How COTA Flipped the NASCAR Script

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NASCAR is heading back to Austin, Texas this week to race at the Circuit of the Americas, a.k.a. COTA. With that I want to look back at the previous two races as well as forward to 2023 and see what led up to this track being added to the NASCAR schedule and how this track has in many ways changed the game. This is how COTA flipped the NASCAR script.
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@TheIceberg Жыл бұрын

How do you like COTA on the NASCAR schedule?

@nascar_fan_8895 Жыл бұрын

I don’t

@scout222 Жыл бұрын

There are too many road courses but I think Cota could stay. If I had my choice there would be 4 road courses, Walkins Glen, Sonoma, Road America, and Cota

@yinkaoreilly8371 Жыл бұрын

as an f1 fan before being a nascar fan i love the fact that road cources are more on the nascar calendar and im excited to see what it can do to nascar as a whole. just look at who is coming to race and who is going to be on the desk this race weekend hopefully cota stays!!!!!!!!!!!

@jeffgordonfan24 Жыл бұрын

It needs more strategy which with no stage breaks there could be more. Overall I like the track.

@AM-tu1rc Жыл бұрын

As a person from Houston, I'm very glad to finally have a race closer to the many people in South Texas including from the Austin, San Antonio, and Houston markets.

@mitchcase7829 Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget the talent that’s gonna be on track, two F1 Champions, a IMSA winner, I think Jimmy Johnson will be there too

@iambmw85 Жыл бұрын

I'm excited for this race. In the field we get to see Kimi, Jenson Button, Jordan Taylor, and Conor Daly. Yes, i know Conor won't be too competitive but still to have a list of ringers like this in the field is awesome

@jbj7599 Жыл бұрын

Jenson in nascar is worth watching alone

@iambmw85 Жыл бұрын

@@jbj7599 Don't discount Kimi there tho.

@andrewwinslow9315 Жыл бұрын

@@iambmw85 he has the drincc. He will be fast

@Ramtamtama Жыл бұрын

@@iambmw85 bwoah

@iambmw85 Жыл бұрын

@@Carshtime AJ is great, don't get me wrong. But as a full time cup driver now, can he still be called a 'ringer' and placed in the same category as those drivers i mentioned? For me, that's still up in the air.

@naparacingfan9275 Жыл бұрын

I love COTA on the NASCAR schedule. It's one of my most favorite NASCAR weekends all year. Road America was my favorite road course but since it sadly got dumped in Cup, COTA is now a slight favorite ahead of Watkins Glen.

@benwalter4842 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it comes back in the near future.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

@@benwalter4842 I hope it doesn't. Mid Ohio would be much better on the schedule.

@turbo_marc Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I hope you figure out that this thing called “opinions” exist and they can be different from yours.

@josephpenn1115 Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Mid-Ohio is a dump in terms of facilities though. They will never go there.

@brandynhenry7107 Жыл бұрын

I hope it doesn't. It's too technical for those cars and looks awkward and slow. There's been 35 pro racing series that have laid down laps there and nascar's 3 national series are #27/#30/#33 fastest at the track. Speed isn't everything but at some point it's unacceptable to be that slow. America's premier racing series shouldn't be one of the slowest things at a given track. I don't want to watch nhra drag around Martinsville for good reason even though I'm sure that'd be a challenge Nascar needs to run on fast modified sweeping circuits like Watkins Glen modified course, or come up with their own thing, not just running at circuits designed with other vehicles in mind

@williamanstey5933 Жыл бұрын

COTA is awesome, but especially the fact that it makes NASCAR so much more international and available... makes me proud to be a NASCAR fan

@ffr8186 Жыл бұрын

As a person from the DFW area, I now attend COTA instead of TMS so whatever they’re doing is working. I’ve gone every year. This weekend is looking to be the best yet with all the road course ringers and Jimmie!

@TaylorBMcardle Жыл бұрын

COTA with now no stage breaks is going to make pit strategy more interesting this year. Plus with the additions of Kimi, Jenson, Jordan, Conor and Jimmie in the field will make it exciting and hopefully bring more viewers in

@SuperNASCARrocks Жыл бұрын

I’m happy that the stage cautions are gone for this weekend at COTA. To me they break up the flow of the race. Happy that NASCAR Made a good change for once.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. Жыл бұрын

If only that can be applied to the rest of the season, though...

