Denny Hamlin Dominates Tire Management Battle at Bristol, Austin Weekend preview & more!

On Episode 9 of “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour,” NASCAR Legend Kevin Harvick sits down with co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith to provide an exclusive weekend recap of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Get ready for an in-depth analysis of the race weekend's highlights and key moments! Dive into discussions about how tire management played a crucial role, with drivers facing the challenge of flat tires or tire depletion.
Tune in as they break down Denny Hamlin’s commanding victory, pivotal race moments, and provide a sneak peek into the upcoming XPEL 225 at Circuit of the Americas.
To close the show, Mamba sheds light on Denny Hamlin’s team, lauding their exceptional performance on pit road throughout the weekend. Additionally, he shines a spotlight on Bubba Pollard's remarkable victory, securing his 3rd win in the Rattle 250. Don't miss out on this exhilarating episode packed with expert analysis and all the thrilling moments you love from the world of NASCAR!
2:20 - Toast for picking the winner
9:00 - Hamlin vs. MTJ
11:15 - “The best accident in racing.”
18:20 - Josh Berry had a good day
19:40 - Kyle Busch’s frustrations
27:16 - COTA preview
32:30 - Kevin Harvick’s scariest moment
39:15 - The Horse Power debate
42:56 - More horsepower or tires?
47:46 - Mamba held Dinger’s baby during driver intoductions
52:35 - Last call
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Denny Hamlin Dominates Tire Management Battle at Bristol, Austin Weekend preview & more!
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[@NASCARonFOX]

Denny Hamlin is a beast!

[@mutantryeff]

Denny "ABSOLUTE" HACKlin

[@mr.smooth7809]

@@mutantryeff 😭😭😭

[@ttwert21]

I love the chemistry of this group @NASCARonFOX Mamba is my favorite, appreciate ya

[@bighand1530]

Yes!

[@cs9978]

This podcast keeps getting better and better. Great group chemistry and production. These episodes fly by and it comes through that everyone is having fun.

[@jamescopeland9147]

Great show Kevin. I am really hoping Denny gets it done this year. I'm really liking the Fox show with you in the booth.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Hes so laid back without the pressure of driving and media obligations every Sunday.....

[@nothinghere7391]

Name the community for Happy Hour the "Smileys" lolol

[@donaldbell2386]

As always great show. You guys work so well as a group. Keep up the awesome work. Thank you guys.

[@hhollyd66]

Great show! Thanks!

[@kristenwhite2701]

Great you’re doing this podcast because I’m still not used to having you on the track. Great crew in the booth. You and Blaney were always fun to have during Xfinity races so that’s how I picked him as my driver after so many years following you. Wherever you are I’m learning something.

[@sapphirekennedy]

I want to shoutout Alex Bowman for P5. He credited spending a couple years in back marker cup teams having to take care of equipment for his success in the race. Grinders gettin it done

[@keeganracer8300]

Love the podcast i hope podcast takes right off and get more views

[@bighand1530]

7,261 views as of now for this episode

[@quelolol]

Harvick Nation sounds good to me… Harvick’s gear around and name everywhere face in promos

[@Dhodd14]

We are all “Happy Listeners” 🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@obsidian....]

When all three are on the screen the bottom of the screen flickers like crazy

[@joshuapowers4623]

I'm positive it was entirely down to the track temperature. They used that one extra set from last fall and even they fell apart. There's a cutoff point between last fall's temp & Sundays temp where the track refuses to accept rubber. Water freezes at 30° so you'll get very different outcomes if you put it in a 31° or a 34° environment, even though there's only a 3 degree difference between them.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Umm it was because of the resin not binding to the race track, and I can assure you once the cars are rolling that surface is very hot,

[@karyng338]

My vote is to name the community for the Happy Hour the "Smileys". 😋

[@kristenwhite2701]

Tyler is making the rounds. He was on Door, Bumper, Clear this week too.

[@KimiWallrus]

18:25! Very Funny!

[@dylanhoover2489]

The happy harvicks is a good one

[@SteveB4829]

Driven reference? wow. from 2001, will have to re watch that.

[@dirtreynolds1456]

We’re the Happy Hounds because as Kevin would say, “We got that dog in us.”

