Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie

Bubba Wallace had the speed to win at Phoenix, but a costly pit-road mistake left him with another missed opportunity. Corey LaJoie and Ryan “Skip” Flores break down what’s holding Bubba back, Kyle Larson’s championship lead shrinking from 49 points to just five, and a NASCAR Cup Series title fight that suddenly looks wide open. With Christopher Bell closing in and Tyler Reddick back in Victory Lane, who has the advantage heading to Talladega? 

What comes next for Brad Keselowski? Corey and Skip discuss his future behind the wheel, the business of driver contracts and whether his championship window is still open. From RFK Racing’s hoodie debate to the difference between paying for past success and future performance, the guys give their perspective on the difficult decisions facing veteran drivers and race teams. 

Skip also explains why Phoenix is so difficult for pit crews, how low ride heights turn routine tire changes into trouble, and what separated the No. 19 crew as this week’s Pit Boss of the Week. Plus, Riley Herbst’s clash with Michael McDowell, SVG’s reaction to the chaos, Jesse Love’s dominant O’Reilly Series performance, Sheldon Creed’s championship setback, and the Truck Series battle between Kaden Honeycutt and Layne Riggs. 

The guys celebrate champions across racing, including Rico Abreu, Patrick Emerling, Jake Crum, Caden Kvapil and Mason Walters, before wrapping up with racing memes and reactions to Ron Capps’ wild Funny Car explosion. 

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Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores dig into that question after Corey’s post about Brad Keselowski, the changing media landscape around NASCAR, and whether today’s drivers can still break through the way Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and other stars once did.

Plus, they break down Chase Briscoe’s dramatic Charlotte win over Christopher Bell, why the No. 19 team looks like a real championship threat, Denny Hamlin’s costly pit-road mistake, and why the final laps changed the feel of the race.

Outside of NASCAR, the guys react to the Bathurst 1000, Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood’s huge win, the insanity of Mount Panorama, Super Dirt Week, and the latest from Formula 1.

They also hand out Pit Boss of the Week, talk through the week’s biggest racing moments, and close with some of the wildest clips from around motorsports.

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Kyle Larson joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores on Stacking Pennies fresh off another huge weekend in the NASCAR championship chase.

Larson breaks down his wild run at Las Vegas, how the No. 5 team turned a difficult race into a second-place finish, the final-lap battle with Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick, and why Phoenix might actually concern him more than Talladega.

They also dive into Corey Day’s breakout O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win, what Larson sees in Day’s development, and the difference between dirt racers and pavement racers when the pressure is on.

Plus, Larson talks about the growth of High Limit Racing, why NASCAR owners are showing interest in sprint car franchises, getting booed at Knoxville, raising racing kids, coaching Owen and Audrey, the differences between sprint cars and NASCAR, and whether Cup cars should lose the rear-view camera.

Corey and Ryan also break down the best pit crews from Las Vegas, hand out Pit Boss of the Week, react to the wildest racing clips and memes, and get Larson’s take on everything from Tony Stewart to rally racing.

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Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down a wild weekend of motorsports, starting with the fights and chaos at Martinsville, including the confrontation involving Corey Heim after the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. How far is too far when tempers boil over at the racetrack, and when should drivers and crews just walk away?

Then it's on to Kansas, where Kyle Larson put together a dominant NASCAR Cup Series performance, leading 235 of 267 laps and scoring a maximum-points day. Corey and Ryan explain how Larson and the No. 5 team pulled it off, why Chase Briscoe briefly looked capable of stealing the win, and why Austin Cindric may have had one of the best cars in the field.

Ryan also goes deep on pit road to explain why the pit-stop time you see on TV doesn't always tell the whole story. They break down rolling time, driver responsibility entering and exiting the box, the No. 45 team's pit-road problems, and the tiny details that can completely change a race.

Plus, Corey recaps his top-10 Truck Series run at Kansas and the massive rain delay, the guys react to teammate-on-teammate chaos in F1, hand out Pit Boss of the Week, and look ahead to Las Vegas.

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Joey Logano joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan “Skip” Flores fresh off his Bristol win to break down the Ryan Blaney vs. Carson Hocevar fight, revisit his own NASCAR confrontations, and explain why he wants championship No. 4 “for the haters.”

The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion opens up about the immediate regret that follows a pit-road confrontation, what he learned from run-ins with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Tony Stewart, and how relationships in the garage affect the way drivers race each other. Joey explains why he gave Christopher Bell a break at Bristol, how he capitalized on the late-race chaos to win, and why collecting trophies matters more to him than being liked.

Then, Joey takes us inside the No. 22 team’s turnaround with Paul Wolfe, the confidence swings that come with chasing a championship, and why he believes he can outsmart faster drivers. He also gives his honest take on NASCAR’s championship points system, why he preferred the previous playoff format, and what matching Jeff Gordon’s four titles would mean to him.

Plus, embracing the boos, Corey and Joey’s traffic-stop stories, Skip’s Pit Boss of the Week, and racing clips and memes covering everything from a three-wheeled dirt modified to why old race cars sounded better.

