Made it to the Cleveland airport by the skin of my teeth to get home tonight.
500+ texts! Iโll do my best to answer as quick as possible.
I am so grateful and lucky to still get to drive racecars at a high level. My heart is so full
Thank you all - Biggest day of my life
The wreck was happening for 18 seconds by the time the 10 absolutely destroyed us.
I was in the middle of the wreck and didnโt have so much as a scratch because I used a little known pedal calledโฆ. A brake.
Saw
@ClintBowyer
getting out of the car. You could tell he left it all out on the track. Than I found out he had no power steering for 45 laps.
I almost fell over just thinking about doing that. What a heroic drive ๐
Nothing like racing on Sundayโs at the Cup level. NOTHING prepares you for how damn good everyone is
P20, no stripe & had a serious shot at top15
Thanks
@fast
&
@GauntBrosRacing
for the opportunity ๐
I know many want to discuss the business ramifications of the IMS & Indycar news.
But I canโt get over that a kid from Ohio fell in love with the sport & the track. Becomes its winningest figure and eventually decides to buy the whole thing.
American dream = That.
Played golf with my brother yesterday. On the practice green, we overhear two guys talking about the F1 race in Vegas. We all start talking, and the convo turns to NASCAR.
Eventually, it surfaces that I am a driver. They proceed to mention every driver ever from CT. "There isโฆ
What a race.
@mattdracing
drove his heart out. I was crushed for him in those final laps. As i went to do the interview, I wasnโt even sure what to say; he of course gave a truly heartfelt answer
I firmly believe he will have many more chances at getting that win in the future.
As I woke up today, It hit me. Yesterday was such a big day for so many reasons. The world is going through one of the toughest moments in our lifetimes and motorsports proved it could still find a way to do what it does best - entertain.
Made me happy, and I hope others too
P4 and letโs go race for a championship!
Most nerve-wracking race of my life, but a great lesson and experience for the next 7 weeks.
Letโs keep the show going ๐ค
I love how aggressive Stenhouse is all the time. I love how it doesnโt matter if itโs practice or the last lap of a race. Heโs going for it, cus heโs a kickass driver. But I saw this on
@NASCARonReddit
& I canโt stop laughing.
I've been a professional racecar driver for 15 years. I've been watching F1 since 2000.
I am sorry, where did this car exceed "track limits"??
I really, really, really do not understand who can watch this and feel like this makes any sense
The fact that this is an โerrorโ - Once again, track limits prove to be the stupidest addition to motorsport in its history.
Donโt want it to be used? Build it different
Letโs raise the qualification standards for the top 3 series. Side note: I canโt wait till a woman driver absolutely laps the field one day. Truly, we are the only sport men and women can compete on equal grounds. Canโt wait till super talented women are throughout the field.
Iโve got a deal for you: So from 12am-2am Iโm the only pit reporter for that stint
#Rolex24
Send me questions, interview requests and fun things to find. But you will have to watch on
@peacock
to see if we respond
Deal?
Damnโฆ did all we could. Proud of this team and the effort, we can go finish 5th in points which will be a great achievement.
Most of all, Iโve loved the pressure and intensity of the playoffs. We are going to keep this energy going forward ๐๐ค
So. damn. Close. Felt like we had made every right move and were going to be a photo finish with the 21. P4
So proud of this team and speed we have - even brighter days ahead ๐ค
Thanks
@SpikedCoolers
@bigmchnracing
Iโm so grateful to be here
This onboard is awesome. Couple things to listen for
1) When 48 gets split - listen to spotter raising his voice to signal the urgency of helping the 36 get around the 48
2) RPMs raise when being pushed
3) Last lap โDonโt let the 24 get clearโ
Sorta hit me today but the coolest thing about the
@NASCAR_Xfinity
series is it offers classic
@NASCAR
stock car racing.
The Cup car is rightfully aimed at moving with the times. So it feels like NXS finally has its own unique & distinct flavor
Pretty rad wen u think about it
Wow, congratulations
@mattdracing
! As for Paul, I think all race fans should say thank you to him and his family for all they have done for this sport and continue to do.
Crazy thing just happened, was one of the first on this scene. Thankfully the driver Jonah is alright - gave him a water and fire department is on the way. Things kept exploding . Scary stuff.
When youโre
@nascar
driver trying to make a flight w/ about 5 min buffer and the GPS says 51 miles but your fuel gauge says 36 miles
Iโve been training for this moment
Also a huge apology to
@NASCAR
& all the people in the stands
@DAYTONA
for the first time I can remember. I missed driver intros because the schedule changed by 15 min & didnโt get the update
Felt terrible hearing them say my name and not being there ๐ณ .. sorry
We made the
#DAYTONA500
!
Thank you to everyone
@GauntBrosRacing
&
@ToyotaRacing
for making this possible!
A year ago I didnโt know if I would ever have a chance to race at this level again and now Iโm in the biggest race in the world!
Today I received a random package. No note, no name on the address. I started texting peopleโฆ
Found the person who was asked for my address and he made me realize the emphasis on โpushโ
Well done
@zanesmith77
๐
I donโt know how the Emmyโs work, but I feel like this should win something. To have this prepared and ready to go for such a pivotal moment. Then perfectly explain something so complex, so succinctly.
@SteveLetarte
& this animation - perfection ๐
BIG NIGHT for our little team
@HendersonRace
and a massive thank you to
@marcuslemonis
@CampingWorld
We needed a Top10 and a clean truck to go to Atlanta - we did that. Thought we maybe could have got a top5 but ripping the top just didnโt work as well as I hoped
So i held back from posting this but my buddy
@DaleJr
convinced me. If you see me today Iโm limping a bit but Iโm really lucky, because three consecutive hits to the same area allowed the whole pedal assembly & firewall to come back at me. I pulled my feet back b4 this happened.
