What do you think could change to make the races better??

I hope you realize that you provided the world with the first true STOCK CAR race on a real Nascar track in more than 50 years and i hope Nascar is paying attention YOU MADE HISTORY BROTHER !!!!

I think the biggest help would be for each driver to have a spotter. I was looking at the car to my right as I came around the corner because we were so close together. Midway though the turn I saw the caution light about the same time I heard race control in my ear telling me there was a caution. By then it was too late. I looked up right as Kyle's car came down in front of me. A spotter who is focused on each driver and the field and who has a way to communicate with the driver would be rad. I'll be bringing one with me the next time.

Poor Kevin, he was genuinely upset. He's such a good dude. Also Hallie took in her usual smiling giggly self. Dude it's racing.... Like someone already said, you brought back real stock car racing to a NASCAR track. Not to mention you put 25 competitive AF people on a race track for 100 laps and this is gonna happen. Look at NASCAR those dudes do this everyday with purpose built cars and still take out half the field from wrecking.

#1 - Kevin Smith is a stand up guy. he may have been too aggressive but he was racing. accidents happen, especially in racing. #2 - Cleet is a great host and I always feel like he wants the best for his friends. he was out of his car and checking on everyone involved instantly. at the end of the day, everyone was safe, having a good time, and knew the challenges of racing. keep up the great work McFarland Racing and everyone participating.

A safety recommendation for the freedom factory: get an LED strip along the top of the outer wall facing in, when there's a yellow or red flag you can turn the lights on so every driver can see them immediately, from anywhere on the track. My local dirt track has these and they make a huge difference

I think we’re kind of forgetting Kevin has won and placed top 3 in most of these races and has done it CLEANLY up until this point. Honestly can’t even be “bummed” that he screwed up this one time.. If he gets banned from these races I’ll be mega pissed. And to the people complaining about safety aspects, they’re grown men and women racing these cars they don’t have to do it if they feel unsafe. Tyes cages literally held a ripsaw on top of them I’d be pretty confident about being safe in one of those

In organized short track racing, like dirt tracks, and short asphalt tracks, a class like this would have doors welded shut, better door bars, a proper window net, and a neck brace. Not much else aside from that.

Kevin was genuinely upset he caused that tough break for everyone glad everyone was okay

You could tell how badly KSR felt. He’s a stand up guy, you’re all competitive, but at the end of the day… no one was hurt. That is a win that everyone should be thankful of. The event was insane and you guys absolutely killed it!

Dude I feel so bad for Kevin. It takes a lot to be as humble as that guy. His first words were literally him owning the whole accident and apologizing.

You just gained allot of respect from me with the way you handled this. You took everyone's safety very serious and I could tell you genuinely cared. Your very humble and took it as a learning experience. It's no mystery why you are being so successful and blessed. Keep it up brother. Your awesome!

Kevin is a great dude man, he was just driving how he drives, albeit very early to be so aggressive but that’s racing.

man I feel so bad for kevin he looked so sad walking to cleetus down the track. That kinda stuff just happens in racing I hope he doesn't dwell on it to much he's such a good dude.

Aside from the window net having the ability to be lowered, and mandatory gloves and Hans device, the setup on all the cars is solid

cleet has such a genuine heart to make sure his friends were okay despite being told they are by the officials

Honestly I think one of the best things that could be done to make things safer is to get people more seat time. There's people doing this that aren't seasoned wheelmen and they seem to be the ones that are pretty regularly involved in things

Kevin immediately owned up to his mistake he wasn’t trying to cover anything he is a great guy and everyone makes mistakes that’s racing!

The fact that he checks on them all before even checking him self out says a lot about Cleetus. Hats off to you man

"We put a net on the window so you're never trapped in the car, and we pinned it shut" yeah I'd say y'all didn't really put much thought into that one😂. I'm so happy everyone was ok so we can keep getting more events.