Where do you draw the line between hard racing and going too far? Tell us in the comments.

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John Hunter Nemechek wants to prove them wrong. After learning he won’t return to Legacy Motor Club in 2027, he joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan “Skip” Flores for an honest conversation about losing a NASCAR Cup Series ride, the shock of getting the news, and his determination to win again. His message about the next chapter: “I’m bound and determined to make them regret their decision.”

John Hunter opens up about why the results don’t always tell the full story, what he learned building race cars with his dad, and how finding the right people can change a career. With his next opportunity still uncertain, he explains why winning in Trucks or the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series could be the way forward, why he believes he belongs on Sundays, and what becoming “Joey Logano 2.0” would mean to him. Corey and Skip bring their own experiences with losing jobs and starting over to a conversation about confidence, perspective, and falling back in love with racing.

Plus, the guys unpack a chaotic Gateway weekend: Kyle Larson’s victory, Hendrick Motorsports finishing 1–2–4, aggressive Cup restarts, brake-rotor failures, and the championship pressure building around Denny Hamlin. They also debate Corey Day and William Sawalich’s escalating feud and its consequences for the O’Reilly points battle. Rear tire changer Bryan Backus joins the show with his firsthand account of Saturday’s pit-road crash, explaining how he was struck and why watching the replay changed his perspective.

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Shane van Gisbergen joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores for an honest look at Carson Hocevar’s antics, his run-in with Ross Chastain and the struggles inside Trackhouse Racing. SVG explains why he thinks Hocevar needs a father figure as the guys debate his clash with Brad Keselowski, driver accountability and whether NASCAR fans really want bigger personalities. Shane also breaks down what happened with Chastain at Darlington, how the frustration turned into a post-race group hug and why Trackhouse needs fresh thinking to get back on track. He opens up about missing the Chase, the mistakes that added up across the season and how his oval racing is improving even when the results don’t show it. Plus, SVG shares the Dale Earnhardt Jr. text that sent him late model racing at Florence, his South Carolina culture shock and what made the short-track experience so much fun. The guys also break down Southern 500 pit-road chaos, celebrate Pit Boss of the Week and react to wild wrecks from around motorsports, with Shane explaining what he appreciates about NASCAR’s safety response. There’s also life on the farm, a rescued cow, RC racing and BJ McLeod’s backyard racetrack.

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Ryan Preece joins Corey LaJoie fresh off the biggest win of his career: a dramatic Daytona Hail Mary that delivered his first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory and punched the No. 60 RFK Racing team into the Chase.

Preece breaks down the final restart, why he knew he had “no friends” at Daytona, the fuel-saving strategy, and how he stayed in the fight after early damage. He also opens up about the years of betting on himself, the career moments that could have sent him back home to Connecticut, the people who helped keep his Cup dream alive, and what winning with Derrick Finley, Brad Keselowski, his family, and the entire RFK group meant to him.

Plus, Corey and Ryan talk about RFK’s rise, Ford’s late-season speed, how simulation tools shape modern race cars, the confidence battle every Cup driver faces, and what Preece believes the No. 60 can accomplish in the Chase. They also build their dream plot for the new Days of Thunder, celebrate grassroots and short-track racing, check in with Ryan Flores from Italy, and react to the week's wildest racing memes.

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Connor Zilisch joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores on Stacking Pennies to talk about one of the biggest weeks of his young career.

Zilisch opens up about the decision to join Hendrick Motorsports, the first call from Rick Hendrick, and the difficult conversations with Justin Marks as he prepares to eventually leave Trackhouse. He explains why the decision kept him up at night, what Hendrick sees in him, and why he knows the expectations change when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 48.

The guys also get into the reality of Zilisch's first Cup season, sitting 34th in points, learning how massive the jump is from the O'Reilly Series to Cup, finding confidence through bad Sundays, and what he still needs to improve before making the move to Hendrick.

Plus, Connor breaks down racing on wet tires at Loudon, his run-in with Carson Hocevar, his relationship with Shane van Gisbergen, NASCAR driver numbers, Red Bull adventures, racing Scott Speed's Mount Washington hill climb on iRacing, Mario Kart battles on the team plane, and whether Red Bull could ever convince him to go 400 mph.

Corey and Skip also break down the 88 pit crew, pit-road mistakes from Loudon, the wild racing clips and crashes from around motorsports, and this week's Pit Boss of the Week.

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Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down a huge week across motorsports. Joey Logano is back in Victory Lane at Richmond, Corey Heim’s NASCAR Rookie of the Year eligibility sparks a bigger debate, and Kyle Larson somehow goes from a sixth-place Cup finish to winning the Knoxville Nationals in the same night.

Plus, should Richmond be repaved to bring back the “Action Track”? Kaden Honeycutt dominates the Truck race, IndyCar’s wild new Markham street circuit delivers chaos, Cadillac makes a major leadership change in F1, and Scott Speed attacks Mount Washington in one of the wildest runs of the week.

The guys also name their Pit Boss of the Week, go inside what makes an elite NASCAR pit crew work, and look ahead to New Hampshire, F1, IndyCar and another packed weekend of racing.

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