I agree wit Dale here. It is not Larson's responsibility to give up and let Chase win. Chase chose the wrong lane and he paid the price. Larson did his JOB.

Jr nailed it on this one!

You go for the win. As Dale said, there are a whole lot of people besides yourself that want a win. You have obligations. Kevin Harvick said he enjoys the smiles from his crew and the people at the shop more than himself winning a race. They put the work and sweat into these cars. I can't fault Larson at all, but I do understand Elliot's frustration.

I agree it’s just racing. The media and some podcasters are trying to make a huge drama where there really isn’t any.

To Jr.'s point, we've seen a lot of times, not just recently but throughout Chase's career, that he has a tendency to be pretty hard on himself, often claiming that he gives races away because he didn't manage the race properly. Even on the radio after the race he didn't necessarily direct any vitriol towards Larson(or if he did it hasn't been aired), he commented that he should've known better. He's often his own worst critic. However it is also worth noting that this is the second time this year Larson has won a race by compromising Chase's: This happened in Fontana early on when Larson walled him by throwing a late block. So I'm sure that is contributing to it as well.

Hendrick Motorsports loves this. Here it is Thursday and we are still talking about two of his cars with one of them still winning! It's good for the organization and great for Nascar. It wouldn't be a bad thing for even more drama between the two. This is what fuels Nascar!

Drivers will always move some one out of the way coming to the checked flag, including their own mother. Always have Always will be. Just the nature of the beast.

"He didn't slam into you, he rubbed you. And rubbin', son, is racin'!" A quote from the movie that made me start to pay attention to NASCAR. It could have gone either way, it just happened to go in Kyle's favor this time. Nobody needs to hang their head or tuck their tale. Kyle certainly doesn't need to feel ashamed with his performance. I'm actually a fan of both. As long as this feud isn't a media manufactured bit of drama, both need to realize that this "is racin'!"

My opinion is go for the win. Chase and Kyle aren't teammates, they just share the same owner. Theyre each a part of two separate teams.

Love all the info. Thanks team.

Spot on, as they say. Exactly right. These two apex racers, Elliot and Larson, give a hell of a lot of respect toward one another, and race the piss out of their cars. Much respect for these two. Thank the good Lord these two are young because that means (NASCAR) has a future, and us fans get even more great, hard, racing. I love it.

Never been a Nascar fan really..... Always been a drag racer..... But this channel sure makes it more interesting and entertaining for sure..... Makes me wish someone in the drag race world did such a show.🤘🏻

If y’all watched the replay going into that turn Allmendinger was all over Larsons rear bumper pushing him into it. I thought the same how could Larson push Chase way out the turn like that but AJ bumped him at least once I saw which then Larsons right front was locked up going in. I don’t know if Larson overdrove the turn as Junior seemed to like to think he had zero chances of not overdriving it with AJ pushing him like that. They’re all damn lucky they finished without a dust up. Some helluva driving on the part of Elliott and Larson to prevent it and let everyone finish as it played out.

Thank you Jr. It's racing

Loved that analysis.

I blasted your boys on DoorBumperClear, but after listening to your call/take I understand a bit better. Your call and take was more professional than the 3 stooges yesterday. And I am a fan of TJs work..but man they aggravate the hell out of me with what they say sometimes.

Jr.s overview of what happened is exactly what I saw. Teammates or not, your goal is to win the race. That's what Kyle did. Chase picked the wrong position for the last restart and Kyle took advantage of it and won the race.

Thank you for the video.

I was really surprised to see chase choose the outside line.

Interesting that no one is raising any red flags with the 27 spin. This isn't the first time an irrelevant car has spun late at a road coarse. Hearing how some teams use to pay back markers to cause a caution in the past. Think we need to start paying attention to that possibility, especially because of the tight restrictions on this next gen car. (Can't find an edge with the car, find an edge outside of it)

Awesome synopsis of what happened. Agree 100%.

Reminded me of Richmond v Bodine at Riverside.

Very well said Dale!

Thank you! I think fairly thought out.

dale is spot on with his analysis. it was a racing deal plain and simple. kyle didnt go in and door chase and wreck him on purpose like so many people are acting like. chase doesnt have to be happy about it he should be mad. but its not like kyle wrecked him out.

I’m an Elliott fan, but what Larson has done is not gonna stop me from loving him a lot too. I’ve loved Larson since before he joined Hendrick. Gordon and Johnson had many moves, so did Gordon and Jr, not even just Hendrick, many other teammate rivalries. I feel like people are overreacting this, this is great for the sport, feels like the start of Gordon Vs Johnson all over again.

Dale got it absolutely spot on and he mentioned something everyone else forgets about which is just like Elliot has to think who is restarting next to him and behind him, so does Kyle Larson, Kyle didn't just race hard for the win, he also did what was best for him to keep his position and to keep his driving line secure from the guys behind him.

