Noah Gragson: The Rookie Season From Hell
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Noah Gragson's rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series will live on in infamy. Although I think he'll get another chance the question is with who?
Legacy Motor Club going through it in 2023...
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Update: Noah Gragson requested and was granted his release from Legacy Motor Club.
Gotta say; as someone who has watched NASCAR for almost twenty years, this is easily one of the worst seasons for a driver that I've watched, and the worst rookie campaign ever. Even Brian Scott did better than this.
My father and I watched the Chicago race, and saw Noah Gragson's abysmal relationship with Turn 6. After the race, we got Wendy's for dinner out of pity.
🤣
My dad got me and my mom subway after Carl Edwards crashed at Homestead in 2016 because we felt bad for him
Weird that Noah would like something like that. I saw the Chicago street race, he kept trying to break down barriers
ouch
T U R N 6 W A L L
Because Noah ain't some soy drinker and can enjoy a meme.
@@DerrickRG91 woosh
Damn, this one made me chuckle
I've been a Noah Gragson fan since he was in trucks in 2018. This season has just been painful to watch. I know he'll be successful in the cup series if he ever gets a good chance but man this sucks.
Noah should have been champion in Xfinity 2022 if not the Ty and Jones contact
@@seb99342 he should have grew a pair and put ty's punk ass out of the race
@@seb99342 Ty clinched his spot in the championship 4 before he wrecked Jones. Which makes that situation a million times worse but he still dominated that Phoenix race and earned that win
Noah Gragson fan? Lol
His chicago performance is something I will never forget
First it was the McDonald's curse, now we have the Wendy's curse thanks to Noah Gragson's greatest PR stunt in Chicago where he kept smashing same tire barrier.
A couple times it didn’t even look like he was turning at all
@Caleb-kn2fw Woah, I dont follow the ways of allah, but I do follow the ways of Kyle Busch, hes pretty cool isnt he?
"Trouble turn 6! Noah Gragson into the tire barrier!"
@@johnthefalcon2903 in the wise words of reactors on the channel twistedtoe GOD NOT THIS GUY AGAIN
The comments are going to be something that's what I'm here for 🍿
Ok
I’m here for the music.
I’m here for the arguments in the comments
Gragson's rookie year goes up there with the following abysmal Cup rookie campaigns:
Jack Sprague (2003)
The 2014 rookie class NOT named Larson
Most of the 2001 rookies
you forgot Rob Moroso
Tbf for Jack Sprague, the equipment he was in, was complete garbage, basically at that time a 25th place car every week, and Pontiac as a whole for 2003 outside of Ricky Craven and Johnny Benson weren't doing good, since they lost Joe Gibbs Racing, and A.J. Foyt Enterprises support from them for both sides to each go to Chevrolet, and Dodge.
Richard Petty 1988-1992 & Darrell Waltrip 1995-2000 are Good Seasons Compared to Noah Gragson 2023
@@nyctereute9118 Even Moroso's 1990 Season is better than Gragson's 2023 Season
@@nyctereute9118 yeah, it was real bad too even before the accident.
to any driver who steps into the 42 car in the future, i beg them to please be aware of your surroundings…
glad i'm not the only one who thought that lol
That means John Hunter Nemechek has to be careful next year but I think he’ll do good
Even Noah Gregsons sub had to wreck at Michigan 💀💀💀
The team is a joke
@@GatoradeCupSeriesX94Can you not put “is a joke” on everything?
This rookie season was BRUTAL for Gragson. Chicago was when it was at it’s worst (other than his suspension) as he kept on wrecking every 10-15 laps. By the time he wrecked a 5th time, you were just hoping that he would just DNF so that the suffering would end.
That race was the first race I watched since 2022 Auto Club (if it’s still called that i can’t remember) and my 4th race I watched 2021 season finale at Phoenix 2022 Daytona 500 and that race however I didn’t finish watching the Auto Club race because something happened in the middle of it (I can’t remember what) and I was cringing at the fact he went in it 5 times in 5 different ways
I ordered the Chicago diecast for shits and giggles Friday night at work. Saturday was just comical at that point.
