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Chase Elliott still among NASCAR’s big names on the playoff bubble

Michael McDowell was dominant in Sunday's Brickyard 200, leading 54 of the 82 laps, to clinch a spot in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Left still looking for a playoff spot was Chase Elliott, who finished in second.

Elliott is among several of the circuit's top names still trying to sew up a spot in the playoffs.

Rod Mullins joins the show to break down how the last two weeks of the regular season will play out.

Can Chase Elliott win his way into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs?

Chris Buescher won the rain-delayed race at Michigan on Monday, his second win in a row in the NASCAR Cup Series.

The series is down to three races before we get down to the 16-driver playoff field.

A number of drivers are on either side of the cut line, including some surprising names, like Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski.

Chris Graham and Rod Mullins discuss what needs to happen for each as the next three weeks play out.

UVA maneuvering to figure out what happens if the ACC implodes

The Big Ten wants UVA and North Carolina. Florida State wants out of the ACC no matter what. It’s clear that something big is about to happen.

Chris Graham and Scott German report on the latest developments, and offer perspective, insight and baseless speculation on the next steps.

Two Denny Hamlin fans (not) talk NASCAR points race, free agents, more

Rod Mullins loves Denny Hamlin. Well, OK, he loves talking about Denny Hamlin, and how NASCAR fans, other drivers, not a lot of people outside Denny Hamlin, are Denny Hamlin fans.

Rod and Chris break down Hamlin getting booed at his home track in Richmond over the weekend, the upcoming free-agent season, where Hamlin's status plays a big role, and look ahead to the final four races of the 2023 NASCAR regular season in this week's podcast.

Martin Truex Jr. dominates Monday race at New Hampshire

Martin Truex Jr. is NASCAR’s “Mr. Monday.” Truex won the rain-delayed race at New Hampshire on Monday in dominant fashion, winning the first two stages and leading more than 250 laps to beat Joey Logano to the finish line.

Rod Mullins joins the show to break down Truex’s win, and reset where things stand in the 2023 NASCAR season with six races left until the playoffs.

Does the world need a ’Days of Thunder 2’?

William Byron won the rain-shortened race at Atlanta on Sunday, but that’s not the big news of the week in NASCAR.

What is? There’s rumors that Tom Cruise, fresh off the success of the “Top Gun” reboot, is mulling over options for a second “Days of Thunder” movie.

Rod Mullins joins us to discuss all of the above, but pay attention for his rough outline of a plot for “Days of Thunder 2.”

NASCAR battles the raindrops, has successful street debut in Chicago

Shane van Gisbergen barely knows who he is himself, so you’re forgiven for not knowing who he was, or how to pronounce his name, before SVG went out and won the street race in Chicago on Sunday.

Rod Mullins joins the show to tell us more about van Gisbergen, and how NASCAR drivers and fans took to the debut of street racing in the Windy City.

The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to hit the mean streets of Chicago

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Chicago for a most unique street race on Sunday. Rod Mullins and Chris Graham talk about how the race will sorta, kinda take NASCAR back to its roots of guys in fast cars trying to outrun the cops.

Also on today's show:

• Rod recaps last weekend's action in Nashville.
• What can NASCAR do to make sure its drivers are safe?
• The latest on the tragedy involving the in-laws of NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson.
• Catching up with former NASCAR Cup Series driver Quin Houff

NASCAR heads to Nashville after mid-June week off

NASCAR took the weekend off, but the Cup Series returns to the track in Nashville this weekend, assuming the teams can dodge the raindrops on Sunday night.

Rod Mullins joins Chris Graham to talk some off-track news, focusing on:

• Josh Berry replacing the retiring Kevin Harvick at Stewart-Haas next year.
• Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment investing in Joe Gibbs Racing.
• News involving Toyota and Jimmie Johnson.

NASCAR 2024 schedule leaks out, speculation about Amazon streaming heats up

NASCAR's 2024 race schedule is leaking out, and it's looking like the Bristol spring race is among the casualties.

Will you have to get an Amazon streaming subscription to be able to watch?

Rod Mullins and Chris Graham discuss the big off-track news.