Listen to the episode here.

Race Discussion: 

• Joey Logano breaks the Chevy stranglehold to win on a last-lap pass, stealing the win from Brad Keselowski
  • Logano dominates.
• Chastain wrecks Harvick

Xfinity

• Austin Hill FTW.
• Josh Williams decides to become famous
  • NASCAR suspends him for another week
• This race was a wreckfest – 67 of 163 laps were run under caution.
  • The second caution, per Fox, lasted more than 20 minutes

Trucks

• Christian Eckes beats Nick Sanchez to take the win

News Discussion: 

• Denny Hamlin fined $50,000 and 25 owner and drivers points
  • Originally said he would not appeal, now says he will
• Hendrick Motorsports’ four teams and #31 of Kaulig fined $100,000 each, 100 owner and driver points (except for Chase Elliott) and 10 playoff points.
  • Hendrick (Jeff Gordon) says parts do not fit properly
  • Team will appeal
• Harvick will run the 29 in the All-Star Race
• Per Bob: NASCAR has gone back to the 2022 length of the restart zone. Drivers said it didn’t help like they thought it would. 

COTA Picks: 

Eric: AJ Allmendinger

James: Austin Cindric

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Close show 

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
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Race Discussion: 

• William Byron wins overtime shootout, fending off Kyle Larson for the win… again.
  • Also Blaney and Reddick
  • The James Reverse Jinx might be working for Bill.
• Harvick had it in the bag until the late caution for Burton.
  • Second week in a row with a quick flag. Any issue with it?
• Hamlin takes Ross “with me” 
• Racing was better?

Xfinity

• Sam Smith dominates after Allgier crashes out
  • Really nice run for Ryan Truex

News Discussion: 

• Hendrick news coming.
• NASCAR expecting 50,000 people per day for Chicago race
  • https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/13/nascar-expecting-50000-people-per-day-for-chicago-race/
• COTA looks stacked
  • Jenson Button, Kimi, Jordan Taylor and a GOAT will all compete.
• NASCAR’s Choose Rule now includes road courses
  • All races now include the choose rule

Atlanta Picks: 

Cup: 

Eric: 

James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Close show 

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

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Race Discussion: 

• William Byron wins overtime shootout, fending off Kyle Larson for the win.
• Chase Elliott out with leg injury
  • Josh Berry filled in at Vegas
  • Berry will continue to drive on ovals
  • Jordan Taylor will drive at COTA
• Austin Hill spoils the Kaulig party, passing Chandler Smith with one to go to win the Xfinity race
  • Kyle Busch was human!
• Kyle Busch gets the first leg of the sweep with victory in Truck Series race
  • First win for KBM with Chevrolet

News Discussion: 

• Ross Chastain wants to play in IndyCar too
  • https://www.jayski.com/2023/03/05/ross-chastain-would-like-to-consider-indycar-one-day/
• Martinsville Speedway is taking out about 20 feet of wall to preserve it
  • Will be at the NASCAR Hall of Fame for a bit if it will fit
  • https://twitter.com/caramariecooper/status/1633183559618899969
• Carson Hocevar will run six races in Xfinity this season for Spire Motorsports (77)
  • First race will be at Dover
  • https://twitter.com/SpireMotorsport/status/1633256271687323648
• Kyle Petty says “Ryan Blaney is the new Kasey Kahne. Potential unfulfilled. Everybody wants to talk about what he can do, but he never does anything.”
  • https://twitter.com/danielmcfadin/status/1632833878497939464

Phoenix Picks: 

Cup: 

Eric: Aric Almirola 

James: Kevin Harvick

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Close show 

• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter
• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

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Show notes:

Race Discussion: 

• Rowdy, KFB, Whatever you call him… Is back. 
• What does this win mean for Kyle and his legacy right now?
  • Kyle broke Richard Petty’s record with at least one win in 19 consecutive seasons
  • Busch brothers combined 96 wins most all-time passing the Allisons 
• Trackhouse looked good again, Hendrick had speed, RFK a surprise?
  • Spire/LaJoie with a really nice day
• The track was racy all-day
• John Hunter Nemecheck wins the final NASCAR race at the current configuration of Auto Club Speedway

News Discussion: 

• We learned the fate of the Auto Club property late last week:
  • NASCAR sold half a billion dollars of the land but held onto 96 acres 
• Per Jenna Fryer and the AP, Larson’s Indy 500 deal is for 2 years (2024 and 2025)
• NASCAR announces new short track/road course aero package
  • Shorter spoiler, changes under the car
  • About a 30% reduction in downforce
  • https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/28/nascar-announces-new-rules-package-for-ovals-and-road-courses/
• Ross Chastain is the favorite to earn the Anheuser-Busch sponsorship after Harvick retires
  • What happens to the #4 car next season? 

Vegas Picks: 

Cup: 

Eric: Kyle Busch

James: Alex Bowman

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• 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
• Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, and Anchor.
• Subscribe for new episodes each week. 
• If you go to anchor.fm/thesuperspeedway you can leave us an audio message and we might play it on the show.