The Super Mario World ending song really adds for the video mood.
Here's a suggestion I have for Bad Seasons/Sophomore Slump: Jenson Button 2001.
After impressing many people in F1 with his debut season in 2000, scoring 6 points finishes in 17 races and finishing 8th in the standings, his sophomore year on loan from Williams at Benetton (the team nowadays known as Alpine) was a disaster and his lack of experience was painfully obvious in his sophomore year. In 17 races he scored 5 top 10's and just one points finish (a fortunate 5th place in Germany) all year and a dismal 17th in the 2001 standings. So what went wrong?
Well, let's first look at why he was there in the first place. The reason he was on loan at Benetton was because Williams was under pressure from Chip Ganassi to decide whether to recall Juan Pablo Montoya (who had been exchanged by Williams for Alex Zanardi in 1999 and Montoya was in what had been Zanardi's seat at CGR in CART) or release him completely to CGR for good. Williams decided to hire Montoya for 2001 onwards. But as Button had been very impressive in his debut season, he was placed on loan at Benetton. Button initially got on well with the team boss at Benetton, Flavio Briatore, but as time went on, as Button struggled with the 2001 Benetton (a car he described, diplomatically, as a total dog), Briatore (and the team) didn't exactly try to make him feel welcome. If he had a bad weekend, he would be anxious not to make mistakes, which inevitably led to him struggling more and more over time in a viscous cycle. Couple this with an unconventional (110° V10), underpowered and unreliable engine and you have the recipe for an unmitigated disaster.
Fortunately, other team owners didn't forget what he was capable of, and in 2002, after being unexpectedly fired by the team he joined in 2001 (that had been rebranded as Renault) to make way for some driver called Fernando Alonso (whatever happened to him), he quickly found himself in the team that would ultimately lead him to a championship win in 2009 (when he joined in 2003, they were called BAR, short for British American Racing, which became Honda in 2006, after Honda pulled out in 2008, it became Brawn GP in 2009 and the year after Button left to join McLaren, his by then former team became Mercedes)
The other impressive thing about Jenson was his 50th ever car race was allegedly in that Williams F1 car.
@DaveyZee72 I remember there were two moments that put people on notice about his potential. The first was his brilliant recovery drive in mixed weather conditions at Hockenheim (he started last after stalling his engine and when it started raining he made up place after place and was right on the tail of third place finisher David Coulthard at the chequered flag to finish 4th) and at Spa he qualified an excellent third behind only Mika Hakkinen and Jarno Trulli, ahead of the eventual champion that year, Michael Schumacher
It’s also crazy to think that he would’ve won the Xfinity title last year without the playoffs.
@Caleb-kn2fw Allah ain't real.
@Caleb-kn2fw Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation
Actually I think it would’ve been Allmendinger to win the xfinity title last year.
@@President_Grover_Cleveland Allmendinger would’ve won it in 2021 without the playoffs. Gragson had enough of a points cushion that he would’ve beaten both him and Gibbs. Allmendinger did have a better overall season though, so I can see him going back to back.
Allmendinger had a 6.6 average finish last year. Only way Noah would've won it was stage points.
The look on his face on 3:44
"Freakin Noah! AGAIN?!"
The case for Noah is as such
Only a rookie
Drove subpar equipment
A young guy that has a lot to learn on and off the track
A personality that NASCAR needs
Shown he has talent in lower divisions
This guy may not be a Kyle Larson, but in my opinion deserves a second chance like Kyle did.
It was a bad situation, but he's performing next level bad. He's making Danica Patrick look like Jeff Gordon
@@BrandonA1More like making Danica look like Ayrton Senna.
I'm in agreement with you on that, a mistake is a mistake and I do think that NASCAR should lighten the penalty to maybe just the rest of this year, but end of the day I'm not going to be the one offended by it so I shouldn't be the one making that call.
Noah did nothing wrong, so of course he deserves a second chance.
Even Kyle situation was taken outta context..
