Is It Too Late To Save Short Tracks In The NASCAR Cup Series? | Dale Jr. Download - Full Episode

[@BigSkyModelWorkshop]

What I appreciate is that you DON'T hold back, you're not just another paid mouthpiece for the sport. You keep it honest and real, warts and all. We need that.

[@FloridaManRacer]

Until NASCAR sees TV money going down, nothing's going to change. The fan does NOT dictate the direction of the sport anymore because the fan is NOT the driving force of the sport anymore regardless of what PR bullshit they try to peddle. As long as NASCAR is getting 2.4 billion dollar TV deals, TV is who they're pandering to, not the ticket buying fan at the track. The people running NASCAR aren't racers. They're business men and women. I have been saying this for YEARS. You can't expect a good racing product from people who don't know racing. As I've said 100 times in the past. If you love short track racing and that's what you want to see, well Dale here owns a little thing called the CARS Tour, which is NASCAR short track racing from 25-30 years ago. WATCH THAT.

[@davecarsley8773]

I mean, that's all true, but if people stop watching because the product sucks, NASCAR won't be getting $2.4B TV deals anymore. So ultimately, in a roundabout way, the fans do drive the sport.

[@500jacob]

@@davecarsley8773by then it will be too late and they will have killed the sport sadly

[@LyfeisByke]

I was there for all 3 nights of racing. Trucks and xfinity put on such a good show. I was most surprised that trucks were laying down faster lap times than Cup in qualifying and in the race. Hopefully NASCAR can fix this lackluster cup racing fast

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

The best racing nascar has right now are the modified’s!

[@JeffGarrison-xz9qq]

Nascar does not care. All media talk bout it and keeps nascar in the news. Thats all they want and the media is giving them just what they want.nascar should shut down and close doors.

[@JimmyJolly-d8v]

The only way to fix short track cup racing is a drastically redesigned car and tire . Do away with the big tires on short tracks and Badyear make a tire that wears out at about 50 laps

[@Deerm3at]

Dale, please bring the Stickered Up podcast to Dirty Mo media! We need more CARS Tour coverage

[@Yomammas]

Have to get rid of Next Gen and go back to solid rear end 5 lug narrow tires and transmission with 4 gears. It’s Stock car racing not sports car!

[@NeedsLessWedge]

Oh no. They can't do that. I wonder how many gen6 cars are under covers at race shops waiting for this day? NASCAR really hosed the teams over, forcing them into this new car and leaving them nowhere to go. They canned all of the old cars? And had to buy all new inventory. I remember them even having a shortage when they first started racing gen7;cars. Scared to tear them up.

[@Pfefferkuchenman]

Bring back carburetors!! That’s REAL!!

[@MRGandee]

@@NeedsLessWedgeI heard the cars went from costing $150K to costing $425k. Makes no sense. I thought nascar was trying to save money for teams.

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

@@MRGandeeNascrap said this kit car would be cost effective but it’s not! Tony gave an interview last season & he said it’s costing teams more! Remember how Nascrap said it would help bring new teams in? Where are the new teams outside of 2311 & junkhouse? Steve Phelps has to go, as do the rest of the yes men in nascar!

[@Patmanx1]

I wish they would just adopt what INDYCAR does with different packages for different tracks. There cars are modular and all the aero is bolt on. These cars need bolt on parts and swappable pieces for different tracks.

[@abolishwelfare]

I’m 51 and became a diehard NASCAR fan by probably seven, or eight, years old. I grew up in Wilkes county NC and being a NASCAR fan was just baked into the culture. Our family attended most races at N. Wilkesboro, Martinsville, Charlotte, Bristol, Rockingham and Darlington. We watched every televised race, and if it wasn’t on TV, my family was listening to MRN. Having said that, I haven’t regularly watched NASCAR in years. I still love racing though. I follow the SMART tour, I frequently attend races at Hickory, Tri-County, Bowman Gray, and will travel to Caraway, South Boston and ACE on occasion. I never miss an NHRA televised event. I go to all the NHRA events at Charlotte and Bristol. I watch IMSA televised races more often than NASCAR. I don’t know precisely what’s missing from the NASCAR Cup series, but it’s just lost any appeal. If I do watch NASCAR, it is inevitably exclusively the short tracks.

