"They Can Boo All They Want..." | NASCAR Bristol Playoff Race Review & Analysis
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This Bristol weekend earned a solid 100/10
Why they don't need to put dirt over it
No it's broken, so let's fix it with dirt
*cough cough Mickey Chandler cough cough*
But for the most part yes perfect wknd
Idk if anyone else saw it, but it was hilarious with Jordan Bianchi trying to “secretly” film the Conversation between Elliot and Harvick 😂😂😂
I believe the NBC crew mentioned that. It was rather amusing 😆
Elliot flicked him the bird right before they walked away to the trailer 😂😂😂
That was hilarious they were like stop filming and they looked away and he slowly lifted the camera back up
Bianchi? Like Jules bianchi?
That was great.
WHAT A RACE!
So glad Byron and Bowman clutched their ways in. Can't wait to watch the radioactive. 🔥
Glad too!
As a Byron fan, my heart was beating for the last 20 laps. Whew! What a relief!
Same
Same bro
Me too, that was my fav Bristol race ever honestly
Wow what a last 20. I was NERVOUS. Especially with everyone blowing tires and such having to pit under green. Unreal
Same I was so happy that he made it
This weekend has been the best for NASCAR racing in a long, long time.
Heck yeah
Agree
Right on
The last month or two has been incredible for NASCAR Cup Racing
Looks like the old Bristol's back again
I was at this race and it was unlike anything else I’ve been too, I was really hoping for the 100% on the Groovy Gauge lol
I was there too!!!
hello verified
I was also and I was rooting for harvick
Same here was there for all 3 races they were all great finishes
I was so scared as a Byron fan, this race was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
Same
I feel like whenever they switched to a different angle I saw David Starr 😂😂
You gotta be talking about that orange 66 haha
Bro
I was looking for this comment
Larson not wrecking...that dude is one heck of a driver.
That save was amazing.
No, Harvick got off of him or he would have been wrecked. Not saying Larson isn’t a good driver but had Harvick stayed on him Larson would not have won. Harvick has chilled a little in his old age.
@@johndertz6027 He got off of him, because he was going to wreck himself.
Because Harvick is not an idiot. Running over Larson would be silly. I mean, it would be *deserved*, but don't cut off your nose . . .
I feel like I haven’t seen Kevin harvick this mad since Chicagoland 2015. I know I’m definitely missing some moment’s between then
@Daniel G lol they’re both champions I think they’re chillin
It’s because he hasn’t been competitive since then lmfao
@Piks Right? People must suffer from memory loss 😂
The look on his face reminded me of Richmond 2003 lol. He was fired up for sure
That look got me fired up! So awesome to watch
Chase Elliott: _hello there_
*RCR mode Harvick stomps into the premises…*
*also me stomps into the premises with a ruler* William Clyde is gonna get his ass whooped
@@Ironiacally_29 right. Why do you think the old man Harvick left his helmet on? You can always tell a guy ready to fight and he doesn’t leave his helmet on tough girl.
No mm
Chase Elliott: mad at Harvick for not staying on the bottom which is partially Chase's fault
Also Chase Elliott and his fans: completely forgot what Chase did at the same track last year to Logano in the closing laps
Best race of the season hands down great racing and some drama
I wouldn’t call it the best race of the year or even close
Not the best race of the season
@@chibby__ what race was better?
@@austinp8942 talladega, martinsville, Daytona literally like two weeks ago, homestead
@@chibby__ I’ve never seen a talledega or Daytona race come close to a Bristol race and those were all good races but how were they better than this race? Two good grooves, hard racing throughout. Not as many cautions as I expected, playoff craziness and an unbelievable finish.
Bummed for Reddick but that’s racing. Also cool to have an even 4/4/4 split of manufacturers in the round of 12
Yeah same he had such a great year. I’m thinking he’s gonna break out next year
Fellow tisofo… I’m curious who do you root for in Cup?
