Five to Go Podcast

370 - Sonoma, points, Dodge, and David Ragan tests Chicagoland

Doug, Devin, and Dan give their top takeaways from Sonoma, including Shane Van Gisbergen's pressure-cooker and Bubba Wallace's ungluing. They also talk about the extremely tight Cup Chase cutline, Dodge's rumored 2027 return to Cup, and the spotty record of substitute drivers. Then David Ragan shares what he experienced during the Ford test at Chicagoland and how full the drivers hands may be.

369 - Corey Heim's win at San Diego is not shocking

Doug, Devin, and Dan go deep on NASCAR's first San Diego-Coronado event and talk about why Heim's win is a surprise, but not shocking. They also discuss another Georgia driver who experienced severe highs and lows, the overall success of the weekend, and Gragson v. Magnussen. They also wonder about the pressure for SVG in Sonoma.

368 - A JGR trucker takes us to the San Diego race

Doug, Devin, and Dan welcome Steve Tidmore, one of the hauler drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54 NOAPS team. Tidmore shares how he got the gig, the challenge of trying to sleep during races, the logistics of rotating drivers on the long drive out west, and how truckers had to drive on the bumpy San Diego course to get parked. Then the gang discusses Hamlin's triumph at Pocono, what they expect at Michigan, Jesse Love's move to the Wood Brothers, and the question Jenna Fryer raised about modern media. They also remember legendary NASCAR reporter Steve Waid, Doug's old friend Mark Sims, and share a Gordon Pirkle update.

367 - Michigan aero, Berry dominoes, Hamlin szn

Doug, Dan, and Devin break down a wild Michigan race that Denny Hamlin grabbed a hold of and what his comments about retirement could mean. They also discuss Christopher Bell's hard hit and Dan explains the difficulty manipulating air in today's cars. They also discuss Josh Berry's firing, Austin Hill in the No. 33 car and the Silly Season implications.

366 - Nashville hot brakes and three spicy races

Doug and Dan interrupt Devin's vacation to discuss the excitement for all three of NASCAR's top series in Nashville, why brake rotors were exploding, and why attrition is an element that NASCAR has been missing out on. They also discuss Ford's weird Cup Series performance and relate that to it's very shallow development program and what that could mean for the auto industry and motorsports overall. They also preview Michigan and rate Cleetus McFarland's second NOAPS race.