Early Eliminations & Clutch Comebacks | NASCAR Bristol Race Review & Analysis

[@Carsboy95]

Shoutout to the 66 for going like 33 laps down on pure pace. He was holding up the leaders a ton, I wish there was 6 of that car out there with how boring it was lol

[@Matt_8000]

I honestly thought that Burton was going to pass him with how slow he was

[@Visionary_Watcher]

Plus the 66 sponsored by Arby's was a good looking car last night

[@lukenolts4]

I miss seeing all the smaller teams trying

[@va.cracker9318]

He got the most TV time he's had all year. Larson was laping him every 4 laps could not help but be on TV, lol. He kept her up high all night for that good shot of the sponsor whe Kyle was passing him.

[@leejefferson5373]

Josh Bilicki Masterclass is so, so real.

[@NLSNetwork]

I will say, the atmosphere at the track didn’t disappoint. I went with people who have never been to a race before, and despite the domination they still enjoyed it. Even a bad Bristol is a fun Bristol.

[@EricEstepp]

Read somewhere that it was the biggest Bristol crowd in 15 years

[@racerguy6979]

No such thing as a bad race. I’m old school and every race was a blow out with the odd exception. That’s why the old highlight reels were special. I could sit in the stands for hours and one 1 car go around. But nice to see your bringing new fans out

[@JDderd]

@@EricEsteppI haven’t been to Bristol since 2008. Decided to take the 10 hour drive because it may or may not be junior’s last xfinity race. I doubt I was the only one there for the same reason. The sport goes as JR goes. It’s been that way for 25 years. I will say that I wasn’t disappointed even a little bit in person. It was fun to listen in to angry Blaney and watch Larson just destroy the field.

[@Staysick17]

More of a boring race

[@FiveStones1Sling]

Same I was there too and wasn't bored 1 time. I'm convinced people complaining dont want to watch racing they'd bebetterr off watchin, keeping up with the Kardashians with all the fake drama.​@JDderd

[@Momentum_Racing]

It blows my mind to say this, but the fact that the Thursday Arca and Truck Race at Bristol were arguably better than the cup race should really say something about this next gen car. The only thing that made the cup race interesting was the cutline and how tight it was practically all race.

[@erictroxell715]

I'm lucky enough to get to watch racing while at work and you were completely right

[@easyenetwork2023]

It was a good race in that it was not a wreckfest. But Darlington was better. Martinsville was better and so was Richmond until the final lap.

[@jdwht2455]

Add the Xfinity race and I would agree 100%, The Cup race brought on a nice snooze and I missed part of the second stage of the "race".

[@jscott9360]

They looked exactly the same. Two cars side by side for 20 laps to complete a single pass.

[@MCC-fo1oe]

Eric was waiting for all the other cars to finish before posting

[@DennyDeliversYT]

fr eric’s family wedding party would’ve gotten a higher groovy gauge score than that mid ahh bristol race

[@Winters34]

Hahah

[@davids5006]

It's called actual racing, sorry no gimmicks this time

[@thomasalton2804]

Groovy Gauge way too low; should be at least 75

[@The1_trueOutlaw]

Fr

[@Jutho3121]

@@davids5006yeah no, I’d be fine if the race went green all the way and played out naturally if the racing was good, but it wasn’t. It was terrible. This was probably the worst Bristol night race I’ve ever watched.

[@ateddybear1392]

I loved the race as a Larson fan. It’s so rare that everything goes right. Fastest car by a mile, no issues on pit road, didn’t get a bunch of yellows to screw with strategy and no late yellow to run it all.

[@Staysick17]

If Bell led every lap I still would say race sucked

[@BeautifulAngelBlossom]

the raced sucked

[@FiveStones1Sling]

Even on the few restarts they had Larson couldn't be touched at all

[@alvertharmer6943]

Larson fan too and had no interest most of the race. Even the shifting playoff points on the bubble was meh where the last month of races were really Interesting/exciting

[@FlungFluPanda]

Yapping the raced sucked just cause you a fangirl dont mean you have to be biased

[@coreymiller9687]

Call off the search party everyone! Hes here!

[@Pigeongamer_]

Im really proud of SHR and Briscoe. They haven't been doing great all year and they have seriously turned it up these playoffs.