Watching George and Rocky is like watching a proud dad and his kid. Love it.

Respect to Kevin , he immediately took ownership an understood what he did wrong an why he did make a mistake. He admitted his ego got the best of him. He's a good man.

Shout out to Kevin. Seeing his immediate reaction is telling of his character. Good man!

Props to the whole team. Y’all are a whole hearted group of guys that don’t cut any corners. Full racing seats roll cage countless hours to make sure the cars handle properly. Hats off to the whole team and the safety crew

Hats off to Kevin and Cleetus, straight up and honest brothers. Dust yourselfs of and race again.

You could see the pain and concern in Kevin’s voice and face when he walked up post crash. He’s a stand up dude and I feel for him.

Kevin is a stand up guy, he immediately owned his mistake. You could tell that mistake crushed him inside. Adrenaline is overpowering sometimes. Poor Blazer at one time was a nice daily driver, Now it passes everything but a gas station.

Spotters ! That would save a ton, if u watch in slow mo you can see nick go to apron and then moved back up clipping Kevin a spotters could have easily been giving nick car position like "not clear , stay down" maybe even some sort of light in side the car for green and caution

The drivers bring their own HANS device only thing I can thing of just to keep your head held in but other than that I think you what you’re doing is simply amazing! This is literally stock car racing and it is awesome to say the least! Keep doing what you’re doing brother!

The fact that most of the drivers ignored the radio call of "caution" is the biggest problem. Finnegan said it himself, he ignored it and kept going

Everyone needs a spotter on a track like that especially with drivers with such little experience

As you said in the video, the window nets need to be removable, but also, those seats need secured better. It should not be common place for racers to be ratchet strapping their seat to the roll cage to stop the seat brackets from folding. Hailey's seat was in the middle of her car after the accident. You are right, those crown vic's are very strong and safe cars, but you still need to make sure the racing "additions" that you are adding to the cars are not posing more safety risks. Thank you for listening to the fans and looks for ways to improve.

I've been racing for a long time, and I've been around racing for much, much longer. Man I think with the addition of the seats, you car prep is in a reasonable spot. You're right, the screwed in window nets gotta go. You NEED to be able to ditch them to get out. You might also think about adding a one piece diagonal cross in that main hoop, but I think ultimately you gotta start policing the driving. Racers will be racers, and a show needs to be a show, but we're walking that line I feel. Overall dude, there's always going to be someone with something to say, I think you're going about things in a reasonable way.

Was insane to see in person! Glad to see everyone came out of it ok! Curious, I had a Dale Earnhardt portrait that was supposed to have been given to you, was wondering if it actually made its way into your hands?

Kevin is a true competitor and sometimes when you're pushing the limits you make a mistake. Nascar drivers crash too, it's part of racing. Glad everyone was okay.

I was sitting right there in the stands. KSR was driving aggressive and caused a gnarly wreck. Like you said cleet, there isn’t anything else you can do to make the cars any safer. ‘Maybe’ impose no bumping within 90 laps, then the last 10, let ‘em eat.

Garrett you have the right platform of cars. Stuff happens! Wrecks happen when a group gets together. There is not a way to prevent wrecks, rubbing is racing!you are doing a excellent job on your content!

Kevin is a stand up guy, rubbing is racing and sometimes mistakes happen. You could definitely tell that afterwards he felt horrible about it

Kevin's a good lad with no Ill intent, the man has racing in his blood like most of you, he's had to take that incident on the chin in front of a packed house you can see the pain in his face . As you said those drivers stepped into those cars knowingly and shit could go sideways. That's racing....

Tune out the noise brother. You conducted a beautifully organized race, YOUR CARS kept everyone SAFE in a serious 10 car pileup. ZERO injuries and all smiles. Everyone will come back, everyone will tune in. Head up and Get to work

I look into fire suppression systems for both in cabin and under the hood as well as some of the other suggestions here. I believe you are still using the stock gas tanks which are not as robust as a fuel cell. With some of the hard hits you saw, I am super surprised that there weren't any fuel spills, and it would horrific if you had someone injured in a fire. Love the racing, keep it up

Cleet, Greg Biffle mentioned he wanted to run “one of those Crown Vic races” on the latest Dale Jr download. So, hit him up.

