_“is this heaven?”_ _“no. it’s nascar on nbc producing goat tier competent broadcasting.”_

@anthonymorelli3162

12 күн бұрын

On god bro

@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp

12 күн бұрын

Yeah, you can tell that NBC cares about the Sport rather than the Money that Fox cares about

@Ice-Blade

12 күн бұрын

well much better then fox anyway but still has its own faults.

@nigel0

12 күн бұрын

In Iowa

@19spikerman

12 күн бұрын

How about when dumb dumb Rick Allen said this was the first race in the mid-west in over 50 years. The two donkeys next to him didn't even correct him...😂

The NBC/USA Network broadcast of this race did everything FOX could never do in one race that was fun to watch great Iowa debut

@brewcityba11er67

12 күн бұрын

Agreed! Also I loved the extended post race coverage with more driver interviews and analysis

@mbrun-88

12 күн бұрын

It's clear Fox has taken a door open dook on NASCAR... Wonder why they renewed for 7 years.

@andrewmarsey1859

12 күн бұрын

Except for putting it on NBC 😢😢

@karendarrenmclaren

12 күн бұрын

And they lost track of every overtake that was happening on track. At least significant. You joking right?

@Vert344

12 күн бұрын

@@mbrun-88 Fox Hates racing when you really look at it. Anything Racing related they always try to get control over, then wipe any traces of it out for more "Football" like there aren't hundreds of football shit out there already.

Something worthy of note: Chase Elliott is quietly putting together a 2003 Matt Kenseth average finish of 9.11. The next best average finish is William Byron and Ross Chastain tied at 12.47.

@matthewbarnett6174

12 күн бұрын

Grabbed the points lead last night too

@Untoastedbagel1271

12 күн бұрын

Didn’t realize Ross has been so sneaky good this year

@jeremyharper3462

11 күн бұрын

​@Untoastedbagel1271 he really hasn't been that good at all. It's been a miserable season. He won't make the playoffs at this rate. I blame his crew chief. He regularly makes bad, overly conservative calls that keep him out of stage points and ends in a 8th-15th place finish

Chase Elliott is having a 2003 Matt Kenseth type of year

@lowsideapparel7580

12 күн бұрын

who is Matt??? ohhh you mean the ambusher got it sorry

@IceCar420

12 күн бұрын

Pretty much, if this was the gen 6 car chase would probably be up there with Byron, Hamlin, and Larson with 3 wins. I still think Chase gets no less then 3 wins before season ends and final 4 but still that Average Finish is Money

@williambrant3214

11 күн бұрын

Oh no rules change for 2025 coming.

It was nice to see multiple camera angles on screen at once. And when they wanted to show the crowd, NBC put them in the corner so we didn't miss any racing.

@johnstevens2183

11 күн бұрын

you mean you don't want to full screen on the the fans all the time?

@nascar9778

11 күн бұрын

Overhated

It is Out of the Groove after dark... with your host: Eric Estepp.

@maxmustermann6612

12 күн бұрын

Ey, already morning here 😅

I don’t think there was a single full screen commercial during green flag racing tonight. That’s absolutely amazing! Fox could never.

@nicholasschau2388

11 күн бұрын

There were a few in the first couple stages, but your point stands

@wolffyhowl5622

11 күн бұрын

​@nicholasschau2388 I think the best part is it's hard to remember if there were and how many there are. NBC actually puts them in at times they feel natural. It's great.

Being a Kyle Busch fan in 2024 is rough… and considering New Hampshire is the next race, where Kyle Busch has finished DEAD LAST in 3 of the last 4 races…. 😭😭💀💀

@JayDee185

12 күн бұрын

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

@micahbrown8095

12 күн бұрын

Bad Seasons: Kyle Busch 2024

@kuhnjdog

12 күн бұрын

Logano fan here. We’re both going through it 💀. Looks like Fords picking up so I hope Joey can get things rolling

@jasonmoore8518

12 күн бұрын

Maybe we regroup and get some points next week at new Hampshire but we can only hope😭

@Lesposito25

12 күн бұрын

@@kuhnjdog dude he won a million dollar just a few weeks ago what are you yapping about

NBC is the reason I get more into the races than Fox, it makes me feel so energized watching the races

Todd gilliland is having the best season of his cup career and he’s 20th in points, he’s so underrated I feel like no one ever talks about him or how good he has done this year.