A second chance? Absolutely. Hell, he shouldn't even be gone more than 1 race. But does he deserve the Legacy 42 over JHN? I'd say no. Everything people say about Gragson about only 1 year and bad equipment applies to JHN too. The only difference i that John Hunter occasionally showed flashes. Only thing Gragson has shown is that he should never be allowed on a street circuit ever again
If Wendy's does sponsor turn 6 at the Chicago Street Course next year, they better call the turn the Baconator Turn.
Kyle Larson said the you-know-what-word on a live stream. Noah Gragson liked a spicy meme. They are not the same.
@@JustGenius2001 I’m probably the most anti cop/pro police-accountability support there is, and I think it’s absurd that he got suspended. Sent to sensitivity training? Sure, whatever brainwashing shit nascar puts their drivers through for that.
It's curious how 2 drivers of the 42 car get suspended for racial controversies, also Kenny Irwin Jr died in that freaking car number too. Casey Mears almost became a bust driving the 42, and let's not forget the Big Juan jet dryer incident. I can say with all confidence that the 42 is officialy cursed.
I never thought Noah was going to have this kind of season….it’s been hard watching it. I hope he gets back to the Xfinity series next year. He still has the talent
unless nascar lifts the suspension... he can't. noah is completely barred from nascar
@@AuthenticDrifter As long as he follows Larson's example they'll reinstate him
Turn 6 should absolutely be the Baconator corner
The tire barriers would make for good grill marks.
It’s not completely his fault. That 42 has been garbage almost every race. It’s just a shame what happened to Noah that got him suspended. I hope he comes back to the Cup Series sooner than later.
Hes also garbage, chicago for example
Yeah it’s such a “shame” that he is an immature douchebag 🙄
Agreed
Lets not forget thats the number that made a jet dryer go boom.
@@isaachernandez2592 well maybe that number has a curse for example
Lee Petty: he drove the 42 car and his career was over when he crash with John Beauchamp in 1961 Daytona 500
Terry Schoonover: he drove the 42 car but in 1984 he died when he crash his Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Atlanta
Kenny Irwin Jr: He drove the 42 car but in 2000 he died when he crash his Chevrolet Monte Carlo in New Hampshire
Kyle Larson: banned for say the N word
(Sorry my english)
I'll never forget the advice from my dad when I went to my first day at my first job - "Be nice to everyone there, even if they seem a bit rude or gruff. You don't have to lie or be a fake, but just don't walk in with an ego and a sense of entitlement. Because WHEN you find yourself in trouble, those are the people who have to ask themselves if they're going to save the new guy's ass or not."
Noah is certainly a "fun" driver, but a season of fistfights and poor results are not the work of a first-year cup driver. He's certianly put in work in lower divisions so he's not a rushed driver or anything but when you spend the previous 6 months swinging at anyone who breathes too loudly AND you're not in the top 30 in points AND you're a known crasher.....What do you expect when you end up in a minor PR issue? I don't even think NASCAR fans and staff and drivers are that offended or mad. Like, yes it's in very poor taste and yes, they gotta give a punishment but if Noah had been driving mostly clean and even just been an anonymous midfielder, he'd probably get a slap on the wrist, make some apologies, do some PR training, and be done with it. But here we are instead - all of his talent and actual work done is getting flushed down the toilert after half a year of poor decisions capped off with, of all things, being on social media.
I remember what Kyle Petty said in a TV special. He said everyone deserves a second chance and later added that some have to wait a while for that second chance. Let's be honest LMC was already tired of Noah's s--t on bragging about couldn't wait until the end of the season or crashing into his boss. He was gone after the season, liking that meme expedite the process.
This entire season just feels like a fever dream at this point imo
6:56 I literally had computer experts from my local police come to my Middle School in 2013 and say the exact same thing. If you do anything illegal online and delete it they can easily recover it.
Barney Hall, the late great MRN commentator, always told new announcers from the 1970s until his retirement in 2014 "I live by two rules if I have something to say... 1.) Does this need to be said? 2.) Does this need to be said by me? If the answer to either of those two questions is 'No', I don't say anything. It has kept me out of trouble all these years".