[@donniebeadles7842]

If you only watch the short tracks now then you're missing the only good races in the current car

[@RowingFrontal5]

I know you and about every other old fart on KZbin loves saying how much they watched and now how much they DONT watch now yet they waste their time being involved

[@abolishwelfare]

@@RowingFrontal5….and it’s the “old farts” who have the disposable income to attend the races, buy the merch, and support the team sponsors. It’s in NASCAR’s best interest to keep everyone engaged, including “old farts” As far as my “participation”, it’s because Dale Jr/Dirty Mo Media focuses on the history of the sport, the legendary drivers and the unsung heroes of the past who grew the sport from a regional attraction to a global presence. Have a nice day “young punk”

[@RowingFrontal5]

@@abolishwelfare “old farts” ain’t an age thing it’s a mindset. When you’re on here crying about something you don’t even follow anymore instead of enjoying the positives when it’s there as Jr does then yeah you’re an old fart. Some of the most enjoyable people to be around are people with life experience and who don’t do the KZbin equivalent of welfare (watch free videos and cry about whatever the hell youre crying about)

[@tnwhiskey68]

I agree that it feels different. It went way more corporate bottom line and less racing. When a guy was 35, he was a "young man" or close to a rookie. Occasionally a young driver came in but for the most part, drivers used to be grown ups who were accomplished in other series before even thinking about the top 3 series. It is harder to look up to a 20 year old.

[@73gent16]

Xfinity Series is more exciting to watch.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

they have been the best Xfinity Series to watch since 2017. but 2024 has been mid for the series

[@PaperBanjo64]

​@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YTstill better than Cup

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

NASCAR doesn't care as long as the TV checks keep getting cashed. It doesn't matter to them if nobody watches and nobody goes to the tracks.

[@Johnny-es1wl]

People are watching though. It is much cheaper and easier to watch on the TV.

[@DerrickRG]

​@@Johnny-es1wlThe ratings disagree

[@Johnny-es1wl]

@@DerrickRG 3 to 4 million every week proves otherwise.

[@Johnny-es1wl]

@@DerrickRG 3 to 4 mill every week kind of says yes

[@CoreyFritz-vq9vj]

If nobody watches or goes those checks stop! That comment made absolutely no sense

[@alisiayoung8266]

Great show, keep fighting the good fight for short track racing Junior.

[@scubasteev]

I mean, I know it's complicated with all the seats at the table...and this day in age where danger is taboo...but Bill France Sr opened Daytona and it was scary...and the drivers drove. Tires that wear can be part of the solution...but when you're advertising as the best circuit in all of motorsports and clearly want the ratings and attendance to show that, you have to be willing to allow the RACE cars to outperform today's production cars. If a ZL1 or Hellcat has more HP and top speed than a daytona car...or a Martinsville car, that is terrible...and you can't put crap tires on and expect fans to ignore the elephant that has been killing nascar since 2007.

[@alexmiller499]

Hey Dale, you talk about cup racing being out of your budget and you can't build a car as an independent and go race anymore. What about late model racing? A late model car is now upwards of 100 grand brand new bumper to bumper and the CARS tour is fueling these high prices. Why not try and help grass roots Friday and Saturday racers with some rules and sanctioning that lower the price tag. Your helping drive nails in late model racing coffin. The average person can't hustle enough to put a competive car together when these guys are paying crazy money on pull down rigs and chassis dynos to win 4 and 5 thousand dollar purses. Nascar late model races are paying around 1500.00. Where is the feasibility in this? You say it's your dream to race, it's also my dream and many other blue collar guys to short track race

[@chrismathewsjr]

this is america, you'll never be able to compete with capital, it's exploitation all the way down

[@farout1220]

Junior, Your show is better to watch than a Live Nascar Race! I used to watch the WWF Wrestling back in the 80's too but a few years earlier than you in the Hulk Hogan Era. I worked swing shift and while the wife worked Saturday morning I'd watch my 2 toddlers by laying in bed face down while they watched the wrestling show and beat me up climbing all over me. It was like a great massage until my daughter started going to the top rope and doing a knee drop in the middle of my back. We stopped after that!

