Crown Jewel CONTROVERSY | NASCAR Brickyard 400 Race Review & Analysis

[@carsfan5racing]

Let me just say this. The television situation was just so…so stupid

[@garyjackson3531]

Segregationist Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Kind of big news.

[@shadytnu24]

to be fair to NBC, they did have a huge news story to react to. Now that I have been fair to them, how in the world does the same network that screwed up the Heidi Game make this decision here knowing that they would be done in a half hour. Push the newscast. This isn't 1994 when you had to be in the same slot every time to see news. Everyone who wanted your analysis of the Biden decision either 1) had already seen it on social media, 2) would have waited the 15 minutes it took to finish the race (which could have led to an opportunity to hook new fans), or both. If I'm one of the Steves, I'm furious with NBC.

[@RockyToussint]

Haven’t they done that twice now ?

[@Continuum7]

I agree, so tired of NBC constantly switching the CUP race to a different channel. You'd never see this with an NFL game in the 4th quarter with the teams tied and 1 min left on the clock lol

[@CPO-Snarky]

@@Continuum7 And you will NEVER see this happen with an NFL game. NBC is NASCAR's Daddy.

[@danharp7273]

I've never been more angry at a TV network. Unfucking believable for people who record the race.

[@jeremyc9229]

@@danharp7273 I got surfing competition at the moment of the best part of NASCAR today. People complain about fox, but that was waaaaaaaaaay worse

[@jeremyc9229]

@@danharp7273 wtf was that shirt! Right! I feel ya

[@peterwilson9589]

I always record the race to watch. Later, I was out working the fields , listening on the radio like I always do and watched it later and can't be more mad at a network!

[@brodyweller90]

Yeah I watch the races recorded and I was so mad, with the 25 min break right before the green flag and the cutting of the last OT, it’s so frustrating to have to go on KZbin to watch the highlights to see the ending.

[@johnprice9877]

It was important news, but they already interrupted the pre-race to announce the Joe Biden news. The rest of the story could have waited 15 more minutes!

[@alexlambert2003]

If NASCAR doesn't follow the laws they create. Then they should change the rules. Lower the amount of overtime attempts, explain that you will wave off the restart if that happens again, and make the white line a black and white rule!

[@skippingrhyme4386]

They did make the line Black and White. dont go on the racing surface is as clear as it gets

[@TeamAbrams]

Lower the amount of overtime attempts to zero. They're fucking stupid and just let totally undeserving drivers win races.

[@adepressednygiantsfan]

if I had a nickel for every time Ryan Preece spun on an overtime that had him not able to refire and nascar didn’t throw a caution when he spun making a controversial finish in July I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

[@gunsmokefan1344]

Ryan Preece we need a caution ⚠️ Okay!!

[@ludabam241]

Should be in xfinity series

[@GuacamoleMuckbang]

@@ludabam241Should be in the weekly series. Bro shouldn’t even touch the top 4 series.

[@mikehoncho3695]

But someone scraps the wall and continues on and they throw a caution so inconsistent.

[@nate11413331]

Kyle larson was involved in BOTH of those cautions also !!!! This time he was on the winning side but yes its very interesting

[@thereaper9759]

I was so mad the TV went to the news right when overtime happened

[@TheSaturnV]

Yeah, for "breaking news" that was hours old at that point. I'd rather see the end of the race instead of hearing one more news story about the crypt keeper quitting.

[@moontainbew5018]

Hopefully people realize Todd Gilliland is doing really well and not a failure as many said. This year he keeps surprising with good runs top 15s top 10s and getting closer to the top 20ish in points. So hopefully can see his talent but no one talks of him.

[@Holly2017Rascal]

And the IMS announcers need to use his correct name, Todd, not David! It just didn’t happen once, it was several times.

[@connorbingel7134]

He’s almost beating Busch and RCR in points. That’s incredible

[@Eeeeethan09]

I’m not surprised. It’s the usual now and I love it.

[@BladeBrigade7]

​​@@connorbingel7134 Hardly, RCR has always been outclassed and it's been made more apparent now that Chevy isn't updating their bodyshell and the teams are no longer building their own cars FRM has just been going up since the start of this era, they'll be a consistent contender in less than a handful of years

[@GrandpaShark]

@@Holly2017Rascal They actually called Kyle Busch Kurt 1 time.

[@allischalmer55]

Im usually the last person to comment on NASCARS officiating, but I feel like todays race, from start to finish, was just a complete mess

[@DennyDeliversYT]

we almost had fuel strategy save us from what was been a dirty-air, hard-to-pass, mid-ahh race… instead we get no big nbc, a crashyard, and L officiating ending

[@kctc4490]

It was a W race before the finish imo

[@KPKING_1]

Race would have been so much better if their wasn’t any late cautions

[@BFDIFinalistsfan2763]

Will you upload a video today @DennyDeliversYT?

[@king_sabastian4697]

Hamlin is a washed up bum

[@raidoftherage7545]

@@king_sabastian4697real.

[@naparacingfan9275]

NHRA stayed on FOX 1hr 40min passed the TV window. NBC cut the Brickyard to USA for news that broke before the race started. Great job NBC, see you in 3 weeks. Have a fun Olympic break everyone.

[@BeautifulAngelBlossom]

Plus it wasn't even on peacock

[@justinstein4712]

Wasn’t pleased that it was moved to USA network

[@benjaminbrockway5998]

NASCAR needs to send NBC packing.

