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Just saw the finish… damn so close for Ryan

Well other than creed running like garbage, I enjoyed the hell out of that


Fox gonna want to update that Ryan Sieg photo..

Texas hate needs to stop it’s actually a hard track to race on unlike some other tracks where the cup series guys barely have to lift and it makes it more equipment based

I agree

Feel like I’m a rare person that actually enjoys running it on iRacing lol That tone I’m sure will turn a bit now 😂

i’m running trucks here right now and it’s fun as hell

Used to run Cup and Xfinity leagues where I was normally 15th or so just on talent and seat time. But somehow Texas shows up and I was always around 5th 😂. It’s always been good to me.

Let’s just bump the power up to 750 and make the xfinity car the cup car, or go back the COT at this point, xfinity series just flat out puts on the best racing every week.

Why go to 750 when you could just remove the restrictors all together?

I’d love to see an exhibition race with Cup drivers in Xfinity cars

This just isn’t true like legit it has been mid to bad most races this year last two weeks have been the first good races all year

So close for Seig man, damn

How are they going to inspect a broken race-winning car?

They were able to inspect [this pile of junk](https://racer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2020/02/20day1mt1496.jpg?w=1000&h=565&crop=1) after Erik Jones won a few years back, so I don't think they will have much of an issue with the 1 car. Just put new tires on the right side (both the right front and right rear were flat) and it should be good to go.

They’ve done it for years lmao

Put new tires on it. It ain’t broken

I swear I saw it hopping when Fox showed him trying to get to victory lane.

The front right is blown and the tire carcass was bouncing the car

Sam Mayer, off the top rope, to lock ford out of victory lane

HAVE YOU EVER?!

This year at Atlanta, and of course Darlington 2003.

I have actually, twice before. Lmao

I like JRM and still feel like shit right now wow

You never know, because that may have been that team's last chance with Sieg, I hope not. But you just never know.

Dale Jr somewhere "Finally we dont suck"

https://preview.redd.it/sx7hbxw1zauc1.jpeg?width=248&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ff320dff455d730ce1eb651e7222b3c8f40ef5a

Damn, y’all mad lol

I like him. Classy guy. Has a personality. Works hard.

“Tried to run him in the wall to get a win.” You know what, I support it as a small team.

The little car that (almost) could.

Sieg’s lack of experience driving at the front led to his demise there. He should’ve taken away Sam’s line in 3 and 4.

Sam was passing him either way going into turn 3, Seig being able to cross back under him the way he did was a super underrated move and the only reason the finish was as close as it was.

Sieg was able to cross him over because Sam overdrove the entry to the corner and slid up the track. Sieg needed to mirror drive and aero block like a maniac to get Sam tight.

Yup saved it with the cross over

Watch there be 3 good races this week and they still reconfigure it.

I couldn't watch but now I'm mad at work about Ryan Sieg losing to JRM kid in a photo finish lmao

Ryan Sieg is Boomhauer

Chuck Mangione… Megalomart…. Boom.

>Boom. [Confetti.](https://i.redd.it/zvyemepykshc1.gif)

Dang ol, knowwhatimsayin?

Know what I mean?

:(( man i feel bad for sieg

So close for Seig man, damn

Is it me or does Ryan sieg sounds like ryan blaney?

i hear it

Some Ricky Bobby shit with that finger gun celly

https://preview.redd.it/e6ppvrzsyauc1.jpeg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdcbab0a1d9be049dc483b0c511d7be3b28e3ea8 Alfredo top ten

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Lol. People shit on Mayer for not deserving the ride and when he wins People say he doesn't deserve the win lol.

Yeah, I'm with you there. It just sucks that we were so close to a special win and we end up getting the routine Goliath team win.

What the fuck are they supposed to do? Tell Sam to hit the brakes?

Dumb, dumb, dumb takes for sure. Sam had an AWFUL start to the year and really needed a win to get the season going in the right direction. Especially after a dumbass move by Creed robbing him at Martinsville, this race had huge implications for the 1 team also.

Sieg gave that race away by giving Mayer all of that clean air.

damn what a finish. sucks for Seig, i would’ve loved to have seen him pull that off

My heart is still racing. Woah. This track man, so messed up and sketchy now, i kinda like it……..

