|| *Comments on the 2017 Bass Pro Shops / NRA Night Race:* View the most recent comment <#153> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Jimmie4life posted: 08.15.2017 - 9:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) We have a full field at the ready. 2. Jonathan King posted: 08.15.2017 - 10:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought the 66 was going to be Timmy Hill. 3. TeamDCR fan posted: 08.15.2017 - 10:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If it is Timmy, it usually switches Wednesday or Thursday 4. Josh posted: 08.15.2017 - 11:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like someone's packing up after qualifying unless a team withdraws before then. 5. Danish Pie posted: 08.15.2017 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @2 @3 Yes, 66 is going to be Timmy Hill 6. Sector posted: 08.15.2017 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Entering this race, the Manufacturer's Championship is actually in a close battle. After Toyota being so far behind all season close, they have closed the gap in the past couple of months. Entering this race, the standings is as follow: Chevy: 814 (9 Wins) Leader Ford: 808 (8 Wins) -6 Toyota: 799 (6 Wins) -15 In case anyone doesn't know the Rookie standings: Daniel Suarez 234 (best finish of 6th) Leader Erik Jokes 217 (best finish of 3rd) -17 Ty Dillon 174 (best finish of 13th twice) -60 7. 95McDowellFan posted: 08.15.2017 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why would MBM field the #66 at Bristol of all tracks? They have ONE CAR, don't waste it! 8. Jim Davis posted: 08.15.2017 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Daniel Suarez 234 (best finish of 6th) Leader" Didn't Suarez finished 3rd at Watkins Glen? 9. Danish Pie posted: 08.15.2017 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @7 That's what I was thinking, too. Aside from Daytona or Talladega, Bristol is the main place to avoid for teams with only one car. :P Part of me thinks it's Carl picking up where he left off. Back in 2009, when he got suspended, the race he said he would have entered was the Bristol Night Race, so part of me thinks he's getting back at NASCAR for that. Like you said though, I hope that doesn't bite him in the ass and they total their one and only car. 10. 95McDowellFan posted: 08.15.2017 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #55 is Gray Gaulding 11. Danish Pie posted: 08.15.2017 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 55 will be driven by Gray Gaulding 12. Corey posted: 08.15.2017 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @9 Daytona and Talladega might be perfect for the team. Stay out of the pack all together and let everyone else wrecks themselves. Come home with a top 15 finish like they did at Indy this year. 13. Sector posted: 08.15.2017 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Daniel Suarez 234 (best finish of 6th) Leader" "Didn't Suarez finished 3rd at Watkins Glen?" He did, can't believe I forgot that. Good correction. 14. Danish Pie posted: 08.16.2017 - 11:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #32 Sponsor - E.J. Wade Construction #83 Sponsor - HMS Motorsport #95 Sponsor - Pit Wipes 15. racefangurl posted: 08.16.2017 - 11:14 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) It's Bristol, baby! 16. Matthew posted: 08.16.2017 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) what about # 51 17. possum posted: 08.16.2017 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @7 - #1, it's a fun race. #2, it's close to Charlotte, so the expense of running the race is not great. #3, while Bristol tends to bend a lot of sheet metal, totally destroying a car isn't all that common; they'd run a bigger risk of writing off a car at a mile-and-a-half track. #4, you don't need a great motor or cutting edge aero at Bristol, so a decent finish is actually a possibility. All in all, it makes a lot more sense for MBM to run tracks like Bristol, Martinsville, or Richmond than it does for them to run the likes of Kansas, Texas, or Las Vegas. 18. Stewart14Rocks posted: 08.16.2017 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL4qECjis4o find this interesting as it could be future changes that nascar implements. 19. 95McDowellFan posted: 08.17.2017 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #LetCopeRace 20. TeamDCR fan posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Copes put his time in. He's deserving of more races. Besides, I'd rather have a veteran driver who won't push the limits in my car over a rookie who has never shown he really has much talent 21. Jahn1234567890 posted: 08.18.2017 - 9:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @20 I agree. It's great to see that guys like Cope and Shepherd are still racing. Cope will race at Darlington and earlier this season he said he was going to be at the second Richmond race. Hopefully we will see Derrike at some more races though. 22. Brad #31 posted: 08.18.2017 - 9:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of the cars that have to qualify on time (7, 51, 55, 66, 83) I would say that the 51, 55, or 66 are one of the 3 going home. I could be wrong. The 7 and 83 are the fastest of the 5 23. Danish Pie posted: 08.18.2017 - 10:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #51 driver is B.J. McLeod 24. Ken posted: 08.18.2017 - 12:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McLeod though was fastest of the five in opening practice. 