[@kylemosby4108]

Fox to NHRA...we don't have anything important to cut to at 7pm so if you want to finish the race here we're all for it

[@justinstein4712]

I did they need to stop switching the race for news

[@rocket5050OG]

1. Nascar officiating needs an overhaul. Too many inconsistent decisions, it changes every week, identical things happen but get called differently each race, even the drivers today couldn’t keep up with the rules nascar enforces, leading to frustrating outcomes as viewers. And unfortunately the calls trend towards the similar drivers and teams which is a whole different topic 2. As a KB fan, I’m at a loss for words at how his season has gone, top 5 in his hands, and he crashed again while just trying to get the best out of his car. So many great finishing positions lost.

[@opticzc82]

ur just mad kb sucks

[@3Take-mm2vq]

We had a NASCAR party and every one was screaming for a caution at the end

[@busterbarlow9094]

Everyone was. Even Larson probably was it was that obvious lmao

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

I'm a Larson fan and even I feel like that was a caution. I also feel like that restart should've been called off cause neither one of them knew what to do with literal seconds til the green.

[@BrandoMan]

More proof that NASCAR fans dont like racing, they like chaos.

[@Tow_Sr.]

​@@Bak3dGamingYTagree because Blaney should of been able to pick the bottom. He went from 2nd to 1st, to 2nd over again in like 4 seconds , they should of RERACKED THEM, after 1 more caution lap !!!

[@FingMETAL420]

I’m a Larson fan and I’m pissed about it. No consistency from nascar whatsoever. They just didn’t want to have another Nashville situation but in the end we all got robbed. I thought the whole point of the overtime system was to minimize the chances of ending on a caution.

[@Wydillius]

Let’s just cut overtime if we have no problem with finishing with a caution

[@busterbarlow9094]

Right? The whole point of that is because we all hated finishing under yellow. We even went to unlimited tries because we hated only having 3. Its so confusing.

[@ASennaFan]

Totally agree. I NEVER had a problem with a race finishing under caution.

[@JAutry]

​@@ASennaFanafter this weekend's race. I want it to be that way.

[@Horology_Horsepower]

Nascar made it very obvious that they were purposely holding the caution until they took the white.

[@CPO-Snarky]

NASCAR was following orders from their real Daddy, NBC. NBC tells NASCAR how these things will play out.

[@alanluscombe8a553]

You mean white???

[@bigredbirdy6563]

Nascars #1 job is to try to run the script, glad some people in the comments seem to be waking up

[@V4-VFR]

Yes too many things went down in that race to be a coincidence It was plain as day what was going on.

[@john_kierce_48]

Also on NBC the camera turned off and the Chanel went black for like 15 seconds. Which sucked

[@thatbradyboi25]

the group chat i was in went wild

[@connortremmel]

The whole broadcast is glitching multiple times as well

[@thatbradyboi25]

@@connortremmel yeah the helicam had half the screen flashing

[@whalesequence]

Nascar ruined the race, no consistency with the rules. Granted, if Richmond is any indication, Nascar does in fact play favorites. Call it rigged if you want. This is the precedent Nascar chose with their rules enforcement.

[@scottrodman802]

It seems

[@maximumvoltage7784]

Really sad how all the hype behind the first Brickyard 400 in years was marred by skipping the pre race for "breaking news" Gray area blend line violations, which sounds like teams weren't told what they couldn't do, then slapped on the wrist for it, and Larson was skirting on the same thing and probably barely went on to the surface, and a rule that you can't pass the leader before the restart line unless you think youre the leader or unless you're the 5, cutting the race on NBC short due to "breaking news" again which in my region was just an buildup to the olympics infomercial, for a solid lap, just black coverage, half the screen not working when transitioning to USA, and the postponed caution till Larson got the white. So quick it went from an amazing fuel saving finish to controversy. I still wish the see the Brickyard again next year but NBC should be utterly embarrassed by the extreme poor quality of their broadcast this week. Larson definitely deserved to win, it would have been nice for him to legitimately win. After this week, NASCAR can no longer deflect the Larson/Hendrick favoritism allegations.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Larson went as the restart zone ended , there is no line . .

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Did you say that about the half a dozen races that ended the same way ?! Or were those legitimate unless it's Kyle Larson!??

[@dougcarpenter7627]

​@@truckercowboyed2638He crossed the start line ahead of Blaney - LARSON PENALTY TIME!!!! Ultimate truth!!!!!!!!!! ( LARSON also crossed blend line earlier in race - but NO PENALTY!!!)

[@maximumvoltage7784]

I felt the exact same way about when Hamlin jumped the restart, even though I like Hamlin. It's not specifically because Larson won, as I said Larson deserved to win, just when races like this end illegitimately, it just puts a bad image on the sport. Also, it doesn't need to have a line, as long as Larson fired off first, that should have been a violation, and if that was the case, it not being called makes NASCAR look like less and less of a legitimate sport, we're not mad because Larson won, were mad because of how NASCAR handled it.

[@DeedsPlaysDrums]

I’m a fan of Larson, but that was a fudging Clown Finish.

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

Same it was definitely a dumb finish

[@DeedsPlaysDrums]

@@Bak3dGamingYT Didn’t even mean it like that. Meant more they held the caution till Larson took the white. The 41 was not moving at all. The caution should have been called before the white.

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

@@DeedsPlaysDrums I agree and I'm also a Larson fan lol that's really all I meant

[@tylerjones9309]

As a Blaney fan I blame Brad and his crew chief, Ryan was right no way Brad would have enough fuel to finish, I don't believe he would have been running if at the checkers if Busch's spin wouldn't have happened.

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

@@tylerjones9309 Brad 100% didn't have enough fuel to make it but the fact that Brad pit right as the green was coming out truly fucked blaney. He knew Larson had a better car and being on the outside was to quote blaney a "death sentence"

[@NickClements-x9f]

Congratulations to David Gravel on his first Kings Royal win at eldora, had a great battle with Donny Schatz who came from deep in the field.