Wow, a thoughtful and straightforward response excluding emotions from Cleetus…. this is why we subscribe boys! Long live KSRPerformance

I got in a bad wreck my my crown Vic years ago when I fell asleep during a long drive and hit a tree. The car was pretty bad but I walked away with out a scratch. Those cars are built like tanks. So safe.

I'm 52 years old, watched about every form of motorsports, amateur to pro, the only way not to have an incident is by not being in it. Parts failure, driver error or weatherchange can cause an incident. The best drivers in the world have been in crashes, it's inevitable. There is absolutely no point in blaming anybody. Crashes will happen, and you evaluate afterwards, shake hands and move on. It's part of any motorsports. Just my view on things. Cleetus and his crew are kicking butt putting these awesome events together, doing it as safe as possible. Keep doing what you do brother. I love it all 👍🙏💪 greetings from Holland

Kevin is a awesome dude and seems like the best friend you could have. He got aggressive in a huge race "omg what a surprise" and made a mistake. just very happy nick and everyone was ok, they all were racing fast and aggressive and having fun.

Kevin proved he is a good person.. immediately after it happened on the track.

Honestly as long as nobody is hurt bad after one of the worst wrecks, you’ve done the best as you can and have it dialed in. Much worse wrecks happen in NASCAR where the speeds are way higher and people actually get hurt. This is actual real stock car racing and the rubbing, contact,and wrecks are part of what make it exciting (frankly more then a NASCAR race).

I think something needs to be done to strengthen the cars a little more. In Hailies video you can see how twisted the floor got and how out of shape the seat got. Not a fan of that. Maybe an X brace welded under the car? Idk im not a structural engineer, but i think that issue needs to be seriously looked into.

I'll add my voice to the chorus. Great job on being a stand up guy Kevin, to come walking down the track defeated but owning up to the mistake takes more Integrity then most have. And spotters. A team that keeps the entire field individually updated on whatever they feel they need to know, people coming up behind, people passing, accidents etc. It should make for much safer and cleaner racing. My 1¢ Keep up the great work Cleetus and team!

Only suggestion i can offer, after seeing Hailie Deegan’s video, her seat moved quite a bit towards the passenger side. So maybe instead of adjustable seat rails, have each competitor come in during the build process and have the seats fitted, mounted, and braced to further drivers individual safety.

Two thing to improve safety: 1. Window-Nets being able to be removed. You already talked about this so wont go into it much. 2. Padding around the roll cage. Most stock cars the driver are "locked" into their seat so they can't move around, were as your cars they seem to have alot of "wiggle" room with their shoulders, arms, legs and feet. Some adding around the roll cage so that a little less chance of injury(bruising and such) when they get into an accident.

I agree with David Goodrich. You provided the first real stock car race in a long time. You beat Nascar out of the park. The thing is, we all want to see real guys like Vice Grip Garage, OfftheRanch, HeavyDsparks, Gentry & Sons compete. Real guys competing. They shared their experiences on youtube. This makes it real for all of us. Your content is top shelf all the way. Keep giving Nascar a run for their money every year. I would love to see what Matts off road recovery could bring or even guys like Justtruckin. You've got a wide open field.

It’s impossible to be mad at Kevin, he’s probably one of the most respected and experienced drivers in the field and he owned his mistake and you could tell it wasn’t intentional from the way he reacted he was super bummed

This wasn't caused due to unsafe cars and the fact no one was hurt proves that the cars are safe enough for the speeds that they do. I feel like there are a couple of little things that can be improved such as the window bars. To be fair you drove a fecking tank(ripsaw) on-top of a crown Vic with a Ty welded cage and the cage did not move an inch which is super impressive.

i really enjoy the sit down talk and just listening to whats on your mind, it brings a lvl of connection that this isnt just someone with money the races stuff. its a good way for everyone to understand that this stuff is hard and takes a lot of planning and prep.

