Disappointing Bristol Night Race… | NASCAR At Bristol Post Race Analysis

[@naparacingfan9275]

Bristol taught me 2 things. How much I hate stage cautions and too much tire wear is better than no tire wear.

[@danielclark8702]

I think Tire Wear and fall-off did matter a whole lot actually, because they went so long without cautions. We saw the drivers who pushed it and made some passes on the bottom in the first 40 laps after pitting bleed time for the next 80 laps, Ty Gibbs got hammered after he drove up the field and got stuck looking under Suarez.

[@curtcollins6659]

You need to lay off the wacky weed.

[@OwnedByBaba]

@@danielclark8702the fact he couldnt pass a 30th place car multiple laps down is a problem

[@danielclark8702]

@@OwnedByBaba Denny has talked extensively about it you should watch his bristol podcast, the difference between the fastest & slowest car was less than .2 People only made passes when other people let them & essentially finished where they qualified, Truex is a great driver & passed nobody after the penalty… also the inside line is harder on the tires & heats them up & wears them out faster

[@Reckless2402]

Been saying this for 3 years. Nextgen sucks Promote xfinity car to cup with 800hp. It will be the best racing in the history of NASCAR

[@BlACKCOFFEE2988]

Basically the 2011-12 A+ version of gen 5 COT perfectly fine with me

[@PaperBanjo64]

Honeymoon phase with gen 7 ended for me with Texas when Bowman and Cody Ware got hurt.

[@fallenfetus]

We needed a race like this- we’ve needed one for a while. This wasn’t Bristol. Nascar shot itself in the foot by making the cars so equal to one another. If one car has just a smidge of something the others don’t, it’s unbeatable. Clean air is everything. Too much mechanical grip. Put a 20th place car in the lead and it’ll stay up there. Put the best car in the lead and there is nothing anyone can do. The overtime finishes that bring “entertainment” hide the fundamental issues of the car. While a dominant winner is old school Nascar, this didn’t feel like old school Nascar. The next gen car just doesn’t feel like Nascar at all, just manufactured entertainment rather than proper racing

[@truckercowboyed2638]

The gen 4 had some terrible races at Bristol too, the cot was some of the best racing ....

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

​@@truckercowboyed2638Yep single lane Bristol was mostly boring especially in the Spring with the exception of the 2006 Bristol spring race.

[@evanwilliams6406]

​@@truckercowboyed2638Yes especially the two Kenseth won. He basically was up front the entire time. It didn't help that Gordon and Junior both laid eggs that season and weren't as good as they needed to be.

[@dsz2448]

It’s aero that’s the issue though, not mechanical grip. That’s why it’s not being overcome

[@__deebzz__]

@@truckercowboyed2638Lies are you crazy?

[@nomadman5288]

I must be missing something. I've been watching NASCAR for 35 years, since I was 5 years old, and I thought this was just an average race, like 60-70% of them are. I can think of two right off the top of my head that were much worse, like last years Watkins Glen race and that spring Martinsville race. Last years night race at Bristol wasn't better either, it just had more cautions which caused more chaos which seems to be what everybody wants? I don't really get it. Yeah, it was uneventful and one drivers dominated, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The best drivers shouldn't be wrecking all the time no matter what track they're att and the best drivers on the best teams should dominate races from time to time. Honestly, it was kind refreshing to see one car dominate a race like that and it is needed sometimes. Like I said, average race. I'm not saying the car doesn't have problems, it certainly does, and I hope they address some of them very soon. However, I think something else they should do in the meantime is get rid of SMT data sharing. I'm telling you, it's part of the problem and a bigger part than people realize. It won't fix every issue, but it will help create more differences, mainly the driver skill and talent variable. What good is being the best driver if others can just copy your inputs in real time? Yeah, they might not be able to do it exactly, but the drivers are smart enough and good enough to get close, which levels the playing field in a way that wasn't available in the past. I've rambled too long already, so I'm done now...

[@BlACKCOFFEE2988]

That’s actually a great point

[@provicate4334]

I have watched since the early 1990s. My problem is that Bristol is suppose to be one of the ultimate short tracks. Short Track racing meaning beating and banging(not stupid wrecking), tempers flaring, and good drivers/cars/teams being able to move up through the field. If your car/driver was good they could pass. If your car was bad, it was a long day. We didn't see that here and it didn't feel like a short track race. The cars are too easy to drive and they don't display the talent of Nascar drivers.