25. Danish Pie posted: 08.18.2017 - 1:23 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Looks like the 66 will be the team going home based on the first 50 minutes of Final Practice. Timmy Hill is slowest right now, 1.5 mph slower then 40th place, and 3.4 mph slower than the fourth fastest open team. They're gonna need to find some speed before qualifying, or they'll be going home after the Xfinity race. 26. Joe posted: 08.18.2017 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Boldon needs to go. It's annoying that these commentators have to talk like we are all complete idiots. I understand the chance for new fans and to get them to come out to the races but cmon. Just talk about the cars in practice. Ideas on how to make a better setup for speed around the track. They focus too much about making drivers seem cool outside of racing instead of talking about racing. 27. JSPorts posted: 08.18.2017 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I didn't see what you're talking about, but I agree in general. What did Boldon do? I like him as a person, but I wish that he could've actually learned some things about the sport before becoming an NBC announcer for NASCAR. 28. possum posted: 08.18.2017 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @21 - half agree with you. Cope is competent, albeit he'll never be more than a backmarker. Disagree with you on Shepherd - nice guy, has had a great career, was once a top-notch driver - but he's long since lost the ability to race safely, let alone competitively. The last Cup race he was in, he was so slow he was being lapped on average every 10 laps - and that's including caution periods! And not only was he drastically slower than the rest of the field, but he couldn't maintain a consistant line - passing cars never knew if he'd be on the top, the bottom, or right in the middle of the groove. That's neither safe nor fair to the other competitors. Fortunately in Xfinity Shepherd rarely runs more than 10 or 15 laps, so he's not quite the danger he otherwise would be. 29. 95McDowellFan posted: 08.18.2017 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McLeod is in the #51 30. Lucstar88 posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) P31 for the 88 team. I just want this season to end honestly. 31. Danish Pie posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As predicted, Timmy Hill is the lone DNQ. 32. Register posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Timmy Hill is the first driver to fail to qualify for a cup race since DJ Kennington at Talladega in May. 33. 95McDowellFan posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hill will not be racing tomorrow 34. Anonymous posted: 08.18.2017 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Erik Jones wins his first career pole in Cup. 35. joey2448 posted: 08.18.2017 - 7:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Congrats to Erik Jones on winning his first career Cup pole! So far, he gets my vote for most surprising breakout driver of the year. I know he's driving Furniture Row Toyotas, but I figured being a second car with that team combined with his rookie inexperience would make for a challenging year. I was wrong, Jones is doing quite well. Pretty much everyone ran the bottom in qualifying, where the sticky stuff is. Larson was able to make some fast laps using the higher line in turns 3 and 4, after seeing others getting loose on the bottom there, and he slotted in second on the starting grid. We'll see how long the bottom lane is the preferred way to go in the race. 36. Sector posted: 08.18.2017 - 10:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I elect Martin Truex Jr to win this race. He just seems to be the "Kyle Busch slayer" these days, so I can see him be the second driver to Jeff Gordon (2011 Phoenix in the Spring, I can't think of any other time the fans/commentators hyped this up for KB) to deny Kyle Busch the weekend sweep across all three series in NASCAR. 37. 42KylePetty42 posted: 08.19.2017 - 7:38 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) If this race is rained out. Then, Sunday it rains all day postponing the event until Monday. It would prolly start around 11 or noon. The solar eclipse is roaring through the Tennessee area around 1:30 to 2pm. Would NASCAR stop the race, run it with the lights on? Talk about a moment this would create 38. possum posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:46 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) @35 - think I'd have to give my vote for most surprising to Daniel Suarez. He and Jones are neck-and-neck in finishs, points, and pretty much every other measure; but Jones knew he was going to be racing Cup this year, whereas Suarez was thrown into his ride at the last minute. In my mind Suarez is running far better than anyone would reasonably expect, while Jones is pretty much doing as predicted. 39. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones joins Tim Richmond, Rick Wilson, Ernie Irvan, Chuck Bown, Steve Park, Jeff Green and Joey Logano as drivers who have earned their first career poles at Bristol 40. 42KylePetty42 posted: 08.19.2017 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Helton just came out with a statement "If weather puts us back to racing on Monday at noon, we will race through the solar eclipse. Only weather issue would stop the race is rain. We have lights at this facility and will turn the lighting system on 30 minutes prior to the scheduled eclipse takes place. We believe running the race uninterrupted unless rain is present or a caution comes out for a on track issue" 41. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #7 Sponsor - ZombieAuto.com (Same that Yeley had for the Xfinity Race. Was originally an all black car, just put it on the car last night.) 