The Hater's Guide to the 2023 NASCAR Playoffs
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After 6 months of fierce fighting and fumbling, it's finally time for the 2023 Playoffs! Who will emerge as champion? Let's find out...
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That thumbnail is WILD💀
@psychlops924
10 ай бұрын
I think you mean gay
@liltwizz_07
10 ай бұрын
FR 💀
@MidsouthCupSeries
10 ай бұрын
I’m hard cuz of it
@CarolinaKingdom
10 ай бұрын
FR 💀
@raceraptorontherace
10 ай бұрын
@@MidsouthCupSeries YO WHAT💀💀💀
(That thumbnail though). But on a serious note, this is probably the most competitive playoff grid we’ve seen since the field was expanded to 16 drivers. If you look at the points, these 16 guys are at the top, with very few exceptions. I’m looking forward to this.
@gamez4420
10 ай бұрын
the only driver that doesn't have a legit shot at winning is Stenhouse, but he still has the ability to sneak past the first round. If McDowell makes the 2nd round he might be able to make top 4 of he can finish well enough in the Ro8
@JackLikesTrackhouse
10 ай бұрын
I think the Round of 16 fight will be especially close. The guys that miss out will only do so by a couple points.
@jtdevold
10 ай бұрын
Yep, Suarez wound up passing Stenhouse after Daytona in the full points but it was only by 4… strongest field ever for sure
@ic3man
10 ай бұрын
@@gamez4420Stenhouse is underrated
@gamez4420
10 ай бұрын
@@ic3man he's arguably the worst driver on the grid, with arguably the worst equipment. He's not a bad driver but compared to the rest of the cup field, he's easily a high D tier driver
I miss the old Chastain too. He made the summer of 2022 a joy to watch
@670HP-Package-NOW
10 ай бұрын
Fans when Chastain Chastains drivers: 😡😡😡 Fans when Chastain chills out and races cleanly: 😡😡😡
@Eeeeethan09
10 ай бұрын
@@670HP-Package-NOW NASCAR fans are never pleased
@lominoodles1122
10 ай бұрын
@@670HP-Package-NOW not that he’s clean it’s that he has been running 20th
@670HP-Package-NOW
10 ай бұрын
@@lominoodles1122 he won Nashville clean, generally trackhouse has slowed this year, along with the rest of Chevy
@Pfefferkuchenman
10 ай бұрын
Hendrick really tuned their engines back, can’t blame them tho
AYO WHAT THEY DOING IN THE THUMBNAIL
So good of Ross and Denny to make up like that
@CarolinaKingdom
10 ай бұрын
💀
Extremely bold of you to assume that Reddick’s pit crew won’t forget to put the wheel on the car at Texas on the final pit stop.
@frankschaefer8890
10 ай бұрын
Mood: I am a reddick fan and I was there at Richmond fumingggg
@BeastRoverOfficial
10 ай бұрын
@@frankschaefer8890 unfortunately that one was on Reddick himself but the point is, they’ve all got to stop making mistakes
@itwontcomeout5678
9 ай бұрын
Hah!
Chastain’s antics last year is actually what got me back to watching the sport again. I hope he gets a little closer to the behavior from last year. The sport needs its guys that play rough and it needs someone that stirs the rest of the field up.
As a Reddick fan I just don't see a deep run happening this year. Between 23XI pit crews, bad strategy calls, and the occasional driver error, the team's been so inconsistent. I really hope I'm wrong, but I think he's a second round exit.
@6Six6Six6Bruh
10 ай бұрын
Nah im gonna see us going to the round of four then having a devastating error on the pit crew
@bentacc9217
9 ай бұрын
Proceeds to win Kansas
@KurtBuschisyourNextelchampion
8 ай бұрын
slawg said "i just dont see a deep run happening this year"
Oh no, he picked Reddick for the Championship 4. Can't wait to see how this turns out!
Elly: Predicts Reddick in the final 4 Reddicks Pit Crew: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
@6Six6Six6Bruh
10 ай бұрын
god how i fucking hate Billy Scott and his misfits
@6Six6Six6Bruh
9 ай бұрын
@TotallyNotSusCat that was such a nice fucking pass I was so happy
Stat to keep in mind, since they’ve added stages to NASCAR, no one has made the final 4 in Cup with less than 200 stage points earned over the course of the full season. 1/5/11/19/20/24/45 are the 7 who have either hit 200 already or are averaging enough stage points per race to hit 200 before the finale. Although the 1 & 20 are only barely hitting that metric.