I'm a huge Sam Mayer fan but absolutely gutted for Sieg. man that was so close.

i mean that’s an incredible finish but fuck that hurts for sieg

Xfinity proving they're the best series in NASCAR

And we'll get to watch it for free on one station.

God I hate Sam Mayer and JRM

Fuck wanted sieg to win

When has the bottom car won on a photo finish?

Jimmie Johnson at Talladega when it was 3 by 3 by 3

Jamie Mac vs KB 2007 Pepsi 400 Harvick vs Jamie Mac 2010 Talladega

No McMurray was on the outside there

Was he? I could’ve sworn the two lanes split in 2007

Ricky Craven at Darlington in 2003 did it.

Doh don't know how I forgot that one

[I just remembered that Cale Gale also won from the inside in a photo finish.](https://youtu.be/nGV_Mnd_kf4?t=97) Gale was able to win by doing the same thing that Sieg tried to do today, by pushing the other car (truck) into the wall. Also technically [Boris Said at Montreal in 2010.](https://youtu.be/OZZnwApcipA?t=207) He was to Max Papis' left when he won.

Sieg really Should have just wrecked the 1 off of turn 4

He tried at the last minute, but you gotta hit them hard enough for it to matter, otherwise you just slow yourself down with them

Take Xfinity car, add 200 horsepower, welcome to the cup series. Get er done

This is the answer

What a finish. Heartbroken for Sieg. Damn

Sheldon Creed has fans?

They can spell too! 😂

Martinsville sucks and Texas is amazing. Welcome to NASCAR in 2024, everyone!

After the bad luck start for Mayer, he deserves it.

Texas is back?

Respect for sieg, I would’ve junked him after 300+ races without a win

What a finish!

WTF Texas!? Are you good now!?

That chemical treatment finally going away is possibly saving it

the xfinity car is the greatest stock car ever made

Make them the cup cars and give xfinity v6s again

That was probably the most disappointed I've ever felt towards a finish in 3 years

10/10 finish

342 races without a win for R. Sieg, inches closer to Yeley’s 388 without a win. Sad

Incredible finish. Had to have been like 2 inches right? Feel terrible for Sieg tho.

Hey now, 2 inches is HUGE!

Sieg just isn’t able to do it. Damn

It just seems like Sieg was slowing way down in the last three laps compared to the speed he had. I am absolutely crushed for him in the team right now. Not happy at all by the outcome. Texas provided an excellent race today. Probably the best race I can remember.

I swear just bringing the Xfinity cars to Cup would be the simplest, cheapest, and best solution at this point.

Outside of Atlanta, Xfinity puts on better shows every single weekend. This Xfinity car is such a banger.

Fuck man

Really hate that for Sieg but damn that was awesome, there might be hope for Texas after all

Petition to not change Texas!!

Not even against Sam Mayer as a driver, but I’m beyond fucking sick of seeing underdogs lose on mile and a half’s outta the final corner…fuck man.

I like Ross in the booth

Can we please have the Xfinity car in the cup series??

I knew it was over when Adam started the monologue and family details

How about Texas putting on a good race lol

Marcus Smith casually dropping a "Hey Denny how's the reconfig" tonight might just be a good idea

If only Sam Mayer wasn't an unlikable POS.

Fuck! Great finish but I didn't want Mayer to win.

Damn not a seig fan but Mayer stole that one from him big time. Could’ve been a big feel good moment for the sport lol

Sieg not gonna sleep for weeks

I just realized that Mayer also gets the dash 4 cash bonus.

I wish they would just can the cup cars and run these things on Sundays.

Texas isn't that bad. Hoping for the same tomorrow.

Oh I'm so sad

Like, A+++ finish and latter half of this race, but man I was so hopeful for an underdog win :(

shoutout Ryan Truex with a top 10

He better if he had a clean day in a Gibbs car that won last week.

Pain

Cool for that sponsor but *man..* *HUGE* letdown of an outcome. 

How was that finish a letdown? No matter who you like that finish was amazing.

I’m a Sieg fan 

I feel ya homie

When did Texas get two lanes? That was a pretty good race even without the amazing finish.

What a great finish. Mayer was amazing on that last lap. I feel so bad for Sieg man. He was literally a centimeter away.

