Save the Short Tracks! | NASCAR Martinsville Race Review & Analysis
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Nice to see William Byron snap that 1 race winless streak.
🤣
@@davids5006 I said the same thing about Hamlin last week.
I love it dude! Lol
Who the heck cares about Hendrick cheating motor sports I'm sick of them
@@BeautifulAngelBlossom😂 Awww, someone's favorite driver didn't win?
Probably a Logano fan
i know jeff gordon must’ve gotten 2012 ptsd flashbacks when JHN pulled a david reutimann with 3 to go…
If David Reutimann never brought out that caution then Bowyer would have been fighting for a championship at Homestead that year
Yes
Glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that 😂
Danica Patrick was The Catalyst because of The Deal between Stewart Haas Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing on The 10 Car benefitting both teams where Danica ran 10 races while David Reutimann ran the rest of the 2012 season on her behalf to stay in the Top 35 guaranteeing her a spot in the start she made
2010 and 2010
'Jeff Gordon's transition to becoming Rick Hendrick is going nicely' - Mike Fallon
Just won't have as nice a ring as Tricky Rick Hendrick, however.
@@vidmasterK1wonderboy
It’s funny cuz it’s true.
@@vidmasterK1Jivin' Jeff
Jeff Boredom
Short Track Package, Unfair!
Elton Sawyer's in There!
Standing at The Concession!
Plotting His Oppression!
I actually laughed haha
@@EricEstepp pure poetry
@@EricEsteppWhen ford got these new bodies they couldn’t win anything but last year they were familiar with the old mustang but after seeing a Hendrick 1-2-3 I keep thinking in my head that it’s rigged lol
The transaxles probably won't hold up to the extra HP.
I had to look up the SpongeBob clip bc of this 😂 too funny
The biggest change they can make to improve short track racing is to get rid of shifting.
Even Clint Bowyer is smart enough to say it, which he did several times during the broadcast.
And schedule the short tracks when the avg temps are above 80.
Horsepower and less downforce. Lets make the drivers drive.
The issue is how slow the cornering speeds are at Martinsville. As long as the straightaway speeds are double the cornering speeds, odds are it makes sense to shift. Idk what the ratios are in the new transaxles but it would have made sense even with the old H pattern transmissions. That's why we saw shifting at Pocono. Unfortunately that can of worms is open and we can't put the lid back on.
@@PinMonkey1960Not sure how much downforce actually helps at Martinsville. At Bristol and Richmond I can see it I guess. I don't like the idea of increasing the HP because it sort of defeats the purpose of the gen 7 car. But hear me out: what if we put narrower tires on them at short tracks? It would make tire management a thing again and at places like Martinsville, would have a similar effect as high horsepower by limiting grip on corner exit.
It is dumb because I don’t think it makes you that much more talented and the cars are probably harder to drive without shifting.
The reason the broadcast was so Hendrick focused was because there’s nothing else to talk about when you can’t pass
Oh some were great at passing. My question is how clean did those people pass. I’m a Gragson fan boy and he had a harder time passing than his teammates it seemed.
After 2 terrible short track races. It's scary to say but I'm actually looking forward to Texas
Yes this broadcast was very PAINFUL for a non HMS fan the glazing was crazy
Exactly, I don’t think nascar like gave them the win or something, but tv was totally playing favorites and pushing a narrative all day long
@@InsaneCelery238 as they would for any other team when approaching milestone anniversaries and accomplishments.
@@Roadhouse1997 Nascar is in the tank for Hendrick. Clearly favorited.
Yea, multiple drivers have said that Nascar won't let any other manufacturers get better than Hendrick. No other sport has rules that say you can't be better than this team.
@@Roadhouse1997 I mean, they didn’t do close to half that for rcr’s 50th which see like in would be way more important
After watching short track nascar races this week on CZcams from the 1960's to 1990's, high horsepower and blown engines. To this low powered bore fest, without a single blown engine and next to NO passing, my fast forward button on my remote control is close to being worn out.
