Well ...Once a crown jewel, always a crown jewel, I reckon.That wasn't your daddy's Brickyard 400.
Sure, we got a decent finish and solid final 10 laps, but goodness gracious, does NASCAR have a problem on it's hands with this car.There's no real point in relitigating it this morning.We all know it's garbage.
Frankly, NASCAR knows its garbage.And if they didn't before Sunday's race, they certainly do now after seemingly every driver complained about it after the race.NASCAR STAR SAYS QUIET PART OUT LOUD ABOUT EUROPE, PUNCHES NEARLY THROWN & GET THESE 'S---BOXES' OFF THE TRACKEvery driver except Corey Heim, of course! Who? That's right.
Corey Heim.He's now a two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, folks, and he isn't even a full-time driver! Better get used to the name, because he appears to be the real deal.We'll talk about it today.What else should we break down after Sunday's semi-snoozer in Indy? How about that crowd? Wasn't the best optics for NASCAR, although there is a catch.HAS NASCAR LOST THE SOUTH? EX-DRIVER UNLOADS AFTER SEEING "100,000 EMPTY SEATS"I've also got Carson Hocevar flipping off our winner while merging into traffic, Taylor Reimer kissing the bricks, the worst starting command in the history of commands, and are NASCAR races too long?Kyle Larson thinks so, and boy, did it create a firestorm this weekend.
He's right, by the way, but only sort of.Four tires, a splash of Sunoco racin' fuel, and maybe a Red Bull for Kyle so he doesn't fall asleep at the wheel ...Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Everybody Hates This Stupid Car' edition — is LIVE!Which negative thing should we start with today? Look, I don't love coming out of the gates with this kind of attitude on the final Monday of July, but I don't dictate the content.The racing does, and it wasn't great this weekend.You know what? Before we get into any of the negative stuff (the car, the racing, the crowds, the length of a race), let's hit the refresh button on this Monday and get our min...