Same with work place policies I always remind myself they can watch all our posts or likes too. They as race teams too can fire at will if they see posts that are not proper of the values. That’s i simply post my interests and if it’s news I keep it local news
Noah's emotions are more on display than most drivers. However... he's been observed to be *very* negative on himself, & he puts too much pressure on himself it appears. On top of that he's been through a *lot;* more than most honestly & arguably way more than anyone should...
And now this year with the concussion _(Already a bad sign in itself given what we know about them now),_ the wrecks, this new (& honestly stupid) thing, there's a lot of fear going around that it's only going to get worse for him; Not just his career, but his mindset.
When I was on Twitter I voiced my concern multiple time in regards to Noah's mental state; even tagging Dale Jr. & his Jr. Motorsports team in some of them. But now with this, I've actually had a few people ask me if I fear that all these factors will result in Noah's story eventually... turning "dark"... like a certain former driver who also had a lot of pressure on him whose story ended tragically... & honestly I have had those concerns (Because pessimism), but I don't think it's time to hit any sort of panic button yet, but... I feel someone close to him should at least keep an eye on him.
Cry you sound upset.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld You didn't read a thing I said did you? 😆
Aren't you the lady who made a half-hour long video "critiquing" to a 12 year old once?
@@sirspoonyr No.
Noah Gragson really thought he was fooling people with that Mark Davis type bowl cut
I feel like whenever it comes to anyone doing something against African Americans Darian immediately makes a video as soon as he can. Not complaining about it, just something interesting I noticed.
I remember there was a situation last year, when some prick pretended to be a truck series driver (Tanner Gray, IIRC) in iRacing. He was using that account for some sort of racist trolling. It was quickly found that real Tanner Gray had nothing to do with it. But even sooner than that BFM bashed Tanner for racism and whatnot.
@@st.gallenthegreat4027 he did then say that the community owes Tanner an apology after that if I remember correctly
@@ic3man yeah, but anyway, unless everything is clear like with Larson or Noah here, jumping into conclusions in these matters can hurt someone's reputation over nothing.
Hey Darian. I love your videos and have been watching for many years now (I think 3-4). Keep up the fantastic work and keep making the NASCAR community happy.
😂
@@TheJoviLovi ?
I feel bad for Noah because he’s a really awesome guy and he was my favorites driver in Xfinity. I hope next year is better.
If there even is a next year for him in NASCAR.
@@ArceusBowser212well if Larson can drop an n bomb and get a top ride I sure hope Gragson would be able to at least go back to xfinity. Because what Noah did isn’t that bad honestly. It’s ridiculous they only are doing this because of Toyota. It’s sad that he is getting the shaft
@@dedo7326 there's no team that'll take him 😂
@@dedo7326 highly doubt he's gonna be as lucky as Larson did
@@dedo7326 wont be as easy since Larson is like, an actual phenomenal talent and basically the best nascar has atm in terms of skill besides maybe busch.
tho i hope eventually he can get a cup ride again. hella unfortunate that him pressing his phone screen twice got him suspended.
Might as well put this on during the red flag
I feel like Larson wasn’t only given a second chance because he’s a generational talent, although it was a big part of it. But he also learned from his mistake and did a lot of charity work and other stuff in the background for the remainder of 2020 we didn’t even know about for months. I feel like if Noah does the same, he deserves another shot
Not all rookies have a great first year. But my goodness, Noah absolutely struggled this year. One example, Andy Houston, had a similar struggle although his release was due to the sponsorship leaving the PPI motorsports #96 car. In the end, Noah isn’t the only rookie to be released from a ride in the middle of the season, others went through that same rabbit hole. Will he bounce back from this? IDK. But I pray that he does 🙏🏻
Noah Gragson’s highlights of the season consist of
Constant wrecking
Fights with other drivers
Crashing into barriers at Chicago
And an ugly bowl cut
And now a indefinite suspension
If I missed anything feel free to comment
Generally coming off as a wannabe and attention whoring douchebag is a big item a lot of people miss on that checklist when it comes to Noah Gragson. The way he acts just feels so phony and forced.
