Podcast: NASCAR’s Final Four is set as the Championship heads to Phoenix

MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 29: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Race Discussion: Martinsville

Cup: Xfinity 500

  • Ryan Blaney gets the win
  • William Byron almost passes out, so delirious he thinks he married Blaney’s sister
  • Final four going in are the final four going out
  • Pace car has to be towed
  • Has NASCAR fixed the short track package? 

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

Xfinity: Dead On Tools 250

  • Justin Allgaier comes from nowhere to get the win and advance
  • Creed and Hill tangle during GWC
    • Neither advance
    • Childress calls Creed stupid
    • Hill says he can’t wait for Creed to go to JGR next season
    • Does Creed race the 2 this weekend?
  • Sammy Smith isn’t happy with JHN either
  • Xfinity once again outshines the Cup series

News Discussion: 

Silly Season:

  • Aric Almirola officially done in the 10 car
    • Smithfield is also leaving
    • Gragson is expected to take over the ride next season
    • So SHR loses Anheuser-Busch AND Smithfield now

Preview: Phoenix

  • Cup: NASCAR Cup Series Championship
  • Xfinity: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
  • Trucks: Craftsman Truck Series Championship

Discussion:

Picks:

  • Eric: Kevin Harvick
  • James: Chase Briscoe

Champions: 

  • Trucks
  • James: Carson Hocevar
  • Eric: Corey Heim
  • Xfinity
  • James: Justin Allgaier
  • Eric: Sam Mayer
  • Cup
  • James: William Byron
  • Eric: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Black Flags

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

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Podcast: Bell earns clutch victory at Homestead-Miami

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 22: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem/Watts Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 22, 2023 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Race Discussion: Homestead-Miami

Cup: 4Ever 400 Presented by Mobil 1

  • Chris Bell locks into the Championship 4 for the second straight year
  • Larson smokes the sand barrels 
  • Hamlin and Truex see chances at a title fade

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

Xfinity: Contender Boats 300 

  • Riley Herbst almost goes back-to-back but can’t quite get to Sam Mayer
  • Jr. looks good again

Craftsman Truck Series: Baptist Health Cancer Care 200

  • Carson Hocevar wins and locks into the final four
  • Zane Smith DQ’d 
  • Is Fox ruining the truck series?

News Discussion: 

  • Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s High Limit sprint car series buys All-Star Circuit of Champions from Tony Stewart

Silly Season:

  • Chandler Smith linked to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2024
    • Kaulig says he won’t return in 2024

Preview: Martinsville 

  • Cup: Xfinity 500
  • Xfinity: Dead On Tools 250
  • Trucks: Off

Discussion:

  • It’s been one year since the Hail Melon. Has the moment held up?

Picks:

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Black Flags

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Close show  

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Podcast: 300 episodes of BSing about NASCAR


LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 15: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, places the winner sticker on his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Race Discussion: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Cup: South Point 400

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

Xfinity: Alsco Uniforms 302

  • Riley Herbst finally gets a win, in dominating fashion

News Discussion: 

  • John Hunter Nemechek will drive the 42 this weekend at Homestead instead of Hocevar

Silly Season:

  • Carson Hocevar signs with Spire to drive the 77 in 2024

Preview: Homestead-Miami

  • Cup: 4Ever 400 Presented by Mobil 1
  • Xfinity: Contender Boats 300
  • Trucks: Baptist Health Care 200

Eric: 

James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Audio Messages

Shoutouts if any

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Black Flags

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Close show  

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Podcast: Allmendinger gets a walkoff win at the Roval

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 08: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Celsius Chevrolet, and Matt Kaulig, owner of Kaulig Racing celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2023 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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Race Discussion: Charlotte Roval

Cup: Bank of America Roval 400

  • AJ gets his Road Course Win
  • The timing of cautions mixes up the field
    • Reddick dominates stage 1
    • Chase inadvertently dominates stage 2
    • Both get buried in the field
  • KFB gives it all it has – Eliminated from playoffs along with the 23, 1, and 6
  • Truex is back on top, but is he really a threat?
  • Bubba’s spin — should he have had to serve a penalty too?
  • Roval – does it still have a place? 

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

Xfinity: Drive for the Cure 250

  • Sam Mayer advances with a win.
  • Jeb Burton wrecks Justin Allgaier on a restart

News Discussion: 

  • Hailie Deegan Moves up to Xfinity in 2024
  • Construction has begun for the California short-track. 
  • iRacing promises to deliver a Console-Sim game in 2025 as they acquire the license 

Silly Season:

  • Chandler Smith linked to JGR in 2024. Would need a buyout from his remaining 2 years at Kaulig
    • AJ is rumored back to Xfinity
  • BOB says to watch for Noah Gragson to the 10
  • Cindric signs with Penske to return in 2024
  • Denny Discussion
    • Schedule revisit – better choices than Darlington as the regular season finale? 
    • Jeff Gordon Stuff

Preview: Las Vegas

  • Cup: South Point 400
  • Xfinity: Alsco Uniforms 302
  • Trucks: NONE

Eric: 

James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Black Flags

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Close show  

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Podcast: NASCAR’s 2024 schedule is a little corny

TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 01: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, takes the crosses the finish line ahead of Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Camo Ford, to win the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 01, 2023 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

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Race Discussion: Talladega

Cup: Yellawood 500

  • Ryan Blaney moves on with win
  • Kevin Harvick finishes second by a foot, the DQ’d
    • Will not appeal
  • We saw three-wide racing at Talladega again
    • DBC says it’s because everyone was saving fuel

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

Trucks: Loves RV Stop 250

  • Brett Moffitt gets the win
  • Matt Crafton and Nick Sanchez wreck and fight
    • Crafton, driver of the ThorSport Racing No. 88 Ford, was fined $25,000 for his actions in a fight after Saturday’s Love’s RV Stop 250. Sanchez, a rookie in the No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet, was fined $5,000. Sanchez’s father, Rene, was also penalized for his involvement in the fracas, with officials suspending him from NASCAR for the remaining two races on the 2023 schedule.
  • Zane Smith spins on his own on pit road, hits crewmember

News Discussion: 

  • Spire Motorsports buys KBM
    • Kyle will race five races for them next season
  • Carson Hocevar will finish the season in the 42 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Chevrolet
  • 2024 Schedule
    • Brickyard 400 returns
    • North Wilkesboro will again host the All Star Race
    • Iowa Speedway will host first Cup race
    • Daytona is NOT the regular season cutoff anymore
    • Darlington now the regular season cutoff
    • Atlanta and Watkins Glen move into the playoffs. Atlanta will kick them off.
    • Charlotte Roval remains — Dale Jr. was WRONG?!

Preview: Charlotte Roval

  • Cup: Bank of America Roval 400
  • Xfinity: Drive for the Cure 250
  • Trucks: None

Eric: Chase Elliott

James: Tyler Reddick

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Black Flags

  • Eric: 
  • James: 

Close show  

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