Short track racing really calls for a solid rear end imo, independent rear suspension and 5 speed gearbox is the problem. It used to be like slinging a giant go kart in a circle as fast as you can get it to go, now they actually drive like racecars and it's not the same. This is also why the xfinity short track races are still good
I watched an Xfinity series race for the first time last night and I was quite happy with what I saw. I feel like it was much more exciting than today’s cup race. Being an Almirola fan, it was all that much better getting the chance to see him find victory lane especially as only a part time driver. Great upload as always Eric
Xfinity is better because they still have the older style car.
@@hollygolden9673 The fact that they still use 5 lug nuts per wheel rather than the single lug was nice to see again
@@hollygolden9673 casual comment lol
@@KCRX3 Very true!
It's so annoying how NASCAR typically doesn't get its act together, especially regarding the Next-gen car on short tracks. The best way to fix the short track is buy using the Gen-6 style package of at least 750 HP at short tracks or use a simple hybrid system, with extra 150 to 200 hp boost, no aero tweaks and eliminate shifting by using slower gear ratios for short tracks.
The Gen 6 you could kind of get near the rear bumpers easier without as much aero wash.
750 might not be enough. Maybe 800.
@@ChrisBl33p. 900+ go all in. you might not see big enough changes with small incremental increases.
@@rdlangston13I agree. Why are we trying to puss y fi these cars? Is it to cater to the silver spoons and DEI (diversity, equality, inclusion) drivers? Kind of seems like it.
But yes we need tires and power. Or just power and go from there. We don’t want to change to many thing and not see way it’s still not working, if that makes sense?
Best Moment of the Race:
Denny Hamlin moves Bubba out of the way, forcefully, and Harvick says something along the line of "You can do that when you own the car."
(Or 'When you pay the bills' or something like that)
NASCAR can we just please try horsepower, just try it ffs so if it doesn’t work we know that it’s the car.
And ditch the 5 speed on short tracks.
And only visit asphalt short tracks when the average temperature should be above 80 degrees. Slick tracks reduce grip, too.
Yep. I'm with you.
Its the Wheels and Tire Combo , with Way to big of breaks , the tires** should be BACK AT ONLY 12" wide. AND Back to the 5 lugs. , put the NORMAL, wheels and tires back on it. And ON SHORT Tracks it would race 1000% better. Smaller tire , Smaller brakes , Smaller wheels , and no 8 second pit stops. And For the Love of Jesus , DO AWAY with independent rear suspension on NASCARS that go in Circles, so the point is , ITS NOT HP its the Design of about 30 things , that them idiots Rushed and made during Covid , they didnt Test and tune as they should have for a FEW 3 TO 5 YEARS , BEFORE they MADE the teams put together Kit Cars. its a joke. !!!! Just a really bad joke !!! And FTR im a Bowman Fan to the bone , but this car SUCKS ,!!!!
It's definitely the car... the Xfinity race, with the older style cars, was a wayyy better race, and that's usually the case at most the tracks
Hendrick 400 at Sleepersville
A keso fan lol.
@@shaynejenkins446 and?
@@DarbKeselowskiN6keep crying bud the rest of us are having fun crybaby😂
@@FathomMane woah woah woah buster. Why come in here with all that hate?
"today's race was light on storylines" is the nicest way i've heard someone call a race boring
We need more HP and no shifting
No shifting??? You mean take a major part of driver's skill out of racing?? No thanks.
And short tracks races on hot, slick tracks
@davecarsley8773 idk if your a new fan or not but shifting never happened at short tracks until 3 years ago when we went to the gen 7. And when we say no shifting.we mean no downshifting when entering corners cars were always manual shift but they never had to down shift in the corners until 3 years ago with the gen 7
@@davecarsley8773 Found a casual
@davecarsley8773 shifting is killing the racing on ovals. Oval racing is about momentum. Shifting makes it easier to make a mistake, and cover up for it. None of the drivers like it.
