Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Geico 500
  • The GOAT gets to celebrate in Victory Lane with Tyler Reddick
  • McDowell blocks himself and the field into oblivion
    • Corey LaJoie finishes on his side
  • Brad misses out once again
  • Toyota’s blow the strategy play and it works anyway
    • Hey Fox, tell us more than a driver got out slow. Details.
  • Speaking of Fox, show us the best parts of the race and the amazing action perhaps?
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/NASCAR/comments/1ca986g/fox_and_failures/
  • Fuel racing OK? 

• Xfinity: Ag-Pro 300
  • Jesse Love gets first career win in a wreck fest
  • Justin Allgaier hits head on
    • Why does Talladega still have walls angling out so far on the backstretch?

• News:
  • How about those scoring pylons?
  • Kroger to JGR?
    • https://www.jayski.com/2024/04/22/kroger-sponsorship-moving-to-joe-gibbs-racing-next-season/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2-jzaWXmg5SaiM6gNYgKtqgPL_kIMMBoA_-j5qNRO1VwGOWBJnbUFNgnI_aem_AU7Sq4b-PQ7tjdV8wTJdlSsmhDqnlv2_NqznOcE6nxwjAhc7F9ZH31uTWzCPz2-zuv-tYq-s7wX9uiIJQxziNX5E

Preview: Dover

• NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400 — Sunday, 2 p.m., EDT
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: A-Game 200 — Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EDT
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Alex Bowman
  • James: Ross Chastain

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400
  • All is right with the world, Chase Elliott wins again
    • Ends a 42-race winless streak
  • Jimmie has a rough weekend
  • Thoughts on the race? Is Texas saved? 

• Xfinity: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300
  • Sam Mayer narrowly denies Ryan Seig his first win
    • What a finish! 
    • Tied for second as the closest Xfinity Series finish in history
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_closest_NASCAR_Xfinity_Series_finishes

• Craftsman TruckSeries: SpeedyCash.com 250
  • Rowdy dominates, but did he? 
  • Kyle ties Todd Bodine for most wins at Texas
  • Thad Moffit has weird wreck

• News:

• The CW will broadcast the last eight Xfinity Series races this season.
• Denny says NASCAR met with the drivers as well as SMI and Goodyear Saturday morning
  • Horsepower is off the table
  • Planning to be more aggressive with tires. 

Preview: Talladega 

• NASCAR Cup Series: Geico 500 — Sunday, 3 p.m., EDT
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Ag-Pro 300 — Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks
  • James: Ryan Blaney
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Cook Out 400
  • William Byron adds another clock to the collection.
  • A big day for Hendrick
  • Tires
  • Fox

• Xfinity: Dude Wipes 250
  • Aric Almirola gets Him a win!

• Craftsman TruckSeries: Long John’s Silvers 200
  • Christian Eckes wins

• News:

• Hamlin Vs Smith. An argument over being cheap.
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/04/07/denny-hamlin-marcus-smith-argue-over-speedway-motorsports-repaves/
• Nashville Fairgrounds not dead yet
  • https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/04/03/nashville-nascar-talks-charter-revision/

Preview: Texas 

• NASCAR Cup Series: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 — 3:30 p.m. Sunday
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 — 1:30 p.m. Saturday
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250 — 8:30 p.m. Friday

• Cup Picks
  • Eric:
  • James:  

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Toyota Owners 400
  • Denny Hamlin gets the win
  • Denny goes early on final restart. Thoughts?
  • Martin Truex Jr. dominates, mad at Larson and Hamlin after the race
  • NASCAR throws a caution in the middle of strategy for Kyle Busch
  • Race started in the wet
  • Easter weekend racing, yay or nay?
    • Ratings, do we care?: https://x.com/A_S12/status/1775171694304407886?s=20
  • Time for Richmond to go to one date?

• Xfinity: Toyota Care 250
  • Chandler Smith gets it done
  • Aric Almirola also strong
  • Strategy affected the end of this one
  • Bubba Pollard finishes sixth in first Xfinity start
  • Joey Gase and Dawson Cram

• News:

• Forget that Long Beach rumor
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/03/28/could-nascar-be-interested-in-long-beach/
• Stern: Is SHR ready to start liquidating?
  • https://x.com/A_S12/status/1775194535703798085?s=20
• Denny Hamlin wants to drive for 23XI one day
  • https://x.com/SBJ/status/1772767991609938086?s=20
• Iowa’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race is a sellout.
  • Cup race was already sold out.

