Big Wrecks & Broken Hearts | NASCAR Indianapolis Race Review & Analysis 

Kenseth: I’m gonna pass Harvick with these 10 lap newer tires Dirty Air: *No*

Denny Hamlin tried to Wall Pop in real life, and it failed

Nascar: Finally whe can race i with no- Lightning: YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!!!!

This race is the 2020’s edition of the 2008 Brickyard 400. Dead tires Angry drivers Hard hits Pit road wrecks

McDowell got a 7th place finish at a non restrictor plate race, his 2nd of the season. Let that sink in just a little bit.

Ross Chastain in 17th for spire is EXTREMELY impressive to me.

Eric: cries in kenseth fan

Fun Fact: Stenhouse has wrecked in the last three races at Indy, 2 coming on pit road

On that restart, I thought Kenseth had it won Because he had fresher tires then Harvick

Shoutout to Michael McDowell for getting his second top ten in three races

Who else wanted Matt to win more than anything else at the end?

I think it's time we put Goodyear on the Groovy Gauge. I give Goodyear a 0.

Imagine if Matt had won that race.

I was so hard to watch as a DiBenedetto fan to see his car wreck on the last lap

Bubba Wallace hovering in the shadows of the playoff cut line

Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the 48 for the all star race would be good for ratings, I hope it happens.

Harvick: makes a three wide pass on the inside of turn 3 work Hamlin a little later: Im gonna go for it Harvick: Oh no you dont...

I think they should make Larry Mac daddy one of the main broadcasters along with Jeff and mike joy And obviously still being the great strategy analyzer he is

When Kenseth moved up to 2nd on that final restart, I just thought- Eric is shaking in his shoes

I would have to say this was an interesting race with lots of tires down and get well jimmie

I'm a Denny Hamlin fan and I was so upset to see what happened at the end of the race. I'm glad he's okay, and I can't complain to much with how good a season he is having

I wish Kenseth got that😔

Something I think y’all need to hear Daniel Suarez SHOULD be in Cup. Here’s why: THREE! finishes inside the top 21 and NONE!!! of them are @Daytona/Talladega. Those three finishes have come at Phoenix, Bristol, and Indy. And as a whole Daniel has 13 of 15 finishes inside the top 30, & 12 of those 13 are inside the top 28. For a legitimate back marker like Gaunt Bros, those are decent numbers and those finishes inside the top 21 are indicative of the effort that Daniel is putting into it. When he’s getting the best that equipment has, he’s getting THE BEST it has I’m not saying he should necessarily get another top level ride like Gibbs/SHR but a team like FRM (34) or RFR (6) or JTG-D (37), Daniel could definitely get one of those rides and be a very serviceable driver

Fun fact: Kevin Harvick has won in 4 different Busch paint schemes this year

7:37 Mike Joy 2019 Daytona 500 moment

The rookies looked great today, also p9 for bubba, only 40 points back of the playoff cutoff

Man I really wanted Matt to win

Matt Kenneth to the 48 for a one year deal

Get well Jimmie, it's good to hear your not having any symptoms, we're all gonna be rooting you on! #OneFinalTime!

Eric: ...The Unpredictability of the pit road wreck Me an intellectual: I TOTALY SAW THE WRECK COMING CMON ITS RICKY CRASHOUSE FOR PETE'S SAKE

Apparently Dennys blowout wasn't out of nowhere. Rodney had noticed that the tires coming off the #11 (their pits were next to each other) were corded at the end of the runs, and pointedly told Kevin that. He knew Denny might wind up with tire problems.

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I like how all the comments are just “I really wanted Kenseth to win”

This is actually the First time I’ve really liked an Indianapolis race!

If pit road is so tight... whys the speed limit so high?