[@JackCallSports]

Also can we just give credit to Stewart Haas All four of their drivers have had moments of brilliance and their cars are still able to contend for wins

[@Cuhh346]

Crazy suarez pointed his way running 30th

[@bagelcatinator8243]

I wanna talk about Zane Smith for a second. The man started somewhere in the 30s, and was almost immediately lapped, though he was able to cut through the field a bit. Eventually, he got the free pass, and began passing a lot. He ended in 16th, but passing 15+ cars at a track that’s impossible to pass at now apparently in spire equipment is very good, especially for him imo. Plus, he’s no longer last in points (John hunter nemechek is)

[@stocker2525]

Abysmal season for the Legacy cars

[@BrandoTheGamingChampionship]

The highlight of this week was in the Xfinity Series when Justin Allgaier takes the reciprocating saw for a ride somehow that saw still work when they test it out and Dale Earnhardt Jr had an issue with his radio his glasses were caught in his original helmet and he drove somewhat blind for the first stage he finish 7th place with a top 10 place

[@Burrito.cruiser.builds]

As rough as this race was to watch, I was slightly relieved it didn’t end over a gimmicky GWC.

[@davids5006]

Amen

[@billsbetterthanurteam8488]

Fun Fact: Larson led more laps this race than all but 6 drivers have all season. Including all of his teammates.

[@Staysick17]

It’s a short track when u do 4 laps a min it’s not that impressive to me

[@Ex0dus24]

@@Staysick17you are hating under every comment about larson lmao go do something else with your life.

[@susievazquez3167]

In short track easy for him, to lead all those laps

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@Staysick17Bristol is still a hard track, that means they are flying. Half mile track at 125 mph laps is hard on the body.9

[@747rotate]

Hell for this race it was 95% car, 5% driver. Put anyone else in that car and they would have won too .

[@ameri_cancountry6936]

Tyler Reddick had a good season yes but it's not as strong as people make it out to be, he only won the regular season by 1 point with a whole extra race worth of points over Larson

[@FlungFluPanda]

Typed all that and still wrong

[@easyenetwork2023]

He was incredibly consistent from Talladega on though.

[@anotherguy123]

Larson fan will do anything but celebrate another drivers skill 😭

[@truckercowboyed2638]

And you haters never acknowledge Kyle's talent​@@anotherguy123

[@raymondhoffman4371]

​@truckercowboyed26Kyles talent comes from the cars he gets from HMS same in sprint cars

[@bagelcatinator8243]

As a Suárez fan, the race may not have been exciting, but it sure was stressful. He was swapping between above and below the cut line every 4 laps 😭

[@Bringer420]

If you think this was bad. Just wait until phoenix

[@johnbrohl1709]

Phoenix is boring

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@johnbrohl1709Agreed, Bristol is still more fun to watch. Faster for the size of the track and better racing usually. Phoenix would be god awful without the extra room.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Phoenix is usually pretty anticlimactic; the only reason NASCAR keeps going there for the final race rather is because of the location and the track amenities.

[@niminjani2612]

Phoenix will be garbage

[@provicate4334]

2024 Bristol Night race...the short track race that wasn't. Had nothing to do with Larson's performance. This race was NOT a short track race. No beating and banging, no short tempers, good cars/drivers/teams not being able to move through the field. Bad cars able to hold their own and keep their positions. You can run 2nd all night but if you get a penalty you can't get out of 20th. I don't know what that was...but it was not short track racing.

[@easyenetwork2023]

Gibbs got through the field until he wore out his tires.

[@BA-xj9ew]

You could watch Eric's wedding reception streaming online. Eric was on fire dancing the night away. Tall dudes typically look dorky dancing but not Eric. He had all the Saturday Night Fever moves down.

[@letto18]

7:23 I saw on Twitter/X that when it comes to Bristol it was the 3rd most dominant win here of the modern era, 4th all time. Cale Yarborough in '73 led all 500 laps then backed it up in '77 with 495 of 500 laps led, before that in '64 Fred Lorenzen led 494 laps and now in 2024 it's Larson with 462 of 500 laps.

[@letto18]

Another stat is that when it comes to the next gen/gen 7 era, the race is tied with '23 Bristol Dirt and '22 Spring Martinsville for fewest diffrent leaders with only 4.