@@600HP_Camaro I don’t have a favourite, as long as it’s not Ky Busch in victory lane
*Pain.* There are too many Elliott fans to argue so i’ll keep it there
We both hate chase Elliot now
agreed but i can throw words for hours so i don’t care 🙂🤣
I feel you, however nobody did anything wrong, and as far as I know that's a better outcome for Kevin than being in a must win at Talladega and the Roval
@@alnado0423 I hate chase as well 😒
Elliott is just using his name to get the favorite of the NASCAR community once again, Elliott needs to grow his ass up
Definitely a 100% for me. I've been in the same boat about being excited for a race since Gordon retired, but tonight it all changed. It was pretty amazing to see Byron defy the odds to advance, same with Bowman. But the drama between Harvick and Elliott was definitely one to remember! Bristol, yet again, delivers
Agreed this is why we need more short tracks
Earnhardt vs Labonte, instant classic race.
This race shows why they should have 2 paved Bristol races
Yeah!
And the lack of fans in the stands prove otherwise.
@@illiogicalphilosophy2481 we are in a pandemic, also if people will most likely go to the race next time
@Rob F if you want to argue go to Twitter, don’t be toxic because you don’t agree with someone that itself is childish, also with the racing product this year I’m sure attendance will be up
@Rob F couldn’t tell
As a Kurt Busch fan, my dreams were crushed tonight
I'll BE BACK !
No shit, what a night to have a crappie setup, they should have practices in the playoffs!
@@davenickel2448 They should have practices. Period.
He was the one drive that messed up my play off grid. I had Kurt in and Harvick out.
@@kennethrkennedy If only he hadn't blown a tire at Richmond...
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, IS THE BEST TRACK IN NASCAR. 10/10 race imo, best race of the season, race of the year, and honestly, the best weekend in NASCAR this year. All 3 races (Trucks, Xfinity and Cup), fantastic races. I LOVE BRISTOL.
Good old "Happy Harvick". He didn't get that nickname back in the day for nothing. It was kinda like calling a huge guy "tiny". Lol.
Im an elliott fan and I can confidently state this was still the best race of the season. Hate what happened but I feel it may put a new fire in him. Time will tell
I think NBC should put the playoff bubble/points thing on the other side of the screen so we can see where more drivers are running instead of the top 3 and switching between the rest
as an Almirola fan, I am not even exaggerating when I say that every single race of the RO16, Almirola found good speed worthy of moving on to the RO12, but falls off near the last stage of the race, if you don't believe me watch any race through and look at Almirola's position change throughout the race, its just heartbreaking
It’s always so sad seeing him run top 10-5 and then just fade at the end. I’m a huge Almirola fan and it is heartbreaking.
I am a Byron fan and so happy he made it
Same.
im so glad byron fan base is growing. he seemed like the red headed step child at hendrick for awhile. now hes proving his worth. and fan base growing.
Somewhere *Delana Harvick is wearing the firesuit in the family* getting ready to hunt Chase Elliott… lol
Haha that interview is a classic. Really it was a preview to the Joey we have today.
Sore loser
Lmao! I almost for got that. During that situation I was on Joey side. Poor guy was getting bullied around from Kyle Bush, Hamlin, Tony Stewart & Harvick
Tony Stewart is probably disappointed with Harvick for keep his helmet on to talk with Chase
lol
Okay I'm not the only one who feels Kevin lost some respect points, with leaving on his helmet.
@@crw3673 I don't understand that people keep saying that. When your pissed and want to get out what you want to say you don't want to wait to take off equipment. Just because Elliot had already taken his off doesn't make him tougher. Didn't Harvick go into opponent's home turf alone to finish the dialog ? Silly narrative.
Harvick threw a glove...LOL
@@WALTRIPFLAIR it's not a silly narrative. If chase had time to take his helmet off so did Harvick. Yet he chose to keep it on because he's a little bitch.
Willy b show why he is one of the best in the business back against in the wall in deep whole and he rises to the ocassions
My first ever Bristol race I have went to and man it was a great race and experience. I did the track walk and even singed my name on the track.
Gotta say what an amazing weekend of racing. All 3 series put on a show👏
2 words
Racing incident
They were all racing hard that’s what’s Bristol is all about.