42. JSPorts posted: 08.19.2017 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeley's pulling triple duty this weekend. And that car he drove last night looked pretty cool, sort of looked like the Smoke Code 3 car from years past. 43. chevyfan98 posted: 08.19.2017 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Okay, now I'm actually kind of hoping this gets delayed until then. That would be cool if they raced through that. Besides my local NBC affiliate isn't even airing the race tonight and is showing a preseason football game instead. 44. Tyson posted: 08.19.2017 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @40, 43 - I've gone through Twitter a few times trying to find a credible source to back up that comment. None. Besides, there's no rain in the forecast at all today, so not sure about the relevancy of Helton making the comment to begin with. We would need the race to rain out today and tomorrow for that to even be a possibility. 45. Jimmie4life posted: 08.19.2017 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Truck series had a faster qualifying pole speed then the pole speed for Today's race. 46. Greg24ChaseFan posted: 08.19.2017 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No better time than tonight for Chase to win his first! :) 47. Newman31 posted: 08.19.2017 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race will be run tonight. There's no rain in the area for it to get delayed to tomorrow, much less Monday when the solar eclipse is supposed to occur. 48. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm back in the U.S after almost 2 weeks out of the country so I'll be commenting on the race today. I'm going to go with a bit of a long shot and pick Ryan Blaney to win tonight 49. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We're green at Bristol 50. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Elliott to the lead past Jones Keselowski has a left front down and Jones gets right back to the lead 51. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 7:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon hit the wall and Keselowski hit another car that cut his tire 52. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski is now 4 laps down after that flat tire 53. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson to the lead 54. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola hits the wall caution is out 55. jensenators posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I picked Harvick. As a "surprise" I'd go with Stenhouse or Bayne. They had the 4th and 5th best average in the last 3 races at Bristol. 56. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch to the lead 57. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson gets back to the lead 58. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch wins stage 1 after moving Larson out of the way 59. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Erik Jones wins the race off pit road and will be the new leader 60. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ After taking 0 tires. Will be watching to see how well he lasts. And I'm sure all the crew chiefs will to. Might dictate the strategy later on in the race. 61. 42Fan posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) This race right now is one giant Toyota-fest. NASCAR gotta do something about this major issue. 62. Senninha posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What was the order at the end of S1? 63. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead 64. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones back to the lead 65. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead again 66. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Stenhouse into the wall 67. Maverick19 posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "This race right now is one giant Toyota-fest. NASCAR gotta do something about this major issue." Right, the sky is falling when any manufacturer other than Chevy is running well. 68. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) When Rick Allen said "Dale Jr. is the last car on the lead lap." I turned to my dad and said "I bet NASCAR throws a caution the next chance they can so Junior doesn't go a lap down." . . . Before I even finish saying it, surprise surprise, caution for Stenhouse grazing the wall. 69. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex on pit road on the restart 70. Greg24ChaseFan posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hate how much disadvantage you have starting on the bottom. 71. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Loose wheel for Truex will go a lap down 72. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now a tire viloation for Truex which will probably put him 3 or more laps down 73. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) violation I mean 74. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allmendinger smoking out of the rear 75. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Allmendinger made contact with his teammate Buescher to cause that smoke 76. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Austin Dillon blows a tire and collects Jeffrey Earnhardt 77. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 68 Looks to me like Junior has a great short run car but with these long green flag runs he starts to drop back fast 78. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kahne got some damage from that wreck 79. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most of the leaders pit Kenseth stays out and will be the new leader 80. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson Harvivk Newman Menard and Junior also stayed out 81. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth wins stage 2 82. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Everyone who didn't pit under that last caution pits now giving the lead back to Jones 83. