NASCAR legend Kevin Harvick is joined by friends and analysts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith on the latest episode of “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour” presented by NASCAR on FOX to discuss Goodyear’s baffling tire issues last week during the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR, Goodyear baffled by Bristol tire wear issues, Kevin Harvick reacts | Harvick Happy Hour
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What should NASCAR and Goodyear do going forward to address tire issues?
We need tire fall off but maybe not as bad as Sundays race.
Nothing
That fall off made the racing so bad, it wasn’t entertaining. Bristol has lost its identity, that off a rough and tumble track. Gone are days of the bump and run, just whatever the track is now. The correct solution is to return the track to 36 degrees of banking. I fly out for that, but not what I saw on Sunday. How can Bristol be the worst race of the season?
@@mikejustice3380 the old bump and run days had plenty of fall off
They know how to pack the stands.
The solution is to go to 1000HP. That would mean more pitstops for fuel, and more tires also.
That sounds logical and awesome.
@@danielraynor4075NASCAR decides on the number of sets and Goodyear brings like 1 extra set
Kevin does a really good job.
Less camber would’ve helped a bit but it sure did make the end of the race pretty exciting to watch.
Kevin was a great driver and is becoming a good media guy. I compare him to Ned Jarrett . Personable, intelligent and easy to listen to.
How about the resin instead of PJ-1? Or maybe the left over dirt from the dirt races? When they clean all the dirt from the track after the dirt races, do they take sample tests of the cleaned surface to see how many particles per thousand of dirt still on track? Wouldn’t take much dirt to slow the whole field down!
Dirt 3 years in spring, Concrete 3 years in fall. Dirt had nothing to do with it.
the tires were spitting gummy worms instead of , marbles… ???
I think it may have also helped that Bubba does drive the 23 car which Denny co-owns to why Bubba moved out of the way but Truex got partially blocked
I think Denny moved Bubba
Ofc Bubba is gonna help his boss, some people are gonna act like this is the first time this has ever happened (not saying you are though)
@@Takingyoutojaildenny bumped Bubba on the straight. Then Bubba moved himself out of the way. They could have easily fined him for race manipulation. They probably would if it had been some other driver.
This past weekend at Bristol was a much needed wake up for the whole industry.
Kevin didn’t say directly but I will, the industry had gotten complacent with the quality of the tires being so good in the sense of having grip for the entire life of the tire.
I love it that the race was placed squarely into the hands of the teams and the drivers.
We all have needed this shake up wake up for a long time.
AWESOME POD CAST KEVIN!!!
Pod cast followers nick name suggestion…
Happy havoc’s
I think Kevin’s take on this is 1000% correct. Keep the tire and let the teams adjust to it and the next race will probably show slightly better wear but still force the drivers to figure out how to manage their tires to have speed later in the run.
Harvick has immediately become the most insightful analyst on air anywhere. He embodies the new breed of driver – smart, professional, relatable and fun to listen to.
I find it funny how people are baffled about the tires
Dropping tons of dirt on a solid surface, the running cars on it to grind it in. Didn’t expect any different
I feel the drivers were asking for tire fall off, meaning loss of speed. Not tire fall apart, which is what Bristol was.
As a fan, I totally loved the strategy changes throughout the race.
I enjoy Kevin Harvicks commentating. Reminds me of Ned Jarrett factual. I have talked to Rick Mears several times and he and Kevin very similar Bakersfield California guys.