[@chafeeracin611]

You added 12" of contact patch for the tires and took all the horse power away. Can't imagine why nobody spins tires off the corner or slides up. You could cut the spoiler off and these cars would still not wreck. Run the rain tires on the dry, give them 1000 hp, make bumpers not line up and get back to not shifting at short tracks. It's a crutch for terrible corners and gets rid of the penalty for missing corners.

[@grahamjackson6589]

Nothing like a 1000horses and soft tires on 3/4 and under💎

[@aygeeninty771]

Appreciate the WWE talk at the start. Motor racing and professional wrestling podcast for me is just perfect.

[@KnollMountain]

My son and I went to Martinsville for the first time ever. He is a big Hendrick fan - he is happy no matter what Hendrick driver wins. After the race his comment was ‘that was a one and done for him - not an interesting race for him - no need to go back to Martinsville’

[@sapper489]

I used to Hate u and the 24 but the respect I have for both of u is immeasurable...after I lost my Dad I 💯 understand.....keep on keeping on NASCAR would die without u and Kenny Wallace

[@bennybradford]

I think options between hard and soft tires would do a lot

[@travisdouglas5402]

Love the look of the Sun Drop car.

[@bighand1530]

Same. Just got the diecast.

[@PaperBanjo64]

​@bighand1530 the new one? It's available now?

[@Pinhigh80]

JR did good job of calling Denny a POS without calling him one

[@JeffGarrison-xz9qq]

Jr is dennys boss... action detrimental is a dirty mo media production so i hardly think so.

[@EJ84x]

Until something is done about the tires and shifting, the short track racing will continue to suffer.

[@davidharris4777]

I think is time for another company to make short track tires. Maybe Hoosier they race every Saturday night.

[@brucewatkinson9592]

NASCAR needs to bring good ol Hit to Pass races to the national stage. Everybody loves em at the local tracks 😂😂

[@marvinscrimshire86]

Tires that wear are fine. Tires that blow out and someone gets hurt is another.

[@bobbellow5502]

The FACT that the trucks and xfinity vehicles are FASTER than the CUP CARS says it all. That is what they should be questioning! 😮

[@MarcoAspaas]

I liked all the Hendrick cars with the Ruby Red color base last weekend. I think I'd like to see all teams have the same color base like that. It doesn't have to be the same each week, but I think it would help fans recognize which drivers are racing for the same team.

[@fishhuntadventure]

Talk to the media people at your favorite team… that’s a branding and marketing component the teams could incorporate and make their brand even more valuable to the sponsors. If someone is smart and visionary enough to put together an unusual and highly visible project around “the team” aspect it would be a very inexpensive (comparatively) way to get major numbers of eyes outside and beyond just the racing community subset. There’s magic to be made offtrack in NASCAR that virtually nobody is doing or has done. What do I know? Nothin… but sometimes I think someone should hire me to script some of the ‘create chaos’ moments Harvick talks about- but you can do ‘chaos’ that doesn’t have negative aspects / fights involved if you have the vision.

[@EricAlexander-ry7ks]

When I retired it honestly took me about 2 years to feel right about it. To allow myself to sleep in & not feel guilty. I finally figured out that we become so conditioned that we have to contribute to society that when we have put in our time & we've done enough, we can relax & enjoy ourselves now, that we are so conditioned that we have to get up & take on the world that it is hard to be able to allow ourselves to relax & not have anxiety about it. So that's why we feel funny about relaxing when others are working. IMO 😎

[@FredErickinNashville]

I've been pulling for that 24 car since 1997, glad to pull for a real racer that loves his job again. #24

[@Wklambert]

#2... The difference between Bristol and Martinsville was two-fold... 1) Different tire. 2) Elton Sawyer was attempting damage control prior to the end of Bristol (for the phenominal tire wear) and him downright apologizing to the fans for the product that was Martinsville. The answer is absolutely sitting right in front of our noses. Will NASCAR bite?

