PRN - Garage Pass Podcast

It could be cool at Martinsville Sunday but the heat is on to fill last two Championship Four spots and Denny Hamlin glad he's already locked in while teammate Christopher Bell hopes for a manipulation free race...Twice a spring winner William Byron needs first Fall victory and Kyle Larson has a grandfather trophy clock that was "Bowyer-ed".

Always a chance the final cut off race at Martinsville could have the finish manipulated to help someone make final four and Brad Keselowski thinks there's only one way to stop that. Plus Ryan Blaney looking to win Xfinity 500 for third straight year, Daniel Suarez happy to find a new home and William Byron has grandfather clocks that don't chime.

In or out of the Playoff Kyle Busch explains the pressure drivers feel this time of year. Plus Alex Bowman on what his team is working on at season's end, Justin Haley on getting let go by Spire Motorsports and Christopher Bell on the only trophy that's displayed in his living room.

While teammate Denny Hamlin taking his fifth shot at the Championship Four, following Talladega victory Chase Briscoe has made it for the first time and his crew chief James Small believes at Phoenix he'll be up for the challenge. Plus Christopher Bell at age 30 asked why he looks a lot younger?

Taking Talladega Chase Briscoe has made the Championship Four for the first time and his team owner Joe Gibbs now has two of the four spots. Plus hear from Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott following race two in round three and Todd Gilliland after a career best finish.

Going into Talladega Sunday Playoff drivers like Ryan Blaney must first survive and then thrive. Also hear from William Byron and Kyle Larson going into race two in round three and despite being below the cut line Chase Elliott optimistic in the next two races he can find a way into the Championship Four.

The deeper he gets into the Cup Series Playoff Chase Briscoe noticing his popularity is growing. Plus to stay out of trouble at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday Chase Elliott is looking at Ryan Blaney playbook and Kyle Busch on what his team needs to reach the next level.

No one including Guru Garrow was shocked Justin Haley lost his Cup ride. Plus Christopher Bell on the need to grab a checkered flag in round three, John Hunter Nemechek on trying to win while cutting Playoff drivers a little slack and Josh Berry thumbs up on more horsepower next season.

When Denny Hamlin sits down there's a lot on his plate and his team owner Joe Gibbs marvels at the way he handles it all. Plus Denny happy to reach goal of 60 career Cup Series wins with his seriously ill father able to see it and Eric Jones glad he didn't get punched in the face out in Las Vegas.

For PRN's last race broadcast and final finish for Guru Garrow the South Point 400 in Las Vegas provided an exciting ending with Denny Hamlin scoring an emotional win. It was a tough loss for runner-up Kyle Larson and rough day for former champion Ryan Blaney.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway kicks off the Round of 8 in the Cup Series Playoff and Joey Logano says the pressure is really on. Meanwhile confidence level going into South Point 400 different for teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott with Bubba Wallace hoping for Kansas replay.

Even though he's won the Round of 8 opening race three times, made the Championship Four and captured the Cup title Joey Logano explains the pressures that go along with that. Kyle Busch has two main reasons his losing streak has reached 89 races. PLus Tyler Reddick on caring for a sick son and still racing.

It was interesting to find out it wasn't until last weekend at the Roval Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin had a chance to talk about their controversial Kansas finish with Bubba throwing Denny a conversation curveball. Plus we have Brad Keselowski speaking what we think is "legalese".

Somehow Joey Logano barely survived the Roval for the second year in a row but does that mean another title? Plus Ross Chastain on running over a clueless Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski on letter supporting NASCAR and Shane Van Gisbergen pulling away to a record win Sunday still had time to "watch TV".

In the Bank of America Roval 400 it was a record setting performance by winner Shane Van Gisbergen and second place Kyle Larson fought back but finally had to give in. Also hear from Denny Hamlin who helped to knock Ross Chastain out of the Playoff, which put Joey Logano in the round of eight.

After winning the last four Cup Series road races Shane Van Gisbergen is the overwhelming favorite to win Charlotte's Bank of America Roval 400 and Chase Briscoe explains why. Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell talk about their potential race strategies with William Byron happy to have his parents around racing in his hometown.

Handling frustrations better these days Bubba Wallace takes a swing at explaining why. Meanwhile Tyler Reddick and Austin Cindric are facing must win situation to make next round knowing road course ace SVG stands in the way. Plus, Joey Logano a fan of Charlotte's oval and Roval.