Spotters, window nets like you said, take out glass and replace with an alternative, padding on the roll bars near the driver, fire suppression systems, mandatory training, caution lights in the cars, remove unnecessary hazardous items from the interior (including some interior pieces that could be a hazard during a crash), arm restraints so an arm doesn't go flying out the window, remote controlled speed limiters that cut power when a caution is thrown.

While Kevin definitely was the catalyst, something that can't go unsaid: The majority of the carnage was really due to inexperienced drivers in the mid and rear of the pack either panicking or not having sufficient situational awareness to slow down quickly and safely. So about what you'd expect putting a bunch of non-racers in a lot of cars.

I love how George is just as excited every day about the horsepower as he was the first time. Doesnt matter if its a little or a lot he is always like a child on Christmas morning. keep up the great work

many years racing circle track and i was front row. kevin did nothing wrong, he was racing! Now on my 14 hr drive to tenn. i was talking about the window nets and lack of 6 or 8 point cage at aprox 100mph on a high bank... also lack of door bars, not being negative just want to you guys race and never get hurt! love you all and hell brother i got destroyed on my 14 hr drive home. (guy looking at radio pulled into me at 40+ head on) chevy did not survive but me and friend mostly did!. great show and hope to see more, add a redkneck seatbelt release on window nets and another loop in front of driver plus 3 door bars on drivers side. if advise or pics are needed i can send . lots of love and keep up the great content, ps... i want leeroy back on the channel1 lol

I would remove all the "Glass" use Lexan front windows, remove all exterior mirrors (use an interior style nascar large mirror that stretches the entire top of the visor area. Remove all the common plastic bits that get trashed, headlights tail lights etc.., because all of that could be shrapnel during a wreck. I remember side swiping a pole at only 10 mph once, but because the way the mirror collapsed into the side window when it shattered it was like a bomb went off and all that glass went flying towards me and my face. I know you guys wear race gear and such, but everything helps. Plus it's faster clean up of the track. As far as the actual racing is concerned. Yes Kevin drove too aggressively, but look at our lord and savor Dale Sr. There is a reason why they called him the "Intimidator". That said,.. How about this.... 1) Take the prize money and subtract $100 for every car that doesn't finish the race, donate the subtracted funds to charity under the winners name.

As long as you keep the speeds where you're at, the dragster cages are fine. I've raced actual dirtcars for years. The crumple zones from the crownvis done their job. Kevin was really sincere when I talked to him the Sunday morning after, class act for sure. :)

Dude you had a MASSIVE wreck at one of your events and everybody was able to walk away without any injuries. It’s pretty obvious to me the cars are safe. Most people don’t realize that you’re not even getting out of 2nd gear in those cars. Keep doin what you’re doin brother!! Everything will be great.

I’m a little old man restoring yard tractors. I don’t know nothing about racing and wrecking. Your a good sincere man and you brought us a real stock car race. You figure it out and I’ll respect what you decide.

There’s an accident in every single race around the world. Y’all are doing fantastic! Everyone on the vid reacted as should have! Great job by y’all n I love the live streams keep it up

Look at Kevins reaction. He was not in a good mental state when you two met on track. Clearly he was dissapointed in himself and what it resulted in.... That dudes a stand up guy. Too many folks would just not even care, "rubbing is racing."

We still love Kevin/KSR and I feel sooooo bad all this had to happen....Adapt and overcome ! Shouts from Germany !!!!