@whosjozikolnik
7 ай бұрын
funny how the only guy you haven't mentioned is the one who's won it
Ross Chastain: *celebrates a win at Nashville* Ross Chastain: “oh no” Fredrick Fazingbear III: 4:55
RFK Racing is coming on strong to start the Playoffs this year and this means that Roush is Back! I really think Buescher has a chance to go all the way.
@nhtheintrovert5679
10 ай бұрын
Would be beautiful to see the Texan do it
@Amy_Co
10 ай бұрын
The scary thing is how consistently you see those two cars in front and how equal they are. I wouldn't be shocked to see both the 6 and 17 in the final 4
@nhtheintrovert5679
10 ай бұрын
@@Amy_Co as much as I wish that would be true, I I don’t think it’s happening this year
@thestarlightalchemist7333
10 ай бұрын
Hi friend!
Now watch Stenhouse win the championship Update: he's out the first round 🤣🤣🤣
@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo
10 ай бұрын
Oh hell no 😂
@STEN47HOUSE
10 ай бұрын
@@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo hell yes
@YusssoM
10 ай бұрын
Joining Lee petty, Richard petty, Cale, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie J on winning Daytona 500 and the championship at the same year.
@braindead_098
10 ай бұрын
Hol'up ,let him cook
@Landmasters
9 ай бұрын
He kept it close, but not quite enough to move on. JTG Daugherty should pat themselves on the back religiously, perhaps the greatest turnaround for a team in the modern era.
My hot take is having both Penske drivers out in the round of 16. I don’t really think it’s gonna happen but I think I’m gonna be right about one of them, and I think Bubba makes it in. Kansas and Darlington are great tracks for him
First off-love the thumbnail. Second-this playoff field is so evenly matched, that it’s a coin flip for who could be in our out in almost all the rounds. Not sure if anyone is going to be right this year
If bubba wins imma do a flip
@HarryHafsak
10 ай бұрын
Lol your feet will never leave the ground then
@Daboss43
10 ай бұрын
For real
@ThatOneCappybara
10 ай бұрын
Preece said he would do a flip if bubba made the playoffs
@kevmadi1819
10 ай бұрын
My opinion btw just saying
@Preso_
10 ай бұрын
@@ThatOneCappybara😂 well played sir
I don't miss Chastain doing dumb moves at times, but the reason Chastain is my favorite driver is that he doesn't seem like you can really rattle his cage. I want that Chastain back. The one who will take risks because they are worth it and because only he can do it. I hope we get that Chastain back.
That thumbnail is so out of pocket😅
Bro Literally Predicted a bit of the future (he predicted Larson winning darlington,he knew Ricky Stenhouse Jr,McDowell and Logano getting eliminated in the 1st round)
Welp, he was right about Larson at Darlington, hopefully that isn't Kyle's only highlight of this playoff...
Love the self awareness and wittiness seeping through this video. Was grinning almost the whole time. Keeep up the excellent work
Well Blaney did prove you wrong alright
That thumbnail is sus indeed lol
I picked Stenhouse as my favorite years ago and it's worked out in the long run.
3/4 isn't bad, sucks to see Harvick exit due to SHR being garbage though. Having him say it was the worst experience with a fender in the center of Bristol is absolute hell
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elly can you please make a high quality version of the thumbnail please man I need it for research purposes
Sooooo who's here after Larson finally won Darlington?
7:00 Watching this in 2024, he proved you wrong, Connor
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Alright, as of Martinsville, the championship 4 is set. Summary : Larson did win at Darlington, Reddick finally got his pit crew to wake up and win at Kansas And at Bristol, Denny beat our favorite drivers. R16 Eliminations: Harvick 😢 Stenhouse McDowell Logano Winning Willy gets the dub at Texas Blaney just edges out Harvick to win at Talladega And The Dinger has another upset win at Charlotte R12 Eliminations: The Revenge Tour for #8 ends early The inner beast of Chastain didnt emerge Bubba still impressed us to get in the R12. Brad did not get the monkey off his back. Larson gets his 2nd win of the playoffs at Las Vegas Bell once again, comes in clutch to win at Homestead And finally, FINALLY, Blaney gets in the Championship 4! R8 Eliminations The Racing Gods will not grant Hamlin this time MTJ gets out late 😢 Buescher put up a good fight Reddick just short of it. CHAMPIONSHIP 4: LARSON BLANEY BELL BYRON
Melon Man is going to turn the whole field sour again to have that Pheonix appearance yet again. 🍉
6:56 And he is one now!
