Atlanta Superspeedway | Does It Work?!

[@TheIceberg]

What did you think of the new Atlanta Superspeedway?

[@Intimidaterfan3]

It was actually really good just how I thought of it before

[@Bload72productions]

It was solid 6/10, Super Speedway action is great, but 2 of the first 5 races in the season shouldn't be pack racing.

[@brandon45-70]

it was entertaning, i feel like fox dropped the ball on the coverage, lots of good green flag racing during commercials, bless Allah for the god stream

[@SomethingStupidProductions]

decent, but keep it at atlanta, maybe texas, just to improve it, but i say, just atlanta, keep it original.

[@WastdTrashPanda]

They wanted a fast go-kart style crash fest, and they got it. RIP Atlanta.

[@haydenlynchmtb1949]

After going to both the Daytona 500 and the new Atlanta this year, I felt like they were different. Atlanta honestly felt more unpredictable and “sketchy” with how small it is compared to Daytona, and it was extremely fun to be there and watch in person! It felt different enough to where I love both for different reasons, but I agree we need to keep this to just Atlanta. Let it be a special race like no other.

[@Trainlover1995]

No, I say reconfigure Texas and Kentucky in this way!

[@haydenlynchmtb1949]

@@Trainlover1995 I would say Texas, but if the cup race will be anything like this past Indycar race was, then I’d say keep it. But honestly I highly doubt it will be. Who knows… we’ll just have to wait and see. They need to come up with a solution to make better racing without completely turning it into Daytona 2.0. Let Atlanta have it’s glory and make Texas and Kentucky better in their own way.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

@@Trainlover1995 Should've done this to Kentucky instead in the first place

[@jermaineboyd6594]

@@Trainlover1995 Texas indeed but Kentucky mahh let's enjoy new Atlanta speedway for the next few years I ain't going back to Texas til they reconfigurate just like Atlanta.

[@haydenlynchmtb1949]

@@jermaineboyd6594 There’s still a chance these cars might get some good racing out of Texas. Everything this year is really a first, and unknown with these cars. We can only hope for the best!

[@SomethingUnprofessional69]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought all the focus on the kids was weird

[@cowboysdubs]

Lmao it was weird asf 😭. Fox sports is a terrible broadcast for nascar

[@fidel1981]

I’ve been saying it all this season, finally someone brings this up. I’m not down for it seeing kids every commercial break, stage end, and restarts, especially since a majority of them aren’t even watching the race.

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

@@cowboysdubs What do you think the best broacaster is or was in your opinion.

[@cowboysdubs]

@@TheyWantMeGone69 NBC broadcast is pretty good

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

@@cowboysdubs It is. I remember the days of the Speed channel too. May be the nostalgia talking but good coverage.

[@DennyDeliversYT]

since Atlanta has dates on the NASCAR schedule… one race should be ran with the package this past weekend and the other should be ran with the 670 package

[@nurabsal0x018c]

Try it at least once anyway…

[@justinedwards3156]

Completely agree!

[@randomgamer19170]

Why not have one unrestricted at 950 Hp

[@frankf2902]

Eh, kinda? Felt like a mid-tier Daytona race. In and of itself, that’s fine… but I’m worried this will create the same short-sighted enthusiasm that followed the 2017 xfinity race at Indy and the 2018 all star race. I don’t want more superspeedway racing. I just want fast mike and a half racing like we used to see. Run Atlanta with 670 in the summer. Let them hit 200 on the front stretch. If IndyCar is comfortable sending those rocket ships around Texas at 230, a full-bodied stock car should be safe at 210 (assuming horsepower increases for 2023, which is should)

[@tuftyterror983]

Yeah i feel like NASCAR and drivers are to afraid of 200+ speeds after logano put up a stink after his blow over and ryan newmans crash. Like, your a racecar driver. Your going 3 times as fast a a regular freeway. of course your gonna crash.

[@cowboysdubs]

I hate when it's so spread out tho. It makes the race boring

[@jermaineboyd6594]

Me too feel the same way let the rip 200+ mph.

[@gagemontes3612]

@@tuftyterror983 You’re

[@mlwilliam213]

The 200 mph threshold has shown to be where cars will fly into the grandstands. It’s not about protecting the drivers. It’s about not launching a racecar into the stands and slaughtering a couple hundred fans thus ending NASCAR forever.