They said the name of the race a lot on MRN. They even had Bobby Labonte come on and talk about Cook Out.
I went to Cook out because they mentioned it so much. That's marketing for you.
I mean, they sponsor THREE races this season. If not today then the next one at Darlington, or the third one at Richmond 2.
Am I crazy to think that this was arguably worse than the 2022 Martinsville Spring race? It just feels like all these aerodynamic short track changes NASCAR has made for the past 2 years hasn't made a single difference, at least for this year.
Time for serious changes.
Nah, 2022 Martinsville Spring is still worse. Though difficult, you could still pass today. You couldn't do any of that in that Spring race two years prior, and not to mention the fact it was cold and no rubber was being laid down at all.
as a straight up race to race comparison it was not as bad… but it was cold in the 22 race. So I think this one was worse since it was all on the package.
Yeah you're crazy for sure.
@@Redslayer86 probably so. But we are in year 3 in the Gen 7, and I feel like there are little changes to the racing on short tracks and road courses.
@@Redslayer86
Agree. Love the short tracks and enjoyed todays race.
If jumping the restart wasn’t bad enough now the announcers are mocking the fans
I love how they showed the graphic of Hamlin at 100% throttle way before the box, then gave us a "it's a ball and strike call" which would make sense if the strike zone wasn't painted all over the walls and along the track, and you didn't clearly have throttle tracing capabilities. The keep justifying their call with evidence that pushes it further towards "we know he cheated and we don't care"
still havent realized you cant watch the lines because you are looking in your mirror trying to prevent the cheat behind you of gaining a unfair advantage going faster than the leader by anticipating the restart ? you still didnt understood that Hamlin doesnt have the choice to where to restart cuz it has to be done when the guy behind is checking up or breaking when touching your bumper after that cheating move consisting of leaving a gap and speeding faster than the leader. Nascar just keeping it fair giving the leader the advantage he is due.
@@palmtree82 Unacceptable. Bad look and call, rabbit hole BS .
Just think if did that too Hamlin and he lost wow just like he runs over other cars but don't do that to him 😂😂😂😂
The nascar modified race was bounds more entertaining then the cup race today
Hey still infinitely better than an F1 race. At least there were lead changes.
Bubba's 150+ laps in 2nd was actually pretty impressive
Yes it was the only bad part is his owner told him to pull over so he can pass him and go to the pets and get tires that don't wear out LOL NASCAR is a joke😂
@@driverslqqk7940 what are you yapping about
Since attending WrestleMania 40 was more of a priority for me, I unfortunately had to miss the Martinsville race. I'm still happy my driver finished well.
It's great to see you mentioning that ridiculous Hendrick Overkill 🙏
I was on the road today so listened to the race on MRN they made it sound more exciting than it really was!
They always do. Added excitement.
They always have, which is why I been listening to them for years
My worst nightmare came true, a Hendrick 1, 2, 3. We won't stop hearing about this all season.
No one ha ha ha 😅
There was one glitch in the program Bowman didn't finish 4th then it would have been a perfect lights out race he's always bringing up the rear they need to get rid of him and find the best driver that can they already got three of them NASCAR is rigged or at least it's scripted who didn't see HMS winning this in record Fashion on their 40th anniversary with all 1500 of their fans watching or fellow employees wow how will you beat that dynasty you won't😂 fans can now tune in to see who will finish behind all the HMS cars they know something the other teams don't have figured out😊
@@driverslqqk7940 you know I didn't want to be the only one to say it but I did find it kind of strange how the same day that they're celebrating
Hendrick Motorsports they actually have a 1-2-3.. when the previous five races not one of them when they race
Cookout! The only mention I saw during the broadcast was the winner (Byron) in the car sipping on what looked like a Cookout Shake or drink. Cookout is so good! Fantastic race if your a HMS fan, besides of the HMS success today...FIX THE SHORT TRACK PACKAGE!
