Playoff Mayhem and Misfortune at Bristol | 2025 NASCAR Radioactive

Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR's most demanding tracks, hosts the first elimination race. Time to take the playoff field from 16 to 12. We know what we're going to do today. We'll get all the points we can. Get her through. Thanks for the hard work. Chapter three of us doing us. Let's do it. 500 laps. Good luck down there, up that road, boys. 10-4. Stay after it all night. We're here for you. If you do stay up here, because we're starting back here, doesn't mean we can't finish where we've been all season long. Let's go to work. Drive that **** to the front. It's Bristol, baby, and it's time to bring the action. And he can't stay on the bottom of the racetrack. Out of line, inside, inside. See 11 on top. He washed off the bottom and washed back four spots. Demi Hamlin continuing to backslide. No hold now, no hold. Joey Logano, he has plummeted as well. Really bad, really loose here. The 54 gives AJ a little shove out of the way and goes to the lead. I think I got a tire coming apart. I got to come to you guys. I think I'm **** up. I think the tires are wearing... It looks like they're marbled. I think the tires are falling apart. The tires we've seen come off these cars. There is absolutely no rubber left. Something on the right front. Looks like it's on fire. Smoke continues to pour out from inside that car. And on the other side, I think they're going to stop. Come on, bro, fire. Put the fire out! And unfortunately, as a playoff driver, his playoff hopes are now dashed. These guys are going pretty hard. Zane Smith able to clear William Byron. Hitter is him. We're on top here. Inside 48. Trouble in turn number two. Hold the brake, hold the brake. They literally just ran me over the apron. Blaney with those new tires. Let's see how hard he pushes them. Two out to the 12, and he's going to look to outrap you on exit. Battle for the lead. One to go in stage number one. Coming back to green, checker. Still there, still there, still there. To the line, and it's Ryan Blaney. Good job. You got it. Stage two. Let's get back to it. Elliot is way up high. Hold it up top, hold it up top. Should never do it, Bob. Alex Bowman has leapfrogged his way up to 13. If things keep going the way they're going, this guy could possibly race his way in. My front's dying. Watch my pace, Adam. It's starting to go. 10-4, I'm making good time right now. All right, let's run hard here for a little bit. I can't, guys. I'm trying. Oh, we got a spin. SVG. Watch it, watch it, watch it. Lock it down. And unfortunately, this is going to be the farewell in the playoffs for the driver of the 88. Harder than you need to maintain this gap here. He's going to be charging hard, trying for points. Here comes leader Ty Gibbs. Ryan Blaney is on the charge as they head to one. Clear all around. Nothing to worry about out back. Green and white checkered flag will go in the air this time. All right, green checkered. Pedal it. Take care of it. Ty Gibbs wins stage two. Nicely done. Good job, Ty. Excellent work so far. Trouble in turn number two. That looks like it's Shane Van Gisbergen once again. Blame ****. What was he thinking? What do we have going on there? Why did we lose so many spots? Because I couldn't turn. This might go on record for the longest Bristol race ever. Trouble in turn number three. Chase Elliott, heavy damage on the right front of that car. What the hell is that? The 11 shipped at 42 straight at you. It'd be nice if we could race. Does that knock him out of the playoffs? Not sure. Not paying attention to that. Trying to win this **** race. Whatever we do for the shoes, not behind the **** 20. 1,000%. He's **** close. Wallace has got his hands full on his contact with Stenhouse. Yellow's out. Still trying to 47. In fact, can't turn. I'm sitting duck, sorry. Kyle Larson goes up the racetrack into Daniel Suarez. Suarez hits the wall. What the **** was that? Five hit the wall. I don't know why the yellow's out. I don't know. I mean, what a disaster of a race this is. And the pace car has led the most **** laps tonight. My God. He's ready to go. Be smart. Take care of your nose. Running our race. The 54 and the 19 continue to lose time, but just forced to stay on the racetrack. All right, we're starting to go. 18's coming as well. Oh my goodness. Ty Gibbs just trying to get to pit road with too much speed. Still green. No, keep coming. We're going to come back around. We're not going to make it. It's all unraveling for the 54. It all went so wrong in one moment. Like I said, it's all laps. No time to wait. This 48 of Bowman has a real shot. This race is anyone inside the top 10. Protect, protect, protect. I **** can't. A lot's going to happen in the last 15 laps of this race. And now here's fire from underneath Austin Sendrick. What an extraordinary turn of events here in Bristol. We are eight to the good right now, racing 48. Is it a lifeline for Alex Bowman? For position, right side's on him. **** get him. 22 laps to go. Brad Keselowski running in the lead. We're going all the way unless you need to pit. All the way, baby, all the way. Into the wall goes Bubba Wallace. He's done. Caution is out. Well, that got exciting. 48 does not win. We're in. You know where you're going or you want your number? I know where I'm going. We're about to see an epic fight over these closing four laps. Bottom of three. Still out there. Clear. Look at that 20. The two youngsters go high and Bell goes straight through to the lead. To the checker, baby, yes. Christopher Bell in Bristol. Bristol Night Race, guys. Four drivers eliminated. Bowman, Dillon, SVG and the 21 of Barry. We fought with what we could. I appreciate all the hard work every week from you guys. Thank you, guys. Sorry, I'm not good enough. I'll get better at this ****. We'll have a crash next year. Thank you. It all resets. You guys deserve to be in the next round. Great job, guys. Way to never give up despite a little adversity. Bristol freaking Night Race. How about that, fellas? Let's go.