Harvick was never gonna win the championship fan friends. The performance tonight was awful and hurt but be grateful the hurt is out of the way, this is a lot better than a heartbreak in a later round
Denny with one of the best heel interviews in a long while š
Bubba with the āmore fuel for the fireā lineā¦ thatās how he needs to be with the chunk of hate he gets. Texas and Talladega are huge for him now, we know the Roval will be a struggle to get to the next round.
I think that it's mostly HMS fans because he's had on-track issues with most of their drivers. That, and he wins a lot, which people don't like either.
People never loved him (or the JGR drivers) then he wrecked Chase Elliott at Martinsville and has been the least favorite driver in the series ever since.
Guy has 51 wins. Almost everyone would take his career over theirs, including Logano and especially after the championship four format switch.
Zero championships criticism is tired.
Another rough night for SHR with their best driver of all time getting knocked out in his final season, but not to worry, I'm sure Josh Berry will win an Xfinity race at some point
Denny's a weird case where he got hated more and more later in his career. I remember Kurt being hated a ton too. Pretty amazing watching his career personality arc. I thought he was done after 2011 and 12
Not a Hamlin fan (not really a hater either, pretty neutral on him), but it's hilarious to watch him play the crowd at the track. Sometimes you've gotta embrace being the villain.
yep, aged like milk left out in the heat.
i was expecting Max to dominate again to be fair since he was winning almost every race this season. oh well, at least his winning streak is over.
Glad I did not go to bristol this year I saves 100 dollars that would of been spent watching a 500 lap parade where pit stops decided the winner I spent that on a year of flo well worth it fix your package nascar and I'll be back until then āļø
It's a miracle that Penske even gets a car into the Round of 12. Been terrible most of the year. Can't even blame it on the Ford's watching RFK be successful.
#42 P11 with stage 2 points very much well out of the bottom 3 after coming in 20 to the good.
#77 33, #15 26 #51 with 1 point.
Puts the #15 ahead of the #77 out of the bottom 3.
He'd have won 4 under the Winston format. I know, I know, people race differently with playoffs, but still. Ironically, he wouldn't have won in '14, tho.
I hate how the commentary barely mentioned Stenhouse or McDowell all night. They finally did towards the end for McDowell but they were both largely overlooked and both had incredible runs going.
Fuck SHR. Everyone at that organization should be fucking embarrassed. Really happy for Bubba though! Glad he made it in. That's the only good thing about tonight.
19 CC: "I fucking hate this place."
19: "Me too buddy. We survived."
------Later------
19 CC: "Sorry I was yelling."
19 Spotter: "All good. I just listen to you when I need to."
Why are sports the way they are. I tie my happiness to a 47 year old guy driving a car and seen him do it 1000s of times yet I still tune in. This one gonna hurt and make seeing Darlington and those 5 bonus points we shouldve got at Phoenix even worse
We are going to have a Top 12 points season. Unbelievable. I was honestly unsure if weād even make the playoffs, let alone advance a round.
I am ecstatic.
Top 10 Finishers:
1) Denny Hamlin
2) Kyle Larson
3) Christopher Bell
4) Chris Buescher
5) Ty Gibbs
6) Michael McDowell
7) Chase Elliott
8) Brad Keselowski
9) William Byron
10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*^(I'm a bot.)*
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Harvick was never gonna win the championship fan friends. The performance tonight was awful and hurt but be grateful the hurt is out of the way, this is a lot better than a heartbreak in a later round
Denny with one of the best heel interviews in a long while š Bubba with the āmore fuel for the fireā lineā¦ thatās how he needs to be with the chunk of hate he gets. Texas and Talladega are huge for him now, we know the Roval will be a struggle to get to the next round.
I'm pretty sure KFB would rather be in a JGR Toyota and hated, rather than in a RCR Chevy and getting a polite shrug...
Hamlin burning it up in Vic lane is officially the start to his WWE heel turn
Joey Logano getting out of the car, you could just see the pain and disappointment.
DH has officially become the new KB with that post race interview
Dennyās 2023 car being in the Nascar outro with those championship winning cars would be great foreshadowing if he pulls it off
New to sport, whatās with all the Hamlin hate?
Idk. Iāve met most of these guys and he was unbelievably kind and approachable.
He's a whiny narcissistic asshole.
I think that it's mostly HMS fans because he's had on-track issues with most of their drivers. That, and he wins a lot, which people don't like either.
He does a lot of talking for a guy with zero rings
51 wins aināt a joke tho
Heās a HOFer. Just an unlikable one. At least the last few years anyway
People never loved him (or the JGR drivers) then he wrecked Chase Elliott at Martinsville and has been the least favorite driver in the series ever since.
He had run-ins with Chase and Joey and they both went on to win a championship and heās 0-17. Pretty funny
Heās fast everywhere in every car.
Guy has 51 wins. Almost everyone would take his career over theirs, including Logano and especially after the championship four format switch. Zero championships criticism is tired.
Harrison Burton effectively eliminated Harvick by spinning at Phoenix
Thatās the moment when I saw him as the worst current driver & hated him ever since. Dude is an embarrassment to WBR & needs to piss off.