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth too fast on pit road 84. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola slow again with a flat 85. Anonymous posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Could be big, true didn't put under that caution and got passed for the lucky dog. Now the point leader will have to wait at least 2 more cautions before hes in a position to get a lap back. 86. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Ty Dillon hitting the wall 87. {}{}{}{}{} posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution to make the race more interesting, shocker. 88. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Denny Hamlin trying to get on the outside lane for the second time off pit road. For the second time failed. Lost 2 positions. 89. Greg24ChaseFan posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Don't need Jones to win just yet. 90. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 9:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead 91. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chase Elliott spins after contact with Harvick 92. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon also hit the wall again and Almirola is smoking again 93. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones wins the race off pit road 94. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassill hits the wall hard Elliott will get the free pass 95. Greg24ChaseFan posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lucky break for the 24! 96. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch back to the lead 97. 42Fan posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (3) (2) This race has been a complete Toyota-fest. NASCAR has got to fix this serious problem. It has gone too far. 98. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kyle Busch sweeps the weekend again for his 40th career win 99. John Lee Pettimore III posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) Toyotas 1,2,3,4. That Brad Keselowski guy is full of crap 100. Drakion posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:37 pm Rate this comment: (3) (2) Yep....about time I step away from Nascar again for a long while... Will return when douche bags arn't dominate. 101. Drakion posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:37 pm Rate this comment: (3) (2) Yep....about time I step away from Nascar again for a long while... Will return when douche bags arn't dominate. 102. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @99 He was talking about last week at Michigan - where a Chevrolet won. Brad is on to something tbh. Like @97 said, these Toyota circle jerks are getting ridiculous. 103. Lucstar88 posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race was just TV background noise for me, sucks for Jones... 104. {}{}{}{}{} posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (3) (2) Bland race in terms of Bristol, could care less that Kyle sweeps Bristol. Darlington should be better than this 105. Scott25 posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All that crowd noise as Kyle got out reminded me of the old days when people still cared about NASCAR. I thought it wasn't a bad race. Not great, but it had its moments, and held my attention, unlike last week. 106. Scott25 posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:46 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Also who cares what make the cars are, I can understand if it was a sports car race, but in NASCAR it's basically just a sponsorship, especially if NASCAR gets its way and crate motors come in. That's like complaining about a candy car winning. 107. STATMAN posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) 7 years later, Kyle Busch does it again and gets the second triple in NASCAR history 108. Altracing posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Kyle winning we're guaranteed at least one driver will make the playoffs based on points 109. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #5 - Rated Red 'Road to Race Day' #6 - Ford EcoBoost #10 - CSU / One Cure #17 - Lenox / Fastenal #37 - Bush's Grillin' Beans / Kingsford / Scott #47 - Kroger ClickList / Crest / Velveeta 110. Greg24ChaseFan posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rough night for Chase. Could have been worse but damn. 111. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 08.19.2017 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BTW,does anyone know who will be driving the 18 next week at Road America? The Cup Series is off next week. 112. Jason24 posted: 08.19.2017 - 11:01 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) NBC is a big problem. Their coverage was awful. There were guys that ran top10 all nite and never got mentioned. They didn't interview guys like Austin Dillon or Landon Cassill. Would have been nice to hear how they wrecked. Maybe I set my standards too high from binge-watching 2001-2006 NBC stuff on Youtube. 113. John Lee Pettimore III posted: 08.19.2017 - 11:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 102 - Uh, yeah. I was being facetious. Kinda looks like old Kes was right. Toyota's sandbag till after Michigan, then turn it up. 114. Danish Pie posted: 08.19.2017 - 11:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @113 Lmao sarcasm is hard. xP I agree though. 