Show notes:

Race Recap: 

• Cup – Echopark Texas Grand Prix
  • Chase Elliott is gifted the victory
    • Chevrolet’s 800th win
    • Hendrick ties Petty Enterprises win total at 268
  • RAIN
  • Two brutal wrecks
  • Should NASCAR have called this sooner?
    • Thoughts on racing in the rain in general?

• Trucks – Toyota Tundra 225
  • Todd Gilliland muscles his way to the victory

• Xfinity – Pit Boss 250
  • KFB runs away with another one.

News Items: 

• No longer need vaccination proof to get infield access
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/25/nascar-no-longer-requiring-vaccinations-to-get-infield-access/
• Trucks won’t go to Canada again this year
  • Race moved to Darlington on Labor Day weekend

Preview: Charlotte Motor Speedway

• Picks
  • Trucks – North Carolina Education Lottery 200
    • Eric: John Hunter Nemecheck
    • James: Sheldon Creed

• Xfinity – Alsco Uniforms 300
  • Eric: Daniel Hemric
  • James: Harrison Burton

• Cup – Coca-Cola 600
  • Eric: Kyle Larson
  • James: Denny Hamlin

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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud

Show notes:

Welcome special guest, Derek Winter! Host of Life in the Fans Lane. 

Race Recap: 

• Cup – Drydene 400
  • Hendrick Domination 
    • First 1-4 Finish in Cup since 2005 (Roush Fenway)
    • Hendrick’s 267th win. One behind Petty Enterprises for most all time.
    • Alex Bowman is winning his way into an extension
    • Larson’s team gives up one spot on pit road that made the difference late.
      • 25 career second place finishes
    • Byron now has 11 top 10s in a row. 
      • Gordon made it to 21 over 2 seasons
      • 2019 – 13 total top 10s
      • 2020 – 14 total top 10s
  • Does this race tell us anything about the future of the season?
  • Is Aric Almirola the reason Stewart Haas is struggling? (not really, but he’s wrecked a lot of cars)

• Xfinity – Drydene 200
  • Austin Cindric wins again
  • JRM looked strong again
    • Josh Berry gets a second place finish and wins the 100K
    • Justin Allgaier dominates leading 94 laps and finishes third
  • Noah Gragson had his penalty appeal accepted
    • New rule in place for the Xfinity Series
  • Justin Haley missed this race due to COVID protocols
    • NASCAR did grant him a waiver
    • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/14/zane-smith-to-drive-for-justin-haley-at-dover-due-to-covid-19-protocols/

News Items: 

• Brad Keselowski could become the next owner/driver in NASCAR
  • https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-roush-penske-owner-driver/6510977/
• Paul. Menard. Is. Back…
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/17/paul-menard-joins-thorsport-racing-for-circuit-of-the-americas-truck-series-race/?fbclid=IwAR1YA4_92pCUUS6ppYZ7O6eLeQYwuT47fUdW8Q3w_8OpTjbbyv1oHoYa-Qw 
• KFB calls Joey Logano a two-faced driver
  • https://heavy.com/sports/nascar/kyle-busch-joey-logano-two-faced/?fbclid=IwAR2u0FsffPNwQcNykeZirWK5WOnUV-DAoV1Si92p_v4vL0s-x4oDwyfdV3s
• It’s a contract year for Alex Bowman, but two race wins in the first 13 races is enough to get him an extension
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/16/hendrick-motorsports-talking-to-alex-bowman-about-contract-extension/
• Are caution lengths increasing? (and a bunch of other caution stats)
  • https://buildingspeed.org/2021/05/13/caution-lengths-growing-nascar/
• NASCAR is no longer requiring masks outside at events
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/13/nascar-no-longer-requiring-masks-in-outside-area/

Preview: COTA!

• Picks
  • Trucks – Toyota Tundra 225
    • Eric: Sheldon Creed
    • James: Ben Rhodes
    • Derek: John Hunter Nemecheck
  • Xfinity – Pit Boss 250
    • Eric: Austin Cindric
    • James: AJ Allmendinger
    • Derek: Daniel Hemric
  • Cup – Echopark Texas Grand Prix
    • Eric: Chase Elliott
    • James: Kyle Larson
    • Derek: Martin Truex Jr.

