Podcast: Denny Hamlin is NASCAR’s heel yet again

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 08: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 08, 2025 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Recap: Michigan

Cup: FireKeepers Casino 400

  • Denny Hamlin beats your favorite driver again
    • Says he loves playing the heel and proving 65,000 people wrong
    • Becomes the all-time wins leader at JGR, passing Kyle Busch
  • Buescher disappointed with second
  • Gibbs finishes third and is livid
  • Byron runs out of gas
  • Hocevar has flat tire leading
  • Bowman’s hard hit
  • Gluck said Michigan was the best race of the season

Trucks: DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics

  • Stewart Friesen comes from nowhere to win
  • Was never a true favorite in this race
  • HUGE restart wreck takes out most of the contenders
  • Hocevar has a flat here too

News

  • Dodge is coming back to NASCAR
    • Will race in the Truck Series in 2026
    • No word on teams/drivers
    • Adam Stern says GMS will likely at least build chassis for teams
    • Was announced at MIS

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Preview: Mexico City – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

  • Cup Series will have a podium after the race

Weekend Schedule

  • NASCAR Cup Series: Viva Mexico 250, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, Prime
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Chilango 150, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW
  • NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • Cup Picks
  • James: Daniel Suarez
  • Eric: Chris Buescher

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