Bubba Wallace on the Almirola Incident | Kyle Busch on RCR's Struggles | Josh Berry the Free Agent!

[@joe24ever76]

Listening to drivers on the radio vs listening to them in the media, you'd think everyone of them is two faced.

[@joshawott331]

I'd imagine they have to half yell while in the car, and how hot they get in the car i don't think id sound relaxed like i would be in a room with ac

[@jonathantolley9632]

@@joshawott331if you ever get the chance to listen to in-car radio during a full race… do it. Pick a few drivers and listen to them. You’ll hear a metric ton of sh!t talking. I remember I was 10 years old and went to martinsville to watch the cup race with my dad and grandad. I was ecstatic to get to listen to Dale Jr’s in car radio. I think we made it about 30 minutes into the race and my dad made me turn the radio off. He was throwing an absolute fit. Cussing his guys, the drivers around him, his spotter, just all around freaking out. Later on, as I got older my dad told me it wasn’t just him, it was the whole field. 😂😂

[@ProxiProtogen]

​@@jonathantolley9632thats what happen you're in a high stress environment lol

[@richardray9267]

Have bell have a press conference he will tell us 😂

[@juslucky]

lmao rt!!

[@arbysandtehchief5494]

REAL

[@alanluscombe8a553]

😂😂😂😂

[@james_chatman]

I call him Charlie Brown. 😀

[@chancegheno8096]

Lol funny, you mentioned Brad Keselowski since I got his 2023 Kings' Hawaiian car today at Walmart

[@seansullivan5071]

Bubble Wallace has started a lot of shit. So someone stands up to him and calls them out and everybody freaks out. Stupid.good vid

[@BA-xj9ew]

ERIC got 100 people fired at Fox. What a badazz. He seems nice, but what a python.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Eric on this channel? Because Race Hub is off the air? Because it totally is because of KZbin!

[@Wrlixer]

“I want our mile-half program to be better, HAHAHAHAHAHA 🤡🤡🤡”Joe log probably

[@eduardclark]

Or just everywhere Penske has the Shittiest cars

[@DennyDeliversYT]

_“…everything’s great…_ -kyle busch probably

[@Mass1fy]

Exactly

[@kyle57688]

Looking forward to Phoenix getting back to the race track

[@BiTi3030]

Narrator: “But everything was not great…”

[@Kablooey81]

@@BiTi3030 everything's great, looking forward to getting back in my car.

[@kellybanks804]

This made me laugh. 😂😂😂 accurate though.

[@justcallmeBIG_L]

Kyle Busch: “there’s nothing we can do.” Napoleon moment

[@bighand1530]

Ever seen the Watchman River channel speaking of which?

[@adepressednygiantsfan]

The NASCAR app, where I get most of my Nascar news isn’t always the greatest bc they won’t put anything up without them announcing it. Eric is a great person to rely on when I’m not kept up.

[@kyleshort7299]

Felt the exact same for years. I watch this man everyday for everything nascar related.

[@Robbie-eu3xl]

So Bubba gets suspended for one race for what he did to Kyle Larson but Eric gets suspended indefinitely. 🤔

[@jake5952]

All the drivers looking up and answering Eric's questions is a hilarious reminder that the man is a giant hahaha

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

Rodney Childers “may” be better than Bullins? That’s funny man. Rodney’s track record speaks for itself. He’s proven way more than Bullins has

[@mikepriceup]

It's Funny how you can tell ALL these drivers are talking to you by the way they are all looking UP at the camera lol

[@f9nestsvp]

I forgot he's like 6'7

[@deputynobadge]

Im newer to nascar but bubba has always struck me as a very unpleasant man. He acts like media and other drivers only exist to inconvenience him.

[@williamhodgden8970]

He is in a seat he don't have the talent to be in. Nothing but a racist thug.

[@dough8321]

One word in my opinion... Entitled.

[@maximumblue8394]

Go away. Got enough fake NASCAR fans here already.

[@ethanweeter2732]

He is rough around the edges. Think he is just a dick like a Kyle Busch or Denny Hamlin.

