Show notes:

Race Recap:

• Cup: Coke Zero Sugar 400
  • YRB survives and shows again that he is an excellent drafter
  • Fords win on pit strategy and some luck thanks to Rick Ware?
  • Winless drivers shooting their shots late
    • Lajoie, Bubba, Buscher (DQ)

• Xfinity: Wawa 250
  • All Kaulig all day. 
  • Justin Haley with the late charge around his dad AJ 

News Items: 

• Kurt Busch officially to drive for 23XI in 2022
  • Will drive the 45 AND the numbers officially are moving forward
• StarCom Racing sells NASCAR Cup Series charter to Spire
  • http://www.catchfence.com/302844/starcom-racing-sells-nascar-cup-series-charter?utm_campaign=twitter_tweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
• JTG Daugherty Racing plans to run one full-time team in 2022
  • JTG Daugherty Racing does not plan to seek an additional charter for the team’s second car next season and instead reduce to one full-time team starting in 2022
  • It appears that Stenhouse will stay in the 47 but nothing is confirmed.
• Eight Cup teams to test Next Gen cars at Daytona September 7-8
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/08/31/eight-cup-teams-to-test-next-gen-cars-at-daytona/

2021 Playoff Preview: 

2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

Click to access NCS-Grid-Printable.pdf

2021 Season Predictions Check in:

• One big gamble:
  • James: William Byron will compete for the championship
  • Eric: Harvick doesn’t make it into the round of 8
• Team to watch:
  • Eric: Hendrick Motorsports
  • James: Worried about Stewart Haas
• Pick 2 drivers that made the playoffs last year who won’t make it in 2021. Pick 2 new playoff drivers.
  • James: 
    • Out: Cole Custer, Austin Dillon
    •  In: Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace
  • Eric: 
    • Out: Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch
    • In: Christopher Bell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 
• Who will be the first driver to win their first race this season?
  • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto
  • James: Chase Briscoe
• What will be the best race?
  • James: Indianapolis Road Course
  • Eric: Bristol Dirt Race
• What will be the worst race?
  • Eric: Pocono 2
  • James: Daytona Road Course
• Who will be our final 4?
  • James: William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch
  • Eric: Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. 
• Who will be our 2021 Champion?
  • Eric: Kyle Busch
  • James: Kyle Busch

• Picks Darlington

• Trucks: In It To Win It 250
  • Eric: John Hunter Nemechek
  • James: Ben Rhodes

• Xfinity: Sport Clips / Vfw Help A Hero 200
  • Eric: Noah Gragson
  • James: AJ Allmendinger

• Cup: Cookout Southern 500
  • Eric: Martin Truex Jr.
  • James: Kyle Busch

Fantasy League Update

Shoutouts if any

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Jackass Corner

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Close show 

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