@SuperNASCARrocks Жыл бұрын

@@S.K.R.E.Inc. Completely agree

@tigerfever2418 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved watching COTA in F1 so when it came with NASCAR it was one of the few races I actually wanted to go to during the year, especially with the improved racing around road courses

@JSkitt Жыл бұрын

What are y'all thoughts on the stage breaks being removed for this race? I think there is a lot to look forward to this race.

@kpegc Жыл бұрын

It's a much needed return to more traditional, organic racing from previous seasons, and I hope that NASCAR uses this format for the ovals across all 3 touring series as well.

@BenOnSports Жыл бұрын

As someone who watched through the 90s and early 2000s, my interest had begun to wane by around 2011-12. The switch to stage racing killed it. I would follow the sport in general, but I haven't sat down for a race in years. NASCAR wouldn't be fixing every problem, but going back to traditional races would be a great start to get me watching again.

@NathanChambers Жыл бұрын

I remember when CotA was first added on iRacing (so way before NASCAR raced there), the forums were in such a fight lol. So many NASCAR haters saying NASCAR would never race there, the cars couldn't make some of the turns, and NASCAR drivers didn't have the talent to even make 1 lap. Those idiots didn't even want hosted races to be able to allow NASCAR cars to run the track. LLAL So glad NASCAR races there now and it also makes me wonder what those idiots on the iRacing forums say now a days. LLAL The weekend can't get here fast enough!!!

@S.K.R.E.Inc. Жыл бұрын

The fact that they used the full circuit and not the abridged one says a lot

@SuperSaiyan-2400 Жыл бұрын

I love COTA on the schedule! Great racing and a top notch facility. Ever since they announced they were building it ive wanted NASCAR there. Its my home track. Only an hour or so from my front door. Hope it stays on the schedule for the foreseeable future!

@thebasicgeek Жыл бұрын

I personally love cota, for years my "home track" was Texas and it was a 3ish hour drive away from me, so having a race at a track that's basically in my backyard has been awesome

@richardturcios56 Жыл бұрын

I love that COTA was added to the schedule because it finally gave me my 1st experience at a real NASCAR event and I'm looking forward to this weekends race with the legendary lineup of drivers and champions 🏆 🥇

@connorbrown2746 Жыл бұрын

i love having circuit of the americas on the nascar schedule, in terms of road course racing, its got a little bit of sonoma in it, a little bit of the glen in it, and maybe even a little bit of the indianapolis and charlotte road courses in it. it challenges the drivers while delivering a good show, while also proving why nascar drivers are some of the best in the world. i think having kimi raikkonen and jenson button race here will help bring popularity to nascar around the world, and more fans is a great thing.

@javierpalomares1774 Жыл бұрын

COTA is a technical, challenging course so I'm looking forward to seeing who can shine through especially with this field.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Nope wrong. Slowest road course ever. Can't be compared to Sonoma or the Glen.

@alaeriia01 Жыл бұрын

CoTA is a "greatest hits" course. It's got La Source from Spa, the Maggots-Becketts complex from Silverstone, the mighty turn 8 from Turkey, an arena section ripped from Hungary, the tight hairpin from Sepang...

@Mister_Matt_X Жыл бұрын

I live not too far from COTA and I’ve been hearing stories about how exciting the track is but the hype takes the extreme for me… COTA is still a young road course and I hope COTA has a great future… I’ve been to Texas Motor Speedway since 2008 and nowadays I rarely go there because of the fan attendance the last time I went to Texas Motor Speedway was back in 2017 for the xfinity series… and when I attended my first Cup race in November of 2008 it had full stands… I’m not attending COTA this year but I hope to attend soon if COTA stays on the NASCAR schedule for years to come…

@Wheelmass Жыл бұрын

Funny inverse, I went to my first race after living near TMS for many years, just never been to a race. Xfinity last year. This year I plan to head to COTA to see my first cup race.

@erichk101 Жыл бұрын

Good and interesting points Iceberg, thanks for bringing this up

@christianwitte9208 Жыл бұрын

What a dream come true it would be to have all tracks get rid of stage cautions🤩

@bloqk16 Жыл бұрын

A NASCAR road-race nowadays is what the SCCA Trans Am races were back in 1969 with the Camaros and Mustangs battling it out. And I say that for being at the 1969 Trans Am races.