[@williamhodgden8970]

@@maximumblue8394 NASCAR has to many fake drivers you mean. Bubba dont deserve the seat he is in. Nothing but a racist thug used for marketting to suck in the puppets for fans.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Bubba always in the middle of the drama.....

[@thembanjoko2844]

Sadly Kyle Busch is having the worst season of his Cup career. RCR's downfall reminds me of Roush-Fenway in the 2010s specifically from 2014-2021, a once dominant team that's now dramatically falling behind the competition.

[@brandanhall9943]

Rcr hasnt been relevant since Harvick left in 2013

[@TheSaturnV]

Move Austin Dillion to competition management, put Kyle in the 3 car and paint it black and get a new team mate for the 8 car.

[@simoneburini4036]

The number 3 is for Earnhardt and Childress family members only

[@marklive]

Appreciate you framing in the scoring pylon in your shot😉

[@Sithlord224]

Agree with you 100% FRM just got promoted to key partner tier 1. They have a bit to go with all tht support. Plug in the guy and team that knows what to do with it. Higher cost, but higher reward! Especially for a brand new car

[@happywrenching33]

Gibbs release the footage. Let's see what really happened.

[@miguelloza6121]

So they don’t hire the best drivers is the best drivers with money

[@AthletesLoungePodcast]

That Bubba interview was kind bizzare to watch

[@bluegrassboy2448]

Almirola and Bubba Wallace fighting translated...."You suck just as bad as I do".

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Yeah that’s what I took from it

[@marlow7314]

Yeah I guarantee you aric told him he can't drive and he got his wittle feelings hurt 😂😂

[@EndlessFlame1]

​@@marlow7314 you have no proof of that

[@ChrisOhMy]

It's a lock it got racial

[@Crazy_Duck]

It’s crazy to think Aric Almirola was in a fight

[@Crussell04]

I don’t blame him. I’d fight thugga too.

[@Breakinloosems]

Bros acting like he gonna win 😭😭

[@scottymiller93]

@@Crussell04Thugga is too good of a name for him 😂 more like Flubba or as I like to call em … never mind KZbin will ban me for 24 hours 🎉

[@stevena55]

​@Bakedbeans_23 you didn't see Aric punk Bubba? He shoved him like 4 feet and Bubba said nah I don't want to experience this Cuban missile crisis. Smart move on his part.

[@Crazy_Duck]

@@stevena55 I saw it it’s just crazy to think about

[@scottmaag7650]

Eric , you do a great job. Keep up the good work.

[@EricEstepp]

Thank you!

[@hhollyd66]

Can I just take a moment to say how awesome I think it is that my favorite nascar KZbinr is hobnobbing in the media center, interviewing drivers, ect.? Way to go, Eric!

[@EricEstepp]

Thanks! Just thankful for the opportunity!

[@brandonsingletary9193]

You got that right, I've been watching Eric's videos for a while, and he knows his $h!t, I go to every daytona and Talladega race but I can't ever run into him

[@PaperBanjo64]

So is Eric becoming the David Land of NASCAR?

[@justinleroux5262]

Jeeeezus Bubba is great at making himself look like a pos

[@drdogbarker3830]

Because he is.

[@NeedsLessWedge]

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck

[@18winsagin]

Bubba found out what a Cuban temper is made of.

[@drdogbarker3830]

It's probably why his driving has sucked since then. Lol

[@thomasbarrett3175]

I doubt Aric's fist made the list of good things that has come Bubba's way.

[@drdogbarker3830]

Guess Darrell learned not to mess with the Cubans. They will meet again.

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

@@drdogbarker3830don’t think he has anything against Cubans but the pair of them have had beef for about 7 years now and it started around the time Bubba replaced Almirola when he was out with a broken back

[@drdogbarker3830]

@@JackLikesTrackhouse I didn't say he had anything against Cubans. I said he now has reason to fear Cubans. (Sigh). Yes we all know the history. (Double sigh)

[@stevena55]

​@@JackLikesTrackhousehe filled in for almirola while he had a broken back, he replaced Aric after he left for a better ride. Doubt there was much animosity for either situation.

[@davidreece5867]

@@JackLikesTrackhouseit goes back to their late model days.