Yeah, that Simple Jack haircut didn't help him at all
Not to mention liking the "Undah da Knee" meme. Kinda low tbh, a not-so-funny meme from a bad movie
An all-american problem I'm too foreign to understand, maybe?
Bro you know it’s been a bad year when even Ty fans feel bad for dude 😂😂
Didn’t expect to be in this video, but thanks for seeing the point I was trying to make. Some people really didn’t like me saying they weren’t the same lol
I bet a member of Legacy Motorsports scanned through his social media history hoping to find something so they had an excuse to get rid of him.
He needs to call Elon and take that shit to court.
I mean I would too, Gragson is ass. He has no talent outside of wrecking and getting smoked by Ross Chastain. He’s nothing when he isn’t in the best equipment
I blame the awful haircut for this
Other Ian agrees
The haircut is too funny 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
This did not warrant a suspension, it was a meme. A meme about a career criminal. I'm not racist, I'm black.
#Justice4Gragson
Im sorry, but, flyod was trying to turn his life around, and also, WASNT A ARMED MAN, SO THEY SHOULDNT HAVE PUT SO MUCH FORCE
@@cohengamertv6548 Still, he made the choice to commit those crimes, and put himself in that situation.
"I understand the severity of the situation" while mario accordion music plays quitely in the back. lmao
This team needs another rebrand, I think dropping the Petty name cursed this team.
Jimmie Petty and Richard Johnson auto wrecking or something idk
Richard didn't want to be part of the woke dumpster fire, so he sold his ownership stake.
From what I can remember about drivers being suspended (sometimes via drug use or yeah, a bad social media post), some drivers decided to retreat a level to rebuild their career. I remember AJ Allmendinger falling back to the Xfinity level after realizing he wasn't getting a lot of wins, top 5s, or even top 10s on the Cup level, he was happy to have Kaulig Racing sign him in 2020 and with help from the team, he rebuilt his career with better quality wins and a bunch of top 5s and top 10s. When I look at the comeback kid in Kyle Larson in 2021, he looked like a (possible) NASCAR bust. But he proved those fans they're not always right. But as for Noah Gragson, we'll have to wait until he is banned from NASCAR in order for that to be considered a bust.
A.J. has marketable talent.
But yet, nobody wants to sponsor Larson. Even in 2023, there's no major company/brand offering to sponsor him. That 5 car is still self funded by Big Rick. Which is sad. Someone with that much talent can't get major sponsors.
@@Maverick33that’s what happens when you use a racial slur and get caughtq
@@cjmsacomments4389 yeah case in point Felix or Pewdiepie around 2016 took a while to build things back up
It is a freaking meme lol
He'll be back; I agree with you he deserves a second chance. He drove in bad equipment all season, and for a rookie that's a recipe for disaster. He's a personality that NASCAR needs.
@Caleb-kn2fw bruh
NASCAR does not need that kind of stupidity
not in cup he wont be
he isnt getting another cup ride for awhile, if at all
@@fonnyjootball512 it'll certainly be a while for sure
The most disgusting thing nascar fans ever did was try to compare this man to Tim Richmond.
Tim was a worse person.
@@DiehardtNG10atleast he wasnt a racist idiot
Noah is a Tim Richmond wannabe on his best day
Noah is such a chump it’s not even comparable to Tim.
Let me watch the comments on this one... And the USWNT in ⚽ too... Hot damn, things are getting worse in the sports world... Yeesh!
This has to be a worse rookie season than Brian Scott’s in the #44
2:05 You can hear the punch. It's very satisfying.
well that was quick
Just imagine how much better the Chicago race would’ve been without watching him run into the tire barriers every 10 minutes.
