PRN - Garage Pass Podcast

Has a hybrid of Daytona and Talladega Kyle Larson knows the action Saturday night at EchoPark Speedway will be intense and Daniel Suarez weighs in on trying to win the Quaker State 400. Plus Michael McDowell thinks he has a chance to be upset winner of the five race in-season tournament.

They didn't have a problem at Pocono, but Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. made it clear last weekend after one two many run-ins with Carson Hocevar payback is coming. Plus Austin Cindric on the first ever in-season tournament for the Cup Series and Kyle Busch knows his only road to the Playoff now is down victory lane.

The brackets and seedings having been set for NASCAR's version of "March Madness"..the first ever Cup Series in-season tournament and Denny Hamlin is predicting a lot of upsets. Plus teams who signed new Cup Series charter agreement caught in the crossfire and Chase Briscoe on why he wasn't jumping for joy after winning Pocono.

It took him longer than he wanted but at Pocono Chase Briscoe finally broke into victory lane for Joe Gibbs, who's believed all along the Indiana driver was the right pick to replace retired Martin Truex, Jr. Plus hear from Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher on how they feel about being above the cut line to make Playoff on points.

The race to the Playoff gets underway Sunday at Pocono, a track that's special to defending winner Ryan Blaney. Plus hear how Austin Dillon and Chase Elliott feel the "Tricky Triangle" is fun to run and Shane Van Gisbergen ready to roll on a track described as a road course with only left hand turns.

NASCAR is heading to Pocono this weekend where Brad Keselowski had one of the most memorable wins in his Cup career broken bones and all. Plus after watching "pre-season testing" Wednesday night for the Richard Childress Carolina Cowboys Austin Dillon tells us how tough his bull riders really are.

In the eye of the storm for making insensitive remarks about Mexico City and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. promising payback for the latest run in Carson Hocevar says its a fine line between being reckless and racing hard. Plus Denny Hamlin on his team taking a loss in court and Ryan Preece considers Pocono a part of New England.

Honored to be Mexico City grand marshal Jeff Gordon wishes NASCAR had gone there when could have raced south of the border. Plus Daniel Suarez on the weekend exceeding expectations, Dale Jr. happy the Mexican driver won in his car and Shane Van Gisbergen working hard to be more than a road racing specialist.

To no one's surprise Shane Van Gisbergen wins the first Cup Series race in Mexico City by a whopping margin. Also hear from second and third place finishers Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott. Plus Daniel Suarez on the Mexican fans cheering him on to the Xfinity Series victory.

Cup Series is making maiden run in Mexico City and Daniel Suarez badly wants to win Sunday. Plus Michael McDowell on NASCAR's first podium celebration, A.J. Allmendinger shrugs of past experience at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and Chase Elliott feels drivers will be affected racing at high altitude.

According to Joey Logano NASCAR should get a lot of credit for adding Mexico City to the Cup schedule. Plus Chase Briscoe on racing at such a high elevation, Chris Buescher on learning a new road course, and Ross Chastain doesn't need to learn Spanish language as long as he has teammate Daniel Suarez.

The NASCAR Cup Series is getting ready to race in Mexico City for the first time and all eyes will be focused on native son Daniel Suarez. Plus Bubba Wallace on his pre-race prep, Christopher Bell on racing at altitude and to get south of the border Alex Bowman had to do something on his own.

After NASCAR won the latest round in the anti-trust lawsuit brought by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, Brad Keselowski weighs in. Plus how A.J. Allmendinger feels about being just below the Playoff cut line and Denny Hamlin ready to miss Mexico City for the birth of his third child.

A third win at Michigan and on the season proves to Denny Hamlin he's currently defeating "father time". Also hear from a disappointed runner-up Chris Buescher, and a pretty happy Bubba Wallace. Plus when Carson Hocevar took the lead Sunday he did something he doesn't normally do.

The Heritage Trophy that'll go to the winning manufacturer at Michigan Sunday is a big deal explains Ryan Blaney and William Byron. Plus Denny Hamlin on what cooler temps might mean this weekend and Chase Elliott surprised the two-mile oval doesn't really change from year to year.

Wanting to win there again for himself and his team Joey Logano also says the manufacturer trophy that goes to winner at Michigan is a big deal. Plus Chris Buescher above the cut line but doesn't want to talk about it and Erik Jones looking forward to racing in his home state.

