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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

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Black Flags

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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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Welcome to Episode 366 of the SuperSpeedway Podcast, recorded Monday, June 23, 2025. I am your host Eric Young, and I’m joined by my co-host James Kuch.

Recap: Pocono

Cup: The Great American Getaway 400

• Chase Briscoe and the 19 team finally execute and end up in victory lane
• Had to save fuel and hold off two of the Pocono greats
• Denny could not get close in dirty air
• Brad Keselowski gives it away multiple times
• Many brake failures: All of 23Xi struggled

Xfinity: Explore The Pocono Mountains 250

• Dale Jr. wins again! And Connor Zilisch drives it.

Trucks: MillerTech Battery 200

• Layne Riggs takes advantage of another Heim Bomb

News

• We say goodbye to Prime and hello to TNT
• San Diego looks to be coming to the Cup Series.
  • Chicagoland Speedway return as well? 
• Bowman Gray is said to have a 5 year agreement in place for NASCAR racing. (Sounds like all series are an option, not just the Clash.)

IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT BRACKET!!!

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

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Preview: NOT MY ATLANTA and Lime Rock

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Quaker State 400, Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT, TNT
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 250, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: LiUNA 150, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Kyle Busch
• Eric: Daniel Suarez

Fantasy League

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Recap: Mexico City

Cup: Viva Mexico 250

• SVG dominates on his way to a 16-second win.
• Playoff rules have bubbled back up. SVG is currently 30th and now has a playoff spot.
• Carson vs Ricky continues
• Denny Hamlin skips for dad duties
• Ty Gibbs has a good showing
• NASCAR says they are “hopeful’ to return. No deal in place. 

Xfinity: The Chilango 150

• Daniel Suarez earns an all-time great win.

News

• Iowa Cup race is sold out again
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/06/17/iowa-cup-race-sold-out/
• NASCAR is covered on Pablo Torre Finds Out in a general discussion about antitrust lawsuits with Lina Khan, Former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
• Spire fines Carson Hocevar 50K for comments made on live stream about Mexico City.

Checkered Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric: 
• James: 

Preview: Pocono

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: The Great American Getaway 400, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, Prime
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Explore The Pocono Mountains 250, 3:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: MillerTech Battery 200, 5:00 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin
• James: Christopher Bell

Fantasy League

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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

Checkered Flags

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Black Flags

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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

Fantasy League

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Recap: Nashville

Cup: Cracker Barrel 400

• Ryan Blaney FINALLY wins
• Carson Hocevar has run-in with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  • Hocevar finishes second
• Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson have massive recoveries
• Another strong run by Erik Jones

Xfinity: Tennessee Lottery 250

• Justin Allgaier closes out another one

Trucks: Rackley Roofing 200

• Rajah Caruth gets back to victory lane

News

• Jim France was trying to field a car at Sonoma through Spire
• Rockingham is for sale
  • https://t.co/BbzTILgyeY
• Buescher’s penalty amended by appeals commission
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/05/28/chris-buescher-rfk-racing-penalized-after-kansas-race/
• NASCAR has added two starting positions to the Xfinity race at Mexico City
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/05/27/nascar-adds-two-extra-starting-positions-for-xfinity-race-at-mexico-city/
• Elton Sawyer says increasing the horsepower on the Cup cars is being considered and is being discussed “daily.”
• Matt Tift buys Mansfield Motorsports Park
• Atlanta Motor Speedway is now EchoPark Speedway
  • 7-year, multimillion dollar deal
  • https://www.echoparkspeedway.com/media/news/iconic-track-renamed-echopark-speedway.html
• Cleetus might be going truck racing… with Dodge
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/06/02/cleetus-mcfarland-eyeing-truck-series-debut-with-new-manufacturer/

Checkered Flags

• James: 
• Eric: 

Black Flags

• James:  
• Eric: 

Preview: Michigan

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400, Sunday 2 p.m. EDT, Prime
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: OFF
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics, Saturday, noon EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Carson Hocevar
• James: Erik Jones

Fantasy League

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Recap: Charlotte and Racing Christmas

Cup: Coca-Cola 600

• Watermelon Ross puts together the drive of the season to steal the win
• Byron dominates but lets it get away again
• Carson Hocivar blows up after an awesome drive
• Larson gets into multiple scraps

Xfinity: BetMGM 300

• Byron gets the win

Trucks: North Carolina Education Lottery 200

• Corey Heim finally gets one

Indy 500 and F1 Monaco

News

• Kyle Busch and William Byron sign extensions
  • Four years for Byron
  • One year for Busch
• Penske cans a bunch of top guys
  • Cindric says his future hasn’t changed
• Hall of Fame
  • Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick, Humpy Wheeler
  • https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/nascar-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026/

Checkered Flags

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• Eric: 

Black Flags

• James: 
• Eric: 

Preview: Nashville

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Cracker Barrel 400, Sunday, 7 p.m., PRIME
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tennessee Lottery 250, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Rackley Roofing 200, Friday, 8 p.m., FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Denny Hamlin
• Eric: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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Welcome to Episode 361 of the SuperSpeedway Podcast, recorded Monday, May 19, 2025. I am your host Eric Young, and I’m joined by my co-host James Kuch.