I don't see them sponsoring more races if thats the treatment they got. They have also sponsored USAC racing and USAC did a hell of a job plugging them.
Exactly. I said something similar in my race review. I also had a community post on how nascar can fix the short track package.
Not normally one to pile on pit crews but Josh Berry was definitely a legit contender today and his pit crew absolutely ruined it.
Time for changes to the pit crew
Denny pitting with 2 to go was genius level strategy
and nobody goes with him, now that is karma.
What are you talking about?! Reddick also pit and moved from 12th to 7th.
championship move
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va I never mentioned anyone else, did I?
You know I picked Bubba to win. And even though he didn't win I'm not upset at all. Because he consistently from the drop of the green to the checkered ran in top five all race long. There is nothing to be upset about with him finishing fourth.
I totally agree Bubba and his crew chief had a handle on that car but it's hard to beat the HMS cars on their 40th anniversary you're not going to do it it's just not going to happen they're going to dominate like they have for the last 40 years that's NASCAR real exciting seeing them all spread out and nobody to pass the only passing gun was by the 4 Hendricks cars what a show total joke that didn't need to watch it😂
The new car was built with the idea to improve road course racing and to a degree mile and a half tracks. The problem is.. it’s too good, so no one is at a significant disadvantage. If you give the teams a different package for better results then they will maximize it so again , no significant disadvantage. Square one try something different. Firestone anyone?
Congrats on Willy b and Hendrick 1,2,3 finish. Did anyone else realize how nice Bryan,Eilliot,Larson and even Bowman paint schemes were probably in one of my favorite schemes this season. Also Josh Berrys was nice to if it was a night race it probably would shine awesomely on the track
Also how the 3 of them raced each other at the end of the race, they leaned on each other a little bit but kept it clean for the most part.
The most interesting part of the race imo was Mike Joy’s story about the 1st Grandmother, yea, GrandMOTHER clock given to a race winner and how it ended up in David Ragans home.
I think we need horsepower back and get rid of the damn shifting. Its ridiculous really to even be doing that on short tracks.
Changed the channel mid-way into stage two and came back for the last 10ish laps... That was a rough one to watch.
It was an average Martinsville race. Stop with the dramatics.
@@shaynejenkins446Average for next gen Martinsville, horrible compared to Martinsville of old
@@shaynejenkins446 Well it may not have helped that I'm a CBell fan 😂
Them Chevys looked great up front, didn't they!!!!
at least you had the option... i don't get FS1...
I'm not sure when they stopped building a short track program car but they need to take it back to that time and build them like the last gen car 12 inch tires 750 HP and a H pattern transmission make it so the rear end gear is changeable. I don't wanna hear it cost too much if Dave Marcus was able to build 3 different types of cars back then it can still be done now probably cheaper. #saveshorttracks
I'm calling for more practice. The argument against more practice has been that it gives big teams too much of an advantage but when JGR and Hendrick are winning almost every race anyways might as well try something different
Indeed, all sports require practice. You do it from the peewee leagues all the way up and alot of drivers are definitely off their game without it.
Rudy fugle is by far the best crew chief in the garage.. he always has byron in the front at the finish
And then I thought Cliff Daniels was the best Chief in the world for the best driver in NASCAR's history Kyle Larson at least that's what we've been hearing for years now really doesn't matter just paint them all red and you be guaranteed to win what a joke who didn't see this coming😂
@@driverslqqk7940 if you are convinced it is scripted then why do you even watch? I wouldn't waste my time if I actually believed what you just said.
Lmao why do you think numbers are trending down for years? People do feel it's scripted.
@@vercingetorix444 you are arguing two different things. The numbers are trending down because the nascar execs are morons and don’t listen to the fans at all. I am one of those downward trenders. But it has nothing to do with me thinking its scripted. If you really believe you can script something that out of control then you have issues with science. But if I actually believed that it was scripted I wouldn’t watch. So answer the question then. If you believe its scripted why do you still watch?
