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71 comments

@user-mr8xx8zy6u June 3, 2024 at 7:20 pm

Hamlin probably had the quietest 2nd place finish I’ve ever seen

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@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp June 3, 2024 at 7:27 pm

It’s good for him tho

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@emperorburton June 3, 2024 at 7:28 pm

My thoughts exactly

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@stormix5755 June 3, 2024 at 7:38 pm

Denny Hamlin has everything put together this year, it’ll be a miracle if he finds another way to throw the championship

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@JoeDoesWrestling June 3, 2024 at 8:07 pm

Tbf he was third

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@JoeDoesWrestling June 3, 2024 at 8:07 pm

Forth if you include Bell

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@thainwhite64 June 3, 2024 at 7:24 pm

One big thing that is huge is the fact that not only did Blaney not win but he lost out on 20+ points in a race where he could’ve collected 50 points he got 25

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@stormix5755 June 3, 2024 at 7:38 pm

Finishing 24th was brutal, fell 23 spots on the final lap

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@JJ_R3ACH June 3, 2024 at 7:27 pm

I don’t think Nascar understands the amount of backlash they’ll get from not only fans but drivers and very big names from owners and manufacturers

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@johnhaas2523 June 3, 2024 at 8:09 pm

Competition officials don’t give a f*** about What fans think about it and they’re not paid to care about what fans think about it

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@JacobRayLawson June 3, 2024 at 8:28 pm

@@johnhaas2523 they’ll give a f**k when people stop watching.

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@stephenadams5293 June 3, 2024 at 9:04 pm

So that’s a reason not to enforce a rule?

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@vercingetorix444 June 3, 2024 at 9:11 pm

Agreed. This would be like if a driver missed a NASCAR race for Garage 61 or whatever. They were hugely hyping this up and it was done in conjunction with Chevy.

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@linhunnicutt6556 June 3, 2024 at 9:25 pm

NASCAR hyped it up for Indy and it was good PR for both series. The suits in Daytona need to see not granting Larsen a waiver and then adding teeth is being short sighted and have no clue the backlash they will receive.

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@TheTweedler June 3, 2024 at 7:42 pm

Grats to SVG getting his first Xfinity win! That Xfinity race was a banger

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@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr June 4, 2024 at 1:34 am

He drove the Hell out of that car didn’t He

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@anthonymorelli3162 June 4, 2024 at 5:24 am

@@MichaelWilliams-vb6wrhe did even with that damage!

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@bighand1530 June 4, 2024 at 3:14 pm

Yes!

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@rtbell2806 June 3, 2024 at 7:44 pm

Larson already proved he is playoff worthy with his 2 convincing wins and a Championship that should make him playoff eligible. What the Hell is the advantage of winning a Championship anymore without the perks?

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@johnhaas2523 June 3, 2024 at 7:59 pm

He’s not eligible for the playoffs since he missed the start of the 600 and so far no waiver

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@Glitchunlocked June 3, 2024 at 8:10 pm

That’s not why he should be eligible. His best argument for eligibility is that NASCAR themselves signed off on him running the Indy 500.

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@gentrydebbie1040 June 3, 2024 at 11:16 pm

@@Glitchunlocked Not Missing the 600 they never signed off on Larson Choosing Indy over the 600 Big Difference. Hendrick should have had a Backup Driver at Indy nascar if they did approve Him to drive the 500 They never authorized Him to say Live on national tv that i choose to stay here in Indy over the 600 ,They would never sign off on a Thumb in their nose .No Waiver .

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@kevinstephens1109 June 3, 2024 at 11:27 pm

If Larson doesn’t get a waiver it ” Proves ” that Nascar is a joke!!!! Last year they give a guy a waiver that missed 7 races! 1 of which was a suspension! He could have bumped someone ” Bubba Wallace, that didn’t miss any races. That alone is enough to guarantee Larson a waiver. I think there dragging it out to draw attention away from how much Fox sucks at broadcasting races and the deficiencies of the cars.

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@Glitchunlocked June 4, 2024 at 3:05 pm

@@kevinstephens1109 He got the waiver.

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@citizenoftheyearCC June 3, 2024 at 7:45 pm

Eric it’s time to move up Keslowski on the Power Rankings – how many more impressive performances do you need to see out of him?

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@rocksreviewsreactions337 June 3, 2024 at 7:48 pm

I’d say he’s top five right now.

