And it also probably hindered Dodge's return to NASCAR. 1 lone Mustang held off so many Monte Carlos that day (Penske was Dodge til 2012)

​@S.K.R.E.Inc. monte Carlos haven't ran since 2007 though...

@@S.K.R.E.Inc.although the ZL1s swept the manufacturers championship

And also won a crown jewel race and shoves it in Cindric’s throat.

Lol

Penske told him to let Logano win last year but Ryan was in a faster car

Lets say he's had a comeback year

Finished 2nd in 2022, winning streak snapped Finishes 2nd in 2023, wins the championship

Same here

Out of all the Ford drivers, Blaney is the most likeable (and the only driver in Penske that isn't a total snob)

I agree 100% I was a fan of Dave and Bill both and admittedly Chase is my current favorite but Ryan is a very close second.

I was happy whoever won the Championship But I wanted Blaney to Win it because he's not only one of my all time favorites, He was my pick to win the Championship

Either way, I just wanted Byron to lose. And Larson and Blaney are just relentless to do so. In the end, Ford and Penske made the right calls

​@@S.K.R.E.Inc. Why? Byron is a great driver

There really wasn’t anyone you can hate in the final 4. All pretty nice dudes.

@@YankeeDoodle2Byron backed into 90% his wins this year

2023 was The Best Season of William Byron's Career up to this point

No one wants to see those points battles, what's the point of crowning a champion with 4 races to go in the season, kind of pointless to run those races with a champion already decided, this playoff format is great for racing

@@stevenballard9769 clickbait right here ;)

@@stevenballard9769 besides, how does that explain the hail melon from last year? Yes that moment has been replayed, but the viewing figures for Phoenix last year, down on the previous race. As to what you said about it being boring if the championship is decided early, racing drivers are competitive beings, if anything, with the pressure off, they're more likely to race in a more exciting way than if the championship is on the line. Take Homestead 2003, the season finale that year. Matt Kenseth secured the title the previous race, but as a standalone race, it was exciting to watch. It looked like Bill Elliott was going to claim a second win in a row, having won the previous race in Rockingham, but faltered on the last lap, and Bobby Labonte was in the right place to take advantage and win the race. To use one of my favourite F1 examples, the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix the penultimate race of the season and again the race after the title had been decided (Fernando Alonso had secured his first title with a third place finish in Brazil, the race before Japan), and again the race was absolutely thrilling. The ones that were in title contention, that were driving a bit conservatively to get good points for the championship, could race freely with the pressure off. Don't believe me? Go and watch it

@@stevenballard9769the point is to have a legitimate champion. Nobody could argue the champion when it was season long. Now, even people like Jeff Gluck are saying you can’t judge careers based on championships because they don’t mean as much. It’s an either or situation. Imagine if in the superbowl one team has a thirty point lead at halftime. That game is boring. But if we then had a rule where with two minutes to go we go to a “next score wins” format. That would be more exciting, but it wouldn’t be as meaningful. NASCAR is going for excitement which is understandable, but the cost is that a lot of the fan base are racing purists and they don’t care much about this.

I have to agree. Regardless on how it happened Ryan should be acknowledged for the championship. The problem is they want the Winston era back but it's not going to be back anytime soon. So, at least congratulate Ryan but be disappointed that he couldn't do in the Winston era of the points system. Instead of saying it doesn't count and someone else is rightly the champion.

Finally someone says it

@@stephenholloway6893Blaney wasn’t the best guy for the title this year, but he is the guy with the title when all is said and done.

This is a perfect take

I wanted Blaney to win the championship. But it doesn’t feel like he did. I feel like nobody wins in this format. Sure Blaney got the cup, but do you think he feels as good as the guys who won under the Winston format? I’ll bet he’d feel a lot better if he won 9 races and had the statistically best season. The championship just doesn’t mean as much anymore.

MOVIE TRAILER NARRATOR: And, of course, Chase Elliott

@@dnasty312 Chase Elliott's 2023 Season wasn't as bad of a season as it was potrayed Considering He still had the 4th Best Average Finish. While the kind of Season Austin Dillon had is WAY more substantial of a Bad Season Even for a driver of his caliber.

He didn't break out shit. This one of Ryan Blaney's worst seasons

@@Zyairelitboy Exactly. He’s had much better seasons than this. Playoffs is a joke

Under this playoffs format it’s basically a matter of time that anyone that can win a couple of races a year will eventually win a championship

He Truly is a deserving Champion Even if The Playoff System is flawed

Fans is always too negative

Mickey Mouse

We can blame Ford for that. And Penske. He only took it seriously once he had Double Crowns on his belt (Indy and Coke), it took a while to get to shape

Ten wins in a season is unheard of, unless you are Kyle Larson…

Yeah but atleast Kyle Larson under any points format would have spanked the field. His 2021 was compared to Jeff Gordon’s 1998 dominating season.

You don't always gotta win the race to win the Cup! Dale learned that the hard way in 1989

Talladega is a prestiges race track to work on, but not a crown jewel in my opinion. I would throw Martinsville as a track with a similar prestige.

​@@keeganschneider_ytThe Geico 500 is literally an actual crown jewel event.

Oh boy with the new fords next year that might just be the case

I said that to my dad lol

Breakout season for Buescher

Well I mean his year end stats don’t exactly scream “champion”

@@JBeebeGaming just wanted to ask who did he finish in front of? And who finished second?

Truex was horrible during the playoffs

​​@@reynihilus2019He Was Not Horrible In The Chase Stupid.

It Is Pretty Clear It Isn't A Bad Seasons In 2023 For Chase Elliott Or Alex Bowman God Damit 😡.

Bad Seasons: Austin Dillon 2023

Bad seasons: Austin cindric 2023

@@evanabernathy9677 Austin Dillon's 2023 Season is WAY More substantial of a Bad Season than Chase Elliott's 2023 Season & Alex Bowman's 2023 Season Considering that he had a whopping 10 DNFs throughout the entire season which is horrific Even for a driver of his caliber

@@RacingFan48_ Bad Seasons: Chase Briscoe 2023

Championship Seasons: Cole Custer 2023 Ben Rhodes 2023