Tony Stewart is OUT of NASCAR

[@Milton_Valenzuela]

Tony Stewart calling out NASCAR in late 2022 and going to the NHRA were telltale signs

[@MrJOKERZ68]

@Milton_Valenzuela no he's drag racing 😡

[@Wily_Ambition6819]

​@@MrJOKERZ68 NHRA is drag racing.

[@MinisterManDan]

Gene is sick of setting his money on fire while Tony shows up at noon and leaves at 4 so he can go to drag racing events.

[@louiscypher4186]

@@MinisterManDan Lol Gene didn't spend a dime until Stewart came in, they were mediocre. Stewart was the one who made them successful and it was Stewart that got sick of Gene being a bum and wanting to return to nowheresville. Just look at Haas F1 team, The exact same shit CNC Haas was doing, buying all their parts from someone else and pratting about like its a fun fair. At least this way we are saved from watching Haas return to a nickle and dime operation. Gene should have stuck to sponsorships.

[@MinisterManDan]

@@louiscypher4186 Tony is an all time great driver. Tony made a great deal bringing in Harvick. That is the extent of Tony Stewart’s leadership. A lot of play acting like he’s a boss while Kevin Harvick does all the heavy lifting.

[@Colten0315]

Tony got tired of dealing with NASCAR’s bs. Plain and simple.

[@antoniestrada1972]

More like weak leadership from him and Gene

[@mauriciocastillo2344]

​@@antoniestrada1972Agree, end of the story

[@dabeyer420]

That and ford probably

[@muddymo7641]

I know I have

[@antoniestrada1972]

@@dabeyer420 I don't blame ford Why would they give you time and resources when you're not even putting your own time and resources

[@jackcphelps]

i don't think harvick winning all those races in 2020 and losing the championship due to playoffs made tony feel great either

[@__boomer2__]

I wasn't a Harvick fan in any way, but he was robbed that year

[@stealthbomber2127]

Not turning a profit is the key. HMS can afford to lose money because of his business empire geared towards nascar, but Tony is geared towards Leah.

[@robertcleveland1940]

Tired of NASCAR killing NASCAR!!!

[@Dj_Not_Nice]

​@@stealthbomber2127Hendrick has a monopoly of all the car dealerships in Charlotte I swear 😂 plus everything else has some kind of sign with his likeness

[@ShaunHensley]

Stage racing and playoffs is garbage. So is spec car racing.

[@RaidaJeff]

Playoff waivers wouldn't need to be talked about if Nascar didn't have the dumb gimmick of the playoffs. 🤷‍♂

[@rbell3109]

It really does suck

[@ThijsSH]

My dream is a return to a normal points championship and no stage racing

[@RaidaJeff]

@@ThijsSH I would love that as well.

[@Dupontman627]

Larson's too cool for a waiver, he'll win Gateway some more races, and in the end, his 2nd championship, he can kick anyone's ass anyday

[@brianmurray7980]

@@Dupontman627 if he doesn't have a waiver, he could win every race for the rest of the year and not be the Champion

[@FlyersinHD]

I feel like it would be a SEISMIC SHOCK if Larson doesn't get a waiver. There's no way Rick Hendrick gave the OK for Larson to stay if he wasn't given the assurance he was getting one. I feel like the waiver talk is just posturing on NASCAR's side.

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

Honestly, if he's not given a waiver he should just say fuck it and go full-time in Indycar in 2026. He'd get a seat, I'm sure

[@davidhyson9910]

Or is this NASCAR's way of staying releavant. I mean that staged fisticuffs has already cooled. This is just another jealous sucker punch.

[@bkbaughn]

@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Unfortunately outside of probably Penske and Andretti no team in Indycar could afford him. I believe if drivers had closer to Nascar wages you'd see capable Nascar drivers come to Indycar...

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

@@bkbaughn fair but I think he cares more about winning and leaving a mark than about money. If a paycut is what it takes to become the first driver to successfully go from NASCAR to Indycar in quite a while, I think he'd go for it

[@markvincent5992]

I’m about one more foul up from NASCAR to make me decide to never watch them again. The sanctioning body is making too much damn money while not sharing it with the teams. Multi-million dollar charters make sense only to the greedy owners of NASCAR. This kind of BS abuse of power has got to stop. David is completely right, the charter system is unsustainable and will ultimately destroy NASCAR.

[@thegreattreon0177]

Not surprising. Tony hasn't liked NASCAR in years and Gene is never at any NASCAR races, the F1 team is his baby. I feel bad for all the drivers and team members though, a lot of them just got there and now they gotta scramble for employment again

[@rzeric]

right but that series made him super wealthy.. tony is bipolar. he still mad ford denied him hiring larson after the video game comment. nascar will be fine without the goof. go drag racing count your nascar money cuz you wont make a dime in nhra

[@acog_quarks8753]

@@rzericTony is having more fun drag racing, making money is a bonus

[@fathertimegaming17]

Nascar is so f****** far from fine right now that your comment doesn't seem grounded in any f****** reality

[@mikefeltner4216]

​@@acog_quarks8753He may be having Fun. But NASCAR Is Way Better!!!