[@BaronOBeefDip]

The tire issues were camber related and should be figured out soon. NASCAR remembers what happens when it added too many Mile and a half tracks in the 2000s, so I don't think they'll make every other one like Atlanta. The same fears were talked about after the Charlotte Roval.

[@mlwilliam213]

Hope you’re not giving NASCAR too much credit here. Their decision making has been abysmal.

[@acegarcia3719]

If I were Nascar I would experiment with the 670 package for the July race. Auto Club and Vegas showed that the nextgen car is good enough on its own to generate great racing without having to resort to desperate measures. There also seems to be a divided fanbase on whether this was a good race while the other package was close to a unanimous consent.

[@michaelpennington8410]

I see your point and I think it would be interesting to see... but they'll never go for it it wouldn't be safe. The high banking would make corner speed insanely high for a 1.5. Dale Jr was talking about that on his podcast earlier this week.

[@johnbarker5009]

How fast are they going to end up going if they do that? Probably fast enough to put them into the fence, and possibly the crowd. Never forget, THAT is why we had restrictor plates and it's why we have reduced horsepower at the superspeedways. If you want to end auto racing the best way to do it would be with a car in the stands.

[@BaronOBeefDip]

@@johnbarker5009 they wouldn't be that much faster, and it wouldn't be anymore unsafe for fans that Atlanta always has been. Remember, faster speeds also means braking and slowing in the turns.

[@BaronOBeefDip]

@@michaelpennington8410 Putting on a smaller spoiler, and maybe even skinny tires, would help limit that speed naturally though

[@marcforget33]

@@johnbarker5009 In the early 2000's they used to run 750hp and reach 200mph here. It would probably be about the same with a 670hp engine with increased banking.

[@NascarFan1807]

I enjoyed the race yesterday. I enjoy the uniqueness of superspeedway racing. With that said please don’t do this to the other intermediate tracks!

[@tylerrehkopf]

The double yellow line should be removed. I think could make passes easier through the doglegs if they could dive.

[@michaelpennington8410]

I completely agree! I enjoy superspeedway racing though so I thought the race was entertaining it was pretty much what I thought we would get from a mini-Daytona. But that being said superspeedway racing is fun because it's only 4 times a year... it shouldn't be a regular staple. A sport that continuously relies on gimmicks is not a sport. It's theatre... or sports entertainment ie WWE. But NASCAR has been going down that road since the Chase was invented so don't be surprised if they managed to get it wrong...AGAIN! And I do hate that they did this to one of the better tracks on the schedule. If they wanted to run an experiment on a 1.5 I wish they would have done it to Kentucky or Texas.

[@WesternBarbary]

I liked the race. I'm a Superspeedway fan, so I got more of what I enjoy. Attrition, unpredictability and contact-racing is what brings me to NASCAR. Otherwise I'd tune in exclusively to F1. I don't want more reconfigurations like this, though. At the moment, with the current set up, it feels perfect to me. We've got six superspeedway races, six road course races, and a bunch of stuff in between. That is a good bunch of variety and that is healthy for this sport. I think NASCAR has the wherewithal to not jump the gun and do this to all the 1.5 miles. SMI is the real wildcard.

[@ragingrac3ryt894]

Same here

[@gamingbydraconus90]

I feel that yes it was entertaining, but don't need more superspeedway style racing. As for the 3 leaders that had tire issues, it was proven to be too aggressive with the RR camber.

[@camaroboy1968ss]

I am in the small group that seems to have really disliked the race. I dont think we need more superspeedway type racing as Daytona and Dega are enough. Both for pack racing and teams wallets as alot of stuff go smashed in those wrecks with the talked about part shortages, doesnt really help teams. The racing itself was boring. Yes you had lots of lead changes, but really outside of the top 3 cars nothing really happened but just sit side by side. You were not really going to gain anything on track. Most of your track position needed to be made on pit stops. It was pretty much a 1 groove race around the top as the bottom could not really generate a run with 3-5 cars nose to tail. You had to have that big run to get around the leader, otherwise you couldnt pass them. They took one of the drivers favorite tracks that would show talent at running fast and saving tires and ruined that. Also the filled stand this year will be an outlier on the graph. Need to see what it looks like in the fall race and then next year. If the numbers maintain or grow will show it was a good move if they fall off fast then the race was a novelty as it was a new layout.

[@tuftyterror983]

4 superspeedway racing is enough. let them do high horsepower and have them hit 200 going into turn 1.

