Podcast #183 — McDowell wins the 500 and 20 years after Dale Earnhardt

Show notes:

Race Recap: Daytona 500

  • Michael McDowell gets his first win in the Daytona 500
  • Big wreck on lap 14 knocks out contenders, determines the rest of the race
    • Lots of single-file, non-eventful racing. 
  • RAIN
    • Start times? What are NASCAR/the networks gaining by starting late when races keep raining out?

News Items: 

Preview: The Daytona Road Course

  • We’re getting turtles in the bus stop
  • Daytona Road Course Picks
  • Trucks
    • James: Sheldon Creed
    • Eric: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Xfinity
    • James: Austin Cindric
    • Eric: AJ Allmendinger
  • Cup
    • James: Denny Hamlin
    • Eric: Martin Truex Jr. 

Fantasy League Update

Shoutouts if any

Close show 

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

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182 — KFB steals the Clash after Chase wrecks Blaney

Show notes:

Race Recap: The Clash

  • KFB takes advantage of the buddies wrecking each other to earn JGR their 10th Clash win.
  • Who was at fault: Chase vs. Ryan
  • What did we think of the Clash?
  • What did we learn about the Daytona Road Course for next weekend?
    • Will NASCAR fix the bus stop? Should they?

News Items: 

Preview: The Daytona 500

  • Picks
  • Different for 2021. 
    • We each pick one driver from each series. 
      • Must be racing for points in that series
    • Whatever points that driver scores in the weekend, we score in the weekend. 
    • Most points at the end of the season wins the championship. 
  • Daytona 1 Picks
  • Trucks
    • James: Matt Crafton
    • Eric: John Hunter Nemecheck
  • Xfinity
    • James: Noah Gragson
    • Eric: Justin Haley
  • Cup
    • James: Ryan Blaney
    • Eric: Kyle Busch

Fantasy League Update

Shoutouts if any

Close show 

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

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Podcast #181 — Our 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season Predictions

Show notes:

News Items: 

  • Ty Dillion will run the Busch Clash for 23XI Racing 
  • Hamlin and FedEx extend deal with JGR (Multi-year Agreement)
  • Pitbull named Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500
  • Beard Motorsports president Mark Beard Sr. Passes away. 
  • Ryan Preece and JTG running the 37 as an open car with funding for only 24 races. Charter goes back to Spire.
  • NASCAR competition update
    • New car development is done
    • Getting closer on format for Bristol dirt
    • Pit road penalty updated

2021 Season Predictions:

  • One big gamble:
    • James: William Byron will compete for the championship
    • Eric: Harvick doesn’t make it into the round of 8
  • Team to watch:
    • Eric: Hendrick Motorsports
    • James: Worried about Stewart Haas
  • Pick 2 drivers that made the playoffs last year who won’t make it in 2021. Pick 2 new playoff drivers.
    • James: 
      • Out: Cole Custer, Austin Dillon
      •  In: Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace
    • Eric: 
      • Out: Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch
      • In: Christopher Bell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 
  • Who will be the first driver to win their first race this season?
    • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto
    • James: Chase Briscoe
  • What will be the best race?
    • James: Indianapolis Road Course
    • Eric: Bristol Dirt Race
  • What will be the worst race?
    • Eric: Pocono 2
    • James: Daytona Road Course
  • Who will be our final 4?
    • James: William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch
    • Eric: Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. 
  • Who will be our 2021 Champion?
    • Eric: Kyle Busch
    • James: Kyle Busch

Preview: Busch Clash

  • Picks
  • James: Chase Elliott
  • Eric: Martin Truex Jr. 

Fantasy League Update

Shoutouts if any

Close show 

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

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  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
  • Podcasts will be found on there as well. 
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Podcast #180 — Larson wins Chili Bowl





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Discussion items: 

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

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Podcast 179 — Offseason catchup

Show notes:

News items:

Team/Driver news: 

Discussion: 

  • S1apSh0es on YouTube: The NASCAR Playoffs are worse than you thought
    • Argues that NASCAR’s waning popularity is because of the playoff championship format
    • Claims the format allows people to coast through the regular season and the first couple rounds of the playoffs
    • Proposes a new format. 

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

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Podcast #178 — Chase Elliott is the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion

Show notes:

Recap  2020 Season Finale 500 from Phoenix Raceway

  • Chase Elliott is the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion
    • 34th driver to win a Cup Series title
    • Sixth champion in the elimination-style format
    • Fifth win of the 2020 season
    • Joins the Pettys and the Jarretts as just the third father-son combo to win Cup Series titles
    • First most popular driver to win the title since 1988 when his dad did it

Truck Series Championship Race: 

Xfinity Series Championship Race: 

How did we do in our predictions? 

News items:

Final Race Pics

Championship Driver

  • James: Joey Logano +1
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • Race Winner (Can be the same)
  • Eric: Kevin Harvick
  • James: Joey Logano +1
  • Eric wins 45-38

Fantasy League Results

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

 For more of the podcast:

  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
  • Podcasts will be found on there as well. 
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Podcast #177 — Harvick is out, Elliott wins his way into Championship Four

Show notes:

Lots to recap, preview, and discuss!

Recap  Xfinity 500 from Martinsville

  • Chase has his moment
  • The 4 team completes the collapse
    • What do we think of the pit maneuver on KFB?
    • The greatest meaningless season ever? 
  • Keselowski’s drive in the closing laps
  • Jones giving Hamiln space

Recap  Autotrader Echopark Automotive 500 from Texas

  • KFB keeps the streak alive.
  • The longest rain delay ever
  • Playoff drivers struggle including Harvick

Championship 4 – Who ya got!