Recap: North Wilkesboro (All-Star)

Cup: All Star Race

• Christopher Bell gets the win
• Logano was upset with how he was raced. Does he have a legit complaint?
• More lead changes than any other All Star race
• TIRES
• Promoter’s caution? 
• Does North Wilkesboro deserve a points race?

Cup: All Star Open

• Carson Hocevar wins to advance
• JHN advances with second-place finish
• Noah Gragson wins fan vote again
• Ryan Preece hits the choose cone
  • NASCAR repainted the box before the All Star Race

Trucks: Window World 250

• Chandler Smith gets the win
• Corey Heim gets used up by Layne Riggs
  • Second week in a row Riggs involved in late race scuffle and comes out on the wrong end of it.

News

• Kyle Larson qualifies 21st for Indianapolis 500
• Connor Zilisch is healed up and ready to race at Charlotte
• Amazon announces no full-screen commercials during green flags
• Chris Buescher’s team will appeal
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/05/19/chris-buescher-rfk-racing-penalized-after-kansas-race/

Checkered Flags

• James: 
• Eric: 

Black Flags

• James: 
• Eric: 

Preview: Greatest Day in Motorsports (Coca-Cola 600/Indianapolis 500)

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600, Sunday, 6 p.m., PRIME
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: BetMGM 300, Saturday, 4:30 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Friday, 8:30 p.m., FS1
• Indycar: Indianapolis 500, Sunday, 10 a.m., Fox (12:45 p.m. start)
• F1: Monaco Grand Prix, Sunday, 7:30 a.m., ABC

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Josh Berry
• James: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

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Recap: Kansas

Cup: AdventHealth 400

• Larson puts it on them, gets all 61 points and pole
  • Mistake-free = unstoppable?
  • Is this his favorite month of all time?
• Trouble for Hamlin, Kes, Byron, and all falter
  • Fox, of course, misses it
• AJ loses it on ECR
• KFB loses it on everyone
• Corey Heim beats all the 23XI drivers

Trucks: Heart of Health Care 200

• Carson Hocevar rides the bird across the finish line
• Corey Heim again with the fastest truck and nothing to show for it

News

• Could Kyle Busch still run the Indy 500?

Checkered Flags

• James: 
• Eric: 

Black Flags

• James:
• Eric:

Preview: North Wilkesboro (All-Star)

• Harrison Burton enters NASCAR All-Star Race with Rick Ware Racing
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/05/12/harrison-burton-enters-nascar-all-star-race-with-rick-ware-racing/ 
• Top five drivers for All-Star Race Fan Vote announced
  • Shane van Gisbergen, Noah Gragson, Carson Hocevar, Ryan Preece and Bubba Wallace.

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race, Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT, FS1
  • Heat Races: Sat., May 17, 5:20pm
  • NASCAR Open: Sun, May 18, 5:30pm
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: OFF
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Window World 250, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Chase Briscoe
• Eric: Kyle Busch

Fantasy League

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Recap: Texas

Cup: Würth 400

• Joey Logano steals one away
• Larson fades late
• Strong runs from Legacy
• Carson Hocevar starts on the pole
• Did Michael McDowell implode?
• Texas has become the chaos track
• Turn four tunnel bumps

Xfinity: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300

• Kyle Larson embarrasses them again
  • Filling in for Connor Zilisch, who was injured at Talladega
• Justin Allgaier strong, but got Kris Wrighted
• Austin Hill also looked good

Trucks: SpeedyCash.com 250

• Corey Heim finally wins a race he dominates

News:

• Kevin Harvick inducted into Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/05/03/kevin-harvick-inducted-into-texas-motorsports-hall-of-fame/
• NASCAR reveals top 10 in All Star Fan Vote
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/05/05/top-10-drivers-revealed-in-2025-all-star-race-fan-vote/
• Homestead is back as the championship race in 2026
  • NASCAR plans to make capital improvements to the facility
  • TRACK will not change
  • Begins a rotation of the championship race that will include Phoenix and other warm-weather tracks. 
  • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/05/06/homestead-miami-returns-as-host-of-nascar-championship-weekend-in-2026/

Checkered Flags

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• James: 

Black Flags

• Eric:
• James:  

Preview: Kansas

• NASCAR Cup Series: AdventHealth 400, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, FS1
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: OFF
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Heart of Health Care 200, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin
• James: Chase Elliott

-Fantasy League

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