A solid fifth in the driver standings Chase Elliott determined to get the job done, to win a race and stage. Carson Hocevar now has two runner-ups in his sophomore year and looking for more. Plus when it comes to naming his baby Denny Hamlin is just going to wing it.

Winning with runway still left in the Cup Series regular season has put his brain at ease according to Ryan Blaney. Plus Brad Keselowski on the impact of his driver Chris Buescher getting points back and Bubba Wallace handling difficulties with a new outlook on life.

Taking his season from "scrappy" to "happy" Ryan Blaney knocks down his first win of the year in the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Also hear from runner-up Carson Hocevar, third place Denny Hamlin and William Byron, who increased his lead in the Cup Series regular season standings.

According to Chase Elliott Nashville Superspeedway is a trendy place to be and Kyle Busch believes concrete track will be racy during Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400. Plus Denny Hamlin making 700th start and talks about potential new contract with Josh Berry looking forward to coming home.

On appeal his team may have gotten back half of the 60 points NASCAR penalized them but Chris Buescher still has must win mindset. Plus Christopher Bell on why Denny Hamlin is "unique" while Tyler Reddick believes things are good but about to get better.

With both under the same roof when Roger Penske fired key personnel from his Indy Car operation last week Joey Logano admits it will also affect his NASCAR team. Plus Kyle Busch with insight on a possible exit plan and Jimmie Johnson likes the way his first Cup start linked with his 700th.

Despite frustrating loss in the Coke 600 the week was a winner for William Byron who now has a new extension with Hendrick Motorsports. Plus Chase Briscoe would like to pretend run the Indy 500 and Ross Chastain on why his Charlotte victory celebration took sooo long.

In the 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway William Byron may have dominated but it was Ross Chastain in victory lane with his team owner Justin Marks proud they had beat the best Hendrick Motorsports. Also hear from top-five finishers A.J. Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski.

Sunday Kyle Larson is attempting again to run the Indy 500 and Coke 600 on the same day, which Alex Bowman believes is ground breaking for a Cup Series Point leader. Plus Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney on NASCAR's longest race and you'll be surprised what last year's winner Christopher Bell feels was the "biggest prize".

Defending Coke 600 winner Christopher Bell hopes to go back-to-back this time at the full distance with teammates Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace chiming in on the difficulties of NASCAR's longest race. Plus Kyle Larson looks back on last year's run in the Indy 500.

The voters get it right putting former champ Kurt Busch and handsome Harry Gant into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2026...Plus Austin Dillon looks back on his Coke 600 win and Brad Keselowski believes Chris Buescher can make historical comeback.

At North Wilkesboro Joey Logano feels he was robbed of a million bucks Mark Garrow gets that but also says no one should have been surprised by the promoter's option yellow flag or the result. Plus, Christopher Bell on pursuing regular season title and Denny Hamlin not surprised Kyle Larson wrecked at the Brickyard and then qualified for Indy 500 at over 233 mph.

He may have dominated the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway but Joey Logano got his bell run by Christopher Bell who walked off with a million dollar prize. Plus hear from Kyle Busch how Chevrolet somehow won manufacturer battle and Alex Bowman believes track showed it deserves a points race.

At Indy Kyle Larson may have to give up a shot at the pole to return to North Wilkesboro Speedway and go after fourth All-Star Race win. Plus Chase Elliott and Joey Logano have nothing but good to say about the half-mile track with Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace joking around about the winner needing to get more money.

The NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway has a format where promoter Marcus Smith could throw a late yellow flag but Denny Hamlin unsure it will have major impact with Bubba Wallace befuddled why there wasn't more contact a year ago. Plus Kyle Larson free to practice at Indy.

When NASCAR decided to return championship weekend to Homestead-Miami in 2026 and rotate it on a yearly basis Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell liked the idea with Guru Garrow believing he has perfect place for it. Plus Kyle Busch on he and Brad Keselowski going "back to the future".

Back on top of the point standings Kyle Larson heads into his second Indy 500 as NASCAR's top dog. With some fans complaining recent races haven't been all great Ryan Blaney pushes back. Plus Sunday marked 20 years in Cup racing for Denny Hamlin who definitely remembers his debut.

