Martin Truex Jr won his 19th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway. Truex won both stages and took the checkered flag in route to victory. It was a dominating performance and a statement race for the No. 78 team and Furniture Row Racing. 

Plus, Alex Bowman blew a left front tire and crashed hard on lap 111. Bowman finished 39th in a 39 car field. Paul Menard and Ricky Stenhouse Jr closed the gap on Bowman for the final spot in NASCAR's playoffs. We'll talk about the impact that had and review the entire Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. 

Also, Hendrick Motorsports announced they've reached a two year agreement with Chad Knaus to return as crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet. Knaus and Johnson have been together since the start of the 2002 season, compiling 83 wins and seven championships together. We'll talk about what this means for all the parties involved. 

In addition we'll discuss the rumor about Leavine Family Racing moving to another manufactuer. The Sports Business Journal confirmed the rumor. We'll talk about what this might mean and who could possibly drive the No. 95 car next season. 

Also, a quick preview of the Eldora Dirt Derby on Wednesday. Taking phone calls at 917-889-8280!

Erik Jones took home the victory in Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. It was Jones' first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. The win locks him into the playoffs and gives the second year driver a chance at the championship. 

The race featured several big crashes with Ricky Stenhouse Jr garnering most of the blame for those accidents. We'll discuss whether the blame is justified and what we thought of the accidents. 

Plus, Kyle Larson took the victory in Friday's Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway but under loads of controversy. Justin Haley crossed the line in first but had the win taken away from him after NASCAR determined that he advanced his position below the yellow line. Did NASCAR get it right? Should the yellow line rule still exist? We'll discuss all of that. 

Also, playoffs talk is beginning to pick up. Who will make it after a crazy weekend shook up the points. We'll discuss it all and more on Talking in Circles.

Sunday's running of the Overton's 400 from Chicagoland Speedway ended in a thrilling finish between Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson as the two tangled a couple of times on the final lap which resulted in Kyle Busch's 48th career victory and the 5th of his 2018 season. 

Larson caught Busch in turn two and tried to slide job him but instead hit Busch and put him in the wall. Busch corralled his car and by turn three was able to get into Larson and spin him out and passed him for victory. 

It was a thrilling finish and an overall good race at Chicagoland. Stage 2 ended with controversy as well, when Kevin Harvick passed Kurt Busch on the final lap, sending Busch into a radio tirade for the ages. We'll discuss the unwritten rules between teammates and if Harvick was in the wrong. 

Plus, we'll discuss who had a good day and who struggled and discuss this week's action from the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. 

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We've had the first crew chief change of the 2018 season - Travis Mack is out after just 14 races at Leavine Family Racing as crew chief of Kasey Kahne's No. 95 Chevrolet. Mack will be replaced by interim crew chief Jon Leonard. We'll talk about the move, why it was made and who could potentially become the crew chief of the team. 

Plus, the schedules for the 2019 NASCAR XFINITY and Gander Outdoor Truck Series were released this week with minimal changes. We'll talk about why we didn't have the changes that the fans are asking for. 

Plus, Justin Allgaier and Brett Moffitt took the victory in this weekend's races at Iowa Speedway. We'll break down the races and talk about who ran good and who struggled. 

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Sunday's rain shortened Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway resulted in Clint Bowyer winning his 10 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event. Bowyer passed Kevin Harvick in the closing stages of the event and held him off as the caution came out for rain. When NASCAR lost the track, they called the race after 133 laps. 

Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch and Paul Menard. Kyle Larson, who was looking for four wins in a row at Michigan, spun on lap 87. Larson finished in the 28th position. 

It was a race dominated by the Ford drivers, particularly the cars from Stewart Haas Racing but Team Penske ran very well as well. 

Also, three of the four Joe Gibbs Racing cars started at the rear of the field for issues with the splitters of their cars. We'll discuss that and if there may be any future penalties. 

Plus, the NASCAR XFINITY Series used the new package this week at Michigan International Speedway. We'll discuss that and the feedback we heard this week. Is this the direction NASCAR should go? 

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It was interesting day at Pocono Raceway after Martin Truex Jr took the victory in Sunday's Pocono 400. Truex had one of the fastest racecars on Sunday and proved it in the closing stages of the event holding off some big drivers for victory. 

Kyle Larson finished a strong second with Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski rounding out the top 5. Pole sitter Ryan Blaney finished 6th with Aric Almirola, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano and Chase Elliott rounding out the top 10. 

Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman crashed together on lap 146 ruining both drivers' days. 

We'll break down the entire weekend from Pocono including the XFINITY Series race on Saturday that resulted in Kyle Busch's 92nd career victory, but also resulting in his car being too high in post-race inspection. 

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Kyle Busch took the checkered flag in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night. It was Busch's 47th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. The win also means that Busch has now won at every racetrack on the circuit. How impressive is that? 

Busch had the fastest car all day and no one could really run with the No. 18 car. We'll break down who had a good night and what we thought of the action on the 1.5 mile track. 

We'll also preview the Pocono 400 from Pocono Raceway and take your phone calls at 917-889-8280!

NASCAR announced the five newest members of its Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Jeff Gordon, Roger Penske, Jack Roush, Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki will enter the Hall of Fame in 2018. We'll give our thoughts on the class and who should be in the next class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 

Plus Rob Kauffman made headlines this week with a tweet about the charter system of NASCAR. We'll talk about the positives and negatives about the charter system and if there's anything they can do to improve the business model. 

Plus we'll preview the Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Who will win and who needs a good run? 

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Kevin Harvick took the victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race. We'll talk about it and recap Harvick's night and discuss the Monster Energy Open. 

The race also had a new rule package and fans were very pleased with the package and the restrictor plates. We'll give our opinions on it whether or not this is the answer for the 1.5 mile tracks. Will it work? 

Plus we'll discuss the rule change of NASCAR giving teams the option to start the race on their qualifying tires. IS that a good change? What will that mean going forward? 

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Several news outlets reported this week that NASCAR is for sale. What does that mean? How big of a deal is it? Who will buy it? What will change if someone buys it? We'll discuss the details about what would happen if this is indeed true. 

Plus, several penalties we announced after this weekend at Dover including Clint Bowyer, Daniel Suarez and Justin Allgaier's team members have been penalized. How will this effect them in the future? 

Then there was news that the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will change brands from Camping World to Gander Outdoors in the 2019 season. What does that mean? 

Also, we'll preview the KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway. 

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