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Welcome to Episode 376 of the SuperSpeedway Podcast, recorded Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. I am your host Eric Young. I’m joined as always by my cohost, James Kuch.

Recap: Darlington/Portland

Cup: Southern 500

• Chase Briscoe sets the tone for the Playoffs
• Playoff drivers have trouble
  • Hendrick
  • Berry
  • SVG
• Legacy has a night

Xfinity: Pacific Automation 147

• Connor Zilisch yet again
• Are we OK with how he won?
• Portland removed from Xfinity schedule due to needing upgrades
  • No power or internet connections on pit road
  • Stern: https://x.com/A_S12/status/1962743638854607152

Trucks: Sober or Slammer 200

• Corey Heim set to break the truck single season win record

News

• Lawsuit gets even more ugly
  • Texts revealed
  • No immediate decision as of recording
  • Judge lets both sides know that everything will come out and any decision can come down unless they settle

Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: WWT Raceway

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Enjoy Illinois 300, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: No Way 200, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Off

• Cup Picks

• James: Kyle Larson
• Eric: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

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Show notes:

Recap: Daytona

Cup: Coke Zero Sugar 400

• Ryan Blaney gets it done
• Reddick and Bowman struggle, but advance to playoffs
• Logano’s intentional caution?
• NASCAR holds yellows for spins

Xfinity: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola

• Connor Zilisch doesn’t even have to race to win
  • Parker Kligerman wins his second Xfinity race at Daytona he doesn’t get credit for
• Austin Hill complains JRM wouldn’t help him

News

• Schedule is out
  • Dover is the All Star race
  • Chicagoland is back
  • North Wilkesboro gets a points race
  • Watkins Glen moves to May
  • Trucks to race at St. Pete with IndyCar
  • No Portland for Xfinity
• Humpy Wheeler passes away
  • Fitting tribute at Daytona during prerace
• Nashville Fairgrounds may be happening. Also may not be. 
• Rick Ware can’t sell team until lawsuit is resolved
• Kaulig is going truck racing next year, with RAM
• Connor Zilisch to race full time in Cup with Trackhouse in 2026
• NASCAR has an agreement for transfer of charter involved in lawsuit
  • 23Xi says it will shut down at the end of the season if not given charter status
  • Tyler Reddick has given breach of contract notice, per 23Xi
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/08/25/nascar-has-agreement-for-transfer-of-charter-involved-in-lawsuit/
• IndyCar returning to Phoenix next season?
  • https://x.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1960828357765161133

Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: Darlington/Portland

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500, Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Pacific Office Automation 147, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Sober or Slammer 200, Saturday, noon EDT, FS1

-Playoff Brackets

Eric:

James: 

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin
• James: Erik Jones

Fantasy League

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

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Show notes:

Recap: Richmond

Cup: Cook Out 400

• Austin Freaking Dillon
• Kyle Busch’s controller disconnects
• Alex Bowman unhappy with Jesse Love
  • Complains about “race manipulation” on the radio

Trucks: Eero 250

• Corey Heim wins again
• Ty Majeski dominates
  • Wrecked by Crafton due to oil on track
• Truck playoffs set

News

• Xfinity Series will be the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series next season
• Stewart Friesen does NOT ask for a waiver for Truck Series championship
  • Allows Jake Garcia into the fold
• Ty Dillon expected to remain at Kaulig next season
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/08/15/ty-dillon-expected-to-return-to-kaulig-racing-next-season/
• Kaulig may be headed to Dodge?
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/08/15/kaulig-racing-to-dodge-ram/
• All-Star Race could be moving to Dover for 2026
  • North Wilkesboro could be a points race
• Connor Zilisch has collarbone surgery
• Matt Crafton no longer full-time in Truck Series starting in 2026
  • Ty Majeski will move to the 88 full time
• Natalie Decker will be the “first” woman to compete in NASCAR after childbirth. 
• Mamba Smith on X:
  • “The point isn’t to crown the best driver…It’s to crown the best team who executed the best when the pressure was at its highest and the lights were the brightest.”

Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: Daytona

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, NBC
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• James: Brad Keselowski
• Eric: Kyle Busch

Fantasy League

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

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Recap: Watkins Glen

Cup: Go Bowling at the Glen

• SVG does it again
  • Becomes the winningest rookie in NASCAR Cup Series history
• Ty Gibbs wasn’t happy with his car
• Letarte wishes there was a way to keep the cars on the track.

