It’s sad that this is what has become of the cup series

I 100% agree. Bowyer could have just sat this one out. I enjoyed Busch in the booth.

How the hell do you misspell get.

I know!! He had such a good race going… to see his road skills come so far has been super cool too!! I’m excited to see him get the finish he deserves in one of these.

Yeah I never much cared for kurt never hated him since I only started watching around 2014 and it was always cool to see him win but not some one you rooted for you know
But yeah that stung and I really hope he gets to have a proper final send off he deserves that much
Maybe daytona next year in the 67

Yes yes yes!!! This!!! I was so happy he made it to second, could have almost race for first if he had fresher tires

@Brad M and don’t get me wrong, I enjoy both series, but trying to force comparisons isn’t helping NASCAR. Let them both shine for what they are. Would have been nice to have Gunter as a segment pre race or during a long caution sequence, but I don’t think he needed to be there in the booth.

@Tom Hoblin This. Nascar needs to stop trying to draw this equation. These are different sports. The era of “road ringers” should be over, period.

Someone above mentioned that Kurt wasn’t as analytical as he has been in past appearances, and I noticed that, too. Kurt was my fav racer, so maybe I’m a little biased, but I think he does really well in the booth. I think seeing how well the 45 was doing and reflecting on his career ending somewhat unexpectedly hit him emotionally, which came out towards the end–was really surprised Joy and Bowyer didn’t say anything after this, but perhaps they were left speechless by Kurt’s humility.

I don’t hate the broadcasts or anything, but in a video last year, EricE said the Fox broadcast feels like a “Sunday drive” (or something) and I can’t get this out of my head. They don’t have to go all-out F1, but I wish they’d approach it with a little less levity. Do more to explain the “why” behind what we’re seeing on TV.

@Andrew Meyer How did he fluke his wins? Daytona 500 he won at any means necessary. Yes it was a bit dirty but still it’s Daytona. Anybody would have done that. Coca Cola 600? How did he fluke that? Questions.