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@robertparker6654 June 4, 2024 at 2:47 am

Many believe he would have won the 600 had it not been called. He was reeling in Bell.

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@zyx777zyx June 4, 2024 at 3:29 am

Eric Estepp has woke Toyota bias

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@rocksreviewsreactions337 June 4, 2024 at 3:48 am

@@zyx777zyx
Nah, the Toyotas are good this year, especially Denny. I just think Eric is just not jumping to put Brad in top five after a few good races. I still think Brad is top five though.

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@LyleFrancisDelp June 3, 2024 at 7:46 pm

Truex was a real straight up guy helping a teammate with a blowing engine.

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@rocksreviewsreactions337 June 3, 2024 at 7:48 pm

Yeah. Too bad his day was ruined, he was following Bell through the field when his tire blew.

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@LyleFrancisDelp June 3, 2024 at 7:51 pm

@@rocksreviewsreactions337 Agreed. I’ve always liked Truex….especially the year he won the cup with a small low budget team. Total respect.

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@johnbaskett2309 June 3, 2024 at 8:29 pm

Is a “blowing” engine the same as a “sucking” engine.

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@miketwotwenty June 3, 2024 at 8:42 pm

@@LyleFrancisDelphe wouldn’t help Hamlin if that happened to him!

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@MidlifeCrisisManagement June 3, 2024 at 10:25 pm

​@@johnbaskett2309Bart Simpson says yes.

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@ThatTruckerCarGuy June 3, 2024 at 7:47 pm

In my opinion having BK 7th is a little disrespectful given its power rankings and hes on probably the hottest streak in the series currently other than Hamlin.

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@connorbingel7134 June 3, 2024 at 11:18 pm

I don’t really think Eric likes him that much truthfully

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@Skyvernius June 4, 2024 at 12:01 am

Agreed he should at least be higher than both Reddick and Truex. Since even though they can be fast they never finish races right now unlike Brad who is constantly fast all race and getting top 5s almost every week now.

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@zyx777zyx June 4, 2024 at 3:28 am

I agree 100%… Kez should be ahead of Truex in the rankings, but Eric Estepp’s woke Toyota bias always comes through in his videos

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@kylitoshow June 3, 2024 at 7:49 pm

“The NASCAR rulebook is written in pencil” -Darrell Waltrip ✏️

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@WhatAboutTheBee June 3, 2024 at 10:21 pm

The rules are what they say

On that particular day

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@michaelsoper3610 June 4, 2024 at 12:50 am

@@areasevenpro You don’t think the France family is paying for crayola when they can get surplus #2 pencils from the local school district, do you?

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@hagerdhotrodz June 4, 2024 at 4:55 am

Nascar loves to shoot themselves in the foot.

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@kg0173 June 4, 2024 at 6:48 am

Without giving waiver they will prove its not written in pencil.

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@andrewreese9802 June 3, 2024 at 7:53 pm

NASCAR owed it to Larson to be 100% clear he would not receive the waiver PRIOR to the double attempt. They were aware of his plans for like a year. They enjoyed hyping it.

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@CJODell12 June 3, 2024 at 8:53 pm

NASCAR is going to wait as long as possible to drag this story out. “Will Larson make the playoffs or will he be denied the waiver? You’ll have to keep watching the rest of the regular season to find out”

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@stephenadams5293 June 3, 2024 at 9:03 pm

So why wasn’t it Hendrick’s responsibility to ask nascar what would happen if they stayed at indy. The rule was written in the book for all to see.

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@Ryans319 June 3, 2024 at 9:10 pm

I agree with this. If they told him and he then chose Indy, then don’t give him the waiver

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@aaronb4936 June 3, 2024 at 10:28 pm

@@stephenadams5293do you have information that Hendrick didn’t have this exact conversation? Or or you just assuming….

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@stephenadams5293 June 4, 2024 at 1:03 am

@aaronb4936  if they did, they would already have a answer.

