Close Racing and Huge Playoff Implications! | NASCAR Michigan Review & Analysis

[@samweaver5095]

This was my buddy’s first time ever seeing a race, we sat right at the commitment line to pit road. He had a blast!

[@-BigMike-]

That's awesome man. Nothing like a first live race.🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@user-rl7cw9eg8e]

First race is always the best race almost no matter what happens

[@johnkaybroadcast]

Thats about where my buddy and I sat too! Great seats right by the racing surface!

[@shorttrackthing6919]

Awesome good choice of track Michigan International Speedway is da place to be for a NASCAR race

[@billsbetterthanurteam8488]

same first time ever at a track. great experience. got onto pit road for free aswell

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

Glad Dillon is ok, it looked just like Newman’s crash and he’s lucky he didn’t blow over.

[@joekaput747]

Newman's crash from the 03 Aaron's 499 also fits the bill, at least in appearance

[@ECUSnare]

IMO it looks like the first half of Newman’s wreck for sure.

[@benwalter4842]

@@joekaput747 also was almost like Dale Earnhardt’s 1996 Talladega wreck except Austin Dillon didn’t flip over completely and get hit by another car.

[@discovergames81]

It was like a combination of Ryan Preece’s wreck at Kansas last year and Newman’s wreck last year in the 500

[@fivespeed42]

that was BS... Keslowski gave him absolutely NO room

[@CottageGarage]

Was there in person and the crowd was packed and seemed to really enjoy the race. Had a great time and am happy for Blaney.

[@austinreed5805]

BK tweeted after the wreck on how hard it was to look at the crash and that he was thankful that AD was ok. He’s definitely evolved from his 2014 self.

[@crazybut6641]

He has always been a good guy tbh pretty miss understood

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

This type of “sticky stuff” is much better than the PJ1

[@TracksideViews]

Yup resin

[@Pdizz78]

Yeah good point

[@kg0173]

At Michigan I want more HP, much less downforce, ultra high straight speed, lower cornering speed. I wan't big track racing like from 1970's, but closer.

[@Pdizz78]

@@kg0173yeah there needs to be more off throttle time in the corners and more straightaway speeds so that dirty air hopefully is not so bad

[@kg0173]

@@Pdizz78 I liked Darrell Waltrip quote "we didn't have downforce, we had lift". Naturally at those high speeds... Downforce helps cars go faster in the turns and keep cars on the track at high speeds, but that is not so exciting. This kind of racing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6nEg6Wefrygrrs

[@billkoskie6888]

When Xfinity is faster than Cup, thats a problem

[@makedragon]

Also Xfinity had way better package to race there and allowed drivers to have great runs

[@damianchua4647]

Yea but they’re so close now

[@crw3673]

Exactly! No disrespect, but the lower league shouldn't be faster than the major league.

[@billkoskie6888]

@@makedragon Couldn't agree more. The Josh Berry pass was awesome!

[@chromediesel444]

The way Josh Berry passed Algaier and Almindinger couldnt be replicated in a Cup car with 550 package.

[@justinz93]

Gotta check out Dillon’s in-car footage in slow motion….. 20 years ago he wouldn’t have gotten out of that car under his own power…glad to see he’s okay and hats off to the safety equipment in these cars

[@crw3673]

You are 100% correct! That collision looked eerily similar to the Earnhardt crash!

[@hrtvfan2870]

@@crw3673 And certainly that would have been quite a scary thought for Richard Childress seeing the similarity to the Earnhardt crash, only with his grandson in the #3 car

[@berryboiblast]

Hey, I’m just happy my guy Blaney won. Made my sick day a whole lot better!

[@tylerjones9309]

My guy as well. Get well soon

[@berryboiblast]

@@tylerjones9309 Thank you!

[@parkerwalsh3340]

I’m a Byron fan so I’m a bit salty but congrats to blaney.

[@itsjakeyh7720]

Hope you get better very soon!

[@berryboiblast]

@@itsjakeyh7720 Thank you

[@sapphirerocket]

Yesterday was my 7th Cup race at MIS and I have to say, that was one of the best races I've seen there. It was fun to see Byron come up from his 18th starting position and nearly get the win. Hats off to Blaney, though. He managed to take what was about a 8th-12th place car and get it in victory lane.

[@JamieTheBangles11Fan]

I know Byron didn't like it, but I thought it was a smart move by Larson to be conservative and take the third place finish. Last thing he wants to do is cause a wreck and it cost him the regular season title.

