Show notes:

Recap: First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway

• Truex locks into the championship 4.
• Hamlin vs. Logano
  • (NEWS) Logano Crewman Suspended for Texas
• Kyle Busch vs. Aric Almirola 

Trucks: 

• Todd Gilliland FINALLY gets a win. 
  • No word on his future for next season
  • Probably won’t be with KBM?

Playoffs:

• 1) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. 4102, locked in to Championship race
• 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 4082, +24
• 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4075, +17
• 4) #22-Joey Logano 4072, +14
• outside the top 4
• 5) #4-Kevin Harvick 4058, -14
• 6) #12-Ryan Blaney 4057, -15
• 7) #42-Kyle Larson 4048, -24
• 8) #9-Chase Elliott 4028, -44

News Items: 

• This rules package has ruined short tracks
  • https://autoweek.com/article/monster-energy-nascar-cup/opinion-nascar-isnt-drafting-short-tracks-and-road-courses-so-fix
• Smoke is back in a Cup car.
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/10/28/stewart-to-make-stock-car-return-at-cota/
• Tifft out, JHN in for the rest of 2019
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/10/29/matt-tifft-to-sit-out-remainder-of-season-john-hunter-nemechek-to-drive-the-36/
• Crew Chief Killer Austin Dillon strikes again
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/10/28/danny-stockman-stepping-down-as-austin-dillons-crew-chief-at-end-of-season/
• Pocono announces race lengths
  • https://www.jayski.com/2019/10/29/pocono-raceway-announces-2020-race-lengths/?fbclid=IwAR0roh1oVbZJxtTvefsnzln5RXTLDWVnqd6xz8s8mVbY9pX6n3oKaUPywcE
• Honda “interested” in NASCAR
  • https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/honda-nascar-manufacturer-makes-sense/4589525/

Preview: AAA Texas 500 from Texas Motor Speedway

• Picks

• • James: Kevin Harvick
  • Eric: Chase Elliott
  • Dark Horse
  • Eric: William Byron
  • James: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Fantasy League Update

• XXXX 

Playoff bracket update

• XXX
• Shoutouts if any

• • Eric: 
  • James: 

Close show 

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