more! They have legislated the racing out of racing.

[@michaelsoper3610]

Had to love Gluck bitching about a penalty being . . . punitive-lol.

[@gnnascarfan2410]

Gluck has been with NASCAR media beat since 2004

[@ba97racing]

Considering the MX-5 cup puts on arguably the best racing in the world if you actually watch it....I'd say maybe adjust your comparison slightly to get your point across better.

[@seanscorsonellibean2153]

Larson would win every race then. He's used to 1000 hp engine with a seat strapped to it 😂😂😂 He probably would lap the field. 😂😂😂😂

[@kruck96]

They need to just take the Xfinity cars and give them more power and move them to cup. Both the truck and xfinity race was better and tire wear wasn't an issue.

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

Watch the response from the crowd at a Cars Tour race when Junior races!

[@orendz7740]

I need to start watching that more and sub to whichever service offers those races.

[@kevincorbitt2881]

What I love is all the media guys still think NASCAR is NASCAR they turned it into ASSCAR.

[@PaperBanjo64]

😂 pretty much

[@jarredsapper6148]

As a Larson fan..guess I'm biased lol

[@eric.lowery]

I drove 15 hours from Texas for my first Bristol race to watch that shitshow stinker. The most boring race I've ever seen and I've been watching since the 90s. At least I got to see Junior on Friday night. That race was way more entertaining.

[@davids5006]

Short track package with this car has sucked all along minus the fluke at Bristol in the spring

[@toddschlicher]

Xfinity races are always better. It’s a better car. That’s what the Cup series should be driving with more horsepower.

[@terrydiehl177]

Well I can guess you were severely disappointed outside of meeting with Junior. He’s a plus every time!

[@beckyumphrey2626]

We went to the race. Very boring.

[@StephenKimbrough]

I just don’t fucking understand, Bristol motor speedway seems more than happy with the product they put on and it’s just plain awful, border line unwatchable

[@davids5006]

It's not the speedways fault

[@brianstephenson8201]

Need to get rid of the progressive banking and bring back the 36 degree banking

[@StephenKimbrough]

@@davids5006 they are part of the blame, progressive banking blows. It should have never changed

[@daniel-K-L]

The problem is Horsepower! We do know that!

[@PatandDoopypoopy]

Agree 💯

[@billsmith9737]

Yes and that is because everyone is so worried about Honda coming in

[@sumoneelse6881]

The downforce and low horse power are the problems. If the straightaway speeds and corner speeds stay so close, passing will be at a minimum. More horse power would increase the need to slow down more to make the corners. More horse power would burn up the rear tires more quickly.

[@billsmith9737]

@@sumoneelse6881 couldn’t agree with you more sir

[@justgosee]

100%. They'll buzz the rear tires off and that's your tire wear. It doesn't take a genius. NASCAR needs to give them at least 800hp on short tracks. It is what it is

[@Racingbro1986]

The fact that you can’t watch NASCAR on one consistent channel, leaves me to believe their mission is not really to provide the best product for the viewer.

[@justgosee]

Of course that's not the mission. The mission is to line their pockets. Jim France has a net worth of over a billion. Same with all the France family members but that's not enough for them, hence not giving an inch on the charter negotiations. It's a net worth d°ck measuring contest. 😅

[@matthewjohnston1400]

@@justgosee Is NASCAR making money? What is their return on capital? My guess is that they are not making much money.

[@RickyPinkston]

Its RACING PERIOD Kyle Larson put a ol Fashion TENNESSEE ASS WHIPPING on them PERIOD and thats Short track RACING at its finest BRISTOL IS THAT WAY all these Cars are EQUAL from the engines rears shocks tires horsepower and you can blame NASCAR on that but KYLE LARSON WAS A BEAST PERIOD the fix is simple NASCAR live it up to the teams NO RULES but maybe a cubic inch rule let the team guess on the tires gears trans gears shocks and so on these cars snd have not shitty cars that we have this new CAR dosen,t allow for great racing NASCAR HAS OVER RULES ITS PRODUCT CARS AND YES IT MAKES FOR BORING RACING

[@kentcashjr8178]

People forget that the weather in Tennessee is very similar compared to North Carolina and Virginia at this time of the year.

