Episodes
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 178 - Front Runners
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E178 of the GSP to cover Christian Lundgaard's first career IndyCar victory at Toronto in an action packed event. Alex Palou fades a broken wing to finish second after starting 15th and Colton Herta earned his first podium of 2023. The guys go through the race and all the key players leading into the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway.
NASCAR raced at New Hampshire and it was Joe Gibbs Racing domination, with Martin Truex, Jr. winning another Monday race but his first Cup victory at the Magic Mile along with John Hunter Nemechek getting two consecutive victories in XFinity.
The GSP Roundup goes over the SRX opener at Stafford, Formula E in Rome, WSBK in Imola, NHRA in Denver, FIA F2/F3 in Hungary, WRC Rally Estonia, INDY NXT at Iowa and IMSA GTD Pro and Am at Lime Rock before briefly previewing the Hungarian Grand Prix for Formula 1 and who will finish behind Verstappen.
Phil and Josh preview and make picks for the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway for IndyCar along with the triple-header at Pocono Raceway for NASCAR's top three series before Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 177 - Repeatability
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E177 of the GSP to cover the weekend in motorsports along with the announcement that Daniel Ricciardo would replace Nyck De Vries at AlphaTauri effective at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The crew goes over the British Grand Prix which had the usual winner, but plenty of action behind and a weekend aided by power unit/driveline issues for Kevin Magnussen's Haas. Phil follows this with a commentary/rant on Red Bull and the powers that be along with their vaunted driver development program.
NASCAR Cup and XFinity raced at Atlanta while the Trucks raced at Mid-Ohio a week after the IndyCar Series was there. William Byron's breakout 2023 continues with his second win at the reconfigured AMS and fourth of 2023 in a rain-shortened affair that started in prime time. XFinity saw John Hunter Nemechek benefit from an intra-team battle/screw up from Kaulig Racing which saw Daniel Hemric displeased with Justin Haley post-race for his third win of the season. Corey Heim dominated from pole for his second win of 2023 at Mid-Ohio while most of the remaining drivers looked ridiculous out there.
The GSP Roundup covered IMSA, F2 & F3, Supercars, Extreme E, WEC, F1 Academy, SRX with their season opener at Stafford on the return of Thursday Night Thunder, Formula E and WSBK. Phil and Josh then preview and make picks for the IndyCar race at Toronto along with XFinity and Cup at New Hampshire. Josh lets us know all things going on in Sim Racing and gaming in the Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 176 - ’Merica
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Phil and Josh spend part of Independence Day to record E176 of the GSP aka "1776, We are the champs!" The guys get into the amazing shock result of Shane Van Gisbergen making his Cup debut for Trackhouse and Project 91 and winning at the Chicago Street Course. Phil and Josh provide their takes on the race, the spectacle and whether it is a good or bad thing that the three-time Supercars champion came to the States and won. Also, what happened to those dominant Toyotas? The XFinity race was a mess the entire weekend and was called after multiple attempts to restart for Cole Custer.
At Mid-Ohio, Alex Palou showed once again why he's the gold standard in the IndyCar Series with a masterful performance to earn his third consecutive victory. Colton Herta and Graham Rahal started on the front row, but pit road played a huge part in their eventual finishing positions. The biggest story outside of Palou was rookie Benjamin Pedersen doing his best King Hiro impression on multiple drivers, including Palou. Formula 1 saw the usual winner at Austria, but the battle for second and behind was more interesting with Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez rounding out the podium.
The GSP Roundup goes over F2/F3 at Austria and previews for Great Britain this weekend, WSBK, Indy NXT, FIM World Supercross GP, IMSA, Supercars, Extreme E, WEC and F1 Academy before the Tate Fogleman Algorithm makes its triumphant return to make selections for all the NASCAR races this weekend. Phil and Josh preview and make picks for the Trucks at Mid-Ohio and the XFinity/Cup doubleheader at the Atlanta slot car track. Josh lets us know what is going on in the world of sim racing, gaming and go-karting in the Sim Segment before Show Close.
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 175 - Fireworks or Not
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E175 of the GSP to cover NASCAR's tripleheader at Nashville, with Ross Chastain getting a home win for TrackHouse in the Cup race, with AJ Allmendinger and Carson Hocevar winning in XFinity and Trucks respectively. The crew goes over the key players in each race and the points along with NBC's return to cover the sport thankfully.
