NBC's Steve Letarte and MRN's Todd Gordon recap a huge weekend as NASCAR's Cup and Xfinity Series tackled the Chicago streets.
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38 comments
I am disappointed that niether race was a complete race
Mother nature always wins.
SVG made it happen from 18th, normally drives on the opposite side as well, what more advantages did the others need to have to get it done?…IMO in the earlier stages he was purposely underdriving the car, being to polite as he alluded to himself, he didn’t want to defend to hard because it’s not his Championship to get to heavy. …But he could’ve.
Yeah, he was underdriving in the beginning. Partly because he didn’t want to ruin anyone else’s championship, but also because that’s how he normally races. He’s a master at saving his tyres for the end of the race so he’s got more grip than everyone else at the end.
And there is no need for him to risk being taken out by people trying to get stage points .. he could easily led the race but the way nascar cautions are u lose all advantage and risk getting hit on restarts ..
All the commentary is about Shane being from supercars ,,, but we’ve seen him compete it different vehicles internationally and do well in anything he drives, as for winning, I didn’t expect that, but now it’s happened, it just adds to the resume of a true champion
The Perfect Storm Too!
even a 3yr old can sound out a word, whats the guy on the lefts excuse?
Was a good race, but I don’t want it every year..move it to different cities..
Ok Kevin Harvick!
I have a feeling that once the three-year contract with Chicago is over that will be it for Chicago. Chicago has a new mayor and he is not Lightfoot.
I think a downtown Indianapolis race would be amazing… infront of the zoo, across the canals, big wide road, back over another bridge, downtown streets. Super wide. Flat even. Could do 50 laps I bet more people than you could imagine would show. Would be COOL.
I might have to go check out Australian super cars after SVG winning
You’re in luck! They’re racing this weekend on another street circuit in Townsville.
Better than what you’ve go there mate
@Robert Bairdot sure about that, atleast their cars don’t fall apart at slightest bump
@ChimiF’nChangas sweet thanks for the info!
I hope SVG’s success pushes more guys to work on their road/street course game, because he was putting on a clinic. If you had more guys going for it like he was, and like Lajoie was early in the race, then this event will be even more exciting in the next couple years.
What do you mean more guys going for it .. a crap ton of guys went as hard as they could and found tyres and wall because it’s just a matter of time if your driving faster than you can ..
The annoying thing for me is this insistence from American fans and talking heads that Bell and Reddick got screwed by the shortening of the race/didn’t benefit. Shane also had a bad run of luck with that and was in the same position
Those guys should have tried not hitting the damn wall and passing 15 guys on track like SVG. Both of them put it in the tyres on their own
Well, all the negatives didn’t show up and all the positives were over the top. Good deal overall
Let’s be real. A 3X champ in similar cars that only do street and road races is not an even field of play. Congrats to Trackhouse for recognizing talent. Smartest guys on the track by a country mile.
Gis will be very competitive on the ovals when he makes the shift…wait and see!!
Whole different car set up and learnt over the weekend how to drive the car.
If he beat them in street don’t you feel he’ll have a better chance beating them on the oval with no corners.
Give credit where it’s due cos if you dnt know but racing for the first time in Nascar on a different side of the vehicle well any vehicle takes time.
And other Nascar drivers said the same.
Stop being a hater and no wit all
@haynechisholm2417 just being negative vibes. Can’t fix it usually.
Normally drives RHD cars and still wins at the same race he’s learning/adapting to a strange car..
Lots of us Giz fans are now nascar fans, i want to drive a left hand drive manual just to see how hard it would be
It takes all of 5 minutes to adjust.
Ask any NZ farmer… it’s not hard, all of our tractors are left hand drive. We’ve driven manual (stick) in the states, and for us the bigger issue was remembering which side of the road to be on particularly when turning.
Something to note too is that the Supercars and the Next Gen cars use the exact same sequential shifting system minus the auto upshift and 5 gears instead of 6.
Tbh most of the Nextgen car is a knockoff V8 supercar
Exactly the same but different in at least 2 ways hilarious
@Rob La PoupleThe biggest difference is the aero tbh
This was a great race!
so when do the teams get to fine nascar for manipulating races?
More street races pls! Chicago was intense and eye opening.
Ok so how is it Reddick gained positions on traffic jam crash yet SVG who was also able to get past got put back to 18 th
Well said guys…excellent commentary, great knowledge of the race, backstory and individual drivers. Thank you!