[@crw3673]

Larson is starting to mature

[@cheddydoit0404]

@@crw3673 ? When hasn’t he been mature lol

[@derekblake8740]

The out of the groove videos will never get old.

[@tommy2fast244]

Especially when there are always new episodes

[@ChapmanAutomotive]

It all comes down to hp. Put as big as spoiler as you want with no power your stuck. I miss the 900 hp package

[@RSDX99]

Rust Wallace often said "nothing helps handling like a little extra HP"

[@horsecrazyviking7121]

I really hope that the Next Gen performs as expected and we aren’t still having these dirty air discussions next year. Just once let something NASCAR does work!

[@robertloftin9182]

Right the racing sucks the poor Fords are down in horse power and and down force , nascar you guys suck

[@derekluther3058]

Me and I both. But u gotta give props for an exciting race

[@existinginaspace8347]

As long as air and gas cars are racing there will always be dirty air. It's not a problem that can go away even with consistent high winds.

[@FullThrottleTVonline]

It’s gonna be worse. It’s got a diffuser. The cars will be more aero sensitive, will require more clean air than even now and will be stuck to the ground more.

[@dcaseng]

@@existinginaspace8347 Except this wasn't a huge problem 20 years ago. Nascar purposely developed race packages designed to promote pack racing, and this is the result.

[@vinylordie1301]

Hey maybe I’m part of the problem, but I usually sleep through Michigan. I did not get my nap today. I thought it was great!

[@austinhiggins4645]

Can fans just enjoy a race I can't remember a race where fans were not complaining about something

[@LennyisFast]

Exactly..

[@nathanjarrell6479]

And this clown over dramatizes everything. Even to the point of criticizing the commentators. I don't care about his opinion. Just want facts on news and races.

[@BrokenGamerX]

@@nathanjarrell6479 if you’re looking for plain old NASCAR news just follow official sources

[@fishingwithtyler4139]

I was there in person it was a great race, especially when your driver wins

[@brianmcclelland1527]

You never even talked about Kevin Harvick locking up a spot in the playoffs even though he still had a lack luster performance, making the last playoff spot a must win for all the other none winners. Daytona is going to be a wild race. I think it’s going to be a bring home the win or steering wheel race.

[@MM126.90]

Actually Dillon can make it on points, he’s only behind by 25

[@JesseEubanks]

The Dillon incident was interesting to me. Throughout the entire race, he would clear other cars and fail to block when he was up front. I don't know his relationship with his spotter, but it did not seem like they had good communication today.

[@jarodbailes5353]

As a matty d fan it hurts so bad that people are seeing the finishes he’s putting out with Johnathon. Hope he gets it done at Daytona tho!

[@fubbaquestor]

Another Matt fan here, love the change to Hassler... definitely hate that it didn't happen before the season started

[@whalesequence]

Look at it this way, if he keeps finishing, I think a ride might just open up for him. People act like this silly season stuff is set in stone when the offseason always brings new surprises

[@fubbaquestor]

@@whalesequence oh definitely! All the people saying he doesn't deserve what he has clearly doesn't know what they're talking about. If Dinger doesn't go full time, I'd love to see him in Kaulig's second car

[@whalesequence]

@@fubbaquestor Hopefully Kaulig makes it a full time car. That's one of those silly season things that I doubt even Kaulig knows yet

[@fubbaquestor]

@@whalesequence absolutely! Plus the charter situation of 23XI talking to FRM, who knows there could be even more teams in play. RWR is downsizing by one or two cars would have charters up for sale. More opportunities may exist

[@CT3127Bumblebee]

Since I work on Sundays I haven't been able to watch the races all season but I'd listen to your recap and I love your videos it just wasn't making me excited and loving the sport so today listened to MRNs broadcast and it revived the love I have for this sport Keep up with the amazing work

[@JLOCLamborghiniFan88]

I was at this race earlier and I had a seat right in front of the start/finish line and even though this wasn't my first attended race, I absolutely LOVED it! It was a great race. I'm very happy Austin Dillon is ok after that near flip he took after he made contact with Keselowski.

[@meep05]

It feels like Eric always complains for the first 5-8 minutes lol

[@MM126.90]

It’s honestly getting kind off annoying how Eric always finds something wrong with a race

[@travisjohnson8282]

Actually If anything Eric defends nascar more than not. Now Jaret and slapshoes will tear NASCAR a new one.