[@jrogers922]

This started when guaranteed starting spots were introduced. This is simply the second step of that, where owners get to complain about not making money, while the sport and tracks are raking in billions.

[@dakotafire24]

it seems like a charter system with a better allowance for open cars would be best. It makes sense you need a required number of cars to always show up for the race to happen but you also want to attract new people.

[@hemheidelofficial2972]

Newly moved to central Virginia, now a huge fan of short track racing. Keep second date in Richmond!!!

[@geek49203]

Narrow the tires by 1" for short tracks. F1 is doing that for 2026 btw. That seems like the cheapest option.

[@7viewerlogic670]

Everybody keep bitchin', Nascar will listen eventually.

[@TheBeardedGentleman]

Not as long as Steve O'Donnell holds a position of power.

[@marlongipson9101]

That's the problem Nascar will eventually listen to fans, who don't have a clue what they want to see on the track

[@XKloosyvv]

I havent watched a full season since 2006 or so

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

As long as STEVE PHELPS is in charge, NOT Steve O’Donnell, NOTHING will get done to give us racing back! Just watch the modified’s instead!

[@redneckmetalhead]

ODonnell and Phelps are both trash

[@matthewallen5399]

Interesting that you discuss the WWE and pre determined results, thats exactly what I thought happened at Martinsville.

[@darrelladams4188]

😂😂😂😂😂… the script they sent me was a 1234 finish Bowman Elliot Larson Willie B

[@Pfefferkuchenman]

@@darrelladams4188I mean when all that talked about all week was it being Hendricks 40th anniversary at that specific track it was kind of obvious who would be winning

[@billymccarthy973]

Jeff Gordon said you couldn’t have scripted this any better

[@fishhuntadventure]

I don’t think it’s ‘scripted’ that rigidly- but ‘the show’ and cash cows still seem to be nascar’s vision of the ‘customer’ not the racing fans. The fans have become just their vision of the money stream.

[@gothard5]

I didn’t have any issues with the Martinsville race or the Richmond race. I just enjoy watching the races because I love NASCAR. I did think it was kinda ridiculous to see teams going 130+ laps without pitting on a short track though.

[@arktemperedoreo9482]

I feel the same way. But I’ve only been watching Live races sense the Next Gen. ofc I go back and watch old races but I didn’t really Experience it I get a lotta people say this short track package isn’t good but this is just all I know.

[@MRGandee]

I can’t enjoy races where there’s zero competition. Stage 1 the top 10 never changed outside of logano and Denny swapping 1 and 2

[@obsidian....]

You must like watching model trains go in a loop under your Christmas tree then... Because this wasn't racing

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I love Cup racing & I hate what nascar has done to this series! Racing is supposed to be competitive where it’s the best car/driver winning! This IS NOT RACING what we have now! This kit car is a huge part of the problem! Nascar is being Nascrap & refusing to give teams more HP, (among other things)!

[@MRGandee]

@@GNewcomb-q9v nascar is getting what they want. They like everyone being jumbled up in one shot on camera. It’s pathetic.

[@fogalicious2644]

Then gen 7 sucks and nascar has no excuses for it. They tested it for three years, how was it possible for them to even mess it up?!

[@dang5553]

The fix crush this GD car run the Xfinty car with 750-800hp. Run a regular transmission a 5 speed fine but run enough gear so you don’t have to shift

[@mrwinston_thepug]

55:25 Dale says doo-doo 😂😂

[@jamescopeland9147]

I like Harvicks solution, enough HP to burn the tires off. It seems that NASCAR is very reluctant to increase HP. The other solution is develop a tire like the Bristol tire, but it seems like Goodyear is reluctant to do that.

[@jordongonzales]

Who said richmond needs to lose a date? I didn't see that at all personally... but agree with DaleJR, no need to do that. Fix the car.

[@BigSkyModelWorkshop]

From 1981-1989 over 130 drivers PER YEAR attempted to qualify for at least one race. Over 100 drivers per year started at least one race. Now that number is under 40. Kinda sad really. So many great stories that will never get a chance to happen.