@@dallastester822 I watch occasionally and it's definitely not actually scripted, but there's no doubt NASCAR loves HMS and pumps them up a bit. I think most of the actual loss of fans is due to drivers being shit at media, a lack of access, a reputation for being hicks, and declining interest in cars in general. Who knows, it's a mix of things.
The race was okay but you are right. NASCAR needs to do something more radical with the short track package. Just take a wild swing and tell the fans exactly what you did so at least we know they are trying. The broadcast was very HMS oriented today but that makes sense because it was a big milestone for the team and they usually focus on a team when it is a big weekend for them. I have seen it done for Gibbs and Penske before. It is just that HMS is just crazy good at Martinsville for some reason. I also bet they spent more resources on this race than usual as well so I guess it make sense all 4 teams were good.
I grew up a Jeff Gordon fan, who also rooted for HMS, Johnson and Jr, didn’t mind Kahne. Was an Elliot fan in the Xfinity series and was ecstatic to see him take over the 24 car. After Gordon it was like my new favorite driver in the same favorite car, followed as a fan understanding why he wanted the 9 number instead. Wasn’t sure about Byron in year 1 or 2 but as an HMS fan I’m all about the “sim kid” bringing the 24 back to dominance.
And I said for basically all of Larsons beginning years if he ever had competitive equipment he’d win a championship witch he did, and did it for HMS, now after last year, I look to Bowman, only one that struggled today… when was his last win?
Still overall REALLY loving the HMS stable of drivers and crew chiefs for that fact. Love that Gustafson is with him like with Gordon at the end.
And Martinsville is one of my favorite tracks, so I should be ecstatic about today…
However I’m objective to agree that this race was kind of a snoozer…
Alex Bowman is a very "Matt Crafton-like" driver. Very consistent, pretty much a guarantee he'll be top 10 at least, but he doesn't get the flashy wins or lead a bunch of laps. He is always high in the points, and if he wins a chip, it will likely be I a season where he doesn't win a race at all.
As for Larson, I am with you 100%, knew damn well that if he was in some decent equipment he would open some eyes, although I was much higher on Byron in his first couple years than you were. Love Chase since he replaced JG, and was getting some flashbacks when Hamlin was behind Chase during this race lmao
@@gavinwinkler1147 yeah that was a nervous few laps and while Hamlin kept it clean they traded paint just a tad and made me more nervous, Almost wanted chase to drop back and boot him and post race just say its been done to me but part of why I like chase is that he is gonna race you clean instead of think about a few years ago.
Love this video man. I'm so freaking frustrated as a NASCAR fan. I just want good short track racing. We really need a tire that wears.
1, 4, 6, 10 in the standings for HMS cars. This is the year somebody does it and takes the championship back from Penske! 🏁
I think William Byron is the most likely driver there to pull it off.
3 tags to say:
#BringBackBristolPackage
#Savetheshorttracks
#GLAZINGHENDRICK400
Bring back the Bristol package? Those tires were identical to last year’s tires, and the aero package is the exact same as the 1.5 mile package. There is no such thing as a “Bristol package”.
This is starting to piss me off. Never been a cry about the package kind of guy, but here I am.
Here’s what we gonna do. We do either one of the following
We remove Martinsville Spring from the schedule and add either Rockingham or Chicagoland
We move Martinsville to late - mid July. It will be hotter. The racing could be better
We increase the horsepower
We eliminate shifting
We make a one race exception and race the Xfinity cars at Martinsville every Spring
Or just run Xfinity cars on all tracks under 1.5 miles, or...just eliminate all 1.5s except the Coke 600...but still race Xfinity cars.
Another great analysis. You're killing it, man.
Thanks a ton, Jeff!
First, I have to mention that the most exciting racing last week at Richmond was at the start, on the rain tires. Maybe that's the answer for improving short track racing - race on a wet surface with rain tires. For this week, I have to go with a 40% on my personal groovy gauge. I'm happy for William Byron. A shout out to Erik Jones, who had a consistent race. And I'm looking forward to Texas Motor Speedway. I think it will be more entertaining than Richmond, Martinsville, Phoenix, and COTA.