[@speediepitstop1531]

i hope he don't change into a cry baby, but it seems that way, if he did not like this race i don't know what to say

[@mustpotato41]

I was there! What a race!

[@PenskeCup]

Such an amazing finish! Go Blaney!

[@cowboysdubs]

For real

[@jingleoctopus4160]

Everyone needs to stop complaining. Does the 550hp package suck? Yes it does but we just had one of the best Michigan races in years and a top 10 race in the 550hp package. This package most likely will be gone in a couple months and the gen 6 car will be gone too so I think people just need to deal with these last months and not complain about a fantastic race

[@darenYT1]

But it wasn’t a fantastic race.

[@jingleoctopus4160]

@@darenYT1 it was fantastic looking at all the 550hp package races

[@darenYT1]

@@jingleoctopus4160 That is not the standard. The standard is was it fantastic, good, or sucky on its own!!!!

[@bobbyscottphotography]

It did have me on the edge of my seat the last few laps.. but I was saying the whole time, "they won't be able to pass Blaney now".. was hoping someone would just send it in on him with no regard.. but they all kinda played it safe. Was really surprised to hear Larson say how his points position made it play it safe.. thats unusual coming from Larson. But also very smart

[@crw3673]

Larson is steadily maturing!

[@joshuapittman4663]

He’s fighting for the regular season championship and the playoff championship. Of course he’s gonna play it safe. He’s probably gonna be playing it safe until Phoenix so that he can win the championship.

[@Nc3three]

A good race is a good race. Period. The talk about the package can ruin opinions of good races and can make bad races seem better. There was plenty of passing throughout the field and it was shown well on the broadcast. I watch NASCAR for good racing. That’s what I got, so I’m happy.

[@jordynpropst8915]

Not what I saw out there but to each their own. 1 on track pass for the lead today.

[@Nc3three]

@@jordynpropst8915 lead changes do not make a race. Nashville was a good race despite Larson leading practically every lap. Why is this race any different?

[@nickmangona48]

@@jordynpropst8915 Yeah that's not even close to true. There was a total of 20 lead changes today, and about 7-9 of them happened 5 Laps after a restart.

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

Delusional.

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

@@Nc3three there was a ton more passing at Nashville. Not to mention it raced like an old 1.5er. Larson had the car to beat and it showed because he was able to get seconds, SECONDS, ahead of 2nd.

[@rafaelplacce]

I do follow nascar "verey, very close" like you said and I have ZERO problem with the race today. People talk about like if it's easy to do what Blaney did.

[@grantpeters3149]

This was the first race my friend has ever watched on tv. He’s 15 years old and previously hated Nascar for no reason. He said it was worth his time and he’d watch with me again next week, but he had 2 complaints. He was upset that Larson, Byron, Elliott, Busch, or Hamlin didn’t win. He felt it was dumb that they all deserved to win and none of them did. He was also frustrated that the first 10 laps after a caution were pretty good and then things got dull. Even he after about an hour of questioning began to understand the air issue. He found the strategy intriguing and the the Keselowski/Dillion wreck

[@torak_34]

Oh boy he’s gonna love next race

[@ssigeon]

make sure he watches daytona… lol he’s gonna have fun

[@grantpeters3149]

@@torak_34 for sure, it times up well

[@grantpeters3149]

@@ssigeon yeah, his brain might not be able to handle the greatness

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

I don’t want to see the Twitter keyboard warriors complaining about the rain caution after what happened in New Hampshire

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

Still a BS caution. NH had the leaders complaining about rain.... today nobody was. Big difference.

[@Ka_Gg]

To my knowledge no drivers were saying anything about the rain here. At NH they were yelling at their CCs to get a caution.

[@benwalter4842]

Smart call for the most part. Rather see NASCAR officials be carful rather than stupid.

[@Ka_Gg]

So based on this logic any time we have the smallest amount of drops fall from the sky, we need to throw the caution?

[@TheChroniclesPSCC]

I feel nascar made the right call with that c

[@evanthomas5378]

I just got back home after the Michigan Speedway and even though Chase Elliott didn’t win but I’m happy that he finished 8th place. But that race was so AWESOME🤩🤩👍👍

[@supertornadogun1690]

He would've finished top 5 if Alan hadn't pitted him for an inexplicable reason during the second stage break.

[@evanthomas5378]

@@supertornadogun1690 I agree with you.