[@FreddieB-MA]

Smoke is better off away from NASCAR!!! NASCAR has been on decline for many years!!! FreddieB (MA)

[@hogziller]

Tony Stewart sees NASCAR as a sport that is 100% different than when he started....... a playoff system that does not reward consistency but instead of who gets lucky at a select number of tracks, a single source supplier system that does not reward innovation/progression, and stage cautions which manipulate races so that we artificially create side by side racing. Plus NASCAR only getting getting the same $$$ + inflation as the prior TV deal..... That is why him and many more will leave NASCAR

[@NotSteveCook]

I'd love to hear Tony's thoughts on NASCAR after the season is over 🔥

[@Patrick_Star_-qb2tt]

Clearly some guys are able to find the success, old man Stewart can’t keep up anymore.

[@Marine450x]

I left when it stopped being racing and because gimmick yellows & gwc finishes. The playoffs & stages are gimmick on Bud Lite and a disgrace to any real racer, or fan.

[@mikeferguson898]

​@@NotSteveCook I'm sure you will 😂

[@robfultz7946]

I think you are spot on! Tony is a HUGE Larson fan and he took it personally. Screw Ford.

[@JR-kr1lv]

Ford, FIX OR REPAIR DAILY, FORD IS LIKE NASCAR. B. S. THEY SELL MORE TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY FALL APART AND IN JUNKYARDS. SO THEY BUY A NEW ONE WHEN FIX OR REPAIR DAILY. TIME TO JUNK AND BUY NEW, JUST MUST GET THEM TO TRY OTHER NAMES. SOME FORDS DO MAKE IT LONGER BUT BAD ELECTRIC ISSUE'S ALL THE TIME AND COIL SPRINGS BUT TOOK YEARS BEFORE THEY RECALLED THEM. MY FRIEND GOT MANY CARS TO SCRAP FREE IN GREAT CONDITION, I SAID REPAIR THEM AND SELL, LAST YEAR I HUNG AROUND, HE TOOK IN 15 OF THEM, MOST UNDER 75,000 MILES AND GREAT SHAPE BUT FRONT COILS BROKE AS STARTED TO DRIVE, THEY DIDN'T RECALL MANY MORE THAN FEW YEARS. MANY MORE MODELS HAVE SAME ISSUE'S, MY FORD EXPLORER, CAN'T EVEN RENT A MOVING TRAILER BECAUSE OF THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BREAK, I FOUND OUT AFTER THAT MY FRIEND SOLD ME THE SUV V8 BUT DID. HE SCREWED ME OVER ONCE I WENT THROUGH LABOR HE DID TO IT. TRYING TO SELL IT.

[@TheJudge2017]

Who imagined a time where Tony Stewart would be completely out of NASCAR

[@weebray]

sorry, but he's always been a dick. I wrote him off when he killed Kevin ward.

[@ElliottNest41]

Tony Stewart, obviously.

[@philipgrice1026]

Tony has principles, and he stands by them. NASCAR has no principles, so they screw around aimlessly.

[@mikefeltner4216]

He Doesn't care all about NHRA. F Tony ​@@philipgrice1026

[@chrisbynum4940]

I can’t believe he ever went to NASCAR. I thought he would always be involved in Indycar and sprint cars.

[@brittanytaz1282]

NASCAR left decades ago. Spec cars and segment racing killed it.

[@bobwilson758]

Absolutely correct sir !

[@brittanytaz1282]

NASCAR management is on the same thinking path as the widow Earnhart and ex wife Gordon.

[@oldflorida2003]

That's why I stopped watching

[@brittanytaz1282]

@@oldflorida2003 The best racing I have seen in years is South American tricyle downhill racing. They are home built and are modeled after the child's Big Wheel. You can find it on KZbin. They close the highways and race downhill for about 15kilometers.

[@garyhoward2490]

100 percent correct. NASCrap has not been actual racing for decades. Remember when they raced cars, that had to be made available to the public??? That set of rules and process was called "Homoligation". Now... the current rules, and process, can just be shortened to "Homo".

[@millennialchicken]

If Larson isn't given a waiver, NASCAR's fanbase would go BALLISTIC against the firm. It would be a colossal mistake to do so.

[@johnhaas2523]

There's people in the fan base and the media that don't think he should get a waiver. Jordan bianchi on the teardown recorded yesterday He went all skip Bayless about it

[@reno145]

He didn’t even turn a lap in the 600. He was trying to run a non-NASCAR race and the rain bit him. It isn’t like he had a family tragedy or had to miss a race due to injury. No waiver.

[@Wily_Ambition6819]

​@reno145 So no waiver would mean to earn a playoff spot then?

[@lylecoglianese1645]

@@reno145, it was NASCARs fault for Larson not running a lap! He was in the car and ready to go! NASCAR decided to call the race!! 😡 This does not look good for NASCAR!! 🤔

[@luckystrike33t]

I thought if you won a race during the regular season then you were locked into the playoffs?? Did that change? Larson has won at Vegas and Kansas. So isnt he already in?

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

Thanks for the memories, SHR. I cannot wait to see Tony's future in NHRA and Motorsports as a whole!

