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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/

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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/

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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

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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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• Where can we be found on social media?
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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

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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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• Where can we be found on social media?
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• Eric @TSuperspeedway on X
• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

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

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• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
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Recap: Talladega

Cup: Jack Links 500

• Cindric gets his playoff berth
• 22, 60 DQ’d 
• No big one but some big hits

Xfinity: Ag-Pro 300

• Austin Hill… Again… On a Speedway. 

News:

• Rockingham was a big success
  • https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article305235841.html
• Homestead will host the 2026 Championship in what will become a rotation including Phoenix and possibly Las Vegas.  
• Rodney Childers out at Spire
  • “It just was not a good fit.”
• All-Star rules announced
  • SRX Fun Flag is back
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/04/23/nascar-north-wilkesboro-speedway-announce-2025-nascar-all-star-race-format/
  • Run what you brung was denied by owners, leading to the greatest Gluck Rant of all time. 
• Steve Phelps has interest from the PGA Tour for their CEO position.  

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Texas

• NASCAR Cup Series: Würth 400, Sunday, May 4, 3:30 p.m., FS1
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300, Saturday, May 3, 2 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250, Friday, May 2, 8 p.m., FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Tyler Reddick
• Eric: Ryan Preece

-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: Bristol

Cup: Food City 500

• Larson dominates
• Bristol gets a 20.1% on Jeff Gluck’s Was It a Good Race poll.
  • Stephen Stumpf: Darlington and Bristol mark the first time the Cup Series has seen back-to-back races with 4 or fewer lead changes since 1976-77 ( 76 Ontario finale had four lead changes and the 77 season opener at Riverside had 3)
  • Stumpf: Also is the first time since 1978 that the Cup Series has had 3 consecutive races with fewer than 10 lead changes (Martinsville had 9)

Xfinity: SciAps 300

• Larson dominates
  • Says he wants to “embarrass” the field when he runs an Xfinity race

Trucks: WEATHER GUARD Truck Race at Bristol

• Chandler Smith wins
• Kyle Larson does not win or dominate, but does finish second

News:

• Jon Edwards passes away
• Ben Kennedy visits Long Beach Grand Prix
• Tony Stewart gets first Top Fuel victory
  • Is Stewart the greatest racer ever?
• Stern: NASCAR seeking $10M annually for title sponsor for the Xfinity Series
  • Plus a mid seven-figure commitment to activation
  • Annual spend of around $15M

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Rockingham

• Saturday grandstands sold out

• NASCAR Cup Series: OFF
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire, Saturday, April 19, 4 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 200, Friday, April 18, 5 p.m., FS1

Preview: Talladega

• NASCAR Cup Series: Jack Links 500, Sunday, April 27, 3 p.m., Fox
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Ag-Pro 300, Saturday, April 26, 4 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Off

• Cup Picks

• Eric: William Byron
• James: Ryan Blaney

-Fantasy League

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Recap: Darlington

Cup: Goodyear 400

• Denny Hamlin’s crew gets it done in the clutch
• Larson ruins an incredible drive from Blaney
• Byron leads the first 243 in dominating fashion
• Are we over throwback weekend?

Xfinity: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200

• Brandon Jones goes back to victory lane

News:

• Lamar Jackson vs the JR Motorsports 8
• We know a little more about Rick Ware vs Legacy Motor Club
  • [DJD] Legacy Motor Club allegedly paid a new record $45 million for the RWR charter.
• Shigeaki “Shige” Hattori passes away
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/04/07/sad-news-shigeaki-shige-hattori/
• Kyle Petty Charity Ride comes through our neck off the woods
  • https://www.kylepettycharityride.com/ 

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Bristol

• NASCAR Cup Series: Food City 500, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. EDT, FS1
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: SciAps 300, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: WEATHER GUARD Truck Race at Bristol, Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Ryan Preece
• Eric: Bubba Wallace

-Fantasy League

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