Agreed
@AuroraKs53 More like very sturdy cars with fragile tires. Back in the 90s body panels often times broke off or simply bent away when they touched tires. Sometimes they cut em. But now a days the body doesn't give much.... acting as a solid knife to a tire.
I like the NextGen car in regards to body style and the modern (but still outdated) stuff added to it, but I think stronger bodies will just lead to more amateur-hour from the drivers. They won't feel as much of a need to stay in control of their cars so the skill required will be lower. Especially with the low horsepower which already requires less skill.
So, if a car 2 laps down interferes with the battle for the lead to assist a teammate, that's just a "racing incident"? If this is the precedent going forward, what's to stop all the multi car teams from ordering their teammates that are multiple laps down from waiting on the leaders and blocking them to help their teammates out? Could turn all the remaining races into demo derbys.
@@stefanl5183 This has been the precedent since multi-car teams were a thing. Drivers and fans just didn't bitch about it until recently. Fans mostly didn't notice it was happening until the drivers said something about it.
Only way to fix it is to not allow team mates at all, which is unrealistic. And any kind of penalty would be taking it too far. This is a the nature of the blue flag not meaning anything in NASCAR, but I don't think the fanbase would support traditional blue flag rules
Initially, yes. But Chases actions were anything but a racing incident.
I was at the race and it was the best Bristol night race in a couple of years for sure. I’ve been to all the races in the first round and will close out the season for me at least at the Roval and Martinsville. It’s good to be basically in the center of all these tracks.
A couple? It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that.
Ive been a kyle larson fan since 2016 and seeing him win this bristol night race and watching him on the final laps got me going crazy
This was a solid race. As a Harvick fan, that finish pissed me off, but I get why Elliott was upset. Harvick had every right to be upset after the race too. The golden boy did just enough to be in the way. We'd all be upset in these situations. How many times are we gonna see lapped cars get in the leader's way and help their teammates win the race though? I get it but it's annoying regardless of who it's helped.
Lapped cars started the incident to so that’s kinda the blame here
As a Harvick fan I couldn’t agree more.
@@Merica_dadgarage I’m a chase fan just a racing deal kinda wish he didn’t piss off harvick this could be a problem
@@legorobotics1017 This is true. Harvick probably doesn't run into Elliott if they both had the space to enter the turn right. Them being three wide just before they got to the turn messed them up.
The initial contact was a racing incident, I even understand Chases side swipe, but him sandbagging to hurt the #4 cars finish was NOT a racing inicdent.
Great to see the 43 run good all night and grab a 8th. Great weekend of racing for sure.
It would be great to see them get some more support. Jones drove up there and stayed there…unfortunately next week the _43_ will be back in 20th.
This was my first ever nascar race and oh my god! What a race, what a finish, and the drama. If this race isn’t enough to make a full time nascar fan out of anyone I don’t know what is. Also LETS GO LARSON👑
It was evident Chase held up Harvick to let Larson . The last time this was done Micheal Waldrip was penalized heavily to helping teammate win a race.
Anyone else remember when Chase Elliot called out Ryan Newman at Dover 2017 for not getting out of the way while was racing for the win and Newman was a lapped car. What ya gonna say now chase
He's going to say nothing. He will cry and the fans will boo whoever he is upset at.
Not really a fair comparison. Newman didn't have a tire cut down while he was racing Chase for the lead. I won't deny I'm a Chase fan, but I'm willing to admit his move into the turn that ended up cutting his tire was maybe too aggressive. But thats Bristol, and that's the kind of stuff we watch for. It's exciting, edge of your seat racing like that. I get why Chase was upset, he feels like Harvick cost him a shot at the win. I get why Harvick was upset, Chase cost him the win in return. The only winners in that exchange, were Larson, and the fans.
@@Tixio_T I watched a panel with 15-20 of the drivers, including Newman, and one of the questions was "Who's the hardest to pass?". Majority of the drivers pointed to Newman
I feel like if Harvick was 5-10 years younger he would have whipped Chase’s ass
definitely, he wouldve jumped from on top of chase's car to tackle him lmao
Is this the same guy that wears his helmet at almost every confrontation he has?
