Show notes

Recap: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race from Bristol Motor Speedway

• Hamlin catches Dibenedetto at the end.
  • Thoughts on Matt’s weekend
    • From NBC Sports: LFR switched to Toyota this season but was running a 2018 chassis Saturday, according to crew chief Mike Wheeler, who also said as “JGR learns stuff, we get upgrades.” Based on how well DiBenedetto ran at Bristol, where he led final Cup practice, qualified seventh and finished second, there was some speculation that the team might have received a full-fledged JGR-prepared Camry at Bristol.

“There’s a misconception out there about it being a JGR primary car,” Wheeler said. “It is a generation behind, but it’s good. If you put a good setup and good driver in it, it can go fast, and you saw that tonight.”

• • Problems with how Newman raced Matt in the closing laps.
  • Second weekend in a row with an excellent crowd

Playoff Bubble 

14. Erik Jones +57
15. Ryan Newman +14
16. Daniel Suarez +2

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17. Clint Bowyer -2
18. Jimmie Johnson -26

News Items: 

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. and family involved in a plane crash near Bristol on Friday
• NASCAR drops band Slayer as a sponsor before race
  • https://deadspin.com/nascar-cowards-dropped-slayer-as-a-race-car-sponsor-bec-1837332107
• NASCAR Looking Into Homophobic Comments Allegedly Made Over Truck Series Team Radio
  • https://jalopnik.com/nascar-looking-into-homophobic-comments-allegedly-made-1837309328
• SHR and GoFas Racing may partner next season?
  • Cole Custer could go to the 32 car
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/08/19/go-fas-to-work-with-stewart-haas-next-year-custer-to-the-32-lajoie-staying/
• In addition to tires with a larger diameter, NASCAR could reduce the number of lugnuts to one on the Gen 7 car. 
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/08/19/single-lugnut-on-gen-7-cars/

Preview: Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington

• Picks

• • Eric: Eric Jones
  • James: Denny Hamlin
  • Dark Horse
  • James: Ryan Newman 
  • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto

• Shoutouts if any

Fantasy League Update

Close show 

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