[@mister_aidan09]

Truex really gonna have the same final season as Harvick did last year. Please let him get a win 😭😭

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

I hope he gets a win. He needs some good luck this year at least, dang.

[@jourdanshepard31]

Agreed. Sucks to see him go so early but a win would lift the spirits. #TEAMMTJ19

[@texigander5]

Man, can any other team screw up as many good cars/races better than the team of Small-Truex? And I’m a Truex fan!

[@jourdanshepard31]

@@texigander5 the emphasis has been on Hamlin at JGR and unfortunately because coach knows he’s out after this season he’s not invested in MTJ as he has been the past seasons. We saw this with both Harvick and Jimmie as their years in the sport came to a close.

[@kg0173]

I'm more worried about Busch. Truex was already sorta retiring last year, so we all knew his days were numbered.

[@whovalock4058]

Is no one going to talk about the overtime curse finally broken??

[@joshawott331]

People were so disappointed with the racing they forgot

[@theyungs]

i knew something was missing on those final laps!

[@easyenetwork2023]

I am glad we finally got a green flag finish.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Well, any curse can broke with the drivers not being able to pass at a short track.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

​@@evanwilliams6406they were passing just not at the front did you even watch??

[@benjaminsanchez3932]

Well no one was expecting briscoe to move to the round of 12.

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Cindric or Suarez neither they both impressed me

[@noahcoleman5556]

I actually did. I had 99, 21, 19, and 2 out.

[@stocker2525]

​@@noahcoleman5556we actually got attempted in three picks and two drivers getting out

[@2tuff.saints]

Hopefully Truex can win one more race before the sun sets on his career.

[@chadmchristian]

No need to apologize for being a good family member or being human. You owe us nothing. Its a privilege to have you breakdown all the storylines. You may be serving us by getting all this info together, but we are not your master. Thank you!

[@LP24captain]

I did some calculations, Larson led 92.4% of the laps last night. That is domination like we’ve never seen since Truex in 2016 at Charlotte, where he led 392 of 400 laps, or 98% of the laps.

[@stocker2525]

And we get people getting mad at the 2016 Coke 600?

[@timechanger9162]

Isn’t it funny how back then they were doing their best to find a tire that could last a fuel run Nowadays they are trying to make a tire wear. Crazy

[@easyenetwork2023]

No, that is good. Goodyear gets a lot of bad press, but they can make good tires. I kind of wish we maybe had tire options at every short track maybe.

[@timechanger9162]

@@easyenetwork2023 no it is not. They need a tire that wears and yet they can’t figure it out. The red tire doesn’t wear much it just has more grip. That’s why it sucked bad during the all star race. I’m reality the need to change the entire car but no the tires are not good for this car.

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@timechanger9162 It did better at Richmond. Was great for like 25 laps then started falling off a little.

[@kg0173]

I think back then they could have made harder tires that can last the whole race or something.

[@4Real69]

Been waiting for this episode, great vid as always 🐐

[@steyrproof]

I loved the race. Larson was circling so fast that he created a worm-hole in the time continuum and raced in the future for a moment or two.

[@Laceys-r1j]

I’m sorry you thought this was a boring race, but as a Larson fan I was nervous for him . He was only +16 to start so it was great to see a great race from him from start to finish. Also ties Carl Edwards… Yes, both truck and xfinity races were more exciting so you expected cup to top them but Larson put on a show and that’s not bad either..❤

[@matthewjohnston1400]

I agree.

[@TheSaturnV]

Agreed. I was on the edge of my seat just knowing we would see the typical caution with 3 to go.

[@booyah8848]

We thought u went missing lol cool off on the wedding parties 😂😂

[@tom939c1]

Last minute adding PJ1 by NASCAR makes things tough for Goodyear.

[@BFDIFinalistsfan2763]

HARRISON BURTON TURNS LEFT

[@babyeliascookie]

HE GOES BY NOAH!! HARRISON BURTONS GONNA WIN AT TEXAS!!

[@Matt_8000]

His power steering broke. He could barely turn left

[@noahcoleman5556]

JEFF, YOUR LITTLE BOY IS DONE!!!!

[@billschaeffer6933]

No apologies needed Eric, live your life and be with family when you need to. Always need to be present for family!!! NASCAR and the recap video can always wait!! Thank you for the great content!