The GSP Roundup went over MotoGP/Moto2 at Assen, IMSA Six Hours at The Glen, NHRA at Norwalk, WRC Rally Kenya, Formula E in Portland, F1 Academy in Zandvoort, WSBK at Donington, Indy NXT at Mid-Ohio, FIM World Supercross in Birmingham, UK and F2/F3 at Red Bull Ring.
The guys get back to limit their F1 preview and picks behind Fish Lips for Austria before the previews of IndyCar at Mid-Ohio and the wild card Cup and XFinity races at the Chicago Street Course. Josh lets us know what's going on in the world of iRacing in the Sim Segment before Show Close.
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 174 - Dog Days of Summer
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Phil and Josh come back for E174 of the GSP talking about Palou and Verstappen...a common theme so far in 2023. Alex Palou took the lead late at Road America for his third victory of 2023 in IndyCar with title rivals Josef Newgarden, Pato O'Ward and teammate Scott Dixon behind. Polesitter and dominant presence Colton Herta lost out on fuel mileage. Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix but the real battle was behind with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton bringing it back to 2007 with their tussle for 2nd and 3rd.
Phil and Josh go through all three major NASCAR series to discuss who has been surprising and who has disappointed, with Phil going off on a rant about Stewart-Haas Racing and imploring the team to make a change for his favorite driver Chase Briscoe (after the show was done on Monday night, SHR announced Richard Boswell was moving over to the 14 car along with Josh Berry taking over the 4 car with Rodney Childers staying on).
The GSP Roundup covers MotoGP/Moto2, Supercars, Indy NXT, IMSA Six Hours at Watkins Glen, WRC Rally Kenya, Formula E in Portland and F1 Academy in Zandvoort before the crew comes back to preview and make picks for all three races at Nashville Superspeedway on the return for NBC covering Cup and XFinity #slidejob. Josh lets us know all things going on in the world of sim and gaming with his Sim Segment prior to show cose.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 173 - ”Young” Motorsports Icons
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E173 of the GSP with a special guest for 90 minutes of racing, inside stories, marriage advice and investing strategies from motorsports icon (and one of Phil's favorite drivers ever) in "Young" Tom Kendall (Bob Jenkins or any announcer voice from the late 80's/early 90's)!
The original TK finally made it on after two years of work from the executive producer and played along going over his origins, Sports Cars, Trans Am, NASCAR, driving for all three major American manufacturers, Dan Binks, Caroline aka Pony (who was mortified that she made an appearance in the shot), announcing, flipping houses and more.
After an awesome interview, Phil and Josh recapped the Cup and XFinity races at Sonoma where Martin Truex, Jr. and Aric Almirola won on Sunday and Saturday respectively. The guys give their thoughts on road racing and more as NASCAR's top three series head into an off week for Father's Day weekend.
The GSP Roundup gets into an amazing centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans for WEC, MotoGP/Moto2, NHRA, Supercars and Indy NXT before Phil and Josh make their picks and preview the IndyCar event at Road America and the F1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Josh gives us updates in the world of iRacing and gaming in the Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 172 - Pole Position
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E172 of the GSP with IndyCar, NASCAR and F1 coverage and more. IndyCar raced on the streets of Detroit for the first time since 1991, with Alex Palou battling for his second win of 2022. The guys get into who else stood out, the rough track and points leading into Road America.
NASCAR Cup and Trucks went to Gateway with Kyle Busch getting his third win of 2023 while Grant Enfinger benefited from Ty Majeski and Zane Smith wrecking out of the top two places. XFinity had Cole Custer take his first win of 2023 after Parker Kligerman did a Swan Racing type of move in the Festival Chicane. Verstappen won by 25 seconds over both Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton leading George Russell in their first race with the new upgrade package.
The GSP Roundup goes over F2/F3, NHRA, WRC, WSBK, Formula E, Indy NXT, MotoGP/Moto2 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for WEC before the crew comes back for previews and picks for Snoreoma Cup and XFinity. Josh lets us know all things iRacing in his Sim Segment before Show Close.
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 171 - The Greatest Day In Motorsports IV Recap
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Phil and Josh come back on from a long weekend to recap the Greatest Day in Motorsports. Combining the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600, race fans had over 1,260 miles of action without including all the preliminaries.
Josef Newgarden took advantage of a Green-White-Checkered in the 107th Indy 500 to deny Marcus Ericsson a repeat and the Borg-Warner bonus over $420,000. This was off three red flags in the last 20 laps of the event, after a generally clean day prior to that. The guys go over all the key players (McLaren, Ganassi and Ferrucci), the incidents that led to the finish and if that is how the biggest race of the IndyCar season should end plus a points review leading to Detroit.