[@southernyankeecustomuphols5480]

bubba is a dud.....had all the powder, an fuse and fizzled out and has hatred in his heart..

[@kilebogart]

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[@existinginaspace8347]

I still think Kyle can back into a win before the playoffs. Still want my boy Buscher to get in as well though.

[@ItsJustEpic-123]

idk why penske is insistant on keeping the wood brothers car the ugly bastard step child of the penske shop and just a slot for pay drivers to finish 29th. Berry and Childers are an obvius upgrade but winning isnt that cars priority obviously.

[@stephenlukovich9648]

Bubbas obviously weak as hell. Me personally I think Denny fudged himself by hiring him cuz now he can’t fire him. His driving carer sucks. I don’t know. Erik is Cuban so let’s go. Just from a driving standpoint bubba is not that good just saying.

[@pinktheroracer]

Almirola was worse

[@Tom-jy3jd]

Kyle needs a teammate

[@mikesowell7969]

They say Nashville but the track is in Lebanon,Tn about a 45 minute drive east of Nashville.

[@Time2Warp]

Most nascar racetracks are known for their large nearby market city instead of where they are located. For example Atlanta motor speedway is in Hampton, GA about 45 minutes south of Atlanta’s city center.

[@nascarrocks1234]

Sounds like might have got beat up 😂

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

Latinos don't like.....

[@justinhall2637]

I think a lot have failed to mention that the beef between Aric and Bubba goes back to RPM Richard Petty Motorsports. When Bubba filled in for him when he broke his back at Kansas and then RPM gave Aric the boot the next year. Smithfield didn’t want Bubba they wanted to stay with Aric so they followed him to SHR. Which ironically Aric replaced Danica in the 10 at SHR AND she was a main player in the wreck that caused his injury. Talk about Silly Season!!!

[@ethanweeter2732]

Except that wreck was because Joey Logano’s brakes failed.

[@jacobwatts202]

The while crash started with Joey losing a brake rotar and aric ran over the debris

[@randybass6679]

Bubba is disrespectful in so many ways

[@pinktheroracer]

kyle busch?

[@BurnoutsByTheBay]

Idk if Kyle will make the playoffs. But I’m kinda confident he will win after at some point.

[@23lacross]

Since Almirola is allowed back the "incident" was probably not a big deal anyways.

[@gavynadcock]

Big enough deal for JGR to suspend him though

[@DRMF7]

What do you think will happen to Almirola after this year? Personally I don’t see him in JGR in 2025.

[@julianrangel7835]

Me either

[@TravisShaffer-bf9iv]

I don't see him racing after this year

[@ChiefLilly71]

Jeremy hasn’t done anything lately!

[@GracieSkywalker]

So we know this about silly season. Herbst to 2311 full time next year. Berry to the 34 car Gragson to RCR or Front Row Kauling will have a 3rd car which is most likely going to Zane Smith or Chandler Smith or Preece maybe Grala I think he done well enough this year in Rick Ware car to get a better opportunity. Now there is the 21 car which I strongly believe it’s a race for that car Chandler Smith Sam Mayer Ryan Preece Harrison Burton maybe Deegan I doubt it but I’m excited to see how everything works out in the coming months.

[@DarthPlagueisTheWise620]

Please! Just give KB 1 win!

[@Blizzard0812]

I think Josh Berry has a legit shot if he keeps this up. He gained 30 points at NH and overall the past 4 or more weeks has been gaining

[@charlesberis1235]

Front Row Motorsports would be crazy not to bring in Josh Berry, Rodney Childers, and some of the 4 team. So that leaves one more seat at Front Row and a seat at the Wood Brothers. Does Noah Gragson get one of those seats?

[@richardholland8612]

Front Row should get the entire #4 team, should even get the #4 from SHR and their third team could be #4.

