The SuperSpeedway Podcast

Recap: Watkins Glen

Cup: Go Bowling at the Glen

• SVG does it again

• Becomes the winningest rookie in NASCAR Cup Series history

• Ty Gibbs wasn’t happy with his car

• Letarte wishes there was a way to keep the cars on the track.

Xfinity: Mission 200 at the Glen

• Connor Zilisch wins

• Zilisch injured in victory lane

• Austin Hill makes some more friends

• Zillisch wrecks SVG

Trucks: Mission 176 at the Glen

• Corey Heim wins another one

News

• SVG signs multi-year contract extension

• No increase in horsepower this year, but looks likely for short tracks next year

• NASCAR needs to determine what qualifies a track for increased horsepower

• Kaden Honeycut to finish season in Stewart Friesen’s truck

• Andres Perez is out at Spire

• Will drive the 44 for Niece for the remainder of the season

• Spire transferring owner points from 07 to 77.

• 07 done fo the year

• 77 will be driven by Corey LaJoie for the rest of the season

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Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: Richmond

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Cook Out 400, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, USA

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: OFF

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: eero 250, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin

• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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Recap: Iowa

Cup: Iowa Corn 350

• William Byron saves enough fuel to win

• Hocevar spins Todd Gilliland

• Gilliand’s crew chief confronts him on pit road. 

Xfinity: Hy-Vee Perks 250

• Sam Mayer gets the win

• Zilisch has issues

• NASCAR fails to throw caution for fluid on the track. 

• Costs Jesse Love the lead and ruins Brandon Jones’ day

News

• Stewart Friesen hurt

• Christopher Bell will drive his truck at Watkins Glen

• Josh Williams out at Kaulig

• Kaden Honeycutt out at Niece

• Will run the 02 this weekend, and the Friesen truck the rest of the season. 

• Speedway Classic was kind of a bust

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Watkins Glen

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling at the Glen, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, USA

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Mission 200 at the Glen, Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Mission 176 at the Glen, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: AJ Allmendinger

• Eric: Shane Van Gisbergen

Fantasy League

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Recap: Indy

Cup: Brickyard 400

• Bubba wins one for the history books

• Is this finally Bubba’s I belong here moment? 

• Shout-out to Katherine Legge for her P17

• A tame race with a lot of fuel strategy 

Xfinity: Pennzoil 250

• Connor Zilisch wins number 100 for JRM

• The big story is Austin Hill vs NASCAR

Trucks: TSport 200

• Layne Riggs parks it at IRP

News

• San Diego officially announced for 2026

• The NASCAR Cup Series will race on Sunday, June 21 (Amazon Prime) preceded by the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (FOX Sports) on Friday, June 19 and the Xfinity Series (CW) on Saturday, June 20.

• https://www.jayski.com/2025/07/23/from-battleships-to-burnouts-nascar-set-to-race-at-naval-base-coronado/ 

• NASCAR 25 launches on consoles on October 14.

• Dennis signs up for 2 more years at JGR 

• Over 85,000 tickets sold for Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway

• Will break MLB regular season attendance record

• https://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/media/news/mlb-speedway-classic-set-regular-season-single-game-attendance-record-bench-jones-will-throw-out-first-pitch.html

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Preview: Iowa

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Iowa Corn 350, Sunday, 3:40 p.m. EDT, NBC

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Hy-Vee Perks 250, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Off

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Kyle Larson

• James: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

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Cup: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

• Denny Hamlin wins again

• NASCAR red flags the race with 12 to go for rain, restarts with eight to go.

• Ty Dillon and Ty Gibbs advance to finals for in-season tournament

Xfinity: BetRivers 200

• Connor Zilisch wins rain-shortened race

News

• 23Xi and Front Row run as open teams

• NASCAR changes eligibility rules

• Chicago Street race will not happen in 2026

• San Diego announcement is imminent

• https://www.10news.com/sports/sports-news/naval-air-station-north-island-expected-to-host-san-diegos-first-nascar-race

• Marcus Smith says putting a roof on Bristol is possible

• Larry Mac takes a shot at Mark Martin

• Danielle Trotta says there is an unnamed driver on the playoff committee screaming to go back to the old system.  

