Discussion Topics: 

• Ambetter Health 400
  • Daniel Suarez wins an all-time finish going 3-wide at the line
    • Best finish in history?
  • We saw everything. 4-wide, daring moves
  • Race started with a massive 14 car big one

• Xfinity Race
  • Austin Hill wins AGAIN

• Truck Race
  • KFB gets another Truck Series win

• Dale Jr. wants Fox to zoom out
  • Jr. still has not re-signed with NBC
    • Says he will not be a remote broadcaster — has to be at the track

• Nascar proposes a seven-year extension of the charter agreement 
• Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 10, 41 has roof rail deflectors confiscated at Atlanta
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/23/stewart-haas-racings-no-10-41-has-roof-rail-deflectors-confiscated-at-atlanta/ 
  • Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece lose 35 points each for the roof rail deflectors. 
  • Joey Logano fined $10k for the webbed glove. 

Preview: Las Vegas

• NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400 — Sunday 3 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The LiUNA! — Saturday 5 p.m.
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 — Friday 9 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Joey Logano
  • Eric: William Byron

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Discussion Topics: 

• Daytona 500
  • Race postponed early Sunday
  • Year of William Byron begins with Byron winning the 500
  • James wants to know: William Byron has passed reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney in career wins in 90 less starts. Who’s career you got the next 10 years?
  • Ross Chastain makes risky move, causing final wreck
  • Another race ends based on when the caution is triggered — Is this how the winner of the biggest race of the year should be determined?
    • How NASCAR determined the finishing order: https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/20/nascar-explains-ending-of-daytona-500/
  • Fox had some new (and returning) toys for this year’s Daytona 500
    • https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/02/16/2024-daytona-500-fox-sports-resurrects-gyrocam-rolls-out-live-drone-new-3d-telestrator-4k-extraction/
• Xfinity Race
  • Austin Hill wins again
    • Third Feb. Daytona win in a row for Hill
    • Is he the Xfinity king of super speedways?
  • NASCAR lets this race play out to the finish
• Truck Race/ARCA race
  • Nick Sanchez wins first truck race but is overshadowed by the entire cluster-f
  • ARCA race was moved to Friday night due to impending weather
    • Toni Breidinger has harsh words for her teammate after lap-4 wreck
• Bubba Wallace says drivers in the lower series have less respect because there aren’t Cup guys in the field anymore. Thoughts?
  • https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/1759294833653387282?s=20
• NASCAR owners have hired “top antitrust lawyer” as negotiations over charter agreement continue to be rocky
  • Stern says the RTA invited NASCAR to a meeting this weekend and NASCAR said no, it prefers to negotiate individually with teams. 
  • Per AP via Stern: “The negotiating team said there has been no discussion of creating a breakaway league not sanctioned by NASCAR, and there is no current consideration of staging races at non-NASCAR facilities without NASCAR governance.”
  • https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1759345671054803127

Preview: Atlanta

• NASCAR Cup Series: Ambetter Health 400 — Sunday 3 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Raptor King of Tough 250 — Saturday 5 p.m.
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Fr8 208 — Saturday 2 p.m.

• Cup Picks
  • James: Chris Bell
  • Eric: Corey LaJoie

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Preseason Predictions: 

• One big gamble:
  • Eric: Kyle Larson wins the Indianapolis 500 and Coca Cola 600 in the same day
  • James: Erik Jones makes final 8
• Team to watch:
  • James: Legacy Motor Club
  • Eric: Spire Motorsports
• Pick 2 drivers that made the playoffs last year who won’t make it in 2024. Can’t say Harvick.
  • Eric: McDowell and Stenhouse
  • James: McDowell and Stenhouse
• Pick 2 new playoff drivers
  • James: Erik Jones, Ty Gibbs
  • Eric: Corey LaJoie, Ty Gibbs
• Who will be the first driver to win their first race this season?
  • Eric: Ty Gibbs
  • James: Josh Berry
• What will be the best race?
  • James: Spring Bristol
  • Eric: Coca Cola 600
• What will be the worst race?
  • Eric: Watkins Glen
  • James: Spring Martinsville
• Who will be our final 4?
  • James: Larson, Byron, Bell, Keselowski
  • Eric: Larson, Bell, Byron, Logano
  • Who will be our 2024 Champion?
  • Eric: Byron
  • James: Byron

Preview: Daytona 500

• Picks
  • Eric: Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski
  • James: Brad Keselowski, 

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Recap: Preview: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

• Hamlin goes from Netflix star to Clash winner
• The event seemed more tame but still had some tempers flare
  • Gibbs and Joey
  • Ross and Mac
  • JHN and Ricky
• The event was pushed up because of the weather. Right Call?
• Where does the Clash go from here?

Discussion Topics: 

• Fontana “most likely” won’t be ready for 2025
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/02/auto-club-speedway-redesign-will-most-likely-not-be-ready-for-2025-season/
• Dale Jr. is a free agent for now
• Doug Rice is retiring from PRN at the end of the season
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/05/doug-rice-bidding-farewell-to-prn-broadcast-booth-after-2024-nascar-season/
• ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery team up for streaming service
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/06/espn-fox-and-warner-bros-discovery-forming-joint-venture-to-launch-streaming-sports-service-in-the-u-s/
• Ol’ Tony says SHR’s problems aren’t his fault
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/02/07/tony-stewart-says-shr-needs-to-make-progress-this-season/

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Discussion Topics: 