[@xXx3OOOv2]

This. I was torn yesterday about it, and the more I thought about it, the more I didn't care for it. It just doesn't feel right watching a SS race at an intermediate track.

[@jermaineboyd6594]

That's what happens when they do a repave of the track you going to lose some if not all that character for serval years til get to some what of the old Atlanta multi groove.

[@Dirtydeff]

Spot on Iceberg! Long term this gimmick will kill the sport. Taking real racing out of the sport is not a good idea. Had to do it at Talladega/Daytona for safety

[@NASCARFAN93100]

I like The New Atlanta and I thought yesterday was awesome But I'd be interested to see the 670HP Package Unrestricted for the July race

[@Ob1tuber]

Like Kurt Busch said

[@Zyairelitboy]

If that happens someone is going to die

[@frlracing]

@@Zyairelitboy If Indycar is going to 230 and not Dying NASCAR isn't Dying at 190

[@Zyairelitboy]

@@frlracing okay let's see it probably going to be a boring race

[@acegarcia3719]

@@Zyairelitboy Not true in the slightest as Auto Club and Las Vegas showed that the nextgen car can put on great Intermidate races without the use of pack racing.

[@Tomsbananacakes]

I do still think that over time, Atlanta will slowly transition out of the superspeedway style racing and into the racing we saw at Auto Club and the old Atlanta.

[@johnathanbryan9705]

I do too, this I think is just to provide racing now until the track starts wearing out, because they said if this hadn’t happened it would’ve been spread out, single file racing along the bottom for 3-4 years and no passing. Atlanta would’ve been completely off the schedule within 3 years because no one would’ve went anymore.

[@new71owner]

I hope to God that you're right

[@joshuapboston1999]

Personally, I loved this race! Never in all my years did I expect such an amazingly great show on my birthday. Why, if somebody had told me when I started listening to the races live midway through the 2017 season that Atlanta would become a superspeedway and one of the drivers from Hendrick Motorsports would end up winning that race when I turned 23 that day, I might have believed them. But I agree with you as well Jared. This has to be the only mile-and-a-half superspeedway. Make sure that Kentucky is still six feet down under. Maybe bring back Chicagoland and give it a repave, but don't reconfigure it into a superspeedway. Leave many, if not all, of the current tracks as they are. Personally, with all taken into consideration, I'd give it 9 out of 10.

[@storeymizzell3019]

Had a blast watching this race in person yesterday! But I agree leave Atlanta as the only 1.5 mile superspeedway. 3 SS tracks on the schedule is just fine, any more and it’s overkill

[@MrMosebysLobby]

I agree on the 1.5 but Michigan and Auto Club would of been better candidates for the Atlanta banking reconfig

[@EJR24]

give it a 9/10 because of the entertainment and overall amazing racing the entire race. It was a successful move imo. Plus, There wouldn’t have been as much carnage if the tires weren’t broken. I think it could have been even better with like 670 horsepower but I’ll live with this I guess.

[@tylerrehkopf]

Gragson's hit might have been a lot worse with 670 and more speed going straight into a wall.

[@thatcarguydom266]

@@tylerrehkopf doubtful that they’d have been going much faster with 650. They’d have to slow down still.

[@tylerrehkopf]

@@thatcarguydom266 true

[@lucastraman706]

That hit the 51 had is going to be FORGOTTEN

[@theintake8961]

I agree that this should be the only mile and a half super speedway. The race was good for the fans. Thanks for the video 😎👍

[@ZIGAG1999]

i feel like with the higher banking there would be a better race with the normal 670hp 4 inch spoiler package.

[@raginOKCTHUNDER]

The tires weren’t Goddyears fault THIS time! It was the Chevy team alliances with too aggressive of rear camber.

[@Nitro55555]

Liked what I saw, but I sincerely hope it isn’t a long term fixture to have this particular plate package. Marcus Smith calling NASCAR “a sports entertainment business” in a Jordan Bianchi article says volumes about what this is meant to be. While it was fun, SMI and their higher ups are well aware the less legitimate the racing is, the more “entertaining” it is, which is frankly Disgusting to think about long term.