Love the path you're taking with racing and the sport in general

Kevin is a stand up guy and has raced for a long time He would never have done that on purpose. Everyone makes a mistake. Im sure every driver out there made a mistake at some point. His just happened to cause a big crash. The same thing happens in Nascar all the time. Im glad you arent changing anything. Everyone knows the risks of racing. I hope Kevin is still planning to race in the next event!

Kevin’s the man! He owned up to it, shit happens. He was trying to win the race, that’s what happens.

1. Add Restricter plates. Makes the NOS more of a factor 2. Add red light on dashboard remote controlled from tv booth for immediate stop 3. Shin bolster pads 4. PS Put the rear end of Haley Deegan's CV on Neighbor ;)

Hey Cleet, regardless of how skilled these drivers are-from complete beginner to expert-and regardless of how hard you and your team have worked to make these cars safer than they were when they left the factory, accidents are accidents, and they will happen. It doesn't matter whether aggressive driving or having a blowout cause a driver to lose control at high speeds-accidents will always happen, brother! I could immediately tell how miserable KSR was, and I'm sure other racers were also upset at some time, but thank God no catastrophic injuries were sustained. Please bare with, I realize I'm not very good at explaining topics and circumstances of this nature, but I sincerely hope everyone can get the true meaning of racing. Many other things could have gone wrong, but minor safety measures do matter. Sincerely, I thank you for taking safety seriously and am confident that you will come up with alternative or better solutions. Being extra cautious than what you already believe you are is never a bad idea. Im just a 19 year old kid from texas and I've been watching your channel for more than 5 years, hopefully one day I'll be able to afford the trip and be able to come to one of your races soon in the future! Looking forward to visit and see you guys perform and having fun out there!

Kevin gets spun out by a professional driver... Kevin: "If a professional NASCAR driver has to spin me out to get the win, then I'm happy about that." Kevin causes another driver to spin out... Kevin: "It was my fault." Stand up dude. As for others, their inexperience make them look like children on and off the track.

Kevin is in my opinion one of the most down to earth guys, sucks to see what happened but I don't think it could've gone any better as far as the event and how Kevin responded to the accident.

Thank you for a great show. It’s great watching all the Videos from all the KZfaq people.

I have raced my entire life, rubbing is racing, (haters gonna hate) brother. Keep it up! The only thing I saw wrong, is you need a detachable window nets, and that front windshield has to go buddy. Lot's of love from the American Hillbilly and the Hillbilly Nation, Hillbilly Up brother.

That little clip with kevin never made it to any other videos. Definitely had a WAY different perspective there. Unfortunate it happened glad everyone was okay

I love that Cleetus as so concerned about his fellow racers that he was at the heart of the pile-up, first person to check up on some of the racers.

I wouldn't worry about making the cars more safe. With all those cars as banged up as they got, nobody got hurt. Plus everyone in the field knows what they're gettin into.

Garrett , sit down and have chat with Robby Gordon about your safety concerns, I'm 100% sure his experience in this field is worth it's weight in gold

You know I had expected even more wrecks than what happened. Being competitive and pushing the envelope can end up with crashes. I like Kevin and he owned up to his mistake right away. the good part is that no one was hurt. That speaks of good planning and decent safety gear. As your event grows everyone learns. Keep it up!

I was there that was a hard hit and the fact that everyone survived practically injury free is a testament to how safe they were. It's racing and Rex will happen it's part of the game

"Rubbing is racing", Robert Duvall Kevin went full blown, #3 Dale the Intimidator style. I see nothing wrong with what happened with Kevin. Keep up the great content guys. Cleetus, congratulations on becoming a dad!

Def needs a full cage instead of just door bars, maybe something for the coolant so it doesn’t explode like it did on the one guy, fuel cells if they don’t already have them. Idk. Lot to be said about safety that is #1 priority in these kind of events. You don’t want blood on your hands!! But otherwise the whole event was amazing up until that point and I’m glad everybody was relatively okay. I saw a lot of “hardest hits of my career” videos though. Good luck to you Cleetus! Keep up the awesome work. I heard you get a shoutout from Greg Biffle on the Dale Jr Download. He quickly blurred out “I want to do the crown Vic race!!” Before they started discussing the 24hours of lemons. Give it a listen and invite him to the next one!

