A Chaotic Weekend and I'm Not Talking About the Weather

08/30/22 • 29 min

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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.

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