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Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag at the night race at Bristol on Saturday, but he wasn't the only big winner.

Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace snagged the last two spots in the Round of 12 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

AFP reporter Rod Mullins was at Bristol and reports back on the big weekend, which included a guest appearance by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Friday's Xfinity Series race.

Tyler Reddick punched his ticket for the Round of 12 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Several spots are on the line at this weekend's race in Bristol (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network).

Rod Mullins from AFP will be there this weekend.

He joins us on the show today to preview the bumpin' and bangin'.

Denny Hamlin is back, apparently for the rest of his career behind the wheel, with Joe Gibbs Racing, signing a multi-year deal to re-up with JGR.

Rod Mullins joins the show to break down the decision, and then the guys review the Southern 500, won by Kyle Larson, the first driver to advance to the next round of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Chris Buescher notched his third win in the past five races, but the big winner in Daytona on Saturday night had to be Bubba Wallace, who locked down his first career NASCAR Cup Series playoff berth.

Rod Mullins joins Chris Graham to break down the race, the playoff field, and there's plenty of off-track news to keep us all busy.

There is more and more pointing to the idea that the ACC will be soon extending invites to Stanford, Cal and SMU to join the conference.

TeamAFP's Chris Graham and Scott German break down the reporting on the topic, and offer insight and analysis into how the moves, if they are to come, would benefit, or otherwise, the ACC and the schools.

Rumor has it that Denny Hamlin could be thinking about leaving Joe Gibbs Racing, which would start a merry-go-round in the upcoming NASCAR silly season.

And we’re not even to the playoffs yet.

Rod Mullins reports on the latest from the Cup Series, and gets us ready for what promises to be a wild race at Daytona as several drivers look to lock down the final spot in the 2023 playoffs.

Michael McDowell was dominant in Sunday's Brickyard 200, leading 54 of the 82 laps, to clinch a spot in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Left still looking for a playoff spot was Chase Elliott, who finished in second.

Elliott is among several of the circuit's top names still trying to sew up a spot in the playoffs.

Rod Mullins joins the show to break down how the last two weeks of the regular season will play out.

Chris Buescher won the rain-delayed race at Michigan on Monday, his second win in a row in the NASCAR Cup Series.

The series is down to three races before we get down to the 16-driver playoff field.

A number of drivers are on either side of the cut line, including some surprising names, like Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski.

Chris Graham and Rod Mullins discuss what needs to happen for each as the next three weeks play out.

The Big Ten wants UVA and North Carolina. Florida State wants out of the ACC no matter what. It’s clear that something big is about to happen.

Chris Graham and Scott German report on the latest developments, and offer perspective, insight and baseless speculation on the next steps.

Rod Mullins loves Denny Hamlin. Well, OK, he loves talking about Denny Hamlin, and how NASCAR fans, other drivers, not a lot of people outside Denny Hamlin, are Denny Hamlin fans.

Rod and Chris break down Hamlin getting booed at his home track in Richmond over the weekend, the upcoming free-agent season, where Hamlin's status plays a big role, and look ahead to the final four races of the 2023 NASCAR regular season in this week's podcast.