Podcast: NASCAR’s 2024 schedule is a little corny

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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

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