A fight almost happened.
i wouldve
You can't do that to the most popular drive who's the son of the most popular driver ever.
Rick Hendrick paring Byron back his former Truck Series crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series that he had success with Rudy Fugle was the best off-season move he could've made having his best season in his Cup Series career alot more top 5s and 10 finishes and the Homestead win I hope he wins 2 more with Rudy Fugle this season so he finishes this season strong and they enter next season with momentum. Larson and Cliff Daniels paring is helping him having his best season in his Cup Series career most wins in his career. Looking forward to seeing how they plus Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman continue to keep getting better in their careers.
You know I usually watch football on Saturday nights and I was intrigued with the race more. I stayed on the channel. NASCAR needs more like this. Solid 100.
Has any other race ever gotten a 100% on the groovy gauge?
I believe both 2019 Talladega races, 2020 Spring Dega, and 2020 Coke Zero 400 all got 100% on the Groovy Gauge, I believe.
I agree 100%!!!! Great race great team work!
Loved it. One thing nascar really needs to do though is find a solution on cutting down tires. Seems like it's so easy to do. Maybe it's my memory, but i don't remember this happening as much where there is slight contact and the tire is almost guaranteed to go down.
That are using composite body’s on the next gen car next year the same as what xfinity uses now
@@huntarchivers1234 xfinity doesn't have time cut issues that often? I don't watch xfinity much
As a Byron fan I was so stressed. So glad we advanced. Not that Eric cares about Byron anyways…. (Kenseth was more boring than Byron)
Me too man. So impressed with the speed this week tho!
So glad we advanced? Really we
You did nothing
@@nascarandbowlingfan3888 But I wore my lucky Byron under-roos all weekend.......
I agree 100% is the right call here. From the drop off the green flag the were great battles happening on track. The Elliot, Hamlin, and Larson battle was incredible! For a brief moment there were 5 cars battling for position, 9th through 13th, and the camera got all of them in frame without having to zoom out a bunch. The lapped traffic was crazy for the leaders. At times there were piles of cars to navigate through and you are wondering how the heck no one wrecked when they finally got through.This race, really this whole round of races, was incredible. Best 3 races of the year!
I'm actually in Harvick's defense (not a Harvick fan), I think most of the blame is on Chase for the initial incident to begin with. He clearly drove it into 1 and pinched Harvick down farther than he should've causing Harvick to get loose and slide up the track. And then Chase comes out of the pits, side swipes Harvick, and ultimately takes away his win by blocking his lane. Of course Harvick's gonna be upset. Of course Chase is gonna be upset since he finished 25th. Just a racing incident, but I do think Chase took it too far tonight
It should of stayed between chase and Harvick. I mean Harvick did try to wreck Larson even though Larson passed him cleanly.
Absolutely!!
I'm a lot older than you Eric - like almost 40 years - and have watched a lot of Bristol races and I have to agree this weekend was one of the best they've had there. When the paved it with concrete a lot of people hated it but they were tearing the pavement to pieces at the time. Normally you saw Bristol dominated by a couple of drivers but now anyone can dominate and win. Add in some desperation, and you get fireworks.
Only 3 words to describe the amazing race: ITS BRISTOL BABY!!!
About the attendance being down in the spring… I read an article a while back noting Bristol’s attendance woes. They cited a bunch of reasons but missed the obvious one even while providing data - the cost of tickets. Not the exact numbers but right magnitude wise, I believe, they talked about how the stands were packed with $40 average tickets but attendance had fallen off a bunch when the tickets averaged $120. They didn’t make that clear statement, the info was buried in the text. I remember getting the impression that NASCAR was wanting a higher class crowd somewhere.