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@jacobmontesano4332 June 3, 2024 at 7:55 pm

Chase Elliott is having a very Matt Kenseth 2003 type of season

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@mattlong8364 June 3, 2024 at 8:01 pm

For everyone saying “He Chose to stay in Indy”, Chase Elliott “chose” to right rear Hamlin last year. All of the suspensionable offenses were choices of said driver. The consequence was a suspension and NASCAR still allowed all of them to be eligible for the playoffs

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@AlexEvans-dm3yl June 3, 2024 at 9:01 pm

Not even comparable one was suspended the other volunteered to miss the race

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@mterwill9 June 3, 2024 at 9:06 pm

And Elliott shouldn’t have gotten a waiver either, I’ve said that for awhile. He also shouldn’t have got one for the broken leg from snowboarding, and Bowman shouldn’t have got one for his broken back from sprint car racing. When Busch broke his leg that was in a NASCAR event. Waivers should be for injuries sustained from a NASCAR event, illness or family emergencies that’s it plain and simple.

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@SlideJobRacing June 3, 2024 at 9:23 pm

@@AlexEvans-dm3yl I think right rearing someone at those speeds is less deserving of a waiver than choosing to miss the start of a race.

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@mattlong8364 June 3, 2024 at 9:27 pm

@SlideJobRacing  Exactly my point. At least the reason for Larson to miss the race wasn’t because he got mad and threw a “heat of the moment” temper tantrum and sent somebody nose first into the wall at 180+ mph. I’m a Hendrick motorsports fan and I still don’t think Chase deserved the waiver last year. When you do something like that, you put people at unnecessary risk of injury

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@codehound8033 June 3, 2024 at 8:13 pm

Imagine that NASCAR doesn’t give Larson a waiver and then Larson goes on a winning binge and finishes the season with 8 or 9 wins. That would definitely show what a fiasco the playoff system really is. Any so called champion would not be legit.

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@claychamlee884 June 4, 2024 at 3:05 am

Kinda hopes that happens

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@donaldeason89 June 3, 2024 at 8:20 pm

If NASCAR gave a waiver to someone they suspended they should definitely grant Larson a waiver.

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@jeremymoser2558 June 3, 2024 at 8:28 pm

Watch them not grant the waiver, then Kyle wins the regular season points and what would be the overall points. That would effectively end the playoff system, and I hope it happens.

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@johnhaas2523 June 3, 2024 at 11:25 pm

Hahahaha It wouldn’t do a damn thing to the playoffs

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@darthhull85 June 4, 2024 at 4:11 am

We can dream but that’s all that is, a dream.

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@bighand1530 June 4, 2024 at 3:10 pm

@@darthhull85 Dream came true.

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@MarcoEvens June 3, 2024 at 10:58 pm

Briscoe said it best – “If they do not grant Kyle Larson a waiver, that will deter anyone from ever racing the double again”

On top of that, it’s not like Larson didn’t attempt at all to make the Coke 600

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@gentrydebbie1040 June 4, 2024 at 12:12 am

He made no attempt that is a Lie . He said the ossopite live on TV .nice Try that is like saying if your aunt had a penus she would be your uncle . Stop lying.

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@Acklapa_14 June 4, 2024 at 12:23 am

Right? he was there ready to get in the car when they called it for rain with a dry track. if the 600 is as big a deal as they say why not finish it? or hell, they have to drive 5 minutes to get there just continue the next day where most people have off work.

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@gentrydebbie1040 June 4, 2024 at 1:30 am

@@Acklapa_14 The rule is you have to Start the race not over half way Start lap 1 He blew it off . He screwed up His whole Deal . Busch finished 6 th . at INDY . No part timer going to win at indy .

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@user-yt5qk4fo3d June 4, 2024 at 10:32 am

The rules have always stated the race is official if it’s past the halfway point…which it was. They only run the next day if under halfway or if they can’t get it started at all.

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@user-yt5qk4fo3d June 4, 2024 at 10:40 am

Plus by trying to do the double…it brought a lot of eyes to the sport…which is a good thing. I’m sure Hendrick and Nascar were having conversations when the thought of him running indy first came up. Nascar isnt stupid (I Hope)…they should issue the waiver and be done with it. The weather was bad in both places…something totally out of Kyle’s control.

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@GrandpaShark June 4, 2024 at 2:27 am

What I heard you say is Nascar is upset, Nascar is frustrated, Nascar needs control & authority. That is not the way to run a successful business.

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@zyx777zyx June 4, 2024 at 3:17 am

Drivers get playoff waivers after getting suspended for intentionally wrecking other drivers, but you can’t grant Larson a playoff waiver after he missed a race due to mother nature??

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