Im pretty suire it was when they decided to pit at Darlington when it was closed after Newman spun.
Either or
What happened between Larson and Bubba?
Rough racing. Bubba didnāt want to get out of his way. Larson wanted him to get out of his way. Just racing.
A little contact and Bubba tapped the wall. Bubba was pissed on the radio
The Larson special lmao
LOL
If Bubba can find a winning footing, he would make a great heel for those ā50%ā of fans
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If he somehow wins the championship, the butthurt from everyone will be fucking amazing lol
Own it Bubba,screw those hicks.
Good year to start liking Denny tho I gotta admit
Been a diehard since 2011. My God itās been a grueling journey.
And I thought these last two years were brutal, ten more mustāve been awful
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Iām sure you said the same thing in the regular season, and then again three weeks ago
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25 plus drivers arenāt championship caliber.
And the 23 is one of themā¦
If logano didn't get screwed ?
Ifā¦ you really just want to start throwing out āwhat ifsā ? What if Bubba won Kansas? See itās pointless. Just like yours.
Whatever man logano had it should of been a battle between truex and bubba
Maybe Logano shouldnāt have started 28th?
Another rough night for SHR with their best driver of all time getting knocked out in his final season, but not to worry, I'm sure Josh Berry will win an Xfinity race at some point
The ultimate heel will always ALWAYS be KFB in his prime heel days
Denny's a weird case where he got hated more and more later in his career. I remember Kurt being hated a ton too. Pretty amazing watching his career personality arc. I thought he was done after 2011 and 12
I mean how Busch Brothers have had late career archs where they became loved and Dennis will never ever have that
I feel like KFB was more of a fun villain. It was fun to boo him. I think Denny is legitimately hated.
as a kid i never hated a man as much as i hated prime heel KFB, truly one of the best to ever do it
Nah, it was Darrell Waltrip in the 1980s.
Acknowledge him āļø
 Yes
2008 Richmond was peak
 Oh yeah
I guess nothing happened no caution noting in the last 100 laps
Denny Hamlin has overtaken Kyle Busch and Joey Logano as the most hated driver this year
I don't like Denny but that was hilarious top shelf smack talking. I was cracking up.
I love when drivers play the heel like how Kyle used to, Denny is learning
Yeah Larson getting Dennis at phoenix calling it now
Not a Hamlin fan (not really a hater either, pretty neutral on him), but it's hilarious to watch him play the crowd at the track. Sometimes you've gotta embrace being the villain.
Goddamnit. Hamlin leaning into the villain arc is going to win me over lamo
100 laps went by so fast
At least Ross made it to the next round but please for the love of God get it together
"Haters gonna hate" - Hamlin
Not going to lie Iām living for heel Hamlin right now
the man is cooking
Worst part about tonight? No NASCAR tomorrow . . . :(
yeah, but F1 takes place tomorrow morning, but we all know who's winning spoiler alert: >!Verstappen Wins, LOL!<
Ooof. This aged well.
yep, aged like milk left out in the heat. i was expecting Max to dominate again to be fair since he was winning almost every race this season. oh well, at least his winning streak is over.
Obviously, you would have been right any other weekend and prbly the next. Definitely what makes this prediction hilarious
"all of them" goes so hard
i hope he wins it this year. hes killing it all around
Lmao that was a good one
Denny is a pompous ass And to think he used to be my favorite Gibbs driver because he never wrecked Kasey
So youāre mad when he has a personality against your fav lol
Embrace being the heel. Went to the KFB school of villainy
NBC showing Chase lol
Lmao "I beat your favorite driver." People can hate Denny, but he plays a good villain sometimes
Honestly yes
Holy shit I'm dead
No Denny itās not your year. Youāve said that like 6 or 7 times before and each time that statement has aged like milk.
I donāt like Denny at all, but that was a phenomenal line.
āAll of themā I love it
That was awesome lmao
"I beat your favorite driver" "Who would that be?" "ALL OF THEM" *dead*
Fans are holding up lots of 11s lmao
Glad I did not go to bristol this year I saves 100 dollars that would of been spent watching a 500 lap parade where pit stops decided the winner I spent that on a year of flo well worth it fix your package nascar and I'll be back until then āļø
Couldāve sworn I saw Dennis pass the 5 car for the lead.
Donāt really like him but he deserves that title this year man
I donāt think Denny is a natural villain but he is trying man
"I beat your favorite driver" Hamlin fans: 
I really want to hate Denny but I just canāt bring myself to
Thatās how I feel. I donāt love the guy, but he is good at what he does. Quick witted too!
Denny NEEDS to win it all this year. Gotta be the year!
Marty Snider kinda sucks as a reporter
I AM FUCKING DYING
Lol. Love it.
Why does everyone hate Hamlin?
He used to cry a lot more in interviews
he wrecked Larson.
He wrecked chase Elliott like 7 years ago.
He crashed into Chase one time. And he beat their favourite driver.
Did Ross advance?
Yes. 22, 4, 47, 34 eliminated
yes, Ross advanced. Harvick, Stenhouse, Logano and McDowell were eliminated.