Harvick and Hamlin are going back and forth with wins all year. They are clearly the class the of the field this year. Daytona: Hamlin Darlington: Harvick Darlington: Hamlin Atlanta: Harvick Homestead-Miami: Hamlin Pocono: Harvick Pocono: Hamlin Indianapolis: Harvick

All I have to say for today: damn...just...damn

Watching the last 2 laps I kept thinking "Eric is jumping out of his chair and screaming at the TV for Kenseth to find just a little more speed."

keep up the good vids bro your killin it

nice echo Eric! real professional!...lol, just kidding brother! GREAT work! as usual!...you should be in the booth! you'll get there at some point! im thinking, you are on NASCAR'S radar

Shout out to the 12 crew guy who jumped on the roof of Blaney's car to avoid the wreck.

Gibbs cars had to be running something aggressive on those front ends, all their drivers complained at some point during the race about vibrations and two of them popped the wall hard... glad to see Brad sneak away with a top five and keep himself top three in the points!

I miss Jimmie!!!!

Harvick and Kenseth actually finished 1-2 at Indy in 2003 too

I was really pulling for Kenseth at the end I really wanted him to win

I'm not going to lie, when Denny blew a tire with 7 laps to go my heart stopped beating 💔

Bubba competing for a playoff spot? Imagine that

Honestly no practice has really made the races way more interesting with comers and goers it’s giving a old school feel

Hamlin and harvicks crews are on point with their consistency. Good race. Hope the pit crew member that got smashed between cars is ok. Scary stuff their. Pit row seems like a minefield sometimes. Just one small mistake can cost you big, or someone else.

Eric is probably happy with Kenseth almost wining

Your the best nascar RU-vidr. I always watch out of the groove

I sat around 8th row at the 2017 brickyard 400. It was a great experience

Great Stewart-Hass weekend showing.

Denny fan here, was hoping Denny would get his 5th win this year but sadly the tire blew it

I'm curious as I'm new to the Nascar app. I've been a lifelong fan and used to use a scanner when I went to races and would listen to a few of my favorite drivers but since I can't freely watch specific drivers on TV how do you guys use the scanner on the app, like which drivers you choose to listen to?

As a Harvick fan I give it a 100% on the groovy gauge. Back to back Brickyard wins.

I think it’s important to note that these 5 consecutive top 5s are at tracks that Aric Almirola normally runs the worst at. That time is on fire right now.

Damn if only Kenseth won

Man I agree with you on all of this man stay groovy

I really liked NBC doing the SNF-styled driver introductions, looks really cool.

Credit to Suarez & Chastain getting Top 20s in such crappy equipment. That’s cool to see

I think this was the best Brickyard in a long time, since we still have one more year with the Gen 6 car, I agree with one of the comments from an earlier video, maybe they should bring the short track package to the flat tracks like Indy, Pocono and New Hampshire.

Third. Also this was a really good race in my opinion, Matt Kenseth’s finish was really great! 2nd for the first time of hopefully many to come this season! I kinda gave up hope after Allgaier went to the garage but Kenseth changed that! Congrats to him and Harvick!

I enjoyed this race. Not great racing, but unpredictability and craziness, and I was very entertained.

Another great day (?) for HMS! Things seem to be going from bad to worse.

Why did NASCAR start the race at 4 pm Eastern at track that doesn’t have lights. These later start times hurt us Midwestern and East Coast fans

Passing was difficult ok well they are racing. The cup series drivers are the best in the world, if you wanna see passing go around I465 you can pass all day. Sorry I had to throw that Tony Stewart quote in there lol. Good video man always good video.

Eric commenting about the Xfinity Road Rage Penzzoil 150 @ The Brickyard: ...and h01y h311 that was an amazing race and... LETS KEEP IT PG ERIC you said it was a "family" show

Not surprised kenseth got a second Remember him winning that stage in a roush car in 2018 at Indianapolis ?

That Xfinity race was crazy.

Great race

Woooo Matty!!! I feel that W commin!!!

What I find shocking is look where the Stinkhouse finished. For a guy with the least amount of talent to actually finish this race is a miracle.