[@Longhornchassis2thefront]

And larson didn't even make the feature 😃

[@TannerKraft-uz9fc]

Was an awesome race

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Congratulations Mr. Gravel Eldora ain't easy to tame congrats MY Guy

[@tomt9543]

Dirts for racing - asphalt’s for getting there!

[@idkIamBORED]

What sucks most is this race wont be remembered for an all time historic downright Hof worhty drive out of the 5. It will be remembered for mutuple controversy's that helped the 5, truly frustrating

[@skottydoesntn0o0]

HOF worthy of drive? Everyone was saving fuel and off the pace by multiple seconds while he had extra fuel and was able to go 100% 😂😂😂 The Hendrick knob rubbing is annoying

[@billsmith9737]

@@skottydoesntn0o0he drove from 23rd with 30 to go to first .. whatever throttle they were running he drove to first .. stop hating .. he passed Hamlin like he was standing still and Hamlin was going full throttle by then … bad take bro

[@idkIamBORED]

@@skottydoesntn0o0 considering the fact his own teammate ran 18th that entire stint, the fact that Reddick only made it back to 8th before the shenanigans started, considering I don't think I saw a single green flag pass in the top 5 all day. I think he did a great job and a HOF drive considering he was passing guys who were going hard as possible when he caught them. I am a hard core hms fan but I am not stupid I know he had it easier then if everyone was going full throttle. But you can put an * against most historic drives in Nascar and no one looks back at them in that way, so why r we doing that here?

[@darthhull85]

@@skottydoesntn0o0root for a better team

[@davids5006]

@@skottydoesntn0o0not extra fuel lol just smarter planning

[@Mr.X2188]

Had Brad won, I think that would have been among the greatest wins in motorsport history. I truly believe he had enough had my guy not spun. This season has been nothing but pain.

[@irvingboy1122]

Not a Busch fan but y’all are having a Jeff Gordon 2015 type of season and as a Gordon fan at that time that season was rough

[@johnvaughan22]

bro that was brads without the yellow, he had enough fuel for those last 3 laps

[@busterbarlow9094]

Brad is the MASTER at saving fuel. I don't know why the commentators seemed to forget that. I remember Brad several times in the 2 car doing shocking fuel runs all the while leading or chasing someone down. He ia next level at it. Also I am anything but a Keselowski fan lol. But can't deny when he is good. He might be one oc the most intelligent racers too. He deserves more credit for making a junk team competitive seemingly over night once he showed up.

[@BradKeselowski6]

He stretched the fuel to the 400 mark.Not enough for the OT…Brad is good at saving fuel.

[@jwrailve3615]

Brad cost Jeff the cup when he wrecked him at Texas he won homestead and would’ve won the cup. So Brad losing is the best thing about this race. K money winning again 23rd to winning is the modern day jeffro death row Gordon he’ll be at 70+ wins and 2-3 cups within the next 7 years

[@coltmatthews981]

The end of this race was bs nascar needs to be consistent.

[@alanluscombe8a553]

They let them take the white flag then yellow cause the tv networks so they don’t have to cut coverage everywhere else such as Canada. Where I live they cut it off during the red flag without saying shit

[@Kristopherf1]

NBC should really just get out. That channel switch was so unprofessional.

[@EndlessFlame1]

Just change the channel

[@mustbe_nick9936]

I’m with you Eric. I’m tired of these back markers wrecking every three seconds during overtimes. It is ridiculous and gets old.

[@mister_aidan09]

NASCAR of course waits till the final lap to call the caution. They really brought the Pocono '23 officials to Indy

[@KPKING_1]

Facts broo

[@adepressednygiantsfan]

fr

[@JoshuaNazworth]

No no no no no no no no no no no no no that's your opinion NASCAR had to wave that yellow flag because here's the name the White flag came out first apparently you don't know the White flag came out first and if they're caution comes out after the White flag then that's Kyle Larson that comes out the driver that's in front when's the race that's how the rule is made if you don't like that rule then I'm sorry.? @mister_aidan09

[@mikehoncho3695]

​​@@JoshuaNazworthno no no no no your kinda slow huh? He spun hit the wall and sat unable to move for half a lap before they throw the caution truex scraps the wall and the caution comes out in seconds some times cars bump the wall and continue on and they throw a caution so inconsistent catch up .

[@JoshuaNazworth]

Can I talk to somebody about this I know what Eric was saying that Kyle Larson jumped the restart but no NASCAR came out and said Larson was the leader Larson have the right to start the race he had the right to jump the restart and Ryan Blaney cannot jump the restart he had to wait until Larson get to the restart in NASCAR says it was not violation then there was no violation NASCAR made a rule that Larson was in front Larson was in P1 Ryan blaney P2 pulling that was the rule that Larson was in P1 Ryan blaney was mp2 so therefore Larson was allowed to jump the restart not Ryan blaney and I know Ryan blaney's pissed I'm not Ryan Blaney nice cars decision but you know what he's going to have to get over it Ryan blaney is a good driver don't get me wrong but he also has diabetes and those diabetes can kill you eventually and I'm not trying to you know hate on your guy's driver it's just that haven't diabetes is a serious thing I think Ryan Blaney has type 1 and type 2 diabetes and he has those type of diabetes so when he you know yells at people or don't get his way those diabetes can go out of control and make you have a sugar heart attacks do I think Ryan Blaney should change his tune in cool off yeah I think he should come on it's just a race and I understand it's important to Ryan Blaney but also you got to remember Kyle Larson's number won the Indy 500 so I mean can you compete for the Indy 500 because a lot of people know this but he also rebound today for the brickyard 400 so and I'm proud of my favorite NASCAR driver absolutely I'm proud of Kyle Larson and you know people can sit there and criticize me say whatever you want but NASCAR made a rule saying that Ryan Blaney P2 was too which is not allowed to go on the restart right away only only P1 on the restart that is the rule book.? @mister_aidan09

[@skottydoesntn0o0]

Preece hit the wall and was clearly disabled. They held the caution to preserve the storybook ending win that they always seem to get, especially with Hendrick. If they held the caution at Nashville, Denny wins that race. Multiple instances of them doing the exact opposite of this. Hate it. Race sucked for the most part. Fuel milage fun was ruined. Meh.