[@j.cbutterfly3293]

It was approved race at Bristol. We’ve saw traffic lap cars around the turn, mistakes strategy and I’ll give a 68.2% ratings

[@Zoniax-zc7xh]

Honestly, this used to be my favorite race. And now it’s my least favorite race I’ve ever seen, up there with a few Martinsville races. And now, I’m gonna something I never thought I would say, Bristol should not be the cutoff race until short tracks are improved. Swap it with Kansas, make it the first race of the round of 12. God, imagine telling 2020 me after that fall Kansas race that they should make Bristol an opening race and Kansas the RO16 closer.

[@Joshua8824Racing]

Honestly I think horsepower and maybe shifting are the only answers left to make the next gen car better on short tracks. But NASCAR needs to STOP BEING STUBBORN!

[@easyenetwork2023]

Shifting should not be a thing at Bristol. Martinsville maybe, but not Bristol.

[@stevecarey4740]

Better? Let’s get it good first

[@highlightphil1783]

What about using a tractor like tyre profile. I know it's ridiculous but who cares it's NASCAR.

[@NascarAdventureswithJaden]

i agree with the score you gave this race. me and my friend attempted a watch party but not even through stage one and some of my friends said they didnt wanna watch it anymore. I still did but it was just boring. i would honestly rather what we saw at the bristol spring race with all the tire strategy

[@Wolfyon0617]

Im really enjoying how close the points are this year, its making it super hard to predict who will be out this round, honestly larson is the only one im truly comfortable betting on to make the next round, i could see anyone getting eliminated here

[@easyenetwork2023]

Larson has to run good at Kansas. Would not trust his luck at Talladega or the Roval.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Loved this race. Larson put on a clinic. I'm with Kyle Petty. I hate parity. Get someone out there who is fast and make everyone else chase him. That makes everyone faster. That's real NASCAR.

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

I'm not too mad about Larson dominating, I just hated that you couldn't pass. That's what killed Truex's night. Once he was back there, like with many drivers, it was over.

[@KFB_FAN]

i honestly think the biggest surprise this far is chase briscoe i honestly think he is a real champion 4 threat

[@erictroxell715]

Even if he doesn't get there this year, he's gonna be fantastic once the pieces get more time n experience together. His potential scale is very high n I love his attitude. He s confident n very relaxed cause he knows he can be a champion very soon

[@maryhjelter6101]

Agree

[@longracing25]

Larson fan,..so THIS was a AWESOME race He has a lot of fans, so i'm sure a lot of fans happy. I watched the whole race thru his driver cam on NASCAR and PRN radio.Larsons laps led was the MOST in one race of ALL HENDRICK DRIVERS...EVER.

[@jamespruner-he8qp]

As a Larson fan I thought it was a GREAT race. Just glad there wasn't a late caution with a few laps to go. He deserved to win. He's had more than his share robbed from him when he was the the car that should have won.

[@mrsegagamecube6419]

This is like the Indy race earlier in the year, I didn't know it was a bad race until I got back from the track.

[@baileyreichert6138]

This race shouldve been sponsored by Arbys the amount of times we saw the 66 lol

[@stephenholloway6893]

Bubba had a great outing 3rd despite not making the playoffs plus the tracks he won at are the next 2 races he could play spoiler in either race.

[@thomasalton2804]

Don’t blame Goodyear. The Gen 7 car is seriously underpowered

[@davids5006]

Nascar needs Goodyear to bail them out

[@easyenetwork2023]

I think they need to raise the power on short tracks and get rid of the diffuser maybe at short tracks.

[@ming454]

Gen 6 wasn't bad on short-tracks and had even less power, stop thinking horsepower is the key

[@TheSaturnV]

@@easyenetwork2023 Yep, diffuser AND the splitter. Get these things up off the ground at the short tracks.

[@jbonn5365]

Bigger question is from Brad K's interview post race. He said they were setup for "the other tire", implying the tire was NOT the same as in the spring... ?

[@AddisonLawton230]

So I have an Idea for Nascar what they could next season. Get of rid of the stage cautions for short track races and speedways. Yeah I get them for road courses and super speedways to stack the field up so we can get some better racing, but you don’t add any points to them at all. Just have it be a soft yellow. Another idea is go back to the Gen 5 cars for short tracks. Add more time to fix the cars if they are involved in a wreck. Also get rid of the OVERTIME rule!!

