Checkers or Wreckers | NASCAR Texas Playoff Race Review & Analysis

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Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch and other playoff drivers run into trouble at Texas, while William Byron bests Bubba Wallace for the win.
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[@DennyDeliversYT]

can we talk about how chase briscoe dragged his mid car out of nowhere into a near win again?… 😭

[@orangesnailgaming]

Unfortunately this was almost the best car he’s had all year

[@josephphillippe8823]

Certainly a turn around from cheating for 30th

[@flacko_jody2130]

Guy drove for his life to slow bubba up lol. Maybe he shoulda drove like that all year

[@drdogbarker3830]

Nah....NASCAR is all Bubba all the time. I don't get it.

[@Garrett111strong]

No

[@BrianIsTheGOAT594]

Here's an interesting fact about Ricky Stenhouse Jr. this race. He was the only driver to not wear a cool suit during the hottest Texas race ever, being at 100⁰, and he drove it home to a Top 10 finish, in 9th place. What a legend!

[@johnvandeventer8668]

He became a big chad today

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Not to mention that his Average Running position was 23rd

[@lucastraman706]

You be meat riding that man alot

[@corduroycal]

He had a helmet fan. It’s not as good but still extremely effective

[@BrianIsTheGOAT594]

@@corduroycal please don't try and discredit what he was able to do dude. Regardless if he had a helmet fan or not, it was still very impressive.

[@steviegiamalis9251]

I think it’s really funny how Eric mentions how unpredictable Texas is, but he also predicted the right winner

[@bradthompson2243]

😂

[@Shawn-Leider]

Eric’s like a dictionary

[@DamianVega00]

Pretty much fucked bubba out of a win so not really impressive. Especially since slid back anyways

[@steviegiamalis9251]

@@DamianVega00 what do you want him to do? Like obviously he’s gonna try to win on a late race restart, and he’s been the best at those this entire season. Hate the win as u may, but Byron has had some really clutch moments this year

[@pangaea6united]

William has best average finish at mile and half track this year

[@Dupontman627]

Byron is Gordon's new goldmine the 24 speaks for himself

[@Mac-td7lt]

Yep. And,,,Jeff just happened to be the guy that brought Jimmie to Hendrick. Jeff Gordon is a boss and a legend!

[@sethatl]

Boom!

[@deadlyacespulling5402]

Let’s Give some credit to JR for stealing him from Toyota.

[@StupidFunny614]

@@deadlyacespulling5402underrated comment

[@TheIceberg]

Beautiful shirt, a true man of culture

[@123-c9w]

Just beautiful

[@jaxonthomas6788]

Lol

[@andrewmeunier7456]

Can we address the fact that I'm sure truex is distracted with the death of Sherry. He's a quiet and private guy and I'm sure knowing what he knew probably affected his performance the past several weeks. Rip Sherry. We love and miss you. We know she's a fighter and that has worn off on Martin. Don't count the 19 car out. He hasn't had the barest 4 races in the playoffs but that's understandable considering. He will come through the adversity and persevere. It's what Sherry did and she manage to light the fire under him before. The fire is lit now. Results just haven't shown it yet.

[@Mac-td7lt]

Oh, yep. I knew that she was battling cancer for years with Martin by her side. I guess they broke up earlier this year but I'm sure Martin has to bee feeling it. God rest you Sherry.

[@hrhagadorn]

@@Mac-td7lt I believe, with no evidence, that the reason they "broke" up was her cancer had gotten to a point where she knew she was gonna die and she wanted him to move on. I think her health finally failing and her passing has MTJ not focused on racing at all. Which I am fine with. Sherry was clearly someone MTJ loved dearly.

[@bryonkidder6199]

It must be tuff to have your publicist tweet your goodbye message about your ex-girlfriend?...wtf If Truex would've posted his goodbye himself, it would've probably just been a sad face with tears? I think you give Truex way too many excuses for his performance, he doesn't care about Sherry anymore...btw

[@fearandloathingmedia2051]

Bubba is way better than people give him credit for, hes no championship threat yet, but man im proud of him.

[@zacharygreen5584]

Bubba did awesome today!

[@rbwebb27]

In his 4 starts with Legacy Motor Club Carson Hocevar has finished ahead of Martin Truex every week.

[@skippingrhyme4386]

However's Wife didn't die tho

[@jonathan3982]

​@@skippingrhyme4386Neither did MTJ'S. They weren't married, they weren't even together anymore. Edit: But I'm sure it affected him in many ways because of being together for such a long time. HAPPY @Glitchunlocked?

