@@ryanstrang6116 yeah it said 11 it was supposed to started. But to make sure you get it in move it up an hr or 2. But tell them and the fans the day before though. Don’t wait until 1-2 pm that race day.
I just think night races belong on Saturday. Sunday races should be scheduled early afternoon so there is more time to get the race in. Otherwise Nascar reschedules the race for 11am or noon on Monday when we're all at work and that just makes no sense. Also tracks with lights need to run Monday NIGHT in case it's postponed so we can watch the race. Absolutely no excuse not to when there are perfectly good lights!
What the hell happened to Saturday night cup races. That would have solved everything. I remember back in 2013 ish era there was tons of Saturday night cup races.
Welp, caution comes out probably not till the next lap the pace car picks up the leader. Then a lap to get the lineup right so nobody sneaks a cpl extra spots slowing down. Then one more time by for lead lap pit, next time by for lap down cars. Then once more for one to go choose. Theres your 4 laps with something going on each one of them.
The difference was these storms were slowly dying out as it turned nighttime compared to Daytona last year when it was a pop up thunderstorm building. So some basic weather understanding could have shown that they could have ran a little longer but I don't blame them for being cautious. Should have started the race earlier though.
They should change when races are considered official to 75% of the length. More fair to the fans and drivers, especially when a win gets you into the Playoffs. Means they would have had to race 10 more laps before they would have made it to 75% of the distance.
Did ity ever occur to you that there were solid reasons why the start time was not altered? Look, lots of people travel to these events, That's a risk they decide to take. I've taken roadies to races and been postponed and rain shortened. We just accepted the conditions as they were and moved on. What can ya do? Complain? Wasted energy
@@demonracer2 Sorry, not with 30min of green flag and at least 3 more cautions at 10min apiece, plus overtime most likely. You can't change the advertised start time of a sporting event by one hour. That would be screwing the fans going to the track and coming home to watch on TV.
My biggest issue is people complaining about how they should of started an hour early. That is not taking into account pre race stuff for the fans who payed for it like the pre race concert and the people who show up right at race time expecting the race at 7. It’s a lot of logistical craziness for a 50 percent chance of rain that was said to hit at 11, not 10. You could also make an argument the race could of been on Saturday night but then you got ratings that are also lower on Saturday nights.
I have never attended or will EVER attend a race because of the pre race concert. A real race fan is there for the actual race... not the other manure to entertain people that is not there for the race.
NASCAR Fans are never happy. They (rightfully) criticize NASCAR for letting the drivers race in the rain at New Hampshire in 2021 and the 2022 Daytona 500. But then NASCAR learned from those races, actually made a smart call last night, and then NASCAR Fans get mad again. I can understand that NASCAR had to make a tough call while paying attention to the weather, but at least they didn’t let them race in the rain at Atlanta last night. But hey, even when NASCAR fans get what they want, they still cry and get mad. They’re like spoiled children.
So if you're a Nascar fan you're speaking for yourself leave me out of your opinion, and if you're not a Nascar fan then just keep your opinion to yourself, you're the one who seems unhappy B-D
@@letsroll492 I’m a Motorsports fanatic in general, thank you very much. No need to throw a hissy fit and tantrum over an opinion and go after me. Plus I wasn’t speaking “for myself”, NASCAR fans deserve to get bashed on for being garbage POS and toxic. Then again, that’s all you NASCAR fans do. You guys attack other fans and go other fans whether it’s different opinions or just literally anything. Y’all get divided over everything and it’s just sad. NASCAR Fans and F1 Fans are perfect for each other because they’re both the most toxic and garbage fanbase’s in auto racing. I have every right to bash on NASCAR fans even F1 fans because they’re just that bad. You’re proving my point on NASCAR fans being terrible, so thanks.
@@robertstone9988oh and god forbid if I criticize the fanbase for being terrible. If they criticize me for criticizing the NASCAR fanbase, they’re proving my point
I don't get Sunday night races. If they're on Saturday night, there's at least a chance to get the track back if it quits in time. Or, if there's a chance of bad rain, NASCAR should make a decision early enough that the race is only going to such and such a lap, so everyone has the same chance to make the pitting decisions instead of waiting until the last minute and then saying, oh, we're cutting the race by however many laps, cause we don't want to deal with trying to finish the race.. They ran under caution too long for a couple of the cautions, not just that last one. The rain calls are really getting to be problematic.
If this was Saturday, nothing changes. They were beyond half way. Stage breaks are commercial feeders, NASCAR is willing to literally break the race apart in an effort to run more commercials. So if caution takes 3x longer than is necessary everyone already knows why.
@@anubiam3004 if it were an afternoon race there may have been a chance to either finish before the rain or get the track back if it did rain. What ever happened to trying to run entire races. I know it was past halfway but they used to TRY to run all the laps before they called it.
When the last caution came out, they ran everyone around for what 5-6 laps under caution and kept pit road closed. Seems like if NASCAR can put a Hendrick car in the win column, except Kyle Larson, they will. Feel sorry for the fans that paid for tickets getting cheated out of 60+ laps.
As someone that was actually there, we all knew the rain was coming over a week before the race, welcome to Ga in the beginning of summer, rains pretty much every evening. It was sprinkling BEFORE the caution came out. Most of the people in the stands got up and left as soon as the caution flew, we all knew it was over. Where I was parked at, I left when the caution flew, made it to my car and it started pouring down as soon as we got in the car.