Kicking butt in Kansas Kyle Larson continues to wrack up big historical numbers on the Cup Series. Plus hear from second and third place finishers Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney with Alex Bowman wracking up his 7th top-10 in opening 12 races.

The margin of victory a year ago at Kansas Speedway was a record .001 which left Kyle Larson a grateful winner and Chris Buescher joking he's the closest loser in NASCAR history. Plus William Byron trying to strike the right balance as he sits on top of the Cup Series regular season standings.

There was a time Bubba Wallace was really dialed into Kansas Speedway, winning the fall of 2022, but in last three races there he's at a loss as to why he's averaged a 22nd place finish. Plus Christopher Bell hopes to keep the positivity rolling and Drew Blickensderfer has now been a Cup crew chief in 500 races.

A Guru Garrow opinion on THE place for a rotatated season-finale. Plus Ty Gibbs believes the fans should chill out about the heated words drivers say over their radios during a race and Kevin Harvick jokes about a squeamish Tony Stewart dealing with his baby's "non-tire blowout".

As we found out again at Texas get Joey Logano aggravated, get under his skin and he almost always make you pay. Plus Denny Hamlin on reason why driver's go off on their radios and Christopher Bell grateful to have the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Making the final pass in overtime despite a "sketchy block" Joey Logan grabbed the checkered flag in the Wurth 400 at Texas. Mad at himself teammate Ryan Blaney talked about finishing third Erik Jones on coming home 5th and a Ross Chastain joked with a reporter about no one complaining about him coming home second.

He may have won the Wurth 400 a year ago, but Chase Elliott is still not a fan of Texas Motor Speedway, where Austin Cindric says compromises are a necessity. Plus Bubba Wallace hungry celebrate Cinco de Mayo and birthday boy Kyle Busch on turning 40.

The defending winner at Texas is Chase Elliott who's learned a lot in winning only one of his last 75 races. Plus Chris Buescher will have plenty of people to visit with back in his home state and Daniel Suarez let's us in on his favorite Cinco de Mayo taco.

After blowing up at his teammate over the radio at Talladega Joey Logano admits he could have handled it better, but thinks criticism from former baseball star Chipper Jones is out of line. Plus Ryan Preece has a plan for Texas and Kyle Larson now knows what a wrestling "heel" is.

With two teammates having won the Cup Series title and one that's the reigning champion Austin Cindric explains why he's not looking to equal them. Christopher Bell lays out why he doesn't want Cup race at Rockingam and Kyle Larson "wrestled" with the recent down time.

Getting his first win at Talladega and of the year Austin Cindric has raced his way into the Cup Series Playoff for the second year in a row. Cindric also reacts to tongue lashing from teammate Joey Logano to which Guru Garrow also has an opinion.

The Cup Series gets back to work Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Alex Bowman believes to win you need laser focus, for Joey Logano it's missing the big wrecks and for Brad Keselowski there's a need for a little luck, which Tyler Reddick had a year ago to grab checkered flag.

With losing streak reaching 66 races Kyle Busch has to guard against trying to hard. Plus Denny Hamlin has his sights set on becoming the all-time winning driver at Joe Gibbs Racing and Bubba Wallace on why he seems to always run well on superspeedways like Talladega.

A third of the way through the Cup Series regular season the struggles of Brad Keselowski has been one of the big stories. Michael McDowell hasn't gotten to a great start either and neither has Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Shane Van Gisbergen but he has figured out good weekly routine.

With their only off week behind them, the next break for the Cup Series comes following the November 2nd season-finale with Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones believing the crew members, not the drivers need more time off. Plus Joey Logano impressed by his recent visit to the White House.

Rockingham's return over the weekend was a 10 out of 10 according to Guru Garrow with Sammy Smith getting the Xfinity Series win two hours after the checkered flag while for Craftsman Truck Series winner Tyler Ankrum his wait lasted over 5 years and 130 races. Plus Josh Berry looks ahead.

With Rockingham Speedway returning to the NASCAR line-up this weekend Kasey Kahne is also making a comeback. Plus Dale Jr. on how the one-mile track tormented him and Ryan Blaney made a smart decision not to race Saturday.

With the Cup Series in the process of enjoying their one and only off week for the entire season Ty Dillon and Alex Bowman explain there's a need for more down time. Plus Erike Jones on the upcoming 28 weeks of racing and Tyler Reddick is turning into a baby mechanic this week.