EP 254101: Shane Van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain

EP 254101: Shane Van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain
October 6, 2025
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.
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10/10/25 EP 254105: Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace 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.
10/09/25 EP 254104: Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, and Tyler Reddick 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.
10/08/25 EP 254103: Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and Brad Keselowski 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".
10/07/25 EP 254102: Joey Logano, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, Shane Van Gisbergen 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".
10/06/25 EP 254101: Shane Van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain 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.
10/03/25 EP 254005: Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, William Byron 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.
10/02/25 EP 254004: Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano 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.
10/01/25 EP 254003: Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick 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.
09/30/25 EP 254002: Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson 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.
09/29/25 EP 254001: Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell 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.
09/26/25 EP 253905: Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Austin Cindric, Ross Chastain 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.
09/25/25 EP 253904: Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, Paul Wolfe 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.
09/24/25 EP 253903: Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, and Ryan Blaney 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.
09/23/25 EP 253902: Denny Hamlin, Chris Gabehart, and Josh Berry. 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.
09/22/25 EP 253901: Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and Ty Gibbs 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.
09/19/25 EP 253805: Kyle Larson, Josh Berry, Christopher Bell, and Chase Briscoe 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.
09/18/25 EP 253804: Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Michael McDowell 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.
09/17/25 EP 253803: Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Blaney 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.
09/16/25 EP 253802: Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Briscoe 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.
09/15/25 EP 253801: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs, and Josh Berry 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.