The SuperSpeedway Podcast · 163 — RCR finishes 1-2 with Austin Dillon victory

Show notes:

Audio from Angela Ruch’s team at Texas.

Recap  O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 from Texas Motor Speedway

• Austin Dillon wins
• Pretty entertaining Texas race?
• Cole Custer wrecks a week after winning

Xfinity discussion: 

• Kyle Busch wins his 98th Xfinity race. Has it taken away due to failing post-race tech
• Noah Gragson
  • Wrecks Riley Herbst
  • Too aggressive? 

News items:

• So much for that Cup race at Iowa? Could the track be closed? Future up in the air.
  • https://theracinginsiders.com/iowa-speedway-to-be-closed-or-sold/
  • Maybe Penske will buy it?
    • https://racer.com/2020/07/21/penske-weighing-iowa-speedway-purchase/
• Keselowski would like to see drivers demoted to lower series
  • Thoughts?
  • https://www.jayski.com/2020/07/20/should-drivers-be-demoted-to-lower-series-for-on-track-issues/
• No Practice/Qualifying through end of the season.
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/07/21/nascar-announces-no-practice-or-qualifying-for-remainder-of-2020-events/ 
• Could alter starting procedure for playoffs
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/07/20/potential-tweaks-to-starting-lineup-process-mulled-for-nascar-playoffs/
• Clint Bowyer not ready to retire yet
  • https://www.jayski.com/2020/07/20/clint-bowyer-wants-to-return-in-2021/
• Indianapolis 500 reduced to 25% capacity. 
  • https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/motor/indycar/indy-500-reduced-to-25-capacity-face-masks-required/531-956ecb74-9174-40bf-9557-46809facd366

Last Race Picks:

• James: Kevin Harvick

• Eric: Martin Truex Jr. 

Dark Horse 

• • Eric: Ty Dillon

• James: Christopher Bell

• Eric leads 21-20 after 18 races

Next race picks

Super Start Batteries 400 from Kansas Speedway (Thursday night)

• Eric: Kevin Harvick
• James: Chase Elliott

Dark Horse

• James: Tyler Reddick
• Eric: Christopher Bell

Plug the Fantasy League

Shoutouts if any

• James: NASCAR Thunder 2004
• Eric: F1

Close show 

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