[@tatesmith9085]

The Tire issue was specifically noted to be on the 3 teams that had the issue not on the tires. due to the Independent rare suspension teams were putting Camber into the rear tires and the 3 teams that had an issue had far too much camber and wore out one small part of the inner part of the wheel. no other teams had the issue

[@lathanpankey2173]

One thing I took from the race is that Ross Chastain is FOCUSED this year

[@JackLikesTrackhouse]

I think NASCAR should let them run unrestricted for the July race. If the racing is good, make both races unrestricted. If the racing isn’t great, the super speedway racing is fine by me. Or they could do one of each every year.

[@NCracing3]

I agree these needs to be the only 1.5 mile superspeedway there was way too many wrecks 500 miles was too long..... I say shorten to 400 miles an boot the 550 package an run the standard track package

[@TheIrishRossonero]

Loved this race , International fan here from Ireland. This was great. It was exciting and engaging. NASCAR wants to increase its fan base...this was it. Most Mile and halfs are boring. For example Phoenix is so bad it's a joke and quite frankly it's a disgrace its the track to decide the championship. This race was fun to watch.

[@darthlatitude2105]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like Phoenix. Maybe I'm uncultured but I definitely wasn't a fan of the last Phoenix race we had. Im curious what time do the nascsr races there last till?

[@BB_Sebring]

I think your take is reasonable. NASCAR sadly has become more and more gimmicky, leaning more into entertainment and slowly destroying their credibility. I agree that the Texas Race for Indycar shows that it wasn't as necessary even with Firestone rubber absolutely despising PJ1. But it does make sense when it was made. They didn't know if the Gen 7 car would do well, so the reconfig was a back up to ensure a decent product. Now they've overdone it and hopefully NASCAR won't make the short-sided decision to make most if not all 1.5 mile tracks mini-superspeedways. But given their recent track record, I wouldn't be surprised if they did. They get a golden opportunity, and they'll still find a way to fuck it all up

[@bucketfootbaseball]

I said this somewhere else and will repeat it here... NASCAR is no longer racing. It has become the equivalent of WWE and is purely focused on what entertains the lowest common denominator.

[@goodyearbeagle2385]

Thank goodness a big NASCAR creator is feeling what many are feeling and giving validation to those who didn’t like this race! All I hear from Twitter if you don’t like the racing is either “You don’t like it because you just miss old Atlanta” or “You must just not like pack-racing at all”.

[@aetfggdgdfgret]

Its good that you metioned Indycar race at Texas. This race is an example of why nascar is ruing good ovals and even blocking the possibility for Indycar to get more ovals in their schedule. Its because they are jealous because they can never produce such an exiting race as Indycar can.

[@matpk]

TRUE‼️

[@Knifeaddictdillon]

I agree this track sucks now. Being a talented driver doesn't mean you will do good here. Flip of a coin racing isnt real. I didn't hear one driver say they like it better then old Atlanta

[@rescobar7929]

I love plate racing but I hated the race yesterday. Plate racing doesn't belong on 1.5 mile ovals. As a gimmick once a year I can live with but not twice a year or more.

[@seanspies3540]

Yes!! Thank you for making this video! All the people worshipping that fucking wreckfest was driving me nuts. Thank you for using your voice to put this logic out there

[@MoxJester]

I feel like a lot of people are forgetting that most of the wrecks were caused by tire problems rather than super speedway racing. That’s the real problem here. NASCAR has to get the tire situation sorted out because we’ve seen these issues at all the 1.5 mile tracks.

[@ACasualRacer]

Stop saying 12 times per year until plans for that are actually announced. 6 times per year seems pretty reasonable to me and I really enjoyed the race.

[@KC42862]

I totaly agree with you Iceberg. I say this because I went to the indycar race in Texas this past weekend and loved it. I loved the racing and the way certain cars had to go to either the top or bottom line to get what they wanted. I also saw that i could definitely tell which cars were fast and which were mid. Now since I was at indycar while nascar was live I watched the highlights and fully agree with you with the wreckfest analogy.

[@HavocSEZN]

I think 6 races based off superspeedways is the perfect amount

[@DankWilliams_Jr.]

Personally, cut one Atlanta date to make this baby superspeedway extra special and have 5 superspeedway races

[@firelynx1108]

I think that Texas should get one of these changes into a mini-superspeedway. I would say Michigan, but I feel that that would be too much, and it might ruin any hope of an Indycar return. Don't touch any other tracks, and there we go

[@loveracing1988]

I think they could run the Atlanta package at michigan and have success. The problem is the lower banking on the inside lane.

