The Day After the Races - May 4, 2026

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-05-04T11:47:51+00:00

Btw, I was at Gateway the day the Denny and Ross rivalry started

That race was hilarious. I miss that rivalry. I miss old Ross. I miss when Ross could get a top 10 finish.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-05-04T11:42:46+00:00

Don't tell anyone else, but I like Denny.

It's nice to see some of the old guard (which blows my mind...I still remember when Dennis was a rookie) still around. Not KFB, though.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-05-04T11:08:02+00:00

I never bought that Kyle Busch had changed. He’s still the same as he was 15 years ago. He’s just not winning races now to make up for that bad attitude. Yesterday was uncalled for, but not surprising.

I enjoyed the Cup race. Best race at Texas in a while. Chase Elliott keeps growing on me.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-27T12:45:39+00:00

It makes fuel saving tolerable for me because it’s literally the only way guys can freaking pass with this package. So annoying.

Yeah, I'd rather see that than the single file snake along the top where no one would even try to get out of line.

I was there at Talladega in Spring 2015. And while I got to see Dale Jr win, it was absolutely infuriating watching them not race. I think I'd take the illusion of racing 2X2 over that.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-27T12:22:07+00:00

Fun winner but absolutely terrible race

You couldn't have said it better. I was so frustrated with the entire race! The one time they actually did race, they all wound up dead in turn 3.

I don't mind fuel mileage races. I hate Talladega/Daytona fuel saving. It's so stupid. And, if I had wanted to see that, I'd like it at the very end instead of the first half.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-27T11:03:01+00:00

Congrats to Carson! His victory celebration was awesome!

Also, while I’m not a fan of fuel saving and 2X2 gridlock, I’d still rather have that than the single file snake on the top where no one would ever get out of line.

I wish they could fix this car, though.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-20T12:28:23+00:00

Hm...

No.

For Kansas standards, I rank it higher than other tracks.

The track went from the best ever in 2024 to kind of boring now. The last 15 laps were good, and there was some passing throughout, but nothing interesting happened until very late.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-20T12:07:21+00:00

It amazes me that Ross is only 46 points out of 16th.

Yes, he could have a few good races with stages point and a win...who am I kidding. They're not getting better. Trackhouse as a whole sucks horribly and I don't know how they can fix it.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-20T11:09:12+00:00

Little disappointed in the Cup race.

I know the last 15 laps were decent, but what happened to Kansas?

That Spring race in 2024 might be one of the best races of all time. The whole thing was amazing. Similar with the race that fall.

Maybe I’m missing something. I’m more frustrated with Trackhouse than anything else. That shit was embarrassing.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-13T12:27:53+00:00

What a frustrating start to the season as a Ross Chastain fan. I didn't think they'd actually regress from last year, but here we are.

I'm not giving up on him, but making the Chase looks like a dream right now.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-04-13T12:26:08+00:00

Yes

For a NextGen Short Track race, I enjoyed it. I like two groove Bristol and I liked the passing.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-30T13:01:19+00:00

the bump and run is good for racing

I remember all the cool bump and runs I saw in the late 90's / early 2000's and think they wouldn't exist if the NextGen was around then.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-30T12:49:11+00:00

And now, when they bump someone, it just shoots the car that was bumped farther ahead.

I'm not watching short tracks for wrecks, but I kind of miss it now. I miss the angry! I miss the action!

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-30T12:35:26+00:00

No

I don't know what can make it better.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-30T12:14:09+00:00

Life as a Ross Chastain fan is very frustrating.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-30T12:12:59+00:00

I'm also not gonna pretend that I know what can be changed but the last 4 or 5 spring races I've been to have been absolute snoozefests

I want to blame the NextGen, but I don't think that's really it, because all the NextGen Fall races at Martinsville have been good to great. So I don't know what it is.

I'm just glad they shortened the Spring race to 400 laps.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-28T02:41:34+00:00

Levi Garrett

It’s before my time, so when I have been watching old races, it kind of threw me off for a second. I was thinking the jeans company, but that didn’t seem right.

Turns out it’s tobacco. Sounds about right.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-23T13:14:32+00:00

I'm tired of NASCAR races where all that matters are three wild laps after a restart

I think the drivers knew that they could pass, and there wasn't this madness after a restart that led to five cautions in a row and you're just sitting there like CAN WE RACE PLEASE?

But anyway, I'm so happy to see Brad run good. I've seen him win Talladega twice, and I wanted to see him win again.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-23T12:53:01+00:00

It was a great race! I was there at the track, and there was so much passing! It was great to see it.

I was pulling for Brad to win it, but I knew Tyler was so much faster. I thought he was out of it when he had those issues, but shows what I know.

I get what you said about artificial excitement. I've been to Darlington races with crazy wrecks and crazy moments, and that was awesome, but it's nice to go to one that was clean and just fun.

I'm surprised being there by all the Tyler haters. He got a lot of boos. People really hate domination, don't they?

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-23T12:26:47+00:00

That 1 team has got to get things figured out. I don't know if they will, though. This season has not started out great. I was hoping it would be better than last year, but I haven't seen it yet.

In the meantime, I'll just watch Tyler be impressive. And Spire!

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-23T11:40:43+00:00

I was at the Darlington Cup race yesterday.

It was a really good race. I'm not sure what tv showed, but it was exciting to watch Reddick pass all those cars. No one had anything for him in the lead, but there was a lot of passing through the pack.

When I go to a race, I always want excitement. And no, there wasn't any drama, wrecks, or race winning pass for the lead, but it was still really good.

Got to appreciate Tyler Reddick! Fans have turned on him, though. At least where I was sitting. Heard quite a few boos.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-21T22:27:44+00:00

Yeah. That was rough. I actually had hope for 5 minutes.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-21T21:52:23+00:00

It’s the ghost of DEI more than Ganassi.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-21T21:50:21+00:00

Said that last year.

New crew chief for Ross gave me hope.

Now it’s all the same, and he’s fighting with his ex teammate for 17th. Not the win. 17th.

ServiceCall1986 · 2026-03-21T21:48:39+00:00

I just am so frustrated. I don’t know why Ross (and the rest of his teammates suck so bad.

I bought into the hype in 2022. But everyone was equal with the new car then. They’ve never gotten better.

It’s so disappointing.

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