Cloudy With a Chance of Racing

A big episode of Cloudy With a Chance of Racing this week, with guests Jason Toy from Motor Racing Network and Ryan from ifantasyrace.com on the show. Jason recaps the weekend of racing at Daytona and Milwaukee and helps preview the Cup Series playoffs, then Ryan breaks down some stats about the playoff field and who is primed to make a deep run over the next 10 weeks. Jake, Dillon, Braxton, and Ryan all give their Pop Up Showers for this week and make their real and random picks for Darlington, and Dillon gives the forecast for Darlington, complete with some remnants of a hurricane that could have some impacts on the race weekend.

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NASCAR went to Watkins Glen, and somehow with a short race and very little passing, Steve, Jake, and Braxton managed to find a lot to talk about. They broke down the Xfinity and Cup Series races on the lefts and rights of upstate New York, including Sam Mayer vs. Ty Gibbs, the Xfinity playoff bubble, Michael McDowell's disastrous day, the shortest full-length Cup race in over 50 years, and the regular season's final countdown.

In Pop Up Showers, Jake highlights the news that NASCAR and Netflix are teaming up for a limited series about this year's playoffs, Steve takes inspiration from Parker Kligerman and asks what car you'd like to take for one lap at any track, and Braxton gives a shoutout to LiveFast Motorsports co-owner Matt Tifft getting back in a race car as he recovers from a neurological issue.

On our Real Picks, Braxton and Jake are locked in a tight battle for 3rd place, with Jake having a top-10 average finish over the last 5 weeks and Braxton having a 20+ average finish in that time. In Random Picks, Jake has made huge strides and now owns 2nd place! The guys make their picks for Daytona, and discuss what could be a crazy finish to the regular season.

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The whole gang is back together with Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton recapping the Indianapolis weekend and the dominating wins by Ty Majeski, Ty Gibbs, and Michael McDowell. The guys cover Shane van Gisbergen's maiden asphalt oval race at IRP, who the Truck Series playoff favorite is, a rather calm Xfinity Series race at IMS, the exciting finish to the IndyCar race, and Sunday's Cup race.

In "Pop Up Showers," Jake mentions a wild stat from Trey Ryan [https://twitter.com/TreyRyan99/status/1691201428222541824] about NASCAR series starts, Steve noticed a unique Daniel Ricciardo/Dale Sr. crossover shirt, Dillon recaps a big dirt late model race in Kentucky from last weekend, and Braxton shares a bit about Roadkill Nights on the streets of Pontiac, MI (including this wild build [https://youtu.be/dxJOoZXGopA] around a Hellcat engine).

As always, the guys discuss their race picks from last weekend, make their real and random picks for Watkins Glen, and Dillon gives his forecast for the Finger Lakes region.

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Jake and Braxton are joined once again by WOOD-TV meteorologist and FloRacing broadcaster Blake Harms to talk about all the SRX and NASCAR racing that happened in Michigan this past week, plus Blake previews the Battle at Berlin 250 super late model race that will take place this week.

Braxton and Blake recap the SRX race at Berlin Raceway, and the experience of covering that event, and Blake also offers perspective of being at both the Xfinity and Cup races at Michigan International Speedway. The guys discuss the friendly fire contact between JGR teammates in the Xfinity race, John Hunter Nemechek's potential Cup Series opportunities for next year, Josh Berry's third stint as an emergency fill-in for a Cup Series team, random spins, Toyota domination, and Ford resiliency.

In real and random picks, Dillon and Jake had great weeks in their real picks, while Steve and Braxton struggled with their 23XI choices. On the random side, Steve got the first win of the year with Chris Buescher!

Looking ahead to the Indianapolis race weekend, Blake gives his forecast for the area, and the guys seem ready to put a bow on the IMS Road Course experiment.

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WOOD-TV meteorologist and FloRacing broadcaster Blake Harms joins Dillon, Braxton, and Steve this week to recap the weekend's NASCAR action at Richmond and Road America, and preview the upcoming racing this week in Michigan with SRX at Berlin Raceway and NASCAR at Michigan International Speedway.