As a Blaney fan, I agree with the Blaney Title “At least he won”
Darlington-byron Kansas-truex Bristol-harvick eliminated 16th Stenhouse-32 15th Wallace-21 14th Mcdowell-19 13th Keselowski-2 Texas-larson Talladega-buesher Roval-elliot(non playoff) eliminated 12th Reddick-12 11th Chastain-8 10th Blaney-3 9th Busch-0 Vegas-harvick Homestead-larson Martinsville-larson eliminated 8th Buesher-34 7th Bell-19 6th Logano-8 5th Byron-3 Phenoix-blaney(non playoff) 4th Hamlin 3rd larson 2nd Harvick 1st truex HERES MINE
I honestly think Keselowski is quietly due for the final 4. He's run consistently at the front of the field, and consistency takes you far in the playoffs.
I eagerly await the moment Elly and UrinatingTree collab.
@redhalogaming7581
10 ай бұрын
YESSS
What you said about you Truex fans and us Blaney was spot on lol. Blaney's always gonna be my favorite driver as long as he's in the sport, and for now, he's still just about the only good, likeable part of Penske's whole NASCAR operation. I'd be VERY surprised if he wins the championship, but I'm not ever gonna stop being his fan. Never ever. Truex on the other hand, I think is looking really good this season. I think he's got a real shot at taking home this whole championship. I don't know exactly whose gonna win it, but if I were a betting man, I'd have to go with him, KB, Buescher or *maybe* Byron. Great video as always. Can't wait to see if your playoff predictions will be as good as your season opening predictions 😉🤣
My Bracket Round of 16 Darlington: MTJ Kansas: MTJ Bristol: Keselowski Eliminated: Reddick, Blaney, Stenhouse, McDowell Round of 12 Texas: Hamlin Talladega: Byron Roval: Reddick Eliminated: Harvick, Chastain, Bell, Wallace Round of 8 Las Vegas: Byron Homestead: MTJ Martinsville: Harvick Eliminated: Busch, Keselowski, Logano, Buescher Champion: William Byron (Followed by Truex, Hamlin and Larson)
@insertcolorherehawk3761
10 ай бұрын
When does Chase get Eliminated? And who does Chase replace in rounds where Bubba doesn’t advance?
@JackLikesTrackhouse
10 ай бұрын
@@insertcolorherehawk3761you mean owners standings? Here are my changes. Round of 12: 5 eliminated from Owners Round of 8: 9 joins 17, 6 and 22 in elimination. 8 makes final 4. Final 4: 8 car finishes 4th in standings
I love your videos. I also like ur prediction. I must say you are the best at making NASCAR content.
Very interesting thumbnail. “Will the real Kyle please stand up?” It’s been an odd year for Kyle. He got those 2 wins early in the year and since then he’s been on a downward spiral. I’ll be honest. Going into this year I initially thought with Kyle Busch Ok. You got completely sabotaged by Gibbs, you’re going to a new team in RCR, and this’ll be a fresh start for you. But to come out of the gate like he did winning the second race and showing race winning pace in AN RCR CAR is something no one expected. Happy for him after last year. “At least he won.” For Blaney you’re not wrong. 😂 Stewart Haas has been ass this year. No other way to put it.
I enjoyed that Kurt segment. Made me tear up a little bit
To think that you predicted Harvick will make it to the Round of 12 winless is a testament to him and how bad Stewart-Haas has become. But then again the Playoffs always give you something so I expect Harvick to have one last win that might keep him on the Round of 8 contention
It’s the best day of the week when he uploads a video!
@DavidAlmodovar-eo8dg
10 ай бұрын
Agree, yes indeed.