[@jackshafto9123]

@@jonathan3982yup he left her alone in the last moments of her life

[@Glitchunlocked]

@@jonathan3982 When someone you were with for many years dies it still affects you even if you're not together anymore, especially when the breakup only took place a few months ago. More than likely they broke up so he could move on easier once she passed, and not because they were having traditional relationship issues.

[@jonathan3982]

@@Glitchunlocked YES I understand that,And I'm sure it affected him. I was just stating to the other commenter that they weren't married or together any longer. Or did you not bother to read the other comments?

[@racefan7296]

This race was actually… good. Solid Texas race, thought I’d never see the day

[@tloz171nfs]

It would've been boring af without Yeley's caution.

[@Mac-td7lt]

I'm with you.

[@zacharygreen5584]

Loved the blocking that was happening all race. If you missed 1 corner, a car going faster would pass you in the next 3-4 corners because of how momentum is at the track. This next gen car at some of these" cookie cutter" are actually pulling off food races.

[@Glitchunlocked]

It surprised me. Texas is normally a track I completely skip when they run there.

[@Alex-io5el]

I'm not an SHR fan, but I found it pleasant to see Briscoe run up front again during the second half of the race. It's been quite a while since he was there for an extended period of time (and finish Top-10) and not 25th through 30th like he's been most of this year. Hopefully he'll be up there a little more next year.

[@mesquitegirl2013]

I hope SHR gets it together for next year . I was really hoping that they gave Kevin a deep playoff run chance, but it wasn’t meant to be.

[@BananaBreadey]

Funny how you talked to William before the race. You must have given him inspiration

[@stephenadams5293]

Great to see the 1 running up front, especially after a really rough second stage.

[@Mac-td7lt]

Hell yeah!

[@xavierjuno4572]

​@@Mac-td7ltkinda sad he couldn't fight for the win

[@TheHighRoad1748]

Ty Gibbs and Texas pit road: a better love story than Twilight.

[@anxiousorcus5489]

i'm unbelievably impressed with bubba wallace, driving his heart out week in and week out from start to finish of every race. really starting to love his driving style, i know he's polarizing but he's gonna be a champion someday if he keeps this pace.

[@alpha24_9]

Finally got to see the 24 car win in person, its not Jeff Gordon but I'll take it. Now i just want to see Chase Elliott win in person as my new favorite driver after Gordon.

[@davids5006]

Took me many of years and races to see Gordon win in person and happen to be his last win

[@alpha24_9]

​@davids5006 since I only have ever been to Texas, I didn't get to go see his 2009 win. I was 6 then. so those 2014 races were the closest I ever saw. And those were rough, 2nd on a last lap pass by Logano and then the fight with Brad

[@scout222]

I know this isn’t important to this race in particular but Penske needs to get things together or else their gonna end up like SHR. Once again they were no shows. Cindric was 30th all race, Blaney was 20th-25th until his team used some pit strategy and despite only 26 cars finishing (2 of which having damage) Logano still finished 21st. Unbelievable how slow they have been after winning the championship last season

[@miketwotwenty]

I think Penske is too focused on Indycar and lemans!

[@bryonkidder6199]

They let the wrong driver go, Roger should've kept Keselowski and got rid of Logano...imo

[@scout222]

@@bryonkidder6199 your delusional af. Logano is the best driver Team Penske has ever had. He is Penske’s only multi time champion in team history. Best case scenario would have been Brad is still in the 2 and Cindric is in the 21 while Burton develops in Penske’s Xfinity program. I’m sorry that this probably comes off as mean but I’m just pissed at how slow Penske has been. They have literally been the 7th best team on speed which is way lower than they ever have been before

[@spicyrensgaming6075]

​@bryonkidder6199 Brad wanted to Go Away so he can Co Own RFK.

[@spicyrensgaming6075]

Also if Penske and SHR Keeps this up. DODGE Coming back might not be too unrealistic

[@channel69gorlworldnews66]

Biased, but I feel like Suarez made a great comeback after spinning out! Woohooo Suarez!

[@JesseEubanks]

Yeah I don’t think enough people are talking about how he drove from 18th all the way up to 8th on that last restart

[@81casperflip]

He's going to need more of those to keep his job past 2024

[@jaraxxuscat6388]

I was at the track and I know everyone hates bubba and loves Larson, but I don’t understand how the whole crowd was pretty much blaming bubba for the wreck. Some people were even saying bubba cut down into larson. I understand bias but NASCAR fans are getting quite excessive. There is no way you can blame bubba for causing that wreck.