I don’t know what race Denny was at but I was in the stands and it was a great race from the start. Denny just likes to cry about anything that doesn’t fall in his lap.
Man shoutout to you, Denny for doing these podcasts and answering questions like that. Really puts us in the mind of what these drivers think about when they race on the track. Also gives us a way better understanding of what’s actually happening as they race. I’m a Jeff Gordon fan til death, root for the Hendrick guys by nature but I gotta say, today.. I’m a fan of Denny Hamlin.
I met Gordon at Charlotte in 03, i didnt really like the new HMS guys when they came up so i started picking up Toyotas but now im starting to realize there isnt really a driver i dont like now. I just have favourites now, except a ford. 😅🤣
All that, and Jr was talking about how NBC had to put them in an awkward position at the start of the race. It's painfully obvious, the time shift to Sunday night racing is affecting the broadcast, the quality of the race, and the length of races. (Chances of rain go up the later it is.) Couple that with being so late when the red flag drops, no chance at restarting the race. The move to Sunday night racing is a disaster.
It’s time to not let stage breaks impact caution laps. If under caution, open pit road with 1 or 2 laps to go in the stage if it makes sense. It’s ridiculous to run 4 laps to get to the stage break, then open pit road, then run two more laps before going green. Especially for a spin with no debris or wall contact. NASCAR wanted chaos with stage breaks, but limits chaos by running additional laps under caution just to get to the stage break
The scenario we got is as annoying as when they go back green for one lap to end a stage and another set of caution laps and commercials immediately follows. They need to create a rule where any caution 10 laps before a stage voids the stage caution.
The aging of the track won’t allow this style of race for very long, I wonder when nascar pulls the plug and shows up with a standard 1.5 package. Or will they force it to be this way through other actions to keep the surface capable of sustaining speedway style races.
Oh please. Did you not pay attention to a word Hamlin said....Besides, the track was rebuilt for this configuration. The new layout is not a repave, They took the entire surface and bed out, regraded to the current 28 degree turn banking and built a new base and surface.
@patersonplankrd no I don't listen to cry babies I was just saying that the truck isn't 2 years old. I don't believe it's wore out its just not broke in
NASCAR knew in the morning that rain would be there around 10pm, they should have announced earlier in the day that they were moving the start time up an hour, it did not start until 7:25.
@andrewb8017 Well once upon a time it was an open secret that drivers would do things to “create cautions. Some drivers used to sand bag and lay back and the racing in the middle of the races was single file and boring Double file restarts made restarts really exciting Bill France (and fans) used to hate when one driver hit the set up just right and stank up the show and run away with it. So stage points make drivers compete all race. Bonus if your favorite driver gets wrecked in the big one he may still salvage a decent points day. Stage breaks address people “causing” cautions. Now with no practice, Stage breaks allow teams to come in and get right so no driver laps the ENTIRE field Stage breaks generates restarts, which most like Teams can also pit before the stage break and forego points but position themselves for a better finish or win. It’s basically NASCAR addressing everything the fans demand!
Stop racing on Sunday night when it’s not a holiday on Monday. Move this race to Saturday night instead. Here’s the ideal 2025 Cup schedule… Sunday, Feb. 2 Clash (Rotate locations) Sunday, Feb. 16 Daytona 500 (200) Sunday, Feb. 23 Auto Club 400 (400) Sunday, March 2 Las Vegas 375 (250) Sunday, March 9 Phoenix 500K (311) Sunday, March 16 COTA 375K (68) Sunday, March 23 Rockingham 350 (345) Sunday, March 30 Atlanta 400 (260) Sunday, April 6 Richmond 350 (350) Sunday, April 13 Martinsville 400 (400) Saturday, April 19 North Wilks 400 (400) (Night) Sunday, April 27 Dover 350 (350) Sunday, May 4 Sonoma 350K (110) Sunday, May 11 BYE (Mother’s Day) Saturday, May 17 Nashville Fairgrounds (All-Star) Sunday, May 25 Charlotte 600 (400) (Night) Sunday, June 1 Talladega 399 (150) Saturday, June 7 Gateway 300 (240) (Night) Sunday, June 15 Brickyard 400 (160) (Father’s Day) Saturday, June 21 Eldora 250 (250) (Dirt) (Night) Saturday, June 28 Iowa 350 (350) (Night) Sunday, July 6 Street Race (Rotate cities) Saturday, July 12 Atlanta 400 (260) (Night) Sunday, July 20 Pocono 375 (150) Sunday, July 27 New Hampshire 301 (301) Sunday, Aug. 3 Montreal 375K (86) Sunday, Aug. 10 Michigan 360 (180) Sunday, Aug. 17 Watkins Glen 355K (90) Saturday, Aug. 23 Daytona 400 (160) (Night) Sunday, Aug. 31 BYE ROUND OF 16 PLAYOFFS Sunday, Sept. 7 Darlington 500 (367) (Night) Saturday, Sept. 13 Texas 400 (267) (Night) Saturday, Sept. 20 Bristol 500 (500) (Night) ROUND OF 12 PLAYOFFS Sunday, Sept. 27 Kansas 375 (250) Sunday, Oct. 5 Talladega 500 (188) Saturday, Oct. 11 Charlotte Roval 400K (109) (Night) ROUND OF 8 PLAYOFFS Saturday, Oct. 18 Phoenix 600K (373) (Night) Sunday, Oct. 26 Nashville SS 420 (315) Sunday, Nov. 2 Martinsville 500 (500) CHAMPIONSHIP 4 Sunday, Nov. 9 Homestead 400 (267) Track Breakdown Dirt: 1 Short tracks: 7 1 mile: 5 1.25-1.3 mile: 3 1.5 mile: 5 2-2.5 mile: 3 Road/Street: 6 Superspeedways: 6 Only tracks with two dates, on the same layout, are Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Martinsville. 36 points races, plus Clash and All-Star Race 2 BYE weeks, one over Mothers Day, and the other between the regular season, and Playoffs. Indianapolis given a new traditional date on Father’s Day Throwback weekend at North Wilksboro on Easter weekend 13 night races, including the All-Star Race. All of which are either on Saturday Night, or a Sunday night before a holiday.
