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At the end of Saturdays Xfinity race we saw Richard Childress, Andy Petree and Austin Hill lash out at exiting RCR driver Sheldon Creed after a controversial finish between the two drivers ending the team's championship hopes. We breakdown the reactions and discuss all that was said and seen after the checkered flag on Saturday.

Also discussed is the upcoming Championship Weekend from Phoenix Raceway and my predictions on who walks away as Champions.

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This week we go over the drivers who made it to the Round of 8 and how they stack up on the 3 upcoming tracks. We also go over Martin Truex Jr's mediocre playoff run and I give my predictions on who the Final 4 drivers will be at Phoenix. Also, there was breaking news that Sheldon Creed will NOT be returning to RCR in 2024. We go over that announcement and where Creed and RCR will go from here.

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The 3 night races at Bristol have been completed and we have plenty to go over. Ty Majeski scored his 1st career win at a key moment for his season, he now becomes the 1st driver to lock himself into the championship race at Phoenix. Also during the truck race, Stewart Friesen took advantage over John Hunter Nemechek's off night at Bristol and put himself in the final 4 with just 2 races left. On Friday Noah Gragson won his 6th race of the year but not before making contact with Ty Gibbs ending his night, and also collecting Sheldon Creed to finish his shot at a playoff spot. With that incident the rivalry I have been predicting seems to be reaching its boiling point. Saturday's cutoff race for the Cup series turned into another survival race for the playoff drivers. Several drivers ran into mechanical issues as well as tire problems. I discuss all the comments from Larson and Truex and why Harvicks words from just a few weeks ago are becoming more true. Chris Buescher got his 2nd career win snapping a long winless streak and putting RFK back in victory lane. Also, we discuss the Kyle Busch/Toyota saga with many fans claiming sabotage on Toyotas part but I give reasons why it's not time to light the torches just yet. Round 1 is complete and we still haven't had a playoff driver in victory lane. Will someone finally breakthrough and get the win at Texas and go into Talladega with a little less pressure than others? We break it all down on this episode of 3 Wide.

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.

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.

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!

It was a solid race weekend at Road America as Ty Gibbs went head-to-head against a Cup Champion and showed why he is the top up and coming driver in the sport. Tyler Reddick also solidified his spot in the Cup field by beating the best at road course racing and finally getting that 1st career win. There was plenty of drama Saturday to go over with a big wreck caused by Noah Gragson showing his displeasure to Sage Karam. We go over other storylines to watch such as:

• The battle for a playoff spot in the Cup series kicking up a notch.
• Sheldon Creeds continued bad breaks
• Will anyone be able to pull the upset in the Truck series?

All these topics are discussed and more on this episode of 3 Wide!