115. Epic posted: 08.19.2017 - 11:32 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) 111, Christopher bell wil drive the 18 at road America next week 116. Epic posted: 08.19.2017 - 11:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) One year Kyle Busch should run the modified race at Bristol and go for a quad. 117. Mannoroth posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:00 am Rate this comment: (2) (2) - 40th Cup Series win, tied Mark Martin - 180th NASCAR win - 2nd triplesweep in Cup career - 20th Bristol win - 6th Bristol win in Cup (most of all active drivers) Damn, why it's always Kyle Busch who can set these records after some win? I know that others can do it from time to time as well, but most of these records just belongs to Kyle... 118. Stewart14Rocks posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:01 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) NBC generally doesn't interview lower tier driver after a crash happens. 119. Nucl3ar Wa4le posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) 115, thank god. Was hoping Busch wouldn't be in the car. I'm going to the race. 120. racefangurl posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Trevor's found something at home. Bristol's like a hometown track to him, as he says and he's found some success in Cup there with Roush. At least with Matt Puccia as his crew chief. Is it something magic in the Tennessee air or just him? He led laps at Bristol as a 15 year old Pro Cup racer, until somebody turned him. But that's a whole different animal compared to NASCAR, that kind of racing. 121. Clint posted: 08.20.2017 - 1:49 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) I'm kind of glad that Jr is doing so terrible this year even as a Jr fan. Alex Bowman can't really do any worse... I'm sure ppl will jump down his neck regardless though 122. Danish Pie posted: 08.20.2017 - 1:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #66 Sponsor - MBM Motorsports - Owner: Carl Long 123. Ultimate Warrior #18 posted: 08.20.2017 - 8:27 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) The legend of Kyle Busch grows. 124. Anonymous posted: 08.20.2017 - 8:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Jr has 26 Cup series wins as of right now. I am 99.9% sure he will retire with 26 wins. He should've never come back this year. I don't know if he just doesn't care or if he is just given bad cars but it's like he just doesn't care anymore. 125. Jimmie4life posted: 08.20.2017 - 9:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @124 He thought he may have a good season. At Daytona he looked strong until in both races he crashed. No one knew this would be his worst season. 126. Pickles posted: 08.20.2017 - 9:23 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) Ok, now I am convinced this format needs to go. Clint Bowyer is in the top 10 in points after this race but due to this stupid "win and you're in" system, he would miss the playoffs. How is that fair? How is that exciting? How does that give opportunity or, since NASCAR wants to be like every other sports league, what they crave, parity? 127. George posted: 08.20.2017 - 9:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "I'm kind of glad that Jr is doing so terrible this year even as a Jr fan. Alex Bowman can't really do any worse... I'm sure ppl will jump down his neck regardless though" Yes they will (and Byron's too). Rookies can't all be so fortunate as to jump into superior equipment like the #19 or the #77 -- just ask this year's distant #3 rookie contender, Ty Dillon, who is taking a mediocre-at-best car to a 20th place average finish while Erik Jones & Daniel Suarez are taking cars which are 99% as good as Kyle's or Truex's and averaging 15th-16th. Which is truly the more impressive accomplishment? Some idiots will claim that the #5 or the #88, the rides which next year's high profile rookies will be driving, are "superior equipment" too. Yeah, maybe 5 years ago (and not even then really), but just look how well those cars are doing with veteran drivers like Kahne and Junior in them this season. Great expectations for 2018 are totally ludicrous. 128. Damon posted: 08.20.2017 - 10:17 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) "Ok, now I am convinced this format needs to go. Clint Bowyer is in the top 10 in points after this race but due to this stupid "win and you're in" system, he would miss the playoffs" I get your frustration, but on the flipside Bowyer has the second fewest number of top 5 finishes and laps led for anybody that is currently top 10 in points, so I don't feel that bad for him. 129. possum posted: 08.20.2017 - 10:46 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) @127 - well, you raise an interesting point - in theory, the 88 and the 5 should be just as good as the 24, which Elliott is wheeling with good results, since they come out of the same shop (or, for that matter, as good as the 42, which Larson is also getting good results with, since Ganassi gets most of his stuff from Hendrick now). So one can make a strong arguement that the difference between the 24/48 and 5/88 is the drivers, not the equipment, and that Bowman and Byron, if they have the talent, should run just as well as Elliott. On the other hand, the 25 car (today's 88) has been the dog of the Hendrick's teams ever since Tim Richmond died, and there's long been speculation that at least one HMS team ran as a "test mule", trying new stuff in races to see if it worked before the other teams got it. In today's sponsorship enviroment, I really can't see an advantage to running a test mule. I'm going to guess Hendrick needs every team to run the best equipment he has, to get and retain sponsors. So I'm expecting Bowman and Byron to run the same stuff as Elliott. And we'll see if they are equal in talent. 130. 