So Many Blown Opportunities | NASCAR Kansas Race Review & Analysis

Pit road plagues several playoff drivers, as Kyle Busch battles Ross Chastain for the win in Kansas!
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[@kaceycaron4303]

Lajoie and Haley swap rides, and now Haley spins and Lajoie goes top 15? I think the issue really is the 7 car...

[@Ex0dus24]

the danica patrick curse

[@ryanmfussner]

Car/spotter

[@trippy7143]

Lajoie haters real quiet now

[@AGPT18]

ehhh it’s one race

[@christianfehr8652]

@@trippy7143he still a dogshit driver and shouldn’t be in cup

[@micahbrown8095]

The 45 team do not look like championship contenders right now

[@JackCallSports]

When Trackhouse looks better then 23XI They’re in trouble

[@pwm_boboman]

The 45 team is overrated by pundits and content creators. Reddick still has a lot to learn. A perfect example is what happened between C. Buscher and him. He doesn't know how to patiently get a lead. There were still more laps left to the finish. If he had been patient, he was gonna put himself to the wall, giving Reddick the lead.

[@nathan1sixteen]

If you forget last week, neither is the 5 team

[@JackCallSports]

Words cannot begin to describe how big this is for Ross and Trackhouse

[@Helloworld678j]

Words can't, but emojis can: 🍉

[@Mac-td7lt]

Yep! We love our Ross!

[@DennyDeliversYT]

there must’ve been something in the drivers’ water bottles today… yall just be turning left on the backstretch for no reason… 😭

[@JackCallSports]

@@DennyDeliversYT you good after today? Can you fix Dennys pit crew

[@Getalife286]

@@JackCallSports.. Denny Hamlin struggles in playoffs.That's nothing new That's his whole career Denny Hamlin always has issues in playoff

[@DennyDeliversYT]

@@JackCallSports we need larson’s pit crew fr 😭

[@JackCallSports]

@@DennyDeliversYT did you drop to your knees in a Walmart?

[@DennyDeliversYT]

@@JackCallSports more like banging the shelves each time the 11 lost positions on pit road

[@adepressednygiantsfan]

Tyler Reddick is definitely making a regular season championship choke this year

[@FlungFluPanda]

K bud😂

[@themidnightinator]

Truex 2023 part 2

[@BlueJimmie48Fan]

There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, *and infinite suffering as a Jimmie Johnson fan.* 😞

[@bobbbobb4663]

Jimmie needs to give up the dream of driving the new car.

[@rowdyjoshracing6298]

"Infinite suffering". 7 Championships because of a points reset format lmao.

[@GrantRustin]

Ikr, but I’m just sick of hearing “give it up Jim” he’s 7x… mark martin was like 60 in a car. Dale Jarrett and rp were like 70. He’s a grown man stfu

[@darthhull85]

I think the suffering is ok considering 2002-2016

[@RowdyB51]

At least he has 7 championships? The problem for him is the next-gen car

[@InsaneCelery238]

As a Chastain fan, even I was kinda cheering for bush until it happened. So unfortunate

[@maryhjelter6101]

Ditto

[@robertdavischaniago917]

I hope busch can make it at dega. Buescher got it , chastain got it , only kb left

[@Ex0dus24]

Feel real bad for rowdy. after such a shit season it finally looked like the win wouldn't slip from his grasp.

[@InsaneCelery238]

Which race are you referring to?

[@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh]

@@InsaneCelery238the one that just happened smh

[@InsaneCelery238]

@@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh Ik I was just joking since its happened so many times this year 😭

[@darkcrypto_yt]

@@InsaneCelery238 yeah it’s happened a lot this season

[@stormix5755]

@@DizzyIzzy-ze6hhI think it was a joke. He’s had so many close finishes this year

[@trevorhintz1290]