@gokartrobert Жыл бұрын

With the additions of Kimi Raikkonen, Jordan Taylor and Jenson Button coming to COTA as well. Very much a track/race on my list for the year. I am a big fan of Road courses and COTA is a great track, I love to see such big names coming out. Gives me hope they come back to Road America again, I went and watched them at RA both years and had a blast! Bummed they aren't coming back. The addition of road courses not getting stages is the best news I've herd from nascar in awhile, hope it translates to all races.

@andre-rg9rp Жыл бұрын

Gunther Steiner I believe is actually gonna be in the fox booth from what I heard

@gokartrobert Жыл бұрын

@@andre-rg9rp lol, i give it 6 minutes before hes kick off from swearing so much!

@jfm0155 Жыл бұрын

Love it, hopefully they will continue to run the full layout in future years. I'm really exited for Sunday's race, probably the most excited I've been for a NASCAR race in years.

@UltimateDan1 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been living in Germany for a few years now and have been traveling around to do track days at a lot of their racetracks. Being here makes me realize how much the US is missing proper race tracks like COTA. I hope to see more tracks like COTA built in the US in the future.

@Indizzinator Жыл бұрын

I like COTA a big track and has good racing

@AM-tu1rc Жыл бұрын

As a person from Houston, I'm very glad to finally have a race closer to the many people in South Texas including from the Austin, San Antonio, and Houston markets.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. Жыл бұрын

Well, most of the fanbase considers COTA the true Texas track because the Motor Speedway has bombed since 1995 when it first opened

@PegassoGaming956 Жыл бұрын

So much closer for me here in McAllen, Tx. COTA is going to be my go to track every year for NASCAR

@tommy2fast244 Жыл бұрын

This will be my 3rd year in a row sitting in turn 12! Can’t wait!!!

@benwalter4842 Жыл бұрын

You should make a “butterfly effect” video on how COTA brought back North Wilkesboro.

@chasebriscoefan14 Жыл бұрын

I was not excited when it was added to the schedule, but it has grown on me since

@Malachi_Marx Жыл бұрын

COTA is, if not THE best track on the circuit, its at least tied for Watkins Glen, Darlington and Martinsville. Particularly with this current gen car, road course racing is some of the best on track action that NASCAR has to show! Maybe, just maybe, we'll get some sort of exhibition race on the mountainside in Bathurst... A double header weekend with NASCAR and the Aussie V8 Supercars? Yes please! If we can run in Japan (which we have) we can run in Australia.

@ephraimvorzman9786 Жыл бұрын

I love COTA. It’s really starting to feel like a can’t-miss event on the schedule.

@OhNoWhatIsThat Жыл бұрын

I remember looking at the schedule and realizing that Cotas first nascar race was on my birthday which was pretty cool

@johnvandeventer8668 Жыл бұрын

It’s not every day that NASCAR races in an FIA Grade 1 track

@jeremiahhardel2646 Жыл бұрын

nascar races on 2 grade 1 tracks

@johnvandeventer8668 Жыл бұрын

@@jeremiahhardel2646 actually the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course that they race on, is an FIA Grade 2 track

@Strosfan85 Жыл бұрын

Going to COTA this weekend to watch my first live NASCAR race and am completely stoked!

@castandblast1852 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea in taking away stages at superspeedways, but I do like them for intermediate tracks

@waffle911 Жыл бұрын

The triple header weekend at COTA was the best NASCAR I've watched in a long, long time. I watched all three races.

@Milton_Valenzuela Жыл бұрын

COTA is a great racetrack. Tons of character with elevation changes, sweeping and angular corners aided with long braking zones Should also say the Cup race will feel like a normal NASCAR race again woo-hoo

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Nah this track is too slow to be a real race.

@sirnickels9979 Жыл бұрын

I'm interested to see what Cota will be like this year. No 10 minute stage cautions, basically a road course all star race. Hopefully, this is the race we get things going forward

@PCSRA26 Жыл бұрын

I will be going to COTA this Saturday and I am looking forward to seeing the trucks and xfinity series

@josephconciatori9824 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! NASCAR at COTA has definitely been outstanding - if not in 2021, then definitely last year - especially with the finish! I definitely agree with you that COTA is the premier NASCAR venue in Texas, and honestly, I think it should be the only one in the Lone Star State. NASCAR undoubtedly made a wise move adding COTA to the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series schedules.