[@skippingrhyme4386]

They werent even in turn 3 when he was shown bottomed out spinning his wheels that was such an obvious call. i get trying to let the race finish out but that was insanely late, no excuse.

[@ming454]

Larson would've won anyway, I think they just didn't want the shit that happened at Nashville

[@posisteve]

seemed like a scam Hendrick win

[@daniel_schell_86]

remember when nascar was quick to throw a caution for rain in daytona yet when a car is spun and went around nascar said oh wait what yellow

[@paulm1405]

Like you said, Hamlin was the control car when he jumped his start. If that was any one other than Golden Boy, it would have been called. Not only did they not call it, they then handed him the win.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

He was leader at the caution after the white flag the rule is he's the winner suck it up or shut up....

[@loganadams3013]

Ah yes, they handed the guy that drove through the field in 15 laps the win, after winning two consecutive restarts...Average cross-eyed camo wearin' nascar fan lol yeeehaaaw

[@EndlessFlame1]

​@@loganadams3013 it doesn't matter. He still jumped it and he is still the golden boy

[@packisbetter90]

Hendrick favoritism like always

[@jacobleibbrand2166]

Preece wasn’t going anywhere and NASCAR pretty much refused to throw the yellow flag until after the white flag. It would have been chaos, but that’s racing. At least it used to be…

[@TonyMetzger]

That was 100% fake and they wanted larson to win. I don't even hate larson but sorry that was obviously not real

[@joshuawhitley8575]

They used to end “racing” under caution if the yellow flew with 3-5 to go, tbf.

[@TannerKraft-uz9fc]

Sports are bread and circuses for the masses, of course its scripted

[@BrandoMan]

No, racing is not suppoed to be chaos, thats just what you want it to be.

[@BighairyAmericanwinningmachine]

A disabled car was sitting on the track, a track where cars were running in excess of 200 mph today. I concede the caution easily should've been thrown before the white flag, but it would've been inexcusable to let a potential catastrophe unfold.

[@XA351GT]

What happened today was why NASCAR is considered the WWE of racing

[@TonyMetzger]

You have no idea how true this is

[@pwm_boboman]

@@TonyMetzger that's how I felt when I started watching Nascar about 6 years ago. I always voiced out in the chat about the race been scripted. Then, they toned it down, it seems. Lately, it seems to have ignited again. I hope I'm wrong.

[@bighand1530]

I find Kyle Larson more entertaining than the wrestlers in WWE.

[@jaredknisely6213]

its called poor officiating, not an unlucky situation, nascar has a job to make fair and appropriate calls and they failed to do so multiple times in the race

[@nickphilkill818]

Their job is coordinate the script with the blackmailed drivers. Look into Jeffery Epstein

[@bigredbirdy6563]

They have an ideal situation script they want to run at every race, all the guys in the top rides are in on it

[@raginOKCTHUNDER]

I’m not one to play into conspiracies, but holy h*** did that ending feel super scripted. Caution coming out, then Brad running out giving Larson the front row. Larson questionably jumping the restart like Hamlin at Richmond. That giving Larson lane choice for next restart and then NASCAR neglecting to throw the yellow for Preece until Larson conveniently made it past the start/finish line. It was obvious that Preece wasn’t gonna get moving. Utterly ridiculous.

[@davids5006]

Yeah lol script a race would be almost impossible

[@busterbarlow9094]

The only thing that looks bad is throwing the caution when they did. Brad running out of gas is completely normal in his situation not a thing weird about that. Ya looks like Larson may have jumped the start by a hair. We also cant see if Blaney hit the gas though. To me that is just a shit happens because it is such a close call.

[@raginOKCTHUNDER]

@@davids5006 yes, I agree, but a scripted ending isn’t

[@jimmyspencer-oc3tp]

@@davids5006 nah, people would do anything to be in one of these top rides and be famous.

[@bigredbirdy6563]

@@raginOKCTHUNDER All the guys in the top rides are in on the script, its very possible. obviously they wont get it perfect every time

[@thomasjeffries6884]

I was there and fans AT Indy were not furious. It was a long long race. A long long red flag. Waiting for another restart and maybe another caution and another wasn’t something the fans wanted. The fastest best car and driver won and we were all satisfied.

[@jayannakelley9051]

Many of us watching at home were also not furious! Agree, the best car/ driver won 🏁

[@shiny_Six]

I was also there, only the Larson fans around me were happy with that finish, most everyone was pretty upset

[@CaseySpecoli]

​@shiny_Six hey look an honest person 😂

[@CamperRage]

For starters, Larson won this race with fuel strategy, not speed. The best play was to line the boys back up, Larson side by side with Reddick, then we'd see who was the "best car/driver".

[@anthonywhitesell3192]

Isn't the restart zone rule, that if the control car doesn't launch by the end of the zone, then they can all launch? Watch the restart zone paint on the inside front wall. Larson launches just as the restart zone ends.

[@stoberstaber]

i think they let larson jump the restart because they penalized him for an unclear rule earlier.

[@davehallock3656]

that is what I saw. Larson drew even as they passed the gotta go by line. What controversay? I re ran the replay step by step. WaS Larson coming? Yes. But he drew even at the gotta go by line.

