Show notes:

-Audio: (0:41) End of the race snippets from NBC and MRN Radio

Recap: Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway

• • Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson battle to the finish.
  • Was what happened racing? Or was it over the line?
  • A lot of people were complaining that Busch wrecked Larson on purpose after Larson accidentally got into Busch. But that’s not what happened.

 

• Audio: (0:50) Kyle Larson talks about the last lap.

• Audio: (1:04) Kyle Busch talks about the last lap.

 

• A lot of people fired up about Kyle’s motions and comments on the front stretch
  • Eric was there at the fence and the boos were LOUD
• Race was FULL of storylines
  • Stewart Haas had the cars to beat, yet none of the four were a part of the final battle
    • Clint Bowyer’s implosion
    • Aric Almirola has two loose wheels
    • Kurt Busch was PO’d after Harvick passed him at the end of Stage 2
• Other winners and losers?
• What did we think of NBC/Dale Jr. in the booth?

Overton’s 250 Camping World Truck Series race

• • Also a spectacular race
  • Brett Moffitt didn’t know Tuesday whether he was even going to race and ends up winning the race
    • John Hunter Nemechek runs out of gas on the final lap
    • Gas man only put in one can of gas on final pit stop
  • Eric asked Moffitt whether, sponsorship aside, his team has what it takes to win a championship.

 

• Audio: (0:43) Moffitt says “hell yeah”

 

Chicagoland in general

• Track put on spectacular racing all weekend long
• Eric’s comments on the All Star package – nothing Sunday was manufactured. Just pure racing. Key to good racing is make the track hotter than the surface of the sun.

News Items:

• Adam Stern of the Sports Business Journal says all four SHR drivers are expected to return next year
  • Kurt Busch has a one-year deal, which means he’d have to re-up
  • Any reason to believe this wouldn’t be the case?
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/23989381/all-stewart-haas-drivers-expected-return-next-year
• Denny Hamlin said on last week’s Dale Jr. Download that midweek races are something NASCAR will likely explore
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/28/denny-hamlin-reveals-a-secret-drivers-council-possible-mid-week-races/

 

Preview: Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway

• Picks

• • James: Brad Keselowski
  • Eric: Aric Almirola

Dark Horse

• • Eric: Bubba Wallace Jr.
  • James: Alex Bowman

• Shoutouts if any
  • Plug the fantasy league
  • Plug Patreon

Close show

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Coke Zero Sugar 400

The Place: Daytona International Speedway

The Date: Saturday, July 7

The Time: 7:30 p.m.

TV: NBC, 7 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 400 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 80), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Next Race: Coca-Cola Firecracker 250

The Place: Daytona International Speedway

The Date: Friday, July 6

The Time: 7:30 p.m.

TV: NBCSN, 7 p.m.

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 250 miles (100 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Buckle Up In Your Truck 225

The Place: Kentucky Speedway

The Date: Thursday, July 12

The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 225 miles (150 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 35),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 150)