Podcast: Reddick reigns after rains at Michigan

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??

Checkered Flags

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Short track corner: 

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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