[@goneracin9]

Upon replay, Bubba wasn't anywhere near Larson. Larson got loose. Not everyone hates Bubba and loves Larson. Bubba hasn't admitted in interviews he's wrecked teammates more than once for wins. Like him or not, Bubba races clean.

[@itwasntme208]

I’m a Larson fan and I say bubba did exactly what he should of. Larson could have let him go and passed him within 4-5 laps easy. He’s got to learn patience or he’ll never sniff another championship. I kinda rooted for bubba until he put Larson in the wall and then wanted to fight him too. His lack of control emotionally is freaking dangerous

[@jjashby03]

It’s been quite excessive for years.

[@skippingrhyme4386]

Because Racists are ignorant

[@miketwotwenty]

@@itwasntme208larson is overhyped!

[@MayBeSomething]

Larson juked Hamlin going down pit road. It's not in the highlights, but it was pretty cool. Much as I like Hamlin, I also like it when elite drivers pull off something quiet and crazy.

[@stephenadams5293]

The 1 was running up in the top 10 right up till they had trouble with the Throttle position sensor. He stalled coming off pit road. Ended up in 25th. Upbtill that point he was having a good race.

[@metalboy50]

No, the 1 finished in 2nd place.

[@iceeblueburst03]

Pretty wild race as always for Texas, but congrats to William Byron for getting the 300th win for the team! Also can’t wait for Talladega next Sunday!

[@chasestierhoff8343]

The #5 should have lifted. He could have let Bubba go and passed later. He had a faster car . But the #5 doesn't know how to slow down.

[@phoebeeileenbrooks110]

Spot on about Bubba. I think they’re having a great season, especially since Denny said it’ll take 5 years for 23XI to be championship contenders. Bubba just wants to win, so it’s gonna bug him but as long as he leaves his emotions off the track when he races, he’ll easily continue to put himself into the position over especially the next couple years.

[@kgmanfan4815]

In his 4 starts with lmc this season, Carson Hocevar has not finished outside the top 20 once. 😮

[@ItsMavicBrah]

I was out there just past T4. To say it was hot is sssuuccchhhh an understatement. It was brutal. As a Chastain fan I sure was impressed to see him come back from the dead in this race. Wife is a Byron fan so this race couldn't have been better for us.

[@gabe_foran]

I went to the July Atlanta race and I thought that’s as hot as it could get at a race. You had to suffer through 100° temps and sweltering humidity throughout the pre race portions of the day. But it was a night race so by the time stage 1 wrapped up, it was at least livable. I can’t imagine how hot it was for y’all but props for sticking it out. Respect.

[@ItsMavicBrah]

@@gabe_foran yeah haha. We hid in the breezeway between upper and lower stands until after the driver intros. Luckily there was some wind so it was manageable under there. But once we got to our seats... Brutal. We took 8 bottles of water for two people and ended up having to buy 3 more.

[@ItsMavicBrah]

@@gabe_foran also, I'm jealous... I much rather go to Atlanta than TMS.

[@gabe_foran]

@@ItsMavicBrah Yeah, can’t say I blame you. And that July Atlanta race was especially awesome. Hot as hell on the track and off.

[@gabe_foran]

@@ItsMavicBrah that’s pretty much how we handled Atlanta. We got there around 3:30pm to take in the midway stuff outside the track. And you could find spots of shade. But I bought track passes to go down to pit road pre-race and there was just no hiding out there. By the time we went back up to our seats, we were about to die!

[@kylegustafson6088]

What a recovery by Ross!

[@Mac-td7lt]

That's our boy. He finished great even though Trackhouse hasn't had the speed this year.

[@charlieboy7502]

Funny how not to long ago people wrote the 24 off once Jeff left.

[@a.p.fishing1851]

As a Wallace fan this hurt man , and tbh if that final caution didn’t come out I think he had that race won but P3 is a good tho

[@miketwotwenty]

Or if he moved Byron out the way for the win!

[@larryhobbs8769]

This is what happens when you don’t run up front consistently. CHOKED

[@jdgeibe]

Not saying much for anyone who is a Bubba fan 😂😂

[@fonnyjootball512]

​@@jdgeibeliterally doesnt say anything at all other than he roots for bubba...

