Show notes:

Recap: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube

• Joey and Paul Wolfe get it done in race 2
  • Late Race caution helps secure win
    • Did NASCAR do the right thing? Why was this different than Daytona?
  • Blaney and Bowman pitting cost them the race
• Chase looked strong early and Bowman was charging late
  • Good sign for Chevy?
  • Jimmie Johnson gets first top 5 since Daytona in July.
• No Toyota’s in top 10. Kyle Busch was highest in 15th
• What’s up with JGR?
  • In a few weeks will we look back at Vegas and say that was the race where we saw the rest of the field has caught up?

News items

• Ryan Newman visited the Roush shop today
  • We found out this week that Newman suffered a head injury and no broken bones or internal injuries in his accident
• Steve O’Donnell talked about the accident and the timeline
  • No planned changes to overtime
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2020/02/22/nascar-had-paramedic-in-newmans-car-35-seconds-after-crash/111363330/
• Missed last week: Cup Series drivers to race for Bill France Cup
  • https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/13/nascar-cup-series-champion-to-receive-bill-france-cup-beginning-in-2020/

• Kobe tribute schemes for Byron and Blaney
  • Blaney: https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/25/ryan-blaney-body-armor-to-honor-kobe-bryant/
  • Byron: https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/25/william-byron-to-feature-special-scheme-to-honor-kobe-bryant/
  • Daniel Suarez too
    • https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/25/daniel-suarez-to-honor-kobe-bryant-at-auto-club-speedway/
• Byron to test a new version of the NextGen car at Auto Club
  • https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/25/william-byron-to-test-next-gen-car-at-auto-club-speedway/
• NASCAR tracks will be getting one-year contracts for the next few years
  • https://www.jayski.com/2020/02/24/nascar-giving-tracks-one-year-contracts/
• The Bounty
  • Harvick says he’ll put up $50K to any Cup driver who can beat Kyle Busch in the trucks in the next four races.
  • Marcus Lemonis said he’d put up $50K too. 
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/02/25/kyle-busch-kevin-harvick-bump-and-run-nascar-jimmie-johnson-las-vegas/

Preview: 

• Auto Club 400 @ Auto Club Speedway
• Last week’s picks

• Eric: Ryan Blaney

• • James: Martin Truex Jr. 

Dark Horse

• James: Matt DiBenedetto

• • Eric: William Byron
  • James leads 3-1 after two races. 

• This week’s picks
  • James: Jimmie Johnson
  • Eric: Kurt Busch

Dark Horse

• • Eric: William Byron
  • James: Austin Dillon

Fantasy League Update

Shoutouts if any

• James: Thoughts are with friend of the show Ben 
• Eric: Corey LaJoie’s podcast Sunday Money

Close show 

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