Show Notes:

Recap: Bank of America Roval 400

• Blaney Survives
• Johnson goes for the win and loses everything
  • What do we think of the move that ended his championship hopes
• Larson earns the greatest point in NASCAR history to advance
• Drivers eliminated
  • Austin Dillon
  • Jimmie Johnson
  • Erik Jones
  • Denny Hamlin

News Items:

• Roval TV ratings jump 10%.
  • https://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-overnight-ratings-increase-10-primarily-thanks-to-new-roval.html
• Sonoma Raceway announces the carousel is back
  • https://www.sonomaraceway.com/media/news_archive/sonoma-raceway-marks-50th-anniversary-with-return-original-nascar-circuit.html
• 2019 rules package announced.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/10/02/2019-rules-packages-announced-monster-energy-series/
  • Teams will run 2018 package for Daytona 500
  • Restrictor plates will be gone for Daytona and Talladega for the rest of the year.
• Hailie Deegan wins K&N Series race. Becomes first woman to win in that series.
  • http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/24845287/hailie-deegan-becomes-first-woman-win-nascar-kn-west-series-race
• Kasey Kahne was expected to return this week at Dover but will sit out another
  • https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kasey-kahne-will-continue-to-sit-out-and-not-compete-at-dover/3188202/

Silly Season:

• JTG Daugherty signs Ryan Preece for 2019 to replace AJ Allmendinger
  • Team will also keep Chris Buescher

Preview: Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway

• Picks

• • Eric: Jimmie Johnson
  • James: Kyle Larson

Dark Horse

• • James: Matt DiBenedetto
  • Eric: Jamie McMurray

Shoutouts if any

Close show

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