@Anonymous..VQ3.5Lg35 Жыл бұрын

COTA changing Nascar racing!! I love it

@wrestling1013 Жыл бұрын

I went to the race at cota and was able to be a VIP guest for Michael McDowells team. Nothing was better than watching a restart and watching 20+ cars ass pack into turn 1 and see the strategy of do you take it wide and get the better run out of 1 or do you send it and bump your way into turn 1.

@stunsisacul Жыл бұрын

I loved this race. I see the cars running the track and I imagine moonshiners going flat out on a backroad. It just feels like what NASCAR should be. Road cars going fast on a road.

@SamnissArandeen Жыл бұрын

It used to be a lot like exactly that, the road courses used to be far more plentiful until the Modern Era started.

@Dirigo207 Жыл бұрын

Was skeptical of another road course coming on when they announced COTA. Since they’ve been going there, I’ve LOVED IT. And I have to agree the track is marshaling in a new era in Nascar much with very positive changes. Very happy it’s in the schedule though wish I was any good at racing road courses on NR2003 Season, can’t seem to turn a solid lap at this track 😂

@NR_88 Жыл бұрын

I’ll admit I was wrong about COTA. I wasn’t crazy on nascar going there when it was announced and I even said I think they’ll leave within 5 years (which sadly became road america’s fate). After a crazy finish last year and the caliber of drivers racing this weekend I think it’s safe it say it’s going to be a staple of the calendar.

@babyeliascookie Жыл бұрын

I’m going to COTA this weekend, and it’ll be the first ever NASCAR race i will attend in person. I have never been so hyped in my life!

@Itbebobby Жыл бұрын

As someone whose local track is Sonoma raceway which is literally less than an hour away from me. I LOVE Cota!!!

@DarthEvilicus Жыл бұрын

I was at COTA this year for nascar and even though there weren’t stage yellows there were plenty of organic yellows to go around

@hallo_welt_ag Жыл бұрын

You can even keep the stages, just remove the CAUTIONS!!!!! So the stages are a strategic Element. Do I stay out and take the points, or do I pit and set myself up for the next one?

@mrdiamond365_ Жыл бұрын

I want the V8 Supercar layout (South with Sausage Kerbs). It provided good racing there, I feel the GP layout is too long

@hailstorm1986 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to be able to go to a race at COTA one day. 🏁🏆

@dropbassnetwork Жыл бұрын

you see...i love COTA! you could have also mentioned the F1 guys that are running the race helps brings eyes from that series to this one.

@chrisguardiano6143 Жыл бұрын

As an Indycar fan in addition to NASCAR & F1, I find it shameful that Indycar has only raced at COTA once & that was in 2019. Thanks to TMS it is unlikely Indycar ever races there again which sucks because COTA is one of the premier road courses in this country & Indycar is missing out on having it be an event that every fan wants to go to each year much like what COTA has done for F1 & NASCAR.

@wvusmc Жыл бұрын

Love the road courses. Hope they add some tracks they never ran before in the future.

@augustusappling139 Жыл бұрын

they took some degrees out of 3 and 4 at texas motor speedway or am i thinking of another track?

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Yeah they did same with Kentucky.

@Tomsbananacakes Жыл бұрын

Seems like NASCAR is finally listening to you about removing stage cautions! I'm so stoked for COTA, can't wait! ;)

@kpegc Жыл бұрын

This race seems like it will have everything a NASCAR fan could possibly want. No doubt, I will be watching come Sunday.

@johnsluck. Жыл бұрын

I personally don't like COTA I'm not a big fan of having a wide open road course. I love the finesse of road course racing but enjoy seeing drivers have to have a stellar race to have a good day. If you slip out of the racing line and go wide 50 feet you might lose positions but the room for error is more forgiving. I love the risk and it doesn't seem like a track made for risk+finesse. Watkins Glen is still my top track for road course racing. That is strictly my opinion. I only hope it rains a little there to make the racing a little more interesting, I personally think it is just a stagnant track for any series that goes there. It is my bottom F1 track of I were to place them in order

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Yep people are way too emotional about this track. It's so slow an not much rhythm to it..