[@Artessnow]

What I don’t understand is how dirt track racing still draws the car counts. Even at obscure tracks if they offer $10,000 to win the teams come flocking.

[@ChristopherWHerbert]

On the current status of the Next Gen/Gen 7 race car. The Xtrac transaxle is developed and constructed to rate for 750 horsepower. So any higher horsepower will likely hand grenade the gearbox and differential. To if this was beefed up, would add more cost in so doing. If it is indeed possible

[@drumracing83]

Hell yeah! New River All-American Speedway, Jacksonville, NC! Everyone come on down! Four local divisions racing friday night, two local divisions, Grand National Super Series and CARS Tour racing on Saturday! Drum Racing will be there running in bombers friday night!!

[@gojiman1649]

It's time to come to terms with the guys. The next gen car is a sports car, not a stock car like the old days. No solid rear axle, No stiff suspension, No 4-speed manual. Let's face it. Short track racing is never going to be what it was during the Gen 6 or the COT or any era of NASCAR. It's a sports car essentially in the racing. While it could be made, good is never going to be like classic NASCAR short track racing, so we might as well move on from that now

[@NeedsLessWedge]

Too bad srx went tits up, because it was classic short class racing on a CBS prime time during its first year.

[@QuietDriver97]

I just can't help but feel that Smoke's criticism of Goodyear and the '08 Brickyard have ingrained this fear of negative on track comments hurting public road drivers' confidence in their product.

[@matthewyoung908]

I think the best racing has been the bigger race tracks and the short tracks and road courses suck 😅

[@sumoneelse6881]

There's too much sharing between the teams. Too much parity.

[@stealthswim223]

The fact that they can see all the data from everything instantly doesn’t help. They need to axe that

[@SDCBMS]

HOW COME NO ONE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWS THE TRUE NASCAR FAN AFTER A RACE?????? NOT ONE MEDIA OUTFIT WILL DO IT. THEY ARE AFRAID OF THE TRUTH. LOOK, WE HAVE BEEN ATTENDING BMS SINCE THE 80S....... TERRIBLE THE PAST FIVE YEARS

[@PaperBanjo64]

They have the fan council, but I'm not sure they actually take it seriously, plus ask stupid questions that make the gimmicks look good, like do you want close racing or more spread out racing, I get the surveys in my email but I'm not sure they do any good or give fans a real voice.

[@sumoneelse6881]

Start the races at 12:30 pm est

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I have been saying return to 1pm start times for East Coast races!

[@JamesSmith-uc8tk]

All Sunday races (except holiday weekends: Coca Cola 600, Southern 500) should start at 1 PM local time.

[@158shm]

If you were still racing Man , you wouldn’t be able to do such a quality job with your podcast, 🏁🏁🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@CJBarry55]

William Byron IS the man but it’s like starting out on iRacing, scared to do that first official thinking you don’t belong but next think you know you’re winning races still feeling like you don’t belong. Only later does at imposter syndrome go away and the real driver in there comes out. That’s where Willy B is at.

[@ChampaBayBeast]

Saddest part about this Gen7 car is that it has sooo much potential that we all saw at Le Mans... We get stuck with this watered down, massively expensive POS. Speaks to the state of this Nation actually.

[@rynosraceroom66]

Great damn show ! Saved the best news for the end .

[@usafvet8537]

Brother, load up that late model and bring it to Lebanon I-44 Speedway this season!!

[@supertornadogun1690]

The real kick in the nuts is how good the short track racing is especially in xfinity series.

[@JCrowe86]

Good! We need people to start getting pissed off about this crap. Drivers/owners and other people of influence to the sport need to be stop beating around the bush and demand answers and change from NASCAR. Need a group with some balls to say the hell with what NASCAR says and go and do their own changes and testing and show the results.

[@Chris-zn2pz]

Skinner tires more hp! No spliter no stages something can be attempted!! Please nascar!!

[@JohnTheodore]

No track should have a second date. Go to more tracks.

[@martyswaney1098]

Nascar has been trying to leave the southeast since the 90's. The fans know it. Racing is not football or wrestling. Let the race play out. No need to crash a bunch of cars for ratings.

