A NASCAR insider had a message for those who took shots at the Next Gen car after seeing an entertaining Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. On The Teardown podcast, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic discussed the Richmond race delivering because of the tire wear. “I’m not the kind of guy that likes […]
A NASCAR insider had a message for those who took shots at the Next Gen car after seeing an entertaining Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. On The Teardown podcast, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic discussed the Richmond race delivering because of the tire wear.
“I’m not the kind of guy that likes to say I told you so, but I told you so,” Bianchi said to co-host Jeff Gluck of The Athletic. “I have said this car is the car. There’s only so many more changes you can do with this; you’re not going to wipe it clean, you can’t really do anything to it much more than you have to. Even if you have a little bit more horsepower, there’s still a question of whether it’s going to fix it or not.
“I have been adamant the solution to better racing with this car, because you’re limited in what you can do, is tire wear. Long live tire wear. Don’t blame me for being right because that is the case. …Tires are the solution to improving the quality of racing. That is it. I may be unfair to place that on Goodyear’s shoulders, but that’s the reality of the situation. …Richmond produced a good race tonight because it has tire wear.”
11 different drivers had leads in the NASCAR Richmond race
Gluck didn’t understand why Bianchi was patting himself on the back. “I don’t see why you’re proclaiming this as some genius win for yourself,” Gluck said. “I feel like it’s very common that people feel like the tire is a big factor, but it sounds like you’re also doing a total copout by saying you’re not putting it 100 percent on Goodyear and you’re not saying NASCAR is responsible at all for the car.”
Fans saw Austin Dillon win the Richmond race, which was fitting considering he won the race last year but was ruled ineligible to participate in the playoffs after receiving a penalty for aggressive driving. 11 different drivers had leads in the Richmond race, including Bubba Wallace, who had the most laps led with 123. Dillon had 107 laps, and pole winner Ryan Preece had 60.
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