[@evanwilliams6406]

​@@provicate4334yeah and now it's a long day for us fans because it does not feel like that. When Bristol went to progressive banking it messed it up. The beating and banging and tempers sold tickets, now you can actually get tickets.

[@walletracer9882]

Larson made history again, that's something at least. After the chaos the last few weeks, a quiet race is fine. On the negative side, seeing drivers punt each other through the corners but having the cars not budge an inch shows just how much grip they have.

[@BlACKCOFFEE2988]

Also the cars are bricks not actual cars anymore it’s the new material it sucks

[@walletracer9882]

@@BlACKCOFFEE2988 Remember when slight contact was guaranteed to cut tires down during the Gen-6 era? That wasn't so great either.

[@BlACKCOFFEE2988]

@@walletracer9882 agreed

[@justin_drake]

This was the first race I’ve been to since Watkins 2022, Chase Briscoe on the last restart went insane for 10 laps after his crew lost him 11 spots

[@donnys8605]

Yeah that run from like 11th to 5th was actually really impressive considering the overall lack of passing.

[@rickreeves4104]

462 laps if I heard right

[@FN_IRacer]

so this is what it feels like to be an f1 fan. 493 outa 500 is crazy.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

*463

[@EndlessFlameout4]

*463

[@Zyairelitboy]

There's no way that was the same tire from March

[@ls9zr1corvette]

Anticipation from the Spring race ruined this race. Teams made adjustments to the cars to accommodate for the extra tire wear that never happened because the track temp was cooler at night. The adjustments came at the cost of speed (no more passing) which made tires last forever

[@ming454]

Dirty air is a big problem, but the biggest problem is NBC showing playoff drivers doing nothing all the time instead of actualy showing battles on track that were actualy happening all the time.

[@evanwilliams6406]

That too. They need to be focused on the race itself. Maybe check in on the playoff drivers now and then but the race is what takes priority over the playoffs.

[@Lancr-jq2or]

Problem is Nascar wants them to focus on the stupid playoffs. It's what they want.

[@ming454]

@@Lancr-jq2or we can't really tell who's fault it is. Even before playoffs NBC very often would focus on people upfront not doing much instead of showing what's happening all over the track, it really might be just them focusing on wrong things.

[@patrickgrissom4654]

Absolutely agree! The current Cup car completely sucks on road courses.

[@PaperBanjo64]

It sucks everywhere except the 1.5s and to be honest those aren't the draws of NASCAR for me...short tracks and road courses are and this year in general has brought out all the problems with modern NASCAR...I was blind to it so long until the Daytona 500 this year.

[@DennyhamlinXI]

Staying alive survived and advanced 💜🧡👍😤🔥

[@chrisw443]

over 100 laps on these tires? What the hell is good year doing!?

[@Highline_29_Designs]

For once you can't blame Goodyear here. They brought the same exact tire that wore out in 25 laps in the spring, which was the same tire they ran last fall. It's entirely a car issue.

[@BlACKCOFFEE2988]

@@Highline_29_Designsmore like a temperature issue in my eyes the track temp was way lower so the tires ware out at a slower rate

[@__deebzz__]

It’s the cars… When will you guys learn?

[@bodhiiiii6244]

It took Chase Elliott 400 laps to go from 11th to 2nd😂

[@nomadman5288]

I don't get the point being made here. Top 10 cars are going to be hard to pass no matter what.

[@NASCARRACER89official]

2 1/2 drivers led the race today Bowman and Larson (Reddick led too but he never led a single lap under green so I wouldn’t personally count him)

[@nomadman5288]

Yeah, but that's because Larson had a dominant car. It wasn't because nobody could pass. If it were, Blaney wouldn't have gained 16 spots and Larson wouldn't have lapped 2/3 of the field. There also were not any strategy opportunities throughout the race because of how clean it was.

[@NASCARRACER89official]

@@nomadman5288 yeah

[@ateddybear1392]

Well. As a Larson fan I thoroughly enjoyed that race lol. My favorite kind of race, when my driver (Was Harvick, now Larson) whips the field and wins.

[@martinhenderson1359]

Good thing I skipped this for College Football. Nice to not have GWC chaos at the end, but woeful nonetheless.

