Talking in Circles

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 on Sunday. We discuss that and give our thoughts on the fuel savings and the overall package at Daytona.

Plus we look at the NASCAR O’Reilly Parts Series race and talk about Natalie Decker’s mistake. Plus we look at the Truck Series event and discuss everything with that race.

Joey Logano and Chase Elliott went to victory lane on Thursday in the Duel 150s at Daytona. Impressive victories for both while Justin Allgaier, Corey Heim, Casey Mears and B.J. McLeod will start the Daytona 500 after a night of crashes and controversy.

We’ll break it all down and talk about qualifying. Plus we’ll give our picks to win the 500, dark horses and look at the Truck and Xfinity races as well!

Ryan Preece won the Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. It was a wild event that saw racing in the rain, delays, rain tires and so much more.

We’ll give our thoughts on the clash and discuss whether or not we think it should go back to Daytona, or stay doing what we are doing.

Plus, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer made comments on Thursday about the teams being in fuel saving mode for the Daytona 500 and whether or not the sport was looking at trying to fix that. We ask how can someone be so off from their fan base.

Lastly, there is a new wrinkle in the qualifying procedure for the Daytona 500. We’ll give our thoughts on that and whether we like it or dislike it.

It was another victory for Christopher Bell this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. We discuss his win, take a look at a controversial call during the event and talk about Katherine Legge’s mistakes.

Plus we look at the best driver crew chief pairing in the garage and discuss the finish of the NASCAR Xfinity race. Was Aric Almirola justified in his move at the end of the event? We’ll give our take.

Christopher Bell took the checkered flag on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in another controversial finish. We discuss whether NASCAR should or shouldn’t have thrown the yellow flag to end the race, rather than letting the race run to the start/finish line.

NASCAR has had a flurry of judgement calls in the first two races of the season, with the organization contradicting itself regarding these finishes. We’ll give our takes on that.

Plus, Dodge is reportedly coming back to NASCAR, first in trucks in 2026, then followed by the Cup Series in 2027 or 2028. We’ll talk about what this means and give a team who could potentially make the jump.

Finally the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series raced at Atlanta as well. We’ll discuss those races and the dominance of Austin Hill on the drafting tracks in the Xfinity Series.

Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric are the winners of the 2025 Duels at Daytona. Duel 1 was wild and Duel 2 wasn’t. However, we broke down both.

Justin Allgaier and Corey LaJoie raced their way into the 500, joining Martin Truex Jr, Jimmie Johnson and Helio Castroneves as the open teams to make the field.

JJ Yeley, BJ McLeod, Anthony Alfredo and Chandler Smith all went home.

We’ll discuss who ran well, who struggled and give our picks for the 67th running of the Great American Race, the Daytona 500.

On this episode we review qualifying for the 67th Daytona 500. Chase Briscoe took the pole in his first race at Joe Gibbs Racing and it’s the first ever pole for a Toyota in the Daytona 500.

Also, a big night for Toyota continued when Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr timed their way into the 500.

Plus, we’ll look at who has to race their way in and preview the Duels on Thursday.

On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss the 2025 Daytona 500 entry list and who we think will be fast during qualifying and lock themselves into the Daytona 500. We'll also discuss which teams may be in some trouble moving forward.

We'll also look at both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry lists and discuss what surprises there were (if any) and who should be fast in those series too.

Plus we'll give our 2025 season preview including discussing who will win their first race in 2025 and what new driver/crew chief pairing is slated to have the most success this season.

The boys dive into the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium and look back at the event and give their thoughts.

It was a busy day at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC tonight as the NASCAR Cup Series raced four heat races to determine the field for Sunday's Clash and Last Chance qualifier.

Clayton Caldwell gives his instant reaction to the Heat races and qualifying. He discusses who impressed him tonight and who did not. Plus, who is in trouble to make the Clash on Sunday.