[@Rebelson122]

Kyle Busch in an alternate universe, “ THIS IS FUN, WE’RE HAVING FUN!” 😂😂😂

[@Maverick____1]

I wonder why the Bubba incident is so secretive.. all other drama is exposed

[@drdogbarker3830]

Because Wallace instigated it with his mouth. He knows he's protected, so with his nervous stance, a vague innuendo and a smirk, he starts it up again. Bish..🐹 (squirrel)

[@drdogbarker3830]

@@johnhaas2523 Nah...Aric's already been smeared, tarnished and blamed. It's to protect Darrell and his sponsor moolah. Let's tell our children to look out for the news about what really happened when the truth comes out after we're in an urn on the mantle. ((Or out in the garage.))

[@NeedsLessWedge]

Bubbas image is NASCARs image. Tied at the hip. They will blackball anyone who messes with their princess

[@drdogbarker3830]

@@NeedsLessWedge Yep. This is it, exactly. Now we're all waiting to see how they get Wallace into the top 16 because he can't do it himself. Should be good.

[@blueyintros4482]

Eric, you are an amazing reporter! A true professional.

[@jimmyc2917]

Well Kurt Busch has definitely helped Bubba mature alittle. ..

[@ImDanWhoAreYou]

Sadly, KFB will not win this year. His problems won’t go away until he leaves RCR.

[@agenth47]

I personally feel Corey Heim is a WAY smarter option over Riley Herbst for the 3rd 23XI car, I don't feel like they should rush Heim, but I think the trucks drive are even closer to the cup cars than most people think. If they can give Heim some more part time starts in Cup and he's able to run top 20 or top 25 in those starts, I would LOVE to see him driving full-time next season.

[@PeterPan-xe3lg]

You know bubba is 💩when Aric goes after you. Bubba makes Jordan and Hamlin look like total idiots. We already knew Hamlin wasn’t to smart. But Jordan I can’t believe he keeps backing a top 20 driver that will never be better on or off the track.

[@drdogbarker3830]

Only skin color keeps him driving. The merit system isn't "fair" anymore. Boohoo.

[@RaymondTrujillo-t8d]

Richard needs to let Kyle Busch go and pick up a young driver and there's plenty out there. Austin is way overdue being replaced!

[@casey6518]

Since Front Row bought the charter for a 3rd team, the need the 7 allowed race cars per team, employees, they could have a race ready turn key team with the whole SHR #4 team, cars, driver, crew chief, team employees & the Transporters too! Bet SHR would make them a package deal for the whole #4 operation since HASS is only keeping one complete team for Cole!

[@resyrum5301]

4:57 Generally I'd agree, but Jer hasn't done well in a second season with a driver since Blaney. And Jer wasn't great with Cindric last year either. Nor has he been particularly great since 2020

[@bearmarsh6579]

If I am the owner of Front Row Motorsports I would differently sign both Josh Berry and Rodney Childers for my third charter. Noah Gragson would be a very good replacement for Austin Dillon. There is still a little hope for Kyle Busch and until there's 26 races in the books I an not giving up on him yet.

[@speakoutfree]

Stop hating on Kyle Busch please give him a break they haven't been building good enough cars at Richard Childress sounds like they're going to fix those problems and I'm not a hater of Richard Childress Racing I think it's a great group Austin was such a respectful dude when I met him in Las Vegas and he won the Truck Series race there he was all about the fans that was awesome each team has issues and it takes a little while to get them back on track look at RFK racing and look what they're doing now sometimes change is good one thing I like about Richard Childress is a typically will build a team around the driver and give them what they normally need they just need to get back to that mindset

[@PaperBanjo64]

RCR is still a great Xfinity team, something is wrong on the Cup side. Get Austin Dillon out of the 3 and bring in good leadership alongside Richard they can be great again...RFK with Brad coming in is an example.

[@ChrisBl33p]

Bubba needs to shut up and drive. 8 races left before the reset, and Jordan isn't going to tolerate his current form for much longer. He will see out the rest of his contract, but getting an extension or a new one depends on him getting wins. I say this as someone who wants him to do well. I do not, however, think he will ever win the Championship.

[@gunsmokefan1344]

Pure and simple he will never win a championship unless the field wrecks in all ten races!!

[@danielblock6876]

That's something I agree with he needs to shut up and drive, stop making stupid, Dumb stuff up and drive, and he said he wanted to focus on family, thoughtful, but when is he? I don't like him..