Holding nothing back Denny Hamlin explained on his Actions Detrimental podcast why he doesn't owe Bubba Wallace an apology for the last lap at Kansas and why he has no problem with Bubba flipping him off. Plus Tyler Reddick asked about potential changes to the Cup Series Playoff format.

Although he wouldn't change any of the split second moves he made on the last lap at Kansas Denny Hamlin wishes the outcome could have been different. Now that he's made the next round of the Playoff Chase Elliott on how he sees it playing out and Kyle Larson on his visit to the Kansas City Chiefs.

With Toyota drivers tussling too hard in the final corner Chase Elliott grabbed the victory at Kansas, locking up a spot in the next round of the Playoff. Meanwhile Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin are not seeing eye to eye on what happened on the last lap with Christopher Bell bewildered by Chevy being in victory lane and not Toyota.

Going into the second race in the second round of the Cup Series Playoff Bubba Wallace hoping to get back his Kansas Speedway mojo. Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric on the racing the 1.5-mile track produces. Plus Ross Chastain the only driver in the Playoff now without a teammate.

Potential new Cup Series Playoff formats are being kicked around and Chase Elliott likes one of the concepts. Plus Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano on the race coming up at Kansas. Plus Logano's crew chief decided that for a celebration last week he'd pull out a "little red" sports car.

According to Kevin Harvick the act of taking out teammate Ty Gibbs has put Denny Hamlin in a precarious Playoff position with Hamlin wanting JGR management to establish ground rules for their drivers. Plus Ryan Blaney really wanted to get his hands on the winner's trophy at Loudon.

Tongues are still wagging over what happened at Loudon between the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers. Denny Hamlin weighs in on his controversial teammate Ty Gibbs as well as competition director Chris Gabehart. Plus Josh Berry on why the Team Penske "posse" doesn't have the same problem as JGR.

Third win of the season will have Ryan Blaney sleeping like a baby with NH win locking up spot in round three of the Playoff. Plus Joey Logano frustrated but left Loudon above cut line and Guru Garrow opinion on what might be needed to handle an irritated Ty Gibbs.

The Cup Series Playoff heads to Loudon with Christopher Bell looking for third victory in the last four years on the Magic Mile after his on track apology almost let Chase Briscoe win last season, a race that Kyle Larson and Josh Berry lay out ended in historic fashion.

Heading into the opening race in round two of the Cup Series Playoff two teams have three drivers left in the running. Hear from Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott and for Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin. Plus Michael McDowell on last year's nerve wracking finish at Loudon.

Having easily made the round one cut in the Cup Series Playoff Bubba Wallace confidence is at an all-time high. At Loudon apparently only way for Chris Buescher to be competitive is to have it rain and Ryan Blaney lets us in on his pregnant wife's craziest craving.

The championship chase brings out the best in Christopher Bell and his Joe Gibbs team. Counting Bristol they've now won a Playoff race three of the last four seasons. Plus Ross Chastain confident heading into the second round and Chase Briscoe on why he can't say "no" to a race fan.

With the extreme tire wear at Bristol the fans wound up loving the round one Cup Series cut-off and Christopher Bell was thrilled to finally win in Thunder Valley. His team owner Joe Gibbs set a record and unfortunately Josh Berry set a new mark for futility.

The Cup Series Playoff round one cut-off race at Bristol Motor Speedway makes Joey Logano and Christopher Bell nervous despite having a decent point cushion. Chase Elliott hoping to improve one spot from last year's runner-up in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race which Kyle Larson totally dominated.

Given his struggles at Bristol Motor Speedway it's a good thing Tyler Reddick has a nice cushion going into Saturday night's cut off race. Joey Logano has struggled there lately as well and Kyle Busch looking for a ninth win in Thunder Valley. Plus Ryan Blaney happy his baby boy will arrive during the off-season.

Tough to satisfy Austin Cindric is just above the cut line heading for the cut-off race at Bristol whcih William Byron is trying to treat business as usual. Plus Ryan Preece can't understand people's surprise and Denny Hamlin on Bill Murray wanting to talk at a very inconvenient time.

Even though he accepted Kyle Larson apology Ryan Blaney admits he's not about to forget getting spun out in St. Louis. Plus Christopher Bell gets hot on the cool down lap, Shane Van Gisbergen frustrated by Playoff performance and Denny Hamlin on why he's still wracking up wins at age 44.

In St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway Denny Hamlin checked off a number of boxes including a milestone win for Toyota and riling up the soldout crowd. Teammate Chase Briscoe is off to a great Playoff start too but Austin Cindric is on the bubble heading into the Bristol cut-off race.

