“Really Sucks” “Fire Steve Phelps” – NASCAR Slammed for Shocking Exclusion From Upcoming Awards Ceremony

Published 11/14/2022, 4:15 AM EST

The burnout event after the NASCAR season has become a highly sought-after event for fans ever since last year. However, as reports emerged that with this year’s award ceremony in Nashville, the iconic burnouts would not be taking place, fans were left outraged. They soon took to social media to express their displeasure.

Journalist Bob Pockrass stated, “The awards ceremony from Nashville will honor all the NASCAR national series champs Dec. 1 in Nashville. TBA as far as any telecast/stream as well as any fan activities in Nashville (no burnouts planned for this year).“

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The event has all 16 playoff drivers go head to head performing burnouts, under the lights at Nashville. Multiple celebrities attend the event too. The cars are fitted with neon lights to illuminate the smoke they produce from all the rubber smoke. Last year’s iteration saw, Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson perform burnouts along with the Truck, Xfinity, and ARCA Menards Series 2021 champions. The event was capped off with an amazing display of fireworks, which every attending fan enjoyed.

Following the burnout event, all champions across NASCAR’s racing series are crowned for their respective championships titles. However, Pockrass also mentioned that plans to broadcast the event had still not been confirmed.

NASCAR Fans react to “no burnouts” reveal

Fans were outraged to hear that there would not be any burnout event during the award ceremony in Nashville. Considering how big of a spectacle the event is, its absence is highly demotivating for fans who have been waiting for it all year long.

Fans took shots at the President of NASCAR Steve Phelps and asked that he should be fired for calling quits on the burnout events. On the other hand, others suggested that events like this should happen more often especially when an exhibition race is taking place. One it adds to the marketing of the sport, second it kind of draws newer demographics into its ever-so-diminishing fan base.

Although the burnouts aren't necessarily "important" to the sport, losing little fun things like that really sucks. We need more of that sort of thing, especially around the exhibition races.
— Going in Circles (@Here4Racing) November 11, 2022

no burnouts? fire steve phelps
— houstoñ🐓 (@hhhoustonk) November 11, 2022

No burn outs? Got to be kidding right? The only reason to go!!!
— Todd Davis (@Todd_27_Davis) November 11, 2022

But the schedule on the @NASCAR website states there are 2 nights of burnouts 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️
— Laura Ragsdale ✈️ 🚢 📸 (@NikonDSLR05) November 11, 2022

No burnouts 🙁
— Max (@MaxC_2005) November 11, 2022

Probably no burnouts cause it’s the next gen and they don’t wanna destroy the rear quarters? Idk seems dumb not to have them though. The burnouts were the best part.
— Matt (@MIracingfan) November 11, 2022

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Bull shit there should be burnouts that’s the most interesting part now there point in even having it if there’s no burnouts
— nascarfan (@nascarfan674) November 11, 2022

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Did you enjoy last year’s burnout event in Nashville? What do you think about it not taking place this year? Let us know in the comments section.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.

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Nizamul Haque Bhuyan