[@theragingdolphinsmaniac4696]

I'm a Stewart fan and I'm not surprised at all. He's been moving toward NHRA since he married Leah Pruitt. The Indy 500 is way more important than the Crappy Cola Crapcar 600 and they cannot accept that. I hope Larson goes Indycar racing full time. F Crapcar.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Same, NASCAR needs a wakeup call they ain't the only big league American racing championship! Larson would be a threat every week in IndyCars...hell put Chase Elliott in an IndyCar too! I bet he could drive one well.

[@bigdaddymak1439]

If you listen to Tony's interviews over the past year or so he's said he's not put spoiled rich kids in his cars. And that's the way sponsors are wanting young rich kids who are easy to control.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

That's kinda rich coming from a guy who employs Riley Herbst

[@JoseRodriguez-rl3ch]

We shouldn’t be that surprised by NASCAR hypocrisy and inconsistency. Sad to see Stewart/Hass fold, but this should be a warning to the NASCAR teams, NASCAR doesn’t care about you it’s about them. They let a powerhouse team Red Bull leave the sport, the unresolved charter situation, says it clearly. I see in the future the Cart/Indy split happening again in NASCAR.

[@Lowlife-jc8us]

Red Bull sucks

[@Dupontman627]

​@@Lowlife-jc8usBrian Vickers too

[@cthuluhu]

They let a racist back into the series, are you that surprised?

[@HappyV8]

Powerhouse Red Bull team ??

[@Americalovesme2008]

​@@cthuluhu??? Who are we throwing that insult towards? Didn't Denny Hamlin make an anti Asian meme yet nothing was done to him? Kinda odd isn't it.

[@greghedrick1775]

NASCAR going Downhill. He's smart to get out.

[@alanluscombe8a553]

It was wonderful seeing Tony win as an owner driver in 2011 and harvick in 2014. Sad to see the team go but I get it.

[@shaneharrisnj3484]

At least SHR was a decent Ford team after the jump from Chevrolet to Ford. But 2 things were messed up with SHR. One, remember when Harvick handed everyone their asses until he got eliminated because PLAYOFFS LOL. Harvick should've won that title, honestly, and also 2, DANICA should've stayed put in the Indycar Series. At least she's a decent co-host on NBC's Indycar coverage

[@GWM9930]

He said he was going to leave NASCAR......and he did just that!

[@YouTubeAuditor1]

NASCAR refuses to accept any idea that isn't 100% their own no matter how wrong they are, and SHR dissolving is a result of that. Larson having a waiver shouldnt even be a conversation, because playoffs shouldn't exist. But NASCAR continues to do what they've always done: dig themselves into a huge mess and then blame the teams for it.

[@danielpearson4972]

Never been a fan of Stewart and grew from the 60s on NASCAR. stopped Watching when the POS Earnhardt started racing as he drove like as if on a Friday night quarter mile track wreaking others to win. Then NASCAR started different stages and playoffs like lowlife football. Not racing anymore. Even NHRA doing the same crap. Indy is stay sane.

[@NR_88]

I always thought owner Tony Stewart would be like Michael Andretti. Very outspoken about series leadership. But it’s clear that Tony just doesn’t have the passion to get angry at nascar anymore. He’d much rather move on to a place that makes him happy.

[@johnhaas2523]

I don't think Tony has much of an issue with Jim France as maybe others since there's some things Jim isn't even making the decision on even though he's the CEO and chairman. Steve Phelps handles the business stuff and Ben Kennedy has so much to do with the schedule and then You've got the competition people and O'Donnell and those are the people that Tony could be pissed at like O'Donnell and Elton Sawyer

[@bearmarsh6579]

SHR Downfall 1. Ford telling Tony no to Kyle Larson was a huge mistake. 2. Switching to Ford .The only two championships was went they with Chevy. 3. No Ford support basically Ford telling SHR your not good enough to be sponsored by us. RIP... SHR.

[@JR-kr1lv]

FORD, FOUND ON RACE DAY. I'M GLAD LARSON DIDN'T GO TOO FORD, ALSO IT HAS TO DO WITH LARSON AND NASCAR"S B.S. AND CHANGING ITS MINDS LEFT AND RIGHT. THAT'S SAID, I CAN SEE BRAD K. WITH RFK RACING TAKE ON 2 OUT OF 4 CARS MAYBE, TAKE #14 AND #4 WITH TEAMS GUYS AS WELL

[@bearmarsh6579]

You must like Car Acronyms...FORD, FOUND ON RACE DAY. I got a lot more.

[@seannicol7309]

NASCAR blowing the dodge deal didn’t help either

[@garyoffill562]

Fiat blew that because Penske wanted a longer contract than what they were offering. Dodge drug their feet and Ford swooped in and signed Penkse.

[@warrenself]

Stellantis wanted an unrealistic goal. Cup races isn’t going full electric or 50/50 hybrid soon (hopefully). It would be very NASCAR-like though to jump right from 1980’s “next Gen” cars with 1950’s engines to hybrids though.

