• Recent News Items:
  • Patrick still working on Daytona 500/Indy 500 plans : http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2018/01/04/patrick-updates-daytona-500-and-indy-500-talks-on-siriusxm/
  • Doesn’t sound like Carl Edwards is coming back.
    • “That was a pretty crazy pace there for about 15 years,” he said. “I’m an all-or-nothing person, sometimes to my detriment. It’s taken me about a year to actually wind down. I’m just now becoming the friend and the person I should be to a lot of people that I basically didn’t spend a lot of time with for a long time. It’s an amazing opportunity and I’ve really been enjoying it.” – Springfield News-Leader
    • http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/2018/01/05/edwards-headlines-ozarks-area-racers-hall-fame-class/1006661001/
  • A bunch of NASCAR drivers are at the ChiliBowl this week:
    • Larson won the first night
    • http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2018/01/Christopher-Bell-NASCAR-Drivers-Head-for-Chili-Bowl-Nationals.aspx
  • NASCAR President Brent Dewar talked about Monster/Manufacturers and Stages this week
    • http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2018/01/Christopher-Bell-NASCAR-Drivers-Head-for-Chili-Bowl-Nationals.aspx
    • Let’s talk stages. Should they stop counting laps between the stages? Does it matter?
  • Ryan Truex will run the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing in 2018, replacing Blake Koch in the 11 car.
    • Kaulig Racing has been in the playoffs the last two years, has two stage wins and one pole in its history
    • http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/ryan-truex-returns-nascar-xfinity-series-kaulig-racing-2018
  • Chad Knaus told Nascar.com that Jimmie Johnson is rededicated to 2018.
    • Can Jimmie win an eighth championship?
    • https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/01/08/jimmie-johnson-completely-re-dedicated-ahead-of-2018-season/
  • Prediction time:
    • Who will be the biggest contenders this season?
    • Who don’t we expect that will end up making noise?

• Shoutouts if any

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• Days of Thunder
  • Synopsis of film
  • What are our memories of watching.
    • First Time?
    • James: Music – Hans Zimmer
      • Award winning from so many places
        • Lion King
        • Gladiator
        • Dark Night
  • Fun Factoids
    • Hendrick supplied cars and they raced!
      • Greg Sacks at Phoenix at Darlington 1989
      • Bobby Hamilton and Tommy Ellis drove unscored in the 1990 Daytona 500
      • City Chevrolet was a real dealership in Charlotte
    • Cole Trickle is based on Tim Richmond while Rowdy Burns is Dale Earnhardt
    • Kyle Petty’s Mello Yello exists because of Days of Thunder
    • Video Games!
      • NES Version
      • 2011 360/PS3
  • What the film got right about NASCAR
  • What it got Wrong
  • Favorite Scenes
  • Actors
    • Who is at the apex?
    • Who is awful?
    • Who is your favorite character
  • Favorite Moments
  • Favorite car in the movie
• Christmas Stories
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
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Show notes:

Intro: This week we are going to take a look at our top five races of 2017 (Not just NASCAR). At the end we are going to discuss a fun idea that we will be debuting soon.

• Quick recap of the news of the week
  • Kurt Busch signs a 1-year extension with SHR
  • RPM partners with RCR. Will move shop to RCR campus. This isn’t a surprise, right?
  • Jamie McMurray says he hopes to race four more seasons.
    • Is John Hunter Nemechek coming for his seat?
    • Signs on for part-time schedule with Chip Ganassi’s 42 Xfinity Team
  • Chip says Danica won’t run the double with him after talks brakdown.

• Eric’s Top 5 Races of the year
  • 1. First Data 500  Martinsville 2
    • Denny and Chase
    • Under the lights
    • Excellent racing throughout
  • 2. Can-Am 500 at Phoenix
    • Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin showdown
    • Kenseth chases Chase down, ruins his playoff hopes
    • Kenseth’s last win
  • 3. 2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600 — Indycar
    • Indycar at Texas is amazing
    • Spectacular battles throughout. Daring racing. Three-wide. Super fast.
    • 23 lead changes
    • Even with mandatory cautions due to tire issues, racing was still great
    • Takumo Sato and Scott Dixon wreck at the end battling for second
  • 4. Brickyard 400
    • Carnage
    • Kasey Kahne gets the win
    • Great racing after the Truex/Busch crash. Became anybody’s race.
    • Best race at Indy in a LONG time
    • Important for this race to be successful
  • 5. Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
    • Can’t not have a restrictor plate race on the list.
    • End of the race came down to a bunch of mid-pack teams racing for the win due to the crashes.
    • Stenhouse wins again. Establishes his dominance on restrictor plate tracks
    • What’s better than restrictor plate racing at night?