  • Logano
  • Elliott
  • Hamlin
  • Keselowski

News items:

Texas Race Picks:

Playoff Driver

  • James: Kevin Harvick
  • Eric: Chase Elliott
  • Non Playoff Driver
  • Eric: Ryan Blaney
  • James: Tyler Reddick
  • Eric leads 44-35 after 34 races (Eric clinches the picks crown)

Martinsville Race Picks:

Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Martin Truex
  • James: Denny Hamlin
  • Non Playoff Driver
  • Eric: Clint Bowyer
  • James: Matt DiBenedetto
  • Eric leads 45-36 after 35 races 

Next race picks: Championship

Championship Driver

  • James: Joey Logano
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • Race Winner (Can be the same)
  • Eric: Kevin Harvick
  • James: Joey Logano

Plug the Fantasy League

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

 For more of the podcast:

  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
  • Podcasts will be found on there as well. 
  • Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Soundcloud

Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway

Podcast #176 — Logano keeps it wide for the win in Kansas

Show notes:

Recap Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas

Xfinity: 

  • Crazy wreck sees Anthony Alfredo flip on a restart

Playoff Points: 

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News items:

Last Race Picks:

Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Kevin Harvick +1
  • James: Denny Hamlin

Non Playoff Driver

  • James: Erik Jones +1
  • Eric: Tyler Reddick
  • Eric leads 43-34 after 33 races

Next race picks: Autotrader Echopark Automotive 500

Playoff Driver

  • James: Kevin Harvick
  • Eric: Chase Elliott
  • Non Playoff Driver
  • Eric: Ryan Blaney
  • James: Tyler Reddick

Plug the Fantasy League

Shoutouts if any

Close show 

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

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Podcast #175 — The champ is out and Elliott is the king of road courses

Recap Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte ROVAL

  • Chase Elliott wins 4th consecutive road course race 
  • Thoughts on racing in the rain
  • KFB is OUT

Points after the third race of the Round of 12: 

PosDriverPointsAhead of 5th
1)#4-Kevin Harvick (9 wins)4067+55
2)#11-Denny Hamlin (7 wins)4054+33
3)#2-Brad Keselowski (4 wins)4035+13
4)#9-Chase Elliott (3 wins)4027+5
Bottom 4 eliminated after MartinsvilleBehind 4th
5)#22-Joey Logano (2 wins)4022-5
6)#19-Martin Truex, Jr. (1 win)4017-10
7)#88-Alex Bowman (1 win)4009-18
8)#1-Kurt Busch (1 win)4006-21

News items:

Last Race Picks:

Playoff Driver

  • James: Chase Elliott (Win) +2
  • Eric: Kevin Harvick (11)

Non Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Ryan Blaney (5)
  • James: Jimmie Johnson (13)
  • Eric leads 42-33 after 32 races

Next race picks: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas

Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Kevin Harvick
  • James: Denny Hamlin

Non Playoff Driver

  • James: Erik Jones
  • Eric: Tyler Reddick

Plug the Fantasy League

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

 For more of the podcast:

  • Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com
  • Podcasts will be found on there as well. 
  • Find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Soundcloud

Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/thesuperspeedway

Podcast #174 — Hamlin survives Talladega chaos

Recap Yellawood 500 from Talladega Superspeedway

  • Denny Hamlin outlives the carnage, gets the win
  • Yellow Line Rule rears its ugly head again. 
    • Should the rule be eliminated?
    • What about eliminating it on the last lap?
    • How should NASCAR police it?
    • The rule as written: 
      • 10.8.3 SUPERSPEEDWAY EVENTS/ADDITIONAL IN-RACE VIOLATIONS
      • .a Vehicles must race above the double yellow lines around the entire race track. If in NASCAR’s judgement, the vehicle(s) goes beneath the double yellow lines to improve its position, vehicle(s) will be black-flagged. If in NASCAR’s judgement a vehicle forces another vehicle beneath the double yellow lines (in an effort to stop the advancement/pass) the vehicle may be black-flagged.
      • .b NASCAR defines beneath the double yellow lines as follows: when the vehicle’s left side tires are beneath the left line of the inside double yellow lines that separates the apron from the racing surface while passing another vehicle.

Points after the second race the Round of 12: 

News items:

Last Race Picks:

Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Brad Keselowski (18th)
  • James: Joey Logano (26th)

Non Playoff Driver

  • James: Ryan Blaney (25th)
  • Eric: Matt Dibenedetto (21st)
  • Eric leads 41-31 after 31 races

Next race picks: Bank of America Roval 400

Playoff Driver

  • James: Chase Elliott
  • Eric: Kevin Harvick

Non Playoff Driver

  • Eric: Ryan Blaney
  • James: Jimmie Johnson

Plug the Fantasy League

Shoutouts if any

  • James: 
  • Eric: 

Close show 

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

 For more of the podcast:

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Bank of America 400

The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL

The Date: Sunday, October 11

The Time: 2 p.m. ET

TV: NBC, 2:30 p.m. ET

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 252.88 miles (109 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 109)

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Next Race: Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL

The Date: Saturday, October 10

The Time: 3 p.m. ET

TV: NBC, 3:30 p.m. ET

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 155.44 miles (67 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 67)