• Nascar has updated the rules for short tracks and road courses
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/10/nascar-makes-rule-book-update-for-for-short-tracks-road-courses/
• NASCAR and the owners are still negotiating on the charter agreement
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/12/nascar-teams-extend-charter-negotiations/
• Iroc is back
• SRX is gone
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/11/srx-racing-will-not-compete-this-year/
• NASCAR has changed qualifying procedures
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/23/nascar-tweaks-cup-qualifying-procedures/
• NASCAR is paying Chicago more money to host the street race
  • Includes an extra $2 million this year AND NEXT
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/23/nascar-to-pay-chicago-additional-money-to-host-street-race/
• Netflix show launched today — NASCAR Full Speed

Preview: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

• Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin both expect to compete despite surgeries during the offseason
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/20/chase-elliott-denny-hamlin-expect-to-complete-in-busch-light-clash-following-offseason-surgeries/
• NASCAR’s electric car will debut this weekend
  • https://www.jayski.com/2024/01/24/nascar-to-debut-electric-race-car-with-demonstration-at-the-clash/
• Format:
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Race Discussion: NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix

Cup: NASCAR Cup Series Championship

• Ryan Blaney is your 2023 Cup Series Champion
• Ross Chastain becomes the most invisible winner in a decade
  • Already pedaling that Busch Light in victory lane though
• Christopher Bell blows a rotor 
• Kevin Harvick rides off into the sunset
• We had a pass for the championship victory at Phoenix!

Xfinity: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship

• Cole Custer wins the race and the title
• JHN wrecks at the end, finishes last of the four

Trucks: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship

• Ben Rhodes is a two-time Truck Series champion
• Christian Eckes gets the win
• Carson Hocevar and Corey Heim tangle
  • Truex says Hocevar’s apology afterward was a lie
• Somehow the restart zone was painted in the wrong place – How the hell does that happen?
• Typical Truck Series Cluster-F
• Last race for KBM
• Last race for GMS

News Discussion: 

• North Wilkesboro Speedway has begun repaving

Silly Season:

Preview: 

Discussion:

Fantasy Update: James

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Race Discussion: Martinsville

Cup: Xfinity 500

• Ryan Blaney gets the win
• William Byron almost passes out, so delirious he thinks he married Blaney’s sister
• Final four going in are the final four going out
• Pace car has to be towed
• Has NASCAR fixed the short track package? 

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Dead On Tools 250

• Justin Allgaier comes from nowhere to get the win and advance
• Creed and Hill tangle during GWC
  • Neither advance
  • Childress calls Creed stupid
  • Hill says he can’t wait for Creed to go to JGR next season
  • Does Creed race the 2 this weekend?
• Sammy Smith isn’t happy with JHN either
• Xfinity once again outshines the Cup series

News Discussion: 

• NASCAR won’t repossess the 51 charter
  • https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/26/nascar-will-not-repossess-rick-ware-racings-no-51-charter/

Silly Season:

• Aric Almirola officially done in the 10 car
  • Smithfield is also leaving
  • Gragson is expected to take over the ride next season
  • So SHR loses Anheuser-Busch AND Smithfield now

Preview: Phoenix

• Cup: NASCAR Cup Series Championship
• Xfinity: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
• Trucks: Craftsman Truck Series Championship

Discussion:

Picks:

• Eric: Kevin Harvick
• James: Chase Briscoe

Champions: 

• Trucks

• James: Carson Hocevar
• Eric: Corey Heim

• Xfinity

• James: Justin Allgaier
• Eric: Sam Mayer

• Cup

• James: William Byron
• Eric: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy Update: James

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Race Discussion: Homestead-Miami

Cup: 4Ever 400 Presented by Mobil 1

• Chris Bell locks into the Championship 4 for the second straight year
• Larson smokes the sand barrels 
• Hamlin and Truex see chances at a title fade

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Contender Boats 300 

• Riley Herbst almost goes back-to-back but can’t quite get to Sam Mayer
• Jr. looks good again

Craftsman Truck Series: Baptist Health Cancer Care 200

• Carson Hocevar wins and locks into the final four
• Zane Smith DQ’d 
• Is Fox ruining the truck series?

News Discussion: 

• Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s High Limit sprint car series buys All-Star Circuit of Champions from Tony Stewart

Silly Season:

• Chandler Smith linked to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2024
  • Kaulig says he won’t return in 2024

Preview: Martinsville 

• Cup: Xfinity 500
• Xfinity: Dead On Tools 250
• Trucks: Off

Discussion:

• It’s been one year since the Hail Melon. Has the moment held up?

Picks:

• Eric: 
• James: 

Fantasy Update: James

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• Eric: 
• James: 

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Race Discussion: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Cup: South Point 400

• Kyle Larson sweeps the floor with them
• C Bell almost steals it
• Ryan Blaney disqualified, then … requalified? 
• Truex’s bad pit call costs him
• Chris Buescher gets no stage points all day
• Ty Gibbs loses wheel, then loses two crew members for two weeks
  • https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/17/las-vegas-penalties-two-crew-members-from-no-54-joe-gibbs-racing-team-suspended-for-loose-wheel/

Playoff standings: https://www.nascar.com/standings/nascar-cup-series/

Xfinity: Alsco Uniforms 302

• Riley Herbst finally gets a win, in dominating fashion

News Discussion: 

• John Hunter Nemechek will drive the 42 this weekend at Homestead instead of Hocevar

Silly Season:

• Carson Hocevar signs with Spire to drive the 77 in 2024

Preview: Homestead-Miami

• Cup: 4Ever 400 Presented by Mobil 1
• Xfinity: Contender Boats 300
• Trucks: Baptist Health Care 200

Eric: 

James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Audio Messages

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• James: 

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