[@darthbone8487]

I went to this race, Awesome to see Willy B win, but holy hell it was hot

[@zachattack9524]

I was there too and happy that Larson wrecked and didn’t win

[@clyderobinson3050]

I was there to

[@goneracin9]

Those Alsco rally flags come in handy to mop sweat.

[@clyderobinson3050]

@@zachattack9524lol many people were mad

[@mesquitegirl2013]

I was there too

[@Strangegloves]

Byron to hamilin "Hey Denny !!... I just beat ur favourite driver"!!!!😂😂😂

[@martinford8642]

Eric, I know your not a big fan of Ross Chastain but you didn't even mention that he drove a car with a throttle control problem to a 2nd place finish. I think if it were one of your boys you would go on about what a great driver nursing a car to a good finish. Nothing against you, just my observation.

[@irvingboy1122]

As a Elliott/Hendrick fan I’m so glad Byron won that race and got that milestone victory for Hendrick Motorsports

[@aaronwinterfield1254]

Me too

[@southernmermaid2526]

Me three

[@zachattack9524]

I’m so happy that Larson wrecked and didn’t win the race. Now all the Larson fans can find something to complain about 😂😂

[@melturnboo4205]

Because what happend to Larson and that's 3 wins Because of it lol

[@melturnboo4205]

​@@zachattack9524Must be a Chase fan but I'm telling you Larson gets in the round of 8 it's all over js! His favorite tracks

[@stevenalexander6033]

Bubba always puts way too much pressure on himself.. He's either way up on himself or way down on himself. He's been better than years past and is growing. But there's still some of that still there. He's showing out and I'm enjoying this run from him. If he can string together a solid performance at 'Dega and the Roval and make the top 8... it'd be like playing with house money going forward.

[@americanwalmarts3565]

If Bubba can string together the Round of 12 races at Talladega and Charlotte, he could have a solid runs at Las Vegas and Miami and he could get into the Final 4

[@andred7415]

He's tough on himself because he thinks he's better than he is. If he accepted his mediocrity he would be happier.

[@Vilakazi]

@@andred7415 he's mediocrity is your life times achievement.

[@andred7415]

@@Vilakazi I've never claimed to be a race car driver 🤣

[@hoyle7780]

@@andred7415Maybe not but he lives in your head rent free. He runs up front constantly yet mediocre? makes perfect sense.

[@djgrubbs6631]

Can we all appreciate how well Kyle Busch backed up all the way down the back stretch, 3 & 4, down pit road, and almost nailed getting in his pit stall perfectly. Doing so in reverse with a torn up car and without causing further damage. I give a round of applause that one 👏 👏👏

[@johnh3476]

If they ran a race in reverse he's easily the winner

[@JT-ll1ne]

Denny, Busch, and Bubba are my drivers I cheer for but only bubba gets me the emotions going like they did for jg24 in the old days. His haters are who fuel him and that's okay but too often post race he speaks from their point of view, saying what he knows they will say but hey best to get ahead of it. I really wanted him to win that one but for bubba, being made about 3rd place is a lot of progress.

[@JT-ll1ne]

Laughed my Ass of when Larson wrecked. All his fans wanted to blame bubba so bad but that was a win in itself

[@NikeHM69]

I think nascar needs to dump single lug wheels. It's just a matter of time before one of those tires end up in the grandstands and somebody gets hurt or worse. It adds nothing to the show, and it has no relevance to street cars; which I thought was supposed to be one of the big virtues of the next gen car.

[@frevazz3364]

Just about every major motorsport in the world uses a single lug nut, you are overreacting.

[@NikeHM69]

@@frevazz3364 Actually no I'm not. None of those cars weigh as much as cup cars, nor do they race on ovals with cars weighing that much.

[@aangoz5041]

Really impressed with Bubba so far. I think he has a good chance of moving on.

[@billb412]

hopefully moving on to a new profession!!!

[@bigdaddydave3341]

Of the 3 restarts in question, Bubba had the 14 behind him for the first 2, giving him a great push. On the final restart, Bubba had the 14 beside him and the 14 got a hard push from the 24. That's the difference maker. I don't have a particular driver that I root for these days but I was pulling for Bubba to finish that thing off.