[@MarshallDog]

I don't think SMI or NASCAR will try to turn all their 1.5 mile tracks into baby super speedways. The only ones I could imagine it happening at are Chicagoland and Auto Club. For the former it's never been repaved and NASCAR is obsessed with trying to break into the Chicago market, though I suspect they view Chicagoland as too far away from the city now. For Auto Club they might be thinking, "Well, we need to resurface the track anyway, and if we want to do a short track we can just go back to the Coliseum." All the other track where they might try this have been resurfaced in the last 10 years or so. Would they really throw another 10 to 20 million at those tracks so soon? Then there's Pocono, which has not been doing so hot for a while. Might they do something crazy like raise the banking to try and keep their race?

[@M3RK_54]

I like the reconfiguration despite being hesitant at first. It makes Atlanta stand out. BUT... I agree with some of the drivers, try the race without the super speedway packages. I also think that this should be ONLY mile and a half super. While supers are fun to watch, any more than the current 6 is going to be to much and possibly hear even more criticism from drivers and potentially organizations due to supers having the high chance of being glorified demolition derbies.

[@CarlCrisp]

I agree. This is not a good idea. Someone is gonna get hurt from these wrecks on such a narrow track.

[@ExcalibursEdge]

Gimmick after gimmick after gimmick after gimmick.... Isn't that what NASCAR has become in the past couple of decades?

[@RFGaming1128]

You hit the nail on the head. Exactly what I have been thinking all weekend. 4 superspeedway races a year is enough. Plate racing is entertainment racing period. Especially Atlanta now. Was the racing good? Meh not really. Plus the amount of ads Fox showed and has shown this year is ridiculous. Side by side I dont mind but full screen commercials is a thing of the past. And needs to be considered in the next tv deal.

[@Bload72productions]

I think they need to find a way to make these cars run like late 80s early 90s Daytona for the July race. Small packs with good runs and have more ability to avoid large wrecks. Instead of the double wide accordion we saw for 500 miles yesterday.

[@L0B0TV]

I agree. I wasn’t a fan of this style of racing at Atlanta of all places. Exciting race finish, but the bulk of the race was a snooze fest

[@jesseemullen]

I'm honestly fine with NASCAR going down the entertainment road in this regard, because their previous attempts at entertainment were never this good. TCR Europe, DTM and WRX all kicked NASCAR's butt as "entertainment over sport" series IMO. Atlanta was a really pleasant surprise. I will say this though: I'm glad F1, Indycar, and IMSA exist for more "serious" racing.

[@samharris3508]

Atlanta was not racing. Atlanta was WWE style entertainment. I watched 8 hours of WEC, 12 Hours of Sebring, Indycar, and Formula 1 over the weekend, and that was real racing. No gimmicks.

[@matpk]

TRUE‼️

[@lilliescraftycorner4899]

I agree with you 100% about the track. Too much carnage. Too much for entertainment sake. Watched the Indy too & liked it at Texas.

[@krystacn]

The "Pandora's Box" you speak of is how we ended up with all these mile and a halfs in the 1st place, from about the last time they reconfigured Atlanta till a couple years ago when everyone realized they were ready for variety of type looking for more roads and short tracks. The more things change.....

[@goukizx2]

Atlanta was a good race. The tire issues were self inflicted by teams being too aggressive on their set up. Many cars having a chance to win was good to see. The Indy car race finish was great but only 3 cars within 2 seconds of each other at the end. 4th place was 15 seconds behind almost 2/3 of a lap behind.

[@American_God]

When Iceberg makes a video I often feel a sense of "he is making good points but I simply can't agree" when considering the overall. This is the first time however that I agree with him whole heartedly, I honestly did not like the racing. They keep saying "46 Lead Changes, 46 Lead Changes!" But that was purely from back and forth being unable to truly pass. This race was the epitome of slot car racing as quite literally it was guys stuck in a line until cars touch one crashes or a tire blew. And unlike normal plate races where any car could be competitive and win this felt way more reliant on having a high end quality car. If it wasnt for crashes most of the mid pack and backmarker cars would have finished poorly, it honestly was such a dissapointment

[@snappy452]

Shorten the race to 400 miles and give them the intermediate package. The turns are steep but the track is still narrow and the turns are sharper. Id like to see this configuration approached as a handling track first before I pass judgement. As it presently stands, that race took way too long despite the close, white knuckle racing.

[@cito1101]

I was pretty skeptical going into this weekends race at Atlanta with the new reconfiguration it went through. But after what I saw yesterday, it was pretty intense but fun at the same time!!