[@naparacingfan9275]

This is not surprising but still feels shocking. Sad to see a competitive team and iconic driver and owner leave the sport entirely.

[@kennyangel3607]

NASCAR got TONS of publicity from Kyle Larson's attempt to do the double. NASCAR would be EXTREMELY STUPID to NOT grant that waiver to the points leading (and, arguably their BEST) driver!!! NASCAR, in effect, could lose KL to IndyCar or Sprints, etc.!

[@RobertDetert]

NASCAR still hates Kyle Larson all.because he said the rap singers word in an online video game. It wasn't even the real word. The length of his suspension was an absolute joke. NASCAR blows.

[@drewgraves06]

2 videos in an hour?!?! DAVID IS COOKING TODAY!

[@ntnsty]

Red Bull most likely

[@ScottMichael82]

All I know is if NASCAR doesn't let Larson run for the championship it will not be a good day for stock car racing. Fans will be pissed.

[@indianabp]

Last time I checked, I don’t see many other drivers from different racing series wanting to race the 600...they want to do Indy. LeMans, Daytona... but the 600...go back to when it started, Indy still has a half-century of history and tradition...

[@jmac3480]

Indy has OVER A CENTURY of history and traditions. 🏁🥛🧱🏯🇺🇸

[@codymoe4986]

@jmac3480...He means that Indy was already 50 years old when the World/Coke 600 was started...

[@michaeljensen1817]

It's not an official DL emergency video without the bathrobe.

[@russellmaddock3492]

Tony Stewart is now involved in NHRA racing. He has been bitten by the drag racing bug and that is where his assets are needed. Kyle Larson will receive the waver. NASCAR will shoot themselves in foot if they don't give him one. Having a NASCAR driver doing the double is great for the INDY series as well as NASCAR. Kyle showed everyone he is the real deal. Next year he will have the experience to be a real threat for a possible win at Indy.

[@TheJingles007]

Didn’t NASCAR also throw a hissy fit for drivers racing the Chilly Bowl?

[@24bics]

Sad to see Tony go. I hope SHR can find favorable positions for their drivers and teams. I have to agree with you David: Tony lost interest when Ford denied him the opportunity to sign Larson. Ford lamented losing Jeff and now likely regrets the decision to not hire Kyle. (I personally am glad they both landed at HMS) Regarding the waiver for Kyle, NASCAR should really consider what another double standard will mean to fans who are already sick of it.

[@eteocles4452]

Harvick's little dig about hearing from Rick Hendrick twice in two weeks when asked about differences between HMS and S-H would indicate Tony was checked out before Harvick left. Gene Haas was never really a hands on guy in NASCAR, Stewart seemed to check out after the Larson denial and S-H/Harvick had one good season after Kurt Busch left, the other three teams have done very little. If Larson was driving for any team other than HMS or JGR no one would be saying he doesn't deserve the waiver, but giving Elliot and Bowman waivers for non NASCAR related injuries and not giving Larson the waiver would be a bad look.

[@bradwilliams5006]

Do you think the Stewart buying into Foyt team rumor starts up again?

[@johndavis9454]

If Tony doesn't start up his own team, going in with A.J. Foyt is a good match. Foyt respects Tony so much that he lets him use #14!

[@bkbaughn]

I wish. I believe Tony is investing a TON into his NHRA team and there ventures... I would love to see him invest in Foyt....

[@simrigpc27b12]

Penske. So that will be a solid NO.

[@markvincent5992]

Hope so.

[@jeffstockinger1814]

His nascar teams are bleeding red

[@anthonywetzel4544]

Tony Stewart to Indy car ownership would be great

[@kawai99100]

Does NASCAR understand that what Kyle did put more eyes on NASCAR.

[@codileger4876]

If NASCAR doesn’t give Larson a waiver then Hendrick won’t sign the new charter agreement Speaking of this, SHR knows to cash out while they can. I think the prices are about to drop bc after this everyone that wanted a charter will likely have it. Simple Economics just like Ganassi. Price vs Demand

[@williamsiebert9830]

Larson should not get a wavier, he chose the indy 500 over the coke 600. Also Larson was competing in a rival series. And his car was fast enough to win the coke 600.

[@BillyBob-sx6hr]

Just shows where asscar is headed They are sooooo stupid Larson is the reason Can’t have 1 guy star in both series

[@codileger4876]

@@williamsiebert9830 Btw the whole waiver thing needs to go away because if SVG is in a 4th Trackhouse car next year as an open entry, fails to qualify for the Daytona 500, but wins a race he is ineligible for the championship because he did not race every race So following your theory would you agree with this: Erik Jones shouldn’t either because he was medically cleared but the team chose not to race him. Alex Bowman should not have gotten one because he chose to run dirt and got injured. Kyle Busch should not have gotten one because he chose to run Xfinity and got hurt. Chase Elliott should not have gotten one because he chose to dump Hamlin and got suspended.

[@williamsiebert9830]

@@codileger4876 you are correct! None of those drivers should have had a wavier.

