Doug, Dan, and Devin breakdown Chase Briscoe's haymaker vault over Kyle Busch at Darlington and into the Playoffs and why Darlington is a really good regular season finale site. They check the numbers of past recent Playoffs and how tight the field is in 2024 and since the Next-Gen. They also preview Atlanta, talk about the 2025 NASCAR schedule, hear from Chase Elliott about AMS, and talk to rookie Carson Hocevar about how prepping for Atlanta is so different than other tracks.
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Episode 277: Underdog winners times three, the Retzlaff-Burton move, more Silly Season bombs
Doug, Devin, and Dan break down the Harrison Burton Cinderella story and whether that or Kyle Busch not winning was a bigger surprise. Devin gives his view from the Daytona grandstands and why he is adamant about the top-30 rule. Dan gives his theory on cars lifting off and why Retzlaff might later regret pushing Burton. Doug discusses Layne Riggs' Truck Series win and his view reporting from the pits for MRN for the first time in MIlwaukee. The crew also discusses a potential new NASCAR TV network and the big Trackhouse Silly Season.
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Episode 276: Reddick finishes job, why NASCAR won't move away from TV
With Dan out, Devin and Doug talk about Reddick finally finishing a win off and taking the points lead and also their take on the pre-appeal Dillon penalty. They also discuss the Playoff driver-travails, airborne cars, Silly Season surprises, and how global money could affect the driver/team market. They also discuss the implications of TV controlling so much of NASCAR and why that is not at all changing.
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Episode 275: Dillon madness, compressed standings, and base-car
Doug, Dan, and Devin break down the whacky Austin Dillon-Richmond finish and how NASCAR could curb egregious crashing, They also look at the Playoff picture in all three series and decide which series has the best Playoff schedule. They then talk to AMS GM Brandon Hutchison and later discuss the Braves game at Bristol and NASCAR night at Truist Park.
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Episode 274: More charters, crazy schedule ideas - all in person!
Doug, Dan, and Devin post up in the "Dan Cave" and discuss Doug and Devin's time in racecars at AMS and at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Dan talks about what discussing his history with others is like. Then the crew breaks down Richmond Raceway, the chance teams actually have in winning the charter war, and what an international schedule and revamped Playoffs could look like.
Atlanta traffic and pit reporter Doug "Fireball" Turnbull, roving journo Devin Kupka, and championship-winning mechanic Dan Elliott go long form on five big stories in the racing world each week, along with tales from the garage and the grandstands from over the years.
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