[@purplephoenix4861]

Tyler Reddick had an opportunity to gain a bunch of points over the cutline this race especially after Austin Dillon wrecked, but screwed over himself because of over-aggressive driving. #NASCAR

[@robertloftin9182]

First race I ever seen Austin Dillon really race in he get a win when it’s just handed to him

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

That's Reddick's biggest flaw as a driver. He lacks situational awareness. A 10th place run was better for him in the long run, not going for broke into the top 5. He needs to get that coached into him

[@TracksideViews]

Chase Elliott made at least two on track green flag passes for the lead.

[@OGSharpshooter317]

Just one really. The other was on restart

[@DennyDeliversYT]

_Ryan Blaney has multiple wins in a season._ The moms: *_WOAHHH POGGERS_*

[@tannermattey]

This is accurate. My mom screamed so loud

[@byingtonbrosYT]

This is so true. My mom yelled so loud when he won

[@votekyle3000]

My mom texted me “wow”

[@impalalover7412]

@@tannermattey I was happy Blaney won.

[@dngnascar]

This is facts lmao

[@Nc3three]

3:44 If the Hendrick teammates weren’t up front and working together, you would’ve seen more lead changes. This was a very important bit of context that you left out. *Lead changes do not make or break a race.* there was still passing throughout the field; comers and goers, strategy, etc. This year’s Michigan race had 3,608 green flag passes, compared to 1,925 in 2017 and 2,709 in 2014 I honestly don’t understand your criticism, as this was one of the top races of the year. Do you want to grow the sport or not? Because this race helped grow the sport, as you said. I would take this over a strung-out race like the ones with the 750/900 package.

[@baileyreichert6138]

There wasn’t anything else really good about it. I literally kept going back and forth between the race and something else I was watching it was that boring. He’s allowed to judge . It’s his opinion. Outside of the Dillon incident there was nothing too good about it

[@Nc3three]

@@baileyreichert6138 while the lead was relatively easy to keep, the battles throughout the field were plentiful and were shown well on the broadcast. It kept me entertained, something that I can’t say about certain other races this year.

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

Top race of the year? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benwalter4842]

@@hacksawjimthuggin7411 he said One of the top races of the year not the Top race of the year idiot.

[@Jaysonjams04]

I, like you, would love for Nascar to have many lead changes each segment. However, the fact that the leader can never slow down pace because the next guy was breathing down his neck was very satisfying. I rather see that than the 7sec gap for second.

[@andyatherton8583]

Chase Elliot made 2 passes for the lead. He passed Hamlin in stage 1 a good 10 after the comp caution and Larson and Dillon in stage 2 abou 10 to 15 laps in. Then he pit after stage two even though he took 4 tires under green and would have restarted 2nd if he stayed out and the brodcast didn't seem to find this weird

[@michaeldanprince]

EXACTLY

[@fivespeed42]

anybody know why they made that call for the two left sides during that caution? I thought theyd take right sides only for the last stop, but I was wrong

[@vincentodomscatl24]

Yeah I was wondering what was going. He should have stayed out. He had the car and was the only driver to pass the leader under green that wasn't a restart or green flag pit stops, and he did it twice.

[@gagemcpherson4454]

Because his crew chief is always screwing him over Chase had a good shot to win that race until his crew chief screwed up again

[@andyatherton8583]

@@gagemcpherson4454 While I don't disagree that Gustafson makes bad stratagy calls, I don't think that was a planned pit stop. I think they either had a loose tire or some other reason to pit there otherwise they would have taken 2 tires under green like the Gibbs drivers

[@autophile-cv621]

I been watching NASCAR since the 1960's and I think todays race was more entertaining than many have been in the last few years. I do believe that NASCAR should have more 1.5 mile track races and just keep one race at tracks 2 or more miles long.

[@WillOtheFirefox]

I was routing for DiBenedetto to win and I want him to win Daytona, he has been great these past few weeks

[@TheMCClellanSpotter]

This race was probably one of my favorite races this year

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

Same man

[@packisbetter90]

Best Michigan race I've seen in a while for sure.

[@chaseelliotiscool2849]

I hate how Blaney won with the dirty air it sucks that hen can win at a non plate track because the cars are so slow and all you need is a ok car to keep up with the leaders and get lucky with the restarts and win with dirty fucking air Daytona and talledaga are good because you can fucking pass for the lead nascar needs to fix this stupid package and let the drivers race and drive the cars the 4 plate races are good but we can't have this shitty excuse for pake racing at a track any bigger than 1.5 miles it bullshit that nascar says this is good

[@brockculpepper9829]

This was a great race with an amazing finish, and I’m by no means a new fan of NASACR.