Cup Series Points Standings (Chase Format) 1. Christopher Bell 2171 2. Alex Bowman 2168 3. Ryan Blaney 2154 4. William Byron 2146 5. Chase Elliott 2141 6. Kyle Larson 2140 7. Joey Logano 2125 8. Denny Hamlin 2125 9. Ty Gibbs 2120 10. Austin Cindric 2117 11. Daniel Suarez 2109 11. Tyler Reddick 2109 13. Martin Truex Jr. 2104 14. Chase Briscoe 2099 15. Brad Keselowski 2069 16. Harrison Burton 2045

[@RC.41]

Omgz Ty Gibbs is 9th he might win the title

[@ohareairplanespotterben9]

Rowdy Crowd. We still have Confidence in our guy! 💯 ⁣🚗💨💨💨💨

[@JB-bl8mb]

Lajoie 15th Haley 33rd I'm not a Lajoie stan but the hate he was getting over the summer was absolutely out of hand. This has to feel good for him. Pulling for him and Justin to both do well in their new rides.

[@SquidofBaconator]

Yeah, while I do agree that Lajoie’s year has been miserable, people have gone really overboard with shitting on him and all the endless “McDonald’s is hiring” types of comments

[@tankerboysabot]

It's one race. Let's see how the rest play out.

[@RC.41]

Lajoie was literally causing crashes every race and flipped himself at Michigan trying to retaliate against another driver and no one would admit that. It was an actual clown show for the last month or 2.

[@nathan1sixteen]

@@tankerboysabotsorry, but Haley pulled a dump Lajoie move today. Maybe it’s not a driver issue in that car?

[@jacksonyon5276]

@@RC.41why do people pick on him so much tho? Why not bully Hemric or nemecheck? He’s been the scapegoat just because when in reality he’s been better than a good amount of drivers and this finish proves it along with others like Watkins Glen

[@naparacingfan9275]

Briscoe took out the RCR 8 at Bristol Dirt to hand the win to Busch. Today he decided to do it again with Busch in the 8 this time.

[@smalls3187]

Briscoe never touched Busch. Dirty air is what took Busch out cause he got too impatient.

[@naparacingfan9275]

@@smalls3187 Well aware and totally agree. Briscoe was doing what he supposed to do stay on the lead lap. Comment was intended as a joke.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@naparacingfan9275well than you got me !!! ( Mad faced Homer Simpson shaking fist at sky !!)

[@Jason-qt5js]

Tyler reddick is having a Truex 2023 playoff collapse.

[@mister_aidan09]

Let me get my Kyle Busch win already 😭😭🙏🙏 A win from him would feed families

[@Jake_LA08]

Next year 🙂

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

Man, I wish Truex could've won, not gonna lie, he easily could've, but I'm just glad he FINALLY got a clean race and it was a TOP 5 at that. 👍

[@Momentum_Racing]

As a Team Penske diehard fan, I've never been from such a high to having race winning cars and having the best start to the Round of 12 with all 3 cars finishing top 7 in stage 1, to such a low where all 3 Penske cars had loose wheel issues of all things. Luckily we recovered for decent finishes other than Cindric, but I'm a bit worried about Penske at Talladega next week. Penske blew an opportunity for all 3 cars to have a decent point cushion heading into Talladega with Larson, Reddick, and heck even Bell from struggling so much.

[@BraydenBunch58]

My disappointment is immeasurable, And my day is ruined.

[@1870offroad]

Corey Lajoie top 15 debut for RWR 🏁💪

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

That's one reason I was O.K with him winning it and not Larson the regular season championship means nothing and look what's happend to the last 3 that's won it

[@Zoniax-zc7xh]

Austin had such a great day going man :/. He drove from 17th to 7th in stage one, then his pit crew screwed him, then he drove back up to the top 15 and looked like he might get a stage points, and then he wrecked. Welp, time to go win Dega. Also how insane would it be if Reddick and Larson were eliminated this round

[@DeckJam2]

Facts brother

[@Atari2600Gamer]

I swear he would've won Atlanta if his pit crew could step it up and he didn't wreck. Seems like everytime Cindric runs good, his pit stops are terrible

[@painfullyaveragegamer]

I mean. The 22 also gained the third most stage points today but no don’t mention rhat

[@samuelstewart495]

Jimmie Johnson should just retire. Not saying it’s all his fault but even when he doesn’t get into a wreck he runs bad. I get its legacy motorsports but still. If your Jimmie Johnson why would you wanna run badly like that every time you get in the car.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

I think this was his last race , and now I believe he’s done ( sponsors wanted him out there ) he just cannot adapt to this car at all .

