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

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