[@anthonywhitesell3192]

@@stoberstaber Larson got penalized? I recall Martin, Chase, and Brad getting penalized. I don't recall Larson.

[@jayannakelley9051]

@@anthonywhitesell3192- He did & was put in the back.

[@anthonywhitesell3192]

@@jayannakelley9051 I missed that. What was the penalty?

[@miket6350]

I was listening to Larson's scanner and before the restart Cliff Daniels was saying he was talking with NASCAR about that exact situation, making sure they were clear on the rules.

[@rmg_2771]

I didn’t want another chaotic restart as well, but I’m just mad of the lack of consistency from nascar officiating lately. Now we have to question what is a caution and what isn’t

[@VladimirBlarp]

Let's see here, the 41 car wrecks, hits the inside wall, and is sitting dead in the water ON the racing surface above the white line, and NASCAR let him sit there for over 25 seconds while Larson was still in the center of turn 3. They gave Larson the white flag and THEN they through the yellow. NASCAR gave that win to HMS on their "special" day. For comparison, earlier Truex tail slapped the wall and never stopped moving, yet the yellow came out

[@carloconnor3876]

Also wasn't rick Hendrick the honorary pace car driver?

[@COCarDude]

Seems like every week is a "special week" for Hendrick

[@mitchmay3867]

the chase Elliot penalty is so easy to understand. The accell line. The lane from pit lane to exit of 2. Can go outside of that. Don’t go on track before that. And he went over a cars width outside the line and on to the racing surface.

[@bigbassmaster96]

Racing surface is above 2nd white line. Pretty obvious

[@scole4519]

NASCAR botched the finish. It’s the lack of consistency that is infuriating. Idk how NASCAR can say Larson did not jump the restart. Going from the second row to being essentially granted the control car. He clearly jumped the restart. To top it off NASCAR officials wait to throw the caution after the 5 passes the white. That’s a caution if anyone but a Hendrick driver isn’t leading. Very frustrating!

[@AudiophileToday]

I have a sneaking suspicion that that Kes would have run out of gas on the final lap, but I really wanted to see if he could have somehow made it. Thanks KB. We appreciate you buddy.

[@dillonbrown1454]

Ignorance of the law is not a defence. Fix is in for Larson.

[@SteveHock]

Larson went at the end of the restart zone, if Blaney doesn't go that's on him

[@Kbrady8207]

Larson gunned it first. And I can’t stand Blaney.

[@JeffinNC]

Pretty sure Busch was told to spin out to give larson a better chance

[@Winning-hu8nk]

it was obvious he spun out on purpose, this race really open my eyes....

[@Wolfyon0617]

This race just proved that nascar fans can never be happy If they threw a caution before Larson got the white flag, everyone would have lost there minds at them doing another overtime restart As for NBC moving the race to USA, that instantly drops them to FOXs level, for some random race that would be fine but the BRICKYARD 400 that's unacceptable

[@PaulMorrisFan]

True

[@danclary6609]

They didn't need another restart, the next restart would have been people running out of gas. The restart after that would be more drivers running out of gas. It would have been endless.

[@charlesberis1235]

I have a crazy idea...A Cup Series double-header event in Indianapolis. What if the Cup Series raced under the lights at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday night and then raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. This would showcase the drivers' talent and the car's versatility going from the short track to the 2.5 mile track. Have a special $1 million prize for any driver that wins both races. This also allows NASCAR to have another Cup race without adding a weekend.

[@DjwDutch55]

If you watch the Hocevar incident from the start finish line, you’ll see that he didn’t shoot the middle, he held his line, and the car inside of him shot under him pushing 3-wide down the straightaway. Then Blaney crowds down from the outside.

[@danielmustico008]

The 41 was sitting on the backstretch for almost a whole lap before NASCAR threw the caution. He had flats. Idk if NASCAR knows this but *THESE CARS CAN'T MOVE IF ALL THE TIRES ARE FLAT*

[@IsaacV24]

Ryan Preece is the biggest HACK of a race car driver I’ve ever seen. How he thought that hole between Burton and Byron was gonna fit is why he’s yet to find a ride for next year.

[@darthhull85]

Have you heard of Corey LaJoie

[@CPO-Snarky]

Last week it was Corey LaJoie. Seems to be a lot of competition for the biggest HACK crown.

[@Ttt11q]

YOUR A HACK!!!!!

[@americanwalmarts3565]

Thanks NBC Sports Chicago for changing the race with 2 to go, i had no idea who won until Eric Estepp posted

[@olie.vini__]

As a Rowdy fan, this is the worst year to watch NASCAR... Every single race is a different pain man 😭😭😭

[@JeffThompson-ml9yn]

They wanted larson to win the kings royal and the brickyard in the same week. Unfortunately WoO isnt scripted and he got whooped at Eldora

[@garyjackson3531]

Cry harder

[@busterbarlow9094]

NASCAR isnt scripted either lol. You know how many people that would take? Sponsors would have to be on board too. There is no way at all. Why do you watch if you actually think it is scripted?

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Every Hendrick win brings out the same stupid conspiracy comments.....

[@johnathanmchone2677]

I think for me, as a definitely biased Blaney fan, is that I would like to see some consistency. The Keselowski deal was just some unfortunate unlucky stuff, but the caution being held until the white flag was thrown was the straw that broke the camels back. It really does not help the Hendrick conspiracies and how Nascar is turning into the WWE narrative. Let's not forget that it wasn't very long ago when a caution was thrown as Blaney crossed the finish line of race. That one turned out good in the end for Blaney fans, but all I ask for is some consistency.