Can’t agree more about the commentary. If I hear Jeff Gordon talk about the flared fenders folding in and cutting down a tire, I’m gonna lose it

remember that cars movie when like everybody's tire was going down like Cars 2 this race is what it reminds me of lol

Matt Kenseth with a top 2 and McDowell with a top 10! Awesome runs for those teams! Sucks for Allgaier, Truex, Preece, Stenhouse, Buescher, Poole, and Lajoie. All taken out by pit road. Glad Blaney's crew member was ok though. The blown tires today were out of control. Jones, Bowman, Newman, Byron, Hamlin, and Blaney all blew tires. Though I did think this race was way better than some of the last couple of Brickyard 400's.

I better be seeing you at Bristol next week

This Indy Race was pretty insane. From the chaos in pit road, to the massive wrecks, the heartbreaks, the pit strategy, the underdogs, this race was crazy. When Hamlin wrecked my heart literally dropped that was a scary wreck for him tough break for Hamlin, I really feel like Hamlin and Harvick are the drivers to beat this year, I think Chase can be a threat too. Overall I give this race a 6.5/10, pretty good race for Indy Standards.

Denny Hamlin: I’m going to win my first brickyard! Goodyear: not today!

Can someone explain why it's not okay to pit a lap before a stage completion (A Predetermined Caution) because they don't want teams to take advantage of getting track position. Yet it's okay to pit a lap before a competition caution to take advantage of a predetermined caution to get track position? A stage's end, you're giving up points. The latter you risk nothing, and it basically won Harvick the race right there. So how is one okay and one not when both are done for the same intentional purpose of net gain?

NBC had a new fresh energy we needed yesterday. I wish on the next contract we could get more networks, I like hearing different voices. If not I would not mind seeing NBC and fox mix it up and maybe go with a few on fox then a few on NBC and keep alternating. The race despite the tire issues I thought was good for IMS standards. Would like to see NASCAR start allowing maybe allow an hour of practice to allow teams more time to get adjusted to the car before the race as I think we would see others besides the 4 and 11 start to win races

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This wasn’t the first time they had issues with 40 cars on pit road because of a comp caution. I think they need to change it up in order to prevent this from happening. Maybe freeze the field and pit half the field at a time? It’s just frustrating to watch cars get torn up early on because of a competition caution. I get why these cautions are important with no practice time, but there has to be a better way.

I want to see Mike announce a xfinty series at Daytona

At the end, Matt and Dillon crashed... HE PUT EM IN THE WALL!!!

My one gripe on NBC, not a fan of how they did the starting lineup! Hope they fine-tune that part for the rest of the year

My thing is we don’t know if the cup race on the road course at Indy would be as exciting as the xfinity race was because they are more experienced

Dig that hat eric... Was rooting for him...so close

I actually really felt bad for Denny there. Tough break for sure. As a Chase fan, I don't think he had enough to get past Hamlin or Harvick but I haven't heard any thoughts on why he pitted twice within the last 40 laps removing him from a top 5 likely to 11th. I wonder if he was battling tire issues too.

10:25 The other car that crushed the pit crew member was Brendon Poole's 15 car.

I really enjoyed the NBC broadcast but I wish they did the side ticker more

I just watched Kamikaze’s video and just like always is being biased because Truex was knocked out, Your the King Eric, I always look forward to your Out Of The Groove’s😊👍❤️

Well Dale Jr just promoted your show today’s race

I’m thinking, if this is such a prestige race. They should have a special package that would allow a lot of passing. Not saying that yesterday’s race was bad. I actually liked it. But more passing would be great. Not sure about the road course. They should add a second/race there if they want to go that route. Roger Penske would love that idea lol

I want the July 4th weekend Daytona race back pleaaasssseeeee NASCAR

Not a Denny fan, but feel so bad for him.

No lie I sorta cheered when Hamlin got in the wall cause imma big Harvick fan and I wanted him to win

Im a bowman fan and when i saw his car in the wall i was like why didnt i see that coming

Ouch!!

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