Cloudy With a Chance of Racing

A big episode of Cloudy With a Chance of Racing this week, with guests Jason Toy from Motor Racing Network and Ryan from ifantasyrace.com on the show. Jason recaps the weekend of racing at Daytona and Milwaukee and helps preview the Cup Series playoffs, then Ryan breaks down some stats about the playoff field and who is primed to make a deep run over the next 10 weeks. Jake, Dillon, Braxton, and R...

NASCAR went to Watkins Glen, and somehow with a short race and very little passing, Steve, Jake, and Braxton managed to find a lot to talk about. They broke down the Xfinity and Cup Series races on the lefts and rights of upstate New York, including Sam Mayer vs. Ty Gibbs, the Xfinity playoff bubble, Michael McDowell's disastrous day, the shortest full-length Cup race in over 50 years, and the reg...

The whole gang is back together with Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton recapping the Indianapolis weekend and the dominating wins by Ty Majeski, Ty Gibbs, and Michael McDowell. The guys cover Shane van Gisbergen's maiden asphalt oval race at IRP, who the Truck Series playoff favorite is, a rather calm Xfinity Series race at IMS, the exciting finish to the IndyCar race, and Sunday's Cup race. In "Po...

Jake and Braxton are joined once again by WOOD-TV meteorologist and FloRacing broadcaster Blake Harms to talk about all the SRX and NASCAR racing that happened in Michigan this past week, plus Blake previews the Battle at Berlin 250 super late model race that will take place this week. Braxton and Blake recap the SRX race at Berlin Raceway, and the experience of covering that event, and Blake also...

WOOD-TV meteorologist and FloRacing broadcaster Blake Harms joins Dillon, Braxton, and Steve this week to recap the weekend's NASCAR action at Richmond and Road America, and preview the upcoming racing this week in Michigan with SRX at Berlin Raceway and NASCAR at Michigan International Speedway. In this episode, the guys discuss the CW becoming the new home for Xfinity Series racing starting in 2...

Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton are back to recap everything that happened in the last week of NASCAR, including the news of Justin Haley signing with Rick Ware Racing, Kyle Busch taking Corey Heim to school in the Truck race, Josh Berry giving away the Xfinity race to Austin Hill, and all the drama of Sunday's Cup Series race. Plus Steve talks about his experience at the Cup race, Dillon discuss...

Jake, Steve, and Braxton are in this week to recap the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, including the dominant performances by Joe Gibbs Racing cars in both races. Plus discussion on the softer tire compound Goodyear took to Loudon for the Cup Series, the new underbody test being moved to Richmond due to the rain this past weekend, and news of an Indianapolis Mo...

Jake, Dillon, Braxton, and Steve are joined by 2019 Snowball Derby winner and current mechanic on the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Travis Braden. Travis shares his story getting into racing, winning his first ARCA start, winning the Snowball Derby, and trying his hand at dirt racing at the Chili Bowl. Plus he and the guys talk about what race they would take a new NASCAR fan to, and Trav...

Dillon, Jake, and Braxton recap NASCAR's first ever trip to a street course and Shane van Gisbergen's win on the streets of Chicago. Rain and lightning tried their hardest to ruin the show, but ultimately the Australian Supercars champion prevailed in front of a dedicated crowd. The guys also discuss how the NextGen cars performed in the rain and in general on the city streets, and discussed some...

The guys are back from the NASCAR off week and ready to go for the back half of the season, starting with all three series showcasing at Nashville Superspeedway. Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton start by breaking down the announcement of Josh Berry taking over for Kevin Harvick for Stewart-Haas Racing next year, and then get into the weekend's action. In the Truck Series, Carson Hocevar had a conv...

Steve and Braxton are here this week to recap the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Sonoma Raceway with a surprise Aric Almirola win on Saturday and a dominant Martin Truex Jr. win on Sunday. Plus Steve unveils his ideas for a revamped NASCAR schedule. The guys also recap the Garage 56 effort and overall outstanding weekend at Le Mans for General Motors. Steve laments the poor finish of his race pi...

Dillon, Jake, and Braxton recap a full weekend of racing at both Gateway for the Trucks and Cup Series and Portland for the Xfinity Series. They discuss the hefty penalty handed down to Chase Briscoe's team, Corey LaJoie's fill-in performance in the 9 car, Carson Hocevar's Cup Series debut, a pit road scuffle in the Xfinity Series, a late crash in the Truck Series, and so much more from the whole...