[@robertgwynn7466]

Exactly

[@AImpatientMan]

Drove 5 hours to watch this race. There was battles going on, just not where you wanted to see them. The highlight for me was Kyle v Kyle for 30 laps which it's a very sad day when the best battle I saw all night was the leader who is a generational talent battling the previous generational talent who's in a shitbox in 28th. But once Kyle said he lost his right rear grip, it was over.

[@cliff4695]

Couldn't pass? Larson had no fvcking problem passing people. Never touched them, just went around them. Top, bottom, middle, didn't matter. Seemed really easy for him

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Watching women's basketball was way more exciting than this race.

[@ryanmichaels297]

Way higher than 20 percent. You have fans of 12 drivers who are moving on. Thats a positive no matter what. Hendrick wins and they have big fan bases. I think it will be near 50 percent or even higher personally.

[@rwaudby8724]

I hated the tire wear in the spring race. I'm tired of the last minute cations that screw up a good race

[@tonyguill6209]

Those are entertainment cautions 😂

[@CarolinaKid93]

Day after day Week after week Month after month Year after year Same ol' crap They have f'd up nascar on EVERY aspect beyond repair A fan (since '74) and once a crewmember for years......they lost me years ago. Just catch highlights and relish in the vids of yesteryear. Do enjoy following around the CarsTour. The closest thing to "better" days. Just wished they were 200+ lap races.

[@jrdnwngr1029]

You guys like drama, not true racing

[@cxg88]

Worst race of the season, should’ve thrown a late race caution.

[@EdSherry]

What makes tire wear without counting in the tire people? HP HP HP but we have people at the top that are out of touch. Tire people didn’t want dictate the playoff order with tire failure. Increasing horsepower takes the politics out of everything.

[@adamheckelman8419]

RCR from champions to getting out run by RWR and Front Row Motorsports. How did we get here?

[@sm5805]

They need to narrow the tire and take the underbody pan off of the car for short tracks or just give the cup guys Xfinity cars at the short tracks

[@adamheckelman8419]

The experiment is over @RCR for Kyle Busch. Time to move on and find a competitive ride Rowdy.

[@giafoneozu9998]

it feels like every experienced person at goodyear on racing tyres left the building at the same time and they left with just 20 year old noobs that do not know a single thing about tyres!

[@electricmayhem24]

If you just ignore larson the race in the top 5 and for 2nd was actually pretty good

[@kevinclark6528]

Thought -- tire patch size -- groove the tires -- could control patch size with grooves --!!!

[@Shiner0438]

Larson had a point to prove. Bring it on Max 😂😂.

[@Redbirdgangipad]

why cant NASCAR allow the teams to be "creative" on short tracks? I don't buy that only the top teams would be able to take advantage....that is the reality of the current NASCAR "policing" the garage regime ....that or NASCAR needs to gets some humility and allow 750 to 1000hp. Tires: Remeber how quick Goodyear reacted last spring the had a in race press conference. culturally they're just never going to take that risk of tires blowing or wearing out. It's just not in their DNA . I think they're more afraid of the national press than NASCAR fans being frustrated with tires not wearing. I think they'd rather take that hit, which is sad because I don't think they realize it makes them look like they don't know how to make tires. like they're clueless as to how to on demand... build and bring tires that wear at a particular rate. ...... what they failed to see is that it makes him look an effectual against a maker like Perelli, who can do that with Formula One ....... they look like the gang that can't shoot straight .... I don't think that's the case so that must be intentional which means we have to find another way and that is horsepower.

[@davids5006]

I was at the race and us Larson fans was having a blast!!

[@patricktuggles4815]

What if you weren't a Larson fan what did you think about the race lol

[@bobthrorton1860]

​@@patricktuggles4815 " The cars went left tonight"

[@jaredchampagne2752]

Im a huge Larson fan, that race was embarrassing…can’t have a race like that.