[@ChuckTaftIII]

I went to bed during the early portion of stage 3. And thank you for the appropriate rating on the Groovy Gage.

[@matthewerbele7843]

No problem, dude I was waiting for yesterday morning to and out of the groove race recap👍

[@Jkelly1320]

I think when it comes to the tire wear difference between spring and fall comes down to the track prep they did in the fall the used a form of SLR or starting line resin comped to the fall where they used PJ1 which is much softer of a compound in comparison. I may be wrong this is just my knowledge from doing track prep for the drag strip at IRP

[@claychamlee884]

They actually stated that at the 1st of the race

[@nicksbits]

Eric was at a wedding I was at a family wedding as well We didn’t miss much

[@johnbrohl1709]

The thing is, There was a lot of passing just not for the lead but the criticism of Bristol, It is the track ever since messed around with the banking of the track there's been a lot of issues of what people enjoy with short track racing

[@stocker2525]

This weekend I realized that we got so used to having races with various cautions and flags near the end that when people saw one that had a driver dominating the entire race and almost nothing happen behind, they get mad :p

[@allennixon4745]

People always consider races that are boring because there was hardly passes and cautions, but I don’t care. as always Larson had a dominant car and staying consistent

[@FusionRacing24]

unfortunately, the next gen has made the night race feel less important every year

[@dannichols3383]

Kesalowski did it at Martinsville a few years ago.

[@mruiz4]

Not to mention that Larson’s teammate also led some laps…HMS was close to leading all of the laps…

[@Matt_8000]

Eric was slower uploading this video than Truex and Gibbs were on pit road

[@kurtisgalloway218]

He was at a family wedding this weekend.

[@Matt_8000]

@@kurtisgalloway218 I know. But he said he was gonna upload a video this morning, but put it off because he didn’t want to criticize Bristol

[@Straydog_6]

I went Thursday and Friday, both days were very good.

[@maryhjelter6101]

I agree Bristol night race is my favorite and definitely wasnt what we were hoping for. Happy to see briscoe advance though

[@historybuff1483]

The fans aren’t happy unless we have 20 restarts, 5 OTs, and half the field wreck out. It’s not a race until the 34th driver in points wins because every good car wrecked out.

[@PaperBanjo64]

That's what the casuals want, I just want clean racing but drivers actually running closely up at the front, watch the 1995 North Wilkesboro Fall race or the 2020 Bristol night race if you want to see the kinda race I want every weekend and neither one are shitshows with tons of cautions but there's close hard but clean battles for the lead.

[@NonZeroProbability]

I like the wedding haircut! Oh and the video of course! I checked my phone 100 times today seeing if I missed your upload.

[@cchap24]

I think Hamlin was holding everyone up at the end of stage 2 to help Reddick not get steam rolled. Not the first time he has sandbagged to help one of his drivers.

[@scottwillingham8349]

I have to say that I am fed-up with NASCAR’s lack of creativity and equity in penalties. Pit road speed is important for safety. Yet, NASCAR’s answer to everything is to send good cars to the back of the back of the field, or worse: losing laps with stop-n-go penalties. It is massively unjust to these teams and the fans. I don’t have a good answer, but I would like to see NASCAR come up with a better range of penalty consequences.

[@JackCallSports]

I’m sorry but Joe Gibbs racing has kinda been a joke ever since their last win at Loudon

[@stevecarey4740]

A few wins taken away from fuel mileage, lots of teams wish they were a joke like that, heck I bet Kyle Busch would take that lol

[@bighand1530]

@@stevecarey4740 Kyle Busch won 3 races with RCR last year.

[@JackCallSports]

@@stevecarey4740 a team like Gibbs should win a race by pure accident

[@tylervanlandeghem3505]

Can you ask NASCAR and the teams why narrow wheels and tires isn't a reasonable option to fix the problem with short tracks. If they reduce the width, it would reduce grip and might have a dramatic positive impact on the racing. It would be a low cost solution since it is unlikely that major changes would have to be made to the car. All the teams would have to buy is new wheels which they have to do occasionally anyway. The wide wheels and tires could still be used at tracks where the car races well now. So narrow wheels and tires at short tracks and road courses. Wide tires at mile and a halfs. Why isn't this being discussed as a solution?