Xfinity: Mission 200 at the Glen

• Connor Zilisch wins
• Zilisch injured in victory lane
• Austin Hill makes some more friends
• Zillisch wrecks SVG

Trucks: Mission 176 at the Glen

• Corey Heim wins another one

News

• SVG signs multi-year contract extension
• No increase in horsepower this year, but looks likely for short tracks next year
  • NASCAR needs to determine what qualifies a track for increased horsepower
• Kaden Honeycut to finish season in Stewart Friesen’s truck
• Andres Perez is out at Spire
  • Will drive the 44 for Niece for the remainder of the season
  • Spire transferring owner points from 07 to 77.
  • 07 done fo the year
  • 77 will be driven by Corey LaJoie for the rest of the season

Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: Richmond

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: OFF
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: eero 250, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin
• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Threads and X
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on X
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Recap: Iowa

Cup: Iowa Corn 350

• William Byron saves enough fuel to win
• Hocevar spins Todd Gilliland
  • Gilliand’s crew chief confronts him on pit road. 

Xfinity: Hy-Vee Perks 250

• Sam Mayer gets the win
• Zilisch has issues
• NASCAR fails to throw caution for fluid on the track.
  • Costs Jesse Love the lead and ruins Brandon Jones’ day

News

• Stewart Friesen hurt
  • Christopher Bell will drive his truck at Watkins Glen
• Josh Williams out at Kaulig
• Kaden Honeycutt out at Niece
  • Will run the 02 this weekend, and the Friesen truck the rest of the season. 
• Speedway Classic was kind of a bust

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Watkins Glen

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling at the Glen, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Mission 200 at the Glen, Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Mission 176 at the Glen, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: AJ Allmendinger
• Eric: Shane Van Gisbergen

Fantasy League

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Recap: Indy

Cup: Brickyard 400

• Bubba wins one for the history books
• Is this finally Bubba’s I belong here moment? 
• Shout-out to Katherine Legge for her P17
• A tame race with a lot of fuel strategy 

Xfinity: Pennzoil 250

• Connor Zilisch wins number 100 for JRM
• The big story is Austin Hill vs NASCAR

Trucks: TSport 200

• Layne Riggs parks it at IRP

News

• San Diego officially announced for 2026
  • The NASCAR Cup Series will race on Sunday, June 21 (Amazon Prime) preceded by the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (FOX Sports) on Friday, June 19 and the Xfinity Series (CW) on Saturday, June 20.
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/07/23/from-battleships-to-burnouts-nascar-set-to-race-at-naval-base-coronado/ 
• NASCAR 25 launches on consoles on October 14.
• Dennis signs up for 2 more years at JGR 
• Over 85,000 tickets sold for Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway
  • Will break MLB regular season attendance record
  • https://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/media/news/mlb-speedway-classic-set-regular-season-single-game-attendance-record-bench-jones-will-throw-out-first-pitch.html

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Iowa

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Iowa Corn 350, Sunday, 3:40 p.m. EDT, NBC
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Hy-Vee Perks 250, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Off

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Kyle Larson
• James: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

Close show  

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• Eric @TSuperspeedway on X
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Cup: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

• Denny Hamlin wins again
• NASCAR red flags the race with 12 to go for rain, restarts with eight to go.
• Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs advance to finals for in-season tournament

Xfinity: BetRivers 200

• Connor Zilisch wins rain-shortened race

News

• 23Xi and Front Row run as open teams
• NASCAR changes eligibility rules
• Chicago Street race will not happen in 2026
• San Diego announcement is imminent
  • https://www.10news.com/sports/sports-news/naval-air-station-north-island-expected-to-host-san-diegos-first-nascar-race
• Marcus Smith says putting a roof on Bristol is possible
• Larry Mac takes a shot at Mark Martin
  • Danielle Trotta says there is an unnamed driver on the playoff committee screaming to go back to the old system.  
• Speedway Classic Aug. 2
  • Reds and Braves wearing racing-inspired jerseys

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Indy

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Brickyard 400, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, TNT
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Pennzoil 250, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: TSport 200, Friday, 8 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Kyle Larson
• Eric: Chase Briscoe

Fantasy League

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Recap: Sonoma

Cup: Toyota / Save Mart 350

• SVG dominates
• Did anyone stand a chance at all?
  • Leads most laps in Sonoma History 97
  • Most wins by a rookie 3 (Tied with Smoke and Goat) 
• Is this a perfect car for the perfect driver situation? 
• Lots of tiffs out there
  • Blaney vs Buscher
  • Berry vs Carson
  • Ross vs Suarez
  • Larson Vs his car
  • Gibbs vs RFK
• Brad K. says there are too many road courses in NASCAR

Xfinity: Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250

• Connor Zilisch out-muscles SVG for victory this time
  • What do we think of Connor after this type of win? 