Start the race at a decent time I feel like on Sunday the race should start no later than 2:00 I get up for work at 1:30 for work and can't stay up to see the finish Nascar fan since early 19s
It was decided by Nascar once Byron took the lead. They wanted a "fairytale" ending. 1000 Goodyear wins, Jeff Gordon in the 24, 2000 Goodyear wins, William Byron in the 24. Was an incredible race, FANTASTIC job avoiding so many wrecks Denny. Wish it could've went the scheduled distance, but I enjoyed it regardless.
5:30 what I tweeted to all; no need for caution or such long cautions; I am aware that besides debris that their are fluid leaks. Still; yellow flags too long and/or unnecessary.
I can understand Dennys frustration. I'm surprised Nascar hasn't adopted a set way of dealing with possible rain during a race. It seems to me that Nascar treats every rain event like it's their first time. Its always an ending that leaves a handful of driver's unhappy with the outcome. Damned if they do or damned if they don't. If Nascar had a protocol that all the drivers agreed on beforehand that could make it fair for everyone at the moment it was implemented, then I don't see where any driver could complain about the fairness or how the race ended. Something needs to be done. It not only effects the drivers it also effects the fans. But somehow it always makes some people feel cheated.
The right answer is safety. Isn't that supposed to be the best course! This is not a rain race series! The radar doesn't lie! That's why its there. I would rather all of the drivers, even the ones I don't like, to walk away from their car.
Seemed to me like nascar used that last caution to wait for the rain to come. Very frustrating watching, could have easily gotten more laps in. These last few weeks have been terrible for nascar...
Why races on Sunday nights? Don't people go to work Monday morning? Why do they wait all day to start a race? This isn't Sunday Night Football. They play in the rain. NASCAR melts.
I was curious as to why they did so many damn caution laps, almost like they were trying to end it under rain to give the golden hendrick cars another another win. I have no proof of that. It just seems to be a pattern. Other then that if rain is in the forecast. Move the damn time up.
Why the race didn’t start until 7 on a Sunday night is beyond me!! Yes Atlanta under the lights was awesome but move it to Saturday evening. If the times were like they use to be noon east coast start times & 2 pm west coast start times. These evening storms wouldn’t be affecting race outcomes!!
its like Nascar wanted to pack it in and leave no matter what. Start the main event during the day to wait out the rains. you have all wkend plan the event arount the main event geezzz
I think for a lot of people, that Chicago race was one and done. Though I feel like drivers like Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell and even Justin Haley and J.J. Yeley got new fans.
I mean there was 1.5-2 hours of high intensity nail biting racing. I don’t think anyone would have gotten turned off by that. Maybe they would have gotten turned off by the style of racing if they like road courses only.
So many people complaining. It was a great race. So what it ended early. Everyone knows that nascar will call the race quick after the halfway point. Really wish the 4 would've ran better but it was clear Byron had the car to beat
I mean i think they should of at least opened pit raod to give guys the option. To say "are we planning on going back racing however long that may be or are we putting all the eggs in its about to rain and end the race so I'm staying out no matter if we go green or not."just like when Justin haley won at Daytona in the 77. Kurt pit, then rain and lightning, race ends up ending right there handing Justin haley the win.
Sam Auxier Jr Show, This rain out crap has got to change, NASCAR needs a new system. They need to go back to a set number of green laps run. two laps , 3 laps, 4 laps what ever. A team wins $200 or 300 hundred thousand dollars now for rain drops ?? Great race and then a crap ending !!!
And you got your facts from where? That was not a narrow band of storms. The rain was the result of a cold front. The precip lasted roughly 3 hours . Add an hour for track drying, pit road drying and more drying for weepers. Restart would have at the earliest been 1am
Yes nascar should have started it at like 1 or 2 pm.but nascar like every other sport except maybe the nfl is at the mercy of the tv contracts.thats the main source of income.if it were based solely on attendance with its current businesses model nascar would be bankrupt.why did they call the race early? Because it was already 10 pm eastern and i would be a waste of time and money to race today.
Day 3 of asking Denny to take a segment out of the show and tell us his ideal NASCAR Cup Series schedule. From February to November. How many races? How many bye weeks? What tracks do we go to multiple times? What tracks get dropped, and what new ones are added? (International tracks?) Where is the Clash? Where is the All-Star Race? Where is the Regular Season Finale? (Will there be a playoff? If so, what format?) Where is the Championship Race? Thanks Denny 🏁
Nascar is getting hard to watch, not because of the racing. But because of the fools that run these days. Why the hell are they putting teams and drivers at risk at a track like Alanta with no practice? Who ever came up with that needs to have their head examined. And the drawn out caution at the end of stage 2, why not let the cars pit before they take 2 to go and let the stage end under caution with all the cars already taken service? And Then get Back to racing as soon as they come around after taking the stage 2 checker flag. Bunch of ifiots!!
