NASCAR on NBC analyst and Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett on the record-tying 19 winners in the Cup Series this season, why it’s harder to “peak” in the playoffs, how the Next Gen car was “exposed” at Bristol Motor Speedway, the downsides to having a spec series; what NASCAR can do to address Next Gen reliability and its racing on short tracks; the first win for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing; what it said about Brad Keselowski’s belief in Chris Buescher; a Round of 12 preview with Chase Elliott as the championship favorite.
How DJ knew there would be so many winners this year (1:00); Ross Chastain and Joey Logano on how much difficult it is to “peak” in the playoffs (3:00); and what DJ thinks that means for the future (6:00); how do teams save setup-related tricks for the playoffs? (9:00); DJ’s recent run of winning predictions (11:00); how the Next Gen car was exposed at Bristol (14:00); how teams are adapting to some downsides to being in a spec series (16:00); and why it was somewhat expected (17:00); pit crew mistakes still being a factor (18:30); what can NASCAR do to address Next Gen reliability and did the dirt race mask the looming issues (20:30); what can NASCAR do to improve the Next Gen on short tracks (23:00); an old-school attrition race (26:00); Roush Fenway Keslowski Racing’s first victory (27:30); MotorMouths of the Race: A quote from Brad Keselowski on Chris Buescher (30:00); Round of 12 preview: Chase Elliott suddenly the Championship 4 favorite again? (33:00).