With the Bristol Night Race on deck, the field of 16 Championship hopefuls approaches the 2022 Hollywood Casino 400 as a prime opportunity to take the checkered flag and advance to the Round of 12. These 1.5-mile intermediate tracks are like a mid-range jump shot in basketball - occasionally overlooked…
Download Episode 34 (Texas) Episode 34 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast rolls on with just eight playoff drivers remaining in hunt for the Cup Series Championship. The Round of 8 begins in the Lone Star State with the 2021 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Four…
Download Episode 28 (Darlington) Episode 28 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast kicks off the NASCAR Cup Series postseason at Darlington Raceway for the 2021 Cook Out Southern 500. The playoff field of 16 is set and four teams will be eliminated after the next three races. But first, Paul welcomes…
Download Episode 27 (Daytona) Episode 27 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast dials in on the final race before the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. One final postseason berth is on the line Saturday night under the lights at the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. As always, Paul…
Download Episode 26 (Michigan) Episode 26 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast heads to the Irish Hills of Michigan for the 2021 Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway! Paul welcomes his recurring guest JJ to help break down the race - but first, as always, it’s time to look back…
Download Episode 22 (Atlanta) Episode 22 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast returns to the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 2021 Quaker State 400. But first, Paul and JJ have a lot of catching up to do as both are coming in fresh off of their vacations. Last week’s return to…
Download Episode 18 (Texas All-Star Race) Episode 18 is an All-Star Edition of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast as the NASCAR Cup Series’ mid-season exhibition comes to us live from Texas Motor Speedway! First, Paul and his guest JJ recap last weekend’s wild one at Sonoma - talking karma, pit strategy…
Download Episode 10 (Richmond) Episode 10 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style takes a short trip down the road from Martinsville to Richmond Raceway for the 2021 Toyota Owners 400. This week we have a special shoutout to our listeners for sticking with us through a slow start to handicapping the…
Download Episode 9 (Martinsville) Episode 9 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast rolls into Martinsville for the 2021 Blue Emu 500. First they look back at the inaugural Bristol Dirt Race and all of its quirks. Will it be back next year, and are the guys interested in watching it again?…
Download Episode 6 (Phoenix) The Cup Series action was sizzling hot in Las Vegas last weekend, and now Episode 6 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast takes you to Phoenix Raceway for the 2021 Instacart 500. Kyle Larson scorched the field in the Pennzoil 400 and leads Hendrick Motorsports down to…
Download Episode 5 (Las Vegas) Viva Las Vegas! Episode 5 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast takes you to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 2021 Pennzoil 400. Paul and JJ talk about the Chevies in last week’s race at Homestead and the takeaways for Sunday’s showdown in Sin City.…
Download Episode 4 (Homestead-Miami) Episode 4 of the Playing the Odds NASCAR Style podcast takes you to South Florida for the 2021 Dixie Vodka 400. We just watched first time Cup Series winner Christopher Bell end Chase Elliott’s four-race road course winning streak in a drama-filled race at the Daytona…
The rich keep getting richer. Kevin Harvick held off a fierce bid from Kyle Busch to notch his ninth win of the 2020 season last weekend at the Bristol Night Race. Four drivers' Championship hopes were crushed, but there isn't much time for the survivors to catch their breath because…
And then there was one. Only one automatic bid to the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs remains after an unusual season on the Cup Series circuit. After the COVID hiatus this spring, we've been treated to mid-week races, weekend doubleheaders, and a new venue in the Daytona Road Course. The postseason came…
The Summer of NASCAR heads to the land of thoroughbred horses and bourbon whiskey after visiting the Tricky Triangle and the hallowed ground of Indy. There is no doubt that last Sunday's rendition of the Brickyard 400 was a little more "exciting" than in previous years. You had a pit…
After 18 years of hosting the NASCAR Cup Championship race, Homestead Speedway is now home to a mid-season 400-mile contest. At this point in the sports landscape, that suits me just fine. Miami may no longer be the center of a season-ending celebration, but plenty of eyes will be focused…
Race #1 of the NASCAR Playoffs is in the books. Martin Truex, Jr. scored an impressive win at Las Vegas, punching his ticket to the Round of 12. The win also gained him significant ground in the playoff point standings against Kyle Busch. Our betting results were very kind to…