re: 2026 NASCAR Season Thread

Who doesn’t like him? I think its awesome having him in races. Seeing him learn on the fly.

I think what you are referring to is how he was presented after winning his first ever race in Chicago. Afterwards there was talk pushed about him being one of the best. He got overhyped by racing sports pundits and that likely turned off some fans because of how hard it was pushed and his win pimped. Many local, regional and national writers slobbered about it.

Now Nascar leadership, they don’t care about anything but trying to alienate their long time fans. They helped push that narrative to squeeze more new fans and push out old. If you recall it was full blown giddy by Nascar and TV for a long time. All ads had him. They still do show him as one of the 5 shown to advertise next races.


Thats 2 different things. I think he’s great for the sport because unlike Bubba he can race and win without it being a fluke. His road coarse craft is second to none right now, and its fun watching racers try. He’s making drivers better at road courses. And getting better at ovals.

Thats my perspective. He got pushed by 2 different groups. The first one is normal in all sports when something good happens and usually does down quickly enough. The second is what the sport leaders do with it and they pushed it hard for a lot longer.

I just see a lot of Facebook stuff “one trick pony.” “Shouldn’t be here” “go back”

Guess I should consider the source lol

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I just see a lot of Facebook stuff “one trick pony.” “Shouldn’t be here” “go back”

Guess I should consider the source lol

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Yup lol

The only social I have is twitter. I am not a paid member. I just use it read stuff. I use it in safari and create lists of known good writers over years. Then can just open the list and read in newest to oldest order. I have never actually replied or written a text on it.

I have one for college football and racing and basketball and politics and other stuff. If I find one thats unreliable I take em off my list. Thats the key is whose info you can trust and it takes time to learn and thats what I’ve done. Twitter is the fastest best way to get any information but you have to take time to set up lists and learn who to trust.

I have no facebook, no Instagram, no tiktok, no nothing other than twitter.

I also have bookmarks on safari for websites.

I needed a new guy after Harvick retired. The way he burst on the scene and uprooted his life to move over here sold me.

I used to watch supercars back on speed. The guy was just blowing up at that time. But I remember Leigh Diffey saying during the 2011 Bathurst 1000 “if Kyle Busch is wild thing, then SVG is the wild man. This guy may fit in nascar later in his career.”

The guy is just a badass race car driver. That deserves to be appreciated.

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I too watched V8 Supercars on Speed that was great racing.

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Same here. Then FOX got the NASCAR contract in 2000, purchased Speed and then turned it almost in an exclusive NASCAR channel. Then they killed Speed and eventually turned it into a FOX Sports Network channel.

I miss turning on Speed late at night and seeing V8 Supercars, DTM, Dirt Bike circle track racing from the UK, Airplane racing, etc... There was all kinds of awesome content back then.

No way Mags can do what SVG did and does. Supercars taught SVG close racing with some clean contact. Mags will do well but nothing like SVG imo. He isn’t used to banging fenders

It’s been rough this year. I think they have had 2 fatalities and cancelled the side car races completely after one of them took flight, luckily those riders survived.

That was an awesome trailer of what happens when you cross Fast and Furious with TopGun. I’d watch it!