I’m so sick of them messing with the race times. Why are they moving them all around? And NASCAR should stay Nascar, I’m sick of the stupid tracks, what about Joliet track? That’s a great track, and Michigan you are losing so many fans…..
Excellent racing by Cup Series'3 straight evening Sunday races in row but new @AMS needs fix pit road entrance even old configuration where having problems
I have really come to enjoy this podcast and look forward to it every week. Really wish it had been around in 2020 (all things being equal) when he and Harvick were dominating.
They should’ve moved up the time to 6
I agree. I checked the weather the day before, and it said there were storms coming.
@@ryanstrang6116 yeah it said 11 it was supposed to started. But to make sure you get it in move it up an hr or 2. But tell them and the fans the day before though. Don’t wait until 1-2 pm that race day.
Or just have it at 1 PM like every other Sunday Cup race.
The race still wouldn't have gone the full distance.
NASCAR has a policy that they can't move up the race any later than 24hrs prior to the green flag.
Could have been one of the most exciting finishes, but we won't know.
I just think night races belong on Saturday. Sunday races should be scheduled early afternoon so there is more time to get the race in. Otherwise Nascar reschedules the race for 11am or noon on Monday when we're all at work and that just makes no sense. Also tracks with lights need to run Monday NIGHT in case it's postponed so we can watch the race. Absolutely no excuse not to when there are perfectly good lights!
NASCAR doesn’t schedule the races, FOX and NBC does
I agree
Or..how about just stop Night races in the southeast in July where storms happen nearly every night.
Sunday evening brings in more viewership, Saturday’s have notoriously been on the decline for night races.
@@MrJaybeezy123 Amen
What the hell happened to Saturday night cup races. That would have solved everything. I remember back in 2013 ish era there was tons of Saturday night cup races.
TV ratings
@@RowingFrontal5 no doubt
@@RowingFrontal5 Saturday night races get better ratings than sunday night races, at least last time I checked that was the case
@@MrJohansenwrong. If that was the case we would still have Saturday night races.
@@goose2323 yeah there is a reason why SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is a thing and Saturday Night Football isn’t
It does seem like the tiniest caution flag will stop the action for a ridiculous length of time.
cautions get longer every year for commercials. takes them 4 laps just to open pit road
Welp, caution comes out probably not till the next lap the pace car picks up the leader. Then a lap to get the lineup right so nobody sneaks a cpl extra spots slowing down. Then one more time by for lead lap pit, next time by for lap down cars. Then once more for one to go choose. Theres your 4 laps with something going on each one of them.
You hit the nail on the head Buddy
The difference was these storms were slowly dying out as it turned nighttime compared to Daytona last year when it was a pop up thunderstorm building. So some basic weather understanding could have shown that they could have ran a little longer but I don't blame them for being cautious. Should have started the race earlier though.
They should change when races are considered official to 75% of the length. More fair to the fans and drivers, especially when a win gets you into the Playoffs. Means they would have had to race 10 more laps before they would have made it to 75% of the distance.
I flew in from New Jersey to be at this race. There’s no excuse for the race not to have started at 6
Did ity ever occur to you that there were solid reasons why the start time was not altered?
Look, lots of people travel to these events,
That's a risk they decide to take. I've taken roadies to races and been postponed and rain shortened. We just accepted the conditions as they were and moved on. What can ya do? Complain? Wasted energy
@@patersonplankrd I am complaining because there’s no solid reason that the race couldn’t be moved up an hour
@@demonracer2 Moving up one hour would not have gotten to the finish anyway.
@@SteveR-ym3yc yes it would have, there was only 70 laps left
@@demonracer2 Sorry, not with 30min of green flag and at least 3 more cautions at 10min apiece, plus overtime most likely. You can't change the advertised start time of a sporting event by one hour. That would be screwing the fans going to the track and coming home to watch on TV.
My biggest issue is people complaining about how they should of started an hour early. That is not taking into account pre race stuff for the fans who payed for it like the pre race concert and the people who show up right at race time expecting the race at 7. It’s a lot of logistical craziness for a 50 percent chance of rain that was said to hit at 11, not 10. You could also make an argument the race could of been on Saturday night but then you got ratings that are also lower on Saturday nights.
Saturday nights always been better for working people that attend races
@@davids5006 it was almost sold out for an Atlanta race
I have never attended or will EVER attend a race because of the pre race concert. A real race fan is there for the actual race... not the other manure to entertain people that is not there for the race.
@@vinceedwards575 I use to attend the speed channel stuff before the races, John Roberts, Michael Waltrip but that was it
@@davids5006 At least that is race related.. not a stupid concert.
NASCAR Fans are never happy.
They (rightfully) criticize NASCAR for letting the drivers race in the rain at New Hampshire in 2021 and the 2022 Daytona 500.
But then NASCAR learned from those races, actually made a smart call last night, and then NASCAR Fans get mad again.