@dr4735

11 күн бұрын

Best season of career being a 20th place run doesn't really scream "underrated".

@trystanolbertson7220

11 күн бұрын

@@dr4735Doing it as a young driver for Front Row is pretty impressive, also beating his teammate McDowell

@centracy5834

11 күн бұрын

Eric himself pointed out how consistent he was doing last year getting top 15’s. Quit bitching

Fun race and again NBC smashes Fox broadcasting. Congrats Blaney 🎉

That questionable Hemric caution really put Bell in a tough spot. Very impressive 4th place run in a backup car.

@phippy6227

12 күн бұрын

Not only that if they were able to figure out the start of a run speed might of been 3rd win

@nigel0

12 күн бұрын

@@phippy6227 for sure

NBC giving us an 1 post race show. :me: am I dreaming?

@RogueRR

12 күн бұрын

Got that right bro! never see post race from fox!

First ever cup series appearance at Iowa, my first time ever at a cup race. Worth every penny and moment waiting for it!

@brianvanderwal3838

11 күн бұрын

The Cup series was at Davenport back in the 50's

@christianshriver4217

11 күн бұрын

@brianvanderwal3838 update to my comment, meant Iowa Speedway

For someone who talked about how hard he’s worked and how much he risked to go back to the truck series to get into the Toyota pipeline, Nemechek is really making himself look like a contender in the truck series again next year.

@evanwilliams6406

12 күн бұрын

Maybe he is better in the minor series like Harrison is.

@LOOKBEHINDYOUN0W

12 күн бұрын

Legacy Motor Club just sucks. It’s honestly crazy to see such a non-competitive Toyota team

Man that was a better race than I thought. That was probably one of the best short track races in the next gen era that I've watched. There was a lot more passing than I thought considering the comments Christopher Bell made. I felt like there was no dominant groove, which was fun to watch, not to mention the amazing NBC coverage. As a diehard Penske fan, A great start to the month of June. 85% on the groovy gauge. P.S I will say, in stage 2, NASCAR throwing that caution for Daniel Hemric hitting the wall out of turn 2 when others hit the wall as well earlier was super crap. Adam Stevens was 100% right with what he said on the radio.

The 1 hour post race was great (I may be biased as an Iowa resident and YRB fan). It was nice that the broadcast didn't abruptly end after the finish line interview leaving my soul feel used and put away wet.

@lunalouhoo

11 күн бұрын

Yes, I agree...and I liked that they seemed to spend just a little longer with each driver interview too.

It was refreshing to see replays of a problem immediately and not having to wait multiple laps to see it

@Roadhouse1997

12 күн бұрын

Except for that bogus hemric caution

@FreddieMercurysMercury

12 күн бұрын

@@Roadhouse1997tbf that was such a minor incident that even the booth was questioning the caution

@johnbarker5009

12 күн бұрын

@@FreddieMercurysMercury and it was great to see the booth asking that question. It was just so obvious that NASCAR made a call which was out of step with everything that happened around it.

@FreddieMercurysMercury

12 күн бұрын

@@johnbarker5009 yep, even when nascar makes a stupid call NBC made up for it by being like I’m not to sure about that caution maybe there was some debris we didn’t see

Justin Haley is ahead of Austin Dillon in points, in a RWR car.😮

@williamsiebert9830

12 күн бұрын

Not saying much 😂

We attended all 3 races 🏁, the excitement with the crowd was some of the best I have ever seen, and residents were very happy with the tourists. Great race 🏁, great track, loved it. Congratulations to Blaney 🏆

That Daniel Hemric caution was kinda scuffed.

Really hated that "Caution" in Stage 2. The race should have been Blaney vs Bell on the long run at the end but Bell had to much track position to make up.

How nice for Blaney to win with so many of his family and friends there! Plus where his mother is from. He seems like a really good guy.