[@allstarz1721]

poor Truex fans 🥺🥺

[@DaltonTaylor-vr3tg]

I personally believe Goodyear told nascar it was the same tire they used at the food city 500 so Goodyear didnt have to spend as much on tires

[@evanwilliams6406]

There will still be races where a driver will dominate the show. The race teams are putting out the best racecars they can get to avoid getting eliminated. But this next gen car still isn't a short track car. They are banking on tire wear to be the deciding factor and it really did not impact much because of the race being held in nighttime as opposed to daylight.

[@coolgamer125bmd6]

I was at the race there was barely to no action and car just got stuck in the same position the whole race and there was barely any pitting and etc.

[@lukeo6657]

I say just run the Xfinity cars for both series, at all tracks.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Yeah Xfinity cars with 750 HP watch the ratings go right back up and attendance to go back up.

[@skoopaei]

it was a quiet race

[@baileyreichert6138]

Hendrick led 497 of the 500 laps lol.

[@christophermarkthacker9137]

I agree this next gen is crap at these short tracks and road courses. The likes of Elliott is being held back with this car no tyre wear less horsepower and cant even outbrake someone in a corner either that was his wheelhouse with the old car still runs well with this car but definitely not as great but not much can do with no passing and tyre wear. Alot of other drivers as well being held back with this car if you aren't the leader goodluck passing for the lead on short tracks and road courses to be honest

[@PaperBanjo64]

This car totally took what Chase Elliott had on road courses away from him

[@christophermarkthacker9137]

@PaperBanjo64 definitely did still should have had 2 or 3 wins with this car on road courses definitely not his dominant self. Regardless need nig changes too many things to name

[@gtfanaticsracingchannel3205]

The problem is the tire is simple as that

[@Realjustinbaker1999]

Even stone cold Steve Austin will be proud of that ass whooping tonight 🍺.

[@speedtracker9556]

The Bristol night race was not disappointing!!! Why was it disappoinging?!

[@chrisw443]

I am so sad about truex

[@PaperBanjo64]

Good 1.5s don't make up for short tracks and road courses being boring with this car, with a good gen 6 short track or even Xfinity race is far more entertaining than a next gen race at a 1.5.

[@coreypayne1208]

Last year's BNR was the better of the three thus far in the next gen car era (not saying much)

[@Aaron_The_Ace]

I’ve been saying this them making the cars so equal was such a stupid decision because you’re never going to have dominance like we should have. If you’re good enough to be in a top seat you should be simple as that you shouldn’t hurt because the racing was spread out. You’ll never see another 7 time champion with this car and this playoff format or even a 5 time champion I don’t think because it’s so damn close

[@marcpotter2266]

I don’t even think Suarez had to fight. There was zero fight. All it took was A truex penalty for everything to fall into his lap.

[@wolfeguy0049]

These next 3 tracks are really really good for Bowman. He will make it through. Keep doubting

[@TubbzyXBL]

How about cindric?

[@chady1229]

@@TubbzyXBL i think they can both make it through they just have to be careful at dega

[@TubbzyXBL]

@@chady1229 i think it lines up great for cindric. Needs a Top 15 at kansas (thats if he has a GREAT day for him) and then dega and roval are his strengths. Hes due for a super speedway win thats for sure. Im a cindric fan so i might be bias.

[@thumblessgod]

they just need to throw away current car, and just get the other car

[@PaperBanjo64]

I agree, Xfinity cars until a gen 8 that's not a lame ass sports car can be created.

[@sqweeps.03]

I mean some races are gonna be snoozers.

[@TubbzyXBL]

I dont get the hate on this race, tell me if im wrong, but i know larson dominated but the top and the bottom and even the middle in some cases was in and they were all over the track and finding more speed all over the track. I dont know, maybe i liked it because im a dirt guy.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Hendrick and RCR already build Xfinity cars

[@MarkOliveras215]

I was really looking forward to this race and had high hopes for it since I LOVE the Sharpie 500 and my word that was dreadful. Being sick since Tuesday Night hasn’t done me any favors either as I watched it from my bedroom on my computer through a stream. Was on my phone half the race like it wasn’t even there as that’s how bad it was. I do like the winner though. Not to mention I was expecting Part 2 of what happened in the Spring and of course to no one’s surprise, the shit didn’t work. Back to the drawing board (again) NASCAR

[@aaronbld]

493 laps led or 462 ?