[@mattsnewmailbox]

I was in attendance as well and absolutely loved it. Only time will tell if it “gets over” long term. I agree that I do not want to see this at places like Texas and Vegas, or Charlotte for that matter. Texas need a repave and reconfiguration though. I just don’t have any ideas on what that should look like.

[@noahcoleman5556]

Yeah, I agree with most of what both you and Eric said. I enjoyed the race for what it was (8/10), but I couldn't help but feel like something was off. Unfortunately, NASCAR has had a history of looking for short-term victories without looking at the big long-term picture. I'm okay with this configuration staying as long as it's ONLY at this track and THIS track alone. I want to see how things would work with the 670-package and no yellow (red) line rule though.

[@GanMic]

Best racing I’ve seen there in a long time. Could do with less wrecks, but I digress.

[@NCracing3]

The radius of the turns are way too tight compared to daytona/dega the cars had the speed but the added wheel input limits making moves in the turns ..... this track should have never been built..... they should have gone back to the original configuration if they wanted high banks. Now that would have been great I remember ATL being the fastest track on the circuit with those long half mile turns

[@glenncarlson3161]

I totally agree with you. Enough of the drivers don't like it, and I'm really getting sick of all of the cautions. Too much of the race is under caution. Not just Atlanta

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Joseph Lombard was the camera guy for the Xfinity race

[@dylanhale7300]

I think you hit the nail on the head. It made some sense to convert Atlanta, as it's track surface was old anyway. However I wouldn't go do this for every 1.5 miler. The new car was literally built around the 1.5 miler, short tracks, and road courses. If you turn everything back into a SuperSpeedway, kind of eliminates the point of the new car.

[@scottpierchorowicz3943]

As far as the tire situation. DW said it best, not bad tire, team just do bad things with them, that's risk versus reward.

[@austinreed5805]

The Cup race went well, but the Truck and Xfinity races were lacking.

[@carlospina9104]

Totally agree. This race was a wreck festival, there is not real racing at all.

[@h_eIlo]

Should've made Texas a superspeedway instead of atlanta

[@darthhull85]

6 is the limit. Love the style but moderation is king.

[@tomterrific6085]

Yh, I felt like if they left Atlanta alone the race would be great, especially with the next gen car.

[@andrewhochstein1293]

Another reason to consider doing this to Texas is 1) Texas sucks. We all agree on that and 2) there’s ZERO options for central US and west coast race fans to see a “reasonably close” super speedway race. I live in TX, yet it’s still 2,200 miles roundtrip for me to go from Amarillo to Talladega, which I’ve done 3 times now. A more “centrally located” super speedway option would be WONDERFUL for west coast and central based NASCAR fans. Super speedway fans in Oregon or Utah might not ever be able to afford a trip to Alabama, or Florida, or now Georgia. Texas cuts that’s travel distance (and cost) in half.

[@sammyboy19951]

I agreed with you on some points but I think yesterday's race was a good one. With better tires and less wrecks I feel ot could have been great. I went to the last Atlanta race before the repave and I thoroughly enjoyed the action. This entertainment based style of racing has its place but I also hope NASCAR won't change all the 1.5 mile track to this. The NexGen doesn't need that to be successful

[@leonardogarcia9019]

This is how NASCAR 09 racing would be lmaooo it does help that the music for this video is also the background music for that game as well lmaoooo

[@scottpierchorowicz3943]

I loved this race. I agree not every single 1.5 mile track needs to be like this, but devils advocate. We added more road courses for the entertainment based on 3 or 4 really good race at those type of track. So now that we have 3 superspeedway type of race, 6 races now, I say we got a good mixed bag in order to showcase all types of racing.

[@Beavs38]

My wife and I REALLY REALLY enjoyed the race. Some of the wrecks were caused by teams overstressing the right rear tire. The new track layout makes watching at the track easier as the laps are shorter. We will be back.

[@idontneedthis66]

I agree with you on all points. Actually, I'm even more extreme and haven't liked Atlanta since Bruton first changed the layout from the original oval to the quad oval config; during that era, I was convinced Bruton Smith literally only knew how to build one shape of track. The original Atlanta was iconic and it was unique, but ever since then it's just been a YAQO (Yet Another Quad Oval). Don't get me wrong, I love Charlotte and even like Texas, but that doesn't mean it should be copied endlessly. The tracks on the schedule need to have their own unique identity, and for the longest time NASCAR has just repeatedly built the same shapes over and over again. Yes it's harder to be unique with an oval than road courses, but it can be done. Hopefully NASCAR figures this out long term and gets away from the cookie cutter mentality.