I can understand that NASCAR had to make a tough call while paying attention to the weather, but at least they didn’t let them race in the rain at Atlanta last night. But hey, even when NASCAR fans get what they want, they still cry and get mad. They’re like spoiled children.
So if you're a Nascar fan you're speaking for yourself leave me out of your opinion, and if you're not a Nascar fan then just keep your opinion to yourself, you're the one who seems unhappy B-D
@@letsroll492 I’m a Motorsports fanatic in general, thank you very much. No need to throw a hissy fit and tantrum over an opinion and go after me. Plus I wasn’t speaking “for myself”, NASCAR fans deserve to get bashed on for being garbage POS and toxic.
Then again, that’s all you NASCAR fans do. You guys attack other fans and go other fans whether it’s different opinions or just literally anything. Y’all get divided over everything and it’s just sad.
NASCAR Fans and F1 Fans are perfect for each other because they’re both the most toxic and garbage fanbase’s in auto racing.
I have every right to bash on NASCAR fans even F1 fans because they’re just that bad. You’re proving my point on NASCAR fans being terrible, so thanks.
@@letsroll492gezz man. Show me on the doll whare the bad man touched you.
Nascar fans base is like politics no matter who you make happy your passing off every one else.
@@robertstone9988oh and god forbid if I criticize the fanbase for being terrible. If they criticize me for criticizing the NASCAR fanbase, they’re proving my point
Imagine if Denny was leading the race and was declared the winner. He'd be claiming how much he deserved the win.
You know it lol
Such a cry baby.
Didn't here him complain when bubbles got his rain win🤔
I don't get Sunday night races. If they're on Saturday night, there's at least a chance to get the track back if it quits in time. Or, if there's a chance of bad rain, NASCAR should make a decision early enough that the race is only going to such and such a lap, so everyone has the same chance to make the pitting decisions instead of waiting until the last minute and then saying, oh, we're cutting the race by however many laps, cause we don't want to deal with trying to finish the race.. They ran under caution too long for a couple of the cautions, not just that last one. The rain calls are really getting to be problematic.
If this was Saturday, nothing changes. They were beyond half way.
Stage breaks are commercial feeders, NASCAR is willing to literally break the race apart in an effort to run more commercials. So if caution takes 3x longer than is necessary everyone already knows why.
@@anubiam3004 if it were an afternoon race there may have been a chance to either finish before the rain or get the track back if it did rain. What ever happened to trying to run entire races. I know it was past halfway but they used to TRY to run all the laps before they called it.
When the last caution came out, they ran everyone around for what 5-6 laps under caution and kept pit road closed. Seems like if NASCAR can put a Hendrick car in the win column, except Kyle Larson, they will. Feel sorry for the fans that paid for tickets getting cheated out of 60+ laps.
As someone that was actually there, we all knew the rain was coming over a week before the race, welcome to Ga in the beginning of summer, rains pretty much every evening.
It was sprinkling BEFORE the caution came out. Most of the people in the stands got up and left as soon as the caution flew, we all knew it was over. Where I was parked at, I left when the caution flew, made it to my car and it started pouring down as soon as we got in the car.
Conspiracy theories are rejected.
No one got cheated out of anything. Jeez.
Now thats just dumb!!
I don’t know what race Denny was at but I was in the stands and it was a great race from the start. Denny just likes to cry about anything that doesn’t fall in his lap.
I agree with you
Has NASCAR ever had a meteorologist on call to help plan the weekend?
Denny switching to the fidget toy was so cute, thanks Taylor!
Man shoutout to you, Denny for doing these podcasts and answering questions like that. Really puts us in the mind of what these drivers think about when they race on the track. Also gives us a way better understanding of what’s actually happening as they race. I’m a Jeff Gordon fan til death, root for the Hendrick guys by nature but I gotta say, today.. I’m a fan of Denny Hamlin.
I met Gordon at Charlotte in 03, i didnt really like the new HMS guys when they came up so i started picking up Toyotas but now im starting to realize there isnt really a driver i dont like now. I just have favourites now, except a ford. 😅🤣
Denny, your Coke paint scheme is one of the best in NASCAR
should have diabetes on the side of the car
Or a picture of hunter and old joe!
@@brucebouck6152fantastic comment hahaha
All that, and Jr was talking about how NBC had to put them in an awkward position at the start of the race. It's painfully obvious, the time shift to Sunday night racing is affecting the broadcast, the quality of the race, and the length of races. (Chances of rain go up the later it is.) Couple that with being so late when the red flag drops, no chance at restarting the race. The move to Sunday night racing is a disaster.
It’s time to not let stage breaks impact caution laps. If under caution, open pit road with 1 or 2 laps to go in the stage if it makes sense. It’s ridiculous to run 4 laps to get to the stage break, then open pit road, then run two more laps before going green. Especially for a spin with no debris or wall contact.
NASCAR wanted chaos with stage breaks, but limits chaos by running additional laps under caution just to get to the stage break
The scenario we got is as annoying as when they go back green for one lap to end a stage and another set of caution laps and commercials immediately follows. They need to create a rule where any caution 10 laps before a stage voids the stage caution.
The aging of the track won’t allow this style of race for very long, I wonder when nascar pulls the plug and shows up with a standard 1.5 package. Or will they force it to be this way through other actions to keep the surface capable of sustaining speedway style races.
So old Daytona?
That track was just repaved
@@tracymancil9994 with a type of pavement designed to age quickly.