Verstappen won a mixed weather Monaco Grand Prix over Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. The only real drama was during the changeable conditions and issues for the drivers during that time. Many drivers had issues during the day and weekend, which affected the points leading to Barcelona.
Phil and Josh provided live commentary on Ryan Blaney's first points win in 59 races at the rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600. Continuing the 2023 trend, Hendrick and Gibbs had the measure over the majority. However, the actual most popular driver in NASCAR had a great car and overcame numerous restarts to capture the major.
The guys also talked about the XFinity race that had been rescheduled five or six times since the original start time, with Justin Allgaier using fuel mileage to get JR Motorsports their first win of 2023. Trucks actually ran on Friday and saw Ben Rhodes take his first win of 2023 on strategy, and promptly loses his crew chief to Matt Crafton.
The GSP Roundup covers F2/F3, NHRA, WRC, Formula E, WSBK and Indy NXT before Phil and Josh preview and make picks for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix returning to the streets of Detroit for the first time since 1991.
The guys also preview and make picks for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix along with the split NASCAR weekend between Gateway and Portland. Josh provides his exploits in the iRacing Coca-Cola 600 and other races in the Sim Segment prior to show close.
Sunday May 28, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 170 - The Greatest Day In Motorsports IV
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
Phil and Josh return for one of the best times of the year, leading into the Greatest Day In Motorsports. The guys review Larson's demolition in the All-Star race and what can be done for short track racing with the Gen 7 along with his double in the Trucks. Other argy bargy went on in the Open but not a whole lot otherwise; however, the Truck race was a cluster.
Indianapolis 500 qualifying was epic with Alex Palou setting the fastest four-lap average for the pole along with a 235mph+ lap for the points leader. Rinus Veekay and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the fastest and youngest front row in 500 history. On the opposite end, Graham Rahal failed to qualify on the 30-year anniversary of his father Bobby missing the race after winning the IndyCar championship. Discussion of the incident for Stefan Wilson and who could be in play is covered also.
F1 at Imola was cancelled due to rain, flooding and other issues, so the guys give their prayers and best wishes to the community in their recovery prior to a lean GSP Roundup with F1 Academy at Barcelona, Supercars at Symmons Plains, NHRA in Chicagoland and F2/F3 at Monaco.
Phil and Josh preview and make picks for the Monaco Grand Prix for F1 prior to the NASCAR tripleheader at Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Indianapolis 500 prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
Sunday May 28, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 169 - Past & Present
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
Phil and Josh come back for E169 of the GSP to cover IndyCar at the IMS Road Course, which saw Alex Palou take his first win of 2023 and the NASCAR tripleheader throwback weekend at Darlington along with thoughts on who made the Top 75 Drivers of all-time. A busy Roundup looks at IMSA, MotoGP/Moto2, WRC, Extreme E, Indy NXT, Supercross, F2/F3, F1 Academy, Supercars and NHRA.
The crew previews the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola (Phil isn't calling it by the ridiculous name Liberty came up with), where the guys swap which Red Bull will win before getting into the NASCAR Cup All-Star Race and Trucks returning to North Wilkesboro with Phil adding some memories from the past and Indianapolis 500 Qualifying with who could win pole and who is in trouble.
Josh lets us know all things gaming and iRacing in his Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Monday May 15, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 168 - And There’s A Fight!
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Denny Hamlin's first win of 2023 in the Cup Series at Kansas was overshadowed by a nicely thrown right cross by Ross Chastain on bowl cut goofball Noah Gragson after a battle between the two during the race. Hamlin battled his golfing buddy Kyle Larson late and made contact after his driver Tyler Reddick spun the polesitter five laps into the race.
While the media is coming out saying that was the best race in recent history, the issues with the Next Gen car continue to be exposed. Grant Enfinger took his first win of 2023 in the Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas in a generally docile event, with Darlington on tap.
Formula 1 at Miami was a fan spectacle and a boring, processional race for a second consecutive year. Verstappen utilized a better tire strategy from 9th to pass teammate and polesitter Sergio Perez on track for his 3rd win of 2023. Alonso gets another podium and Lewis Hamilton advanced from 13th to 6th on the same tire strategy as MV.