That 42 car is cursed. Larson while driving the 42, gets suspended. Gragson while driving the 42, gets suspended
What pisses me off so much is that, not only did Gragson pull this stunt, but how the online community has taken this and dragged it every which way they can. A lot of people trashing on one individual on the ex-bird app (y'all know what I mean) because he posted the screenshot & commented on Noah's dumbassery (which btw, personally I had seen the screenshot pop up on the NASCAR subreddit first, doesn't mean that it was posted there before Twitter but just saying) is absolutely infuriating, not to mention the stereotyping & comments of "oh they're a cancel culture warrior" like shut the actual fuck up. Y'all acting like NASCAR Twitter is back in 2020 where shit was wild af with everyone stuck at home, y'all sending death threats/telling the person to off themselves because y'all don't understand the concept of accountability. NASCAR has zero tolerance for bullshit like the meme Gragson liked, and like Darian said, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
Jay Lopez on Twitter (who from his pinned & bio had worked at Alpha Prime last year) said that he was told years ago from an official, quote:
“No matter what you do, NASCAR will likely find out. They have the resources and they know you better than you know you.”
So even if this didn't pop up on social media, NASCAR would have found out one way or the other (remember how Mike Wallace got suspended just a couple years ago for something nobody but himself and NASCAR truly knew about?) And at the end of the day, Noah knew better. He fucking knew better and he still liked the post. Y'all can say "oh its just a meme, fuck off" and "he shouldn't have been suspended", or go on and on about "oh everyone's so damn soft what the fuck", but ACCOUNTABILITY and COMMON SENSE are the name of the game, and Noah fucked around and found out.
Mind you, this is coming from someone who rooted hard for him in Xfinity the last couple years but has paid little to no attention to him in Cup, mostly cause of how his season has gone, but also cause I've been focused on other shit. If Gragson never gets another Cup ride and falls back to Xfinity or even Trucks and is a lifer in those series, then he only has himself to blame.
@@JustGenius2001 "Meaningless"? Nah, fam, memes like that don't deserve to exist. The meaning is the person who made it was making fun of George Floyd's death. Get out of here with this "meaningless" bullshit
And if you don't care, then why comment? No one is gonna change your mind, apparently, so why comment if you don't care?
@@JustGenius2001give a racist sensitivity training, lol. That's funny. You must be great at parties.
@CM32401 redirection and not taking responsibility is your way, I'm seeing. Also, no one tried to change anything. Keep your opinion. You sound like a child. Lol
@@JustGenius2001 You don't know what "meaningless" means.
@CM32401 You are a child. Maybe a female child. Stop crying.
If I like this video will I be suspended
I personally don't think he has ever been the same since his concussion. Noah looks defeated and really whipped and he hit the tire barriers about three times at the street course in his first race back. I just think all the crashes have knocked him for a loop. I don't really care for his mouth and whatever comes out of it, he kind of marches to the beat of his own drum. Some of his takes and attitude may ruffle some feathers and get him in trouble. But this is his rookie season and he a lot of room to improve when he gets in his next ride wherever it may be.
Can we talk about Hemric's Juke at 0:33? 👌
I go with what Joey Diaz a comedian says "if it makes you laugh it's comedy"
Remember when everyone thought there was going to be this huge rookie battle between Noah and Ty Gibbs
The use of the super nintendo world ending music is so utterly appropriate. Excellent work BFM 😂😅
Everyone crying and freaking out about his liking of a meme have just kept it alive forever
Bro liked a meme. You can’t end everything the guy has worked for.
As a Chastain fan, 2:06 will never stop being glorious.
Unlike the other driver of the 42, he isn't making a comeback 💀
Clever 😂😂😂
Tru
Who tf gonna sign him 💀
@@TheJoviLoviRick Hendrick Entry Music starts playing
The thing that saved Larson was his ridiculous levels of talent. Gragson is not anywhere close to Larson’s level.
@@gnnascarfan2410could go back to Xfinity since he did good last year
The fact he got suspended over liking a meme, shows how hard humanity has fallen. I will keep continuing to believe that, and you can't convince me otherwise.
Here's some advice. If you see something posted that involves an EXTREMELY sensitive topic (like George Floyd), just stay the hell away from it. No matter how you respond to it, it WILL backfire on you.
@@JustGenius2001 exactly.
It is sad that a MEME can get people suspended. But I despise Gragson so I’m all for it, he’s a douchebag.
The situation that Noah is in this season driving-wise is not entirely his fault. It's become pretty apparent that the overall performance of the team heavily declined from where it was at last season.