[@greenpiggybb]

So I was in the stands for this race, and I will say that it felt like the best race at Texas in a while. There was some long runs that allowed for strategy, several short caution filled moments both beginning and end of the race. Then add in how it all ended, I think I was on my feet for the last 20 laps. A super fun entry in this playoff run

[@andyharman3022]

I keep thinking that Hamlin will find a way to choke himself out of the Championship. I was sure Larson was going to win. He had .3 seconds on everyone else. Then I about had heart failure when he crashed out in the battle with Bubba.

[@itwasntme208]

Nope I think Larson has taken that over. I’m rooting for him but he flat out makes way too many mistakes to be called the top driver. A man has gotta know his limitations

[@andyharman3022]

@@itwasntme208 Yes, I can't argue with that.

[@racing_propane84]

Looks like Laron choked😂😂

[@billsbetterthanurteam8488]

@@itwasntme208lmao the car suckd him around he said it himself it surprised him.

[@itwasntme208]

I’m glad you’re laughing because we all need more of that 😄.but how does your statement change anything I said? As a single incident this crash is a misjudgment of his car which can happen.. but with all the missed judgments he’s made over the last 2 years it’s an issue. Being a champion driver is more than just going fast. He did it brilliantly 2 years ago. I watch and root for him every race so I’ve seen him put himself in bad spots plenty like when he misjudged his braking point and became a freaking missile into Dillon at the road course. He’s clearly been a great driver at times but needs to work on knowing when to fold em@@billsbetterthanurteam8488

[@isaacsauder8452]

As a Hendrick fan, this win was very special!!

[@DC322]

That's a major accomplishment in Nascar. 300 wins by a team is a major feat and the one and only Rick Hendrick.

[@steyrproof]

It's very suspenseful being a Larson fan. He has the ability to drive up through the field on any track and at the same time, can wreck anytime anywhere.

[@southernmermaid2526]

I guess I like chaos because I thought this race was exciting. So happy for William Byron ! 🏁🏁🏁

[@davewhittles]

the huge crowd cheers when byron got past blubba tells you all you need to know

[@MoxJester]

That’s definitely one way to look at it but it could also be that there’s a ton of Hendrick fans and that was for the 300th team win

[@EdSherry]

Hell when your the Jussie Smollett of nascar yes people feel that way. Bubba really could have been the most popular driver in nascar but he choose go everything is racist route. Whatever happens to bubba with 2311 is bubbas fault

[@spheredhawk67]

Seriously, how the hell does William Byron have fans?

[@Zbgaming23]

@@spheredhawk67why are you hating most of us are fans of Byron because we loved Gordon Byron is an awesome person for NASCAR

[@Glitchunlocked]

@@EdSherry It's pretty funny when closet racist NASCAR fans like yourself accidentally out themselves, because if you actually bothered reading about the incident at Talledega instead of reacting to headlines, you'd know Bubba wasn't actually directly involved in finding or reporting it, in fact he never even saw the purported "noose".

[@DecentlyDefault]

I was out there today and the crowd size did impress me.

[@YFDJM2MOTORSPORTS]

Gotta say when the 5 crashed I was shocked due to how fast that car hit the wall and just very vulnerable that he’s okay

[@skippingrhyme4386]

They fixed the rear. Had that been before the Fix to the clips coulda been a career ender

[@samharris3508]

​@skippingrhyme4386 it's still stiff. Not as stiff as they were, but drivers are still complaining about how much the rear impacts still hurt.

[@miketwotwenty]

@@samharris3508at least they are safer than gen 1-4!

[@samharris3508]

@miketwotwenty "Gens 1-4" lol, your modern Corolla is safer than those cars. The current car went back a couple of generations in the safety department. With drivers reporting that even minor incidents are still feeling really hard. It's hard to say what the long-term effects of crashing in these cars will be. It may force drivers to retire earlier or make them more and more susceptible to head trauma. NASCAR is making continuous improvements, but I don't really know what they were thinking when they built this car. They threw 70+ years of building oval car experience right out of the window.

[@markjohnson62]

Amazing how fast Hamlin's yota was with that big hole in the door 🤔

[@Mac-td7lt]

Yup. I've seen that kind of thing before. A car gets bent out of shape and actually drive good or better than before the damage.

[@SayKyleNotCow]

A 24 win always makes my Sundays better 🤙

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

A Hendrick win ruins mine.

[@SayKyleNotCow]

@@WALTRIPFLAIR bummer 🤷‍♂️

[@Zbgaming23]

@@WALTRIPFLAIRgo away

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

@@Zbgaming23 Never.