I love Dale’s perspective. As a Chase fan, I am not happy with the outcome of the race, but I agree with Dale’s POV. Chase had every right to be pissed/upset, but Larson needed to try and get another win.

Idk if anyone else noticed but Chase won the regular season championship after the 1st stage. The person that interviewed Chase after the race didn't mention it at all. No one has said much about it since the middle of stages 1 and 2.

I just don’t like the media acting like Mr. In-Car Camera got wrecked, or raced dirty. That’s just not what it is. Chase just blocked Corey into the wall causing a huge wreck and ending his best cup race ever. Both of them said it was just racing.

Chase needs to realize he can never count on a team mate, it's his team mate that he should take out first. no more team mate CRAP!!!!

Nailed it, well done.

Spot on Jr, three of the very best going for it. Gotta do what you gotta do. Chase is my boy but it is what it is. I'm sure he'll be ready for the next one when it comes. 💙🏁💙

Absolutely 💯 spot on

Cool to see him wearing the most talented Earnhardt kid, I wish there was a store to get these shirts.

OK with Junior's comments on this - but there was contact between the 5 and 9 down into Turn 1.....he sort of described it as "forced" wide.....yeah he was because the 5 car ran into him.

Rick Hendrick is gonna make them take the same damn rental car out to eat

Just racing. Larson barely got into him. Media has sure blown this thing out of proportion IMHO.

this show has opened up many details of racing that make it a lot interesting and understandable to me. (I don't know what I don't know - till I see it here) for years, seemed like its simple , "go fast, win". here, with a drivers explanation and track theory - YOU GO RACE TO WIN. I prefer when its done cleanly. great entertainment on the track, and right here. great show.

Jr that is 1000% how a sensible race fan and person should see this. I'm a Chase Elliott fan and that's how I see it. It's on Chase too for picking that outside. I love the fact that we have some people that still have sense.

Very well said Jr!

It was a great race 🏁 👍 👏 👌 😀

I remember JJ used Gordon up a few defferent times, and they They weren't just teammates, Gordon got him his ride and owened part of JJ's car, you do what you have to- to win, period!!!

Also, research the past and find out how many times Larson had taken wins away from Elliott and made them both end up in lower positions.

Hendricks got two of the best drivers period... Larson an Elliott both got mad talent behind the wheel

I mean when the two best cars on the racetrack are teammates. Stuff like this is going to happen. I remember Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson getting into it a couple times. It causes them to drive harder which is better for the team.

Dale was in a similar position at the 2002 july daytona race...michael was the car to beat, jr was content to run 2nd feeling he owed michael one, said as much on the radio, pops told him he owed it to his team to go for the win, so he did...and got freight trained and finished 6th, then a bunch of fans littered the track with everything because apparently they thought mikey was supposed to always let jr win.

Dale says that Larson would feel more protected if Byron was behind him because he's a teammate yet doesn't think Chase should've felt protected from Larson?

I 100% agree. It would have been another story if the 48 or 24 was behind the 5 car.

I love Dale's shirt.

If Chase didn't have such a terrible half lap and went to work after coming out third after that 1st corner, he had the car and some time that he still had a good shot of running down AJ and Kyle and still win. Him losing the added positions ruined his chances. Probably contributed to the frustration.

Absolutely the way I saw that as well

Where can I get one of those tshirts of Kelley’s?

Hey man I love the K E T-shirt

I agree with Jr 100%

I wonder what they would be saying if it were Ross Chastain making that move. Bet they would all be saying something different.

Couldn’t agree more with 100% of what Jr said. Wasn’t a dirty move and it was for the WIN! But I can see exactly why chase was upset about. And it wasn’t just the move that Larson put on him.

If I was chase, I would be frustrated with how that played out but I would also be frustrated with my own performance. The frustration we saw from chase in his post race interview may have been all of the above

Chase wasn’t asking for help… a little respect was what he was asking for

One of the most thoughtful analysis that Dale Jr has stated. An additional point that was not considered here, was whether Chase should have considered the inside line on the restart. At the end of the day, I agree that this was a racing incident by two of the best current drivers.

Spot On

Well said

You go for the win without running out of talent. That’s the issue. It’s not “going for the win” it’s about Larson trying to be the hero and run chase wide. Larson is lucky he didn’t wreck both of them

Post race media tried 3 times to get Chase to say something bad about the outcome, but he didn't fall for the, drama creating media's efforts. Good for you Chase.

Hey Dale, hope you feel better soon.

The point is that this is twice now with Larson

In the end it is just as important to beat your teammate as it is all the other cars. Late race re-start, whatever Chase was thinking, he was wrong.

Nascar should just start posting these videos instead of every Facebook page asking "WHAT DID YOU THINK OF DERP DA DERPS THIS WEEK...??!"

Absolutely 💯

Spot on Jr ! Chase would have done the same if he was on the inside lane.