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Man. This was a tough race. It was cool at first as Truex fans seeing him pass 27 cars to get into the top 10, but then he wrecked and bummed us severely, and then maybe Brad was gonna win, but the caution came out with Busch wrecking when he was gonna have a good day, and to top it off NBC decided to cut away with 3 laps to go. And finally, Nascar making a TERRIBLE call not throwing the caution. Geesh! A hard race to end the week on before we go to Olympic break.😬

[@skottydoesntn0o0]

These storybook wins NASCAR seems to always get bugs me. Especially the Hendrick ones that always seem to happen.

[@chrwar0624]

Data shows Larson did not jump the start, it looked worse because he had a bit of momentum built from moving up a lane, but they fired off at the same time. In a normal start he probably would have been called for hanging back and rolling the start, but circumstances as they were worked out great for him and he got an advantageous rolling start.

[@mdbudreau]

I was at the race, and the crowd went nuts with every position Larson gained towards the end. It would have been nice to have a green finish, but he deserved the win.

[@Winning-hu8nk]

At multiple points that race seemed totally scripted

[@ParkerLynch-t4m]

Busch spinning was totally fake, everyone knows that guy wouldn't spin out in that situation racing for nothing

[@withinmyheartspace3374]

I have been thinking this all year. Especially with all the strange events.

[@alanluscombe8a553]

@@ParkerLynch-t4mprove it. Shit happens and what would he gain by doing it?

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

I'm curious if it was your driver that got "handed" a win you wouldn't make a noise would you

[@pangaea6united]

Entire season is scripted

[@Carsboy95]

That was the most golden boy favoritism shit I’ve seen in my 10 years of being a fan. They handed that to Larson.

[@darthhull85]

Pretending he wouldn’t have won anyway

[@frankmartinez6880]

Keep crying. He was going to win anyway.

[@busterbarlow9094]

Should watch when Dale Jr goes below the yellow line passing someone at Talladega in the Budweiser 8 car. Im a huge Earnhardt fan and can admit NASCAR looked the other way.

[@jimmyspencer-oc3tp]

seemed like a script

[@tylerbieniek3606]

Lmao stop it. He would’ve outran everyone every fucking restart. Literally drove his way through the field to the front

[@allsportsallday19]

Regardless of finish that was a great weekend of racing between Indianapolis and IRP!

[@Jkelly1320]

It was fantastic they need to bring the xfinity series to IRP or honestly even cup I think that would be interesting

[@allsportsallday19]

@@Jkelly1320 it would be but I don’t think they have the capacity to host cup or Xfinity

[@charlieboyd4431]

@@Jkelly1320 after seeing the xfinity series yesterday. they were great one of the best races they ever had. they should stay at the brickyard

[@bobbyscottphotography]

Sad that the Xfinity race was WAY better racing than the Cup race was... xfinity race was awesome!!

[@stocker2525]

I agree

[@charlieboyd4431]

xfinity race was one of the best races this weekend. the cup guys should follow what xfinity is doing and cut the horsepower

[@HotmanGaming]

Oh definitely. In fact, after the Cup Series results at Indianapolis, I'm just gonna watch the Xfinity Series for the rest of the season. At least they're not rigging the Xfinity Series to a certain extent.

[@racewideopen]

Eric, as noted Indy is a one grove track. The best action is always coming out of a restart... Why Why Why would NBC do a multi split screen and fill half of it with spotters on a restart? This is a moment for the cars on the track, not the 'lets get behind the scenes' fluff.. Then of course is the swap at the end to cable...Ugh

[@XA351GT]

I think the rule allowing Larson and those on the inside to move up was Bullshit. If Kesolowski pits as he should have before arriving for the green Blaney would have chosen the inside lane.

[@miguelbarrero5572]

Exactly

[@jameslee52]

If a Bullfrog had Wings

[@craignesbitt7856]

The Preece spin was a "damned if you do/Damned if you don't" situation for the NASCAR officials. If they throw the yellow when Preece stalled out, we get at least one more Green-White-Checkers and hopefully it ends without caution. Honestly i think they took the lesser of 2 evils, the drivers now are more aggressive then ever and during overtime the "driver's code" goes out the door and people are driving over each other and that breeds cautions.

[@kendallsmith7594]

I’m perfectly fine with how nascar called this race. Except the blend line. NASCAR has to be perfectly clear on what’s allowed and what isn’t. Clearly drivers weren’t sure

[@Dylan-dm9ww]

But to be fair only 2 drivers messed up, Hamlin made his stop first and was fine

[@BA-xj9ew]

Raceday is never over until we hear from Eric.

[@johneberling-bacigalupi3110]

I feel like NASCAR took a page out of the NFL officiating book. lol.

[@ExpeditionNomadicAdventures]

Eric, you are so correct about the drama-making of NASCAR's restarts. Watching the F1 race earlier in the day and then viewing the NASCAR race is frustrating, with commercials at the worst times, followed by the three-hour hour broadcasts, then races with the lack of competitive passing throughout the field, to watch single-file racing for stages to end with repeated restarts. Grovy-gauge is 30% It's becoming hard to love NASCAR's NBC commercial-based broadcast with the left side of the screen showing the field suddenly displaying a commercial about some product. I'm scheduled to see an F1 race in person and may end my viewing of NASCAR races on television and attend races in person at the tracks with excellent viewing sightlines.

[@2tuff.saints]

Every crown jewel this year has had a disappointing finish

[@stocker2525]

The Southern 500 still could save the day

[@2tuff.saints]

@@stocker2525 hopefully

[@graywolf4696]

There's some reports stating that NASCAR didn't remember what the rule was on the restart where Brad bailed to pit road. BOTH drivers didn't know either. So Blaney bitching only came after he found out the rule. NASCAR holding the yellow flag for Preece, that fine as well as, like you said, holds of throwing the flag to see if the car can get going. THERE'S NO CONTROVERCY THAT DESERVES ALL THIS ATTENTION from the crybaby fans and media.

