Show notes:

• Days of Thunder
  • Synopsis of film
  • What are our memories of watching.
    • First Time?
    • James: Music – Hans Zimmer
      • Award winning from so many places
        • Lion King
        • Gladiator
        • Dark Night
  • Fun Factoids
    • Hendrick supplied cars and they raced!
      • Greg Sacks at Phoenix at Darlington 1989
      • Bobby Hamilton and Tommy Ellis drove unscored in the 1990 Daytona 500
      • City Chevrolet was a real dealership in Charlotte
    • Cole Trickle is based on Tim Richmond while Rowdy Burns is Dale Earnhardt
    • Kyle Petty’s Mello Yello exists because of Days of Thunder
    • Video Games!
      • NES Version
      • 2011 360/PS3
  • What the film got right about NASCAR
  • What it got Wrong
  • Favorite Scenes
  • Actors
    • Who is at the apex?
    • Who is awful?
    • Who is your favorite character
  • Favorite Moments
  • Favorite car in the movie
• Christmas Stories
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
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Show notes:

Intro: This week we are going to take a look at our top five races of 2017 (Not just NASCAR). At the end we are going to discuss a fun idea that we will be debuting soon.

• Quick recap of the news of the week
  • Kurt Busch signs a 1-year extension with SHR
  • RPM partners with RCR. Will move shop to RCR campus. This isn’t a surprise, right?
  • Jamie McMurray says he hopes to race four more seasons.
    • Is John Hunter Nemechek coming for his seat?
    • Signs on for part-time schedule with Chip Ganassi’s 42 Xfinity Team
  • Chip says Danica won’t run the double with him after talks brakdown.

• Eric’s Top 5 Races of the year
  • 1. First Data 500  Martinsville 2
    • Denny and Chase
    • Under the lights
    • Excellent racing throughout
  • 2. Can-Am 500 at Phoenix
    • Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin showdown
    • Kenseth chases Chase down, ruins his playoff hopes
    • Kenseth’s last win
  • 3. 2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600 — Indycar
    • Indycar at Texas is amazing
    • Spectacular battles throughout. Daring racing. Three-wide. Super fast.
    • 23 lead changes
    • Even with mandatory cautions due to tire issues, racing was still great
    • Takumo Sato and Scott Dixon wreck at the end battling for second
  • 4. Brickyard 400
    • Carnage
    • Kasey Kahne gets the win
    • Great racing after the Truex/Busch crash. Became anybody’s race.
    • Best race at Indy in a LONG time
    • Important for this race to be successful
  • 5. Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
    • Can’t not have a restrictor plate race on the list.
    • End of the race came down to a bunch of mid-pack teams racing for the win due to the crashes.
    • Stenhouse wins again. Establishes his dominance on restrictor plate tracks
    • What’s better than restrictor plate racing at night?

• James Top 5 Races of the year
  • 1. Hamlin/Elliott Martinsville 2
    • First Data 500
    • Battles/Lights/Finish
  • 2. Truex wins his championship
    • Ford EcoBoost 400
    • The stakes are my reason here
  • 3. Harrison Burton wins ARCA race in Toledo
    • Menards 200 Pres. by Federated Car Care
  • 4. Larson steals win at Michigan 2
    • Pure Michigan 400
  • 5. Ryan Blaney wins at Pocono
    • Axalta Presents the Pocono 400

• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Facebook @ TheSuperSpeedway

For more of the podcast:

• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
• Podcasts will be found on there as well.
• Find us on iTunes, Google Play and Soundcloud

Show notes:

• Champions Week
  • Did we watch?
  • Is the banquet worth watching?
• Most Popular Driver
  • Chase Briscoe in the Truck Series
  • Elliott Sadler in the Xfinity Series
  • Cup will be announced Thursday — any chance it’s not Jr.?
• Rookie of the Year:
  • Erik Jones wins it
  • First driver to win in all three series
• Bud Moore passes away
• Nascar makes changes to pit crews for 2018
  • One less member over the wall for pit stops
  • Gas man can ONLY fuel the car
  • Other team members must be rostered and are limited
  • What we don’t know:
    • Suspensions: Will they be able to replace a team member if they are suspended, or is that a vacant spot on the roster?
    • Penalties: What will the penalty be if, say, the gas man kicks a tire to help it to the wall?

• Other tidbits:
• Kurt Busch says he absolutely expects to be back at SHR
• Credit One Bank to be primary sponsor for Kyle Larson next season
• Smoke is engaged
• Dale Jr. named 2018 Daytona 500 grand marshal
• Regan Smith joins Fox NASCAR crew as a pit reporter next season
• Kyle Busch wins Snowball Derby
• No word on Monster yet.
  • How did they do in their first year as a title sponsor?
  • What do you expect from a title sponsor?
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Facebook @ TheSuperSpeedway

For more of the podcast:

• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
• Podcasts will be found on there as well.
• Find us on iTunes, Google Play and Soundcloud