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cover of episode Pocono: The Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch disqualifications and why NASCAR dropped the hammer; a tough year for Joe Gibbs; Hamlin vs. Ross Chastain; hard hits with Next Gen

Pocono: The Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch disqualifications and why NASCAR dropped the hammer; a tough year for Joe Gibbs; Hamlin vs. Ross Chastain; hard hits with Next Gen

2022/7/25
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Setting up the Denny Hamlin-Kyle Busch disqualifications (1:00); DJ’s thoughts after the details came to light (3:30); providing some context on the new DQ era of the 21st century (6:30); should NASCAR be inspecting more cars with greater scrutiny after races? (8:00); NASCAR’s new message to the garage (12:00); the penalty of perception with a disqualification (15:00); the strain and stress of a turbulent season on Joe Gibbs (17:30); Latest round of Denny Hamlin vs. Ross Chastain (21:00): why DJ says Hamlin’s move was aggressively fair (23:30); a Tyler Reddick-Chase Elliott battle with meaning in retrospect (25:00); Chase Elliott the title favorite (26:00); DJ reflects on current concussion protocol vs. when he raced through them (27:00); DJ’s concerns with the Next Gen car and heavy impacts (29:30); career-best finish for Jimmie Johnson at Iowa Speedway (32:30); and a quick preview of the IndyCar-NASCAR doubleheader weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (35:00)

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