I say Willy B returns the 24 back to championship victory lane
The 1 thing I absolutely did not see coming in 2023... the Busch brothers redemption arc. I mean literally I wasn't surprised by anything that's happened this year more then both the Busch brothers being loudly cheered for... good to see them get the respect for the talent they had/have as they reach old age in the sport.
As a Blaney fan, the last 12 races have been rough. Only 3 top 10s, and 5 finishes outside the top 30. Tbh, I don’t really see him going far in the playoffs this year.
The prediction on Kyle made me so confused and mad at the same time, also here are my predictions Round of 16: 4,23,34,47 Round of 12: 6,12,45,20 Round of 8: 5,22,17,1 Final 4: 8,19,24,11 Champion: 24
That thumbnail is wild!
I’m liking my picks less and less lol Eliminated 16: Wallace, stenhouse, harvick, kesolowski 12: logano, McDowell, reddick, busch 8: blaney, Chastain, buescher, Hamlin Championship four: Byron, Larson, truex, bell Champion: Byron Winners(race order):Byron, truex, Larson; Chastain, wallace, bell; Byron, Larson, truex; Byron
Slapdash predictions for me: Round of 16: 4 / 12 / 34 / 47 Round of 12: 6 / 20 / 23 / 45 Round of 8: 1 / 5 / 11 / 22 Championship 4: 8 / 17 / 19 / 24 Champion: 19
I agree with this, I think people are really sleeping on Reddick just because he was a first round exit last year.
Watching this after the Darlington race You were COOKING with these first round predictions holy shit
3:11- 2021 was a throw-away season for NASCAR. Practically every team out there other than those with 'Hendrick' somewhere in the name were subject to a season-long parts freeze while they hoarded sponsor money for the 2022 Next-Gen cars...while Hendrick had no such consideration. If you dig deep enough, it's easy enough to find anywhere, the #4 team mentioned it in March 2021. Or wasn't anyone curious as to why top-tier teams became backmarkers overnight if they managed to get a single regular season win (eight drivers coasted into the playoffs with one win each) while they low-budgeted their way to the champeenship? As a result, almost every driver out there unless they had the names "Elliot" or "Larson" as a last name threw out their left shoulder rotator cuffs in waving the #5 or #9 to the front of the field, while even the two dominant regular drivers (Hamlin and Harvick) from 2020 couldn't even scrape together a regular season win between them during the 2021 regular season. Let's face it, 2021 was a professional wrestling-style redemption arc for Kyle Larson, he had to demonstrate as to how you couldn't be a real winner unless you went to NASCAR re-education camp, and then miraculously ended up driving for the best-funded team in existence? Also, how convenient that his Hendrick teammate Chase represented the only real competition for Larson during the entire season, remember, only re-educated champions win in NASCAR. Unless something magical happens, Larson doesn't win another NASCAR championship. He makes a lot of mistakes.
I agree with the final 4 but I would swap KB with Reddick, idk I just had a feeling and predicted this since like Atlanta lmao
Bro already got his first prediction correct. I’m betting my life savings on the rest of your predictions 💀
Welp, looks like Ryan proved you wrong indeed! What a final race
I’m a logano I’m a little upset
Thanks for all you do!! Great fun to watch and always makes me laugh and think.
5:00 i appreciate this reference 💀💀
About the playoff predictions: McDowell, Logano, Stenhouse, Wallace out in R1 Reddick, Blaney, Harvick, and Keselowski out in R2 Hamlin, Buescher, Bell, and LARSON out in R3 (my one bold playoff prediction) And Byron scores his first title in Phoenix.
Do you go to Kennesaw SU?
Legit just went back to see your play off predictions, 11/16, yikes bro. Amazing vids as always
I have extreme bias but I feel like everyone is counting out Stenhouse too easily. He had top-13 finishes in both Kansas and Darlington this year and Bristol is one of his best tracks. I feel like he can easily advance if they show that same speed again, especially if other playoffs drivers have issues. Also in 2017 when he made the playoffs everyone was counting him out in the first round, but he advanced to the second. I think that could happen this year too.
