Five To Go

Doug and Dan are joined by special guests Devin and Drew Kupka to sift through the story lines leaving the Roval, the big Silly Season news with Buescher and Stenhouse Jr., what cost savings the new rules really bring, and what sportsmanship should look like.

Doug and Dan chew on some of the big stories out of Richmond, including JGR dominance and drivers on fumes. They also assess the Hemric firing and what other drivers could see a change. Then Dan discusses what the impact of Gen-7 cars will have on small teams.

Doug gets Eric's instant reaction on NASCAR's biggest stories of the week, including the missing edge with Kyle Busch and where young Xfinity Series drivers could end up driving in Cup.

Doug, Eric, and Dan discuss how the Brickyard 400 and the final Playoff race shook out, what future spec cars could look like, the unenthusiastic Kyle Busch-Xfinity win, and matching up the series' Playoffs.

Doug and Dan pow-wow to recap the throwback racing weekend at Darlington, on if Johnson can race into the Playoffs, the good and bad of spec cars and four-team limits, and accidental reverse decals.

Doug, Dan, and Eric talk all the ins and outs of Bristol, Old Bristol v. New Bristol, the playoffs, Silly Season, early retirement, and perspective after the Earnhardt Jr. plane crash.

With Eric out, Doug and Dan try to find the most vulnerable Cup driver on the Playoff bubble, analyze the fuel strategy at Michigan, talk about KBM missing the Truck playoffs, and discuss which era was the best in NASCAR and why.

The whole gang discusses the Watkins Glen Cup race and the rivalries that ensued. They also talk about the right way to exact revenge, the Trucks on dirt, the masterful job by winner Chase Elliott, the Jones-Bell-DiBenedetto saga, and what to make of the Johnson crew chief change.