JR is correct and explains it perfectly. Elliott fans should hear this and settle down because this is nascar not F1 they will touch at times. Plus AJ said it wasn't dirty it was hard racing and Larson is the most badass driver on the planet.

I guess I don’t understand why anybody expected any different I understand not racing your teammate dirty but why as far as doing what you have to do to win a race like passing somebody why it’s a big deal just because it’s your teammate are you supposed to just sit there and not go past them if you’re faster? I’m sure this is a stupid question but I’m asking it anyway. I don’t understand why this is such a big deal

Thank you, Dale I love Kyle Larson August 25 2022 Thursday

It sound like just hard racing to me !

I agree it was good NASCAR racing. Good for NASCAR. My thought is if the "old sand trap" was there, Chase wouldn't choose the outside lane. Since the trap is gone (I understand why for safety) Turn #1 isn't respected like it used to be. Drivers just run over the turtle looking for traction then return to the track near the bottom of the hill before the esses. Back in the day, both would have ended up in the sand trap.

What a bright guy! I love to listen to him. Something about how country folks speak. Very few words go a long way. God Bless America! MAGA...

I mean, It is was it is, chase was the only car that had the lane Choice and he chose the one lane that could be overruled and Kyle made a Move for the win, that’s that.

I think that was good analysis

It’s not the fastest car that wins. It’s the driver that refuses to lose

Agree 100% with what Dale said. Great explanation of the facts and situation. 👍👍👏👏

Earnhardt Jr has a bunch of knowledge and makes real sense

Everything Dale said is exactly correct in my opinion, because as a Chase fan that’s exactly how I feel. Sitting in Turn 1 on Sunday watching it happen live I was PISSED at Larson. After sitting huddled under the bleachers for 2 hours waiting for the race to start, we didn’t even bother to watch the finish after Larson took the white flag. That’s how mad I was. Now though, I’m not mad at Larson. Chase didn’t get the job done, and he expected too much from a teammate who had AJ frickin Allmendinger directly behind him. Larson did nothing wrong, and did everything he gets paid to do. Executed perfectly. To ME the frustration comes from seeing Chase have such a dominant car. In my opinion he was only going as fast as he needed to. And could have gone faster. Led the last half of the race. Led all those nerve wracking laps, and was cruising to victory. And then the caution comes out. He gets away once and then the caution comes out AGAIN. It literally never fails with Chase leading at the end of these things. Like it’s hysterical at this point. But he had just as much of a shot to win as everyone else, and didn’t. So it is what it is. But that’s the frustrating part to me, is that he did have the dominant car, and didn’t get it done.

JR always brings great perspective! And that shirt JR is 🤘🏻👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻🍻🔥!

The FB ad referring to their safety staff being bigger than the FBI. The irony is so timely 🙄

I'm a Huge Chase fan. Jr's the best, but the thing I don't like was this was premeditated. Larson admitted this was the only way he could beat Chase. That's why I have a problem with this. He didn't have as good as a car but just pushed him wide. I'm not terribly upset but think it's setting the wrong example. These guys just continue to wreck each other every week especially at the end of the race.

He had control until he didn't. LOL

So now it's AJ's fault. Larson knew he wasn't gonna make the corner without using Chase as a buffer. That was his plan all along. Love seeing teammates race hard.

The 9 is in the same boat as you said the 5 car is in...... WTH.. man

Completely agree

Very, very good personal analogy by Dale! From experience he definitely knows what he's talking about here. 😀

This Boy Is So Smart,,, So Good,,, One of The Best TV "Color Men" Ever... He's Another "Buck Baker",,, Who Was The Best...

JR you said that these guys have sponsors to keep happy.......exactly, chase has multiple sponsors to keep happy. Unlike Larson who Mr H is taking money out of his pocket to run the 5 team. Larson has a hard time getting sponsors due to his past record on and off track. Larson keeps doing business like this he will never land a sponsor. Mr H is no fool, he won't fund that team out of pocket forever. If Larson would be a team player the 9 and 5 could have finished 1 and 2. Nope greed got in the way and now they finish 1 and 4.

I want mike to wear an app state hat for a change lol

It's just racing.... no shake n bake

Perfect

Seriously, Larson never plays like a team player. I understand playing for the championship points. But through the regular season, Larson doesn't care about anything but himself.

they should stop calling them teammates lol.. It's the 5 team and the 9 team with both being allies to one another through Hendrick. Teammates mean you help others to win, but thats never the case.. Sometimes you help allies, but your number one priority is the people within your personal team.. and yourself. Other allies can know we arent going to have beef, but I'm not there to help you win. My guys depend on me to win

Just plain ole hard racing.

Hey its just like watching TV, the commercial is twice as loud!

I don't think Chase ever knew Kyle's locked up his tires and that changed why Kyle shoved him wide. They both are great Driver's with responsibility to their team, million dollar sponsors and making Rick happy. Who in the world said Mr H should fire Chase for a conversation after the race when they don't know what he said ?