[@kylewagoner]

Absolutely hate chaos. I was so satisfied with the way the race was playing out and what the top 10 looked like with about 30 to go. Then a caution came out and I was like, "Watch William Byron find a way to win this and everyone I'm rooting for to take themselves out."

[@everettschroeder1441]

Imma disagree with you on Chastain, he started top ten, drove up to second, had a throttle issue dropped back to 30th and came back, he didn't have the speed to win but top 3 or top 5 car for sure

[@naparacingfan9275]

Texas Motor Speedway sucks. They need to reconfigure it back to what it was before 2017. North Wilkesboro should have Texas' lone date on the schedule with Rockingham hosting the All-Star Race.

[@WithFearGaming]

Ross Chastain was 100% a top-5 car today. He just kept doing the wrong pit strategy all day. He finished ahead of Wallace pretty much every time it mattered besides Stage 1 when Wallace was one spot ahead of him. Top 5 in speed were probably .. Larson Hamlin Chastain Wallace Jones

[@thestrongcoreninjabyronbea2959]

I also love it when the 24 car wins because growing up as a Jeff Gordon fan and now my first name is on the 24 car

[@realbaron5714]

I'm feel bad for Busch and Larson, these cars are fragile in a slide impact and easily broke the "independent" suspension and I think it was a bad decision to implement the same in these cars, also the issue of tires with the single lug nut, should return to the rigid suspension with axle and the 5 nuts, those would be the two aspects that should change in these cars.

[@aarontilton7822]

As a Gordon fan and a Liberty alum, happy to see Byron performing well. Hope he gets his first championship!

[@IsaacV24]

300TH WIN FOR BIG HAT BYRON HAHA 😂 WOOHOO 🎉

[@Ochallenger]

I was there and I got to see my guy william byron win !! But man it was hot !! Super hot !!

[@chrismarco17]

Even though he didn’t get the win, yesterday was easily one of Bubba’s best races in his career. It shows how much growth he has had this season. Hopefully he and the team can take this momentum into Talladega and build up a solid points cushion for the Roval (or maybe a win to make up for the Spring race). With how wacky these playoffs have been so far, he could make the Round of 8 and keep the Cinderella run going.

[@ashenwolf98]

This has been quite the year for current/defending champions. The defending regular season champion/“Winston Cup style” champion sat out seven races and missed the playoffs entirely, the defending champion got eliminated in the round of 16, and the current regular season champion has been struggling to stay in the playoffs since it started.

[@realbaron5714]

Kyle Busch in 2008 and Kevin Harvick in 2020 are an example of this.

[@nightmarewatcher24]

Byron is looking like a driver that when you dont expect for him to win he ends up wining Edit: truex and busch are leaving the door open for a someone to pull a newman 2014

[@itwasntme208]

Lol …….. Newman 🙄

[@realbaron5714]

Keselowski and Bubba are comming 👀👀

[@spheredhawk67]

Just sucks that he steals wins away and has the personality of a dead whale carcus at the bottom of the ocean.

[@nightmarewatcher24]

@@itwasntme208 do you know what I’m talking about

[@nightmarewatcher24]

@@realbaron5714 true

[@jaredchampagne2752]

The second I clicked on KZbin to see if this was here, and boom it was posted a minute ago. Pumped to watch the video!

[@korewacam]

Glad Hendrick got the 300th win such a huge accomplishment but man I wish it was Larson it was looking to be another dominant Hendrick win and now he’s just above the cut line!

[@JoshLowery-bc8sm]

Feel very bad for Larson he probably would have won the race if bubba wouldn't have taken the air off of the side of Larson's car

[@Naoj2024]

Larson actually went sideways when they just entered the turn .. if he even suspected he would loose traction he probably would have stayed up a little .. Larson it seems always gets the yellow flag leading towards the end of several races this season…. But congratulations to the BYRON and MR. HENDRICK …. WOW WOW WOW… 🏁X300

[@Vilakazi]

How is this Bubba's fault?

[@hoyle7780]

@@Vilakazi Haters cannot get him outta there head no matter how hard they try & makes me love him even more!

[@jonathan3982]

​@@VilakaziIt wasn't Bubba's fault, it was just hard racing even Larson said he just got loose and wasn't Bubba's fault.

[@frevazz3364]

Restarts late in the race are fierce and get chaotic, the problem was old man never has been Yeley spinning himself out with no one around him causing that caution.

[@tydill1342]

feel bad for jones

[@nicholas_7r]

Shoutout to BJ McLeod for finishing on the lead lap in 22nd while his cool suit broke on like lap five!