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

08:58 As a long time JJ fan, it’s hard for me to accept that the 48 is the weak link in the Hendricks garage. Something has to be done. Is it Bowman? Is it the chief? Whatever. Bowman should have primo equipment and should be winning more races. Oh…and this interview!! Ugh. And people accused JJ of being boring vanilla.

[@isleofthanet]

Thats how he is and he seems ok to me, we are all different! They miss out with their pit strategy time and again.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Some say Bowman ain't the same since his concussion then his back injury about 6 months later...in '21 people were saying Bowman was a future champion! Now it's nah put insert hot Xfinity/Trucks prospect in the 48.

[@logancramer9040]

Are you going to Pocono this year?

[@Gator_Bait_Motorsports]

When one driver is always in the controversy, maybe you should be looking at that one driver as the real problem!

[@aidansmid2210]

Trying to convince my parents to take me to Nashville, what should I tell them

[@Mass1fy]

You would need to tell them right now as tommorow is the race. Tell them you want to better yourself in learning more about one of your favorite sports and would love to take this experience.

[@EndlessFlame1]

You should tell them that it will change their life

[@aidansmid2210]

@Mass1fy yea I meant for next year lol

[@mgm1356]

Tell them their Sunday will be a whole lot better than it's even been

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

Ask them if they want to go to Nashville or die alone on a piss stained mattress, old, confused and abandoned by their child

[@Skyvernius]

I guess if i'm Penske/Wood Bros why not move Bullins to the 2 (since outside the win Cindric has been crap) and then Bring in Berry/Childers to the 21. Probably not likely since Penske probalby feels he knows best. So it does seem most likely at this point that FRM will get Berry/Childers duo once contract length and money are figured out.

[@eduardclark]

Ford & Penske need Heim in the 21

[@TravisShaffer-bf9iv]

I'd put him in the 3rd 23ii car next year

[@eduardclark]

@@johnhaas2523 why would jones leave and where would he go? A Wood bothers rides is far better than LMC

[@SmashGuyROA]

Im pretty sure Bubba Wallace was an instigator with this situation. No way he isn't.

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

Every reliable source says Aric instigated it, even JGR themselves

[@drdogbarker3830]

Yep. He's passive aggressive.

[@chucknowakowski6676]

Here’s hoping Lars doesn’t hear that intro

[@douglasmitchell5033]

You got part of it right. The entire 4 team will be together next year. With a new team. it will all come out in the next few weeks.

[@jamescarter6975]

I heard something about this iMay . And then nothing. Now this .

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

If Bubba wore mittens so that he couldn't flip off the field, people would have less trouble with him.

[@drdogbarker3830]

😂😂😂😂 Then we could call him "Mittens". Fits him.

[@naparacingfan9275]

Berry could point into the playoffs if he keeps running this well every week if he doesn't win.

[@davids5006]

Butttttttt he won't

[@EricEstepp]

Pointing his way in his very unlikely, but they have been running better!

[@naparacingfan9275]

@@EricEstepp Didn't say it was likely but definitely possible. Wouldn't be surpised if they won pretty soon either.

[@Shlong-j3j]

Burton was wrong at time of caution 1st best Kyle was in 4th after 2nd best Kyle wrecked everyone skeet skeet on 2nd best Kyle 😅

[@tylerfallis9573]

Anothet DNF finish for kyle "the cry baby" Bush at Nashville

[@rickroth7640]

Bubba can meet up with his brother Jessie in Chicago, I’m sure they can drum up something to chat about!😁

[@Griffkhan8]

Always the man with the interesting info and not all the drama. Thank you Eric. You going to be huge in this business soon I think.

[@michaelatkins9780]

It was probably just a conversation on garage door handles.......

[@mgm1356]

All Penske fans - congrats!!! our entire team is now in playoffs!!! 🎉

[@vernonharvell5620]

Eric, that shirt is too big. It looks a little washed out on camera and when are you going to the barber you’re not pulling off that Groucho marks look

[@stephenadams5293]

Seems like it's always someone else's fault when there's a issue involving Bubba.

