EP 240404: Hamlin, Suarez, Van Gisbergen

EP 240404: Hamlin, Suarez, Van Gisbergen
January 25, 2024
He'll run "The Clash" in LA but Denny Hamlin admits he won't be 100%...Plus Daniel Suarez as he readies for his eighth season on the Cup Series, some "lug-notes", and New Zealand native Shane Van Gisbergen jokes about the hardest thing to get used to after moving to America.
Date Name
03/10/25 EP 251101: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, and Josh Berry For the first time ever in his Cup Series career Christopher Bell rings up three straight wins. Also hear from his team owner Joe Gibbs and teammate Denny Hamlin who wasn't totally bummed out in finishing second. Plus Josh Berry on his first top-5 for Wood Brothers Racing.
03/07/25 EP 251005: Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell The fourth race of the season is in Phoenix Sunday with Joey Logano looking for a second straight win on the one-mile track. Plus Chase Elliott and Tyler Reddick hope it's a good tune-up if they make the Championship Four with Michael McDowell glad he's going home.
03/06/25 EP 251004: Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, and Guru What was hard to believe and what didn't surprise "Guru" Garrow. Plus Denny Hamlin thinking big picture heading into Phoenix this weekend and Chase Elliott enjoyed his recent trip south of the border, including some Lucha Libre wrestling.
03/05/25 EP 251003: Bubba Wallace, Noah Gragson, and Joe Gibbs Three races into the Cup Series season Bubba Wallace is sixth in the driver standings, hoping his season is about to heat up. Plus Noah Gragson looking for a consistent effort with Joe Gibbs believing the team they built for Christopher Bell reminds him of his best football squads.
03/04/25 EP 251002: Christopher Bell, Mark Garrow With two straight wins Christopher Bell in 2025 could be about to make his most serious championship run yet. Plus Mark Garrow opines about the Kyle Busch - Bell battle at COTA and what it should teach other drivers.
03/03/25 EP 251001: Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, and Chase Elliott In a fight to the finish in the Echopark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the America's Christopher Bell cleanly beat an appreciative Kyle Busch. Plus Chase Elliott on how cutting one mile out of the F1 layout at COTA made for a better NASCAR race.
02/28/25 EP 250905: Chastain, Cindric, Bell, Van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch With the Circuit of the Americas road course shortened and laps added Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric belive Sunday's Echopark Automotive Grand Prix will have more action. Plus Christopher Bell on a near miss..Shane Van Gisbergen on being a favorite and Connor Zilisch is out to win Cup debut.
02/27/25 EP 250904: Alex Bowman, A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano, and Bubba Wallace Sunday the Cup Series is racing for the fifth time at Circuit of the Americas with Alex Bowman, A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace weighing on how the Texas road race will change now that they're running more laps on a layout that's one mile shorter.
02/26/25 EP 250903: Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, and Michael McDowell With the appeal of his Daytona penalties to heard next week Chase Briscoe already knows how it feels to take a big hit. Plus Denny Hamlin on their sponsorship search and Michael McDowell on the new NASCAR layout at Circuit of the Americas.
02/25/25 EP 250902: Carson Hocevar, Christopher Bell, and William Byron After a career best runner-up finish at Atlanta and ruffling a few feathers Carson Hocevar admits he still has more to learn. Plus Christopher Bell on how much being able to dirt race again has helped and William Byron reflects on his Daytona 500 win media blitz.
02/24/25 EP 250901: Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano Thrilling Atlanta Motor Speedway Cup race ended on a downer with yellow flag but winner Christopher Bell believes NASCAR made the right call. Plus Kyle Larson not totally bummed out finishing third and Joey Logano now leads a category that has him feeling his age.
02/21/25 EP 250805: Suarez, Blaney, Busch, Larson We can only hope for the same kind of three-wide finish this weekend at Atlanta that we had a year ago. Revisiting that last lap Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, and Kyle Busch. Plus Kyle Larson promises Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 will be intense.
02/20/25 EP 250804: Kevin Harvick, Christopher Bell, and Corey Lajoie When it comes to NASCAR throwing the yellow flag on the last lap Kevin Harvick and Mark Garrow don't agree with all the issues involved but they do on the need for consistency. Plus Corey Lajoie pleased he didn't pass out on his recent flight with the Thunderbirds.
02/19/25 EP 250803: Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs After getting a chance to cool down after getting wrecked on last lap of the Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin got a little hot around the collar on his weekly podcast and Mark Garrow thinks he made some valid points. Plus Ty Gibbs on getting heckled by Eagles fans at the Super Bowl.
02/18/25 EP 250802: William Byron, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson With two straight Daytona 500 victories William Byron is making the 24 car a consistent front runner and the man who made that number famous, Jeff Gordon, has high praise for the 27-year-old driver. Plus Jimmie Johnson has new emotions after finishing third in NASCAR's biggest race.
02/17/25 EP 250801: Byron, Reddick, Hamlin, Rick Hendrick Good and lucky William Byron becomes only the 5th driver to win Daytona 500 back-to-back. Plus runner-up Tyler Reddick, hard-luck Denny Hamlin and team owner Rick Hendrick on getting a record 10th victory in NASCAR's biggest race.
02/14/25 EP 250705: Dale Jr., Bubba Wallace, Helio Castroneves, Kyle Busch Overjoyed when Justin Allgaier raced into the Daytona 500 Dale Jr. couldn't stop smiling. Plus Bubba Wallace happy he ended winning drought, Helio Castroneves is not about just making the show and Kyle Busch on what it takes to win NASCAR's biggest race.
02/13/25 EP 250704: Briscoe, Cindric, Keselowski, Martin Truex, Jr. On warm night in Florida a hot lap from Chase Briscoe captured not only his first pole position in the Daytona but the first for Toyota with Austin Cindric surprised to make the front row. Plus Brad Keselowski idea for the perfect birthday present and Martin Truex Jr. is really enjoying retirement.
02/12/25 EP 250703: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch NASCAR has made it clear race manipulation will not be tolerated and heavily punished with Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney agreeing if it's flagrant action needs to be taken. Plus Kyle Busch on his 20th attempt to win the Daytona 500.
02/11/25 EP 250702: Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain For Daytona Helio Castroneves is getting a guaranteed starting spot via NASCAR's new "open exemption provisional". Denny Hamlin doesn't love the idea while Mark Garrow believes it's good but could go bad. Ross Chastain on Track House Racing having a record four countries represented when green flag flys on Sunday.