[@JediPUNK85]

​@@williamsiebert9830 it was a agreement between nascar and Hendrick Motorsports for him to be even allowed to do it.. indycar and nascar are not rivals. There 2 different companies. Also since you clearly haven't paid much attention. It's been a culmination of over a years worth effort to even make it happen. They all wanted to see it though. It was a lot of time, money spent, testing, and practicing to get to this point. Kyle Larson was also on the grounds at Charlotte in his uniform and helmet on ready to go. It not his fault the weather was there.. its not hos fault nascar decided to call it when he was ready to go. That all needs to be put in consideration. He shouldn't miss the playoffs because of 1 race.

[@marcelf0252]

Honestly if Kyle doesn't get a waiver I won't continue to watch this season. NASCAR has a history of handing out waivers left right and center, if they don't do it now, they're shooting themselves in the foot

[@randyroyston2461]

Totally agree!!!!

[@calvinkatt662]

The Indy 500's ratings were up over recent years, 5.3 million. I wonder how much the rain-delayed 500 cut into the rain-shortened 600's ratings. Maybe that made NASCAR mad.

[@Lowlife-jc8us]

Nascar crown jewel got 10mill, what u mean?

[@markvincent5992]

Poor babies. NASCAR is sucking wind these days. I seriously doubt that they will get good racing from the charter program as it is now. Maybe it’s time for the France family to get out of NASCAR or give up some large cash to the teams. Charters be damned.

[@StaredownGames]

Ratings are easy. Less commercials, more free access = more ratings. To regain lost ad revenue, they could just put ads around the track, the cars, or even on the driv...oh, wait.

[@MrHappyMickey]

I will bet Tony will start up an IndyCar team! You watch!

[@jonathangreen3775]

With Kyle Larson as his driver

[@jacobaxton6353]

With what funding? With what engine? Chevy and Honda have already said they don't want to give out any more full time entries

[@Phil00484]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he will blend into Foyt’s operation someday maybe as an Indy 500 only. Who knows.

[@mikewasniewski4048]

@@jonathangreen3775 Stole my joke.

[@DubPaj]

Stewart and Foyt already fielded a car for Indy before. I'd love to see a merged effort

[@daltoncady4038]

*NASCAR calling the race after Kyle getting there and not giving him a waiver* “WhY cAnT wE mAkE sUpErStArs?!?”

[@frankbieser]

Gene does love racing. But his primary goal in owning racing teams is to sell his automated tools. This is the main reason he got into F-1 to help sell Haas Automation in the international market.

[@extramile150]

you are correct frank.

[@TheRCTAddict]

and it worked. seems the Russians are big fans of his now.

[@frankbieser]

@@TheRCTAddict LOL. Though Haas did get in trouble for selling parts for Haas machines to Russian companies after the sanctions started from the invasion in Ukraine.

[@jerryeinstandig7996]

@@frankbieser selling defense equipment to US enemies, isnt that treason ?

[@warrenself]

Great point. With the Next Gen being a spec car there’s not much of an audience within stock car racing for Gene to sell his equipment to.

[@bdavis24fan]

If this news doesn't show how broken the charter system is, then I don't know what does. Cannot believe a team that was battling for wins and championships in 2020, not even 4 years ago, is now shutting down.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

I don't think this is a fault of the charter system, though. This is team leadership losing interest in the sport in general

[@RobertDetert]

The charter system blows. One of the dumbest moves NASCAR has ever made. Ever since they went to the charter system most of their races haven't even had a full field of cars anymore. And that's even including NASCAR reducing the field from 43 cars to 40 cars for all of their Cup Series events.

[@warrenself]

@@DepravedCoTApologistYeah this has nothing to do with charters. Most of the fanbase are too ignorant to understand that the teams are the ones that wanted the charters, and are bargaining for more revenue during this negotiation.

[@ToroRosso20]

Foyt-Stewart WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE!

[@graysondossett1558]

Harvick did take a shot at Tony during the Allstar weekend suggesting that he rarely heard from him while at SHR. To me begs the question why wait so long to sell if he was disinterested then.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

I know a while ago that Tony said his contract with Ford was 4 cars through 2024, which is probably why the announcement is now since the contract is up

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

@@DepravedCoTApologistFORD not renewing their contract with them, CHEVY is full , Toyota is not looking. No other manufacturers atm ……

[@PaperBanjo64]

Probably a combination of the contract and Harvick is his buddy last I know unless they had a falling out.

[@patrickracer43]

I think Gragson and Briscoe will find rides, since I think Mahindra is happy with Briscoe and Gragson has major backing from Bass Pro Shops. Also, you know that Trackhouse is interested in expanding (they need a full-time ride for SVG), 23XI are interested in expanding, Front Row is interested in expanding

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Larson will get a waiver there is not even a reason to debate it

[@johnhaas2523]

Hahahaha

[@srb2834]

I wouldn’t put it past nascar at all to NOT give Larson a waiver. Then I hope the backlash is so loud and egg on their face when Larson dominates all the playoff races (including a bunch of wins) and isn’t the champ. So many fans would completely tune out from nascar

[@matthewkylelewis]

I always wondered if I'd regret ditching nascar years ago for Indycar and IMSA... definitely the right decision.

[@richtes]

Have you watched any of the MotoGP races? The races have been really good this year.

