#247 — Special FireKeepers Casino 400 Preview from Michigan International Speedway
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246 — Reddick wins at Bowman Gray, er, Indianapolis
Show notes:
Review Indy
- Cup Series: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
- Tyler Reddick dominates and holds off the crazies to get his second straight road course win
- RC is still angry
- Ross takes the shortcut and gets slapped on the hand
- Larson and Dillion had a huge hit
- Hendrick tells Pockrass no signs of brake failure in Larson’s car
- Messy Restarts
- Should we go back to the 400?
- Penske says Cup race will be on the road course again next year
- Tyler Reddick dominates and holds off the crazies to get his second straight road course win
- Truck Series: TSport 200 Presented by Crescent Tools at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
- Grant Enfinger locks into the second round
- John Hunter driving like a moron, wrecks Taylor Gray while leading late
- IRP is awesome
- Xfinity Series: Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard
- AJ wins his 9th Road Course race.
Playoff Picture:
News
- Erik Jones signs multi-year extension with Petty GMS
- Kyle Busch says he’s willing to take a pay cut to continue racing
- Harvick says he’d love to have Kyle as a teammate at SHR
- Kyle’s pre-race interview on USA sounded a lot more like a driver shopping for a new team than one planning to re-sign with the old one
- https://www.jayski.com/2022/07/30/kyle-busch-says-negotiations-continue-with-joe-gibbs-racing/
Picks Michigan
- Xfinity Series: New Holland 250
- Eric: Josh Berry
- James: Austin Hill
- Cup Series: FireKeepers Casino 400
- Eric: Erik Jones
- James: Tyler Reddick
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
Close show
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Podcast #245 — NASCAR stacking up the penalties
Show notes:
Review Pocono
- Cup Series: M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400
- Denny wins, sort of.
- Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch DQ’d, giving win to Chase Elliott
- Denny and Ross Chastain get into it again
- Gibbs gets first Cup start filling in for injured Kurt Busch
- Front Row Motorsports #34 of Michael McDowell hit with an L2 penalty for modification of a single-source supplied part.
- 100 driver and owner points deducted
- Crew Chief Blake Harris fined $100,000 and suspended from next four Cup Series points paying events
- If McDowell qualifies for the playoffs, he will also be docked 10 playoff points.
- https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/07/26/front-row-motorsports-no-34-team-penalized-100-points-fined-100000/
- Denny wins, sort of.
- Truck Series: CRC Brakleen 150
- Chandler Smith wins
- Zane Smith wins the regular season title
- Xfinity Series: Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
- Spectacular race between Gragson and Gibbs at the end
- Jeb Burton wild crash
Playoff Picture:
SRX Corner:
- Chase Elliott goes 2-for-2 beating Tony Stewart for the win
- Marco Andretti wins the title … or did he?
- Paul Tracey wrecks Ryan Blaney early in heat 1
- Austin Karp from the Sports Business Journal reports that the season averaged 1 million viewers each week
- Down 20% from last year
- Were expecting close to 3 million a week
- https://twitter.com/AustinKarp/status/1551980348623527936
News
- JGR making contingency plans in case Kyle doesn’t return
- Kyle was pretty cold with the boss after the race Sunday
- https://www.jayski.com/2022/07/20/joe-gibbs-racing-gives-update-on-kyle-buschs-2023-status/
- Petty GMS teams penalized
- NASCAR prepared to share more TV Revenue in next deal
- Stern: Erik Jones is close to a multi-year deal with Petty GMS
Picks Pocono
- Truck Series: TSport 200 Presented by Crescent Tools at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
- Eric: Zane Smith
- James: Chandler Smith
- Xfinity Series: Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard
- Eric: AJ Allmendinger
- James: Ty Gibbs
- Cup Series: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
- Eric: Tyler Reddick
- James: Chase Briscoe
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
- Can find old episodes of the podcast, show notes, links to the articles we discussed, past race coverage, photos and more.
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Podcast #244 — NASCAR is out on the streets – of Chicago
BREAKING NEWS
- The Chicago Street Race is OFFICIAL
- IMSA support race on Saturday
- Sounds like no Xfinity or Trucks
- https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/07/19/chicago-to-host-first-ever-nascar-cup-series-street-race-in-2023/
Review New Hampshire
- Cup Series: Ambetter 301
- Chris Bell powers through
- MTJ Dominates and Fades
- Chase stays hot
- KFB spins and spins
- What a day for Brad Keselowski
- Xfinity Series: Crayon 200
- Justin Allgaier wins
- Multiple DQ’s for Gragson and Cassill
Playoff Picture is shaken up:
SRX Corner:
- Tony flexes on the field
- Championship is down to 4 drivers
- Andretti 170
- Newman 162
- Stewart 157
- Labonte 155
- SRX does a disservice to itself not showing it faster
- Willy T.