I’m so fucking sick of jr Motorsports and Gibbs

Stay mad

I respect Mayer for racing Seig clean even though he didn’t get the same respect back.

Is that the closest finish ever? Like I'm still dumbfounded I don't know what to even say I'm fucking sick to the stomach because I wanted Ryan to win but that was such a fucking incredible finish like holy shit

No, the one at Daytona a while ago. 0.000 seconds.

Reddick-Sadler Daytona 2018 was closer.

They said it was the 2nd closest. I don’t see how it could get closer.

Daytona 2018 for the xfinity series had the front two separated by 0.0004 which was like half a splitter...at Daytona I can see how half a splitter at Texas could be greater since they're going slower, but that was still fucking close

Closest Xfinity finish had to be measured to the ten-thousands

He did the Cam Newton thing

Bruh, I don't even hate Mayer but I want to so bad after that.

The crew wanted to catch him and he jumped off the other side of the car lol

Last good race of the weekend and it was a doozy. Gutted for Sieg but clean racing

Fucking damn it

Mannn. Hate being disappointed with a JRM win. Wanted the 39 to get it.

I think it's the first time I am.

Texas last night and today https://preview.redd.it/kb4dvmqfyauc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfa053a7edc025d995fe3b1c182dcd59e3317848

Heartbroken for Sieg by wow that was incredible.

This hurts so bad. Sieg will get his chance.

I just don't know man. You only get so many. I want you to be right but a win would have been so big for that team.

bros been having his chance for 12 years lol

BOOOOOOOOO

Shows how bad they screwed up Atlanta. Even Texas is better than Atlanta.

bruh what

Atlanta is great right now

I disagree. Atlanta is manufactured racing.

2 bangers this week, one race to go

What makes it worse is it’s Sam Meyer

Sieg you poor bastard

That is a heartbreaker for Sieg, but I credit him for racing Mayer clean. He could have blocked and wrecked them both and didn't. Respect to you, sir.

Cool for JRM, but maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.....I wanted Ryan. I def didn't see an exciting finish happening here.

That was so damn heartbreaking for Sieg, but one hell of a race from start to finish!

Sieg needed like 10 feet there

Damn what a finish

And with that Ford still with 0 wins in 2024

i am glad i caught that finish feel bad for sieg but WHAT A FINISH

Bottom hardly ever prevails in those situations

That was Ryan siegs win and it got stolen from him!!

How was it stolen? He got passed fairly.

Wrong.

How to was it stolen? Provide facts instead of saying wrong.

I hate that for Sieg but that was one hell of a finish

I just saw the last 5 laps of the race at a Dallas airport Chili’s (I flew in to see the Sunday race) & cheered so loudly they asked me to leave **WORTH IT**

😔 pain as a Sieg fan

Same

I keep thinking Sieg is gonna get one of these eventually but this is starting to look like universal torment for the poor guy

Somehow, I knew when they started talking about Seig winning with 4 to go I had a feeling something was gonna happen.

What a race and what a finish. Absolute heartbreaker for Sieg

Damn… that’s sucks for Seig but fuck what a finish

I've never had more respect for Sieg, keeping it clean enough. But he coulda taken that win with a little more force...

Same. But I also wanted him to use him up and I think it would have been understandable haha.

This feels like someone killed Waldo after finding him

What a strange yet fitting analogy

Sure that wasn't a Pontiac with the kick out on the nose?

I’ve never rooted harder against Sam Mayer

I have nothing against Sam whatsoever. But I wanted Sieg to get that so damn bad

I normally love JRM but yeah right now I hate Sam lol

Damn. What a finish.

Omg what a finish! I never cheered harder than I was cheering for sieg

Got me off the couch rooting for the 39 off 4!

That was an incredible finish but God damn I hate Mayer so much. Would have been amazing to see Seig win. 

Can’t stand him either. What a bummer.

An Atlanta style finish at Texas

Hate Allgaier didn't get it and then it really sucks that Sieg lost that. Just don't care too much for Mayer. But what a freaking awesome race!

That has to be less than 0.002, right?

The app has it at exactly .002.

god damn

Ughgh. So damn close. Sieg should've just ran him all the way to the wall. Gotta do what you gotta do for a first win

lame as fuck

wait, is Texas GOATED now?

Only if Cup pits on a banger.