This race has been a blast to watch on Saturday afternoon! I have to say, the Bristol race on concrete is more entertaining than on dirt! I like the battle for the wins during this race and congrats to Kyle Larson for getting his 6th win this year! I did see Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott’s argument about the situation and damn, Harvick’s pissed that he smashed his helmet along with his glasses almost getting knocked out! I also seen the part where they had a private conversation inside Chase’s hauler. With Bristol, you can expect to see temper flares like this!
i feel like i see u in the comments of almost every nascar video i watch LOL
Yeah lmao
I was there and I must say that was the best race I’ve ever attended
It never gets old hearing "Hendrick peaked" after 2 races and they come back swinging
it's just the routine of the season lol
@@hessxpress I love it
@@hessxpress I mean did he watch any of johnson championships most of the time he ran good not great and got hot when they needed to.
Great take Eric! For 23 yrs old you have a great perspective on the sport, and articulate your thoughts very well. I've been a Nascar fan for 40 years, and you do race analysis, and commentary on the entire sport in general, as good as anyone ever has. Keep up the great work! I hope you continue to thrive in Nascar media and can make a great career out of it. One of the "mainstream" outlets should really be trying to get you on their team.
It was a great race. Definitely agree with the 100 on the Groovy Gauge.
One quick thought on the Harvick, Elliott drama. Harvick screwed Elliot. How does he expect that minutes later Elliott is going to cut him the least bit of slack. Harvick destroyed Elliott's race. He should be grateful that the only thing Elliott did was race him hard, and that he didn't put him into the wall.
When figuring out who wronged the other driver more, you also have to consider Harvick’s points going into the second round - dead last. Those 5 bonus points would have meant a lot to Harvick (who sits last out of the remaining 12), and Chase took those away from him.
Actions have consequences. He wrecked him. Elliot making him finish second was "going easy on him".
@@johnlayne7473 shouldn't really be surprised to see Chase respond like a 9year old. I'm Chase how dare you race me hard lmao
Harvick took it away from himself. He has no one else to blame. He just didn't consider the consequences when he took out Chase. I was so glad to see Chase hold up and wait for him to help his teammate get by him. Naturally, like the couple other drivers, Harvick thinks it's someone else's fault. Chicken shite gets out of his car with his helmet on. That tells me everything you need to know about Harvick. May he never get another win.
@@stevewalker2095 The traditional way to handle that was to wreck him. Harvick trying to wreck Larson for sliding him was a childish move though.
Harvick’s move was just racing in my book. Elliott’s response was cheap and childish. It would have been more manly for Chase to just dump Kevin when he got back to him, but that probably would have drawn a penalty. Likewise after the side swipe from Chase, if I was Kevin I would have dumped him.
He will put him in the fence at Vegas or the roval, someone recorded the conversation in the garage they had and harvick said “now I’m gonna run you the f**k over”. Let’s see if he is true to his words🤷♂️🤷♂️
ya the end of this race was so good that I am buying tickets for next years race this week and I'm from Canada and live 12 hours away but I'm so excited.
Awesome
Based
100% on the Groovy gauge! I lietrally applaud. Your manic delivery was perfectly in line with how this race felt to watch. One of my favorite parts of the whole night was watching the battle between Almirola and Preece, and like Jeff Burton, I was amazed by the insanity of it all! Early in stage 3, I had anticipated for Harvick doing an Earnardt tribute to either Larson or Elliot ala 1999 to try and get a win, but I didn't see that altercation awith Elliot coming! Great drama! That was my 65th NASCAR race watched, and two of my favorites have been this, and the dirt-race. But there's been some really great action this year in several races. Bristol is amazing. There was a huge crowd for such a place so big. Looked 60-70k. I think with the fall out from this race, and all the excitement it generated, AND moving this to replace Phoenix, there would be way more turning up. This race has just made me glad I've got into this sport. The round of 12 is going to be great!
Dale Sr. would have wrecked Chase.😆
Also, congratulations to Erik Jones and Matty D.!😀
He was holding Harvick up, wouldn’t have blamed him if he would have dumped Chase
@@DIGS16 as a chase fan I wouldn't have either. Glad some action is happening and my driver isn't going to be a pushover when he feels he has been wronged weather right or wrong. Hopefully they have resolved any issues and can move forward
Remember When He wrecked Labontie in turn 4?