[@thicccheese4007]

Can we talk about how bad the broadcasting was? They’ve been doing side-by-side commercials during green flags since their Daytona test, why would they not do it now during an elimination race and short track where 5 laps are completed within a minute? They also missed Bubba managing to go from 7th to 3rd at the very end of the race, instead, they had 3 cameras focused on the most boring parts of the race, Larson who is 5 seconds ahead of 2nd place, Gibbs and Suarez who are too many points from each other for a bump and run from Gibbs would be meaningless. Again, Bubba went from 7th to 3rd and they fucking missed it. This is another reason why I fucking hate the playoffs. NASCAR gives NO attention to anyone that isn’t in the playoffs, that’s why fans are no longer watching races, if their favorite driver isn’t in the playoffs they’re not even going to be given any attention unless they crash but even then it’s pretty much “oh no, this guy crash… anyway.” It gets so much worse in the last race because they only look at 4 of the 36 drivers, god help us if 1 or 2 of the final 4 wreck out of the race because we’ll be stuck with watching only 2 drivers. Last year they never acknowledged Chastain’s existence when he won the race. I don’t know if people are just biased because it’s NBC but if we’re going to clown on Fox for every little mistake they make we need to hold the same standards for NBC because they’re really starting to fall to Fox’s level of incompetence

[@thicccheese4007]

The commentators told us to watch how hard it was for someone to pass… THEY IMMEDIATELY GO INTO FULL SCREEN COMMERCIALS!?! I don’t know if this was NASCAR censoring how ass the cars are with how impossible they made it to pass someone or if this was just pure incompetence by the broadcasting crew. Either way, it’s an absolute embarrassment to the sport

[@Lancr-jq2or]

Thought yall were tired of the so called worst driver in Nascar. Why would yall care what Bubba does? Lol.

[@thicccheese4007]

@@Lancr-jq2or worst driver? Buddy, have you missed the entire 2024 season? Worst driver award goes to LaJoie

[@rks29]

"The playoff format is stupid". Now its "The top 8 are the best drivers". lololololol

[@CosmicBanditYT]

Xfinity +150hp nex cup car

[@ephraimvorzman9786]

This race was just a relatively boring appetizer before today’s Arsenal game.

[@CosmicBanditYT]

They need to scap the next gen it’s terrible there isn’t good racing and the “good” races are legitimately just wreckfest lobbies and it’s not good racing it’s just lots of crashing

[@Jake-rv1ow]

Hamlin will get eliminated after Charlotte Real Radman

[@ScottG91]

Bristol in the new car in unwatchable,

[@jeffy4368]

Change the name to kyle larson night race

[@DennyhamlinXI]

Larson domination

[@king_sabastian4697]

The fuck is re-sin 😂😂😂😂

[@hutrod7721]

Its been 3 years time to call 23 X I 23 11 Roman numerals were taught in gradeschool c'mon man 😂

[@ScottG91]

Dad what was it like to watch races at Bristol in the late 90's early 2000's. (Insert Vince Mcmahon Gif)

[@pwrcowfeeder]

Denny survived and thats all we care about

[@ryg2304]

facts made the race interesting for denny fans at least

[@curtcollins6659]

That's the only negative really.

[@B-Rad96]

No wonder why I stopped watching Nascar the next gen cars sucks and its a total snooze fest watching the races

[@ming454]

It was like 5 boring races this season out of 30

[@chady1229]

had nothing to do with the car it was tires

[@Staysick17]

Boring race worst Bristol race ever

[@BrantPaulson]

NASCAR. The most boring racing in all of motor sports

[@MrFlipper99]

Well of course.. 2 years agO when Buescher won and was a way better race, u called it the worst race at Bristol ever, just because Elliot got beat. all your Hendrick fanboys sucked last week, Trash race to you but everyone knew it was a good race, again Buescher won and u never even gave him his props. This race i slept over half of it and Larson won u watched all laps and enjoyed. So yeah you're ridiculously biased..

[@just_delightful]

Learn how to pronounce "resin" bud. Even my gay cousin can pronounce it correctly.

[@Carsboy95]

Trash race gets a trash winner.