Recap: Richmond

Cup: Cookout 400

• Even Year Logano wins

• Hocevar double-shifts to catastrophic engine failure

• Cindric solidifies his Chase standing

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards

• Kaden Honeycutt destroys the field

Discussion Topics

• Kyle Larson wins fourth Knoxville Nationals

• More schedule news:

• North Wilkesboro back to the All Star Race

• Will be a triple-header with O’Reilly and Trucks

• NASCAR will NOT race at Rockingham in 2027

• Track is currently owned by the IHRA, which canceled its late model series for this season and apparently owes people money

• Silly Season News

• Connor Zilisch will drive the #48 Ally Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 2028

• Josh Berry still unsure of 2027 plans

• Noah Gragson returning to Front Row Motorsports

• NASCAR “announces” rookie of the year eligibility changes

• Can have no more than 12 starts prior to the year they declare eligibility

• Turns out this was changed last year

• Denny Hamlin said he was unaware of it Re: Corey Heim

• Heim will not be eligible for rookie of the year next season

• Does rookie of the year even mean anything anyway?

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Loudon

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., FS1

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: OFF

• Cup Series: Dollar Tree 301, Sunday, 3 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Christopher Bell

• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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Recap: Iowa

Cup: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol

• Ty Gibbs finally has as many Cup wins as Corey Heim

O’Reilly: HyVee Perks 250

• Carson Kvapil goes two for two

Trucks: Off

Discussion Topics

• 2027 Schedule updates/rumors

• The Clash returns to Daytona in 2027

• Bristol Night Race returns to August

• Iowa moves to July 4 — track repave underway

• William Sawalich signs one-year extension with JGR

• New stage break procedures underway

• Dean Thompson to third Haas Factory Team in O’Reilly in 2027

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Richmond

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards, Friday, 7:30 p.m., FS1

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: OFF

• Cup Series: Cookout 400, Saturday, 7 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks

• James: Austin Dillon

• Eric: Joey Logano

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

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Recap: Indianapolis

Cup: Brickyard 400

• Corey Heim wins second race in 15th start

• Larson wrecks again

• Gilliland wins a million

• Heim/Hocevar feud intensifies

• Hamlin blows his chance

• Is the Brickyard 400 a crown jewel event?

• Should we still race at Indianapolis?

O’Reilly: Pennzoil 250

• Carson Kvapil dirties the bricks with winning burnout

• JRM gets first 1-2-3-4 finish in NASCAR history

Trucks: TSport 200

• It’s the Layne Riggs Truck Series

Discussion Topics

• NASCAR 26 updates

• Burnouts

• Dynamic Track Surface

• Coronado will be included

• Days of Thunder 2 to start filming next year

• The Clash is expected to return to Daytona before the Super Bowl

• Trucks will return to St. Pete next season as an IndyCar companion

• Alex Bowman will retire at the end of the 2027 season

• Rumor is Hendrick trying to get Zilisch for that seat 

• Jimmie Johnson is running the 48 at Daytona, so Bowman will run a number of his choosing (rumor is 55?)

• Chandler Smith won’t return to Front Row next season. 

• Rumor is he’ll be in an RCR O’Reilly Series car.

• NASCAR looking at ways to reduce caution laps

• https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/28/nascar-looking-at-ways-to-reduce-caution-laps/

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Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Iowa

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: HyVee Perks 250, Saturday, 5 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Sunday, 3:30 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Joey Logano

• James: Chase Briscoe

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?

• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram

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• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com

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Recap: North Wilkesboro

Cup: Window World 450

• Joey Logano Dominates

• What we thought of the racing on TV and in person

• Untimely caution shakes up contenders 

• Should this be on the schedule for good?

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks - FaithFest 250

• Chandler Smith shows short-track strength

Discussion Topics

• 2027 Practice time to double for Cup Series

• 50 minutes - One Group

• Bowman Gray to hold Kyle Busch Invitational

• https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/16/bowman-gray-stadium-to-host-kyle-busch-invitational-on-friday-august-21/

• NASCAR announces superspeedway changes for Daytona

• https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/15/nascar-announces-superspeedway-package-changes-for-daytona/

• Taylor Gray signs a contract extension to continue driving the No. 54 Toyota GR Supra in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027 (Per JGR on X)

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Indianapolis

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: TSport 200, Friday, 8:00 p.m., FS1 (Lucas Oil)

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Pennzoil 250, Saturday, 4:00 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Brickyard 400, Sunday, 2:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks

• James: Erik Jones

• Eric: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

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Recap: Echopark Speedway

Cup: Quaker State 400

• Blaney wins an overtime thriller

• Definitely did not like the block from Bubba but got the help when he needed it

• Carson had a shot at it before the late caution involving Larson, Herbst and Briscoe

• Great racing throughout the night again

• Aggression was up in Stage 3 

• Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick are locked into the Chase

O’Reilly: Focused Health 250

• Allgaier wins a race of cautions

• Clinches the 1 seed in the Chase

Trucks - Lime Rock: Liuna 150

• Grant Enfinger breaks through

• Honeycutt spins Ruggerio

Discussion Topics

• SVG vs. Austin Hill

• SVG seems to want it to be over, Hill not so much

• Zane Smith vs. Carson Hocevar

• Zane does not hold back in his dislike of Carson

• Carson acts like he didn’t even know there was a feud. 