The GSP Roundup covers Formula E in Monaco, WSBK in Barcelona, F1 Academy in Valencia along with previews of MotoGP/Moto2 at Le Mans, IMSA at Laguna Seca, WRC Rally Portugal, Extreme E in Scotland and Indy NXT at Indy road course.
Phil and Josh preview and make their picks for the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix at the Indy RC before discussing the throwbacks at Darlington for all three major NASCAR series. The crew also makes their picks for all three races before Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
Monday May 15, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 167 - Hot Takes and Lifetime Experiences
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Technical problems, Phil bowling with the pros and Josh making one of his hottest takes ever...these are just a few of the things that took place on E167 of the GSP. However, plenty of racing took place as well! Scotty McLaughlin earned his first victory of 2023 at Barber in a tough battle versus pole-sitter Romain Grosjean and teammate Will Power. McLaughlin's three-stop strategy became optimal due to a questionable yellow along with Grosjean using up his P2P early.
NASCAR saw a Truex family double, with Martin taking his first Cup win since 2021 on a Monday after his brother Ryan finally won his first XFinity race after over a decade in the series. Josh lights the fire with his take on Ross Chastain after continued argy bargy involving the championship runner up from 2022. Formula 1 at Azerbaijan saw Sergio Perez take his second win of 2023 after a fortuitous full safety car after teammate Max Verstappen pitted. The Red Bull duo finished 1-2 with Charles Leclerc on the podium after starting on pole.
Josh and Phil cover their respective NFL teams drafts and their thoughts on the other teams work as rookie mini camps and OTA's take place. The GSP Roundup covers WEC at Spa, MotoGP/Moto2 at Jerez, NHRA Charlotte Four-Wide, Supercars at Wanneroo, Indy NXT at Barber along with previews of WSBK at Barcelona and Formula E at Monaco.
The crew previews and makes their picks for the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Miami along with NASCAR Cup and Trucks in Kansas prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 166 - Draft Day
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E166 of the GSP to cover Talladega for NASCAR Cup and XFinity teams and talk about the NFL Draft. Kyle Busch benefited from a last lap wreck between BFF's Darrell Wallace, Jr. and Ryan Blaney to get his first Talladega win in 15 years while Jeb Burton used multiple Green/White/Checkered's to get Jordan Anderson Racing their first victory in NASCAR while locking into the XFinity playoffs. The guys get into all the carnage and issues that came up during the weekend.
Josh spoke about the options Jacksonville has in the first round and Phil added his thoughts on the early part of the draft and what could transpire, plus FallBrawl is back for another year in Fantasy Football. A busy GSP Roundup comes next and includes: WRC, Formula E, World Superbike, WEC, MotoGP/Moto2, NHRA, Supercars, Indy NXT and F2.
Phil and Josh preview the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and make their picks along with Cup/XFinity at Dover and IndyCar at Barber Motorsports Park prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 165 - Kyle’s Wild
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E165 of the GSP to recap IndyCar at Long Beach and NASCAR at Martinsville. Kyle Kirkwood dominated from pole to win his first IndyCar race, with Andretti Autosport taking three of the top four positions. Pato O'Ward wore the black hat with two ill-advised moves going into Turn 9, with one eliminating Scott Dixon. The guys go over the race, what it means for Kirkwood going forward and the points leading into Barber in two weeks.
NASCAR Cup closed the triple-header weekend at Martinsville Speedway, with Kyle Larson taking his first win at the paperclip along with the grandfather clock. Even with down-force, aero and engine power adjustments, the racing was just as bad or worse than last year. Larson was nowhere but used strategy to get track position and eventually lead the last 30 laps to victory.
Stewart-Haas Racing had four fast Ford Mustangs, but not much to show for that. Chase Briscoe led the team with a fifth place finish and second most laps led, while pole-sitter Ryan Preece dominated the first stage only to speed on pit road and have to climb back to 15th. Kevin Harvick ran up front for the majority of the day but issues on pit road and a cut tire relegated the soon to be retiree to 20th. Aric Almirola had a roller-coaster day but salvaged a sixth. Other key players are discussed and points are reviewed before the teams and drivers head to Talladega.
In the XFinity Series, Phil picked the driver to win in John Hunter Nemechek, and he paid that off by burning his Toyota Supra to the ground in celebration. Basically nobody else had anything for him and he is now the points leader in the series over Austin Hill. The Trucks saw the introduction of the damp weather oval tires, raced in the first stage prior to a stoppage for rain. Corey Heim battled his former boss Kyle Busch for 124 laps before the race was called and the Tricon Garage driver earned his 3rd career victory.
