The SuperSpeedway Podcast

Race Discussion Charlotte Motor Speedway: 

Cup: Coca-Cola 600

Ryan Blaney FINALLY wins again

Ends a 59-race winless streak

Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin get together

Aric Almirola and Bubba Wallace were mad at each other

Dale Jr. asks Twitter if we should put the Roval on ice while the 1.5 mile racing is so good.

Xfinity: Alsco 300

Justin Allgaier wins the 48 Hours of Charlotte 

Snaps a 26-race winless streak

Trucks

Ben Rhodes snaps a 27-race winless streak to take the win at Charlotte

News Discussion: 

Chase Elliott Suspended

Corey LaJoie takes over this week. Carson Hocavar

Joseph Newgarden wins first Indianapolis 500

Indycar pulls a NASCAR and restarts the race with one lap to go. 

Preview: World Wide Technology Raceway/Portland

WWTR Pick: 

Eric: Ryan Blaney

James: Corey Lajoie

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

Eric: 

James: 

Black Flags

Eric: 

James: 

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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Race Discussion All Star Race at North Wilkesboro: 

All Star Race

The Kyle Larson show

Bubba says best way to have a better shot next season if the All Star Race is here is to wreck Larson on Lap 1. 

Did Bubba flip the bird during his TV interview?

Eric’s theory of why exhibition races (All Star/Clash) suck.

All Star Open

Ty Gibbs and Michael McDowell have issues

Josh Berry wins his way in

Gragson gets the fan vote

Gragson also pulls a Tim Richmond in the group photo

Heats

We got to see wet-weather tires on the Cup cars for the first time. Success?

Suarez and Buescher win respective heats to claim front row

Trucks

Oh, Kyle Larson won this one too. 

News Discussion: 

Bowman could return at Charlotte

Bubba’s radio was accessed by someone at the end of the All Star race

Race Discussion Darlington: 

Cup

Willy B. goes back to victory lane

Chastain wrecks battling Larson for the lead

Hendrick issues warning shot to Chevrolet

Penalties: Tyler Reddick and Erik Jones

Race Discussion Kansas Speedway: 

Cup

Denny Hamlin wrecks/passes Kyle Larson on the last lap to win

Chastain and Gragson tangle on pit road following the race

This was a terrific Kansas race. 

Trucks

Grant Enfinger gets the victory

Kyle Busch struggles with his truck all night long on the way to finishing seventh

News Discussion: 

Ryan Newman is back

Race Discussion Truex Speedway: 

Cup

MTJ and James Small argue their way to victory. 

Ross being Ross

Joey’s terrible day gives us a great last restart

Xfinity

Ryan Truex Jr. gets his first career win in Xfinity

News Discussion: 

Josh Berry set to sign with KHI Management

Could he be Kevin Harvick’s replacement? 

Alex Bowman misses Dover due to broken back suffered in Sprint Car crash

Should NASCAR stop these drivers from doing extracurriculars? 

Austin Dillon loses appeal. 

Race Discussion Talladega: 

Cup

KFB the superspeedway guru. 

Bubba blocks one too many times

Preece’s massive hit on Larson

Race was somewhat tame

Xfinity

Jeb Burton gets Jordan Anderson his first win as an owner.

Two big wrecks

This race took forever!

News Discussion: 

SRX announces announcers

Race Discussion Martinsville: 

Cup

Kyle Larson FINALLY gets his Martinsville win. 

Passing was almost impossible

Let’s talk “quality passes”

Chase Elliott makes his return

Tire sits on track for 39 seconds (per TJ Majors) before NASCAR throws a caution

Xfinity

John Hunter Nemecheck does the coolest burnout ever

Trucks

Corey Heim wins rain-shortened race

We got to see wet weather tires on an oval for the first time

Thoughts? 

Carson Hocevar finally penalized for driving like an idiot

News Discussion: 

Austin Dillon loses 60 points and 5 playoff points for underwing issues after car was taken to R&D Center

Crew chief Keith Rodden fined $75,000 and suspended for two races

NASCAR/Appeals committee amends Kaulig penalty to match Hendrick’s penalty

Race Discussion: 

A dirt guy does it — Christopher Bell wins the Food City Dirt Race

Larson and Preece disagree

Larson says repeatedly we shouldn’t be racing NASCAR on dirt

Reddick almost wins again

Logano struggles — cursed by Eric — and finishes last

What did we think of the race?