Great to hear DJ again. This was Blaney’s race and when Larson got dumped pretty much sealed it.

@andyharman3022

12 күн бұрын

Now that you mention it, I liked hearing Dale Jarrett again. Like his father did with CBS, DJ brings class to the broadcast.

@bighand1530

11 күн бұрын

If it wasn’t for that incident, I think Kyle Larson would have won.

@gabriellopez2935

11 күн бұрын

No doubt about that ​@bighand1530

Chase Elliott your new points leader...Congrats Ryan Blaney welcome to the playoffs.

I could only watch the first stage fully but wow, the racing was really really good! I hope this track becomes a common sight on the calendar

I saw a fair amount of comments on X from people who say they don't like Steve Letarte. Unless you want to watch the race will no sense of strategy or understanding of why the cars are driving how they are, I don't understand that. Letarte does an excellent job explaining the decisions made by the crew chiefs in a way that keeps a long time fan engaged and informs a newer fan who may not understand what they are seeing.

@shannon3n8

12 күн бұрын

Give me Steve Letarte every day and 8 times on Sunday COMPARED to Larry Mac - aka Mouth of the South. Yes, Letarte still has bias for HMS employees (crew chiefs, engineers etc) but my God he is nowhere nearly as grating as "America's Crew Chief'.

@kharnthebetrayer1575

11 күн бұрын

They need someone that has experience with this car , no one in the NBC booth knows Jack shit about these cars . And Fox only has Harvick who does know more about these cars than both FOX and NBC.

@mrwest231

11 күн бұрын

@kharnthebetrayer1575 what has Steve said or done that's made him incorrect or sound uninformed about the current car?

@kharnthebetrayer1575

11 күн бұрын

@@mrwest231 not actually put his hands on the New car for any amount of time . Strategy yes he’s good at it, but that lack of actual hands on experience. When Harvick talks about how the new car handles HE knows from firsthand experience. To where he has contradicted Clint Boyer a few times . Both Steve, Jeff , Clint , and even my favorite CC Larry Mac are decades away from the sport .

@mrwest231

11 күн бұрын

@kharnthebetrayer1575 I understand that Steve hasn't worked on a Cup car in around a decade. You haven't answered my question about what he said that was incorrect.

this race was so good that my Dad was watching the whole thing intently, and aside from Daytona that never happens

I have been a Fox apologist for years but man... NBC did their thing last night pretty fantastic broadcast and by far Steve Letarte's best night of commentating. I know this is unpopular but no Jr was nice as well.

I think this race was good overall, one of the best in this car. Glad Blaney won, gutted for Denny Hamlin however, just off all day

Man, Justin Haley to Rick Ware Racing is aging like fine wine.

@johnhaas2523

12 күн бұрын

Ya and sounds like he will be driving for a different team next year

@finkchandler2068

11 күн бұрын

@@johnhaas2523who said that?

Man NBC is really covering NASCAR very well today I’m very impressed with NBC Sports

Damn it I thought the 4 car had it, but it's strong and fast and stayed in the top ten

An amazing stat that I haven't heard anyone mention yet is, with this win, Ryan Blaney becomes the third driver (if my stat checking is correct) to win in all three of NASCARs top series at one track. Bobby Labonte at Martinsville and Kyle Busch has done it twice ( I think both tracks he's done it at. He won all 3 races in a single weekend). I think this accomplishment deserves some recognition.

Huge Hendrick and CHASE fan here but I have to say this. I have attended every TALLADEGA race since 98. ALWAYS liked Ryan BLANEY. We by happenstance met each other in April. No one around. I took my phone, took pictures of he and I, gave me words of encouragement to continue living because I was planning for two years to end my life. Had it not been for that meeting and Ryan BLANEY and Eric Esteep your show....I truly dont know i would be here. Thank you. Congratulations to the champ RYAN BLANEY!!

That NBC production was just beautiful

Its almost like NBC reads all the fox complaints and specifically makes sure they do everything right that fox does wrong😅

I would have got here sooner, but NBC/USA has an ACTUAL POST RACE SHOW!!!! Hallelujah for the end of Fox season 🎉

If You Build It They Will Come- Rusty Wallace

Incredible coverage by NBC/USA. Loved the picture in picture battles and seriousness from the booth and producers. No silly constant joking around like we get constantly from the other network.

