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Podcast: Harrison Burton gets storybook victory at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 24: The pit crew of the #21 DEX Imaging Ford, celebrates after Harrison Burton wins the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 24, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Discussion Topics: 

  • Cup:  Coke Zero Sugar 400
    • Harrison Burton lives his dream and steals it from KFB
      • SHOULD Burton be in the playoffs?
    • Jeff Burton gets his Ned Jarrett moment.
    • Wood Brothers 100th Win
    • Parker Retzlaff, driving for an RCR-affiliated team, pushed another car past an RCR car for the win.
      • Right decision?
    • Did Brad blow it or did Cindric just not go?
    • Playoffs get yet another shake-up
    • We got flips (4 and 34)
    • Leigh Diffey was worth the wait.
  • Xfinity: Wawa 250 presented by Coca-Cola
    • Ryan. Truex. Jr.
      • Is it time for a full time ride for Truex?
    • An early crash shakes up the evening
  • Trucks: LiUNA 175 at the Milwaukee Mile
    • Layne Riggs gets a win and throws out his shoulder 

Playoff Standings via Diecast Charv: 

News:

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Preview: Darlington

  • NASCAR Cup Series: Cookout Southern 500 from Darlington, Sunday, September 1, 7:30pm/et
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series: Sport Clips Haircuts Help a Hero 200, Saturday, August 31, 3:30pm/et on USA
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: UNOH 200 at Bristol, Thursday, September 19, 8:00pm/et
  • Cup Picks
    • Eric:Tyler Reddick
    • James: Ty Gibbs

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Podcast: Reddick reigns after rains at Michigan

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 19: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 McDonald’s Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 19, 2024 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Discussion Topics: 

  • Cup: FireKeepers Casino 400
    • Tyler Reddick gets the win
    • Race postponed to Monday after 51 laps
      • Start times??? UGH.
    • Larson spins and takes out strong contenders in Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell.
    • Corey LaJoie flips
    • Martin Truex Jr. Caution
  • Xfinity: Cabo Wabo 250
    • Justin Allgaier wins
    • Sheldon Creed with ANOTHER second (11 so far)
    • Dear NASCAR, Michigan is not a super speedway. Stop trying to make it one.
      • It didn’t race like a super speedway, but it sure wrecked like one
      • Three wrecks at the end of the backstraight
      • Kyle Sieg goes for wild ride at the end
    • NASCAR stopped the race with two-laps to go due to rain and dried the track to have an overtime finish. Result was the driver who was leading still won, and a car flipped. Right decision?

Playoff Standings via Diecast Charv: 

News:

  • RCR is appealing Austin Dillon’s penalty from Richmond this week.
  • Haas Factory team announces Xfinity Lineup for 2025
    • Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer
    • Joe Custer says batting 100% in Xfinity drivers moving to Cup, so Riley Herbst confirmed to Cup?
    • Joe Custer also said nothing to announce with regard to charters — could they keep more than one charter for next year?
  • Ben Kennedy announces the 2025 Clash will be held at Bowman Gray Stadium on Feb. 2, 2025. 
  • Leigh Diffey officially taking over the NASCAR Cup Series broadcast starting this weekend in Daytona.
    • Rick Allen will call the Xfinity races for the rest of this season and next year on the CW
  • Did we get a sneak preview of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule??

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Preview and Olympic Break: Daytona

  • NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400 from Daytona, Saturday. 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series: Wawa 250 presented by Coca-Cola, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT on USA
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: LiUNA 175 at the Milwaukee Mile, Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT, on FS1
  • Cup Picks
    • James: Bubba Wallace
    • Eric: Kyle Busch

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Tyler Reddick wins postponed 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 18: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 McDonald’s Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 18, 2024 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Tyler Reddick won the 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway after two overtime attempts Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

The race was postponed to Monday after 51 laps Sunday after two rain delays.

“It wasn’t really a smooth day,” Reddick said after the race. “We made some mistakes on pit road and put us in a bad spot going into stage three, but put us right behind the wreck, which was good I guess.”