[@scrick7112]

Take a cup car body and put it on a truck chassis. The truck series never disappoints on short tracks.

[@BenMyattt]

As much as I hated on Mike, I miss him. Where is he?

[@jimpepper5560]

The answer to the short track package is to let teams do tech for themselves

[@vMaxDaniel]

Race at Martinsville was so bad, that I had to go watch a gen 4 car race to clean my eyes from it... 1998 race was super! Even the tv coverage was better

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

I prefer earlier than that! I prefer the race where HMS had two cars & they took each other out! I believe it was 91 or 92

[@vMaxDaniel]

@@GNewcomb-q9v 1998 was when Ricky Rudd cooling system failed on him and he had to go super human to drive with cooking temperatures inside the car to win the race, so, always great race to watch

[@Artessnow]

Or when Dale Earnhardt ended Harry Gant’s win streak at Martinsville in 1991

[@JimmyJolly-d8v]

Wrestling is no more scripted than the Kardashians or any daytime soap opera or most all TV shows and movies if you think about it

[@Artessnow]

NASCAR is getting there it’s turning into Monster Jam pure entertainment no real racing

[@bighand1530]

@@Artessnow I prefer NASCAR over WWE. And I certainly prefer NASCAR over the Kardashians and most of the simping garbage that passes for movies nowadays.

[@PaperBanjo64]

​@@Artessnowexcept where's the entertainment most of the time!?

[@JimmyJolly-d8v]

@@bighand1530 now now you know you love them hot Kardashian girls and especially their step daddy mommy

[@vinceedwards575]

Hate to break the news but it's not just the short tracks. 90% of the races with this car has been terrible racing. Drama is the only thing to keep folks interested.. NOT good racing.

[@MRosati5000]

World of Outlaw's is best. I agree this car is solid and safer teams can't work on them. One lug boring

[@stevefarthing8745]

Well said! And you are exactly right !

[@NeedsLessWedge]

Word 💯

[@brandynhenry7107]

You'd figure the ratings and empty reduced stands would tell them that. NASCAR was perfectly situated to be huge in modern times as a once a week live event(look how the NFL just widens it's lead) and it somehow squandered it

[@tylerstooksbury3050]

Personally I feel it’s closer to 60%-70% - Intermediates have been much better, but that’s about it. The SS races are hit or miss.

[@scottdavis9135]

If Nascar gets rid of short track racing i am done with Nascar cause I love Short tracks racing

[@boulderntumble]

Talking about how on significant moments like this, 40 years of wins with HMS. Would you say there are owners/drivers who have hit on that kind of combination each and every weekend and not just special moments.

[@preacherkjv5625]

Might be your sign to quit the Boose and parting when you start fighting and breaking stuff. Find a better crowd to be around.

[@brettmcnamara7867]

WWE is like is soap opera for men. That's what makes it so awesome! My 15-year-old is completely addicted

[@fndbiggels5216]

Sorry, but I just don’t have the confidence in Nascar to fix the problem. If nascar knew what they were doing they wouldn’t have built the Gen 7 on a sports car platform in the first place. I hope I’m wrong of course, but between their complete refusal to even consider horsepower and all their useless testing and “improvements” to the short track package, it seems like they have no clue what they’re doing and they’ve used up all their good faith and trust I had for them.

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

Great episode!

[@Wklambert]

There is too much good stuff to comment on this vid, in one comment, lol. But, here's my first one... Herman is the best. I've been a fan of his for better than 20 years. Always entertaining 😁

[@chrismathewsjr]

Nascar 2039 will be two teams, owned by two megacorps, rife with career exploiters, with 17 cars each.

[@bighand1530]

I have no clue what NASCAR will be like in 2039. 5,379 days left. Also, ever seen the Watchman River channel?

[@kevinkinne3363]

A sport emerges with two super teams, all the money, best of everything and the sport dies. I know this is not nearly the same level, but years ago in Unlimited Hydroplane racing two teams emerged as the super teams, The Budweiser owned by Bernie Little, and the Atlas Van Lines/Miller American owned by Fran Muncie. The other smaller teams, family owned or volunteer dependent couldn’t keep up and rarely won. Then you really throw the monkey wrench in and the super teams start running turbine engines while the others are running Roles Royce Merlin engines. It seems as if everytime the playing field changes, trouble will never be far behind. Melissa K.

