Can anyone stop the Patron Saint of Podracing?? Shane van Gisbergen swept the streets of Chicago — taking both the Xfinity and Cup wins — so Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta are here to break it down, including the late caution that helped SVG seal the deal. We then dive into Neil’s story, making the case for SVG (and a few others) as the greatest road-course racer in NASCAR history. Finally, we preview Sonoma, where -- big surprise -- van Gisbergen is once again the favorite, plus make our one-and-done picks and update the In-Season Challenge bracket odds.

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta break down Chase Elliott’s win in Atlanta and celebrate the chaotic, bracket-busting finish of the first race of NASCAR’s in season tournament. Then, Neil goes through his list of drivers who can potentially keep up with SVG as we head to the streets of Chicago this weekend.

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This week on Podracing, Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta break down Chase Briscoe’s brilliant fuel-saving victory at Pocono, and then we deep-dive on NASCAR’s first-ever In-Season Challenge, which kicks off this week in Atlanta. Based on the bracket matchups and Neil’s tournament odds model, who has a dream path, who drew the short straw, and which Cinderellas might crash the party? Finally, we make our one-and-done and betting picks as the knockout rounds begin.

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta kick off this week's Podracing with a breakdown of Shane Van Gisbergen’s road-course clinic in Mexico City — and why his playoff spot is legit, even if he's 30th in points. Then we go continent-hopping through Neil’s story on potential international NASCAR destinations, from Interlagos to Zandvoort to Kyalami. (There are no ice ovals in Antarctica... yet.) Plus: one-and-done and betting picks for Pocono's tricky triangle, a Tyler fave track where there's no SVG wave for Neil to ride to victory this time.

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta talk Denny Hamlin's fuel-saving masterclass at Michigan, and why we shouldn't take his impressive streak of 3-win seasons for granted. Then we pay tribute to the Patron Saint of Podracing, Shane Van Gisbergen, ahead of the Mexico City race -- the first in what could be a season-defining set of races for SVG. And finally, we make our weekly betting and one-and-done picks; with Neil successfully having tanked for the prized first pick going into an unknown road course, any guesses on who he will take?

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta break down Ryan Blaney’s dominant win at Nashville and ask the eternal question: Why doesn’t he always do this? We also have good words for the new Amazon NASCAR broadcast, we unpack Neil’s deep dive into Michigan as the fastest track in the sport, and we make our weekly betting and one-and-done picks — where Tyler’s cold streak has Neil back in the lead.

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta break down a wild Coca-Cola 600, where Kyle Larson’s Indy/Charlotte double came up short again, and William Byron and Denny Hamlin dominated… until Ross Chastain swooped in to "vulture the Vulture”. Then we dive into Neil's piece on how Chastain’s more measured driving style might be making him better than ever. Plus, we make our picks for this week’s betting slate and one-and-done contest.

0:00 Open

2:07: Larson's double reactions

11:44 Coca-Cola 600 recap

20:57: Should the Coca-Cola 600 rotate tracks?

26:13: Who's that driver?

43:05: Tell me about that oval

45:34: Nashville preview

52:48: One and done picks

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta recap Christopher Bell’s All-Star W at North Wilkesboro, where Joey Logano led the most laps again but couldn’t win back-to-back All-Star Races. Then it’s on to Kyle Larson’s Indy 500/Coke 600 “Double Duty” bid, as we dig into Neil’s piece on the history of drivers trying to conquer both races in a single day, and what makes Larson’s attempt so compelling. Finally, we make our picks -- both betting and one-and-done -- for Charlotte.

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This week on Podracing, Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta talk about Kyle Larson’s latest dominant win, and the story Neil wrote exploring his historic ability to blow away the field. Then we survey the Cup Series landscape at midseason in Neil’s NASCAR driver grades column for ESPN. And we preview the upcoming All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, discussing the betting odds as NASCAR’s best take center stage.

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Neil Paine and Tyler Lauletta react to Joey Logano’s big Texas win — and the big release of Netflix’s Full Speed Season 2 this week. We break down a literal hot-seat moment for Denny Hamlin, unpack JGR’s sudden slump after a red-hot start (per Neil’s latest story), and preview Kansas with our favorite bets and one-and-done picks.

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