[@benwalter4842]

Same ikr! Can people stop complaining about a race being perfect cause it will never be.

[@jessedaly7823]

I’m no new fan either and I loved the race. I’ll take dirty air over the leader jumping out to a 3+ seconds lead any day

[@Bload72productions]

@@jessedaly7823 And that if your a good car you can keep the lead, I don't like it when the best car can't hold off the lead due to constant side drafting.

[@darenYT1]

@@Bload72productions and if you’re a bad car you can keep the lead also.

[@Bload72productions]

@@darenYT1 Yes that's fair enough, every package has its flaws, Sunday was just better than I've seen it in a while.

[@austinreed5805]

Michigan has now entered a renaissance. Hopefully Gen 7 can have good racing at Michigan as well.

[@iandickey8320]

I completely agree with the great outside look at this race. I tried saying this under the famous iceberg poll and people said it was great, so much passing. When in reality there was like no passing and they glorified this race wayyyy too much

[@Ka_Gg]

Just think of how good this race would have been if the whole "air cushion" pushing the leader wasn't so big. All the leader had to do is cut across the nose of 2nd place car in the turn to slow the 2nd place down. It was better than a lot of races we've seen. So close to being a really good race.

[@NinjaXavier2]

That’s called blocking

[@Ka_Gg]

@@NinjaXavier2 lol blocking was a good bit different before this aero package.

[@paulday5722]

I attended almost every Cup race at MIS form 1974-2019. This was the closest racing they have ever had there. We sat through many snoozefests with one car dominating all day. We'll see how the next-gen car races here, but maybe they can tweak the package some to reduce the aero dependence for more passing at the front of the field. The #9 team needs to stop shooting themselves in the foot. Failed inspections, bad pit stops, wrong strategy calls have to get fixed if they are going to make it to the championship race again this year.

[@capez4558]

Marty D with another strong finish.shame he couldn’t finish it off but not much you can do against Hendricks and Gibbs car.defo deserves a ride especially after the past 6 weeks

[@mrvugt4607]

He’s been the second best Ford the last couple weeks and nobody has noticed. He does deserve a ride because he’s beating a lot of his “teammates” recently just wish he could’ve started the season this way

[@jaycecampbell9688]

After he about wrecked the 14

[@capez4558]

@@jaycecampbell9688 14 is slow on old tires and late race gotta make moves when you need a win with 2 races left.can tell somone likes briscoe

[@jaycecampbell9688]

@@capez4558 I like the 21 and the 14 I'm a Tony Stewart fan

[@jonpeek5619]

It was a very good race. Good to see the cars back on an oval. I know the air wasn't the best but I did enjoy the 5 cars racing together up front.

[@harrowdrut6316]

It’s strange that we enjoy the race and then are basically told that we weren’t supposed to because of the aero dependent package. Xfinity is considered less aero dependent so I guess that’s why the leader was able to get way out in front on Saturday? I enjoyed both of the races though.

[@grammarpolice8071]

I love it. Very happy the 18 pushed the 12 so well at the end.

[@SyffRacing]

i thought this was one of the best races of the year! 90 on the groovy gauge for me!

[@RacingGuy2448]

I saw the Austin Dillion crash happen right in front of me I was there in person from my seat it looked like he flipped. When he first hit the wall had to be just 2-10 seats away from me

[@trainfanproductions7149]

Surprised that Blaney won 2 races this season. Congrats to him

[@quinnwashere2049]

Plus both of those races weren’t luck or a super speedway, so it’s looking good for blaney

[@scapegoat413]

@@quinnwashere2049 today was pretty much a super speedway lol

[@quinnwashere2049]

@@scapegoat413 the three quarters superspeedway

[@Nc3three]

This year’s Michigan race had 3,608 green flag passes, compared to 1,925 in 2017 and 2,709 in 2014

[@angelg9061]

Brad better keep an eye out for Richard Childress 👀🥊🥊

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

Hold my watch

[@benwalter4842]

Dillon will pull an Edwards on Keslowski.