• Carson offers first 77 fans Sunday to trade any driver’s shirt for a free Hocevar shirt

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: North Wilkesboro

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: FaithFest 250, Saturday, 12:30 p.m., FS1

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Off

• Cup Series: Window World 450, Sunday, 7:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Christopher Bell

• James: William Byron

Fantasy League

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Recap: Chicagoland

Cup: eero 400

• Chase Briscoe gets the win

• Reddick, Larson have disastrous days

• Zane Smith wrecks himself trying to wreck Hocevar

• SVG gets his revenge on Austin HIll

• Connor Zilisch’s horrible rookie season continues

O’Reilly: Cuervo 300

• Brandon Jones beats Chase Elliott to win

• Connor Zilisch dominates first stage, then runs out of gas

Trucks:

• OFF

Discussion Topics

• Brad Keselowski says Ford needs to collaborate more like Toyota

• Denny says he pays for that collaboration ($8 million a year?)

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Echopark Speedway/Lime Rock

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: Liuna 150 (Lime Rock), Saturday, 1 p.m., FS1

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Focused Health 250, Saturday, 7 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, Sunday, 7:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks

• James: Carson Hocevar

• Eric: Daniel Suarez

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

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Recap: Sonoma

Cup: Toyota Save Mart 350

• SVG does what he does

• Chase Briscoe closes the gap?

• Hamlin gets Hurricaned. Maybe?

O’Reilly: Pitboss/Foodmaxx 250

• SVG wins first race of his weekend sweep

Discussion Topics

• Nada

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Chicagoland

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Chicagoland 300, Saturday, 5:30 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: eero 400, Sunday, 6 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Christopher Bell

• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram

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• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com

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Recap: San Diego

Cup: Anduril 250

• Corey Heim wins first Cup race in 13th start

• Reddick gives Heim the lead back

• Heim spins Hocevar

• Big wreck takes out top contenders

• Noah Gragson and Kevin Magnussen

• Brent Crews fills in for Christopher Bell

• Bubba Wallace

O’Reilly: United Rentals Driven to Serve 250

• Austin Hill gets emotional RCR victory

• HUGE wreck

• Corey Day takes home a manhole cover

• Sheldon Creed has a visitor

• Jeremy Clements sets O’Reilly starts record

Trucks: Navy 250

• Layne VanRiggsbergen wins

• Tyler Reif

• Parker Kligerman and Adam Andretti

Discussion Topics

• Chris Buescher signs extension with RFK

• Jesse Love to Wood Brothers in 2026

• Ryan Newman will run a truck for Ram at North Wilkesboro

• Changes to Cup cars for short tracks

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Sonoma

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Pitboss/Foodmaxx 250, Saturday, 5:30 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Toyota Save Mart 350, Sunday, 3:30 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks

• James: Chase Elliott

• Eric: Austin Hill

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?

• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram

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• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com

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• Subscribe for new episodes each week. 

Recap: Pocono

Cup: Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA

• Denny wins three in a row for the first time in his career

• Now stands alone in 9th for all time wins

• Trails Reddick by only 19 points now

• Pocono was also a sellout

O’Reilly: MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA

• Justin Allgaier wins another one

Trucks: OFF

Discussion Topics

• Bell broke his wrist in Michigan crash

• Crash was hardest hit in the nextgen era

• Josh Berry out of the 21 next year

• Spot on/Spot off: The new points system has made drivers less aggressive.

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Qualcomm Circuit (Coronado)

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: Navy 250, Friday, 7 p.m., FS1

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series:United Rentals Driven to Serve 250, Saturday, 5 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Anduril 250, Sunday, 4 p.m., Prime

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Ty Gibbs

• James: Michael McDowell

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

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Recap: Michigan

Cup: FireKeepers Casino 400

• Denny again comes from the back to win

• Won the pole originally

• Now tied with Kyle Busch for 9th in all time Cup Series wins with 63

• Margin of victory was 11:11

• Michigan boys finish in the top five

• Erik Jones finishes second

• Carson Hocevar finishes fifth

• Wild race

• Hocevar causes big one on restart

• Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell wreck hard

• Bell to have wrist and ankle evaluated

• Another big one on the front stretch

• Michigan asphalt aging. Now one of the best tracks in NASCAR again

• Race was a sellout

O’Reilly: OFF

Trucks: DQS Solutions and Staffing 250

• Corey Heim gets another win

• Has some words about Kaden Honeycut afterward

• Says Kaden needs to get some thicker skin

• Frankie Muniz Kris Wrights Kris Wright

Discussion Topics

• Richard Childress talks to the media

• Plan was to announce Kyle Busch’s extension with RCR at Michigan

• Clarifies that RCR is holding the stylized 8 for Brexton if he wants to use it, wherever and whenever, but no pressure to race with RCR, or ever use it. 

• Austin Hill will drive the 33 for the rest of the season

• Samantha Busch releases a statement

• Ned Jarrett dies at 93

Checkered flags and black flags

Preview: Pocono

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):

• Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA, Saturday, 4 p.m., CW

• Cup Series: Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA, Sunday, 3 p.m., Prime

• Cup Picks

• James: Bubba Wallace

• Eric: Erik Jones

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?

• James @jameskuch on Instagram and X

• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram

• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

 For more of the podcast:

• Website address: www.thesuperspeedway.com

• Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible and iHeartRadio.

• Subscribe for new episodes each week.