[@darthhull85]

@@kharnthebetrayer1575I love the guy but I hope so. I’ve been to a few of his next gen races and it’s always sad to see someone like that run like a rookie on an underfunded team.

[@IceBandit14]

ITS BOWMANS YEAR WEEK 2

[@CoryAY82383]

Honestly he would be the only Hendrick car I'd want to cheer for

[@jamiethornton6101]

someone should compile his stats for the year, before that story broke that he might be out of his ride at HMS after the season and since. It's like someone lit a fire under Bowman after that.

[@JACOBMXYT]

BOWMAN WILL BE CHAMPION IN 2024!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeremysimpson1432]

I was really hoping he would have got the lead in that last restart

[@Tow_Sr.]

​@@jeremysimpson1432he just didn't trust Ross. ( can you blame him over Truex) he thought the 2 would slice and dice and he just Chose the wrong line and the wrong Place to try and pass for the lead !!!😢

[@RG5Gamin]

For your final challenge:Jimmy Johnson not wrecking. Level: impossible

[@acedelta12]

He has more finishes than DNFs

[@NASCARFAN93100]

KFB Kansas 2024 = Jimmie Johnson Darlington 2020. Also I find it extremely hilarious that Corey Lajoie scored a Top 15 in his debut for Rick Ware Racing while Justin Haley finished 33rd in his return to Spire Motorsports

[@jamiethornton6101]

Kyle Busch has had the worst luck this year. It's just insane.

[@RaleighRyan]

Lol classic misery as a Hamlin and KFB fan... very happy for Chastain though

[@sevans66]

BOWMAN THE SHOWMAN

[@trevorhintz1290]

Cup Series Points Standings (Full Season Points) 1. Kyle Larson 959 (5 wins) 2. Chase Elliott 958 (1 win) 3. Tyler Reddick 941 (2 wins) 4. Christopher Bell 922 (3 wins) 5. Ryan Blaney 892 (2 wins) 6. William Byron 884 (3 wins) 7. Denny Hamlin 865 (3 wins) 8. Alex Bowman 829 (1 win) 9. Ty Gibbs 818 10. Ross Chastain 806 (1 win) 11. Brad Keselowski 804 (1 win) 12. Martin Truex Jr. 796 13. Chris Buescher 780 (1 win) 14. Bubba Wallace 757 15. Joey Logano 733 (2 wins) 16. Chase Briscoe 665 (1 win) 17. Kyle Busch 658 18. Daniel Suarez 649 (1 win) 19. Austin Cindric 620 (1 win) 20. Carson Hocevar 556 21. Michael McDowell 547 22. Todd Gilliland 546 23. Noah Gragson 504 24. Ryan Preece 493 25. Josh Berry 490 26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 473 27. Austin Dillon 449 (1 win) 28. Daniel Hemric 441 29. Corey LaJoie 437 30. Zane Smith 426 31. Erik Jones 420 32. Justin Haley 418 33. John Hunter Nemechek 386 34. Harrison Burton 362 (1 win) 35. Aj Allmendinger 206 36. Kaz Grala 178 37. Shane Van Gisbergen 108 38. Cody Ware 105 39. Ty Dillon 92 40. BJ McLeod 50 41. Joey Hand 43 42. Anthony Alfredo 41 43. Jimmie Johnson 40 44. Corey Heim 35 45. Parker Retzlaff 32 46. Derek Kraus 32 47. Justin Allgaier 24 48. Austin Hill 23 49. JJ Yeley 21 50. Riley Herbst 20 51. Joey Gase 17 51. David Ragan 17 53. Josh Bilicki 12 54. Josh Williams 11 55. Kamui Kobayashi 8 56. Will Brown 6 57. Juan Pablo Montoya 5 58. Timmy Hill 3 59. Cam Waters 2 60. David Starr 1 60. Chad Finchum 1

[@Hotrodclassic]

Larson’s doing real well with one race short in points …? 😮🏁

[@jacelefort_9]

Bold prediction: 48 car will advance to the championship 4 for the first time since 2016

[@Tow_Sr.]