[@chardab8824]

Shoutouts to Dibenedetto ok the top ten Briscoe Stenhouse and Bell on top 15s Jones and McDowell on top 20s Haley on top 25 Berry Ware McLeod and Houff on top 30s

[@existinginaspace8347]

Berry didn't have much of a chance in that car he was filling for

[@brandondavis8790]

stenhouse and bell in the top 15 ain't a surprise to be honest

[@TheCloudCreation]

My big problem with this style of racing is that it looks fantastic for all my friends and family that watched the race as well, but for me, as a former racer, this racing SUCKS and I find completely unenjoyable and boring. There is nothing worse than dirty air and holding the throttle to the floor from a driver's perspective. I know A LOT of people enjoyed this race, but I almost fell asleep half way through and that hasn't happened in a really long time.

[@chromediesel444]

The Xfinity race was much more fun than the Cup race that happened a day later.

[@danielledunne7159]

Good job Ryan Blaney he deserved the win! He’s a good guy!

[@therealfanmaster]

“If you don’t like that type of racing. Don’t even watch.” In all seriousness that was some of the best racing I’ve seen with this package. Shame it’s gonna go with the new car but progress requires sacrifice.

[@robertstone9988]

No one could pass. Everybody just fought for that top lane.

[@goose2323]

You’re on crack. This wasn’t a “race”.

[@hacksawjimthuggin7411]

Spotted the casual

[@dshih199]

You must be a new casual fan…

[@therealfanmaster]

Actually I’ve been following NASCAR my whole life AND been watching this channel back when it was doing NASCAR parody’s. Aero racing IS racing. Playoffs are legitimate. Hard tires are the best tires. Brian France did nothing wrong. I don’t care about agendas. You’re not going to change my mind.

[@colebaker___]

Even Blaney in his interview after the win said he hates to race this way. NASCAR technology has come so far in recent years but maybe not for the better

[@robertvandermeer4320]

This was one of the better 550 HP races. A lot better than the 600, Pocono, or Kansas earlier this year. It’s a car issue more importantly.. Doesn’t matter what package you have if the car sucks.

[@mountain6215]

Pocono was amazing this year

[@ProxxRoxx]

I loved how Blaney blocked during the final Laps. Great Job!

[@codyrea85]

Racing was ok but to me there is a problem when the Xfinity cars are running faster than the cup cars! Give them 750 horses, if they can’t hold it in the turns then they will lift…. 190 cup cars 198 xfinity🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Ka_Gg]

I agree. The drivers are professionals. Let them figure out the power to use based on the skinny pedal

[@chromediesel444]

The Xfinity cars ran 195 into turn 1. Then Cup cars ran 187 into turn 1. Such an embarassment seeing how Cup Series, the top level of American motorsports is slower than Xfinity cars.

[@Gdawg311Gaming]

I feel like a large part of why there weren't many green flag passes for the lead is because there were teammates running 1-2 most of the race. HMS dominated most of this race, and the drivers were more concerned building a gap between 3rd place than they were passing for the lead - Kyle Larson even said at one point he wouldn't try to pass. Dillon was clear multiple times and just didn't make the move - the opportunity to pass for the lead was there, if the drivers wanted to take it.

[@police428]

I think we need the 750HP taper. Not 550. I feel as if the 550 package wasn’t enough to Michigan. I’ve always enjoyed the 200-205+ super high speed Michigan. The 550 feels as if it isn’t enough. No lifting doesn’t seem fun for me.

[@police428]

@@johnhaas2523 it will also be the 1st year of next gen (hopefully) so I don’t want to say anything until we see the Next Gen run at Michigan or similar tracks.

[@bradykauffman9442]

I am saying this from someone who was at the MIS: I can say this is the best Michigan race I have been to. I was listening to the radios and heard drivers having trouble with dirty. This brings up your point that there were not many passes under green flag, which is true, however the restarts made up for. Austin Dillon's wreck was interesting to see because it was all right in front of us. I also believe that I now know that stages make the racing better as this was the first stage race I had been to. The rain at the track never got any more than sprinkle and it never really rained. In my opinion, NASCAR didn't need to throw the yellow, but it could have been worse in other areas of the track, and the drops were fairly large, so I hold nothing against NASCAR. The ending was for sure exciting and I enjoyed the race.