He fell back a bit after pitstops later in the race, but was able to come back from that.

“We had to take more fuel than the 9 and some of those guys, so we had to go up there and pass them back,” he said.

Reddick said an assist from a quasi teammate was the last boost he needed to get the victory on the final restart.

“I got a really good push from Ty (Gibbs) on the last restart and pushed us back to the lead,” Reddick said.

Gibbs drives the 54 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, which Reddick’s team 23Xi has an affiliation with.

“You always hope it’s a teammate pushing you because things just line up better,” Reddick said, talking about bumpers, engine power, and more. “Brad (Keselowski has) always been a good pusher, he’s really good at understanding how these things work as well, so I would have felt good either way.”

“It just worked out really well,” Reddick said.

Denny Hamlin, the winning car owner, spoke to media following the race. He first commented on Bubba Wallace’s day. Bubba had a fast car, leading five laps on the day before being involved in an accident when Kyle Larson spun at the beginning of Stage 3. Bubba, who is fighting for a playoff spot, finished 26th.

“Super unfortunate for the 23,” Hamlin said. “That’s racing, so they say.”

He went on to add that it’s beneficial to have “two bullets in the gun” in two cars, because when Wallace faltered, Reddick was able to rebound and get the victory.

Reddick has been visibly upset with second-place finishes this season when he feels he should have won. Hamlin said that’s one of the things that’s great about having him as a driver — his will to improve.

“He’s always trying to get better,” Hamlin said. “He’s going to come away from this weekend with a laundry list of things he can do better and the team can do better, and that’s what I’m most impressed with.”

William Byron restarted on the final overtime attempt with the lead and chose the top for the restart. He said there was a lot of debate whether to take the top or the bottom.

“I felt like the bottom gives you a chance for sure, but it seems like the leader always takes top here, but it seems like he always gets beat pretty often,” Byron said. “I don’t know, I just feel like lane choice is really difficult here. If you’re the leader, the safe bet’s to take the top, but I feel like I’ll replay the fact that I could have won from the bottom.”

he added that choosing the other lane might not have made a difference in the end.

“He had a better car than us, he was faster on the long run, and he deserved it, but I would have liked to steal one for sure,” Byron said.

Check out some postrace video below and watch for more this week on The SuperSpeedway Podcast.

William Byron talks about his second-place finish at Michigan.
Brad Keselowski finished fifth at his home track Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.

Saturday at Michigan International Speedway

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Saturday at Michigan International Speedway includes practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series as well as the Cabo Wabo 250 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Coverage from Saturday’s events can be found below and will be updated throughout the day.

Follow along on X for updates throughout the weekend.

Sheldon Creed talks about his day following the Cabo Wabo 250, where he finished second.
Kyle Busch’s full media availability at Michigan International Speedway where he discusses Richmond, teammate Austin Dillon, his past history with Joey Logano, and his thoughts on Michigan International Speedway.
Josh Berry talks about his chances at Michigan and where the track fits in on the Cup Series schedule.
Alex Bowman talks about his chances at Michigan and how the track fits in with the rest of the Cup schedule.
Carson Hocevar talks about preparing for his home race at Michigan International Speedway.

Podcast: NASCAR penalizes Austin Dillon for Richmond finish

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – AUGUST 11: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on August 11, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Logan Whitton/Getty Images)

Discussion Topics: 

  • Cup: Cookout 400
    • Austin Dillon gets the win
    • That finish
    • Thoughts on Stenhouse/Preece to bring out the caution in the first place?
    • Option tire — did it work? 
  • Trucks: Clean Harbors 250
    • Ty Majeski makes it two in a row
    • Playoff drivers lock in

Playoff Standings via Diecast Charv: 

News:

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Preview and Olympic Break: Michigan

  • NASCAR Cup Series: Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series: Cabo Wabo 250 at MIS, 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • Cup Picks
    • Eric: Bubba Wallace
    • James: Brad Keselowski

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