[@matthewkylelewis]

@richtes I tried to get into that, I even went to a MotoAmerica race at Barber but idk I just don't love it. I do really like supercross though

[@aaronthomas6155]

To me, IMSA is far more enjoyable to watch than the Cup series.

[@holdenmcmillen4307]

5:10 Bob Pockrass reported that Front Row, Trackhouse, and 23XI have purchased three of the 4 charters. The last one is up for grabs

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

They haven't purchased anything. He said they are the likely buyers, but nothing confirmed

[@jamespallister2031]

The 4th will be RFK

[@owenoseroff]

For the 4 charters and the drivers, I see Front Row Motorsports buying 2 of them with Briscoe and Grayson filling those. One of the charters goes to Trackhouse and the 4th goes to 23XI.

[@royleiby479]

If Larson doesn't get a waiver, I will be done with Nascar.

[@sumoneelse6881]

Same here

[@gregorygolden1296]

Me too.

[@hippyjason]

As an open wheel guy, Larson is the only reason why I've given a crap _at all_ about Nascar. Otherwise, meh.

[@tarheelpatch3386]

Why wait !

[@RobertMurphy-uq8jc]

Just a small view of mine, Here in the last few weeks Nascar has done nothing but shoot themselves in the foot. The Stenhouse penalty situation and marketing of that fight as well as the Larson waiver outcome if true. I believe Nascar is truly going to be in major trouble if things keep going this way and the economy falls off. I'm liking Super Late models more and more.

[@JediPUNK85]

You forgot about there Xfinity teams as well.. Cole Custer just won the Xfinity series championship last season.

[@John-sw2mo]

Me too... hes smart to get out now. Get your top dollar out of the charter before the new agreement

[@ColinsRacingChannel53]

I think NASCAR putting dirt on Bristol instead of going to Eldora was the beginning of the end for Tony. The repeated screw jobs by the sport just made it worse.

[@davidhyson9910]

Seriously? Don't play that NASCAR. Every once a decade or so, the clowns in power actualy think all this shit was their idea. Pick a subject. We hear Tony, loud and clear today say, I'm taking my ball and I'm f'n going home.

[@howardwest2707]

For years and years Tony has spoken loud and clear about what he thinks about Nascar. So when he went to NHRA it should have been a huge sign that this was inevitable. I wonder if this will cause issues on the sprint car team.

[@zak4829]

Stewart back to Indy could be cool. Also, for the charter's, this is an opportunity for 23XI to buy 1 or 2 more and Hamlin to race as an owner/driver. RFK could potentially buy 1 as well and maybe take josh berry.

[@Phil00484]

I think it’s all been worked out between Hendricks and NASCAR for the waiver this year and next year provided that there will be a Indy spare driver in case of weather or delays next year.

[@conniewoodruff4706]

Tony has always been my favorite driver since 2000. It was hard when he retired but he was still in nascar. It seemed the team struggled. I couldn’t believe they went to Ford. I can’t see Tony liking that. To Tony: Do what makes you happy. Enjoy your marraige with Leah. You’re the man I am starting to watch NHRA . ❤️👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@danarose2677]

Maybe Haas could sell his F1 interests to Andretti 🤔

[@ronbelanger4113]

Ha, same crap different pile.

[@markvincent5992]

F1 sucks these days and its charter system is one of many reasons. Overpriced, overrated and fortunately over there.

[@carypyke935]

Andretti not interested in buying a floundering team..

[@billfunk3168]

I was wondering about Andretti Autosport buying Stewart Haas.

[@darrellwhite3261]

Stewart has talked about investing in AJ Foyt's indycar team in the past. So we may see Stewart in the indycar series as an investor or co-owner

[@matteasterling5498]

Eveingenuityry point you mentioned David was true but you forgot one, the Next-Gen car was an major factor due to the fact that it destroyed ingenuity for the race team to build a racecar how they wanted for an competitive edge. That last two years of the Gen 6 car Kevin Harvick won 9 races, ever since the Next-Gen car the team total only won 3 races in the over the since2022.

[@johndornoff]

There is one time that NASCAR denied a waiver, and that was to Grant Enfinger when he was booted from full-time driving at Thorsport but was able to get a ride with his current Truck series team. However, because he had no ride for the second race of the year, they refused a waiver, so it is not without precedent. However, I thought it was BS that they did not give one to Enfinger and it will be BS if they don't give one to Kyle Larson. It is sad to see the end of SHR, but it was obvious that Stewart had lost interest, and you can't really blame him. The question is who will get the charters, especially if the new charter agreement limits teams to 3. There are 6 drivers (including Custer and Herbst) and 4 charters, and the fallout will be interesting. Not only could there be a glut of charters but there will obviously be a glut of drivers and silly season just got very wild.

[@alvinlee-et1mj]

I'm not surprised in the slightest. The writing has been on the wall for the past several years. It's the best outcome for Tony and I only wish him the best.

[@naparacingfan9275]

Larson should definitely get a waiver. I applaud and commend him and HMS for staying at Indy and not flying to Charlotte for points. He has already won the 600 and the experience in this year's Indy 500 will help for next year. Larson is still 3rd in points only 6 behind 1st.