Steve, Braxton, and Jake break down the Memorial Day weekend of racing in the US, including all three NASCAR races and Braxton's trip to the Indianapolis 500. The guys go in-depth on the Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin accident, Elliott's suspension, and Corey LaJoie's opportunity to substitute drive in the 9 car at Gateway. Plus some discussion on the development of Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar's rece...

Dillon and Steve return to join Jake and Braxton in recapping the return of NASCAR action at North Wilkesboro Speedway, including the Truck Series race, Cup Series pit crew competition, the All-Star Open and the All-Star Race. Plus news of a softer tire compound for the Cup Series debuting at New Hampshire this summer. In Pop Up Showers, the crew discusses rumors of the Xfinity Series broadcasts g...

Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton are back, recapping the race weekend at Kansas Speedway, that produced what could be the race of the year and maybe even the race of the NextGen car's first two seasons. The guys also give props to NASCAR for transparency with the Austin Dillon penalty appeal, go on a tangent about the F1 Miami race that started at nearly the same time as the Cup race, and analyze...

It's hard to have a case of the Mondays when there's a NASCAR race, and today fans were treated to an action-packed day in Dover, DE. Dillon, Steve, Jake, and Braxton recap the weekend sweep by the Truex family, discuss some ideas thrown out by Denny Hamlin and Rodney Childers, plus address some rumors surrounding Xfinity Series standout Josh Berry. In our race picks, Jake was again bitten by the...

Ryan from ifantasyrace.com joins the crew as the very first guest on Cloudy With a Chance of Racing, as he Jake, Steve, and Braxton recap a busy week in NASCAR news and a couple of entertaining races at Talladega. Then attention shifts to Dover, where Ryan shares some insights on who could come away with a solid performance at the Monster Mile. Plus Pop Up Showers and Real and Random picks for thi...

With Steve off for the night, Jake, Dillon, and Braxton break down the Martinsville triple-header weekend, including the first use of wet tires on an oval in the Truck Series, a solid Xfinity Series race, and another unfortunate lackluster Cup Series race. Then the guys go in depth on what is causing the frustrating racing on short tracks with the NextGen car and what could possibly be done to fix...

Jake, Dillon, Steve, and Braxton break down the appeals outcomes for Denny Hamlin and Kaulig Racing, how NASCAR looks in the public eye after changing the rulebook following Hendrick Motorsports winning their points back through appeal, and new penalties levied against the 24 and 48 Cup Series cars. Plus, there were two races to take in from the weekend. The guys share their thoughts on the best d...

Jake, Steve, and Braxton welcome Dillon back to the show and recap an entertaining weekend of racing with the Cup and Xfinity Series both at Richmond Raceway, and the Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway. The guys discuss how the racing at Richmond was much better than in recent years, and how the Trucks and IndyCar had improved racing at Texas Motor Speedway as well. Then attention turned to race...

With Dillon under the weather, Steve, Jake, and Braxton recap a full-contact weekend of racing at Circuit of the Americas for all three NASCAR national touring series, including Zane Smith's flaming hot celebration after winning the Truck Series race, AJ Allmendinger's clinic in the Xfinity Series race, and Tyler Reddick running away with the Cup Series win while nearly everyone else banged into e...

Jake, Dillon, Braxton, Steve break down the many different happenings of the Atlanta race weekend including the many long cautions in the Truck and Xfinity races, Josh Williams making his statement, and the Cup Series putting on a rather clean show on Sunday. Plus they give their thoughts on the penalties handed down to Hendrick Motorsports, Kaulig Racing, and Denny Hamlin last week. Two new segme...

Steve returns from vacation to join Dillon, Jake, and Braxton in analyzing everything about the spring Phoenix weekend. Are the Hendrick Motorsports teams going to be penalized? What about Sammy Smith putting on a show and Chandler Smith outrunning Kyle Busch in the Xfinity Race? Plus reactions to the announcements of former Formula 1 champions Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button for the upcoming rac...

With Steve on vacation, Dillon, Jake, and Braxton recap a dominating performance by Hendrick Motorsports in Las Vegas last week. The trio analyzes Chase Elliott's snowboarding injury, the admirable job done by Josh Berry to fill in, and who could occupy that seat until Chase is healthy. They also share thoughts on a very tough day for Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Tyler Reddick, and pretty much the w...

Jake, Steve, Dillon, and Braxton bid farewell to the 2 mile configuration at Auto Club Speedway, with recaps of the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races from Sunday. They celebrate the success of their real race picks for Fontana, and make their real and random picks for the upcoming race at Las Vegas, which included calls for a do-over from Steve. Plus, resident meteorologist Dillon gives his quic...