[@eliewelch]

We need real race “fans” to talk about it, not journalist that just so happen to write about it.

[@jamesbrown-hl9if]

NASCAR developed this super-duper hi tech car wanting parity and lower expense. Now that they achieved their goal no one is happy so TIRES are the problem? Good teams are just good teams and are gonna figure it out no matter how much more NASCAR tries to narrow the "lanes" to restrict the ability for the quality teams to "figure it out" quicker than the lower tier teams. Face it, the tire compounds are not gonna resolve the short track issues until they come up with a consistent tire formula. Either dumb-down the cars, figure out a consistently inconsistent tire, more leeway for the teams to adjust their cars either into or out of contention during the race or play with horsepower, tires are not the ONLY solution to the perceived problem. So to be disappointed in the difference between the spring race and the fall race because of the tire expectation is a bit premature as they haven't figured out how to dumb down the high tech car. What would you expect if you try put 15" bias ply tires on a Maserati? Why would you DO that?!!!

[@PaperBanjo64]

NASCAR put out an overengineered car and only wants to put bandaids on it instead of going back to a simple old fashioned late model on steroids that worked

[@doylebbq4329]

I'm definitely biased but I enjoyed this race way more than the spring

[@michealmjh]

You know Jeff maybe Bristol do something extreme like put dirt on it or something. 😅

[@matthewjohnston1400]

When the tires wear quickly, fans are mad. When they don’t wear quickly, fans are mad. I enjoyed the race.

[@jrdnwngr1029]

The next gen cars are the same it's what every one wanted, " a even playing field " well here is the result.

[@Markdc94]

It very odd that the 5, 9,24,&48 are totally different HP. HP what's gets a car around Bristol. Some-ting wrong with Hendrix Motorsports????

[@JGR4LIFE20]

I honestly hope Chase Elliott wins the championship with 1 win so we change the format again lol 😂

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

Larson had a terrific performance, but the race just wasn't entertaining, and it feels that this race shouldn't be in the playoffs. Concerning Bristol, If they're ok with throwing dirt on the surface, they should be ok with throwing asphalt...

[@wlmzenga]

Not saying that the race was great. I thought it was okay and I enjoyed watching Kyle Larson demonstrate his dominance. But if you thought this race was going to be the same or similar to the spring race I think you set yourself up. The teams were going to setup their race cars taking the extreme tire wear from the spring race and the testing into account. Nascar/Goodyear have to continue working more aggressively.

[@historybuff1483]

You guys just don’t like any race unless there’s 12 restarts and 5 OTs at the end that knock out half the cars and give some random driver 30th in points the win. You’ve gotten used to chaos. This was better than any of those races, by far.

[@brucemorgan6257]

Horsepower

[@EvanGrigsby-vm4ju]

I love denny. I really like Larson. I hate logano. And this race sucked

[@michealmjh]

Not sure why anyone is surprised. It's the same tire the have been running. Only the Spring race this year had tire fall off.

[@daniel-K-L]

Truex Jr passed Blaney entering pit road, a penalty that quickly was swept under the rug! Scared to talk about that??

[@codymoe4986]

He received a pit road speeding penalty that was talked about, all night long. And what rule states that you can't pass while entering pit lane?

[@patricktuggles4815]

25:42 just give a percentage bro😂😂

[@sumoneelse6881]

Why not MORE HORSE POWER?

[@bradpolegato4545]

Cause they don't know what there talking about anymore

[@ChristopherWHerbert]

It should be mandatory to watch the 2011 Bristol Night Race. Especially the final 70 laps

[@mgers75]

Sometimes a guy dominates and stinks up the show. It happens.

[@schwinn26]

There's way more to it than Larson dominating. The race as a whole sucked and had very little to do with Larson.