That being said, however, Noah is partially to blame and the fact that this has happened on top of everything else... The writing is on the wall here and I think he's done with Legacy Motor Club after 2023.
The question is: Where does Noah go? I think that a trip back down to Xfinity (perhaps taking the #8 for Junior Motorsports which will be vacant after 2023) will be most effective for him in the long-term.
Yeah I assumed if he does get a ride, it'll be the JR 8
I would have assumed he would have been given another Xfinity opportunity with JR Motorsports.
BUT that's probably up in the air with sponsors potentially being uneasy over him.
It's really sounding more of a question of talent at the Cup Series more than the social media post that will keep another team away
What gets me is that its a high probability nobody would have cared if the meme he liked would've had a white guy on it instead. Because apparently you better make sure the person you're making fun of is the same color as you... Good ol segregation
Your choice of music for this is **chef's kiss** -- I hope Gragson will recover the same way Larson did, after his own faux pas.
I think there's more to it i mean they had to go fishing pretty deep to find thid from 3 years ago. Im gonna bet theres something they aren't telling us and their just using this as an excuse just my opinion
My dad's a Gragson fan because he shotgunned a beer at Bristol. He's pretty disappointed in Gragson, and so am I.
What Nascar did has a stupid move I get why LMC fired him but not Nascar. Nascar is too sensitive and I mean Hailey Deegan said a ableist slur and got sensitivity training Gragson likes a offense meme and gets suspended.
Not to mention Denny Hamlin nor Bubba Wallace were suspended for their actual racist memes & comments on Twitter.
I'm of the belief there has to be more than the story than just the edgy meme that did him in, but we're not being made aware of the full situation.
@@ThunderTHR Gragson has a lot of baggage outside of the meme.
Let’s be honest here. He really wasn’t that good. He won four straight races but all of those came from Mickey circumstances. A cup driver dumping the leader at Darlington, rain at Kansas, wrecking his competition at Bristol, and all of his competition wrecking out at Texas. And not to mention he raced against mediocre competition throughout his Xfinity career and considering how the 2020 class is looking right now that’s saying a lot. He had a ton of embarrassing chokes throughout his career, including dumping guys for the lead or wrecking back markers for no reason. I expected his performance in cup to be worse than no talent Ty Dillon but I never expected the ultimate implosion that was his career. I’m just one year, all of a sudden, he might be relegated to Xfinity after one year. It’s not like he was rushed up, he had 4 seasons in Xfinity but in all his cup starts in 2022 he was very unimpressive. Even with the 48 he was slow and nowhere near relevant. With a combination of bad driving and terrible equipment, you get the worst rookie season in cup history. Every week he runs 30th alongside Harrison (who’s also a bust) and when he tries to overdrive the car he crashes. And that Chicago performance was absolutely pathetic. But I do not agree with the suspension. Last year he purposely wrecked half the field at Road America but only got a 10 point penalty which did fuckall. But suspending him over a liked post from 3 years ago is a TERRIBLE move all because some pos on Twitter got Butthurt over a meme and cancelled him. If I remember correctly that guy who canceled Gragson was the same guy who tried to cancel McDowell over a tweet from 2009.
In all honesty, Gragson may not recover from this, LMC may not recover either.
You know this is going to be a comedy video when you're hear staff roll theme from Super Mario world.
Are they suspending the other 77k+ that like the meme?
JHN should steer clear of that 42
As Much as i Like Noah. After everything that happened in 2022 and The battle with Ty. Entering this season. I was Expecting him to have a Bit of a Bell 2020 type of season. A Nemecheck type of season. Or maybe a Briscoe 2021 Type of season and Finish Ahead of Ty Dillon i wasn't expecting him to Outclass Gibbs since The 54 is better equipment than the 42 but i wasn't Expecting to Be bad.. That Bad And Behind Ty Dillon the former driver of the 42 out of all people
And as a Chase fan.. Reminder. I was Never ever ever ever ever ever ever Ever ok with what Chase did to Denny. Im not Ok with Right hooking someone. And Never will. I called Out Chase for it. Alongside the Excuses of Blaming it on Brad But it Baffles Me how. Chase got Suspended for the Whole Incident with Denny. Bubba got Suspended for the Whole Incident with Larson.