Preview: Martinsville

• NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400 — 3 p.m. Sunday
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Dude Wipes 250 — 7:30 p.m. Saturday
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Long John’s Silvers 200 (yes, apparently Long John’s Silvers still exists) — 7:30 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Joey Logano
  • Eric: (picked the winner last week) Martin Truex Jr

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Echopark Automotive Grand Prix
  • William Byron becomes first multi-winner of the season for the third straight season.
    • Does he have the road course driver championship belt?
  • Chris Bell makes it interesting late/rattles the Kyles
  • Track limits? In NASCAR? Discuss.
  • Sounds like COTA is a lock for the 2025 schedule. Any issues with that? 

• Xfinity: Focused Health 250
  • This was a fun race. 
  • Larson wins in the 17 for Hendrick. A meaningful win for the team and the first Hendrick Xfinity win since 2009 (Daytona)
    • Larson gets the pole, starts at the back, leads one lap and wins.
  • Austin Hill vs SVG

• Trucks: XPEL 225
  • Corey Heim gets the win
  • Marco loses his ass
  • Hello Connor Zilisch!

• The gimmick of the week: Netflix Season 2 Draft

• News:

• NASCAR to manage racing operations for Bowman Gray Stadium
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/03/21/nascar-to-manage-racing-operations-for-bowman-gray-stadium/
• NASCAR has been actively pursuing a 50-percent stake in the Long Beach race
  • https://racer.com/2024/03/26/does-nascar-have-long-beach-in-its-sights/ 

Preview: Richmond

• NASCAR Cup Series: Toyota Owners 400 — Sunday, 7 p.m. ET
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Toyota Care 250 — Saturday, 1:30 p.m. ET

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • James: Christopher Bell

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Shriners Food City 500
  • Tires, tires, tires
    • Some drivers were adamant that something changed. Goodyear says nothing changed from last fall.
  • Denny Hamlin manages the best and gets the win
  • Safe to say no one missed the dirt Sunday?
  • Ryan Blaney is sick of being asked about Ross Chastain

• Trucks: Weather Guard Truck Race
  • Christain Eckes holds off late charge from Kyle Busch to win
  • Stewart Friesen and Nick Sanchez have disagreement

• News:

Preview: COTA

• NASCAR Cup Series: Echopark Automotive Grand Prix — Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 250 — Saturday, 5 p.m. ET
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: XPEL 225 — Saturday, 1:30 p.m. ET

• Cup Picks
  • James: Tyler Reddick
  • Eric: Ty Gibbs

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Welcome to Episode 311 of the SuperSpeedway Podcast, recorded Monday, March 11, 2024. I am your host Eric Young and I’m joined by my co-host James Kuch.

Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Shriners Childrens 500
  • Toyota’s look strong all day. Chris Bell gets Phoenix redemption
  • Did the new package work?
  • Joey and KFB were completely out to lunch. Is it worry time?

• Xfinity: Call 811. Every dig. Every time. 200
  • Chandler Smith wads them all up and comes away with the win.
  • Heartbreak for Allgaier

• News:

• RFK drops appeal of penalties from Las Vegas
• Honda coming to NASCAR (we missed it last week)
  • NASCAR could be looking at adding a hybrid component in the next few years
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/03/08/potential-changes-to-cup-cars-could-lead-to-new-manufacturer-in-nascar/
• NASCAR is exploring holding a race at Dodger Stadium
• Jordan Bianchi PREDICTS next year’s championship race will return to Homestead (not official)

Preview: Bristol

• NASCAR Cup Series: Food City 500 — Sunday 3:30 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: — OFF
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Weather Guard Truck Race — Saturday 8 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Brad K. 
  • Eric: Brad K.

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Discussion Topics: 

• Cup: Pennzoil 400
  • Kyle Larson dominates
    • Leads 181 laps of 267. Next highest laps led was Kyle Busch with 18!
  • Second win in three races for Hendrick
  • Kyle Busch has had four pit road penalties in first three races
  • SHR looked good
    • Chase Briscoe looked really strong
  • Chris Buescher loses a wheel
    • Crew members Nicholas Patterson (jack) and Jakob Prall (front tire changer) were suspended for the next two Cup Series events
    • RFK struggling to start the season
  • Chastain congratulates Blaney on learning to air block.
  • Jeff and Jordan’s debate — jump to conclusions after this weekend, or is it too early to start looking at trends?