@brandynhenry7107 Жыл бұрын

Nascars remaining fanboys grasp at anything and overhype it. You see that in any declining fanbase. COTA is pure ass for stock cars. Modified Watkins is the only road course that plays to nascars strengths. COTA is slow as hell and doesn't force confrontation and physicality, which is nascars strength by far as a racing series to make up for when it's not the fastest, like at short tracks or road courses

@TitanicRacing Жыл бұрын

Thank you, The Iceberg, love Titanic Racing If we were in the same race we would not have a good time

@zachstenzel8634 Жыл бұрын

Ever since seeing the WEC 6 hours of COTA, the last time they ran it, I have been wanting NASCAR to come to COTA

@MayoFilms83 Жыл бұрын

So glad for north Wilkesboro is back but pricing for parking is insane prices

@YankeesFan-yq1fc Жыл бұрын

Hopefully we see real strategy racing at road courses this year with no stage yellows

@StruggleGaming Жыл бұрын

COTA is the magic of a Tier 1 FIA course, makes for excellent racing 9 times outta 10, and is a great complex for fans since the show of F1 is also fan focused.

@bipolarminddroppings Жыл бұрын

COTA is a cracking track. One of my favourites on the F1 circuit. As someone who doesn't watch Nascar, and just thinks of it as oval racing, I always think the drivers must be confused on a real track. I know it's silly, but I just imagine them saying "you want me to turn right? Then left, then right? What is this witchcraft!"

@tsholts5173 Жыл бұрын

I was one of those that thought this wasn't gonna work since it was made for open wheel cars, particularly for F1. I'm glad to have been wrong on this one. I also always wondered they would put the windshield wipers on for road courses in the past , even though they weren't going to race in the rain

@nickklavdianos5136 Жыл бұрын

COTA has become one of the most iconic American circuits. The WEC raced there in the past, F1 and Moto GP race since year one and recently NASCAR and Indycar started. Brilliant race track with nice flow, a lot of overtaking opportunities, nice elevation change and wide enough so drivers can pick different lanes while racing.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Not as iconic as Spa but whatever massages your emotions

@javierpalomares1774 Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Spa is not in America dummy

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

@@javierpalomares1774 also no if he was talking about Iconic American circuits COTA isn't more iconic than Mid Ohio. Probably the most deluded racing comment ever.

@nickklavdianos5136 Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld If we are talking most iconic American racetracks, you have Sebring, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Daytona, Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta, Mid-Ohio, Long Beach etc. What I did say was that COTA has become one of those iconic tracks because pretty much every single big racing series that visits the USA races on it. People who aren't American and watch international motorsports like Moto GP and F1 might not know Mid-Ohio or Road Atlanta, but they will know COTA.

@callmen4 Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld COTA is definitely more iconic than Mid Ohio coming from someone that lives in Ohio

@nathanmiddaugh6986 Жыл бұрын

Both COTA and Indy road had a rough year one. But CoTA looks so promising. And with multiple world class drivers looking to race at COTA, it really is coming in to its own. Year three and things are looking so good. I wish we could say the same for Indy road. I sure hope they get it right this year or stop the painful train wreck that started in 2021 and continued in 2022.

@cito1101 Жыл бұрын

Remember how everyone complained about Chase Elliott winning the rain-shortened race because of standing water in areas, but everyone said NASCAR handed that win to Chase?? Looks like people got over that very quickly

@brandensimmons653 Жыл бұрын

Cota is one of my favorite races to watch also no stage racing with some former F1 champions in the mix it going to be unbelievable

@pranc236 Жыл бұрын

The road courses are all i can watch of nascar and with COTA being a real f1 track, its the one i care about the most. Kimi for the win! Bwoahhh

@FeistyFinagle Жыл бұрын

I went in 2021, 2022, and I'll will be there again this weekend 👍

@TheBigdutchster Жыл бұрын

COTA is one of my favorite races of the season.

@rickbeaver195 Жыл бұрын

I'm excited to see Jordan Taylor in a cup car.

@jacobshelor419 10 ай бұрын

Should take all races and remove stage cautions. The only predetermined cautions should be when rain hits the track between qualifying/practice and the start of the race (competition yellow).

@javierpalomares1774 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy there's no stage cautions!!!

@garypacholek8070 Жыл бұрын

Best move ever getting rid of the stages. Now if nascar would just do that with all the tracks it would be perfect.

@felipesanchez1428 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, and you hit spot on. This is a beginning for nascar to bring back full green flag racing on superspeedways

@davisowen97 Жыл бұрын

I know there are also big names racing, but watch NASCAR finally get a positive tv ratings boost of 10%+

@CamohFN Жыл бұрын

8:32 now bringing back that trauma was absolutely uncalled for

@Jimmieadamsp Жыл бұрын

Any chance to put another road course on the schedule is a positive.