In this episode, the guys discuss the CW becoming the new home for Xfinity Series racing starting in 2025, the crazy Xfinity Series finish at Road America, Carson Hocevar's hard-charging win at Richmond in the Truck Series, and a dominating day for RFK Racing with Chris Buescher winning the Cup Series race. Plus, they look ahead to the NASCAR playoffs and who is fighting to get qualified, and who may have a spot slipping away. Dillon shares his story going to Thunder Mountain Speedway in Corbin, KY on Saturday night, where dirt racing royalty showed up unannounced. Then attention turns to the upcoming races in the Great Lakes State, where the SRX series will take on Blake's home track of Berlin Raceway on Thursday, and then the NASCAR stars head to Michigan International Speedway. As always, everyone makes their real picks and gets their random picks, and Blake and Dillon team up for this weekend's weather forecast.

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Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton are back to recap everything that happened in the last week of NASCAR, including the news of Justin Haley signing with Rick Ware Racing, Kyle Busch taking Corey Heim to school in the Truck race, Josh Berry giving away the Xfinity race to Austin Hill, and all the drama of Sunday's Cup Series race. Plus Steve talks about his experience at the Cup race, Dillon discusses his trip to Richmond (KY) Raceway for some dirt track action, and Jake gives a shoutout to friend-of-the-show Travis Braden for his top-10 at Five Flags last weekend. Plus as always, our real and random picks, and Sir Motorsports Meteorologist's weather forecast for the upcoming Richmond and Road America weekend.

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Jake, Steve, and Braxton are in this week to recap the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, including the dominant performances by Joe Gibbs Racing cars in both races. Plus discussion on the softer tire compound Goodyear took to Loudon for the Cup Series, the new underbody test being moved to Richmond due to the rain this past weekend, and news of an Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval test upcoming. The guys also mention RCR's news of Australian Supercars driver Brodie Kostecki running the 33 car at the IMS road course, the SRX season opener, and our friend Travis Braden hopping in a super late model at Five Flags this weekend.

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Jake, Dillon, Braxton, and Steve are joined by 2019 Snowball Derby winner and current mechanic on the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Travis Braden. Travis shares his story getting into racing, winning his first ARCA start, winning the Snowball Derby, and trying his hand at dirt racing at the Chili Bowl. Plus he and the guys talk about what race they would take a new NASCAR fan to, and Travis brings up a continuation on what cities would be cool to have a NASCAR street race.

The guys then recap the Atlanta race with thrilling action all evening until the rains came, what could come of the softer tire to be run at Loudon this weekend, Dillon's forecast for New Hampshire, and our real and random picks.

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Dillon, Jake, and Braxton recap NASCAR's first ever trip to a street course and Shane van Gisbergen's win on the streets of Chicago. Rain and lightning tried their hardest to ruin the show, but ultimately the Australian Supercars champion prevailed in front of a dedicated crowd. The guys also discuss how the NextGen cars performed in the rain and in general on the city streets, and discussed some other markets NASCAR might be able to take this concept to. In Pop Up Showers, Jake pointed out the high television ratings NBC earned for the Chicago Street Course race, Braxton noted a couple of disqualifications in Late Model Stock races this past week, and Dillon gave props to IndyCar driver Alex Palou for winning his third consecutive race. As always, the guys recapped their picks from Chicago, made their real and random race picks for Atlanta, and previewed the summertime trip to Georgia.

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The guys are back from the NASCAR off week and ready to go for the back half of the season, starting with all three series showcasing at Nashville Superspeedway. Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton start by breaking down the announcement of Josh Berry taking over for Kevin Harvick for Stewart-Haas Racing next year, and then get into the weekend's action. In the Truck Series, Carson Hocevar had a convincing win, and one that showed his maturity, AJ Allmendinger found victory lane again in a crash-filled Xfinity Series race, and Ross Chastain ran the best race of his Cup career to this point on Sunday. The guys also debate if Hailie Deegan is in danger of losing her ride, Cole Custer's frustrations with damage on Allmendinger's car possibly creating an advantage, Ryan Blaney's hard crash, and the return of NBC broadcasting the races. Plus as always, our Pop Up Showers, real and random picks, and preview of the upcoming Chicago Street Course this coming weekend.

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