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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud

Show notes:

Race Recap: 

• Cup – Goodyear 400 from Darlington
  • Martin Truex Jr. is still the only multiple race winner of 2021
    • Dominates the race leading 248 of 293 laps
    • Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick were the only other double-digit lapleaders with 10 each
  • Larson so close to second win of the year. 
  • Good race or bad race?

• Xfinity – Steakhouse Elite 200
  • Justin Allgaier gets his second victory of 2021
  • Josh Berry comes home second
  • Noah Gragson WAS second before being disqualified. Cost him 100K. 

• Trucks – Liftkits4less.com 200
  • Sheldon Creed leads seven laps to win this wreckfest.
  • John Hunter Nemecheck was the truck to beat until the KBM trucks wrecked on a late restart
  • A record 12 cautions for 66 laps 
  • Carson Hocevar finishes third. 

News Items: 

• Jeremy Bullins missing a second straight race as crew chief for Brad Keselowski for precautionary measures
  • Joey Logano will also be without his crew chief Paul Wolfe due to a one-race lugnut suspension. 
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/05/11/joey-logano-paul-wolfe-to-be-without-crew-chief-at-dover/
• Dover grandstands are sold out for Sunday’s race
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/10/dover-grandstands-sold-out-for-nascar-weekend/
• NASCAR could slow cars down at Daytona and Talladega this season
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/05/07/nascar-could-slow-speeds-for-daytona-and-talladega/
• Dale Jr. says he’ll race the Xfinity Series race at Nashville Fairgrounds every year if NASCAR comes back
  • https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a36373459/dale-jr-will-race-at-nashville-fairgrounds-every-year-if-nascar-comes-back/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBAW&utm_medium=social-media&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR36r7V4maAIcaZQiouv0X4fC-l_k5NrEQzE5gtpuav9jO07R0hDf7PaHrU
• Sheldon Creed says he’s worth more than $15k after winning Darlington in unsponsored truck
  • 
• Stern: Wilkesboro’s chamber of commerce is spending $5k on a billboard calling for Speedway Motorsports to reopen North Wilkesboro.
  • Marcus Lemonis says he’ll invest $1 million and build a Camping World store on the property. 
  • 

Preview: Dover

• Picks
  • Xfinity Drydene 200
    • Eric: Daniel Hemric
    • James: Austin Cindric
  • Cup Drydene 400
    • Eric: Martin Truex Jr.
    • James: William Byron

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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud

Show notes:

Race Recap: 

• Cup – The Kyle Buschy McBusch Race 400
  • KFB extends season winning streak to 17
  • Larson’s 2021 looks familiar…
  • The Tire Caution

• Trucks
  • KFB Sweep
  • Jennifer Jo Cobb Caution

News Items: 

• Let’s talk about the NextGen Car Reveal
• Sad News
  • Eric McClure
  • Bobby Unser 
• Dale Jr. set to return at Richmond Xfinity race this fall
• NASCAR cars released on Rocket League
  • https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dl2psrgTTFG8%26fbclid%3DIwAR3_g5z6b0i1S6jHEdaW6U0voqvBtY02M72hUn0qxbDdaHo__ECVEiRkKIY&h=AT10mgjQWPiLrGOz3kpUSa6mCtlL7Obs2tHj5Tn-I6LqC67pk_eEIORK6heBM4lwzHrNGUzZ48Obyb6qrZ1Ysu6tm6SZbUh-aVoRw8u7LD9YVpHsQgKia7W6OOgi6a_TJD5IBw8QPVox
• All Star Format is announced
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/04/28/nascar-texas-motor-speedway-announce-2021-all-star-race-format/
• Full attendance at Atlanta and the Pocono Double

Pick your favorite throwback scheme

• Eric:
• James: 

Preview: Darlington

• Picks
  • Trucks – Liftkits4less.com 200
    • James: Sheldon Creed
    • Eric: Ben Rhodes
  • Xfinity Steakhouse Elite 200
    • James: Justin Allgaier
    • Eric: Michael Annett
  • Cup – GoodYear 400
    • James: Denny Hamlin
    • Eric: Kevin Harvick

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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud