Before the Green

What a race and what a final four that we have for Phoenix! Ryan Blaney wins and William Byron locks in on points in Martinsville. Marilee, Evan and Donnie discuss all the happenings of the week past, and what we might see heading into Phoenix. The After the Checkers segment sees us talk about the changing of the guard that we're seeing during this playoff series, the racing package that we sa...

As the season winds down we're heading to the penultimate race of the season in Martinsville. Catch all the stories now, on Before the Green and After the Checkers.

The first shot has been fired in the round of 8 as Kyle Larson takes home the victory and punches his ticket to the Championship 4 in Phoenix. During our "After the Checkers" segment we discuss the race and Kyle Larson's win, Jeff Gordon's comments about Denny Hamlin (and Denny's response), the worst call in NASCAR in recent history from James Small and Ryan Blaney's DQ a...

Maybe it's the playoffs, maybe it's Las Vegas coming up, but it gets HOT this week! Evan and Donnie have a strong difference of opinion on a few different topics this week and you're going to love it!

You know what often follows carnage on the track? A little carnage in the "studio." We hit on all the high and low notes of the weekend and get geared up for what's sure to be a barn-burner at The Roval in Charlotte!

We have left one of the most predictable races and are now headed towards the most unpredictable race of the playoffs. Listen in as we discuss the topics of the week.

This week everyone made it in and we had a pile of fun, and know you will, as well! We talk about: Denny Hamlin wins in Bristol (and why he's hated so much) Carson Hocevar continuing to impress and pick up new opportunities Logano, Harvick, Stenhouse and McDowell are eliminated from playoff contention Who our 4 elimination picks are for the round of 12 Texas and the storylines to watch there W...

Coming out of Kansas we get ready to head to Bristol...and it's going to be wild!

Playoffs always start with a bang, and we're here to discuss it all! We don't have an In-Between segment this week, however, we have some great discussions on all the happenings of the past week. It's one of those episodes where you just kind of have to listen, you know?

We've potentially maxed out the number of voices we have in the studio...because the gang is all here! Donnie returns, Korey sticks around and Marilee and Evan continue to be present physically, even if they've mentally checked out. This week's episode covers a lot, but here's a short breakdown of some of the topics: Martin Truex snags the regular season championship Chris Buescher...

The shortest race in NASCAR's modern era still gives us lots to talk about as the playoffs draw near. With Korey back on the show as Donnie is out temporarily, we discuss everything from Chase Elliott running out of gas to who we think makes the final four at this point in the season.

Indianapolis was a fantastic race, which is surprising given the quality of the races we've had there since heading to the road course. Here's what we discuss in this weeks segments: After the Checkers: Michael McDowell holds off Chase Elliott to secure his playoff spot via a win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course HMS has to go 2 for 2 in order to lock all four drivers into the...

Do we have a show for you this week! Check it out: After the Checkers: We had a fantastic ending to the race that was well worth the 19 hour rain delay with Beuscher going back to back RFK continues a resurgence as playoffs approach Noah Gragson is suspended indefinitely by both Legacy Motor Club and NASCAR Before the Green Indy Road Course is coming up this week, potentially for the last time We&...

An action packed race at Richmond this week results in...wait, that's not right. An almost cautionless race at Richmond this week means a shorter podcast then usual, but don't sleep on it!

The gang's all here and it gets FIESTY! Donnie and Evan have a fairly major disagreement on an end of race occurrence. After the Checkers: - Denny Hamlin wins in Pocono amidst a shower of boos after running Kyle Larson into the Turn 2 wall - Alex Bowman wrecks and places blame at Denny - Kyle Larson retaliates under yellow - Austin Dillon and Tyler Reddick have a run-in Before the Green - Retu...

After losing audio for one of the voices the whole team had to return and do this whole show over again, and it turned out awesome! In our After the Checkers segment: - Martin Truex Jr. wins in dominating fashion at New Hampshire - Ford continues to struggle, but we discuss what the underlying issues may be - Silly Season heats up with some new Shane van Gisbergen rumors Before the Green has us ta...

We had a great race in Atlanta so we have a positive conversation during After the Checkers about where Atlanta stacks up against the other races of the season (and all time). We also talk about: - William Byron: Is he the class of the field right now? Can he make Championship 4? - Does the lack of a "Big One" at superspeedway type tracks detract from the quality of the event? As we move...

We're a man short this week, but we made do! Is there anything other than the super impressive win by Shane van Ginsbergen to discuss? Definitely!

With the off-week behind us, we're settled in for the rest of the NASCAR season. Let's see what we talk about: After the Checkers: - Ross Chastain wins in Nashville leading almost 1/3 of the race - Tyler Reddick gets a 2 lap penalty for a loose tire that came off on pit road entry. Was it the right call by NASCAR? - Ryan Blaney manages to find a wall without a SAFER barrier (or wall, as Ma...

We are missing Marilee this week, but we do have some entertaining conversation to share with you. Since we completed the race recap and preview last week, we decided to take a look at the series at the (basically) mid-season point and go from there. Here's what we talk about: How our championship 4 picks are looking currently The biggest surprise (good and bad) of the season Who is building m...

The gang is back, and here is what you need to know: After the Checkers - Martin Truex, Jr. dominates in Sonoma, leading nearly half of the laps in the race and holding off a late charge - Chase Elliott and Alan Gustafson take a big swing during a late race caution that ultimately fails to get them the win they needed, but still secures a Top-5. We discuss whether it's too little too late or n...

Check it out, we're pretty close to halfway through the season, baby! Here's what we hit on this week. After the Checkers: Kyle Busch snags his third win on the season Multiple red flags lead to a lengthy race filled with brake failures Corey Lajoie's HMS debut Listener response to Donnie's opinion from S2:E14 Before the Green We discuss Sonoma Talk picks for the upcoming week and...

Your favorite, new weekly NASCAR fan podcast is back...and we're back with some aggression. Things get heated this week over various topics, but it starts with something none of us anticipated. Here's the things we hit on in our After the Checkers segment: - Ryan Blaney wins the Coke 600, ending a 59-race winless streak - Aric Almirola and Bubba Wallace have a one-push shoving match - Denn...

The gang's all here as we head back to normal and points racing! This week we have one of our hottest debated topics thus far as we attempt to place blame for the McDowell and Gibbs incident, discuss the shear dominance of Kyle Larson and touch on Bubba Wallace who finds himself in controversy yet again, even though the worst is far from his fault. Join us as we recap the All-Star race and get...

The crew is back in the studio this week with some slight adjustments to the recording situation that forced a bit of a delay in how the podcast is produced. On a more positive note, however, the gang was happy to be back! Some of what we cover this week: William Byron wins at Darlington without having the best car Ross Chastain finds himself in the news once again, this time with the eyes of team...