Where's those sprinklers Bernie Eccleston wanted to install on F1 tracks!? NASCAR sure could use them!
I agree with you about the broadcast Eric! I'm a Larson fan, and I definitely thought the broadcast felt really Hendrick-heavy to the point where it felt a little weird especially post-race. I do appreciate that they had a section of seating apparently filled with their employees and staff, but yeah, something was off-putting about that broadcast for sure.
It’s the 40 year anniversary of HMS win #1 what do you think they were going to focus on especially when they have 4 cars in the top 10.
I don't remember if it was Clint or Kevin whining about drivers having to shift. I suppose they won't be happy until all cars are running CVT's. I shift my car daily many times. It's fun and part of it.
To Alex bowman’s credit he was up in the top 5 with his teammates all day
The bluntness and the begging are Oscar worthy! Love it
If all the gen 7 cars are all exactly the same, it is curious how any one team could manage to dominate without external circumstances.
Second, there is only one useable lane on most short tracks. Without accidents and the mandatory pit sequences it would be more boring than it already is.
They are not all the same no matter what you think because It comes down to the smart engineers and crew chiefs with setups and any gray area they find
So basically your looking for ways to cheat to win? My point
When Double E pulls the Will E Coyote sign. HELP!
Driver's didn't wreak like normal, probably saving team money, Well done HMS 1 2 & 3,
Thank you for this video! Racing fans are blessed to have some great old race tracks on the circuit for the fans to enjoy, especially those folks in the grandstands. Bristol, Martinsville, Nashville come to mind.
Well, with FOX focused almost exclusively on the top 5, and the cameras zoomed in all race, we didn't really get to see much of the racing.
There are no there was no racing at the back of the pack it was all the First full cars nothing to see here did it surprise you 40th anniversary and they run flawless and nobody else can figure out how to make their car go or any strategy or to do anything almost as if it was scripted wow NASCAR's putting on quite a show for the HMS team after all they had 1500 people from the organization there I believe that's more than any other race team there is must have a lot of money must have Smart everybody best pet crew best c rew chiefs best car setups😅
missed opportunity to give it 40% on the groovy gauge for Hendrick’s 40th Anniversary!
Dang I should've thought of that
I’ve been more excited for your breakdowns than the races the past few weeks
That was cool to hear your shoutout on Actions Detrimental! Keep up the great work.
The Cookout A1 burgers are awesome!
To be fair, the 1.5 mile races have been very good since the next gen (except Texas). I mean the 2 coke 600s and the Kansas/Vegas races have been awesome! I think the goal was to improve those races and they did that but at the expense of short tracks and road courses
The car is better on the road courses.
Texas was actually pretty good last year, and it seems to get slightly better every year as the track ages. I think the fact they only have one race there also helps.
It's a hard track to drive well and rewards precision and aggression. I predict next week's race will be a 100 on the groovy guage.
And yes, this car is miles better in road courses. The problem is the drivers are all better too, so the full contact crash fests of yesteryear are no more.
Ive been a fan of your post shows since j got back into NASCAR several years ago. Its really cool to see how you and the channel have developed. Eric Estep got a shout out from Denny Hamlin on actions detrimental. That is huge dude. Youre well on your way tk having a name in NASCAR outside of CZcams. Im here for it my man! From stop motions to having a weekly podcast with a current nascar driver. So awesome man, i jusy want to say i appreciate it. The quality of youe content could have a NASCAR on FOX segment, and i hope yhe producers see that!
Yes! After what we saw on Sunday, we need to keep the Martinsville, Bristol, North Wilkesboro and Richmond tracks open forever.
As a pesky fan at the track there were so menny Hendrick fans it was crazy
Imagine all 4 Hendrick cars in the championship 4.
Patience Estepp! Those Fords will come alive the second half of the season. Mark my words.