[@aarontalksculture4946]

I'm only here for the BIRD-DOGS!!!!!!🤣🤣

[@glennlambert1605]

There's Bowman Gray/ Caraway short track racing, and NASCAR short track racing...why is one so much fun every Saturday night, and the other a one lane no passing bore fest. The difference from small short tracks they let them race there, rivalry is ongoing.....The next generation cars are a bore fest.

[@JWD26]

I’ve noticed myself looking forward to the Xfinity series races more than the Cup races lately and it’s sad. They don’t race like stock cars anymore 👎🏻

[@PaperBanjo64]

Same

[@stephenbreen7570]

Kinda like the script for Martinsville. If the story has Mr. H get sick or an anniversary is near. Hendrick Motorsports is going to win.

[@wes.beeler11]

Look at the damn history of HMS at Martinsville, before the tragedy! Racing can’t be scripted! If it was I would beat you in a foot race

[@BwInNewJersey]

Typical conspiracy theorist… no evidence. Impossible agenda to fulfill. Just want a storyline in your boring life.

[@TheHobGoblin]

Nascar HAS to fix this. The racing is terrible. I just dont understand why we cant run a softer tire, and add some HP.

[@christopherlozada6411]

You know options like F1 could be good. Like soft meduim hard tires but the should change the compound a lot cuz teams are smart

[@EdwardDean-z4f]

And the old car.

[@ChristopherWHerbert]

If you understood NASCAR and what Dale Jr said about Bill France Sr, They hold all the cards and can do what they like. When they like. As many as three people own NASCAR (Jim France, Lesa France Kennedy and Ben Kennedy, lock stock and barrel)

[@christopherlozada6411]

@@ChristopherWHerbert sadly yes

[@GNewcomb-q9v]

@@christopherlozada6411F1 style anything is NOT the answer! Back in the 90’s, Goodyear had wear & nascar kept getting them to change things up! The problem is the bigger/low profile tire, reduced HP, lower than ever cars, slap shifter, technology! The list goes on and on! When nascar became the most popular spectator sport in America, they were still using decades old technology! Indy & F1 we’re embracing the current technology & it’s actually never done them any favors! Outside of the 500, what Indy car races come close to 1/2 full stands & decent tv ratings? How many F1 races are actually exciting races that bring unpredictably? At least right now, Cup can say a 10 place started has a chance to win, F1 can’t say the same! If you noticed, a lot of changes have been made in similar vain to F1! Phelps has tried his hardest to get nascar close to F1 in tech! His model is basically F1 that he bases everything on! We need to return to what was in the 90’s & go from there!

[@marvinlankford4167]

Dale jr run at South Boston. You would pack the stands if you come to South Boston.

[@richknudsen5781]

Hey JR, the biggest problem with short track racing is the lack of usable care for these lower class events( street stock, limited etc). Less cars, less revenue to pay track upkeep and purses and as a result, less tracks. There are no more Nova, Camaro, Mustang, etc, models to build from scratch because the newer models cost 5 times what they use to back in the day. You cant find repair parts because they are too valuable to the restoration segment our the car culture. And face it, we can't all afford top build an IMSA style rig or these Spec Car class types because the rule specs are all about money. So as cheap rides dry up less guys go racing, so we end up with an elite class of silver spoon racers like Jeff Gorden, Kyle & Kurt Busch, and so on. It's just the way of things and you can't change that, Period.

[@Cgboling]

I think nascar should learn some lessons from F1. Give the teams three different tire compounds and the teams must use each compound in the race. Also for safety concern, they need to require a min 😊

[@heavenlyblue]

The DALEJR promo code is not working

[@dylanangel2870]

spool diff, cars not harder to drive, mistakes increase, racing gets more exciting

[@CrashD3884]

Get rid of the entire Next Gen car would be better

[@davidbowles4457]

I get the heritage.I've never enjoyed Martinsville, all the way back to the 80s.I would start to watch the race and change the Channel Not hardly anyone passing its a waste of the new car. Skilled drivers but no show

[@korbinsworld24]

This car has over and over again proved itself to not be a good Stock Car. Stock Car racing was never meant to be like this.

