Bristol Mayhem: Tire Chaos, Christopher Bell’s Win & Playoff Shakeup | Round of 12 Preview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Fox Sports

Leisure, Automotive, Sports

4.8 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, and Mamba Smith recap an action-packed NASCAR weekend at Bristol, where tire wear issues played a huge role and Christopher Bell delivered an impressive victory. The crew dives into Bell’s performance, the continued success of Toyota cars in the playoffs, and all the major incidents that shaped the race. They also discuss the drivers eliminated from the playoffs — Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen, and Josh Berry — and what their exits mean for the championship chase. Looking ahead, the team previews New Hampshire and the start of the Round of 12, breaking down which contenders could seize momentum. Mamba shares this week’s Social Sips, and the show wraps up in Last Call with burnout grades for Bell and the crew’s New Hampshire predictions. LINK TO SUBMIT PICKS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE: https://forms.gle/KdroEwMehRpgkqaX7 0:00 - Intro 5:53 - Bristol Recap 31:46 - New Hampshire Preview 41:10 - Mamba’s Social Sips 48:22 - Last Call! 54:22 - Submit Picks For New Hampshire GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. Terms: draftkings.com/sportsbook. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bristol has been pretty tricky.
0:01.6	We want tire fall off.
0:03.0	You don't want tires to fall off a cliff.
0:05.0	When you know that you have the cars that are capable to win and you're not putting the days together,
0:09.2	that is more frustrating than anything.
0:11.2	Multiple times we saw him kind of fish out of water.
0:13.6	I don't know who spun out more of him or Cole Custer.
0:15.8	I felt so smart.
0:17.2	I'm going to walk into the show and tell Kevin, I got your... Welcome to Kevin's Happy Hour, presented by NASCAR on Fox.
0:37.1	I'm Kevin Harvick. She's Caitlin Bincey, and he's the one and only, Mamba Smith. Mr. Mr. Rogers today. Yeah, Mr. Rogers. It looks good, Mamba. Thank you. This studio will be a little niply here lately, because I needed to get something. I went with the long-sleeved shirt today. Yeah. I like the shoes you want with today, too. Yeah.
0:56.6	What did you say, Jordan Comforts?
1:09.0	Yeah, some sort of old man shoe. Some old man's shoe. It's like a new age, uh, forest gum. It's like a new age forest gum. Yeah. Oh, I like that. Yeah. Well, apparently we're all old because we don't know these young kids slang terms. Yeah, six, seven.
1:09.8	Six seven, Buns, cheeks.
1:11.5	Yeah.
1:11.9	I'm so behind.
1:13.1	I don't know about.
1:13.6	I never even heard these until, young kid slang terms. Yeah, six, seven. Six seven, buns, cheeks.
1:11.5	Yeah.
1:11.9	I'm so behind.
1:13.0	I don't know about it.
1:13.6	I never even heard these until today. So I'm not sure what that says. Oh, yeah. I get them all at home. There you go. I'm sure I will be. You're like, what the hell are you talking about? And he's just like, speak English. Use normal words. Just say I don't like it.
1:26.1	I don't know.
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