The crown Vic’s are a great safe platform. Your added extra safety equipment helped. Your doing fine Garrett. Wrecks happen during racing. You guys got this!!

Love how Kevin immediately owned up to it. He is a racer and he was racing. I hope SXS can show some grace.

You can take a page from NASCARs book with situations like this and learn from every incident. The fact that everyone walked away unhurt meant the safety systems you already have in place did their job. But like you said that doesn't mean you can't make it better. Look at the damaged cars and see what worked and what didn't and figure out how they could be better from there

When i saw u couldn't get out that net I imagined fire. Man I'm glad you all learned from this. Stay safe.

I have a lot of respect for Kevin at KSR. It says a lot about his character to admit to his mistake and throw himself to the wolves that quickly after an incident when everyone’s adrenaline is pumping. I just hope he doesn’t catch too much flak for all of this. Like you said, it’s a racing incident. These things happen.

Brother... your races are my favorite thing to watch. Kevin didn't try to crash anyone.... sxs oughta chill and realize that this is racing. My $0.02. You're doing an amazing job. keep it up brother. on the window nets... yeah. probably oughta make em so you can get out that window if you need. keep on keepin on. do it for Dale brother. we'll keep on watchin.

for safety improvements, 1: safety nets must be able to be lowered. 2: battery and fuel tank being relocated into trunk, 3 : easy outside access to emergency power cutoff switch. 4: quick release steering wheels, (easier emergency exits). 5: all Burn able interior bits to removed to decrease chances of burn.

I did a ride along with the local P.D. in a Crown Vic and when we got a call in traffic that car didn't even feel the median when we drove over it and the same for the curb and sidewalk as we crossed over it too. They are beasts and what I see in service now is laughable. Lots of Chevy Tahoes upside down scraping the pavement. I hope you can find more Vics to continue your races. Take care, jack

Hey Garrett thanks to you and all the event personnel, including Robby's SST series, for the great weekend of ENTERTAINMENT! This was our second trip as we went to Indy also. Everyone should realize that entertainment was what the weekend was about. And thankfully the race turned out good in the end and the rest was a blast. There are a lot of good comments here to consider in making it safer. Bristol is a great track and thankfullly the walls were the Safer barriers. Items already mentioned include: 1) head and neck restraints 2) improve roll cage and seat mounting. I am sure everyone saw the inside of Hailie's car by now. 3) real window nets 4) fire supression system 5) Make sure everyone one is wearing qualified helmets, clothes, shoes, and gloves. 6) maybe not run Bristol ? what about North Wilkesboro? I hear they are back, but that is 5/8 mile.

I got to say I love how positive and happy go lucky that George is. Such a great addition to the crew.

Do not stress it! Everyone is ok, which is the most important. You have done a lot and even in the worst scenario so far no one was hurt. You will get through and everyone else I’m sure will come back if invited, thank you for everything.

Cleet you're just the best dude man, first thing you were checking on every single driver out there. These sports are risky, you mitigate what you can and let the rest ride. Glad everyone was ok!

If the races get faster, I'd recommend everyone weaning a Hans device. They are definitely a lifesaver, even if it doesn't seem necessary. Keep up the good work guys!

In the spirit of " Do it for Dale " Dale Earnhardt was an aggressive driver , and moved many people out of his way , Kevin obviously didn't intend for that to happen . People just need to get off their social justice highchairs and enjoy the content and be thankful everyone is ok and those crown Vic's held up pretty good 👍

I don’t think anything more should be done to the cars. There’s been a bad accident, I feel the drivers will be a little less aggressive having seen it. The whole weekend was amazing, keep it up cleet!

Wow, massive respects to Garrett for handling this situation like the boss he is