But NASCAR gave Noah an absolute Slap on the wrist for Destroying half of the field at Road America Nearly Killing Sage karam and a Ton of cars which were all The majority Small funded teams not to Mention when the entire Chase and Denny stuff happened. Everyone was Comparing it to the Bubba and Larson deal but No one mentioned the Whole Noah and Sage Karam Incident which was 10000000000000000 Times way Worse.
Well. Noah I guess is probably gonna Take the Allgaier route and Go back to Xfinity who knows
under da knee
was funny
I liked it to
"freedom of speech doesnt mean freedom of consequences" - bfm (ngl banger quote)
I give this video a 42 out of 42 or 9 vomit filled helmets out of 9. Delivering the goods as always!
He should go back to Xfinity and become a full time driver like Allgiaer.
Gragson's on track struggles are likely both LMC being in a lame duck spot and the simple fact that Gragson has never been a quick learner. It took him awhile to get going in Trucks and Xfinity.
Gragson and turn 6 were in love and couldn’t get enough of each other in Chicago.
The fact you put Super Mario World music throughout the video…
When chastain punched Noah the bowl cut made it look so much funnier
Danica Patrick is going to be the fist trans driver, coming back as Dan Patrick with BudLight as a sponsor. That's how stupid this NASCAR suspension is.
Good timing on posting this video after Michigan got delayed.
The Super Mario music is outstanding.😆
Noah Gragson's 2023 season is the epitome of Murphy's Law
Worst Rookie season I've ever seen, 2nd only to Mazepin.
Give him a 2nd season, and he'd improve.
As for the social media incident, it's a dark sense of humor. I see 9/11 jokes all the time. I personally find neither funny but I don't feel like sense of humor is something to get fired over.
4:26 more like a Top 25 or 35 was worth celebrating for me as Grag fan this year
Imagine using your public profile to like memes. That’s what the burner account is for my guy.
WhatIfRacing & KamikazeGames are happier than Ultimate23Dragon when Johnny Benson essentially replaced Paul Tracy in SRX
Remember that Gragson's initialism, NG, means "no good" (bad thing) in Japanese. You could probably say "Gragson had an NG season" as such.
EDIT: For 7:34, also note that Gragson has more baggage/permanent record that Larson is (the girl incident, altercations with Hemric and Chastain, Road America wreck, and his dad being jailed... plus the "core values" of his coffee sponsor).
Nitroglycerin
Who gives a shit about a coffee sponsor?
Not 2 good.
He’s his own worst enemy. Gets a hint of success and doesn’t know what to do with it, and then just can’t do anything right after. Driving or keeping his mouth shut.
He comes across as very hard headed. And that was before this season...
He liked a meme. Calm the fuck down.
I think Toyota didn’t want Noah Gregson and I think they did some digging to find something they could use against him. All because he doesn’t fit the mold for a Toyota driver.
Been waiting for this one
Great choice of music lol. Great video BFM
I guess his haircut wasn't the only thing Dumb and Dumber related...
"...and when you're already low in points, finding new ways to sink lower in points has gotta be kind of impressive..."
That is a third-degree burn comment there, BFM!
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He didn’t make a meme, he didn’t add to a meme, he liked it! Gallows humor is a way we deal with the worst things in life, there are comedians that joke about EVERYTHING! So why is this person off limits? I think multiple funerals and a 24kt gold casket are plenty of respect for a multiple time violent felon. It was a shame that he was killed in such a manner and nobody should ever experience that, much like the people in the twin towers in 2001, or the death camps in the 1940s. Nobody should experience that, but that doesn’t stop jokes being made about it and jokes should be made about it all. People live on through others remembering who they were, and humor is one of the ways people live on. And yes if it was my family member I’d make jokes too, not be perpetually offended. And NASCAR had no reason to suspend him other than trying to play to a crowd that only pretends to like nascar when they can get social media head pats for having a strong opinion and being offended on behalf of someone. If the sponsor or the team felt that way that’s one thing but nascar has become a parody of itself.