[@aaronthomas6155]

Without a waiver, it doesn't matter what his position in points is. He's ineligible for the playoffs without a waiver.

[@DJDouglasWarden]

4 okay, 2 fantasy scenarios here. 1 Tony Stewart brings Dodge to the Indycar series. 2. Kyle Larson runs the rest of the season in the Mclaren that was David Malucas'. Bonus 3 Rick Hendrick starts an Indycar team and runs all next season and beyond.

[@T.N.D.88]

Dodge is taking a shit because of Stellantis's mismanagement... They're barley able to support their NHRA teams

[@Myrvold]

McLaren have confirmed Pourchaire for that car for the rest of the year.

[@rexthewolf3149]

@@T.N.D.88dodge was dying long before stellantis.

[@luciushilliard6352]

No waiver to Kyle would effectively kill any future attempts of NASCAR drivers doing the double & that hurts motorsports as a whole.

[@jake-ps3bq]

I hate to see him leave but it is a lot more to the story. That kid is getting screwed by not giving him a waver. Yes he could have drop Indy but he would never get another chance. Just think the same storm that delayed Indy stopped the 600. Nascar better wake up before it is to late to come back.

[@cosmostrek2001]

This is the perfect timing for andretti to get into nascar. andretti buys the whole team and charters. one year to evaluate the team. then brings in honda as their engine in 2026.

[@aaronthomas6155]

Honda has stated they won't join NASCAR with the current engine package. Honda wants hybrid power units....

[@jamesturner5427]

With the way naswoke has treated Stewart and Larson, I can’t blame them. Others will follow their lead whenever they leave for good!

[@HTPJohn]

Buying into AJ Foyt Racing, I didn't see that one coming, David. Well done!

[@markaguirre4753]

I still can't believe I ran into you at the grocery store!! Keep it up David! Great work!

[@FOH3663]

With 54 Indy 500s in a row, I'm an old dude. I love all forms of Motorsports. I'd double park on Maryland to run in to buy Econamaki's Speed Sport News every week, cover to cover. Open wheel is strong right now, Cup is not. F1 and IndyCar are flourishing; F1 in notoriety, IndyCar in the best racing and ever increasing car counts and new team interest. Most of my life has seen IndyCar dominate in popularity over Nascar. Then 80's cable TV (TNN, ESPN, etc.) coinciding with Earnhardt, Waltrip, Wallace, Petty, Martin, Gordon ... cup exploded alongside IndyCar. ... then the split gutted IndyCar, while Cup ascended into a monster. Cup is still a monster, but they're certainly on the other side of their best, struggling to find the best way forward.

[@hailstorm1986]

Tony Stewart had one foot out the door for awhile which is why he stopped caring and refusing to take responsibility for the team's struggles especially in recent interviews..

[@johnthefalcon2903]

I think some NASCAR fans and NASCAR media folks deep down are pissed that the Indy 500 is more important than the Coke 600. We know NASCAR is bigger than Indycar as Indycar fans. But I think it urked a minority of the NASCAR fan base that Indy 500 is still a bigger deal than any of their races.

[@johnhaas2523]

Let me guess when you're talking about media You're talking about Jordan bianchi who went all skip Bayless

[@johnthefalcon2903]

@@johnhaas2523 pretty much

[@markvincent5992]

Well the Indy 500 has been around for a half century longer, has been an international attraction for many important foreign drivers, and is recognized around the world. Sorry but it is a more important event for just those reasons.

[@RobertDetert]

It's way bigger and way better than any of their races The Daytona 500 would be a little bit closer to Indy if they had a rules package at Daytona Talladega and now Atlanta too where it was every driver for themselves. None of this pack racing where a guy gets passed and goes way back position wise from where he just was at. It's not real racing anyway unlike it is in the Indianapolis 500.

[@PulsingKrugotvoid]

Technically tony never left open wheels, he's always had his hands in sprint cars.

[@jacobgoebel5140]

I would be a full time Indy car fan if Larson moved to IndyCar full time

[@1gtman]

Sick of nascars bs. Good for Tony . Go have fun racing drags. Playoffs don’t belong in racing . This isn’t baseball

[@fchrisgrimm]

Hi David - big fan of your page. When Tony started SRX and NASCAR pulled the Trucks out of Eldora, that was the beginning of the end. But I put this all on Tony - SRX collapsed and Ray Evernham has moved toward restarting IROC. Tony clearly doesn't show a lot of business sense. I don't think the four charters going on the market represent any kind of significant NASCAR change. Every year charters are sold. Enough teams want them that the market will remain healthy.

[@DrDiff952]

The Indy 500 is more important than the whole nascar season

[@PaperBanjo64]

Agreed

[@StaredownGames]

According to Google, it costs around 13 MILLION dollars to fully fund a NASCAR team for ONE SEASON. NHRA? around 1 As a poor, I support this decision.

[@nitsudocsicnarf347]

Tony making the correct moves.

[@bradley-eblesisor]

I imagine Larson can drive in any series that he'd like. It would be sweeet for him to give SPECAR the cold shoulder.