[@StephenKimbrough]

I could care less if he led all 500 laps, the race fucking sucked

[@patricktuggles4815]

I couldn't care less if he dominated lol

[@davids5006]

@@schwinn26very little to do with the driver 🤣🤡

[@bigboylife5463]

The show stunk because of the shitty racing… not Larson dominated

[@alweyyt3538]

Here's what can be done to the car Let the teams run whatever gear in the rear-end they want to Let the teams run whatever shocks and springs they want to

[@orendz7740]

Heyyy how about that Corey LaJoie last race with Spire! Ehhh NeverMind…..

[@beckyumphrey2626]

HORSEPOWER

[@seanscorsonellibean2153]

LARSON BABY!!!!

[@davidhinshaw2013]

These two know about NASCAR. Too bad they don't understand NASCAR. They are what's wrong with people. We want perfect and our way everytime

[@davidthayer3325]

Although this race wasn't riddled with incidents, passing, unexpected mishaps... How creative should Nascar be at creating obstacles? The real problem isn't tires or fuel tank size, etc. The car itself is untouchable. No creative innovations, where such things could be celebrated instead of eliminated. Racing has turned into elementary school go-carts, instead of where good teamplay and technical risk taking can shine.

[@dustinpopdan1683]

It's not that hard... it was the weather... concrete is completely different from asphalt and the spring is right after winter so the concrete was tighter and way more abrasive due to the winter instead of months after months of hot weather allowing the concrete to settle more and become less abrasive with that along with the track taking rubber the time around plus the grip strips so the cars weren't even on the track surface itself on the bottom lane.. I think its the track and weather more than the tire compound.. but i am a dumb ass welder lol.. 😂

[@mr.scraps1793]

When there isn't a fight or wwe style race..these guys really don't have a job for the week. So deep down they realize they aren't needed when there's no drama.

[@charlesmoore5840]

Well are you guys upset was it the Tires but I love the out come maybe Goodyear didn’t Want the tire to be the reason in or out Maybe the other teams are tired

[@seanscorsonellibean2153]

It wasn't a total let down it was a total that's true. TOTAL DOMINATION!!!

[@douglasenzor48]

More horsepower period.....nobody wants races decided by tires shredding off the rim,especially a playoff cut off race..also plenty of passing happened just not for the lead because Larson kicked azz..hell Larson alone passed basically the entire field..then the guys actually raced with their brain...last,Dale Jr dropped the ball with these guys because this show sucks

[@brianstephenson8201]

900 Hp and get rid of the splitter. Plus the track has mostly sucked since 07 when they changed from 36 degrees to 30 with progressive banking

[@hptubez21]

Your name is Doug. You suck.

[@elliottwalsh94]

Newer nascar fan here. Is the next gen the worst car generation of all time? I’ve caught up with nascar history over the last 2 years and saw all the hate for COT but it seems like that’d be an upgrade to the next gen

[@nmalueg1990]

The CoT car is significantly worse. These next gen cars sound amazing and race extremely well on 1.5 mile tracks, but the short tracks have suffered immensely

[@cak5171]

It's odd, this car is good at what the last car wasn't. We just flip flopped. Short tracks and plate tracks used to be so much better. Now they are rough to watch. Plus I want to see drivers wrangling cars with less grip, less aero and 900hp. But, we will never get that again in racing.

[@DeMorcan]

Most boring race of the year. Typical spec car racing.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Worse than spring Martinsville!?

[@DeMorcan]

@@PaperBanjo64 Hmmmm. Good question. I passed on tickets to this race. I used to have season tickets to Bristol back in the day. Maybe worse for me personally because I have so many memories there.

[@kennethfoster1054]

It's what I wanted to see! How bout them Hendrick boys, 🗣️ Lllaaarrrsssooonnn Winner Bristol 500.. Come get you soom,462+laps lead! 🏁🚗💨 🤣

[@davids5006]

💯

[@deantait8326]

MO Power! Please

[@hptubez21]

Watch paint dry? It’s bristol baby…..