P3 at Dega โฆ disappointed to come up short but proud of this team for a solid finish. We are so close
Bring on the Dash 4 Cash!
In the meantime
@SpikedCoolers
Just unfollowed all Instagram models. They should make a single button for that. Sorry but itโs time we both went in separate directions. Itโs not you, itโs me. Im no longer 22 and Iโve never bought the fitness teas.
For those of you who do not think
@ChaseBriscoe_14
braked late into the back stretch chicane on the final lap.
He started braking 1 second later than his fastest lap at 160 mph. He also was going almost 5 mph faster by the time he released the brake at the end of braking zone
Last night I drove a Crown Vic for 45 minutes on a half dirt-oval-with-a-chicane in Florida with a bunch of other wild people.
It was some of the most pure, fun racing Iโve done in a long time and I could hear the loud crowd in the car
Slow cars, no grip, loud crowd = epic
I do feel terrible for my buddy
@Ryan_Truex
, he deserves to be in this race. He is a very talented race car driver and drove a great race tonight. In many ways I feel he is one of the most underrated drivers in the sport. He will have many more chances at this race in the future
I see roughly 4.6 million people chose to watch top-level motorsports in the US
Unlike other sports, motorsports is under one banner. Getting people to like racecars is a plus for all racecars
I preach this weekly on
#InTheWall
U.S. motorsports viewership on Sunday:
1) NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington (FS1): 1.45 rating, 2.614 million viewers.
๐ณ 18-49 demographic: 517,000 viewers
2) Formula 1 at Miami (ABC): 1.08 rating, 2.066 million viewers.
๐ณ 18-49 demographic: 735,000 viewers
I felt Bristol Dirt race last year was insanely fun & we ran well
Hoping to bring that same energy and help clean the place up w/ our
@Bounty
#75
@HendersonRace
truck
Our best looking truck yet?
I wonder how many apology text are sent after each
@NASCAR
road race between the drivers?
Between my two races Saturday. Iโve been apart of three conversations.
I think
@AJDinger
has one of the most remarkable and unique career paths in motorsports:
- Openwheel prodigy
- Openwheel winner
- NASCAR journeyman
- NASCAR/Indycar
@Team_Penske
- NASCAR/ IMSA TV
- NASCAR start-up team
And now back to Cup full-time. Legend.
With massive crowds expected at the Indy500 and Coca-Cola 600 this coming weekend.
Just between those two events, there could possibly be almost half a million people in America watching racecars in person.
I just witnessed a guy and a girl in an elevator realize they both work for elevator companies and hit it off. They also got off at the same floor.
Guess love really is about finding your level
Helping building this team has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Honored to continue that process in 2024!
Still lots to play for this year. Letโs go ๐ค
To add to this night: At 12 I turn 30 years old, EXCEPT. Just before midnight I crossed a time zone and gained an hour.
So I got one more hour in my 20s. I think I just bought time.
โ
@DaleJr
made his first start in a late model stock car in nearly 25 years Wednesday night, finishing third.
And if the reception he received is any indication, North Wilkesboro is BACK.
(via
@ryanpistana
)
P7 in Miami, had top5 speed but cut down RR tire and had to fight back. Proud of this team for the fight today
Also got to race side by side with
@DaleJr
for a ton of laps. Had 9 year old me cheesing ๐
This is Kenn, my car chief.
Had a solid car, loose wheel in stage 2 that set us back for stage 3 and we got all the way back to around 10th
And got run over. Frustrating but we will just go win Kansas
I must apologize, all winter I said Verstappen would have a .5 of a second per lap gap to the field this year
My bad, itโs more like 1 second per lap ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Itโs been madness this morning trying to work the logistics of getting a last minute wrap and itโs going to literally be down to the wire tonight. I think we found a way through the great guys
@TriMaxxGFX
Sheโs going to look beautiful
@marcuslemonis
@CampingWorld
Wild to not have a spare in the year 2024.
Wild to think so little of one of your two drivers to remove them for the other.
Wild to get a true example of how far off Williams really is and the work ahead of them
Wild.
My buddy
@ejorourke41
sent me this from 2010 Daytona.
@DaleJr
went on to win the race
Me probably: โIโm your biggest fanโ
Dale: โIs this ride over yet?โ
Been doing this thing where I wake up & watch old
@NASCAR
races
Today was the 1999 Bristol night race
I think I could listen to an onboard of that era of car around Bristol for hours
It was an incredible honor to get a second chance in cup.
@GauntBrosRacing
&
@ToyotaRacing
were extremely gracious and fun to work with.
I consider them all great friends. As for me? My driving future isnโt clear but I always believe thatโs the most exciting time in life ๐ค
Awesome car from
@bigmchnracing
- still so proud of these guys for the speed we showed in qualifying.
Stage 1 was solid but after spinning Sheldon like a dufus and clearing myself into
@JEarnhardt1
(finally saw replay) - turned into a sloppy night for me.
Iโll be better ๐
550 miles of racing & two tops 10s to show for it.
I tried hard to find a move there in last few laps of NXS race but just didnโt materialize.
So grateful for the opportunities to race today. Thank you
@scottborchetta
@bigmchnracing
I even got some
@SpikedCoolers
10 year old me was absolutely freaking out at this exact moment
Cool interview and really cool the way he is taking on this challenge.
Kimi is fast too ๐ค