"Ethan" Dale would have probably wrecked YIPPY in the dustup when Chase got the flat tire.
What a fantastic race weekend. Trucks with the racing, the finish and the playoff implications (the two eliminated could have WON the championship this year), Xfinity with the racing, a rare extremely tight regular season points battle and a loony bin finish, and of course Cup with the tight racing, the playoff grind and then add the drama at the end. I haven't seen Kevin Harvick that furious since my childhood. What a fantastic race weekend. I don't know if ths is the best season ever like FOX was marketing it, but make no mistake, this season rocks.
I’ve been wanting a fight for weeks. This was it. Wish they would’ve duked it out but hey I love a good confrontation with some rage in post race interviews😂
Maybe if Harvick had some guts he would’ve took his helmet off and we would have one… he doesn’t apparently
They have to protect the golden boy
@@wizskinz9987 Kevin Harvick has guts Chase Elliott is lucky Kevin didn't didn't punch his lights out.
Harvick should have taken his Helment Off Wussie ?
The initial incident between Elliot and Harvick was just racing. After that is was another glaring example of bad officiating by NASCAR this year. You can only wave the blue flag at someone who's multiple laps down so many times. If they continue to ignore it you have to black flag them no matter who they are. If you don't you get cars 2 or 3 laps down influencing the outcome of the race and, in some cases, the playoffs.
Bingo !
Freakin loved it so happy Larson won.
Me and my dad are both Chase Elliott fans and we were watching and my dad said “you tell him Chase tell him you have the same amount championships at half the age”
hahaha, sound like warching a race with you guys be a fun time. 😄
When they were talking my mom was like “don’t hit him, there’s a cop right there!” She laughed at both their interviews 😂
Are there any other races with a 100% on the Groovey Gauge? I'm pumped up and in the mood to watch some old races!
Yes, I know Spring Talladega 2020 had a 100%
"Ahh, I love the concrete!"
Lol you and I alike brother
We followed a meh short track race with a short track for the FREAKING AGES!!!
As a chase fan, that was a racing incident. Chase was slower than Harvick. Chase did well keeping Harvick behind, but it was a matter of time. After being boxed in, chase drove off HARD into the corner. I think Harvick wanted to slide job him and also sent it in hard, but not as hard as chase. As he turned his wheel harder to stay on the bottom, he got into the gas to maintain his position and slid up the track. You can see him wiggle as he starts to slide before entering a 4 wheel slide. It was for a win. Chase was ticked he got wrecked for the win, Harvick got mad that he got blocked from the win. I'm under no pretenses. Chase drove off after Larson got past. However, the contact going for the lead is just a racing incident; and one that Chase got the raw end of.
That was an awesome race! I spent the final 30 laps pulling hard for Byron, and he isn’t even one of my favorite drivers. The only bad thing to come out of the race is what has happened with the fanbase. You probably have seen enough by now to know what I mean...
Yep, booing the guy who was the real victim, and cheering for the guy pitching a fit when he really did it to himself.
Chase can kill someone and ppl will still cheer him, weirdest fanbase in all of sports
The “Golden Boy” can do no wrong 🙄
I just started watching nascar last year and that was the best race I’ve ever watched. By a long shot.
Why did we put dirt on this masterpiece?
The winner
Harvick didn't actually stay in Elliot's hauler long, as Almirola's interview was starting you can see Harvick walk past on the left side of the screen, with some of the people he was with before entering Elliot's hauler
The interviews are not live they loop splice them in
Sometime you’ll see the winner driving off the track in the background after they have already celebrated in victory lane lol
@@Ls_swap211 I just wish we saw more of that burnout Larson did. It looked like he stuck the wheel out the window at some point.
@@Ls_swap211 yes, but also by the end of Almirola's interview Kyle Petty mentioned both Harvick and Elliot had each left the track already
Harvick clearly had the upper hand at that moment and he took advantage of that. It may have been slightly aggressive for him to do what he did but Chase just took it like a baby and decided to ruin a good race.
They both took it to far. Harvick did try to wreck Larson even though Larson passed cleanly.it should have stayed between Chase and Harvick.