[@nomadman5288]

They should run 800HP at Wilkesboro for the All-Star Race... It's mid March, so that's 2 1/2 months to build the engines to run that weekend, which is plenty of time. Use that as a test so that all the cars are in on it, not just half a dozen or 3 of them. Let's see what it looks like with 20 cars out there at a time, in a real race situation.

[@scottfinnamore7951]

Let's be the closers

[@shawnbuckendahl1968]

Happy Hour in onesies!

[@ServantofYaHi777]

Thats me, the fan of the 90's. My first race was July 1988 @ Talladega , if you've never been to Talladega in July well you don't know heat. What my eyes did see . I digress , I don't feel we walked away from NASCAR , I feel NASCAR left us , they dropped us like a bad habit In search of green'r pastures . The Corporations changed everything NASCAR traded its organic feel for bright lights and Hollywood and at times in the past it felt to me like a WWF Sunday evening live . I think my last race was around 2011 Talladega , the Law had gotten so bad down there I saw a man on a golf cart get a DUI for crossing race way Blvd going from one camp ground straight across the rd to another . I told myself then if this is the way it's going to be , I'm not spending 2k to be possibly extorted by the statute enforcement . NASCAR was already abandoning us changing the rules or this or that all the time . Then a whole new car , it just got worse for us . I'm very thankful I experienced this Era of NASCAR , I remember when you came on the scene Kenny , I wasn't a fan but I became a fan of yours in the last 3 laps oh was it the spring race ? Talladega 2000 . You put your big boy britches on that day . Unfortunately I like so many made an Idol of Dale Sr, and Now being called to Yah'usha Ha'machyach by YaH and being shown my old sinful nature , sometimes I ponder if YaH didn't call Dale home because we idolized him so and forgot to give Thanks to our Father YHVH and including him . I digress once again . From being a native born southerner it didn't go over real well that a driver from the south couldn't get a ride in NASCAR if he had wal mart sponsoring him , that's probably an exaggeration but not by much , seem like they were all prissy silver spoon fed . Anyway , that's my nickels worth.

[@kristenwhite2701]

Your food ending reminded me of Sadler’s fried baloney burgers.

[@GeekyFast]

Harvick Happy Hour Podcast Smiley's

[@Monkeyvr-Titanic]

Yea sir

[@paulchambers4113]

SVG runs XFINITY first, plus the extra Cup practice , he'll go close on Sunday

[@bighand1530]

I can see that

[@stellingbanjodude]

MORE HORSEPOWER!

[@nomadman5288]

We already know the engines won't cost more. How many times do the teams have to say it?

[@victorsvitilla9064]

The happy crew

[@garylooft1925]

Happy Hoard

[@dean7470]

"Harvics Happy Heros"

[@StrikeEagleDirtCar]

The Closers.

[@FacilitiesShk]

The Happy Bunch

[@LindaMichail]

Hello everyone

[@jasonspencer4276]

How about the Harvickholics or Happyholics lol

[@cs9978]

Happy Hour's Regulars Or you can stick with the alliteration and use, heroes, homies, or hooligans. And instead of trolls they'd be the Happy Hour Hecklers.

[@brandoncoots5223]

H2 happy

[@bearmarsh6579]

The Bristol race was like watching cheese go through a cheers grater.

[@bighand1530]

Wow

[@innerspace6.75]

one zee

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Danielle told me to subscribe, so like some gullible driver, I will comply.

[@dean7470]

"SVG Wins @ COTA"

[@derekringering309]

Hapaholics

[@donaldedinborough3274]

Im conflicted. I really enjoy this show but absolutely don't want to subscribe to Nascar on Fox

[@matthewallen5399]

Nice heels Kevin, are you going to wear a dress next week?

[@dean7470]

Harvics Hopeless HOPLESS

[@mutantryeff]

Denny "ABSOLUTE" HACKlin

[@richardfolmer962]

Come on kevin do better ,that was awful Nascar needs tires that are at least confident tires are efficient .so nexr race teams set up cars for trash tires and the opposite happenes .ive followed since before u were a cup driver .But just admit that was bad youll feel better about yourself .

[@korewacam]

🤔🤔

[@helenaholcomb3004]

dude, you could just disagree