[@ethanwhite5019]

Shout out to Eric for bakin' in the sun to give us great content!

[@c.d.8975]

I don't understand why Ryan preece isn't the talk of the CUP garage, all this blah blah blah about Berry, Gragson, and even Riley Herbst...but nothing about Preece??? 🤷‍♀️ C'mon man! 🪠 Dang it, Preece qualified 22'nd today, Whoop Whoop Whoop Go get em Ryan 🤸‍♀️ 💪 ☝️💄

[@possium2001]

Seems like they need to do something, cause Burton can't win with the crew chief he got... in stead of getting rid of the driver try the crew chief first....😊

[@eduardclark]

@@johnhaas2523 Fuck Josh & Noah they need Corey Heim

[@Content23]

1:51 can you really talk down on him for that? If he said “they don’t want me to give the details”??

[@ojtoothpaste2240]

Eric you ask some stupid clickbait questions.

[@outfield1988]

Go Alex

[@tbgaming4199]

Alex Bowman will win before the playoffs ❤

[@dalily9607]

It takes a lot for Aric to take action so I'd say Bubba had it coming , it's a shame to treat a driver like Aric like this and Bubba to take NO responsibility as always .

[@liquidsteel8131]

Long time NASCAR fan here. Stumbled on this video this morning. You really need to be on TV. I hit the subscribe button!

[@EricEstepp]

I appreciate the comment! Thanks for watching

[@marcusvillarreal]

I predict Christopher Bell will win back to back tomorrow at Nashville

[@nomadman5288]

Well, you say this every week so....

[@marcusvillarreal]

@@nomadman5288 if he doesn't win I hope he gets a top 5 finish

[@charlieboy7502]

11 or 12 will win

[@marcusvillarreal]

@@charlieboy7502 that's a great pick

[@gabrielricco5810]

Where is the analytical video Eric???

[@lanceboyle9861]

My name is Wubba, damn it Wubba Ballace.

[@jeffreycarrolll9278]

Eric you're right there with Kyle Busch, why don't you go tell him how much you have been dogging on him the past few weeks.

[@EricEstepp]

Dude has three finishes outside the top 30 this month alone. He doesn't need to hear it from me lol

[@julianrangel7835]

​@@EricEstepp true

[@jeffreycarrolll9278]

@EricEstepp come on, you know you have been pounding on him without mercy. Yes, you're correct it's been a rough month for him. But, how about just saying, "we all know how Kyle is struggling." Cut him some slack!

[@Carlovingbozo8]

​@jeffreycarrolll9278 im a busch fan and i dont think hes being tough its just facts

[@jeffreycarrolll9278]

@Carlovingbozo8 Thanks for being a Kyle Busch fan! I disagree with you. But to each their own opinion. I personally was just getting sick of the constant bashing of my favorite driver.

[@michaelhuggins3095]

I love Syd's reaction behind Bubba when he said he excited for Chicago 😂

[@danielblock6876]

Funny cause I think he'll finish 30th!

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

It wouldn't matter what bubba said about Aric. Bubba is the one that keeps putting his foot in his mouth, and continually has problems with a lot of other drivers. He's the best diversity driver that NASCAR has ever had, but at some point someone has convinced him he's more than that. We all know different though. Some just won't admit it.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Larson is half Japanese and graduated from the drive for diversity program, not that he needed it

[@roddavis8692]

Bubba got the Jordan Poole punch 😂😂😂😂

[@noahmielke2148]

I think josh berry to WBR I think is a real possibility. But again FRM might be the clear choice right now. FRM is definitely a more competitive team than WBR. So that might be where he lands. And for Noah Gragson. I could see him landing with WBR,FRM and possibly JRM or RJR in the xfinity series.

[@timmypilkerton2835]

I hope and pray Ford finds a place for Berry and Gregson. They are both good aggressive drivers that could get the blue oval back in the winner’s circle. Maybe help the 21 get that 100th 🏆

[@markbosworth9877]

Who cares what bubbles has to say?

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

What's wrong with "terrestrial radio"...? We listen to it seven days a week, but I've never owned a computer...!!! Sarasota has very good radio from the very good Tampa radio market...!!!