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It was a truly chaotic weekend from the winners, officiating decisions, and all the crashes. We go over who survived this weekend and locked themselves in the playoffs. Kurt Busch pulled his waiver giving Martin Truex Jr. the final spot going into the race however it wasn't enough as Austin Dillon survived the melee into turn 1 on a wet track. We discuss what may have been going on in the NASCAR booth as well as the view from a friend who was at the race. Jeremy Clements survived his race as well and scored just his 2nd career victory locking himself in the playoffs and putting Cassill on the edge of missing it. I talk about NASCAR's decision to throw the caution at the end and if they were surrendering to the chaos that was the Xfinity race. With the Cup playoff field set I look over the 3 races in the Round of 16 and discuss why Austion Dillon is no driver to sleep on, and give a couple surprising picks on who I think will be eliminated.

This weekend we had racing coming from both Mid-Ohio as well as Atlanta Motor Speedway with popular wins across the board. Parker Kligerman kicked things off hanging on for his first win in 5 years. Then moving down south we had hometown drivers Austin Hill and Chase Elliott sending their fans home happy with a win. Ross Chastain continues to ruffle feathers of his fellow competitors as he was at the center of a multi-car crash as well as another run in with Denny Hamlin. On Saturday, we had a relatively calm Xfinity race as drivers broke apart in single file groups and Austin Hill was able to hang on as Daniel Hemric was the only driver to attempt a charge at him. We discuss how Austin has quietly been putting together quite a string of solid races as well as the driver who finished second to him. Parker Kligerman and Zane Smith put on an excellent battle for the win in the truck series, and we go over Parker cementing his case to be a full-time driver and how Zane showed young drivers can race with respect. With New Hampshire coming up can Aric Almirola reclaim some magic last year and head back to Victory Lane? Or can one driver translate recent Xfinity success into the Cup series? I also give an update on a new platform you can find this podcast as well as update our new YouTube channel!

Even though we were one series short on action we were not short on breaking news and big wins. Christopher Bell comes through with a clutch win to put himself in the playoffs at the moment. We breakdown Christophers big day as well as the outlook at the rest of the regular season for the Cup series. While the playoffs are exciting and put emphasis on wins is crucial is it fair that it could cost two of the more consistent drivers a shot at the championship? Justin Allgaier continued his hot streak and came away with another victory in what was a much more entertaining race than I was planning on seeing. We go over all the top names taken out during the race and the drivers who stepped up and took advantage of it. With the Truck series regular season finale coming up who gets in Kraus or Crafton? I give my take on what the strategy should be for Kraus and his team. And silly season kicked off in a big way as Tyler Reddick took his name off the list as the top free agent for 2024 and scored a huge deal with 23XI racing. I go over that move as well as Ty Dillons future in the sport on this episode of 3 Wide.