@@hillbilly8337 Larson did not pass him cleanly. He ran across his nose in the middle of the turn, which in turn led to the straight away shenanigans
@@joshhoward6223 ya that's called a side job and that's a clean move. Larson didn't run into Kevin to make the pass. Kevin had the bottom open to cross over and instead just decided to run into Larson.
@@hillbilly8337 I know what a slide job is, I'm just saying he couldn't make it stick 🤷. He stalled out in the middle of the turn and Harvicks momentum sent him into the #5. It's more difficult than you think to just turn down the track with an obstacle in front of you
@@joshhoward6223 Larson did make it stick. They didn't make contact until half way down the straight away. By that time Harvick could have moved down to keep his run. I mean that's what Larson did to him when he had the run.
Funny how all the Hendrick fans praise Chase for holding up the leader but when Logano "supposedly did it" at Atlanta to Larson they were furious...funny how that works
Yeah hypocrisy at its best! He literally tried wrecking the leader!
As a 5 fan I'm just glad it evened out. Lost one that way and won one that way. After the 11 crashed, the 5 was slower. Contact with the left rear did hurt the 5 some and he just wasn't as fast.
THAT RACE WAS CRAZY
"Sqooze" what a wonderful Sterlin Marlin throwback.
This just shows how bad the dirt race is there. Please leave Bristol alone! It is great as is
@@johnhaas2523problem was it was during the day, it will be night this next time I'd give it one more shot under proper conditions before I judge it to much.
Love the energy Eric! Bristol does that too you even watching on TV ! 100% Groovey!!!
Well this ending was uh interesting I don’t get why people argue over this harvick fans are gonna defend harvick elliott fans are gonna defend elliott like that’s how it is 😂
I'm not a fan of either but Elliot was right in this instance. He's tired of Harvick doing this to him. That tells Harvick he better leave him alone.
i was stressed about bowman not being able to make it but after one bad race an ok race, he got a top 5 at bristol
And this, this is why I want two Bristol race and go to another dirt race
I totally get where you’re coming from Eric. I was a Jeff Gordon fan, and ever since he retired it’s a lot harder for me to get excited about finishes and battles. But nights like last night are the exception. What a race! Classic Bristol!
This weekend makes me even angrier about the dirt race on the first date. This was an all around incredible weekend of racing.
dirt race just makes this race even better so, i dont mind the dirt race.
@@martymet I'm glad you like it. I know a lot of people do. I felt like it was a fun event but a bad example of dirt racing. If NASCAR insists on racing dirt I'd prefer leave Bristol alone and add a purpose built dirt track. That's just my opinion and I'm aware it's an unpopular one.
@@zacmyers7269 oh it could definitely be streamlined. that first attempt had a lot of rough edges. but it also had potential. i just think that if its bringing more people to bristol in the spring, ultimately thats good. and it makes the asphalt race at bristol an even more important race. i can understand why there are others didnt like it too though
I think it Kevin Harvick is in the wrong, because it looked like he moved Chase up the track and nearly put him in the wall. But KFH cut his tire down first. Harvick literally did that on purpose.
I was there for both of the races and I’m so glad
1. Whataburger got a lot of exposure last night.
2. Chase Elliott fans are worse than early/mid 2000s Dale Jr. fans.
I was there and it was hands down the best race I’ve ever seen
In the words of Dale Jr "IT'S BRISTOL BABY!!!!!!"
Elliott fans are the worst part of this whole deal
Don't forget the "Gotta protect the golden boy!" fans. They're all out in full force.
I live near Bristol, that dirt race ain't going to put local fans back in the seats! You can get a dirt race at 5-6 places within an hour of Bristol year-round. Races like tonight will help. Take the dirt to Richmond, Dover, or how about North Wilkesboro with some great new stands built around that track using the money it cost to make Bristol dirt. Bristol was meant for nights like tonight where hot-tempered drivers and close racing is the spectacle, not some novelty making it hard to see or breath like dirt.