[@jackypp6690]

Dude how can you say flawed id say i was expecting much out of this honestly it was a great race it wasn’t a Larson show we had different winners for each stage I’m a chase Elliot fan but I was happy to see different leader not with the car owner Rick Hendrick and it was a competive race as well compared to some of the other races this season I give A+

[@OGSharpshooter317]

Not being able to pass the leader is nowhere near competetive

[@GasHauler127]

I was fortunate enough to watch the race in person today. This was the best race I have seen at Michigan in several years. The other fans around me primarily cheered for the #9 and the #5. Definitely looking forward to going back next year. Also looking forward to Bristol next month.

[@ChrisT.84fan.]

This race had a 1970’s and 1980’s Daytona vibe, I liked it.

[@speediepitstop1531]

that is why eric did not like it, he has never seen real NASCAR racing like the old days, Those real stock cars raced way better then these so stock cars of today

[@likedislike5187]

Why was the 23 on the roof of Wallace's car backwards?

[@sportsdudethree-three-fo334]

This was a very solid race. However it did look like it was legit tough to pass the leader all day

[@jcret510]

One thing I love about Michigan is at 2 miles the back stretch is so long and guys load up 1 & 2 and just shoot like a rocket down the back on a huge run flying past a couple cars and wrestle the car into 3 trying to hold on to their momentum. Definitely was better racing 10 years ago but glad to still see some of it in this one.

[@cowboysdubs]

I was just expecting another boring Michigan race with another Larson domination but boy was I wrong and I was in for a treat as a fan of close racing.

[@speediepitstop1531]

Right so why is eric crying

[@cowboysdubs]

@@speediepitstop1531 bc there weren't enough passes for the lead but it still got me to the edge of my seat bc the suspense of the close racing

[@48nation]

Dirty air didn’t seam as big of a factor today because the track had more than 2 lanes

[@mustpotato41]

Uh yah dirty was a bigger problem than it looked like, but it wasn’t bad except for the lead

[@48nation]

@@mustpotato41 what was happening more though was drivers were trying to hook up and draft together so of course in the middle of the race you are gonna have no passing for the lead when 2 HMS cars are trying to work together. The end of the race everyone was more for themselves and so you didn’t see that big hookup that you did earlier

[@TracksideViews]

The resin really helped in my opinion

[@royavery6949]

At 42 years old I've always thought that Michigan was the worst race of the year. Usually fuel mileage or rain-shortened. This was by far the best Michigan race ever as far as passing leaders drivers coming and going. I don't know if I like this package everywhere but it definitely made Michigan better

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

3:40, this race had 20 lead changes which is much more than all the races in 2017 and 2018 with the low down force package

[@duckvro]

Under green

[@EricEstepp]

Sure but most of those came either during green flag pit stop cycles or on restarts.

[@duckvro]

@@EricEstepp hi king

[@LennyisFast]

@@EricEstepp sorry Eric love your videos .. but bad takes today

[@nascarstopmotionandmore4266]

@@EricEstepp fair fair

[@N45C4R24]

12:29 I was there and It was sprinkling but I think they could’ve kept it green

[@everythingleftturns7782]

Okay but think about NH lmao

[@angrywally4087]

Austin Moved into Brad and it turned him, glad he is ok.

[@itsjakeyh7720]

This race was like Canada, beautiful, welcoming exterior, but if you dig deeper it very quickly reveals some troubling things. I am Canadian.

[@johnkaybroadcast]

Most of the crowd at the race was pretty unhappy with Brad. Both drivers not 100% in the right or wrong. But at the same time Brad needs to give there. The stage is over and he wasn't gonna catch him.

[@benwalter4842]

Agree ikr!

[@johnkaybroadcast]

@@benwalter4842 sucks even more because Dillon had such a strong car. But we will never know

[@Mike4k_]

That was a great finish no one can tell me otherwise

[@Igknight-db3wr]

Best finish so far this season, I think at least

[@chaseelliotiscool2849]

It sucks that Blaney won with this fucking areo package when ever nascar finds a good package they fuck it up and we have this disguise for good racing it is like Monaco were the finishing order is based on turn 1

[@Mike4k_]

@@chaseelliotiscool2849 bruh who cares seriously

[@chaseelliotiscool2849]

@@Mike4k_ me I want passing for the lead I want to know why nascar has to change the package to this dog shit for talented drivers let them race and nascar when we find a good package leave it

[@JoshS05]

I thought it was a great race overall.

