SHOW #504 – Guest: Tyler Reddick – We recap the 2018 Daytona 500, discuss Danica done, Bubba Vs. Denny, preview the REAL start to the season (Toby!) Atlanta, talk fantasy racing (but forget to give picks, sorry) and tons of fun (but not as much as last week, sorry) Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie’s 300th show!

(Roughly 48:00 mins)

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By: Toby Christie, Editor — Follow on Twitter @toby_christie

Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Chris Buescher and Ryan Blaney. These are all drivers who have recorded their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup victories since Chase Elliott began his Cup Series career in 2016. Yet Elliott, one of the best pure talents the sport has seen in a long time remains winless.

Continue reading “Is It Finally Time For Chase Elliott’s First Win?”

By: Toby Christie, Editor – Follow on Twitter @Toby_Christie

Michael McDowell has come out of the gates swinging.

In his first start for Front Row Motorsports, McDowell started 22nd in the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Fusion, and he showed great speed for the majority of the Daytona 500.

Continue reading “Off to a Great Start, McDowell Could Have Front Row’s Best Season Yet”

By: Toby Christie, Editor – Follow on Twitter @Toby_Christie

Speedweeks 2018 is in the books. For the last couple of weeks, we were treated to a stunning display of brightly colored race cars driving two to three, and sometimes four-wide.

We saw breathtaking crashes, that luckily every driver walked away from.

In all, 58 machines were wadded up past the point of being able to finish the race between the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Racing Series events in Daytona. Continue reading “There’s More Than Wrecked Cars to Talk About After Daytona”