• Speedway Classic Aug. 2

• Reds and Braves wearing racing-inspired jerseys

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Preview: Indy

Weekend Schedule

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

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Pennzoil 250, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: TSport 200, Friday, 8 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Kyle Larson

• Eric: Chase Briscoe

Fantasy League

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Recap: Sonoma

Cup: Toyota / Save Mart 350

• SVG dominates

• Did anyone stand a chance at all?

• Leads most laps in Sonoma History 97

• Most wins by a rookie 3 (Tied with Smoke and Goat) 

• Is this a perfect car for the perfect driver situation? 

• Lots of tiffs out there

• Blaney vs Buscher

• Berry vs Carson

• Ross vs Suarez

• Larson Vs his car

• Gibbs vs RFK

• Brad K. says there are too many road courses in NASCAR

Xfinity: Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250

• Connor Zilisch out-muscles SVG for victory this time

• What do we think of Connor after this type of win? 

News

• (CHECK THIS as it could change) 23XI and Front Row are about to enter Dover Unchartered after the latest updates.

• SO FAR

• Bob Pockrass

• @bobpockrass

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• 23XI/FRM filing says new evidence supports injunction: "NASCAR has signaled its intention to immediately move to sell or issue Plaintiffs’ charters to other entities—putting Plaintiffs in irreparable jeopardy of never getting their charters back and going out of business."

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• As expected, 23XI/FRM have filed a motion for another temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to remain chartered for rest of 2025. Right now, they are set to lose their chartered status Wednesday.

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• That’s not the only interesting NASCAR court case this week

• Judge is telling Rick Ware to cool it with team sale

• https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-cautions-rick-ware-racing-to-pump-brakes-on-looming-charter-sale/

• The Cookout Clash will return to Bowman Gray in 2026

• Schedule rumors from DBC

• Chicago Street AND Mexico might be gone next year

• Either or both could return

• Chicagoland return

• Canadian Tire Motorsports Park potentially sooner than later?? -Freddie Misspoke. He meant Montreal.

• Can we laugh at the attendance at Iowa for IndyCar? 

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Dover

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400: Sunday, July 20, 2:00 pm/et

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: BetRivers 200: Saturday, July 19, 4:30 pm/et

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Chase Briscoe

• James: Chase Elliott

Fantasy League

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Recap: Chicago Street/SVG Speedway

Cup: Grant Park 165

• SVG gets the win

• NASCAR holding cautions

• Joey Logano v. Ross Chastain

• Bubba Wallace vs. Alex Bowman

• Carson Hocevar vs. the wall

• Did McDowell have something for SVG?

• Reddick gets close

• Weather finally not a factor

• Was this the last Chicago street race?

• Is SVG the best road course racer ever in NASCAR?

• In-season bracket challenge

• Ty Dillon advances again, stays mouthy

• Elite 8

• Ty Dillon (32) vs. Alex Bowman (8)

• John Hunter Nemechek (12) vs. Erik Jones (20)

• Ryan Preece (15) vs. Tyler Reddick (23)

• Ty Gibbs (6) vs. Zane Smith (14)

Xfinity: The Loop 110

• SVG out-muscles Connor Zilisch for victory

• Almost takes out the burnout cameraman

News

• Denny says NASCAR should try a street oval

• Ticket renewals went out for COTA this week

Checkered Flags

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Black Flags

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Preview: Sonoma

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: 

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: 

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• James: Chris Buescher

• Eric: Ty Gibbs

Fantasy League

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Recap: EchoPark Speedway/Lime Rock Park

Cup: Quaker State 400

• Chase Elliott pushes his way to victory

• HUGE wreck takes out 23 cars

• New Atlanta vs. Old Atlanta

• Should Atlanta be the last race of the regular season?

• First race on TNT

Xfinity: Focused Health 250

• Nick Sanchez gets the win

• Austin Hill has fuel issues

Trucks: LiUNA 150

• Corey Heim dominates

• Leads 99 of 100 laps

• Only real excitement was the final restart

News

• Suarez out at Trackhouse at the end of the year. 