[@MajikBeard]

Kyle Larson made the choice to race indy over the come 600…. He DID NOT make an attempt to race. He made his choice… either enforce the freaking rule or get rid of it.

[@TalladegaTom]

Tony should buy IndyCar from Roger Penske.

[@hippyjason]

Tony's got some cash, but not _that_ much cash.

[@Wily_Ambition6819]

The FACT that NAPCAR is penalizing Larson for RIGHTFULLY prioritizing INDY is a petty and childish move and shows that NAPCAR does not like INDYCAR, which is also why they wanted to take Long Beach away from Indy. I HOPE they do disqualify Larson and he DOES go over to INDYCAR

[@stymiesnerdly771]

I desperately want to see Tony Stewart get back into IndyCar, and he could be involved with both (NHRA) based out of Indy. Foyt-Stewart Racing has a nice ring to it.

[@jamesturner5427]

Remembering how naswoke has treated Stewart in the past. That’s why he got out of naswoke in the first place!

[@johnhaas2523]

You don't even know what woke is

[@joeyager8479]

Good vid, David. You're my go to guy for everything IndyCar. I'm one of those weird fans that follows IndyCar, NASCAR, F1, USAC, NHRA, etc. Several thoughts: NASCAR even considering not giving Larson a waiver is just NASCAR being idiotic - again! NASCAR basically told Stewart that they didn't appreciate all that he did for them. Tony spent a lot of money to bring Eldora up to NASCAR's standards for the Truck Series to run on dirt. Then totally abandoned him for Bristol. I believe that you're on target for all the other reasons related to Tony's NHRA and Gene's F1 commitments. It's been long known the Haas has pursued an F1 deal for many years.

[@Indycarfanatic2024]

I’m tired of people conflating the entire playoff era - no Kyle Busch could not have missed half the season and won a championship in 2004, he would have never qualified for the playoffs - the playoffs got to this stupid point bc NASCAR wanted every year to finish like 2011 Tony vs Carl. The idea of the playoffs is not the core issue the issue is the extremely flawed system.

[@rmm2424]

120-150 million reasons to shut down. Since the franchise era there is more value in selling than running a car.

[@nikkimejia6767]

NASCAR is mad at him because he’s NASCAR’s best superstar and he got people watching the Indy 500 over the coke 600 including myself.

[@arthuralford]

I'm sure it's Tony's feeling that NASCAR and Ford don't really need him around. SHR wanted to be a top team with Ford, rather than second-tier with Chevy. And that lasted for a little while, but now? Ford refusing to let them hire Larson (which now is proving to be an epic failure), and Penske becoming the factory Ford team left them out. And then Tony discovered drag racing, married a drag racer, built a drag racing team, and got into a dragster himself and decided this was a lot more fun than showing up at his day job. Gene Haas? He gave half his team away because he knew he didn't have the ability to run a championship caliber Cup organization. And every so often, he had to remind people his name was still on the door (hiring Kurt Bush and starting a fourth team without telling Tony, for one). When Gunter Steiner talked Haas into starting an F1 team, he didn't really need SHR anymore. So you have two absentee owners, with their own interests, and a team that's running on fumes. Who gets the four charters? Tony Stewart offers Dale Jr. a "Friends and Family Discount" for two charters-he knows JR Motorsports in Cup would be an asset. Trackhouse wants a charter for a third car for Shane Van Giesburgen, and will pay for it. The fourth? 23XL for Hamlin? RFK expanding?

[@johnhaas2523]

Tony has zero say about the Charters

[@bkbaughn]

Nascar is headed down the wrong path. Say what you want about him but hes a racer at heart and knows racing... He sees where this is heading...

[@pauldavis4287]

In 2020, Ganassi had to let Kyle Larson go because Target thought he was radioactive (due to that n*bomb he dropped) The suits at FORD who are totally risk adverse, probably thought the same thing. Still…I domy blame Tony being pissed about FORD making driver decisions on his team.

[@sapphirekennedy]

All of the signs were there that this was gonna happen, but it’s still sad. I was hoping that there would be a merging or division of SHR (sell half to one team, half to another), something with a little more job stability for the 300+ people who work at that shop, not just a free-for-all unraveling. I really hope they stick to their promise of helping everyone find jobs, though from what I’ve heard there is a need for good people in the sport, so here’s hoping everyone lands on their feet. Just would loved to have seen a more cohesive dissolution plan

[@antoniovgmx]

I don't watch Indy that much but great coverage and opinions as always on the nascar side:)

[@bradbalderson8172]

Truthfully I can't blame Tony for leaving NASCAR, I can see this as a strategic move for him and his NHRA teams and buying into Foyt Racing is a telling item that he's shifting priorities and let's face it NASCAR is not and never will be where it was back before Dale Sr. died at Daytona.

[@johnberger51]

I don't blame Tony and Gene for shutting down the team. NASCAR's been going downhill for years now.

[@Urbakdor]

I haven't watched a nascar race in years for too many reasons to count. I would absolutely love to see Tony come home to IndyCar and he can bring Kyle Larson with him!