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
- Clint Bowyer +8
- Daniel Suarez +-0
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- Ryan Newman +-0
- 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.”
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
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- James: Joey Logano
- Eric: Jimmie Johnson
- Dark Horse
- Eric: Matt Dibenedetto
- James: Daniel Suarez
Fantasy League Update
- Shoutouts if any
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- Eric: Ben for losing his mind and becoming a “Be Our Guest” pledge.
Close show
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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
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