- The Blaneys and Chase will race at Sharon in the finale
News
- Tyler Reddick is going to 23XI in 2024
- Kyle Busch has talked to other teams and Joe Gibbs can’t believe a deal is not done
- Ty Dillion is out of the 42 at the end of the season
- Limited tickets remain for this weekend’s race at Pocono
Picks Pocono
- Truck Series: CRC Brakleen 150
- Eric: John Hunter Nemechek
- James: Zane Smith
- Xfinity Series: Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
- Eric: Ty Gibbs
- James: AJ Allmendinger
- Cup Series: M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400
- Eric: Kyle Busch
- James: Chase Elliott
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
- Can find old episodes of the podcast, show notes, links to the articles we discussed, past race coverage, photos and more.
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Podcast #243 — Meeting Ross Chastain at the Food Lion
Review Atlanta and Mid-Ohio
- Cup Series: Quaker State 400
- Chase Elliott backs up a strong run last week with a win at his home track
- Atlanta is good or great now?
- Ross…
- Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 250
- Austin Hill gets redemption from the Spring
- Truck Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio
- Parker Kligerman out duels Zane Smith
SRX Corner:
- Bobbie Labonte finally crosses the line first.
- A tame race at Nashville
- Is the track too fast for SRX?
- Josef Newgarden wins a heat and wrecks
- Paul Tracy continues to show improvement
News
- Chicago Streetcourse is nearing reality
- Kyle Busch still not signed
Picks New Hampshire
- Xfinity Series: Crayon 200
- James: Justin Allgaier
- Eric: Noah Gragson
- Cup Series: Ambetter 301
- James: Denny Hamlin
- Eric: Ross Chastain
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
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Podcast #242 — Tyler Reddick is FINALLY a NASCAR Cup Series winner
Show notes:
Review Road America
- Cup Series (Road America): Kwik Trip 250
- Tyler Reddick finally is a Cup Series winner
- Chase Elliott dominates
- Tyler Reddick takes the lead following the final pit stop
- Xfinity Series (Road America): Henry 180
- Ty Gibbs out-duels the Champ, Kyle Larson, to take the win
- Noah Gragson sends Sage Carem after contact involving a bunch of cars (including himself)
A look at the playoff picture:
SRX Corner:
- Ryan Newman wins at Stafford
- Significantly less contact in this one
- Paul Tracey had a semi-decent showing
- Smoke led early but fell back (playing up the show?)
News
- Reddick is back with RCR next season (good timing)
- Next year is a contract year for him.
- https://www.jayski.com/2022/07/02/tyler-reddick-will-return-to-richard-childress-racing-in-2023/
- NASCAR’s working on new Dale Earnhardt merch
- Pit Crew changes for Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell
Picks
- Truck Series (Mid-Ohio): O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio
- James: Carson Hocevar
- Eric: Ben Rhodes
- Xfinity Series (Atlanta): Alsco Uniforms 250
- James: Austin Hill
- Eric: Ty Gibbs
- Cup Series (Atlanta): Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart
- James: William Byron
- Eric: Bubba Wallace
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
- Can find old episodes of the podcast, show notes, links to the articles we discussed, past race coverage, photos and more.
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- Subscriber for new episodes each week.
Podcast #241 — Chase Elliott beats the heat at Nashville
Review Nashville
- Cup Series: Ally 400
- Chase Elliott wins
- Bubba Wallace doesn’t want his crew chief to speak to him anymore
- Kyle Busch races through the pack from last place, dominates until the rain, then says it’s impossible to pass in this car.
- No caution for Brad Keselowski crash with a couple laps to go.
- Truck Series: Rackley Roofing 200
- Ryan Preece wishes we raced at Nashville 10 times a year, wins for second year in a row
- Xfinity Series: Tennessee Lottery 250
- Justin Allgaier dominates
- Sam Mayer and Ty Gibbs get together again, but both brush it off.
Knoxville
- Truck Series: Clean Harbors 150
- Todd Gilliland returns for one race, wins
- Carson Hocevar breaks with the truck to beat.
- Jessica Friesen flips, but you wouldn’t know it if you watched Fox Sports.
A look at the playoff picture:
SRX Corner:
- Helio wins at Five Flags
- Will get a shot in the Cup Series as a result
- Tony Stewart wins at South Boston after tangling with Ernie Francis Jr.
- Michael Waltrip and Marco Andretti get together as well. Waltrip says Marco is going to get a visit from “Uncle Mike.”
News
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. re-ups with JTG Daugherty
- Martin Truex Jr. is back with Gibbs in 2023
- Press release simply says “I’m coming back.”