There are rumors this was the last Bristol dirt race

Should we race here on concrete twice a year?

Should Bristol lose a date?

Should we run dirt somewhere else?

Trucks

Logano pretty much leads flag to flag to win

News Discussion: 

Kaulig doesn’t get their points back

Hamlin loses his appeal

Cody Ware suspended by NASCAR indefinitely after being charged with assault

Team owners “boycott” meeting with NASCAR over negotiations

Big questions on the charters

Teams want charters to be permanent

Jim France wants charters gone?

Chicago road closures announced for street race

People are not happy

Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart named to top 75 drivers list

Martinsville Picks: 

Eric: Martin Truex Jr.

James: Denny Hamlin

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

Eric: 

James: 

Black Flags

Eric: 

James: 

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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Race Discussion: 

Byron dominates but gets spun late. 

Larson cleans up as luck finally goes his way.

Denny wrecks JJ Yeley. 

Says on podcast he screwed up. Had nothing to gain by wrecking him intentionally

Xfinity

Chandler Smith gets first career Xfinity Series victory

Trucks

Nick Sanchez dominates, but Carson Hocevar FINALLY gets his first Truck Series victory

News Discussion: 

Hendrick loses/wins the appeal. Fines and suspension stay but they get their points back.

Kaulig’s appeal will be heard Thursday.

Suarez avoids suspension for COTA. $50,000 fine

Hamlin’s appeal is Thursday. 

Bristol Dirt Picks: 

Eric: Joey Logano

James: Chase Briscoe

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

Eric: 

James: 

Black Flags

Eric: 

James: 

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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Race Discussion: 

Reddick dominates COTA, holds on through multiple restarts to claim victory

Kurt Busch got choked up on the broadcast

No stage breaks - What did we think? 

End of the race became a demolition derby

Thoughts?

Solutions?

Does Daniel Suarez get penalized?

Xfinity

AJ Allmendinger does his thing, outduels everyone

Trucks

Zane Smith gets the win

Kyle Busch overrules crew chief, throws away a win

News Discussion: 

Joey will drive for ThorSport at Bristol Dirt.

Richmond Picks: 

Eric: Denny Hamlin

James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

Eric: 

James: 

Black Flags

Eric: 

James: 

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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Joey Logano took the win after a dominating performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday. We talk about the race, Josh Williams parking it on the front stretch in the Xfinity race and all the wrecking on Saturday.

Race Discussion: 

Joey Logano breaks the Chevy stranglehold to win on a last-lap pass, stealing the win from Brad Keselowski

Logano dominates.

Chastain wrecks Harvick

Xfinity

Austin Hill FTW.

Josh Williams decides to become famous

NASCAR suspends him for another week

This race was a wreckfest - 67 of 163 laps were run under caution. 

The second caution, per Fox, lasted more than 20 minutes

Trucks

Christian Eckes beats Nick Sanchez to take the win

News Discussion: 

Denny Hamlin fined $50,000 and 25 owner and drivers points

Originally said he would not appeal, now says he will

Hendrick Motorsports’ four teams and #31 of Kaulig fined $100,000 each, 100 owner and driver points (except for Chase Elliott) and 10 playoff points. 

Hendrick (Jeff Gordon) says parts do not fit properly

Team will appeal

Harvick will run the 29 in the All-Star Race

Per Bob: NASCAR has gone back to the 2022 length of the restart zone. Drivers said it didn’t help like they thought it would. 

COTA Picks: 

Eric: 

James: 

Fantasy Update: James

Shoutouts if any

Eric: 

James: 

Black Flags

Eric: 

James: 

Close show 

Where can we be found on social media?

James @jameskuch on Twitter

Eric @TSuperspeedway on Twitter

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NASCAR finished up its West Coast Swing this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, where William Byron earned his second win in a row and second win this season by holding off teammate Kyle Larson in an overtime finish. 

Race Discussion:

Xfinity

News Discussion:

The NASCAR Cup Series returned to Las Vegas Sunday, and William Byron beat teammate Kyle Larson to take the checkered flag. 

Race Discussion:

News Discussion:

It only took two points-paying events for Kyle Busch to bring his new team at Richard Childress Racing to Victory Lane, as Busch took the win in the final race at the 2-mile version of Auto Club Speedway. We discuss the race, news of the week and much more, including what to expect for the 4 car at SHR next year with Kevin Harvick leaving. 

Race Discussion:

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