Here's my own predictions; Round of 16: WINNERS: Darlington: Todd Gilliland Kansas: Daniel Suarez Bristol: Chase Elliott ELIMINATED: 16th: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 15th: Ryan Blaney 14th: Kevin Harvick 13th: Brad Keselowski Round of 12: WINNERS: Texas: Christopher Bell [ADVANCES] Talladega: Ty Gibbs Charlotte Roval: Alex Bowman ELIMINATED: 12th: Michael McDowell 11th: Joey Logano 10th: Bubba Wallace 9th: Kyle Larson Round of 8: WINNERS: Las Vegas: Kyle Busch [ADVANCES] Homestead: Bubba Wallace Martinsville: Ryan Preece ELIMINATED: 8th: Tyler Reddick 7th: Chris Buescher 6th: William Byron 5th: Christopher Bell Championship 4: WINNER: Phoenix: Kevin Harvick CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: 1st: Martin Truex, Jr. 2nd: Kyle Busch 3rd: Ross Chastain 4th: Denny Hamlin [DNF]
Playing a glory roll of Kyle Bush just giggling either like a young child or an evil genius after every win is just fuckin hilarious.
Alright the Kyle Busch part was funny lol
MTJ, William Byron, Chris Buescher, and Denny Hamlin.
My predictions I commented under your video are coming along nicely somehow - A Hendrick car will miss the Playoffs (48 or 24). True. - Kyle Busch will win more than once. True. - AJ Allmendinger will win on an oval. Not yet. - A Front Row Motorsports car will start on the front row (McDowell at a road course). Does finishing up front count? - Stenhouse will win Dirt Bristol and, even riskier prediction, will NOT get wrecked in at least one superspeedway race. Riskier part true. - Jimmie Johnson will get a top 10. Let's wait. - Ty Gibbs will disappoint and start a rivalry with William Byron of all people. Well he's out of the playoffs, rivalry will come soon. - Hamlin and Chastain will either fight or make out in the infield grass. Does a thumbnail count? Cause damn. - Harvick will make the final 4 after the top 2 wreck out at Martinsville. If I were you I'd be betting my house on this. - Bubba Wallace will win the Daytona 500. Hmm. The space between the lines means it will happen next year.
I agree with your final 4, except swap Busch for Reddick. Good video!
Dude this thumbnail is amazing!!!!!!!!
Truex Jr. has shown such amazing performance, I feel he has a good shot at winning 2023 cup
7:21 I didn't watch the COTA race this year and am just hearing that commentary for the first time. That broke my heart.
Congrats you made your first correct Playoff prediction
bro, that thumbnail threw me for a crazier ride then preece had last week
I’m back after a successful opening week pick to give credit. Ya done good
i see the urinating tree format with this and i like it.
We gonna talk about him getting the Darlington pick right 👀
One of the thumbnails of all time
@CurriousRat
10 ай бұрын
WAIT THIER KISSING
What song is that where Kyle Busch’s winning all the races in laughing? Like the orchestra, symphony type of song
Damn that thumbnail is hilarious!! But it’s 2023…no judgement
Damn... were ahead a month now.... and its pretty damn close!!! nicely done!
Truex seethes like no other nascar choker. Love it R1.
7:03 ages like fucking spoil milk
Welllllllll... about Truex... uh....
i know literally nothing abt nascar, but i like your videos x3
If you're right, and Kyle Busch is eliminated in the third round, I'm punching my computer.
With the improvements rfk made the second half of the season I really think one if them will make the final 4
LESSSSS GOOO NEW EP49 VID JUST DROPPED
That thumbnail is crazy bro
Since that “talk” Justin had with Chastain, Ross has been slow since his win at Nashville. I think he’s one of my picks to be out the first round along with Stenhouse and Reddick.
Ricky Stenhouse making the playoffs was my greatest prediction this year
first round: mcdowell wallace stenhouse harvick second round blaney logano bell reddick round 3 keselowski ross hamlin busch championship four buescher larson truex byron Time for the buescher reign of terror to begin
6:53 YOOOOOO I MADE IT IN THE VID🗿🗿🗿🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Bro knew what he was doing with that thumbnail, and it worked xd
Had Stenhouse winning last year's 500 but not this years. Brad cleaned him out last year and I couldn't bring myself to do it again
I'm one of those 30k from Prosper, Buescher is my 3rd favorite driver haha
aye, he was right abt larson at least
Well you got Darlington right