[@taylorgrace2557]

I have been to two races in the next gen era. It was 2022 night Martinsville which was a terrible race and this one. I think I just bring the bad luck for the worst races

[@phillycrypto]

Complete boring race and waste of time watching it

[@dburton7929]

Stop your crying, my goodness 😢

[@Bear_Of_Steel]

Racing was better with the prior gen car

[@cats362]

no way byron can, they start up fron and wrecked cars are beating him. They relaxed so much. No way. LOL you kinda forgot how it was when Gordon retired. Jeff, Tony and Dale was nascar. They loved it as the fans did. Today its all about the money

[@TEC_Stuff]

The NASCAR Playoffs suck. I say this as a 25 year-plus, weekly viewer of all 3 NASCAR touring series. I much prefer how NHRA does their playoff system. The NHRA rewards the teams that perform best for the long haul, not just 3 week fluke cutoffs! Also, this generation Cup Series car stinks at short track races. The low profile tires, and the unlimited downforce on the underside of the car just ruins short track racing. Bring back 5-lug wheel/higher profile tires, then go from there to get back to Truck and Xfinity-level short track racing. It’s the car, damnit! The NEXT Gen car just sucks, they removed all NASCAR-features from this chassis, and that is what ruined the decades of improvements that MADE NASCAR racing fun to watch.

[@codymoe4986]

You just admitted that the NHRA has playoffs, but you commend them for "rewarding the teams that perform best over the long haul"?? What use in a 6-week playoff format then? Why the reset with 6 weeks to go? P.S. What "NASCAR" features are missing from this current generation of cars?

[@billsmith9737]

I’ve watched for 25 years also .. ya it was real fun when Jeff Gordon would win the title with a month to go … no way the old points system would fly nowadays

[@jamesmcmurray33]

At least it was deserved. You really think that drivers like Suarez and cindric should have a chance at the championship just because they won at restrictor plate race or a road course gets them in the playoffs or gets them to advance in said playoffs. No way at least with the old system they were deserving

[@jamesmcmurray33]

I will say with the old system they should change how the winner gets more points compared to 2nd. Make it way more than the 5 or 10 points that it was. You could also keep the stage points in, even though I wouldn't keep the cautions in just have them keep racing.

[@ethantaube2512]

The playoffs are awesome. There is reason why we had them. You don’t want to see another 2003 where Matt won the title before the finale. The next gen car is great. Safer than the Gen 4 car.

[@terrydiehl177]

Why can’t they just admit the Chase system and this car is an utter failure. Keep safety improvements but get back to real cars and racing( not their traveling circus).

[@justgosee]

900HP and everything is fixed.

[@jksemtex]

I thought it was a great race only 3 cautions, Larson put on a masterclass and nobody had anything for him. Sorry no cars exploded or flipped I guess, for the baby fans

[@manleyfgc7981]

I hate it when old heads say ppl cant pass. every single time i see ppl say that drivers cant pass, i see tons of drivers passing. Sure, look at Truex, but if youre going to look at Truex, make sure you talk about the 40+ combined passes that Penske made at bristol.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

This is what happens when the cars have less horsepower then a soccer mom SUV you can go buy at the dealership. Incompetent boomer leadership that refuses to listen to criticism. This sport is rapidly dying because of this. Embarrassment.

[@alweyyt3538]

This is exactly why I will never go to another nascar race I can't waste the resources on rigged racing

[@historybuff1483]

Wallace dogwalking Reddick again. Pretty much does any race he isn’t wrecked by someone in.

[@biggunbob2673]

Whats next watching and hoping for crashes this sport has been boring for a long time Nascar has 2 row restarts stage breaks to tighten up the field there is no innovation they control everything from gearing to springs its all to get some loser driver to have a chance to win if you want it down to the skill of the driver and the team set up then you get what you get. So how did that work out for the Burton Kid who lucked out and won a race never to be heard of again

[@justgosee]

He won in every other series he's raced in, including Xfinity. The only driver to do anything in the 21 car for years going back was Blaney, and while he won, it wasn't a lot of wins. I think Harrison just needs more time, much like Joey did. You're right about the car though for sure.