Show notes:

Recap: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway

• Truex recovers from spin, passes Kyle Busch late to get the win
• Erik Jones becomes first Cup team to be disqualified

Playoffs:

• • 8) #42-Kyle Larson, 2076 +25
  • 9) #6-Ryan Newman, 2065 +14
  • 10) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2059 +8
  • 11) #10-Aric Almirola, 2054 +3
  • 12) #24-William Byron +2

• Currently outside the Round of 12 cutoff

• 13) #88-Alex Bowman, 2051 -2
• 14) #14-Clint Bowyer, 2049 -4
• 15) #1-Kurt Busch, 2039, -14
• 16) #20-Erik Jones, 2008, -45

News Items: 

• Stenhouse is out of the 17. Chris Buescher moves over. (Won the Xfinity titles in 2015 for Roush Fenway)
• Christopher Bell is officially going to the #95 next year with Levine Family Racing
• NASCAR announces 2020 start times
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/09/24/nascar-announces-2020-start-times-and-networks-for-all-three-national-series/
• Matt Borland and Cliffort Turner have been reinstated by NASCAR after completing the Road to Recovery program. 
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/09/24/nascar-crew-members-reinstated/

Do We Care: 

• XXX

Preview: Bank of America Roval 400

• Picks

• • Eric: Martin Truex Jr. 
  • James: Brad Keselowski
  • Dark Horse
  • James: Matt Dibenedetto
  • Eric: Chris Buescher

Fantasy League Update

• Shoutouts if any

• • Eric:   
  • James:

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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Show notes:

Recap: South Point 400 at Las VegasMotor Speedway

• Truex Advances to round of 12
• Struggles for playoff drivers
  • Kyle Busch hits the wall early (-2 laps) battles back and has issues late – Discuss
  • Kurt Busch blows tire after contact
  • Erik Jones goes behind the wall with transmission issues
  • Byron Recovers
• Thoughts on Chase Elliott helping keep Byron on lead lap? 
  • Joey upset

Playoffs:

• • 8) #42-Kyle Larson, 2044, +17
  • 9) #24-William Byron, 2040, +13
  • 10) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2039, +12
  • 11) #88-Alex Bowman, 2037, +10
  • 12) #10-Aric Almirola, 2033, +6

• Currently outside the Round of 12 cutoff

• 13) #6-Ryan Newman, 2027, -6
• 14) #1-Kurt Busch, 2019, -14
• 15) #14-Clint Bowyer, 2012, -21
• 16) #20-Erik Jones, 2007, -26

News Items: 

• Mike Stefanik passes in place crash
• Hemric is out at RCR after 1 season. It’s expected that Reddick will move up to the 8. 
• Chris Buscher non committed to JTG – Negotiation in progress. 
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/09/13/chris-buescher-says-contract-negotiations-in-progress/

Do We Care: 

Preview: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway

• Picks

• • James: Kyle Larson
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • Dark Horse
  • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto
  • James: Daniel Hemric

Fantasy League Update

• Shoutouts if any

• • Eric:  
  • James:

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: Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• Harvick wins
  • Where do we rank him as the playoffs start?
• Johnson’s Streak ends
• KB Blows up and Larson blows an opportunity? 
• Newman makes the cut. Suarez is out.
• Bubba gets a top 5 and fires back at Twitter Trolls

Playoffs:

• • Printable Grid https://www.nascar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/2019-Cup-Playoff-Grid.pdf

• Join us in our bracket challenge. Email thesuperspeedway@gmail.com.

• • Rules: 5 points for every driver that advances to the rounds of 12 and 8.
    • 15 points for each final 4 pick
    • 25 points for the champion.

News Items: 

• Matt Dibenedetto takes over the 21 as Menard retires

Do We Care: 

• IMS and NASCAR begged drivers not to do burnouts on the bricks this year.

Revisit – 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: South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Picks

• • Eric: Martin Truex Jr. 
  • James: Kyle Larson
  • Dark Horse
  • James: Matt Dibenedetto
  • Eric: Paul Menard

Fantasy League Update

• Shoutouts if any

• • Eric:  
  • James:

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: Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington

• Jones breaks through
  • All 4 Gibbs teams now have wins
• Newman continues getting in dust ups. This time with Suarez
• Logano and Elliott issues

Playoff Bubble 

15. Clint Bowyer +8
16. Daniel Suarez +-0

——————

17. Ryan Newman +-0
18. Jimmie Johnson -18

News Items: 

• Hamlin loses to the Tech gods. Cole Custer gets the win
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishes 5th in final Darlington Race
• No PJ1 at Indy this week. Thoughts? 
• NASCAR Sponsorship talks continue
  • Per Adam Stern: .@NASCAR is in advanced talks with several companies for the new sponsorship model, and it’s still expecting to start unveiling deals/details this year, per @Daryl_Wolfe. Brands in talks include A-B, Coke, Geico, Comcast, Monster, per sources; NASCAR is also chasing a telco.
• Kyle Bush clinches +15 playoff points per round as the regular season champion
• Fun Fact: William Byron claimed his first Busch Pole Award at Darlington and his fourth of the season. He also became part of an elite triumvirate. Before his pole-winning run on Saturday, only Fireball Roberts in 1962 and Bill Elliott in 1985 had ever won poles for the Daytona 500, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Southern 500 in the same season.
• Joe Gibbs says Jones “had a deal with us.”
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/09/02/joe-gibbs-says-erik-jones-has-a-deal-with-us/

Do We Care: Kevin James to star in Netflix NASCAR Show

https://deadline.com/2019/09/kevin-james-star-ethe-crew-netflix-nascar-comedy-series-1202710804/

Preview: Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line from Indianapolis Motor Speedway

• Picks

• • James: Joey Logano
  • Eric: Jimmie Johnson
  • Dark Horse
  • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto
  • James: Daniel Suarez

Fantasy League Update

• Shoutouts if any

• • Eric: Ben for losing his mind and becoming a “Be Our Guest” pledge.  

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

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line

The Place: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, September 8

The Time: 2 p.m. ET

TV: NBC, 1:30 p.m. ET

Radio: IMS Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 400 miles (160 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 50),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 100), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 160)

2018 Race Winner: Brad Keselowski

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Next Race: Indiana 250

The Place: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, September 7

The Time: 3 p.m. ET

TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET

Radio: IMS Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 250 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)

2018 Race Winner: Justin Allgaier

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series 

Next Race: World of Westgate 200

The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Friday, September 13

The Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: FS1, 8:30 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134)

2018 Winner: Grant Enfinger