Hauler Talk

Mike, Nate and Amanda have returned after an exciting weekend at Talladega where Kyle Larson wins his third race of the Chase. There were questions post race if Larson, Chastain, Hocevar or Hill would get penalized for going below the double yellow lines. People also questioned if the Chevy's lifted at the end of the race to let Larson win. What many people don't know is that during the first stage the field had failed to meet minimum speed for a few laps because they were fuel saving and NASCAR had to tell them to pick up the pace or face a penalty.
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Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the Zane Smith penalty that he received after hitting Carson Hocevar after the race in Phoenix, what happens when you get a penalty, and how the appeal process works. They also discussed the penalty mix up at the end of the race between the 7 and 97, allowing brake pads and rotors to be changed after practice, Toyota clinching the manufacturer championship and looking ahead to Talladega!
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Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the 700 mile doubleheader at Charlotte with the Cup series running the Bank of America 400 and the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series running the Blue Cross NC 300 after rain cancelled Saturday's on-track activities. They explained the logistics of running two races in one day while keeping the staff and officials fresh for both races. Other hot topics include the postrace dustup with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell and the hard crash involving Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace and William Byron.
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Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss why no caution was called during stage 1 when Denny Hamlin spun off of turn 4. They also discussed Tyler Reddick spinning quickly towards pit road at the end of the race, Brandon Jones disqualification following the O'Reilly series race on Saturday and looking ahead to this weekend's return to the Charlotte oval in the fall.
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A big fight at Martinsville Speedway following the end of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 late model race resulted in multiple suspensions and fines for those involved. Mike and Nate discuss the thinking and process behind these penalties after a light week in Kansas. Then joining Mike and Nate is Managing Director of Powertrain Carl Goodman to talk about what happens when cars get taken back to the R&D center for dyno.
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