[@PaperBanjo64]

This car ain't a stock car! NASCAR quit racing stock cars in Cup at the end of 2021.

[@stevencramsie9172]

@@PaperBanjo64 what are you talking about? A true “stock“ car is a modified one from the showroom. It’s been 50 years since that was ever a thing.

[@PaperBanjo64]

@stevencramsie9172 I know that, I'm meaning a tube frame chassis, not actual road cars

[@joeystultz]

I’m starting to see diet sundrop disappear in local stores. Why is that?

[@Artessnow]

Ask Sundrop this ain’t Keurig Dr Pepper’s youtube channel

[@bighand1530]

Been a while since I have seen Sundrop in stores.

[@clintscroggs65]

I've been watching NASCAR for almost 50 years. What was good before (and when)? And what is bad now? I haven't been watching the past videos. I do remember lots of short track races that were like parades. I remember people winning by laps, rather than seconds. There's no details in this video, just a lot of nothing. School me...

[@Artessnow]

Those 90’s races at N. Wilksboro were so boring, I hated that track. Guys were lapping the field almost up until it was dropped from the schedule.

[@tnwhiskey68]

You have to have 8 mins at least to roll a mid roll ad. So of course it is an 8 min video. Kenny runs a TON of ads in his KZbin content!

[@guythurman8355]

The fact a track owner will not open his books tells me a lot about who is getting the better end of the tv money. Wow…

[@chrismathewsjr]

it's not even just TV money, just look to your friendly ecosystem of stadiums and subsidies from local municipalities - the profits are privatized but the losses and subsidies are socialized

[@Thespecialk98]

Being wishy-washy about horsepower is not helping the situation and you pose no solution. Am I lying?

[@bighand1530]

More horsepower wouldn’t hurt.

[@Thespecialk98]

@@bighand1530 Thank you.

[@markcrane2570]

Get rid of the shifting!Bring back the horsepower!

[@georgejones5960]

Keep on keeping it real boys, it's the reason I follow this program and screw Denny!......But who am I lol.

[@mattrva1317]

Just my .02, but it seems that Nascar is ok with crappy short track racing in exchange for road course racing that'll attract some fans from foreign lands and other racing series. It just seems like they've accepted the decline of Richmond and 2 a lesser extent Martinsville. They could fix it, but have cho$en not to. Time will tell tho

[@infinitelystoned5812]

Cars just need more HP.

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

Great words Junior!

[@Ice-Blade]

short tracks are fine the cars need adjusted for a better racing product. havnt' watched wrestling, since the stone cold/rock era either jr.. and have no interest in soap operas or tv in general other then NASCAR and NFL. .which both are making harder to watch, moving to streaming and not basic television anymore... and it seems both operating managers keep doing something to make things...... very different .... then the products most of us that been around a while, grew up watching,. some adapt and thrive and others fade out and die... out with the old in with the new... its just repetition of changing times but changes for the better are only in the eyes of the beholder.

[@CC.94]

No it ain't too late. Make the Cup drivers run trucks at Wilksboro, Richmond, Bristol and I'ma say NH too. Why ? They're the #1 seller in America and the trucks put on a good race. Miss seeing Harvick and Busch run the guts out of em. 2nd option would be the Xfinity cars. If only the fine folks at Nascar would just swallow their pride and admit they really messed up worse than the COT this time. They can keep the Next Gen for all the other tracks but it wouldn't bother me if they phased them out all together.

[@leerjet31]

This car in general is just horrible cant wait for the next car hopefully they will actually listen to the fans give the next car less areo, more power like the gen 4 car when nascar was at its prime

[@PaperBanjo64]

Knowing NASCAR they'll screw gen 8 up even worse, gen 4 was the peak, gen 5 (COT) was trash, gen 6 was only good at short tracks and road courses and plate tracks plus Darlington, gen 7 managed to ruin short tracks and road courses.