• James Top 5 Races of the year
  • 1. Hamlin/Elliott Martinsville 2
    • First Data 500
    • Battles/Lights/Finish
  • 2. Truex wins his championship
    • Ford EcoBoost 400
    • The stakes are my reason here
  • 3. Harrison Burton wins ARCA race in Toledo
    • Menards 200 Pres. by Federated Car Care
  • 4. Larson steals win at Michigan 2
    • Pure Michigan 400
  • 5. Ryan Blaney wins at Pocono
    • Axalta Presents the Pocono 400

• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Facebook @ TheSuperSpeedway

For more of the podcast:

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

Show notes:

• Champions Week
  • Did we watch?
  • Is the banquet worth watching?
• Most Popular Driver
  • Chase Briscoe in the Truck Series
  • Elliott Sadler in the Xfinity Series
  • Cup will be announced Thursday — any chance it’s not Jr.?
• Rookie of the Year:
  • Erik Jones wins it
  • First driver to win in all three series
• Bud Moore passes away
• Nascar makes changes to pit crews for 2018
  • One less member over the wall for pit stops
  • Gas man can ONLY fuel the car
  • Other team members must be rostered and are limited
  • What we don’t know:
    • Suspensions: Will they be able to replace a team member if they are suspended, or is that a vacant spot on the roster?
    • Penalties: What will the penalty be if, say, the gas man kicks a tire to help it to the wall?

• Other tidbits:
• Kurt Busch says he absolutely expects to be back at SHR
• Credit One Bank to be primary sponsor for Kyle Larson next season
• Smoke is engaged
• Dale Jr. named 2018 Daytona 500 grand marshal
• Regan Smith joins Fox NASCAR crew as a pit reporter next season
• Kyle Busch wins Snowball Derby
• No word on Monster yet.
  • How did they do in their first year as a title sponsor?
  • What do you expect from a title sponsor?
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Facebook @ TheSuperSpeedway

For more of the podcast:

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

A look at Eric’s podcast setup as discussed in Episode 40.

Show notes:

• Recap Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • Truex seals the deal.
    • Went toe-to-toe with Kyle Busch to make it happen
    • Thoughts on Martin as a Champ and where do we put him now?
      • Hall of Famer?
    • Thoughts on the season for the 78
      • Heart attacks/Cancer/Crew members and friends passing away and they were able to get it done.

• • Why did neither of us pick Truex all season?
    • Eric had Kyle – James had Harvick

• • Thoughts on the race overall
    • Is this an alltime great championship race?

• • Are we OK that Kyle blamed Joey for making it hard on him?

• • Saying goodbye to Dale Jr. and (Maybe) Matt Kenseth

• Audio (1:46): Truex on Jr.

• Xfinity: William Byron gets the title he deserves

• • Thoughts on Sadler/Preece
  • Chad Knaus wasn’t enough for Justin Allgier
  • Eric and James both picked Byron

• Trucks: Christopher gets revenge for KB Motorsports

• • James had Sauter – Eric had Bell

• Silly Season:

• • The Danica Double
  • Dale Jr. States again that he’ll be racing in the Xfinity Series
  • Dale Jarrett says that Kenseth will drive the 41 in 2018 on NASCAR America: https://www.reddit.com/r/NASCAR/comments/7em5j2/dale_jarrett_predicts_matt_kenseth_will_drive_the/
  • Tony Stewart stalker case
    • http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/crime/florida-woman-charged-with-terroristic-mischief-for-stalking-tony-stewart-his-family

• We made it!
  • Podcast and website plans for the offseason
  • Thank yous for the Season
• Shoutouts if any

Close show

• Where can we be found on social media?
• You can find me @Eric8199 on Twitter
• James @jameskuch on Twitter
• Facebook @ TheSuperSpeedway

For more of the podcast:

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