[@howardpeeles4867]

Interesting race for sure

[@malack7886]

I have Kyle Busch winning the championship in my playoff bracket I might be a little biased because he is my favorite driver but I say he gets a couple more wins at Talladega to make the round of 8 and then another win at Las Vegas to make the championship 4 and then win at Phoenix to win the championship.

[@IsaacV24]

I think this entire race was everything Eric could hate in a single race: A boring race with not much passing and can only be entertaining through C H A O S capped off with a big hat win. 😂

[@skippingrhyme4386]

Kenny Wallace called this He said This was gonna Be William Byrons Breakout Year and He Claimed 6-9 Wins this season.

[@Shawn-Leider]

Tbh I don’t blame bubba for being hard on himself. Jordan is known for being obsessive about winning in almost every avenue of his life. He used to even ask the megatron controllers who will win the section free soda race and he would bet his teammates 20 bucks on it. I bet bubba is under alot morr pressure than about anyone else driving rn

[@mattcardarelli]

Look at Jordan’s career as an owner of the hornets. He was obsessively losing

[@LorikQuinn]

Just because Jordan had success playing with this mentality doesnt mean this is a good way to manage a team, which is a bummer cause all this pressure for sure will make Bubba hyperfocus on wins and forget top 5's, top 10's or good media exposure also matter for a racing team

[@MayBeSomething]

About the 300 hat, let's be honest, it's Hendrick Motorsports. They probably had hats ready for all 4 drivers, should they win. Kind of like how - I know the NFL does this, and I'm pretty sure the NHL does, too - Championship merch is made for both teams, and the loser get's theirs shipped off/thrown out. As I said, it's HMS. I'm sure they can afford it.

[@M_Rasmussen58]

Thank you so much Eric for the race recap, and your insight regarding the status of the chase. Really appreciate it!

[@Vulcan9988]

Just going exclusively off of how team Penske has ran over the past couple years minus the fact that Joey logano did win the championship last year. Even if RFK has not made the advancements they have. I feel objectively Brad leaving Penske was still the right call!

[@dripduck9393]

I like how every once in a while chase briscoe drags his 30th place shitbox up in contention for a win, gives me a sliver of hope as an shr fan

[@BoomerangC10]

That's one of the things that annoys me, and I'm sure a lot of other people, about Bubba, is that he gets out of the car after about as perfect of a day as he could've had, and acts as if he is the worst driver ever. Kyle Busch used to get out of his car after a day like that, and do the same thing and that would annoy me also I understand that he puts a lot of pressure on himself to win, but instead of getting out of the car and praising his crew for having a great day, by most accounts, he gets out as if he's going to cry, and puts himself down like it's all about him. I'm glad that Ross has learned to get what he can out of the car instead of pushing it over the edge every time. I thought for sure that he was going to finish outside the top 25, but that little bit of chaos at the end helped propel them back into the top five and he was able to capitalize on that. All of that to almost got run over by Bubba's pit crew when they were pushing the car back during Ross' interview.

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Congratulations William

[@heathmcdaniel2131]

I thought this was actually a good race and for Texas standards that’s actually a positive

[@Ka_Gg]

Larson fan here. I'm so sick of a random cat in the back wrecking and essentially ruining who should have won the race. Yes, it happened with Hamlin earlier. Bubba did absolutely nothing wrong on that restart by crowding Larson. Honestly I think that's some of the best racing I've seen from him. He was doing what you want your driver to do. Truth is Larson is horrible on restarts. Idk why but there are so many times he won't get a good jump. The restart he crashed on, he was the control car and Bubba was almost ahead by the start/finish line. In terms of Bubba "failing", I don't think he had the car to win if he didn't get clear air and a good little lead. Byron was faster near the end but clean air was so valuable. Bubba also saved himself a few spots at the end. I think he blocked Elliott and held him off. This is what i hate about the playoffs though. Talladega and the roval back to back. I don't think they should be in a round together. I don't think the roval should even be around in general. I would rather go back to the chase style if we have to have some type of points reset. It's crazy to see how bad MTJ has been and still is far up in points. My prediction at Dega is most drivers will try to play it safe the first 2 stages. Everyone acts like Bubba is the best of all time at Dega (realistically it's almost all on luck where you finish. Aside from one win, he has no other good finishes), but I think Bubba will get caught up in something. Kyle Busch needs a huge break though. That poor guy has had no good luck. Ross Chastain needed a good run and got it. I expect lots of team work next week. If I started on the pole next week and teammate behind me, I'd hug the bottom lane all race. I'd never leave it. I wouldn't focus much on blocking.