A packed GSP Roundup covers Supercross, IMSA, MotoGP/Moto2, WEC at Portimao, NHRA at Las Vegas Four Wide (with someone named Anthony Wayne Stewart winning in Top Alcohol Dragster...he's won somewhere before), along with previews of Rally Croatia for WRC, Formula E in Berlin and WSBK in Assen.
The Tate Fogleman Algorithm returns to the site where it got its name, since the Cup and XFinity teams will be at Talladega this weekend. Phil and Josh preview and make picks for both races plus the wild card selection. Josh provides details of his go-karting exploits and iRacing work on his Sim Segment prior to show close.
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 164 - A Tradition Unlike Any Other, The GSP!
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
On the week after The Masters, Phil and Josh return for E164 of the GSP to cover Bristol Dirt, which saw Christopher Bell get his first win of 2023 in Cup while Joey Logano dominated in Trucks. The guys cover what essentially was two processional races and whether dirt racing belongs on the circuit. Dirt drivers dominated in Cup while some different names starred in Trucks.
The NASCAR Top 75 list started with Tony Stewart being added and then, stuff started getting interesting when Kandy Kahne was nominated. Phil and Josh go through the lists they made last November and reviewed whether Kahne should've been on there. Mike Stefanik, Randy LaJoie and Kyle Larson were added during the week along with Phil going over Jon Rahm's historic victory at Augusta.
For the GSP Roundup, Supercross at Glendale, IMSA at Long Beach, MotoGP/Moto2, WEC at Portimao, and the NHRA Las Vegas Four Wide Nationals were previewed before the guys get into the IndyCar Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach with previews and picks. All three NASCAR series will be at the paperclip at Martinsville Speedway, so Phil and Josh preview and pick all three series before Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 163 - First Time, Long Time
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Phil and Josh return for a jam packed E163 of the GSP prior to Easter weekend. The crew discusses the battle between eventual winner Josef Newgarden and points leader Pato O'Ward at TMS for IndyCar along with other keys leading to Long Beach.
Larson wins his first Cup race of 2023 at Richmond after Byron dominates again while Chandler Smith thanks his smoking hot wife after winning his first XFinity race the day before at RIR. Carson Hocevar gets over the hump in the Craftsman Truck Series by assisting dominant race leader Nick Sanchez into a three truck pileup with Zane Smith and Christian Eckes at the end of a Texas dumpster fire.
F1 saw Verstappen win but Lewis Hamilton takes a hard earned second place with Fred Alonso continuing his consistency with a third consecutive podium leading into the first long break of the season. Checo Perez came from tailback to get a top five, McLaren finally earned points and Ferrari continues to be Ferrari.
A lean GSP Roundup covers F2/F3 at Albert Park, Supercars at Albert Park, MotoGP/Moto2 in Argentina and NHRA at Pomona before Phil and Josh preview and make picks for Trucks and Cup at the Bristol Dirt Race. Josh lets us know what's going on in the world of sim racing and gaming in his Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 162 - Demo Derby: Road Course Edition
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E162 to discuss all of the events at Circuit of the Americas with a major focus on the carnage that took place. Tyler Reddick continues his road racing prowess with his first win for 23XI after a long race battle with William Byron and fighting through multiple Green-White-Checkered finishes. Outside of those two, plenty of drivers left angry and with damaged race cars.
In the XFinity race, AJ Allmendinger cleaned Sheldon Creed out late to repeat as a winner at CoTA while Zane Smith burned his truck down literally after earning his second consecutive win at CoTA along with Front Row Motorsports continuing their unbeaten streak in the Craftsman Truck Series there.
The GSP Roundup covers MotoGP/Moto2, NHRA, Supercross, Formula E, F2&F3 along with Supercars before Phil and Josh preview and make picks for the IndyCar race at Goosage World, the F1 Australian Grand Prix and NASCAR's Cup/XFinity at Richmond with the Trucks at Goosage World. Josh provides his insights on iRacing and gaming in the Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 161 - Keyboard Warriors
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Phil and Josh return and pay homage to Mike Joy for a busy E161 of the GSP. Joey Logano finally earned his first win at Atlanta on a last lap pass of former teammate Brad Keselowski. The crew discusses the race, the track and issues that exist with the superspeedway setup they run along with great performances from an ill Tyler Reddick and the best finish of Corey Lajoie's career.
