Show notes:

Recap: Ford Championship Weekend

• Joey Logano wins the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship
  • Late Race Restart “The Pass”
• Truex comes up one spot short
• The two best drivers in 2018 finish 3rd and 4th.
  • Harvick and Busch each had an avg. finish better than 9.0
• What does title mean for Logano
• Tyler Reddick Wins the Xfinity Championship
  • Disappointment for Bell?
• Brett Moffitt Wins the Truck Series Championship

Season evaluation

News Items:

• NASCAR looking to launch OTT service by 2020 – can’t stream live National Series races until 2025.
  • https://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-ott-no-live-national-races.html
• Cool Story: Ray Gallahan retires a champion on the 22 crew. (He dropped the car off the jack in the 2014 title race)
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/11/20/long-a-championship-five-seasons-in-the-making-for-joey-loganos-pit-crew/
• We’ll Miss you NBC!

Recap the 2018 Season

• Favorite Moments
• Most Important
• The Bad
• Who failed to live up to their potential the most, or who was the biggest disappointment this season?
• Who surpassed their potential or was the biggest surprise of the season?
• What was the biggest story of the 2018 season?

Review Championship Picks – See below. We suck.

• Shoutouts if any
  • Todd dominates the fantasy league.

• Offseason plans

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/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

Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway

Recap: Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway

• Kyle Busch Wins and Harvick survives
• Clint Bowyer has tire issue, crashes and falls out
• Kurt Busch and Chase Elliott end up in wreck with Denny Hamlin to fall out
• Aric Almirola gave it a shot at the end but didn’t have enough.
• After all the twists and turns all through the playoffs, the Big Three still make it to Homestead.

News Items:

• • David Pearson passes away at 83

• Audio: (:57) Mike Joy talks about Pearson’s domination at Charlotte Motor Speedway

• Cole Whitt retires following the race at ISM
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25144840/phoenix-was-cole-whitt-final-race
• Joe Moore is calling his last race Sunday
  • https://twitter.com/JeffStriegle/status/1062370651485421569
• NASCAR buying ISC
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25227625/nascar-makes-offer-acquire-international-speedway-corporation

Silly Season:

• Monster Energy will move to CGR in 2019
• Outback will not return to SHR
  • Will have a personal services contract with Kevin Harvick next season
• Jeffrey Earnhardt will be Kyle Busch’s teammate next season
  • Will race nine races for JGR in Xfinity next season
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/2018/story/_/id/25232710/jeffrey-earnhardt-drive-nine-xfinity-races-joe-gibbs-racing

Preview: Ford 400 at Homestead

• • Picks

• Race Picks

• • Eric: Kyle Busch
  • James: Kevin Harvick

Dark Horse

• • • James: Kyle Larson
    • Eric: Denny Hamlin

• Championship Pick

• Cup: Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano

• Xfinity: Cole Custer, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Daniel Hemric

• Trucks: Brett Moffitt, Justin Haley, Johnny Sauter, Noah Gragson

• • Eric:
    • Cup: Kyle Busch
    • Xfinity: Christopher Bell
    • Trucks: Brett Moffitt
  • James:
    • Cup: Kevin Harvick
    • Xfinity: Cole Custer
    • Trucks: Johnny Sauter

• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/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

Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway

Show notes:

Recap: AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

• • Kevin Harvick dominates
    • Wins both stages and the race
    • Qualifies for a shot at Homestead. Then…
  • Harvick’s penalty
    • Illegal alterations to the rear spoiler
    • Win does not qualify him for the final four
    • Docked 40 points
    • Crew Chief Rodney Childers and Car Chief Robert Smith both suspended for the last two races of the season.
    • Childers fined $75,000

• Audio (2:47) Scott Miller, Senior Vice President of Competition for NASCAR comments on what the team did.

• • http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/25205002/kevin-harvick-failed-inspection-win-penalties-include-no-automatic-championship-berth

Points:

1. Joey Logano WIN
2. Kyle Busch +28
3. Martin Truex Jr. +25
4. Kevin Harvick +3

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1. Kurt Busch -3
2. Chase Elliott -17
3. Aric Almirola -35
4. Clint Bowyer -51

Do We Care?

• Aric Almirola is mad at Joey Logano
  • Kelly Crandall had an excellent piece this week on Racer.com titled “Shut up and drive your racecar.”
  • https://racer.com/2018/11/06/crandall-shut-up-and-drive-your-race-car/

News Items:

• NASCAR admits it screwed up with Jimmie Johnson’s penalty Sunday
  • http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/25180192/jimmie-johnson-erroneously-sent-back-field-texas-race-nascar-says
• Gateway Motorsports Park making adjustments/updates
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25187514/gateway-motorsports-park-making-improvements-seating-layouts-programs

Silly Season:

• Jamie McMurray probably will run the Daytona 500 for CGR
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25196249/mcmurray-likely-run-daytona-500-chip-ganassi-racing
• Martin Truex Jr. will go to JGR next season to replace Suarez
  • Cole Pearn is going too
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25205397/martin-truex-jr-cole-pearn-join-joe-gibbs-racing-2019
• Austin Cindric full time in the Penske 22 Xfinity in 2019
  • https://www.teampenske.com/news/index.cfm/c/286/53809/Austin_Cindric_to_Race_the_No._22_Ford_Mustang_in_2019

Preview: Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway

• Grandstand seats are sold out for Sunday. Standing Room Only tickets still available.

• Picks

• • James: Chase Elliott
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin

Dark Horse

• • Eric: William Byron
  • James: Ryan Newman
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/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

Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway

Show notes:

Recap: First Data 500 from Martinsville Speedway

• Joey Logano takes the win
• Martin Truex Jr. ends up third
• Last lap battle with Truex and Logano

Points:

1. Joey Logano – WIN
2. Kyle Busch +45
3. Martin Truex Jr. +25
4. Kevin Harvick +25

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1. Kurt Busch -25
2. Chase Elliott -31
3. Clint Bowyer -42
4. Aric Almirola -50

News Items:

• Hawg Heaven “Taternater” debuting at Texas this weekend
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25126818/hawg-heaven-taternater-debut-texas
• Gateway interested in Cup race
  • Would favor a mid-week race
  • https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/gateway-motorsports-park-wants-nascar-cup-date-and-open-midweek-race#ixzz5V8vptGOx
• Speaking of Gateway, earlier this week Dave Moody was talking on his show and he made a comment that the schedule is going to look a lot different in 2020, that NASCAR is listening, and that the emphasis on 1.5-mile tracks will be gone.
  • Does Dave know what he’s talking about?
  • How could NASCAR accomplish this?
• Ally Financial (formerly GMAC) announces it will sponsor Jimmie Johnson for the next two years as the whole season primary sponsor.
  • http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/94506/ally-financial-joins-johnson-no-48-team-as-full-season-primary-sponsor
• ISC buys Racing Electronics
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25146343/international-speedway-corporation-acquire-assets-racing-electronics
• Fanatics is leaving NASCAR at the end of the year, six years early
  • Was originally a 10-year deal to run through 2024
  • Will continue to manage NASCAR’s e-commerce site
  • https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2018/11/02/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Fanatics-NASCAR.aspx
• Chevrolet updating the Camaro and Silverado in the Xfinity and Truck Series next season.
  • http://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/2018/story/_/id/25135198/chevrolets-sport-new-looks-nascar-xfinity-gander-outdoors-truck-series-2019

Silly Season:

Preview: AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

• Picks

• • Eric: Kyle Busch
  • James: Chase Elliott

Dark Horse

• • James: William Byron
  • Eric: Trevor Bayne

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/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
• Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway