Podcast: Denny Hamlin goes three in a row at Pocono

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Show notes:

Recap: Pocono

Cup: Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA

  • Denny wins three in a row for the first time in his career
    • Now stands alone in 9th for all time wins
    • Trails Reddick by only 19 points now
  • Pocono was also a sellout

O’Reilly: MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA

  • Justin Allgaier wins another one

Trucks: OFF

Discussion Topics

  • Bell broke his wrist in Michigan crash
    • Crash was hardest hit in the nextgen era
  • Josh Berry out of the 21 next year
  • Spot on/Spot off: The new points system has made drivers less aggressive.

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Qualcomm Circuit (Coronado)

  • Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
    • Craftsman Truck Series: Navy 250, Friday, 7 p.m., FS1
    • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series:United Rentals Driven to Serve 250, Saturday, 5 p.m., CW
    • Cup Series: Anduril 250, Sunday, 4 p.m., Prime
  • Cup Picks
    • Eric: Ty Gibbs
    • James: Michael McDowell

Fantasy League

Close show  

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Podcast: Denny ties KFB, pays tribute at Michigan

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Show notes:

Recap: Michigan

Cup: FireKeepers Casino 400

  • Denny again comes from the back to win
    • Won the pole originally
    • Now tied with Kyle Busch for 9th in all time Cup Series wins with 63
    • Margin of victory was 11:11
  • Michigan boys finish in the top five
    • Erik Jones finishes second
    • Carson Hocevar finishes fifth
  • Wild race
    • Hocevar causes big one on restart
    • Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell wreck hard
      • Bell to have wrist and ankle evaluated
    • Another big one on the front stretch
  • Michigan asphalt aging. Now one of the best tracks in NASCAR again
  • Race was a sellout

O’Reilly: OFF

Trucks: DQS Solutions and Staffing 250

  • Corey Heim gets another win
    • Has some words about Kaden Honeycut afterward
      • Says Kaden needs to get some thicker skin
  • Frankie Muniz Kris Wrights Kris Wright

Discussion Topics

  • Richard Childress talks to the media
    • Plan was to announce Kyle Busch’s extension with RCR at Michigan
    • Clarifies that RCR is holding the stylized 8 for Brexton if he wants to use it, wherever and whenever, but no pressure to race with RCR, or ever use it. 
    • Austin Hill will drive the 33 for the rest of the season
  • Samantha Busch releases a statement
  • Ned Jarrett dies at 93

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Pocono

  • Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
    • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
    • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA, Saturday, 4 p.m., CW
    • Cup Series: Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA, Sunday, 3 p.m., Prime
  • Cup Picks
    • James: Bubba Wallace
    • Eric: Erik Jones

Fantasy League

Close show  

  • Where can we be found on social media?
  • James @jameskuch on Instagram and X
  • Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

 For more of the podcast:

  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
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Podcast: Let’s appreciate Denny Hamlin’s greatness while he’s here

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Show notes:

Recap: Nashville

Cup: Cracker Barrel 400

  • Denny Hamlin goes from first, to last, to first in a JGR thriller
  • Toyotas are just on one
  • SVG is the new JPM
  • Crashes at Nashville are a thing
    • Austin Dillon wipes out Brad

O’Reilly: Sports Illustrated Reports 250

  • Justin Allgaier wins
  • Hints at retirement but says he’s coming back for 2027

Trucks: Allegiance 200

  • Layne Riggs wins again
  • Had to rally back from losing a number of positions on pit strategy 

Discussion Topics

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Michigan

  • Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
    • Craftsman Truck Series: DQS Solutions & Staffing 250, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., FS1
    • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Off
    • Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400, Sunday, 3 p.m., Prime
  • Cup Picks
    • Eric: Ty Gibbs
    • James: Chris Buescher

Fantasy League

Close show  

  • Where can we be found on social media?
  • James @jameskuch on Instagram and X
  • Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram
  • Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

 For more of the podcast:

  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
  • Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and iHeartRadio.
  • Subscribe for new episodes each week.