[@RB-ib3mo]

The worst thing about that race yesterday was the booth. Every time something was about to happen they either went to a break or cut away. It's getting ridiculous at this stage

[@rocknrollresignation93]

Not good racing. Leave the pack racing to Daytona and Talladega. This racing is basically just process of elimination of how many cars get taken out and who’s left at the end. NASCAR continues to be the laughing stock of motorsports

[@k18rock22]

So the tire isn't the problem. Goodyear has already said as much. Looks like a camber issue. Too much or too little. Not the tire itself

[@centralfloutdoorsman6177]

I love off throttle time at 1.5-mile tracks as much as any fan, but my God what we saw was incredible. How could anyone complain that it wasn't exactly the same racing as Daytona or Talledega? The fact that it's pack racing but a little bit different in it's own way makes it unique and feel very special. And if a driver had a good car, they were able to pass and slingshot each other, drivers would come from the back of the field to the top 10 time and time again. Saying they couldn't pass is completely false. I'm honestly baffled that there is any sort of pessimism after that spectacular race. Just like The Iceberg, I'm an old school race fan. And the only thing I can agree on in this entire video is that it should definitely be the only 1.5 mile track they do this to. If we have more than 6 of these type races, then no it wouldn't be as exciting or special after a season or two. 6 is the perfect number.

[@matthewjachtorowycz2455]

You know, for all the criticisms and ppl hating, I think that it definitely works. Ppl can say it’s just “entertaining” and not “racing”. False. Racing is entertaining, and I think is is a positive development. I think that this is yet another unexpectedly amazing success for Nascar. 9/10, as I think there are still a few kinks to work out

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Atlanta Motor Speedway 1.522 Mile Track From The 70s 80s And Early 90s In My Opinion NASCAR History Thanks For Uploading ☺😎

[@dakotafire24]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did one on the west coast because they are all in the deep south. If they do I hope they reduce daytona and Talledaga (and everywhere) to only one date so each race is still different. It would have been a lot cleaner without the tire issues but it seemed like a setup issue rather than a tire issue. Overall, I liked it because the cars appeared to still need to handle well and people could work through the pack if they had a good handling car. I think it will be quite interesting to see what we get as the track ages.

[@sammorris7931]

This wasn’t on Goodyear, genius.

[@jimmykinninger3155]

I enjoyed the race at Atlanta, I might even make the trek from Ohio to see a race at Atlanta because of the new superspeedway set up, what's wrong with that??? Been watching NASCAR for 30 years and I loved Atlanta and I don't feel bad for loving it either... If they want to do this at all 1.5 miles tracks I'm all for it... 2018 all-star package was not the same as 550 package, Atlanta was the 2018 all-star package and the is what I wanted all along... Thank you SMI and NASCAR... We all enjoyed it here...

[@mattdyer489]

Finally somebody else that shares my thoughts.

[@ethannelson4100]

After watching Bahrain gp, nascar needs to shorten there races and fox NEEDS to improve their broadcast

[@skidsuper3287]

The race overall was entertaining. I do agree that the tires need to be stronger and more durable for less accidents to occur (whether it be the drivers pushing it too hard or not). I also agree that AMS should be the only 1.5 superspeedway with its newly one-of-a-kind reconfigurated track. If any other tracks get repaved like AMS I'll be yawning of boredom.

[@racegrubb2152]

The tires were because too much rear camber, those teams shouldn't have pushed it that far

[@hexenmotorsport]

Go 670 in July and it'll be some of the best racing we've seen in decades.

[@shangron5796]

I like the track and race, the competition caution has to go, tires are garbage, and it would be nice if FOX with their ticker tape would show the other half of the field more often. If a driver went out of top 20 we had no idea how they were doing.

[@blakediemond3895]

Personally, superspeedway packages have no place at a mile and half. I think you hit the nail on the head at the end of the video. I thought it was pretty garbage racing, that just wasn't exciting at all in a mile and a half setting.

