Legacy Motor Club will be moving to Toyota for the 2024 season. We discuss all aspects of the move, why they decided to make the move and if it was a smart thing to do. Plus Ryan Newman is back, kinda. He’ll run a handful of races for Rick Ware Racing in 2023 starting with this weekend at Darlington. Is this a smart move for Newman, and what does Rick aware Racing get out of it? Plus, Joey Logano spilled the beans on tire issues at Kansas Speedway in which teams saw a drastic difference in speeds from tires with new codes, versus tires with old codes. We’ll dive into that and also ask, why Steve O’Donnell was at the Formula 1 race at Miami this past weekend.

Alex Bowman has a broken vertebrae in his back and he will miss at least 3-4 weeks. Bowman crashed his sprint car on Tuesday at 34 Raceway in Iowa. Josh Berry is going to drive the No. 48 Chevrolet while Bowman recovers. We discuss what this means for Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Josh Berry and NASCAR as a whole. Plus, we look back at Talladega and discuss that event, plus we discuss our issues with the NextGen car.

On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss Chase Elliott’s return to the Cup Series this weekend at Martinsville after missing six weeks due to injury. We’ll talk about what we think his expectations are this weekend and look at Josh Berry’s performance in the No. 9 car and give our thoughts. Plus Cody aware has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR. We discuss that and the immediate future of the No. 51 Ford. Zane Smith will drive Martinsville but after that, nothing has been announced. We discuss that. Also, we look back at the Bristol Dirt Race and give our opinions on whether the race should continue as is or not.

On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss the penalties handed out to Hendrick Motorsports following this past weekend’s race at Richmond. We also discuss the new revised appeal process and what impact that may have in future appeals. Also, we talked about Denny Hamlin’s appeal and the new format to the All-star race! Did NASCAR finally get it right??

On this episode of Talking in Circles we discussed the Kaulig Racing appeal and question why the outcome is different from that of Hendrick Motorsports. We also discuss the team owners boycotting a meeting with NASCAR. We talk about what’s been reported and get into the discussion about charters. Plus, we’ll talk about the cup race at Richmond and Martin Truex Jr’s radio communication at the end. We finish discussing Denny Hamlin’s contact with JJ Yeley.

On April 1, 2016 I sat down with Paul Andrews, 1992 NASCAR Cup championship winning crew chief on Alan Kulwicki’s No. 7 car. In this classic episode we talk about Andrews’ career, his relationship with Kulwicki and that fateful night on April 1, 1993 when Kulwicki’s plane crashed on entrance to an airport in Bristol, TN.

Hendrick Motorsports had their appeal heard for their penalties following Phoenix. The teams fine and crew chief suspensions were upheld however the 100 regular season point deduction and their 10 playoff point deduction has been overturned. It’s big news for the organization as three of their drivers are now in the top ten in points and will begin the playoffs without any penalty. We give our thoughts on the appeal committee’s decision and look at NASCAR’s response to Daniel Suarez bumping Alex Bowman on pit road. We also look at the Xfinity and Truck events from COTA and look ahead to next weekend’s events.

Tyler Reddick dominated the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. It’s his 4th career win and the first of his 2023 season. We’ll discuss the whole event, talk about who we good and who struggled. We’ll also talk about the racing at COTA and the long term future there.

TV ratings for the Cup Series has been a bit rough as of late. We explore the possibilities of movie the start times to 1:00 on the east coast and whether or not that would help the ratings. We’ll also discuss future schedule changes we’d like to see. Bring back The Rock! Then we touched on the 2024 silly season. Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 car is available, but what else could be available? Who else could be in Cup in 2024? Take a listen!

On this episode of Talking in Circles, we discuss the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series events from Atlanta Motor Speedway. Will anyone challenge Austin Hill for the Xfinity Series championship? Also, is this Christian Eckes’ breakout season in the truck series? We also discuss Josh Williams’ suspension and look ahead to COTA.