Five To Go

Doug and Dan break down Daytona's exciting regular season finale and the small advantages teams can deploy in superspeedway races. They also forecast who they expect to falter in the opening round of the Playoffs, discuss sportsmanship and aggression, and ponder how we wrongly take things for granted.

Doug and Dan give their thoughts on the Dover doubleheader, the Daytona Road Course, what could happen with the Playoffs lineup, some TV decision-making, Silly Season, and the Indy 500. They also remember Dan's father-in-law, James Threat.

Doug, Eric, and Dan weigh on Harvick dominance, the action in Michigan, managing yellow flags, valuing Erik Jones and Bubba Wallace, qualifying formulas , and the broken charter system.

Eric and Doug discuss the great racing in New Hampshire, the undervaluing of Keselowski and the sale of LFR, where other drivers land, should Wallace take ownership in RPM, the economy of NASCAR, and Dale Jr.'s Hall of Fame selection.

Doug and Dan compare the Kansas race to those before at Texas and Kentucky and talk Playoff points. They also grade the best and worst Cup teams and drivers past the halfway point of 2020 and salute the late Maurice Petty and Bob Bahre.

Doug and Dan unpack the story lines leaving Texas, including why the racing action wasn't good until the end, the idea of raising standards to race in Cup, and fans not treating COVID-19 seriously.

Doug, Dan, and Eric discuss an underwhelming Bristol All-Star Race and the choose cone and aesthetics and what could make the event better. They also recap and rate the Kentucky race, talk about their favorite racing numbers, and imagine what they'd do with a million dollars.

Doug and Dan discuss why the racing Sunday wasn't as good as it looked, why low horsepower cars shouldn't be on the big track at IMS, the good road course NXS race, TV remote broadcasters, pit road safety, and Jimmie Johnson's COVID-19 positive test.

The entire gang is back to discuss shifting at Pocono, if stacking races works, the "choose cone" Bristol debut, and what should become of Keselowski and other Cup free agents.

After rain has impacted five of nine of NASCAR's races since the shutdown, Doug and Dan breakdown Monday's Talladega Cup race, discuss how tire wear used to matter there, the ascension of Justin Haley, the plight of the ARCA Series, and the show of respect to Bubba Wallace.