Lets think about the Big picture , he steps in for Dale Jr. AND HE ALMOST WON HIS FIRST race ever in the 88 car. The Dude is the REAL DEAL, he can do it , IF HE HAS THE CAR !!!! 💯🏁💪👊🤘🤘👏👏🙏🙏🍻👍

[@EdSherry]

I can promise Kyle is playing dumb and he will make sure chase does not finish next race. Chase wanted to stay on the lead lap and put Kyle in a bad place with air. Average person that has never strapped in like who is talking can’t tell the difference. Next time you will have to wreck the lapper bc that is how this garbage car drives. That was Kyle’s race but hey the lapped gave him an inch with bad air and second on his ass. Kyle knows not to act like he is mad and will repay chase bc nascar will get him. Blows my mind a back marker car all day being lapped dictated the finish lol I mean Kyle is know for crashing like that lol

[@jeffcornia137]

I just ordered Arby's door dash. Thanks for sponsorship on josh biliki Arby's. 😊😊

[@dannyalex7152]

Tyler Reddick had a really bad day... ngl he could be in danger of not making it into the next round...

[@kevins7873]

Larson hitting debris is so unlucky no way he wins the championship like this

[@AustinGriffin-b2y]

Not gonna shoutout Zane smith

[@AustinGriffin-b2y]

Also second race in a row with no overtime thank god

[@tecate7070]

My fingers are definitely crossed as a #22 fan

[@kevantecaldwell4035]

Wouldn’t be too hard on Larson absolutely out of his control

[@jacobkindiger4593]

I'm tired of Truex playing nice. He needs to just dump everybody, win by any means necessary. Hes got nothing to lose.

[@rocksreviewsreactions337]

As much as it seems like that's the last option, I think him leaving the sport as one of the cleanest Nascar drivers in history would be a better send off then wrecking a guy to get a win.

[@Dupontman627]

3 HMS cars in the top 10 is great

[@ImDanWhoAreYou]

I don’t see what Briscoe had to lose. His day wasn’t going to get better. Get out of the way and let the leaders race, especially the guy who didn’t pull a bump and run at Darlington.

[@WALTRIPFLAIR]

Chase is a championship driver and Kyle is not, and besides, race drivers should never "let" anyone pass them. You race for every position on every lap. Briscoe did nothing wrong and should not be on anyone's lips.

[@andyharman3022]

I don't blame Briscoe for squeezing Busch, leading to his spin. It looked to me like Busch hesitated before passing Briscoe on the outside. Young Kyle Busch wouldn't have hesitated. I'm still hoping Kyle can keep his streak going. He's been fast enough to win a few races this year.

[@coreylackey2391]

How bout lajoie a 15th place finish is freaking awesome all the haters are quite now!!! THE PROBLEM IS THE #7 CAR HOPE CHILDERS CAN TURN HALEY AND THE #7 INTO A WINNING/PLAYOFF TEAM

[@tankerboysabot]

We could've gone ALL laps ever without Jimmie Johnson.

[@trippy7143]

Did anyone else see Joey Logano flip the bird to Daniel Suarez? I thought that was comedy

[@StephenWithAStache]

If I had a nickel for every time Ty Dillon took out Jimmie Johnson in a lap one crash, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it's happened twice.

[@jakequill9369]

If you drink don’t drive do the watermelon crawl Ross The Boss

[@samuelstewart495]

If bowman makes it to the round of 8, I mean the the round of 8 tracks line up good for him. Homestead Miami, Las Vegas, and martinsville. Could maybe make a championship 4. Especially if these other guys continue to have mistakes.