Oh please. Did you not pay attention to a word Hamlin said....Besides, the track was rebuilt for this configuration.
The new layout is not a repave, They took the entire surface and bed out, regraded to the current 28 degree turn banking and built a new base and surface.
@patersonplankrd no I don't listen to cry babies
I was just saying that the truck isn't 2 years old.
I don't believe it's wore out its just not broke in
Hamlin is now NASCAR’s biggest crybaby. He whines and cries more than Gordon or Kyle Busch ever have. 😭😭😭
NASCAR knew in the morning that rain would be there around 10pm, they should have announced earlier in the day that they were moving the start time up an hour, it did not start until 7:25.
They can’t do that unless they give 24 hrs notice.
@@goose2323 They have moved it up before when they knew rain was coming.
@@HOOSIERDADDY24 They can’t move it up an hour unless they give 24 hrs notice.
@@goose2323 ok
Why does nascar have to have stage breaks? I like stage scoring but why not just keep racing?
@andrewb8017 Well once upon a time it was an open secret that drivers would do things to “create cautions.
Some drivers used to sand bag and lay back and the racing in the middle of the races was single file and boring
Double file restarts made restarts really exciting
Bill France (and fans) used to hate when one driver hit the set up just right and stank up the show and run away with it.
So stage points make drivers compete all race. Bonus if your favorite driver gets wrecked in the big one he may still salvage a decent points day.
Stage breaks address people “causing” cautions. Now with no practice, Stage breaks allow teams to come in and get right so no driver laps the ENTIRE field
Stage breaks generates restarts, which most like
Teams can also pit before the stage break and forego points but position themselves for a better finish or win.
It’s basically NASCAR addressing everything the fans demand!
Byron did race to the lead after being a lap down so it wasn't all luck
All together now:
POOR DENNY!!!!!!!
Don't know about yall but I wish they'd race ever thg race like rain was coming any minute. Absolutely loved it
Stop racing on Sunday night when it’s not a holiday on Monday. Move this race to Saturday night instead. Here’s the ideal 2025 Cup schedule…
Sunday, Feb. 2 Clash (Rotate locations)
Sunday, Feb. 16 Daytona 500 (200)
Sunday, Feb. 23 Auto Club 400 (400)
Sunday, March 2 Las Vegas 375 (250)
Sunday, March 9 Phoenix 500K (311)
Sunday, March 16 COTA 375K (68)
Sunday, March 23 Rockingham 350 (345)
Sunday, March 30 Atlanta 400 (260)
Sunday, April 6 Richmond 350 (350)
Sunday, April 13 Martinsville 400 (400)
Saturday, April 19 North Wilks 400 (400) (Night)
Sunday, April 27 Dover 350 (350)
Sunday, May 4 Sonoma 350K (110)
Sunday, May 11 BYE (Mother’s Day)
Saturday, May 17 Nashville Fairgrounds (All-Star)
Sunday, May 25 Charlotte 600 (400) (Night)
Sunday, June 1 Talladega 399 (150)
Saturday, June 7 Gateway 300 (240) (Night)
Sunday, June 15 Brickyard 400 (160) (Father’s Day)
Saturday, June 21 Eldora 250 (250) (Dirt) (Night)
Saturday, June 28 Iowa 350 (350) (Night)
Sunday, July 6 Street Race (Rotate cities)
Saturday, July 12 Atlanta 400 (260) (Night)
Sunday, July 20 Pocono 375 (150)
Sunday, July 27 New Hampshire 301 (301)
Sunday, Aug. 3 Montreal 375K (86)
Sunday, Aug. 10 Michigan 360 (180)
Sunday, Aug. 17 Watkins Glen 355K (90)
Saturday, Aug. 23 Daytona 400 (160) (Night)
Sunday, Aug. 31 BYE
ROUND OF 16 PLAYOFFS
Sunday, Sept. 7 Darlington 500 (367) (Night)
Saturday, Sept. 13 Texas 400 (267) (Night)
Saturday, Sept. 20 Bristol 500 (500) (Night)
ROUND OF 12 PLAYOFFS
Sunday, Sept. 27 Kansas 375 (250)
Sunday, Oct. 5 Talladega 500 (188)
Saturday, Oct. 11 Charlotte Roval 400K (109) (Night)
ROUND OF 8 PLAYOFFS
Saturday, Oct. 18 Phoenix 600K (373) (Night)
Sunday, Oct. 26 Nashville SS 420 (315)
Sunday, Nov. 2 Martinsville 500 (500)
CHAMPIONSHIP 4
Sunday, Nov. 9 Homestead 400 (267)
Track Breakdown
Dirt: 1
Short tracks: 7
1 mile: 5
1.25-1.3 mile: 3
1.5 mile: 5
2-2.5 mile: 3
Road/Street: 6
Superspeedways: 6
Only tracks with two dates, on the same layout, are Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Martinsville.
36 points races, plus Clash and All-Star Race
2 BYE weeks, one over Mothers Day, and the other between the regular season, and Playoffs.
Indianapolis given a new traditional date on Father’s Day
Throwback weekend at North Wilksboro on Easter weekend
13 night races, including the All-Star Race. All of which are either on Saturday Night, or a Sunday night before a holiday.
Charlotte should not be a road course!!!
@@rebelsoul5980 Making it a road course under the lights would make it special!