42Fan posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Has anyone else noticed that NASCAR has not posted the offical race highlights on Youtube yet? 131. Luke posted: 08.20.2017 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No. 15 car was a Chevy.. as you can see in this picture: https://scontent.fbsb8-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20882782_2366843593540261_3476586724708264683_n.jpg?oh=9e21651f8614577efa0dc8a6fe675742&oe=5A35526C I just checked Premium Motorsports' FB page 132. Mannoroth posted: 08.20.2017 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 130. Yes, I did. I was wondering why those race finishes (in a normal quality) are still available... There is no finish on NASCAR channel, so no reason to delete others. 133. I Lost My Name posted: 08.20.2017 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 127. Bowman is not a rookie. 134. Dank Meme Professor posted: 08.20.2017 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Think about it this way; What if Danica Patrick by the grace of God wins a race? Does she actually deserve a spot in the Chase, should she remain in the top 30, just because she won? I think no because she'll be eliminated after the "Round of 16" just like Dillon and Kahne will be whereas I believe Bowyer will make in farther because of that team's consistency 135. Dank Meme Professor posted: 08.20.2017 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @128; So what he has the second fewest? He's been consistent enough to be in the top 10 and he deserves to run for the championship because of that. Fluke wins don't deserve to be in the Chase. You can't honestly tell me Dillon and Kahne deserve to be in the Chase more than Bowyer, Kenseth, or even McMurray? They've been consistent enough to be in the top 10 and if they can be consistent enough to still be there after Richmond then they deserve to be in the Chase. 136. cjs3872 posted: 08.20.2017 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Which is the way it was done from the Chase's inception in 2004 through about 2010, @135. The irony is that Jamie McMurray might miss the Chase this year because of his own 2010 season, a year in which he won the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400, finished second in each of the other three crown jewel races (the spring race at Talladega, the Southern 500, and the Coca-Cola 600), and still failed to qualify for the Chase. It was McMurray's 2010 season that got NASCAR to exempt winners into the Chase, as long as they were in the top 30 in the points standings by the end of the 26th race, which I always thought was far too low of a bar. They way it is now, a driver can luck himself into the Chase, just as Chris Buescher did last year by staying out when the fog and mist hit Pocono, have the race called with him in the lead, and totally back into the Chase, something his team had no business being involved in. The Chase should be for the best teams throughout the course of the ENTIRE season, and not for anyone that backs into a win. There could be as many as three drivers be in the top ten in points after the race at Richmond on September 9 and miss the Chase, while drivers barely clinging onto, or not even hold spots in the top 20 in points make the Chase based solely on lucking into a win, such as Austin Dillon. (I won't count Kasey Kahne into the "lucking into a win" category, because while his team caught a huge break to get to the front at Indy, he had to earn that victory through a succession of restarts, though he is barely clinging onto a spot in the top 20 in points.) The way it should be is the top 12 in points (I think 16 is too many, because that's nearly half the field) should be the ones that qualify for the Chase, no matter how many wins they have, if they have any at all. And then give those in the Chase that have won bonus points for every win they have, so the wins they do have would have some meaning. 137. Damon posted: 08.20.2017 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 134 - You could say the same thing about 2014 and 2016 though Everybody knows the rules when the season starts, so if you're on the outside looking in because somebody else hit the lottery and won a race when they weren't top 16 in points during the regular season, then so be it.....figure out a way to win a race yourself. 138. Damon posted: 08.20.2017 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It was McMurray's 2010 season that got NASCAR to exempt winners into the Chase, as long as they were in the top 30 in the points standings by the end of the 26th race, which I always thought was far too low of a bar." Tony Stewart's 2006 Chase run played a role in extending the playoff field from 10 to 12, as well. Probably more so than McMurray's 2010. 139. cjs3872 posted: 08.20.2017 - 10:10 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) @138, the seasons of Jeff Gordon in 2005 and Tony Stewart in 2006 were probably the main reason why the Chase was expanded from 10 to 12 cars. There's no question about that. But the exemptions for winners to get in the Chase, as long as they are in the top 30 in points at the end of the 26th race was almost entirely done because of Jamie McMurray's success in 2010, when he won two BIG races and finished second in three others, yet still failed to make the Chase because he didn't fare as well in the other races during the first 26. And as it happened, he won again during the Chase. McMurray's 2010 season would eventually result in the exemptions for winners into the Chase, as long as they qualified for the points standings threshold, which was not a high enough bar. What NASCAR did immediately after McMurray's 2010 season was to add in the Wild Card, which would have allowed up to two drivers between 11th-20th in points to qualify for the Chase with a win, but not be allowed to use the bonus points the top ten got for each win. Then a couple of years later, likely due to the shenanigans at Richmond in both 2011 and 2013, as well as McMurray's 2010 season, they put in the automatic qualifier for winners inside the top 30 in points, but as was proven last year, a driver could completely luck his way into the Chase by winning a race he ran at the back of and caught a break with Mother Nature, as Chris Buescher did at Pocono. That's why the automatic qualification rule is such a bad one. Any driver that wins a race should have to be in the top 20 in points at the end of the 26th race to gain entry into the Chase. And if Kasey Kahne and/or Austin Dillon aren't in the top 20 after two more races, I don't think they should be in the Chase and should be replaced by a driver in the top ten in points that hasn't yet won, because those drivers have been better for the duration of the season. 