[@Ka_Gg]

These playoffs just feel more odd than usual. Seems like all the playoffs drivers are feast or famine. Nobody is running well enough consistently to give you confidence. Hamlin is great, do you trust him? Same with Reddick. He won the regular season championship and has to use all those extra points. Larson? He either dominates or has a serious issue. Hell it seems like Bowman and Elliott are the only consistent ones but they aren't winning. If you came back from the future and told me neither Hamlin, Larson, Bell nor Reddick made the final 4. It wouldn't shock me. Don't get me wrong. Very unlikely but this playoffs just seems like a mess

[@DeckJam2]

As a diehard Penske fan stage 1 was paradise. (we don’t talk about anything after that)

[@CaseyT22]

Amazing Race!!! Was there and saw you and waved to you across pit road with my brother and Nephew before the race started!

[@Carsboy95]

I bet if Larson got fenced you wouldn’t say that 🤷‍♂

[@patrickcope1439]

I do feel bad for rowdy, but with the playoffs setup and the way it's all designed to make ppl tune in, today was a win for the sport

[@TheCloudCreation]

6:40 It's hilarious to see Eric holding his phone at chest height and it be eye level with CBell

[@HoldMyBluntNascar]

The cars tried to "un-alive" themselves multiple times throughout this race

[@napoleoncontrerassr4488]

I swear every time denny does a interview he says "certainly"😂😂😂

[@clintjenkins3636]

I believe Hendricks made JJ turn in that horse shoe when he retired

[@TheBreadman904]

Zane Smith with a top 10 as well today, good for him

[@ratchet2003]

1.1K views in 10 minutes! My dude is on fire!!!

[@chasebriscoefan14]

What happened to Reddick?

[@davids5006]

He's been out to lunch since winning regular season championship

[@marcusvillarreal]

My pick christopher bell ended up 7th after dominating the race at Kansas leading 122 of 267 laps

[@IsaacV24]

I don’t know which driver blew their opportunities more today: Kyle Larson or Christopher Bell?

[@kevantecaldwell4035]

It was out of Larson control how did he blow it when it wasn’t his fault

[@kevins7873]

Bell lol Larson hit debris

[@Momentum_Racing]

I'd argue all 3 Penske cars blew an opportunity today. They looked great in stage 1, bought couldn't take advantage of it when Larson, Bell and Reddick had their issues.

[@stacigabrish909]

What is going on with the 45 team

[@waterrosschasmelonstain951]

Can we get a F for Kyle busch and his fans

[@Carsboy95]

F :(

[@thenotoriousner]

F

[@Getalife286]

I Feel the same about Denny Hamlin and 23X1 Racing. I have never rooted against a driver until this year and how Hamlin acts

[@MarkOliveras0215]

That was a fun race to watch for sure! So much better than whatever TF Bristol was as it was a BIG night and day difference. Loved it! Glad you got to see an exciting contest in person! Great race from flag to flag + as a Zane Smith fan, he’s making a good audition to successfully find a ride next year! Can’t wait for next week! Here’s mine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDJkIife75_qa8si=c2LtW-05mvo32M3c

[@JackCallSports]

Today was such a big missed opportunity for Denny Hamlin too

[@Getalife286]

Denny Hamlin struggles in playoffs.That’s nothing new That’s his whole career Denny Hamlin always has issues in playoff

[@ba97racing]

​@@Getalife286Denny didn't struggle today. His crew did. He may have finished top 3 if it wasn't for his pit crew screwing him nearly every stop.

[@braydenblue3796]

Im am beyond perplexed at how 23XI has gone from being THE team to beat here...to absolute dog water. Did they delete their notes and setups or???

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Charter problems have buried that team lmao

[@Getalife286]

Denny Hamlin and playoff and his team is the same

[@VanillaSpooks]

Larson did spin it, definitely didn’t win it

[@shaytrueblueaussie]

Erik Jones fans: 🎶We’re completely fucked, completely fucked, we’re completely fucked!!! 🎶

[@americanwalmarts3565]

Gotta drop Tyler Reddick again in the power rankings... Maybe the 4-5 spot

[@kevinhaun1]

Highlight of the day, seeing Eric and yelling “stay groovy!”

[@outfield1988]

Seems like if you have any tire problems you’re done with this car.