Next up for round one in the Cup Series Playoff is race two at World Wide Technology Raceway and we hear from defending winner Austin Cindric. Plus Chase Elliott on Hendrick Motorsports struggles in St. Louis, Kyle Busch advice for teammate Austin Dillon and Joey Logano looking out the windshield.

Off to a strong start Bubba Wallace is ready to make a deep Playoff run as he heads to Gateway with Ryan Blaney. Plus Ty Gibbs says tough love over the radio between him and Chris Gabehart no big deal and Carson Hocevar on giving rapper IShowSpeed a ride he'll never forget.

If they remain "open teams" for the remainder of the season what NASCAR doesn't have to pay 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports could mean a windfall for the other teams but Ryan Preece insists he's not paying attention to the court battle. Michael McDowell says non-Playoff teams need keep up and Chase Briscoe explains why his son wound up crying over last year's Southern 500 win.

Laps led at Darlington put Chase Briscoe in the same conversation with two Hall of Famers and put a smile on the face of team owner Joe Gibbs. Southern 500 allowed Tyler Reddick to make up a lot of Playoff ground. Plus Denny Hamlin on it not being easy striving for a championship and dealing with a lawsuit.

Second straight Southern 500 victory was a breezy easy for Chase Briscoe who was joined in victory lane by his young son Brooks. Tyler Reddick was a runner-up again at Darlington and hear from the Legacy Motor Club teammates Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek who came home third and fourth.

The Cook Out Southern 500 opens up the Cup Series Playoff and going for the title Chase Briscoe is the defending winner. Also hear how Chase Elliott and Shane Van Gisbergen look at the 10-race championship chase. Plus Denny Hamlin has set a big end of year goal.

For the sixth time Darlington Raceway hosting the opening race in Cup Series Playoff with Joey Logano hoping to win back-to-back championships. If you think Josh Berry will make an early Playoff exit think again. Plus Bubba Wallace wondering about Dover getting All-Star race and Austin Cindric on learning to be an Italian chef.

The regular season went by in a blur with Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson talking about the Cup Series Playoff getting underway at Darlington. Plus Connor Zilisch knows he's come a long way in a short period of time and Ross Chastain all smiles when it comes to the championship race next season moving back to Homestead-Miami Speedway.

If it hasn't already Guru Garrow believes anti-trust lawsuit brought against NASCAR by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is about to get really ugly. Plus Austin Cindric loves second off weekend on the 2026 schedule and Ryan Blaney rolling with the Playoff about to start.

Despite a DNF nearly every four races, Ryan Blaney's Daytona win still allowed him to finish second in the Cup Series regular season standings. Josh Berry also made the Playoff despite finishing 21st in driver points and runner-up Daniel Suarez hoping to win again before he leaves Trackhouse Racing.

Saturday night the Cup Series regular season comes to a close at Daytona, the same track in began in February. Hear what Kyle Busch, William Byron, and Chris Buescher have to say going into Coke Zero Sugar 400. Plus Bubba Wallace on making this trip to Florida pressure free.

With the entire 2026 Cup Series schedule released get their take on it from Guru Garrow and NASCAR Executive VP Ben Kennedy. Plus the sport has lost another giant and Carson Hocevar, like many other drivers, knows it's all or nothing to make the Playoff Saturday night at Daytona.

With the Cup Series Playoff on the horizon Bubba Wallace is on a roll and so is Chase Briscoe. Plus with regular season title clinched William Byron travels to Daytona hoping to bank some goodwill for the final 10 races and when he wins again Ross Chastain won't hesitate to climb on top of his car.

Following his most recent Cup Series win Austin Dillon admitted he treasures trips to victory lane more than he did when his racing career started. Plus Ryan Preece on how all three RFK Racing drivers will work to get one in the Playoff and Kyle Larson on where the season stands for "we and he".

This time no late yellow and no controversy as Austin Dillon wins second straight Cup Series race at Richmond. Runner-up Alex Bowman didn't get cut any slack by other drivers in the closing laps and is now on the bubble to make the Playoff. Plus, Corey Heim claims another Craftsman Truck Series regular season title.

After controversial finish last August Austin Dillon hopes to get second straight victory at Richmond and this time become Playoff eligible.Teammate Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin also grilled about this year's Cook Out 400. Plus William Byron believes regular season title fight preparing him for a championship run.