Start the race at a decent time I feel like on Sunday the race should start no later than 2:00 I get up for work at 1:30 for work and can't stay up to see the finish Nascar fan since early 19s
As a race fan, i hate the race was called early. As a fan of the drivers, im happy they didnt go green again.
Oh geez Denny has a fucking opinion, apparently not in his favor.
It was decided by Nascar once Byron took the lead. They wanted a "fairytale" ending. 1000 Goodyear wins, Jeff Gordon in the 24, 2000 Goodyear wins, William Byron in the 24. Was an incredible race, FANTASTIC job avoiding so many wrecks Denny. Wish it could've went the scheduled distance, but I enjoyed it regardless.
Exactly true
Byron would’ve won if it went back green for maybe 10 laps. He’s one of the hardest to pass when leading he’s proven that
@@blondie214 I’ll bet $100 Keselowski would’ve made his way up there.
@@Leger2jzbut he didn’t ..I love the conspiracy theories tho very entertaining
I hereby certify your statementto be one of complete and total ignorance.
Racing was great. Way Better than the SuperSpeeedway racing we’ve had the last few years. Gotta figure out how to fix the racing at Daytona/Dega
If we get a caution close to the stage end where they don't think they can restart it, they should end the stage early to limit the laps under yellow
He gonna break that headset twirling it around like that lol
5:30 what I tweeted to all; no need for caution or such long cautions; I am aware that besides debris that their are fluid leaks. Still; yellow flags too long and/or unnecessary.
12:13 So cute that she's goes with Dad to an interview. She notices his hands and takes care of him. Too cute.
His day to watch the daughter...LOL.
NASCAR screwed the fans and teams again, but they dont care about anyone except the Hendrick cars.
That’s why they’ve been penalized so much this year, because nascar only likes Hendrick cars.
@@toddschlicher yep they have to give them all their money back.
@@toddschlicher Only a total idiot would think Nascar favors one team with the millions of dollars sponsors pour into the sport.
@@wolfpacvawasn’t the Chicago race shortened by 25laps las week? Can you tell me what Hendricks car won that race?
I dunno if I agree with this.
I can understand Dennys frustration. I'm surprised Nascar hasn't adopted a set way of dealing with possible rain during a race. It seems to me that Nascar treats every rain event like it's their first time. Its always an ending that leaves a handful of driver's unhappy with the outcome. Damned if they do or damned if they don't. If Nascar had a protocol that all the drivers agreed on beforehand that could make it fair for everyone at the moment it was implemented, then I don't see where any driver could complain about the fairness or how the race ended. Something needs to be done. It not only effects the drivers it also effects the fans. But somehow it always makes some people feel cheated.
It was a very deflating end to what could have been a great finish. Mother Nature hasn't been our friend this year.
The right answer is safety. Isn't that supposed to be the best course! This is not a rain race series! The radar doesn't lie! That's why its there. I would rather all of the drivers, even the ones I don't like, to walk away from their car.
Denny "The Dork" Hamlin
Seemed to me like nascar used that last caution to wait for the rain to come. Very frustrating watching, could have easily gotten more laps in. These last few weeks have been terrible for nascar...
Less pre-race nonsense? Start the race a whole lot earlier...there are ways of doing it 🤔
Why races on Sunday nights? Don't people go to work Monday morning? Why do they wait all day to start a race? This isn't Sunday Night Football. They play in the rain. NASCAR melts.
I was curious as to why they did so many damn caution laps, almost like they were trying to end it under rain to give the golden hendrick cars another another win. I have no proof of that. It just seems to be a pattern. Other then that if rain is in the forecast. Move the damn time up.
NASCAR needs to get rid of the Green White Checker.
He needs a little cheese with his whine!
Alex Bowman had the tire carcass of the rear passenger come off on the track. All his tires were down.
Notice the lack of "he didn't really win cuz it rained!!!!" comments? Can't imagine why. 😒🤦🏿♂️
There is people that wished Brad Keselowski won.
Imagine if NASCAR was a legitimate sport.
Denny is multi tasking. Perhaps he should focus on a championship
Why the race didn’t start until 7 on a Sunday night is beyond me!! Yes Atlanta under the lights was awesome but move it to Saturday evening. If the times were like they use to be noon east coast start times & 2 pm west coast start times. These evening storms wouldn’t be affecting race outcomes!!
nascar knew the pickle they were in and decided to ride around under sprinkles until the heavy stuff came. It's pretty obvious.
Cry Hamlin that's what you do best!!! Bubba needs his diaper changed when you get time!!!
Chill
@@bighand1530 that's my opinion buddy and you got yours!!! I hate both of them assholes!!!!!
Thank you for the video.
its like Nascar wanted to pack it in and leave no matter what. Start the main event during the day to wait out the rains. you have all wkend plan the event arount the main event geezzz
NASCAR shut it down quickly due to a Hendrick car out front now I sit and wait for all the Hendrick Dick Rider fan boys to chime in! 🍿
They wanted 99 to win but 24 was faster!! Lmao!!
Again & again Ol DW's vortex theory is proven true.
How many new people to nascar, saw another shortened race and are turned off by it? Way to blow momentum from Chicago
I think for a lot of people, that Chicago race was one and done. Though I feel like drivers like Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell and even Justin Haley and J.J. Yeley got new fans.