I was at this race, my first race, and it was amazing. Even from our cheap seats, row 3, we could easily see the entire track.

I really appreciated seeing battles farther back in the field. That’s typically where the hard racing is. But also like that they mentioned some drivers farther back too. Mentioning Ryan Preece, as a previous Iowa winnwr. Fox never showed anything past 5th (it felt like).

When I heard tire issues I was expecting it to be something like Bristol with all the tire issues in that race, however while it was perhaps up there is wasn't as bad I think and it was still a good race.

NASCAR FANS are the best. I've been one since i was 8. I am 60 now, so I have seen the ups and downs in this sport.

The race was so good. I’ve heard people complain about it but I thought it was awesome. Stands were packed too from what I could see on TV. Iowa deserves a permanent spot on the schedule

first Nascar race in person and was an absolute banger with my guy winning. What a weekend and Nascar needs to keep us around for a few years. Allgaier said it perfectly, repave it, run it, and see how it does. give us a 5 year "contract" and let the track and racing EARN the next "Contract"

At Iowa speedway today Christopher bell was talking at the NASCAR experience and said already he knows who is in the joe Gibbs 19 car for Truex

It was great race at Iowa. We’ve saw replace the track, issues for the tires, pit strategy, track turnstiles and I’ll give a 77.9% ratings.

The race was pretty good plus the NBC broadcast was a lot better then what Fox was especially with the replays and post race coverage. I also !liked what Kim and Marty did during the second stage with just about full access to two of the teams from the pits point of view.

I mentioned how big of a win this is for Blaney in my video too! This proves that Blaney can still run for victories, he is kinda hanging in there before the playoffs similar to a year ago!

YESSSSSSS LET'S GO BLANEY

I feel that alot of people are overlooking how great it was to see cars get out of shape and be able to collect it and move on. I seen so many doughnuts on cars by the end of the race I could have sworn it was 1994 lol. It was a GREAT race and NBC did a really great job broadcasting it!!

I thought the NBC broadcast was great and you summed it up perfectly. Also, I didn't miss Dale Jr. in the booth at all. I think they dynamic they had up there was great.

Chase was faster than All both of them but dirty air is something we were literally riding behind Byron for like 15 laps

With NBC, they also don’t spend an entire minute coming back from commercials on transitions and additional advertising. It was a quick NBC flash and BAM, cars on track.

We also gotta acknowledge how much Better NBC Sports is at Covering NASCAR races than Fox Sports

Cool to see the Cup series at a track designed by a hall of famer Rusty Wallace

Making Iowa a day race? As someone who’s sat for an Xfinity day race in the 90 degree heat I can resoundingly say, no way!

I don’t know what to tell you about the FS1 commercials But I can tell you that, watching on TSN, damn near every commercial break was side by side and I was watching on regular TV. That would have never happened if FS1 had been broadcasting

I did have to miss part of the race because I watched House Of The Dragon, but it was a fun race and the broadcast on USA was a breath of fresh air because they put more effort than Fox does.

I, too, really like NBC’s coverage. The booth was really solid, even without Dale Jr. I think the three-person booth works a little better than with four. But their production is light years ahead of FOX. Not only is the sound mixing superior, but, as you noted, NBC offered multiple views. Another big difference was the shot framing. NBC noticeably pulled back to show more cars in the frame. FOX often is so tight on the cars you can almost see through the window nets.

My twin put me on to your channel, I was a big Kenseth fan in the early 2000's (he won the year my brother got cancer). Really digging the content.

I feel like bowman doesn’t get enough credit for today. He started 33rd today, and made it to 11th by the end of stage 1. Ridiculously consistent once again.

If Josh Berry doesnt hit the 47 under caution, or Rodney does 2 tires instead of 4, I think the 4 wouldve been a top 2 car. Pretty impressive run for whats going on over there.