[@travis757]

Side note- Riley Herbst is definitely a cup series prospect with this weekend's win

[@luisfernandojimenez567]

Cup series prospect 😂 jesus chill bro

[@travis757]

@@luisfernandojimenez567 guys have gotten cup rides for less

[@thefranchise4698]

Riley Herbst has been in Xfinity for years and has only won twice. He's not cut out for Cup😂😂

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Pump yo brakes Herbst ain't all that

[@ItsMavicBrah]

😂😬😂

[@2elgnismi]

NASCAR mandating a tire & wheel package where cars can’t move when they have a flat tire is a bad look for nascar. Now it’s caused a race to end under caution.

[@S_and_S_Farms]

I really wish NASCAR would learn how to officiate a damn race.

[@SillyTilly99]

A good review, but a very frustrating finish to the race itself. You can see even Eric himself came out of his shell a little by the tone of his voice, but I am proud of him for not yelling or anything like that. This is a very unique review that we are seeing here, and this Nascar season is also unbelievable

[@the_keen_edge]

Why is it we can't have a race where NASCAR doesn't make a bullsh*t call? Larson jumped the start, and NASCAR should have thrown the caution when the 41 spun. Someone in race control needs to be fired!!!!!!!

[@miguelbarrero5572]

Absolutely 😡

[@davids5006]

He didn't jump, Blaney wouldn't go, neither one knew what to do and they said as much

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Shut up you clowns have no clue

[@Bak3dGamingYT]

​@@davids5006even if he did jump are we gonna not penalize Denny but penalize Larson? Denny's was significantly worse

[@realpersononearth]

@@Bak3dGamingYT at the time hamlin was 100% truex was also at 100% throttle.

[@Herbie53TAZ]

If nbc has a streaming service like peacock why don't they stream the race on that as well as regular nbc?

[@nated42069]

Nascars golden boy wins again, Not a surprise!! Nascar knew they wouldn’t let them run by the stopped car but he was stopped well before they came to the finish line.

[@Ethan.D.McKinney37195]

I was there at Indy and it was a lot of fun! I agree with you, Eric, holding the yellow at the end was good. I believe it should have just stayed green

[@TheHighRoad1748]

Kyle Larson, 2 months ago, did not get to complete the Double. Today, He's a Brickyard Champion! (If you know, you know)

[@doomusrlc]

17:12 lol seriously i was so pissed that happened. Went from what was shaping out to be a legendary finish to an afterthought

[@jokool_aid]

My takes on a lot of things from this race: I think there's nothing wrong with the oval. It's the car that's the major issue with this track, but it's honestly always been kind of lackluster no matter what car they use because it's not really a "stock car" track. But we have mediocre, one lane/no passing tracks elsewhere. I hope we can keep to the oval because, while the road course is okay (it was getting better with time), we also have enough options for road courses now, and I (and most of the drivers themselves) would rather see NASCAR on the "crown jewel" oval track. I hate how inconsistent NASCAR is with the yellow flag... It feels like 99% of the time you see a yellow as soon as someone wiggles a little out of line (there's been a few exceptions this season alone), but as soon as "overtime" starts, who knows what will happen! I think we've had full blown wrecks in the back go green for longer than they should have (granted, NASCAR usually does throw a yellow before it gets too dangerous). Today was way too far... Yes, it was only a single car spin, but he hit the wall and was barely moving/flat out stopped on track for at least a minute or so and almost to the point where the field had came back around to where he was stranded... Elton Sawyer was interviewed on NASCAR's KZbin and asked if this would have been different earlier in the race, and to sum it up said "it's a case by case basis." There shouldn't be any "case by case" when it comes to this, and NASCAR needs to be consistent throughout the race, either throwing a yellow as soon as something happens, or wait and see (but not this long...) if it's a minor/not dangerous incident. As for Kyle Larson winning and if NASCAR was pulling a "favoritism" card here...I honestly don't think the result would have been any different if it stayed green with how the racing was (hard to pass, one lane, etc.). If there was a yellow before they took the white, then maybe, and I still think they should have. I would have hated to see another "Nashville" overtime mess, but, again, that last yellow was held back too long... But I am happy for Kyle Larson and getting redemption for missing out on the double earlier this year. Now....ugh...NBC...what the heck were you doing??? I had to switch to the radio broadcast for that whole last overtime drama just so they could switch to (at least for me) "local news coverage due to the earlier breaking news" or some nonsense... I get it, the current president suddenly dropping out of the race is big news, and I think NBC at least did a decent job of getting back to the race before it started when the story broke, but I don't get why that meant they had to cut the NBC coverage short... I heard west coast viewers had paid programing to fill in after they switched... There were some other issues that caught me off guard as well, like the blackout near the end of the race, and also some missed calls during the race with little to no info on what happened... A notable example was Chris Buescher losing tires apparently multiple times to fall back a couple laps, then an explanation like 10+ laps later after briefly showing his smoking car once earlier to say "we're not sure what's happening to his tires." Yes, this is a lot to say, and a lot to take in as well... I did enjoy the race (I'd say 7 out of 10 mostly). I thought there were a lot of good moments (even in one lane racing), and was really was excited to see how it ended with the fuel strategy. Unfortunately, a lot of nonsense just made this return to a "crown jewel" leaving a bitter taste in my mouth...

[@jokool_aid]

LOL I completely forgot to add the "restart" (edit: and the blend line...) controversy in all this. So much once again in the last few laps of a race... I'm honestly starting to hate overtime outright and kind of wish we were back to just end at scheduled distance.