I mean there was 1.5-2 hours of high intensity nail biting racing. I don’t think anyone would have gotten turned off by that. Maybe they would have gotten turned off by the style of racing if they like road courses only.
So many people complaining. It was a great race. So what it ended early. Everyone knows that nascar will call the race quick after the halfway point. Really wish the 4 would've ran better but it was clear Byron had the car to beat
Especially after what happened to Daytona. I think NASCAR made the right call.
"It's going to drizzle before it rains" ????????
They just wanted a Hendrick car to win, they have these cautions last way too long when there are no debris issues
NASCAR Bring Rain tires next week so the fans can see a whole race!
Rain tires will never run on a speedway.
@@SteveR-ym3yc NH is slower then most road courses.
@@glennpiller9417there will be rain tires at NH 👍
I mean i think they should of at least opened pit raod to give guys the option. To say "are we planning on going back racing however long that may be or are we putting all the eggs in its about to rain and end the race so I'm staying out no matter if we go green or not."just like when Justin haley won at Daytona in the 77. Kurt pit, then rain and lightning, race ends up ending right there handing Justin haley the win.
Can't your drivers race in the wet with wet weather tyres if needed?
Not on a speedway.
I thought this race was called too soon.
Sam Auxier Jr Show, This rain out crap has got to change, NASCAR needs a new system. They need to go back to a set number of green laps run. two laps , 3 laps, 4 laps what ever. A team wins $200 or 300 hundred thousand dollars now for rain drops ?? Great race and then a crap ending !!!
When is Hamlin going to stop being the NASCAR crybaby? Every race that he doesn't win he cries about it. Grow up Drama Queen.
NASCAR could have restarted the race and didn't!
And you got your facts from where?
That was not a narrow band of storms.
The rain was the result of a cold front. The precip lasted roughly 3 hours . Add an hour for track drying, pit road drying and more drying for weepers. Restart would have at the earliest been 1am
@@patersonplankrd I'm talking after the last caution they had no idea when the rain was coming
Yes nascar should have started it at like 1 or 2 pm.but nascar like every other sport except maybe the nfl is at the mercy of the tv contracts.thats the main source of income.if it were based solely on attendance with its current businesses model nascar would be bankrupt.why did they call the race early? Because it was already 10 pm eastern and i would be a waste of time and money to race today.
This comment is a diamond in the rough. Crazy what people are capable of when they inform themselves and think.
Denny not winning.
PRICELESS
Does he talk about Burton turning left right in front of him
Day 3 of asking Denny to take a segment out of the show and tell us his ideal NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
From February to November.
How many races? How many bye weeks?
What tracks do we go to multiple times? What tracks get dropped, and what new ones are added? (International tracks?)
Where is the Clash?
Where is the All-Star Race?
Where is the Regular Season Finale? (Will there be a playoff? If so, what format?)
Where is the Championship Race?
Thanks Denny 🏁
I know that Danny is a expert but did he take a class in weather forecasting
They should've canceled the stage caution for stage 2. Killed momentum for a finish.
Denny is not for rain ending the race.....unless he is the one that wins because of it.
Like him or not, at least he's putting himself out there. Personally not a fan. But at least he's trying to keep things interesting
Nascar is getting hard to watch, not because of the racing. But because of the fools that run these days. Why the hell are they putting teams and drivers at risk at a track like Alanta with no practice? Who ever came up with that needs to have their head examined. And the drawn out caution at the end of stage 2, why not let the cars pit before they take 2 to go and let the stage end under caution with all the cars already taken service? And Then get Back to racing as soon as they come around after taking the stage 2 checker flag. Bunch of ifiots!!
A few decades ago they would've finished that thing on Monday
Next year, it will be the Nascar EV series 😂
I’m so sick of them messing with the race times. Why are they moving them all around? And NASCAR should stay Nascar, I’m sick of the stupid tracks, what about Joliet track? That’s a great track, and Michigan you are losing so many fans…..
Excellent racing by Cup Series'3 straight evening Sunday races in row but new @AMS needs fix pit road entrance even old configuration where having problems
Don’t look at Loudon’s weather then ⛈️
the 24 got damage in the spin and the wheelwell came off or has issue. when the 24 took the lead he and 99 got away from the pack.
If you want a night race, just do it on Saturday. Sunday night races other than the coke 600 are stupid
Lol, y'all should watch the tape before the show.
What kind of watch is Denny wearing that doesn’t seem to have a face?
An apple watch
IF you had started the race at 2: PM...NOT A PROBLEM...
Track has lights... Total BS it was called so soon.
Why do hot tires grip better on cooler track temps
Because hotter the track the slicker it is.
They didn't even try to dry it .. just sorry about your luck.
Once halfway they had no intentions of trying to dry it
@@davids5006 I've seen them out there for hours trying to dry it if they have lights .
It’s Sunday night wtf you want them to do?
@@RowingFrontal5 dry the fkn track
@@SuperVettefan oh I see you’re not bright
Nice Jordans you got there Denny
Good show😎👍
I have really come to enjoy this podcast and look forward to it every week. Really wish it had been around in 2020 (all things being equal) when he and Harvick were dominating.
Domes over the race track. Problem solved 😂
New uniforms, guys?
Taylor Is Awesome
What else was ‘grippy’ Denny? Your thumb remember?
Start. The. Race. Earlier.
I don’t think the race would have been complete
I have to agree with Denny