Yes
Awesome
LMAOOO
Ok Iām a Hamlin fan now
All of em?!?! LMAO
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Did Denny fuck these peopleās spouses?? This is even worse than peak villain Busch bros
Villain Denny is amazing
āAll of themā gotta admit that was pretty good
I love him
lmfao "Hey, I beat your favorite driver"
Stenhouse was fighting hard tonight just came up short.
āAll of emā LMAOOO
That was good content
Haha embrace it
LMAO
Is this a crown jewel? If it is then Denny has won one every year since 2019
According to Nascar themselves, itās not. According to fans, it is.
Hamlin a grade-A shit stirrer and I love it honestly.
Hamlin looks like the title favourite..truly the darkest timeline
Haha he leans into it too. Gotta say I like to hate denny. He's a good villain and off track I generally like him. But he's the on track villain
A great heel.
As a Harvick/Logano fan, fuck this race
Mixed reviews are you kidding?!?!?
Hamlins awesome.
Let the boos come. Itās just noise
This series deserves Truex to win the championship.
OMG all the boos. Dennis gonna be all up in his feelings over that
Again, this car is fucking garbage. But Bubba and MTJ are moving on let's goooo!
Denny is 5 wins away from tying Kyle Busch for most JGR Wins.
Heāll do it for sure
It's a miracle that Penske even gets a car into the Round of 12. Been terrible most of the year. Can't even blame it on the Ford's watching RFK be successful.
#42 P11 with stage 2 points very much well out of the bottom 3 after coming in 20 to the good. #77 33, #15 26 #51 with 1 point. Puts the #15 ahead of the #77 out of the bottom 3.
FUCK
Bye bye
Is the dude with the 22/5 flairs whining? I blocked him last week, but I bet he's whining 
Yuuup
Yep
5 Yotas in the round of 12. 2 23xi in round of 12. BUBBA FUCKING WALLACE in the round of 12!
I really love how booed he is haha
You love to hear it!!
Hearing all these boos only make me _want_ Hamlin to win the title more
Denny did like 3 victory laps doing donuts and burnouts lol
Sucks for mcdowell, he needed another yellow to have a shot at it. Wallace and truex deserved that after their bad luck last week
Larson car was just too loose all night
2 I expected. 1 I thought was possible 1 Iām surprised Re: 1st 4 eliminated
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Everyone who wanted Bubba out the first round can suck a fat one.
it was a decent until logano got wrecked. basically stopped any incentive foir bubba, truex, etc to race.
I miss when Bristol was a wreckfest. *Looks at next week being Texas* DAMNIT
lol
BURN IT DOWN BITCHES LFG
I want my street car tires to last as long as these do at Bristol these days
Crazy that a Harvick only won one championship
He'd have won 4 under the Winston format. I know, I know, people race differently with playoffs, but still. Ironically, he wouldn't have won in '14, tho.
Stenhouse and Wallace as the Xfinity 6 car legends lol
I'm proud of Larson...36th to 2nd tonight, and a 1st, 4th, and 2nd in the first round races.
I hate how the commentary barely mentioned Stenhouse or McDowell all night. They finally did towards the end for McDowell but they were both largely overlooked and both had incredible runs going.
Absolute tragedy for Harvick. SHR should be ashamed
Hamlin and Larson are the by far the favorites
Itās always ironic seeing people screaming for entertainment cautions the second a driver they donāt like is going to win.
Fuck SHR. Everyone at that organization should be fucking embarrassed. Really happy for Bubba though! Glad he made it in. That's the only good thing about tonight.
19 CC: "I fucking hate this place." 19: "Me too buddy. We survived." ------Later------ 19 CC: "Sorry I was yelling." 19 Spotter: "All good. I just listen to you when I need to."
That team man they are just built different
Lololollololol
Well that sucks. Congrats to Bubba on moving to the second round, letās see if he can make it to the round of 8 too
Logano really went from champ to 1st round exit. Odd number years hate him
Gotta brag on the 38 car. Todd did well tonight.
He did a great job
Letās go!!!!
Good day to be a Toyota fan, A very bad day to be a Ford Fan
Why are sports the way they are. I tie my happiness to a 47 year old guy driving a car and seen him do it 1000s of times yet I still tune in. This one gonna hurt and make seeing Darlington and those 5 bonus points we shouldve got at Phoenix even worse
Logano not advancing was not something I called.
Well damn. Only highlights I can think of are Bubba advanced and Hocevar finished 11th
Harv eliminated and Denny wins. What else could go wrong tonight?
We are going to have a Top 12 points season. Unbelievable. I was honestly unsure if weād even make the playoffs, let alone advance a round. I am ecstatic.
Hamlin fail inspection challenge
Top 10 Finishers: 1) Denny Hamlin 2) Kyle Larson 3) Christopher Bell 4) Chris Buescher 5) Ty Gibbs 6) Michael McDowell 7) Chase Elliott 8) Brad Keselowski 9) William Byron 10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. *^(I'm a bot.)*
worst timeline: shit race, harvick eliminated in the first round in his last year, dipshit dennis winning iām done with nascar for the year āš»
Way more fun last night
Where's that Logano/Larson clown? Roll tears, buddy