[@johnlafever3162]

Briscoe was not a "lapped car" when Cryin Kyle came up behind him.

[@Mac-td7lt]

Lajoie 15th. Wow. Great day for Zane Smith also.

[@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp]

Man, it must hurt to be Kyle Busch. HE WAS DOING SOO GOOD 😭😭😭

[@darthhull85]

Hopefully Reddick stays out. One less fast car to deal with later.

[@sosedup]

23XI Racing is my 13th reason why

[@500jacob]

What cbell said is so concerning. Sounds like the 550 hp days. Need to go up to. 750 here

[@wesleyem3]

Elliott crawling through the pack, from back to front 3 different times shows just how strong of a driver he is, and how good the team is in general. If they can build on this momentum, I can see them making the Championship 4

[@Rabbitface656]

That guy passing by in the white truck was probably thinking “Oh hey it’s that Eric guy, cool” lol

[@Crazy_Duck]

No views in under a minute bro fell off 😂 I missed the race unfortunately 😢

[@NASCARDAWGYT]

Kansas proving to be one of the best next gen tracks once again.

[@bearmarsh6579]

With most of the playoff driver having problems today Talladega is going to be crazy. Congrats Mellon Man.

[@GrantRustin]

Honestly playoffs are a joke, all things considered the leader deserves more room and respect than that. But I’ve been a fan since o3 so I generally lean more “old school”

[@jayden_bacon9475]

I've been surprised by Alex these playoffs, at the moment he's in my final 4

[@caseylong1170]

Great meeting you today! Thanks for the picture, keep up the content!

[@seanlewis575]

The 11 pit crew was absolute garbage today…not once, but literally every stop.

[@jeremyharper3462]

Ross's team sucked on pit road today and he still won. They gave up like 30 spots!

[@glennpiller9417]

What ever happened??? Driver ran out of Talent Kyle!

[@iceeblueburst03]

Damn, most of picks got destroyed.

[@flatdog520]

As a Reddick fan I am VERY concerned about him making the next round, I feel like they used up all their speed before the playoffs because ever since the start of the playoffs they have fallen off a cliff.

[@Mac-td7lt]

Briscoe did nothing wrong. Briscoe first car a lap down?? If that's the case, what do you expect.

[@ejrock86]

Eric you killed It with the coverage this weekend . 🏆

[@chaney22]

Hated it for Kyle Busch today. Hopefully he will get 1 win this year. Im just so happy there was no overtime for the cup race!

[@stocker2525]

The drivers who got out of the p/o got accord to spoil the p/o drivers with underdog wins 😂

[@billfast]

I hate seeing drivers taken out by tire problems.

[@torinmathias4311]

Thanks for the excellent recap Eric. Dont know how you keep track of all the drivers and their day. Nice IVs as well.....apart from emo Hamlin....that guy makes me depresed.

[@GrandpaShark]

Reddick was surprisingly bad. He managed to get up to 10th place on the restart at lap 241. Then dropped like a rock to 25th.

[@ThomasLoomis-n5w]

Congrats to. Chastain winning at Kansas my hopes were in Kyle Larson but that went out the window. Fast . I also had. Reddick today but he was a "NO SHOW" today. Anyways. Glad you had a great time today looks like a. Beautiful track. From your. Veiw. Thanks for the. Commentary. You should get a job at NASCAR being a. Commentator. Busch and Chastain were the show today. . have a safe trip home. See ya in the next. Video. Peace .

[@zzz6valvoline]

Larson is the unluckiest​ driver in cup history. For a long time, I always said it was Mark Martin. No longer. This man is cursed.

[@nickg505]

Great race! But I get REAL TIRED of hearing these drivers whine and pout they didn't win when they got a top 5 or top 10. News Flash: Only one winner, thus 39 drivers will not win. Stop crying. KB, yeah he can can cry. But the rest, seriously? Be men

[@j.cbutterfly3293]

It was good race at Kansas Speedway. We’ve saw more restarts, battle for the lead changes, more playoff issues and I’ll give a 75.9% ratings.