[@goSNAKEMAN9]

finally been wanting to watch your show all day. Awesome! lol Awesome Job Larson Dominate win and the Steelers and their 3 wins in a row. 😁👊

[@taylorgrace2557]

I've been to two next gen races.... 2022 Martinsville night race where Byron dominated and was a bad and this race..... Maybe I'm the factor for bad racing

[@JDderd]

I wish I knew how to fix it. It’s a good thing there were two good lanes otherwise the cars would have all gotten 2 car lengths between them and never make a pass. The only way a driver could get to the back of another is if they are a half second faster otherwise they don’t have the front end grip.

[@marcusvillarreal]

My pick christopher bell ended up 5th after starting 6th

[@davids5006]

I told you Larson was gonna win lol

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@davids5006yeah I know

[@RaleighRyan]

[@marcusvillarreal]

​@@RaleighRyanI know

[@dharbertr6]

Sped by 6mph. They have wiggle room and went past the wiggle room. At the end of the day that always has to be discussed. Love your show!

[@DrSwack91]

That race was amazing Larson whoppin em! If he’d been out it would’ve been great cause 2nd through 6 were super close together

[@darreneubank8188]

Maybe its time for another tire manufacturer to come in again. Hoosier or Bridgestone? Hell even General tire.

[@LucasTA26]

That is a domination by Larson and his team and they deserve all this.🏁 Hell of a job. They could pass and executed. Now to anyone mad about this race it’s not Goodyears fault. Be upset with nascar, it’s their car and it’s a “spec car”. To fix this issue you need to fix the HP to tire ratio and get rid of the flat bottom pan. Then we will have better racing but again this is what you get with a spec car, it’s good at 1.5 mile tracks and that’s it. This car is the issue and is easily the worst car that nascar has ever brought to the table. No other gen car has been bad at superspeedways, road courses, and short tracks. Educate yourself and be mad at who is putting this show on people. I love the drivers we have in this sport but the car, points system and thought process is trash.

[@IndyBallNation]

Blaming Goodyear for not being able to bail out NASCAR is unfair. Blaming Goodyear for promising one type of tire and not delivering is 100% justified

[@greggkiest1069]

Nascar created this mess, but wants Goodyear to fix their problem.

[@easyenetwork2023]

I think these type of races will be more appreciated. It was hard to pass sure, but not just because of the car. I did not hear drivers complain you could not pass.

[@stevecarey4740]

Ok but tires didn’t wear so they to blame also

[@geneschaffer4123]

and I just got done telling someone Bristol Night Race best race of the season!! I think you were generous on your rating Eric!

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

This was the most painful race as Truex fans. He was doing everything right, 4th in the first stage, 2nd in the second stage. Man, just getting caught speeding at .09 mph over is devastating. A painful year in his last season. I just hope he can go out with a win.😔

[@texigander5]

You could say the same thing about all three playoff races. He was above the cut line in every one of those races. Ugh

[@raymondhoffman4371]

Nascar again only teams penalized JGS

[@quincyharlan2930]

This race as a trackhouse fan was scary im 50/50 on suarz moving on to round of 8

[@Cameron--zs3lb]

Or maybe the teams learned how to set the cars up with that tire combination, the track was much more worm, and the 5 team was that good. The 48, 24, 54, 19 and other cars tires fell off and there was plenty of passing just no passing the 5. Larson was faster on the top and bottom lane because he and the 5 team are that good. If you want a permanent fix then raise the horsepower because different seasons brings different racing. But keep in mind, doing that will only make Larson that much better

[@SWIXGIN]

You can’t blame Goodyear for this. This is clearly NASCAR’s fault with this car they need to up the horsepower that is most clearly the problem and if you don’t think so just take a look back in the old days all those cars were way faster and that’s what makes the difference

[@curtcollins6659]

This race is a 120 out of 100. Amazing race after the disaster the spring race was.

[@isaiahmarker407]

Spring race was extremely better. Night race was boring and disappointing

[@curtcollins6659]

@@isaiahmarker407 lol, you couldn't be further from the truth.

[@terrigoggin4443]

I think Brad will be back on track next year.