@johnhaas2523

11 күн бұрын

I seen Kevin was proud of Josh and Rodney last night on x and he tagged Jr in the post and that was when Josh was leading

Grew up a massive diehard kenseth fan (I’m 28) and I also chose Blaney after Kenseth retired so shout out to your dad! 👏🏻

@CraigEstepp

11 күн бұрын

Yes, I felt like Blaney's demeanor and racing style reminded me of Matt so I decided to adopt him a few years ago after Matt completely stopped racing.

@danmiller5881

11 күн бұрын

Weird, same exact thing for me! Was a DJ fan before that...

TEAM PENSKE RESURGENCE RAHHHHHH 🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥

I gotta say, this has become my go to NASCAR channel. I had 4 I would jump from but I've left the rest and now watch Eric on the daily. Great show, keep it up.

I believe we might see Childers and Berry at RFK. That's what I'm thinking.

@molahli_koketso22

12 күн бұрын

What about Haley though

@shannon3n8

12 күн бұрын

As in, driving the 17? I know Brad said they're already $40M in the hole, so unless he and Smoke had a few cold ones at a drag strip somewhere and Smoke gave him a 75% off deal, in order for Berry/Childers to race at RFK Buescher has to hit the road and his crew chief Scott Graves goes in-house or is shopping for a new home.

Well this week I was close on my win pick: Joey Logano but on to next week. I think Joey Logano will win at New Hampshire

@buckdashe2571

12 күн бұрын

If he can just get a good, fast car!

Sunday was my first in person Cup race and I am so happy with how everything turned out. It was a great experience, if they keep this track on schedule I’ll be a repeat goer.

I picked the best possible race weekend to attend. Absolutely worth the ridiculous price for a Cup race, unforgettable weekend!

It’s crazy that Cindric was the first Penske driver to lock in to the playoffs and Logano ain’t even in on points. WHAT

Love the new hair cut.

17:09 you are totally right with the coverage

I was never worried about Blaney not winning a race this year. Same as Bush. There's not enough talent and or good teams to stop the top guys from winning at least once.

Much better broadcast!

not a Berry fan but i think he came to play today

Great video great content. I feel like that the broadcasting was just fine. 😎🙏🇺🇸👍 Eric you’re doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work the hard work and the dedication.

I was at iowa speedway all weekend,awsome racing,especially today!

And YES, THANK YOU NBC.

I’m noticing Christopher Bell having really good long run speed at certain type of tracks, and as you know, we’re coming to a flat track which he’s also really good at. I think Bell will have a top 10 maybe top 5 car at New Hampshire.

Great broadcasting by nbc the running positions and names where actually ledgable

great drop! thank you!

Great race! I attended and I believe we did a great job. Hope we stay long term 🏁🏁🏁

I agree that NBC's coverage was a big step-up from Fox's. I'll be curious to see how it goes once the put Leigh Diffey in the booth in place of Rick Allen. I wonder how Steve and Jeff and the gang will work with Leigh.

@shannon3n8

12 күн бұрын

Leigh Diffey may be the catalyst to move Letarte and Burton to Amazon and CW/whoever next season with Dale Jr. [IF they can financially handle just 10 Cup races vs the second half of the season.. but if you add in Xfinity and all the practices and qualifying, a whole work weekend FRI-SAT-SUN deal may be lucrative enough to them... IF There's room where Jr is.. Where's my magic 8 ball?! Haha]

As a Bowman fan I was really bummed about that mid- pit cycle caution. Seemed like an empty caution and put my driver (and others) a lap down!

Xfinity series race had like 8 tires go down on Saturday

It’s the same thing for your dad, but my dad was a die hard Mark Martin fan and he has a new favorite driver Carson Hocevar

I am watching from Brazil and It was pretty amazing this new broadcasting. Congrats Blaney!

Saying that Larson's move was risky is like saying going to the convenient store to buy a scratch off is risky, because you might get mugged. The risk level 1 out of 10 at best is like a 3, come on people.

