Grip Strip Podcast Episode 238 - Showing Up and Finishing

NASCAR had a big race weekend at Bristol, and Yung Money really took charge, moving on to the next round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, MTJ, Keebler Gibbs, Brad K, and Harrison Burton were knocked out of the competition. There were issues with the tires, and the car didn't perform well on the short tracks and road courses.

As we look ahead to the Kansas races, Cold Custard won the XFinity race and secured the Regular Season Championship. Allgaier had a rough time and lost the RST. The lineup stays the same as we head to Kansas.

Layne Riggs continues his winning streak with a victory at Bristol, and most of the playoff drivers did well. The points are tight as we head to Kansas.

In F1, the Singapore Grand Prix was exciting with Lando winning pole position and the race. Fish Lips finished second and Piastri came in third. Ferrari had a tough time in qualifying, and Mercedes struggled throughout the weekend. Danny Ric made a splash in his final F1 race by snagging the fastest lap.

As we enter a three-week break before the U.S. Grand Prix, the NFL's third week has left both of us feeling a bit unhappy.

In GSP updates, last week featured NHRA racing in Charlotte and this week at Gateway. MotoGP and Moto2 raced in Italy last week and are moving to Indonesia this week. WSBK was in Italy last week and is heading to Aragon next. IMSA was at Indianapolis, Supercars had the Sandown 500, F1 Academy raced in Singapore, and the WRC is in Rally Chile. 

Looking ahead to NASCAR's events at Kansas, we'll preview the races in Trucks, XFinity, and Cup to see who might get eliminated and who could start strong.

Finally, Josh will share his sim segment before we wrap up the show.