[@NASCARBuffet]

Pocono 2023 all over again, and I can sadly say that I was at that race in 2023, banger vid

[@AAPCSRN]

I would rather have a fuel mileage race than a race that finishes how this race finished

[@theatreracer8591]

Eric, you're absolutely right. NASCAR didn't want more overtimes and more fuel issues. I totally understand that. I had no issues with it

[@stellingbanjodude]

Who was furious? Twitter ? A third restart was not needed, nobody was touching Larson.

[@bighand1530]

Does the people on Twitter want another Nashville race or something?

[@PrimeSportsNetwork]

If Blaney didn't know the rule then why was he upset?

[@tankerboysabot]

Nascar needs to figure out how to reduce the amount of pace laps.

[@charlieboyd4431]

in caution laps i counted 5 laps per time

[@clayramsey3218]

NASCAR sure as hell didn't swallow the whistle in the All-Star race in 2022 at Texas when Ricky Stenhouse barely touched the wall. They tried to screw Blaney over in that race too. Inconsistent will always be inconsistent. We deserve answers for that no call.

[@CJODell12]

Bullshit finish completely ruined the race and brought it down to a 0/10.

[@bagelcatinator8243]

This might be unpopular, but generally, I’m a fan of cautions and overtimes. I find they tend to make the races more exciting and closer finishes - however, the caution being called during that tight 3-way race with only 3 laps to go was definitely a disappointment.

[@AvsfanGoAvsGo]

Reddick should have 4-5 wins this year Not just 1

[@napoleoncontrerassr4488]

He should have won Nashville, Chicago, and today

[@darthhull85]

@@napoleoncontrerassr4488today? 🤣

[@AvsfanGoAvsGo]

@@napoleoncontrerassr4488 Las Vegas Darlington and sonoma

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Same for Truex, there's been so many times he would've won this year. But he has none to show for it all.😕

[@davids5006]

Shoulda coulda woulda

[@7viewerlogic670]

Looked like the stands were pretty empty.

[@maureenoconnell2413]

Switching to a cable channel before the last 2 laps was just plain stupid! Nascar has no respect for the fans to pull such a move.

[@nascarfan2477]

Not NASCAR, NBC and their network priorities

[@clintburns7470]

It isn't NASCARs call. The political news took over so they gave viewers a heads-up before.

[@Scott-lv9uh]

Amazing race! Definitely makes up for that snooze fest at pocono.

[@tylerlynch5540]

Gotta say, if Nashville didn’t have 5 overtime’s does nascar wait or not wait to throw the yellow?

[@Adam_Strachan]

That caution should have been thrown before they got the white flag NASCAR has its favorite teams. They want to get that storyline ending, but all it’s doing is hurting viewership..

[@CJODell12]

And making fans who value legitimacy furious

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Oh shut up it's over who cares......cry about it for the next two weeks I guess...

[@KCRX3]

This was the first in person race I’ve been to since Michigan ‘21 and I must say that it was quite the experience seeing the gen 7 in action. Despite the controversy, it was still a good time that I will always remember fondly. It was really seeming like a good day for Rowdy Nation until that incident, but at least he still managed to finish

[@philosopherpresident4896]

To be honest guys, I really don’t think the Preece accident was going to impact the rest of the drivers due to it being a one car incident under the racing line far way from start/finish. The Kyle Busch accident was closer to the restart with cars closer to it, just trying to understand NASCAR’s logic (if there is any). That’s why they let them race to the white to avoid 10 restarts again. Once they got close, the caution came out, seems logical to me…

[@chatruc]

We need earlier start times in order to avoid thunderstorms and to have enough time to run the race. About green finishes, it's better to finish the race on the scheduled distance. Overtime uses to bring yellows on and on.

[@trevorhintz1290]

Cup Series points standings (F1 points format) 1. Kyle Larson 182 (4 wins)(4 fastest laps) 2. Tyler Reddick 167 (1 win)(1 fastest lap) 3. William Byron 157 (3 wins) 4. Christopher Bell 152 (3 wins)(1 fastest lap) 5. Denny Hamlin 145 (3 wins) 6. Ryan Blaney 140 (2 wins)(1 fastest lap) 7. Brad Keselowski 130 (1 win)(2 fastest laps) 8. Alex Bowman 117 (1 win)(1 fastest lap) 9. Chase Elliott 113 (1 win) 10. Chris Buescher 85 10. Ty Gibbs 85 12. Joey Logano 81 (1 win) 13. Martin Truex Jr. 77 (1 fastest lap) 14. Bubba Wallace 62 (1 fastest lap) 15. Ross Chastain 46 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 44 17. Daniel Suarez 43 (1 win) 18. Austin Cindric 42 (1 win)(1 fastest lap) 19. Chase Briscoe 40 20. Michael McDowell 38 20. Kyle Busch 38 (1 fastest lap) 20. Noah Gragson 38 23. Josh Berry 37 24. Aj Allmendinger 24 25. Todd Gilliland 19 26. Zane Smith 18 26. John Hunter Nemechek 18 28. Ryan Preece 14 29. Corey LaJoie 12 29. Joey Hand 12 29. Austin Dillon 12 32. Anthony Alfredo 8 33. Daniel Hemric 6 34. Carson Hocevar 5 35. Erik Jones 4 35. Justin Haley 4 37. Harrison Burton 1

[@gamez4420]

my boy Burton staying consistent 💪 bottom 3 in every points system there is

[@hollygolden9673]

Why do you post all this irrelevant stuff?

[@kellybanks804]

I mean, for consistency sake they should have thrown the caution, for sure, even if it was in turn four. It was clear he wasn't going to go anywhere. That's really the only problem I had with that. Just wish the calls were more consistent in that matter.