Locals that live, work, and worship near Bristol Motor Speedway are already complaining about the dirt race on Easter Sunday. The other issue with locals not showing up is they don't get drastically reduced ticket prices anymore. It can be unbearable around that area on a race weekend some churches have to close because NASCAR fans take over their parking lots for an entire weekend and there ain't enough towing services to keep them empty. There has been friction the last few years between track owners, NASCAR, and locals... Dirt on Easter is a bad move!
@@johnhaas2523 that's all SMI is concerned about! If they're not careful though in 10 years Bristol could be in worse shape with locals than Nashville Fairgrounds.
What Elliot did to Harvick is the exact same thing Logano did to Elliot in 2020. Chase is just learning to stand up against veteran drivers the same way Joey did early in his career. Good for him.
Preach
Do not ever put dirt on this track again we don't need dirt on Bristol if you want to go to a dirt track go to a dirt track. This race was incredible and it proves once again NASCAR needs more short tracks immediately.
Who needs dirt when we have these type of amazing finishes.
Think chase showed how immature and entitled he is in that temper tantrum and Harvick should have knocked his teeth in for the lesson atleast.
idk. his season probably over. people are gonna be upset in that situation. people are gonna want payback 9/10
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I like Chase Elliot but it's not the first time he has body slammed another car. Twice he has slammed Logano into the wall. I guess he doesn't like it happening to him. His success has gone to his fat head.
Being at the race this weekend, easily my favorite race I've been to, even without a big crash, it was full of action and battles for the lead. The 3 friends I brought with me who had never seen NASCAR before are now hooked after going to the track.
I’m on Harvick’s side, honestly this may be the most angriest Happy has been ever
At least in a good long time from what I hear.
@@danielledunne7159 ya, he’s actually been extremely chill lately, I guess that anger finally broke last night
Good. Hope Chase lives in his head rent free for the rest of the playoffs. Distracting him.
@@goneracin9 All cocky aren’t ya
I was at this race and it was so much fun! Not as many wrecks as hoped for, but great racing. This race just proves that they don’t need dirt there earlier in the season.
A lot of gray areas between Harvick & Chase , however WOW🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁 It's Bristol Baby a extremely good race! It was Awesome!
I still on the side of Chase Elliott Harvick completely drove Chase up the track and I glad Kevin Harvick fell short after that move.
No Harvick made his aggressive move AT BRISTOL!, a track that has a history of aggressive racing. Chase was on the losing end and Elliott kills all of Harvick's momentum just so Harvick can't win, that doesn't make Chase Elliott completely innocent, there're both victims and their is a lot of gray area.
Whatever Swisserland 🙄😒
Chase is 100% in the wrong but honestly I'm just glad he's actually developing a personality
@@andrewputnam2717 Chase Is the only reason for Harvick not winning, however the Incident that cut Chase's tier is the not 100% Kevin or Chase's fault that's just bristol.
100% disagree on who was "at fault" for the Harvick/Elliott deal. I don't root for either driver so I'm not a fan of either of them. You have to take lapped traffic into consideration when you choose your racing line, they usually move to the outside. He was taking the outside line away from Harvick, but that pick move on lapped cars comes inevitably up there, and it's the risk you take running high. I've been watching Elliott lately and have to say he's been taking the "you let me win or I wreck us both" approach. He's in the best equipment and former champion status, he knows the risk is low to him and high to the other guy. Ask Dibenedetto about that. The old days, guys gave and took, these younger drivers only take and complain when folks don't give in to them. It's part of the reason racing is dying, it's hard to root for a guy. Terry Labonte ain't coming back, the likes of him are long gone in the sport.
Damn good race
This was arguably the best night race since the 90s - early 2000s Bristol night races. Best one since at least 2008 when Busch and Edwards battled and before that maybe 2002 when Jeff moved Rusty and Dale Jr wrecked Ward Burton. Best night race I have witnessed since 1999.
elliotts getting turned next week!
It takes a Herculean effort of mental gymnastics to blame Harvick for that, using a pick is a tried and true method of finishing a pass. Chase by aggressively squeezing harvick down put himself in to position to cut that tire