@zaxgeraci1168 Жыл бұрын

Nascar doesn’t need to go to a bunch of road courses every year to bring a new audience or a rise in views. What they really need to do is change the way they broadcast the race, if you listen to the MRN , or the PRN broadcast on the radio, it’s so much more exciting. They should just replace the TV broadcast announcers with the Radio broadcast. I’m telling you that would make nascar more exciting for the fans. Those guys on the radio do a really good job announcing the races. Every turn sounds intense.

@zaxgeraci1168 Жыл бұрын

@@johnhaas2523 I’m not mad about it I just think the TV booth makes the racing boring. The radio station announcers are so much better. Each turn is exiting to hear.

@mmonkeyman1403 Жыл бұрын

I think the inclusion of COTA + the new generation of cars that can actually race on these tracks quite well are only a positive thing for the series. A great event would be Indycar and the Cup series on the track at teh same time, but I believe part of all this has meant that Indycar can't go to COTA anymore thanks to Mr Gossage.

@davidli3582 Жыл бұрын

NASCAR should do Las Vegas and Miami as well.

@cpfdkolich Жыл бұрын

I think COTA is amazing and I also think North Wilkesboro should get a points race and they should move throwback weekend to it

@TanDawg58 Жыл бұрын

It'll be interesting to see how Button does. RWRs 15 is not a good car, but Joey Hand put in good runs last year in that car.

@ls_812 Жыл бұрын

Hey. A little constrictive criticism... Try working on not using "You see" so much. Good video. Good points.

@dannyblock5267 Жыл бұрын

I like it because COTA is my closet NASCAR racetrack on the schedule I live in Houston area and COTA is just about 200 miles from me and that's good.

@John-kx3ng Жыл бұрын

Chevrolet announced earlier today that the Camaro will be discontinued early next year.

@benwalter4842 Жыл бұрын

An alternate title can be called “How COTA Has Fixed NASCAR”.

@rhatala27 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button fighting it out here.

@jellyboi984 Жыл бұрын

Love cota can't wait

@connoredwards7000 Жыл бұрын

F1 fan here, i find it very funny how you are now getting to the realisation that COTA is a good track. i wonder sometimes, on how you know there is the feeling that F1 fans "Look down" on nascar fans for enjoying a series which only drives left and in circles. but i wonder if there is a view like that from Nascar fans? as you said when you said that nascar should go to COTA you got laughed out of the room because texas is there and thats an oval. but thats just a theory. (Also you have predetermined Cautions!?)

@punkskaterpizza Жыл бұрын

So ultimately...what happens to texas motor speedway?

@JacobNascar Жыл бұрын

I swear yall better not bitch about the field getting strung out. I'm excited for this race!

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

We will leave us alone. COTA is not a great track. Get over it.

@sotelojoseph91 Жыл бұрын

I like it, the track is only 20 minutes away from my house

@Patriotj81 Жыл бұрын

As much I would love NASCAR to do more road courses...COTA is an F1 race track for a reason. It was built with F1 in mind and it showed when NASCAR tried to race it 😏.

@TourdeLife Жыл бұрын

Love COTA, hate NASCAR racing at COTA. The track makes NASCAR cars look slow and the opposite of agile, which they are compared to the cars the track was engineered for. Love F1 at COTA. I live in TX, and I've been to COTA in person. Also been to the majority of races at Texas Motor Crapway including that awful The Winston n/k/a All-Star. Leave COTA for F1, WEC, LMDH and similar exotically fast cars with exotically fast technology. I'm stoked to watch NASCAR at North Wilkesboro.

@brandynhenry7107 Жыл бұрын

Nascar needs to do its own take on road courses designed or reconfigured to suit their strengths. Modified Watkins is the only one that does it really and it's the only good road course race with any consistency. Nascar looks like the Special Olympics trying to race tanks on texhnical tracks designed for feathers. Just because F1 races on a track doesn't mean it's the be all end all test of skill for any racing series No one seems to get it, everyone's in the camp of no road courses or delude themselves into thinking nascar running on tracks 30-45 seconds/lap slower than open wheel is interesting

@darkbreaker9767 Жыл бұрын

They should drop the other Texas race and give the date to New Hampshire. Yes, I live in NH, why do you ask

@dageanhardy8929 Жыл бұрын

I'm not big on road courses but I do appreciate COTA. The Glen is the hands down best but COTA would be my 2nd. Indy road Course and the Roval should be removed from the schedule. Ill hold my opinion for the street race for now...