[@jaycecampbell9688]

SHR came from the mid pack to having 3 cars in the top six on the next to last restart

[@americanwalmarts3565]

Harvick finished 5th...

[@mesquitegirl2013]

@@americanwalmarts3565actually 6

[@jaycecampbell9688]

@@americanwalmarts3565 yeah but the more you find yourself there at the end you may just steal one. Like if briscoe got to P1 and the 23-24-1 all stared to battle he could have won

[@goneracin9]

Hey, Bubba wasn't the guy who spun out and wrecked himself from the inside. That was all Larson. Bubba did a great job. Texas eats cars.

[@KTNUSA]

How appropriate that Eric Estepp was wearing a Bucee's shirt knowing very well of where today's race is located. That track should be torn down if we get another terrible race.

[@paulday5722]

As if Eric being 6' 7" tall didn't stand out enough, he goes and puts on a bright Buc-ee's print shirt. Dude looks like a walking billboard. There is no way anyone will miss him now.

[@fubbaquestor]

Ross was a top 5 car all stage one

[@tru6992]

The fact that he spent over 5 minutes talking about just Bubba Wallace just shows Nascar is making a big deal out of him for no reason

[@EricEstepp]

He started 1st, led the most laps, and was in contention for the win in the closing laps. Oh and he's also in the playoffs. What???

[@Irolnella]

Stage 1 was slow, but stage 2 and 3 rocked. Enjoyed Texas...yeehaw

[@izzdin6228]

Shiiii I thought TMS only produce great racing for the Indycars. This race was interesting indeed.

[@gabe_foran]

As a Larson fan, I’m gutted. No other way to say it.

[@f1yerondirt]

I feel when bubba choked was when Byron got under him and Bubba moved down to block. He should’ve held his line on entry and kept it hammer down. When he went to block all he done was side drafted himself, packed air on the quarter panel and slowed himself down through the turn.

[@brendenkennedy4304]

I didn't see any of the race because of the freaking cable. I will though watch the race this upcoming Sunday on NBC.

[@adambuzzeo]

As a Larson fan, I don’t think I’ve felt this awful since the roval last season. Somehow today was worse. As a Hendrick fan, I’m happy about the 300th win. As a Nascar fan, I’m confused on why I enjoyed a Texas race. Weird day.

[@TheShooter25]

“Accidentally hook him” lmao, he tried

[@brianime92]

jones had a very good car, but got caught up in wreck after pitting on late caution

[@waldwickperson]

I honestly feel this race had all the ingredients that make a race interesting; different strategies, a good amount of passing, a few spins that have playoff implications, even a somewhat big wreck. Even some surprise names up front, especially towards the end.

[@davisowen97]

Eric Estep: “did max win again today?” Singapore GP: “am I a joke to you???”

[@tunnelvision2day]

Wrecks and cautions are awesome. They are what set nascar apart.. But I'll be honest.. It's getting to be so bad it's starting to look like we got a field with a bunch of bad drivers.. Watch a race from the 90s or early 2000s.. There was not so many BS wrecks. I'm about over it.

[@joevaughn8742]

Kyle said in his interview, after the race, that these new cars are not known, for pulling the car around,there something up with the Toyota s,,Nascar still not checking the cars. Hate it for kyle,he had the winning car,glad Byron won the race. Also if you,ll notice on the restart ,before Kyle wrecked,chase would not push kyle,Also that's the first time this year I've seen chase in victory lane congratulation one of his team mates. Go Kyle go

[@paulday5722]

It's interesting that every HMS milestone victory has been by a different driver. Gordon got #100, Johnson #200, Elliott #250, Larson #269, and now Byron wins #300. That's a real testament to the dynasty Mr. Hendrick has built. Bubba needs to give himself more credit. There is no guarantee that taking the inside lane would have worked out any better. I like it when people are able to see their flaws and strive to do better, but you can't constantly beat yourself up either.

[@johnnyfields2682]

Another week like the last one my Sunday’s will be open for whatever I want to do.

[@gasgassteve]

Good recap Eric . I think you were pretty Spot On for this one

[@tomthurk837]

Bubbles almost ACCIDENTALLY hooked the 24 he took a big SWAT at him and came up short