News

• (CHECK THIS as it could change) 23XI and Front Row are about to enter Dover Unchartered after the latest updates.
  • SO FAR
  • Bob Pockrass
  • @bobpockrass
  • ·
  • 10m
  • 23XI/FRM filing says new evidence supports injunction: “NASCAR has signaled its intention to immediately move to sell or issue Plaintiffs’ charters to other entities—putting Plaintiffs in irreparable jeopardy of never getting their charters back and going out of business.”
  • Quote
  • Bob Pockrass
  • @bobpockrass
  • ·
  • 14m
  • As expected, 23XI/FRM have filed a motion for another temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to remain chartered for rest of 2025. Right now, they are set to lose their chartered status Wednesday.
• That’s not the only interesting NASCAR court case this week
  • Judge is telling Rick Ware to cool it with team sale
    • https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-cautions-rick-ware-racing-to-pump-brakes-on-looming-charter-sale/
• The Cookout Clash will return to Bowman Gray in 2026
• Schedule rumors from DBC
  • Chicago Street AND Mexico might be gone next year
    • Either or both could return
  • Chicagoland return
  • Canadian Tire Motorsports Park potentially sooner than later?? -Freddie Misspoke. He meant Montreal.
• Can we laugh at the attendance at Iowa for IndyCar? 

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Dover

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400: Sunday, July 20, 2:00 pm/et
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: BetRivers 200: Saturday, July 19, 4:30 pm/et
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Chase Briscoe
• James: Chase Elliott

Fantasy League

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Recap: Chicago Street/SVG Speedway

Cup: Grant Park 165

• SVG gets the win
• NASCAR holding cautions
• Joey Logano v. Ross Chastain
• Bubba Wallace vs. Alex Bowman
• Carson Hocevar vs. the wall
• Did McDowell have something for SVG?
• Reddick gets close
• Weather finally not a factor
• Was this the last Chicago street race?
• Is SVG the best road course racer ever in NASCAR?
• In-season bracket challenge
  • Ty Dillon advances again, stays mouthy
  • Elite 8
    • Ty Dillon (32) vs. Alex Bowman (8)
    • John Hunter Nemechek (12) vs. Erik Jones (20)
    • Ryan Preece (15) vs. Tyler Reddick (23)
    • Ty Gibbs (6) vs. Zane Smith (14)

Xfinity: The Loop 110

• SVG out-muscles Connor Zilisch for victory
  • Almost takes out the burnout cameraman

News

• Denny says NASCAR should try a street oval
• Ticket renewals went out for COTA this week

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Sonoma

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: 
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: 
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• James: Chris Buescher
• Eric: Ty Gibbs

Fantasy League

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Recap: EchoPark Speedway/Lime Rock Park

Cup: Quaker State 400

• Chase Elliott pushes his way to victory
• HUGE wreck takes out 23 cars
• New Atlanta vs. Old Atlanta
• Should Atlanta be the last race of the regular season?
• First race on TNT

Xfinity: Focused Health 250

• Nick Sanchez gets the win
• Austin Hill has fuel issues

Trucks: LiUNA 150

• Corey Heim dominates
  • Leads 99 of 100 laps
• Only real excitement was the final restart

News

• Suarez out at Trackhouse at the end of the year.
  • https://x.com/Daniel_SuarezG/status/1940105675239010564
• Rick Ware Racing sold
  • https://apnews.com/article/nascar-rick-ware-racing-puchyr-ccd9b642548cfa30192befea81b15ad3
• Larry McClure passes away
  • https://wcyb.com/sports/nascar/former-nascar-team-owner-and-local-businessman-larry-mcclure-passes-away

IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT BRACKET!!!

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Chicago Street

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Grant Park 165, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, TNT
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Loop 110, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• Eric: SVG
• James: Cinnamon Toast Chris

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Threads and X
• Eric @TSuperspeedway on X
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