• Xfinity: The LiUNA!
  • John Hunter Nemecheck becomes the first driver not named Austin Hill to win an Xfinity race in 2024
  • Sam Mayer’s terrible start to the season continues.
  • Shane Van Gisbergen another poor finish

• Trucks: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200
  • Rajah Caruth becomes third black driver to win a NASCAR national series event
  • Spire is now (technically) 3 for 3 in the Truck Series this season
    • Nick Sanchez at Daytona is an affiliate team. Kyle Busch at Atlanta, Rajah at Vegas.

• Dale Jr. is out at NBC.
  • Will work for Amazon/TNT next season
• Denies claims that NBC wanted him to broadcast remotely and that he was scolded for not watching the monitors

Preview: Phoenix

• NASCAR Cup Series: Shriners Childrens 500 — Sunday 3:30 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Call 811. Every dig. Every time. 200 — Saturday 4:30 p.m.
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Tyler Reddick
  • James: Ryan Blaney

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Discussion Topics: 

• Ambetter Health 400
  • Daniel Suarez wins an all-time finish going 3-wide at the line
    • Best finish in history?
  • We saw everything. 4-wide, daring moves
  • Race started with a massive 14 car big one

• Xfinity Race
  • Austin Hill wins AGAIN

• Truck Race
  • KFB gets another Truck Series win

• Dale Jr. wants Fox to zoom out
  • Jr. still has not re-signed with NBC
    • Says he will not be a remote broadcaster — has to be at the track

• Nascar proposes a seven-year extension of the charter agreement 
• Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 10, 41 has roof rail deflectors confiscated at Atlanta
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/23/stewart-haas-racings-no-10-41-has-roof-rail-deflectors-confiscated-at-atlanta/ 
  • Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece lose 35 points each for the roof rail deflectors. 
  • Joey Logano fined $10k for the webbed glove. 

Preview: Las Vegas

• NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400 — Sunday 3 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The LiUNA! — Saturday 5 p.m.
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 — Friday 9 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Joey Logano
  • Eric: William Byron

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Discussion Topics: 

• Daytona 500
  • Race postponed early Sunday
  • Year of William Byron begins with Byron winning the 500
  • James wants to know: William Byron has passed reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney in career wins in 90 less starts. Who’s career you got the next 10 years?
  • Ross Chastain makes risky move, causing final wreck
  • Another race ends based on when the caution is triggered — Is this how the winner of the biggest race of the year should be determined?
    • How NASCAR determined the finishing order: https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/20/nascar-explains-ending-of-daytona-500/
  • Fox had some new (and returning) toys for this year’s Daytona 500
    • https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/02/16/2024-daytona-500-fox-sports-resurrects-gyrocam-rolls-out-live-drone-new-3d-telestrator-4k-extraction/
• Xfinity Race
  • Austin Hill wins again
    • Third Feb. Daytona win in a row for Hill
    • Is he the Xfinity king of super speedways?
  • NASCAR lets this race play out to the finish
• Truck Race/ARCA race
  • Nick Sanchez wins first truck race but is overshadowed by the entire cluster-f
  • ARCA race was moved to Friday night due to impending weather
    • Toni Breidinger has harsh words for her teammate after lap-4 wreck
• Bubba Wallace says drivers in the lower series have less respect because there aren’t Cup guys in the field anymore. Thoughts?
  • https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/1759294833653387282?s=20
• NASCAR owners have hired “top antitrust lawyer” as negotiations over charter agreement continue to be rocky
  • Stern says the RTA invited NASCAR to a meeting this weekend and NASCAR said no, it prefers to negotiate individually with teams. 
  • Per AP via Stern: “The negotiating team said there has been no discussion of creating a breakaway league not sanctioned by NASCAR, and there is no current consideration of staging races at non-NASCAR facilities without NASCAR governance.”
  • https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1759345671054803127

Preview: Atlanta

• NASCAR Cup Series: Ambetter Health 400 — Sunday 3 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Raptor King of Tough 250 — Saturday 5 p.m.
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Fr8 208 — Saturday 2 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Chris Bell
  • Eric: Corey LaJoie

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