In XFinity, Austin Hill continues to dominate with another plate-type victory to increase his points lead and add crucial playoff points, but the real story was Josh Williams getting parked by the series due to extending a caution because of his DGM Racing team's repairs to the car. Phil and Josh give their thoughts on that whole fiasco and what it says about NASCAR and their officiating. For Trucks, Christian Eckes takes McAnally Racing's first Truck Series win in a complete wreckfest at Atlanta.
F1 raced at Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian GP, which saw Sergio Perez continue his street course mastery with a lights to flag victory. His teammate defied team orders (per usual) and took the fastest lap on the last lap. MV finished second after starting 15th due to a driveshaft issue in qualifying.
Verstappen was assisted greatly by a full safety car thrown for Lance Stroll's mechanical issue on his Aston Martin. His teammate El Plan took the lead on the start after driving out of his start box and incurring a five-second penalty. The team then received another penalty for working on the car, but that was amended along with his second podium of the young season.
NFL talk briefly then leads into the GSP Roundup, discussing IMSA, WEC, F2, Supercross, WRC, MotoGP/Moto2, NHRA, and Formula E prior to making previews and picks for the tripleheader at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. Josh provides his info during the Sim Segment prior to show close.
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 160 - White Bread
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E160 of the GSP to recap White Bread William Byron's second consecutive Cup Series win after a late-race caution screwed Kevin Harvick out of a 10th victory at Phoenix. The guys discuss the Hendrick domination prior to what would transpire in the penalty phase. Harvick takes the points lead and sets a record in the process while Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe finally get decent finishes in 2023.
Sammy Smith added his name to the record books with his first career XFinity win the day before and solidifies both Joe Gibbs full-time cars into the playoffs after four races. Phil and Josh cover other keys and the points for both series heading to Atlanta.
NFL Free Agency saw the San Francisco 49ers make a blockbuster splash, signing Javon Hargrave away from the Philadelphia Eagles to bolster arguably the best defensive line in the NFL while the Jaguars lost tackle Jawaan Taylor to the Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs. The guys get into those two signings and much more across the league.
The GSP Roundup is busy as always with recaps of NHRA in Gainesville, Extreme E in Saudi Arabia, Supercars at Newcastle, Supercross at Indianapolis and previews of the 12 Hours of Sebring for IMSA/1000 Miles of Sebring for WEC and F2 at Jeddah.
F1 returns for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the question is who will finish behind Verstappen? Phil and Josh preview, make picks and bring out the Tate Fogleman Algorithm for the super-speedway slot car racing that is current day Atlanta Motor Speedway. Josh provides plenty of info on the world of sim racing in his Sim Segment prior to Show Close.
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Grip Strip Podcast Episode 159 - All The Motorsports You Want
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Phil and Josh return for E159 of the GSP after a busy weekend in the world of motorsports. IndyCar opened their season at St. Pete with flying cars, tempers and running over the TV time. However, #thesneakyswede Marcus Ericsson passed Pato O'Ward coming to three laps to go for his fourth career IndyCar victory and third on a street circuit. The guys talk about the incidents, the key players and what to look at as the series takes a break for essentially a month.
Formula 1 was a rinse and repeat affair with Verstappen winning at Bahrain for the first time and Red Bull getting a 1-2 finish. The story of the weekend was Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who battled back after a poor start to get on the podium. Aston Martin showed great pace in testing and that also came through during the race weekend.
On the flip side, Ferrari's reliability issues bit Charles Leclerc again and cost him a likely podium while Carlos Sainz struggled but finished fourth. Mercedes is well behind and has similar tire deg issues as Ferrari, but both cars finished with Sir Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top five. Phil and Josh cover all of this and Logan Sargeant's F1 debut which saw him finish 12th.
NASCAR had a triple-header at Las Vegas, with William Byron, Austin Hill and Kyle Busch winning in Cup, XFinity and Trucks respectively. The biggest news though was William Clyde Elliott II breaking his leg in a snowboarding accident, having surgery and no announced time table for a return.
A packed GSP Roundup covers F2 & F3 at Bahrain, World Superbike at Mandalika, Indy NXT at St. Pete, AMA Supercross at Daytona, NHRA season preview with the Gatornationals this weekend, Extreme E season preview with the Desert X-Prix in Saudi taking place and Supercars starting their Gen 3 era with Mustangs and Camaros at Newcastle.
Phil and Josh get back to make their picks and preview the weekend at Phoenix for Cup and XFinity prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.