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Race Discussion: Texas

Cup: Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400

• William Byron locks into the round of 8 and possibly the final 4
• Larson sees a major opportunity slip away
• Did Bubba let this one get away?
• Ty Gibbs pit road mishap
• Can we just cross off Truex already?
• Tire issues had major implications on this race and the playoff grid
  • Dillon
  • KFB
  • Gilliand 

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300

• John Hunter Nemecheck gets another win
• Brennan Poole tries to knock down the pit wall

News Discussion: 

• Silly Season
  • Sammy Smith leaving JGR to drive the 8 at JRM with Pilot Sponsorship
  • Preece is back in the 41 in 2024
  • Pockrass: Fully expect SHR to be a 4-car team next season
    • No word yet on Almirola
    • Cole Custer likely replacement

• It is expected that the 2024 schedule will be out this week
  • Rumor: North Wilkesboro will get 2 races in 2024
    • Could be a misunderstanding
    • $4 million in state’s budget for NWS next year
      • https://twitter.com/savethespeedway/status/1706364760357314959
  • Double-header appears not to be happening
  • Xfinity could return to Iowa
  • Cup could go to Iowa if Montreal falls through
  • Texas will likely be a spring race
  • Dale Jr. says the Charlotte Roval is going away
    • https://twitter.com/dirtymomedia/status/1706750621632598250?s=46&t=hH0HWL7Ca99Hcbc8v22_Hw
• Hendrick signs Caruth and Said to do Xfinity races later this year.

Preview: Talladega

• Cup: Yellawood 500
• Xfinity: None
• Trucks: Loves RV Stop 250

Eric: Chris Buescher

James: Brad Keselowski

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

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Black Flags

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Race Discussion: Bristol

Cup: Bass Pro Shops Night Race

• Denny Hamlin beats your favorite driver
  • What do we think of Denny the villain?
• Truex barely makes the playoffs
• Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell all miss the Round of 12

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Food City 300

• Justin Allgaier gets the win
• Boss man Dale Jr. almost won this thing

Trucks: UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics

• Corey Heim with a late pass for the win

News Discussion: 

• Silly Season
  • Matt Dibenedetto is out of the 25 truck for the season
    • https://twitter.com/Rackley_WAR/status/1704205612953776375
  • Brandon Jones returning to Jr. Motorsports in 2024
  • Justin Allgaier announces he’s also returning to Jr. Motorsprots
  • Trackhouse
    • Trackhouse signs Shane Van Gisbergen to developmental contract
    • Signs Zane Smith for Cup in 2024
  • Spire
    • Spire announces it has purchased BJ McCleod’s charter for $40 million
    • Will field a third car with Zane Smith on loan from Trackhouse
  • Kaulig
    • Announces that Daniel Hemric (really?) will move to the 31 for Cup next season
• Bristol will race on the concrete twice next season — no more Bristol dirt
  • Does that mean no dirt race in 2024? 
  • North Wilkesboro?
• The Clash is back in LA in 2024
• Road America will not have a NASCAR series race next season
• Rumor: Chicago Street Course will happen for a final time in 2024 with NASCAR 100% committed to returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2025

Preview: Texas

• Cup: Autotrader Echopark Automotive 400
• Xfinity: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300
• Trucks: None

Eric: Tyler Reddick

James: William Byron

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

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Black Flags

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Race Discussion: Kansas

Cup: Hollywood Casino 400

• Tyler Reddick keeps the 45 streak alive at Kansas
• Late caution costs Hamlin
• Truex is on the outside looking in
• What the heck, Chase Elliott?

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Kansas Lottery 300

• JHN leads 154 laps of a 200-lap race but still almost loses it to Brandon Jones
• Riley Herbst blows it, Parker Kiligerman makes the playoffs

Trucks: Kansas Lottery 200

• Christain Eckes picks up the win
• The Matts fall out of the playoffs — Matt Crafton and Matt Dibenedetto

News Discussion: 

• John Hunter Nemechek is going Cup racing again
  • Will drive the 42 for Legacy Motor Club in 2024
• Stage breaks are back for the Roval
• Cars will also run the chicane on the frontstretch coming to starts and restarts this year (they haven’t in the past).
• Rumor: Ty Dillon to Kaulig Cup with AJ moving back to Xfinity in 2024
• Sam Mayer is back with JRM next season
• NASCAR has reinstated Noah Gragson
  • https://x.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1701714514993975300?s=20
  • Gragson will race in the ASA race at Toledo this weekend per Bob Pockrass
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Preview: Bristol

Eric: Brad Keselowski

James: Christopher Bell

Fantasy Update: James

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Show notes:

Race Discussion: Darlington

Cup: Southern 500

• Kyle Larson finally gets his Darlington Cup win
• Harvick gets hosed by Reddick’s mistake
  • Is there a problem with the open/closed pit road rule? Callers on Sirius say yes.
• SO MANY PLAYOFF DRIVERS HAVE ISSUES
  • Hamlin loose wheel
  • Logano hit the wall
  • Bell hit the wall
  • Bubba spun
  • McDowell, Busch, Hamlin, Bell all involved in an accident late.
  • Stenhouse speeds on pit road
  • Truex had problems
• Bowman/Suarez tangle
• Carson Hocevar finishes 17th

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Wa-Wa 250

• Denny Hamlin gets the win
• Larson has carburetor issues. 

News Discussion: 

• Hamlin re-signs with JGR
  • Multi-year agreement
  • 23XI will continue with Toyota

Preview: Kansas

Eric: Denny Hamlin

James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

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• James: 

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