[@bighand1530]

Same. And there was 5 tracks he could have won at this year.

[@williambroyles3836]

Love your show

[@Steelrailbearing]

Good to see you back at the "World Headquarters" Eric. I really enjoy your honest opinion.

[@FischersTrainsAutomobiles]

One word: Horsepower.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Remove the undertray and diffuser...we're a stock car series not sports cars not F1!

[@BillMaass]

Old timer here and was at the race. Loved it! No passing? Then how were there only 10 cars on the lead lap? Agree the 66 was a slow moving road block and one should have simply watched him if you wanted to see passing. Old Bristol was a one lane track. The low line. Had to root a guy out of that groove to pass. Years later the high line became dominant. Now, we have the ability to make the track wider. Both lines can be run. Make the cars pretty equal (where a hundredth of a second or less separates them) with well trained professional drivers benefiting from simulators and real time driving data from competitors and we shouldn’t be surprised that it requires a special driver to pass relatively easily. A race with close competition is best for all competitors to hone their skills. I, for one, don’t need to see a lot of bumping and banging with the current restart and overtime rules to enjoy a race. Seen too many recent races where a good day’s work gets destroyed by a late race restart with overly aggressive drivers. That is embarrassing. If fans really want to see that chaos, why don’t we just go to 3 or 4 wide restarts to add to the mayhem, I mean excitement?

[@jayryia]

Seems like Pirelli isn't the only tyre company having inconsistency in race series.

[@danielpepin5098]

Eric just to say this I was at the Bristol Night Race I definitely had a blast, but for the most part, the race was just a snooze fest in by the time it became 10 laps to go. I was praying for caution so it would make the racing a bit more entertaining.

[@williamgreen6179]

GREAT RACE. Drivers that had good cars were able to pass.

[@EricK-fr9fe]

It’s been a great season of racing. Drama pretty much every week. 14 different winners! Nothing wrong with straight up race every now and then. Don’t forget the top 10 drivers just needed not to wreck. Everyone drove super cautious.

[@GrandpaShark]

Yeah, even guys like Reddick running 20th, or Suarez 3 laps down seemed to be just trying to stay in that position to go to the next round.

[@FiveStones1Sling]

That's it. Too many just played it safe. It wasn't the tires fault. If anything Larson was the only one out there showing out for the fans. He never looked back or let off. Almost finished with an 8 second lead from 2nd and lapped I think everyone except 11 cars behind him. I don't care who you are or your favorite driver. That was exciting and impressive to watch.

[@barrettcarpenter1745]

462 is the most laps led by any Hendrick driver, ever. Given their success at Martinsville, surprising Gordon and Johnson hadnnt done that

[@claychamlee884]

Most cars were set up ...expecting the tire fall off. When the tires didn't fall off the cars performance and handling took the hit.

[@bradf1467]

That was a great race. A lot of y'all are made that Larson spanked everyone. If y'all want to see a demolition derby, go to a demolition derby. This race had shown us who the great drivers were compared to the average drivers. The less cautions there are the better. I personally would like to see NASCAR take away stage cautions, and keep the race going.

[@brandonthomas2734]

Bro I was in the stands trying to stay awake. Your in the minority here.

[@bradf1467]

@@brandonthomas2734 so you like to go to races to watch cars ride around in a parade during caution laps, BORING! I'd rather watch a race where they race from start to finish, you know, like how a race is supposed to be. Oh, and Bubba finished third, I bet that tickled your pelvic bone.

[@brianrobey2596]

I agree with the gauge this week for sure. Not a fun race to watch in person on the TV eould have been worse

[@jscott9360]

This is what Bristol has looked like for nearly 2 decades now since they last resurfaced the track. That's why they put dirt on it for 3 years. That started before the new car. It's not the car. It's the track and the drivers being unwilling to be aggressive and use their bumpers like you have to do on every other short track in the country

[@RaptorRacing25]

The red and white walls are what made the race great 😂

[@Staysick17]

Reddick should be going down the power rankings he’s been horrible since after Darlington

[@oldschoolgamesstories]

The cup race wasn’t that exciting, but I was more upset about not being able to watch the Xfinity race. Way to go nascar. You put your product on a channel that can’t be streamed live! It airs the next day!?!WTF

[@MidlifeCrisisManagement]

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