- https://www.jayski.com/2022/06/24/martin-truex-jr-will-return-to-joe-gibbs-racing-in-2023/
- Bruton Smith Passes away
- Clint Bowyer
Picks
- Xfinity Series (Road America): Henry 180
- James: AJ Allmendinger
- Eric: Riley Herbst
- Cup Series (Road America): Kwik Trip 250
- James: Chase Elliott
- Eric: Kevin Harvick
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
- Can find old episodes of the podcast, show notes, links to the articles we discussed, past race coverage, photos and more.
- Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and Soundcloud.
- Subscriber for new episodes each week.
Podcast #240 — Daniel Suarez smashes the piñata after win at Sonoma
Review Toyota Save Mart 350
- Daniel Suarez gets his first career win
- Lots of comers and goers
- New car seemed more stable?
Truck Series: Door Dash 250
- Carson Hocevar wins the pole, spins after winning the pole, is relieved by Suarez, Gets a 6th place finish
- KFB gets a win in his last start of the season
- Extending his streak to 10 years
- It is his 62 career win
A look at the playoff picture:
News
- The Clash returns to LA on February 5, 2023
Weekend Preview: Nashville (Week Off)
Picks
Knoxville
- Truck Series: Clean Harbors 150
- James: Ben Rhodes
- Eric: Chandler Smith
Nashville
- Truck Series: Rackley Roofing 200
- James: John Hunter Nemechek
- Eric: Todd Gilliland
- Xfinity Series: Tennessee Lottery 250
- James: Justin Allgaier
- Eric: Brandon Jones
- Cup: Ally 400
- James: William Byron
- Eric: Ross Chastain
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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
- Can find old episodes of the podcast, show notes, links to the articles we discussed, past race coverage, photos and more.
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- Subscriber for new episodes each week.
Podcast #239 — Logano joins 2-win club while Chastain battles Hamlin at Gateway
Show notes:
Review Enjoy Illinois 300
- JoLo wins on a new track again
- Ross Vs.The Field
- NASCAR will intervene if necessary
- What did we think of the track
Xfinity Series: Pacific Automation 147
- AJ Battles for an epic win
- Ty Gibbs is wiped out by Jesse Iwuji and gets into it with Noah
- Should we be racing in the rain?
Truck Series: Toyota 200
- Carson Hocevar injured in a bad wreck
- An incredible late restart goes to Corey Heim
News
- Truex: Retire or not to retire. We will know soon.
- Truex also has a new engineer this weekend for Sonoma — Cole Pearn
- Nothing set for Road America after 2022
Weekend Preview: Sonoma Raceway
Picks
- Truck Series: Door Dash 250
- James: John Hunter Nemechek
- Eric: Ben Rhodes
- Cup: Toyota / Save Mart 350
- James: Kyle Busch
- Eric: Kurt Busch
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud and Facebook.
Podcast #238 — Hamlin prevails during Greatest Day in Motorsports
Review The Coke 600 and Happy Motorsports Day!
- What a race:
- Hamlin locks in a playoff spot
- Chris Buscher’s wild ride
- A war of attrition?
- Indy 500
- Marcus Erickson wins his first Indy 500
- Lots of strategy with Ganassi, but it was a different Ganassi car that won
- Jimmie leads and wrecks late
- F1 Thoughts
- Start delayed due to rain — we complain about NASCAR race control making dumb decisions
- Wet track made for an exciting race.
- Sergio Perez wins first Monaco Grand Prix
- Pit strategy costs Charles LeClerc again at home race
- Mick Schumacher had a terrible crash for Haas
- https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.6-winners-and-5-losers-from-the-monaco-grand-prix-who-excelled-on-the.TAUEy2kcbQ8wJro5sTUE3.html
Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300
- Josh Berry gets the victory after battling it out with teammate Justin Allgaier
- Allgaier cuts down a tire after contact with the wall.
- Jeb Burton was not happy with Noah Gragson after the race
Truck Series: NC Education Lottery 200
- Carson Hocevar dominates but wrecks late after battling with Ryan Preece. Preece was not happy with Hocevar after the race.
- Ross Chastain smashes another watermelon.
News
- Phoenix sells out 2022 Championship race and gets the 2023 race
Weekend Preview Gateway and Portland
- 2 new venues!
Picks
- Truck Series: Toyota 200
- Eric: Stewart Friesen
- James: Carson Hocevar
- Xfinity Series: (in Portland) Pacific Automation 147
- Eric: AJ Allmendinger
- James: Ty Gibbs
- Cup: Enjoy Illinois 300
- Eric: Joey Logano
- James: Chase Briscoe
Fantasy League
Shoutouts if any
- Eric:
- James:
Jackass Corner
- Eric:
- James:
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, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud
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