140. DannyBoy posted: 08.22.2017 - 12:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #61. 42FAN - It's a "Toyota fest". NASCAR gotta do something about this issue"....Wow. What's the point in the engineers working hard in the wind tunnel and engine department and working to get every single HP out of their engines at the highest RPM w/o blowing up, if NASCAR is going to take away their hard won advantage b/c now, the other manufactures are at a disadvantage? What's the point in all the hard work then? GROW UP. In the end (b/c of your whining), what NASCAR will have to end up doing, is give every race team the same bodies and motors, and say: do what you can with them. The only thing that will then show a car to be a Toyota or Ford or Chevy will be the NASCAR approved stickers that are allowed to applied pre-race. Wonderful. It will then revert back to who has the best engineers and who works the hardest...RIGHT? You'll then be complaining about who has the best "stickers". 141. Pacer posted: 08.22.2017 - 1:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The only thing that will then show a car to be a Toyota or Ford or Chevy will be the NASCAR approved stickers." That actually sums up the infamous Car of Tomorrow standardized body period pretty well... 142. Tide1732 posted: 08.22.2017 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Where are 'heat races' in cup/xfinity? 143. JG24ChasElliottFan posted: 08.22.2017 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One thing that didn't seem to be touched on was how full the stands looked. Attendance seemed like it was really good for this race, about 90% full. 144. StenhouseFan17 posted: 08.22.2017 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #95 - Pit Wipes/Wipes.com 145. possum posted: 08.23.2017 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @141 - describes today's cars perfectly. Chassis designed by NASCAR, body designed by NASCAR, engines largely designed by NASCAR...the front nose and the cylinder heads are about all that's brand-unique on today's cars. And to DannyBoy's comment, ever since NASCAR started it's been notorious for changing the rules to penalize successful teams (especially Smokey Yunick's teams). (Obviously DannyBoy has not grown up with NASCAR). The problem NASCAR would face today, of course, is that with every team using basically the same (NASCAR) design, they can't change the rules to penalize one brand or one team. If Gibbs has an advantage today (which is doubtful) it's in the drivers and crew chiefs, not in any rule which favors Toyotas. 146. Sector posted: 09.03.2017 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Based on Erik Jones near dominance performance in this race, he also overtakes Daniel Suarez in the Rookie Standings. 147. Sector posted: 09.03.2017 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Interesting fact: While everyone was talking about how this is Kyle Busch's second weekend trifecta sweep, this is also the second time Kyle Busch won the Bristol Fall race while Jimmie Johnson won the Bristol Spring race in the same year. 2010 and 2017 seem to be very similar years for Bristol Motor Speedway. 148. Spen posted: 11.25.2017 - 2:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race was the only time all year that Truex did not get a lead lap finish in a race he completed. 149. Mile501 posted: 03.25.2018 - 8:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) It is quite possible that this will go down in history as the last Cup race to ever have a DNQ. 150. JSPorts posted: 03.25.2018 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's very possible. At the very least, the only place I could see a DNQ happening in the near future would be the Daytona 500, and even that didn't take place in 2018. If the sport continues it's nose-dive, this race may mark the end of qualifying having a big significance in the race. 151. Sector posted: 02.03.2020 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The third and final win of the "second trifecta" this weekend. Kyle Busch would make history once more by winning all three NASCAR national series (Cup, Nationwide and Truck) races in the same weekend at the same track. This would be the second time for Busch to accomplish this "sweep" as he did so at the same exact track at the Bristol night event back in 2010. 152. Sector posted: 02.04.2020 - 3:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This will be the first time ever in NASCAR history that a driver will record 20 career wins at a single track across the three national series of NASCAR (Cup, Xfinity & Truck). Kyle Busch scores his 20th win at Bristol over all in addition to his weekend sweep, making this win that much more significant to him personally. 153. Rich posted: 12.13.2020 - 9:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte were the commentators. Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kelli Stavast and Parker Kligerman were the pit road reporters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: