Recap: Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway

• Brad Keselowski overcomes illness to win
• Martin Truex Jr. upset about lapped cars
• First race with the “new” package. What did we think?
• Winners and losers?

Do We Care?

• Kyle Busch becomes winningest driver in truck series
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/23/results-gander-outdoors-truck-series-ultimate-tailgaiting-200-atlanta-motor-speedway-kyle-busch/

News Items:

• Larson accuses Hendrick of cheating
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/26/top-chevy-team-can-be-impacted-by-whos-cheating-says-kyle-larson/?fbclid=IwAR3eA1ubK6Kied4-bhFlrliGf_LI-cfFGfk_u5WG32-yvfpFhiiexwtMlJM
• Chad Finley Racing missing truck series race at Las Vegas because their truck was damaged in Atlanta
  • http://www.chadfinley.com/chad-finley-racing-forgoing-las-vegas-truck-race/?fbclid=IwAR0H8mYlAjPuFXyGR2faZUJgBgwWkqIN9V0ivZgupM3f50DNO-pcx_r0cRc
• Kyle Busch says Todd Gilliland needs to get his stuff together
  • https://au.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/busch-drivers-better-perform-kbm/4344310/

Preview: Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Picks

• • James: Kurt Busch
  • Eric: Kyle Busch

Dark Horse

• • Eric: Chris Buescher
  • James: Ryan Newman
• Shoutouts if any

Fantasy League Update

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.
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Recap: Daytona 500

• Hamlin wins his second 500
  • Joe Gibbs calls this the biggest win of his life following the passing of son J.D.
  • Kyle’s Blunders
  • Gibbs sweeps the top 3 – DiBenedetto  leads the most laps
• Let’s talk about the wrecks.
  • Menard
  • Stenhouse Jr.
  • Bowyer
• Did the cautions ruin it for you?
• Winners/Losers
  • Byron
  • Preese
  • Front Row
  • Others

News Items:

• Sam Bass Passes away
  • http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/26012038/notable-nascar-artist-sam-bass-dies-57
  • What’s his legacy
• Kyle Larson is happy to be testing.
  • https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin/status/1097546555672780800

Do We Care?

• Chevy and Toyota had a soft alliance?
  • https://twitter.com/nateryan/status/1097490680371236864

Preview: Atlanta Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

• New rules package begins this week
• http://buildingspeed.org/blog/2018/10/12/2019-rules-package-tapered-spacer/

• Picks

• • James: Brad Keselowski
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin

Dark Horse

• • Eric: William Byron
  • James: David Ragan
• 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

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Recap: Advance Auto Parts Clash

• Johnson gets back to victory lane
  • Controversy after wrecking Menard
• Overall uneventful

Jimmie Johnson article from 2013 by Marty Smith: http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/9999795/nascar-greatness-jimmie-johnson

News Items:

• Kevin Harvick calls for the end of the Clash
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/02/11/kevin-harvick-calls-for-eliminating-clash-combining-with-all-star-race/?fbclid=IwAR2M9US_FYVbeMYxxDc6bc-cGak2mi3E2yKdZ2mXMsHrraMhXGPdTae8GWI
• This one is for James… Jimmie Johnson is running the Boston Marathon

Do We Care?

• NASCAR partners with Barstool Sports
  • https://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-to-launch-a-multi-market-ad-campaign-in-addition-to-developing-a-media-partnership-with-barstool-sports.html

2019 Season Predictions:

• One big gamble:
  • James: DiBenedetto will win a race.
  • Eric: Paul Menard makes the final 4.
• Team to watch:
  • Eric: RCR.
  • James: Leavine Family Racing
• Pick 2 drivers that made the playoffs last year who won’t make it in 2019. Pick 2 new playoff drivers.
  • James: Out: Austin Dillon and Alex bowman. In: Matt DiBenedetto and William Byron.
  • Eric: Out: Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch. In: William Byron and Daniel Suarez.
• Will the new rules package work?
  • Eric: Yes?
  • James: Yes.
• What will be the best race?
  • James: Atlanta
  • Eric: Auto Club
• What will be the worst race?
  • Eric: New Hampshire
  • James: All Star at Charlotte
• Who will be our final 4?
  • James: Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott
  • Eric: Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson
• Who will be our 2019 Champion?
  • Eric: Jimmie Johnson
  • James: Kyle Busch

Preview: Daytona 500

• Picks

• • Eric: William Byron
  • James: Erik Jones

Dark Horse

• • James: Jamie McMurray
  • Eric: Bubba Wallace
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Plug the Fantasy League
• 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:

News Items:

• Cars may be disqualified if they violate the rules in 2019.
  • Driver would get last-place points (1 point), because of Charter agreement
  • Inspections will be done at the track, not at the R&D Center.
  • Will take 90 minutes to two hours.
  • First place, second place and a random driver.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/04/nascar-rules-disqualification-2019-inspection-track/
• Steve O’Donnell: Gen 7 Cup car will be coming in 2021
  • Closer correlation between consumer cars and Cup cars.
  • Body and engine.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/03/generation-7-nascar-date-2021/
• Qualifying procedures will be tightened up this year
  • Short tracks and intermediate tracks
    • First of three rounds to 10 minutes instead of 15
    • Other rounds remain at 10 minutes.
  • All tracks
    • Downtime between sessions to five minutes instead of 10.
• https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/04/nascar-rules-2019-qualifying-updates/

Preview: Advance Auto Parts Clash

• 20 drivers will participate in the event
  • Pole award winners from 2018
  • Former Clash winners who competed full time last season
  • Former Daytona 500 winners
  • All drivers who qualified for the playoffs in 2018.
• Race is 75 laps with a competition caution at Lap 25
• Drivers:
  • 1 Kurt Busch
  • 2 Brad Keselowski
  • 3 Austin Dillon
  • 4 Kevin Harvick
  • 6 Ryan Newman
  • 9 Chase Elliott
  • 10 Aric Almirola
  • 11 Denny Hamlin
  • 12 Ryan Blaney
  • 14 Clint Bowyer
  • 18 Kyle Busch
  • 19 Martin Truex Jr.
  • 20 Erik Jones
  • 21 Paul Menard
  • 22 Joey Logano
  • 40 Jamie McMurray
  • 41 Daniel Suarez
  • 42 Kyle Larson
  • 48 Jimmie Johnson
  • 88 Alex Bowman
• https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/02/05/twenty-of-nascars-top-drivers-to-clash-in-daytona-this-sunday/

• Picks

• • James: Ryan Blaney
  • Eric: Kyle Busch
• Shoutouts if any
• Fantasy plug
  • https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/league/the-super-speedway?fbclid=IwAR2AUFaXxlbNq7GZEktJKuq5j2QYGXcoPj84k8jaLDmfVa7PJw_hM8hc7xk
  • Password: TheSuperSpeedway2019
• Eric’s 2019 race coverage 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