@shannon3n8

12 күн бұрын

I got a little bubble gut listening and having to watch Larson come through the field. Yes, we get it. He's the best thing on 4 wheels. Duly noted. It felt like I was watching Jimmie Johnson Racing, where cameras followed every. single. pass. and turn the man made. Glad NBC pulled the focus back though to at least show the other cars (and threr sponsors) as he slipped by. I appreciated the split screen during his charge through the field.

Christopher passed 1000 cars again tonight! 🤣 We was.200 quicker than anyone last 40 laps. New Hampshire next race! Ready for win #3 this year! 👍💯🦀

Not short track fan but that was a solid race. 150-160 on straight aways, 120 on curves. Thats funs

Iowa 🌽 finally got a cup date and proved they deserve it with a fantastic race and a packed house. Hemric caution was dumb but otherwise great cup debut in Iowa.

@johnlafever3162

12 күн бұрын

It's only because California Speedway shut down and didn't rebuild in time to refill a date on the schedule.

way to go Ryan,great work in the pits.🤩👍👍

Josh Berry had the best short run car. Elliott and Bell had the best long run car. But Blaney and Larson was just great at both

Fantastic. Coverage .there was 1pont there's that NBC cut the commercials for a wreck. Can't remember who it was. But fix never cut a commercial for a wreck. Kudos. To NBC . Love the multiple screen . Very informative . Congrats to. Blaney. . chase us having a. Good year very consistence every week. Not a Kyle Busch fan. But feel bad for him after what he went thru with Joe Gibbs in 2022. Your show is great Eric. Thank you . .

That 20 was a rocket. Fastest car on track once the tires warmed up. Too bad it was so slow to start though. I'd have liked to see a battle between the 5, 12 and 20, but Hemric's "caution" robbed us of that

Eric didnt even mention thar Chase Elliott took over the regular season points standings!

@davids5006

12 күн бұрын

Was it updated already 8 hours ago?

Thank you for the video.

This is an obnoxiously long comment, but looking at the season objectively, Kyle hasn’t actually been that bad. He’s made some small mistakes (like all of the field), but many of the issues this season have had little to do with him. To recap: flys through the field at Daytona with no teammate help and gets sold by Chase Elliott at the end and lands 12th, has a top 5/potentially race winning car at Vegas (dude was holding off Larson on old tires for over 30 laps) and pit crew sells him (he also got a penalty towards the end, but the day was kinda ruined by that point), running 1st/2nd at Bristol and becomes to first person to have tires fail and it ruined the car, gets run over by C Bell at COTA ( salvaged the day but should’ve been a top 5), top 10 or even race winning car at Talladega but ends up 27th after getting sold by Ty Gibbs (who destroyed their entire lane), possibly race winning car at Dover but the pit crew doesn’t get the car fully fueled and he has to come back down pit lane and restart 7th instead of 3rd or 4th. Kansas, he was leading during the third stage and the field decided to go full stupid and have a caution fest, he just eventually spun because the tires were on cords (mind you, so was Larson- it was pretty much a game of who was going to let go first, Larson just got lucky that KB spun), but by the 21st to 8th comeback, probably had a race winning car. Charlotte- probably had a top 10 car but the pit crew had 2 penalties, plus a slow stop. Gateway had a top 10 car, but wrecks due to hard racing. He deserves some blame there, but I think people were still being extra hard because of the whole Ricky Stenhouse Jr. incident (even Larson admitted he could see why KB was upset because of how he raced him into 1, and I don’t think KB meant/thought Larson was going to lose it, he was just showing his displeasure (like everyone does). Minding his own business and on his way to a top 5 day when he gets Chastained at Sonoma on the last lap, and has a top 10 car ( and pit crew actually gaining spots for him!) but ends up with a mechanical failure at Iowa. The only races they’ve truly brought shopping carts to were Richmond, Phoenix (tbh all the Chevy’s were plowing there )and Darlington. Martinsville wasn’t great, but considering how horrible the short track program was last year, 16th was actually an improvement 😂. If not for all the bs, they’d probably have at least 1 win by now or be relatively safe within the cut line on points. They just need some luck, because something always happens when they have a good day going. I can only imagine how disappointing it is when you keep getting pianos dropped on your head for no reason and everyone adds insult to injury by saying you suck lol. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk 😂