I went to the race at Martinsville. I enjoyed every minute of it love being there, and I am a big Hendrick motorsports fan of all the drivers so today I could not complain.
When people say "very hard to pass" over and over, what are we even talking about, Nascar? Not racing, that's for sure.
Eric, the fact that you're saying "it sounds ridiculous that I'm trying to tell super smart people how to do their job" .... says a lot about those "super smart" people. Maybe they need "super-smarter" people? This kind of stuff needs to change.
Nascar has super smart people they'll work for HMS 1 2 3 and Bowman screwed up the perfect fourth place finish but then he always brings up the rear he was hms's test card today that other people can't seem to figure out how to make it go I think it's called more money than anybody to be able to buy anything and the best people and build the best equipment you're going to see HMS dominate like they have been for the last 40 years NASCAR will be who finished behind the HMS cars nothing more to see that was ridiculous😂
Not sure I'm gonna bother with the fall Martinsville race. The on track racing hasn't been interesting for a couple races now, and I can't stand the booth glazing Hendrick for three hours.
Make the short track events what we could call Outlaw night where the car builders can shine once again with ingenuity,a run what you brung kinda thing! Why not?! Made em go back to dirt for a couple years, turn em loose on some good old fashioned innovative 70’s late model looking racecars using real Stock Cars!!! It would be fun 3 or 4 times a year, nostalgic which racecar fans love especially me, and I’d bet the stands would be full again! There’s my rant Eric!!
Watched Nascar for 30+ years and today was the first race I've ever walked away from. I agree, save the short tracks. The backbone of NASCAR needs fixed and fast. Thank goodness for Bristol this year....i enjoyed that one.
They sure are, if they don't do something I'll quit! I'll go watch IndyCar and Formula 1, at least they don't have gimmicked up races where nothing happens, at least a boring F1 race is boring because someone built the best car, the driver did his job driving well, and he earned it...a boring NASCAR race is just bad.
If NASCAR won't give them more HP or eliminate shifting, at least swap the Spring Martinsville date with Nashville or move it to a point on the schedule when the temps will be in the 80s like the Oct race... Same tire today as last Fall, but the competition was enough for a 75 on the Groovy Gauge last time we were here.
my weekend is going well thanks for asking
Just got done watching the NHRA at Phoenix it was a far better watch than the little bit of the Martinsville race I saw.
Yeah and Smoke made it to the Semi finals😊.
@@joshuaduff7439
I'm impressed with Tony Stewart's ability to step into Top Fuel and be competitive from the get go.
Great Save the Short Tracks campaign. I have hope someone in NapCar was watching groovy Eric.
Make short track racing great again also Byron is definitely a championship favorite atm look out for that 24 team
I’m not excited for 10 years from now when it’s Hendrick’s 50th Anniversary
I would imagine on that day the other teams will just stay home and it'll be a race between the Hendrix cars that's all there is to see😢 great show NASCAR don't make any changes Mr H likes it just the way it is Total Domination for 40 years now and no other team can figure it out especially this next-gen pieces of s***😮
As a guy who absolutely loves short track racing it absolutely kills me that the racing has come to this. I'm not going to pretend to know how to fix it but something must be done!
And it didn't have to, but NASCAR just had to bring out a shiny new car and ruin the best racing product they had, at the expense of making intermediate 1.5+ cookie cutters bearable to watch.
You are one of the more interesting ones on YT, not constantly yapping about Nascar's bygone days.
Ive been saying the same thing about the cars since day 1. Making them faster around a track doesnt equate to better racing. Wider tires that dont wear means less sliding and fall off, sequential means that everyone shifts at the same speed and theres no possibility to miss a gear, also doesnt required nearly as much skill to drive on a road course as the h pattern did and like we've seen at Martinsville with these 5 speeds they're able to downshift and recover lost momentum from a bad exit, bigger brakes means less brake management, IRS means no wheel hopping, single lug is definitely less entertaining in the pits ect ect. Obviously im not saying these cars need to go back to the stone age but i dont particularly like where they're at now.