• https://x.com/Daniel_SuarezG/status/1940105675239010564

• Rick Ware Racing sold

• https://apnews.com/article/nascar-rick-ware-racing-puchyr-ccd9b642548cfa30192befea81b15ad3

• Larry McClure passes away

• https://wcyb.com/sports/nascar/former-nascar-team-owner-and-local-businessman-larry-mcclure-passes-away

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IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT BRACKET!!!

Checkered Flags

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Black Flags

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Preview: Chicago Street

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Grant Park 165, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, TNT

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Loop 110, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• Eric: SVG

• James: Cinnamon Toast Chris

Fantasy League

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Welcome to Episode 366 of the SuperSpeedway Podcast, recorded Monday, June 23, 2025. I am your host Eric Young, and I’m joined by my co-host James Kuch.

Recap: Pocono

Cup: The Great American Getaway 400

• Chase Briscoe and the 19 team finally execute and end up in victory lane

• Had to save fuel and hold off two of the Pocono greats

• Denny could not get close in dirty air

• Brad Keselowski gives it away multiple times

• Many brake failures: All of 23Xi struggled

Xfinity: Explore The Pocono Mountains 250

• Dale Jr. wins again! And Connor Zilisch drives it.

Trucks: MillerTech Battery 200

• Layne Riggs takes advantage of another Heim Bomb

News

• We say goodbye to Prime and hello to TNT

• San Diego looks to be coming to the Cup Series.

• Chicagoland Speedway return as well? 

• Bowman Gray is said to have a 5 year agreement in place for NASCAR racing. (Sounds like all series are an option, not just the Clash.)

IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT BRACKET!!!

Checkered Flags

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Black Flags

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Preview: NOT MY ATLANTA and Lime Rock

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Quaker State 400, Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT, TNT

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 250, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: LiUNA 150, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: Kyle Busch

• Eric: Daniel Suarez

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?

• James @jameskuch on Threads and X

• Eric @TSuperspeedway on X

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Recap: Mexico City

Cup: Viva Mexico 250

• SVG dominates on his way to a 16-second win.

• Playoff rules have bubbled back up. SVG is currently 30th and now has a playoff spot.

• Carson vs Ricky continues

• Denny Hamlin skips for dad duties

• Ty Gibbs has a good showing

• NASCAR says they are “hopeful’ to return. No deal in place. 

Xfinity: The Chilango 150

• Daniel Suarez earns an all-time great win.

News

• Iowa Cup race is sold out again

• https://www.jayski.com/2025/06/17/iowa-cup-race-sold-out/

• NASCAR is covered on Pablo Torre Finds Out in a general discussion about antitrust lawsuits with Lina Khan, Former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission

• Spire fines Carson Hocevar 50K for comments made on live stream about Mexico City.

Checkered Flags

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Black Flags

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Preview: Pocono

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: The Great American Getaway 400, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, Prime

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Explore The Pocono Mountains 250, 3:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: MillerTech Battery 200, 5:00 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Denny Hamlin

• James: Christopher Bell

Fantasy League

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Recap: Michigan

Cup: FireKeepers Casino 400

• Denny Hamlin beats your favorite driver again

• Says he loves playing the heel and proving 65,000 people wrong

• Becomes the all-time wins leader at JGR, passing Kyle Busch

• Buescher disappointed with second

• Gibbs finishes third and is livid

• Byron runs out of gas

• Hocevar has flat tire leading

• Bowman’s hard hit

• Gluck said Michigan was the best race of the season

Trucks: DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics

• Stewart Friesen comes from nowhere to win

• Was never a true favorite in this race

• HUGE restart wreck takes out most of the contenders

• Hocevar has a flat here too

News

• Dodge is coming back to NASCAR

• Will race in the Truck Series in 2026

• No word on teams/drivers

• Adam Stern says GMS will likely at least build chassis for teams

• Was announced at MIS

Checkered Flags

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Preview: Mexico City - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

• Cup Series will have a podium after the race

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Viva Mexico 250, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, Prime

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Chilango 150, 4:30 p.m. EDT, CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• James: Daniel Suarez

• Eric: Chris Buescher

Fantasy League

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