[@castandblast1852]

Loved it. Maybe I’m alone in this but get rid of the road courses. This is so much better

[@jacobshelor419]

For Atlanta? It worked this year. Now NASCAR has a baseline to work from. The major speedway package didn't work at Atlanta the way they wanted though. Need to trim the spoiler down a bit, say 5.5 to 6in tall. Play with the Atlanta package a little, and use iRacing. It will help. Get the package right, and Atlanta could move up to the level of Bristol, Martinsville, and others

[@granturismoonlineleague2538]

Being at the race yesterday in person I honestly really enjoyed the environment was great for fans and the races even though it was nascar throwing something at a wall to see if it would stick, it still was honestly good from a spectator point of view. It was racing that had the likeness of a plate track but it’s own unique twist so to speak. In my opinion though I think this “super speedway” thing should have been done to Texas because the racing can’t get much worse there and if you really had to do anything to Atlanta maybe give it more progressive banking like Miami but this should by no means be done to every track. This could very well end up like it was when all the mile and a half’s broke onto the scene we have to keep that diversity of the tracks on the schedule because that’s what makes nascar great getting to see different racing week in and week out.

[@r_moore20]

You hit the nail right on the head Jaret. There's racing. Then there's entertainment. I want to watch the best drivers showcase their skill and fight hard handling race cars. Not just run wide open side by side for 3 hours.

[@crr311sux5]

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[@SuperHamrick94]

This race was great. Tire issues can be fixed, but as long as NASCAR doesn't get overexcited and make every 1.5 like this then we'll be okay. Maybe try the normal racing package for the next race, but I had no qualms about the race

[@pvrhall]

Atlanta was due for a facelift when it came to the racing. I think the repave benefited more for the trying to sell tickets. I was at the race last year in July before the repave and I could count on my hands how many people were in the crowd. I do agree though. I thought the race was great and amusing but having superspeedway style racing on all 1.5 mile tracks isn't the move. It's best if we only have have one and I think ATL is perfect for it.

[@grahamcrackergaming1540]

So honestly, this isn’t really a super speedway. It may look like it from outside perspective, but if ya take the glasses off it’s basically a normal 1.5 mile track. If anything the only thing keeping it a super speedway style race is the package they’re running. I noticed during the Xfinity race, and Xfinity was running a hybrid of the super speedway package running the engines at around 500hp or whatever their engine package is for Daytona and Talladega, with their normal spoiler which is 4 inches, when they were onboard with Austin Hill in the lead, he was actually lifting through the corners while leading. So I think really if ya give the cars the normal package and actually treat it like a 1.5 mile track, so give Cup the 670hp with 4 inch spoiler, it’ll actually race more like a 1.5 mile track than a super speedway. It’ll probably race more like a Las Vegas/Kansas, slight Charlotte. If anything all NASCAR, SMI, and AMS really just did to Atlanta was find a way to recreate the 2018 All-Star race with the early 550 package. So realistically, Atlanta isn’t a baby Daytona or Talladega, it’s just the package.

[@adamstuart1045]

The whole weekend was great. All three races were fun. These are the type of races fans want so let us have them. Can’t wait for July 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@diychad7268]

So I thought the race was pretty good but that being said it needs to remain a spectacle and be the only one for sure, also after saying that of course NASCAR / SMI made the decision to reconfigure Atlanta before a bunch of the next-gen testing had even been done so I believe if NASCAR would have been able to see into the future and see how well this new car actually races they probably would not have done any reconfiguration, now I'm on the same lines of this topic in regards to Texas I think it's probably up in the air of what it's going to happen to it, one saving Grace of it may just end up being how well the Indy car race ended up being, but I do think they need to do something with turn morning too because that just ruined the track in my opinion, if they do end up doing some kind of reconfiguration to half of the track at Texas I think they can rely on iRacing pretty heavily after seeing that I racing is what they went off to achieve a one and a half mile super speedway style race and considering that really nobody coming into the weekend thought that would actually end up happening but it did so I think they could actually end up pretty much having a awesome race track with Texas if they will just play around with a bunch of different configurations on iRacing in order to achieve the best style track for this car

[@jacobgivens7906]

I agree with everything except for the tire situation. When 3 of the 4 are Chevrolets that has been reported to be running extra camber have this problem

[@CareyonSon21]

I'm glad im not the only one with that style of opinion. was is a sketchy first race, in a way, yes but it should get better but as long as this stays the only track that does this I am fine with it. I'm definitely going to miss that old slick track but I'll deal with this and see were it goes. Hopefully Nascar doesn't do this to any others.