Move it to June and let's see how much grip they lose when the track temps go nuclear
@@timberace77 Haha I wouldn't mind seeing what happens!
Got to figure out the shifting problem and hopefully if they do go back to the h pattern shifting. NASCAR needs to increase the horsepower too.
And run this race when the track is hotter and slicker
R.I.P. short track racing
With each passing day Jeff Gordon is turning more and more into Rick Hendrick, and William Byron is turning more and more into Jeff Gordon.
Imo this was better than Richmond. Drivers actually were able to pass and the fact that some were able to do it on the outside was pretty good
No they weren’t. In the 30 laps before the final caution, there wasn’t a SINGLE change for position on track. They couldn’t pass
Nobody was passing on the outside.
Richmond has mind-numbing levels of tire fall off, so it has strategy and comers and goers. This race did not even have that.
It seems like NASCAR and good year learned absolutely nothing from bristol.
They didn't have time if wanted to bring Bristol tires
@@johnhaas2523more lies thanks for buying into all the lies the leadership tells
Cool for Denny to give you a shout-out on Actions Detrimental!
This will be my last martinsville snoozefest ☠
This race was 💤. I actually fell asleep while watching 2nd stage and don't feel like I missed anything in the race.
People fall asleep for every race from NASCAR to F1.
because the car is so heavily geared towards road racing, it just doesn’t look good on a short oval. they might as well be driving C 8 corvettes…not a good look for the next gen/ short track combo.
Crank the horsepower up and make the tires narrower. Maybe make the spoiler smaller, as well? Not sure how that last one would impact the race. Someone want to fact-check that, for me?
(Out of The Crowd, when?)
Nice to hear you get a shoutout from Denny Hamlin in his latest Actions Detrimental podcast. Keep up the great work !
Oh boyyy, Eric gone a riot. Anyways, another eh short track race, this package for short tracks didn’t help, but cool to see the 24 win during their celebration for 40 years
Until they narrow up the tires and do away with the low profile tires short track racing will suck.The other problem is the brake systems are to good. They would let off at the flag stand in the old cars to make it into turn one now they drive way into turn one stand on the brake stab the gas and gone. Look at the infinity race on sat. Great racing with passing. You could tap a guy and move him out of the way. In the cup series it takes a act of congress to move someone. Look how long the 3 held off the leader from lapping him again and the 3 was a 35th place car. If nascar would get their head out of their ass and take a cup car to test at north wilkesboro with a smaller brake system and a narrower tire like they use to run the racing will be great. If nothing else take a modified to n.w and run the car then put on a 4 inch narrower tire and watch the lap times drop 3 seconds and the car dance around in the corners.
I think carbon brakes MIGHT help, in F1 they talk about keeping the brakes warm to be able to stop them, maybe that would help, but I have no clue.
Great video. The Xfinity series is more fun to watch this year than Cup.
Narrow tires on narrow rims will fix the problem……you have to make a different compound for short tracks anyway so it wouldn’t cost any more money for the tires and as for the rims it’s only 2 different sizes for the year(1 for short/ road course,1 for all others)
Can't
I think it’s safe to say William Byron has officially dethroned Kyle Larson as the top dog at HMS.
That was apparent last year.
At some point can you do a video about fox's truck and Xfinity coverage because this weekend the trucks were awful
That’s why I never watch the truck series consistently
Bristol was prime example of how tire fall off made the race fun and the driver uncomfortable especially on long run
Here’s the easy way to eliminate shifting, give the cars CVTs. Continuously Variable Transmissions never shift, they adjust gear ration based off car speed.
The Hendrick Motorsports 400 presented by Hendrick Motorsports sucked.
Fox was not shy about reminding us every 10 minutes lol then they finish 1-3.
Yep, sounds about right
Did you roll your eyes when they said the team origins and first win were just like a movie?
@@vidmasterK1 yep
Yeah it was over did just took away from the racing to much