[@mistaTVD3199]

I was at the race and it seemed the top 8 guys were basically identical speed wise for the majority of a run. For that long green flag run when Elliot lead about every lap, I wasn't sure if it was dirty air holding Larson and Hamlin back or if they were that equal, but after the pit stops Larson passed Elliot, but couldn't get much further that a second or so ahead. Seems without much off throttle time, guys were almost too equal. Hard to tell who truly had the best car

[@Sikeevan56]

I love how that was one of the best races of the last couple years and he's still complaining

[@hawyee0418]

Eric usually sucks NASCAR off so…

[@baileyreichert6138]

@@hawyee0418 Lol the race wasn’t that great man .

[@tyleruken2584]

He is following in the icebergs footsteps

[@baileyreichert6138]

@@hawyee0418 gotta love the hate comments

[@baileyreichert6138]

Outside of the Dillon wreck what was really interesting about it ? I watched it all and nothing was really good

[@gagemcpherson4454]

Definitely was the best Michigan race I've watched for the Cup Series and I've been watching since 2000

[@albertshivers]

I sat and watched this race with two friends who are new to NASCAR, and we had a very fun time! I've watched NASCAR since Daytona '03, and I understand the aero issues are not how we really want racing to be. However, I was on the edge of my seat those last ten laps, not knowing who would win--and that's exciting! Passing for the lead WAS possible, but the drivers were just playing aero chess. Not ideal, yes! But let's take a good exciting race at Michigan and be happy. We haven't had such a close race there that I can recall. 65% is wrong.

[@SMCSRacingNetwork]

This was easily the best Michigan race in a while. I don’t really care if there was dirty air or such, this was actually enjoyable. Shame I had to work today, or else I could have seen the ending live

[@stevealber9779]

No Canadians either

[@Camd3n_24]

I really hate being a Dillon fan sometimes, but it is what it is, hopefully he can squeeze in a win at Daytona or top 5

[@NottherealKyleLarson]

Friking Byron decided to be a good teammate and not give me a shove

[@BigBibleman]

What, yo think everyones just going to let you win?

[@NottherealKyleLarson]

@@BigBibleman yes. As I am King Larson *looking through my Burger King crown*

[@BigBibleman]

@@NottherealKyleLarson i see

[@Twinspinner]

This is my first race in 5 years and my wife's first race ever, and the on track action was *definitely* amazing to watch. Michigan definitely put on a good show, I can't imagine any new fan would've left the track disappointed

[@InklingGamer7626]

this was one hell of a race definitely

[@K1NGBEEFY]

So on the 550 package is the aero so restrictive that the engine is throttled down to 550 or is the engine actually 550. If it is because of the aero why don't they just revamp the aero package to where its back at a higher hp

[@JacobNascar]

This race is a race I will admit, I was perfectly okay with looking at it surface deep. I know how that package is and I just wanted to enjoy the race and so that's what I did.

[@timkitchen7141]

I agree with your assessment. I walked away thinking it was a great race, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there was very little racing 5 laps after the restarts.

[@adamhanks7789]

Just a great race. The end was amazing

[@speediepitstop1531]

Yup i guess eric dose not what real good racing is

[@SteveLaneGalway]

Been watching NASCAR for 2 seasons now, and aside from the Bristol dirt race, that was one of the most exciting, if not most exciting races I've enjoyed so far. Though I also see your point about dirty air. Reminded me of Kansas with Harvick completely unable to get around Logano. You might be right in saying a lack of lead changes traded for such a thrilling race might be the way they go. For me, it was more Dillon's fault, coming up the track like that. What a shock though. That's a crash that I feel would have definitely killed someone pre Dale Sr. Glad he's okay. Anyway, always enjoy your takes. Keep it up.

[@L9ne_Wlf]

This is your first time in a while I actually paid attention to a full nascar race

[@ratchet2003]

I hate to say it, but the 3 car is cursed. This isn’t Dillon’s first major wreck in the 3.

[@LennyisFast]

Btw there were 6 passes under green for the lead today.. I’m sorry but it’s kind of frustrating how many people seemingly only look for negatives even with great races

[@LennyisFast]

Btw this doesn’t count green flag pit stops etc.. 6 legit passes on track but okay

[@baileyreichert6138]

Kinda surprised no Truex mention. Got in trouble super early and finished 10th after falling to 33rd. Also Ryan Blaney=Austin Dillon almost all of their cup wins are by pure luck .

[@whiteeyes3743]

Was at the track and it was absolutely awesome!!! Great hard racing, multiple groves. However, I do agree with ur point of dirty air and no off throttle time. It was almost impossible to pass up front.