Grip Strip Podcast

Episode 71 of the GSP sees Phil host with special guest host Tom Horrox of the Monkey Seat Podcast to discuss open-wheel racing.  The guys preview the Hungarian Grand Prix and the fallout from Hamilton vs. Verstappen along with much more regarding the possibility of an upset win.  Phil and Tom go through the IndyCar season covering the balance between youth and experience so far along with what's...

Phil and Josh spend a good amount of the opening portion of GSP Episode 70 discussing the Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen clash at Stowe, which saw the World Driver's Championship leader go off hard and the seven-time World Champion takes his 8th win at Silverstone. The guys go over the race itself, the Sprint, midfield battle and more as F1 prepares for the summer break.  The 2021 SRX Finale at...

Ronnie the Limo Driver's favorite number and driver combine for Episode 69 of the Grip Strip Podcast with Kurt Busch winning at Atlanta.  Phil and Josh discuss the race and the Shake & Bake move by Ross Chastain to help his teammate pass brother Kyle late along with discussions of Kyle's supposed last XFinity race win and the demo derby at Knoxville.    SRX at Slinger saw Marco Andretti actually w...

After celebrating our supposed Independence, Phil and Josh went over the weekend that was in motorsports for Episode 68 of the Grip Strip Podcast.  William Clyde Elliott continued his road racing dominance at Road America and Josef Newgarden won on the 50th anniversary of Penske Racing's first IndyCar win (Pocono 1971 with Mark Donahue) at Mid-Ohio after another masterclass.  Max Verstappen contin...

After a busy week of motorsports worldwide, Phil and Josh return for Episode 67 of the Grip Strip Podcast.  They discuss Max Verstappen's destruction of the F1 field at the Styrian GP along with the struggles of Lewis Hamilton.  NASCAR at Pocono actually saw Hard R lose a couple of races with a blown tire allowing Alex Bowman through on Saturday and Kyle Busch on Sunday.  Cindric and John Hunter c...

After Kyle Busch's colorful description of his car Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway, Phil felt it was a great way to go over this weeks motorsports landscape on the GSP.  Phil and Josh go over Max Verstappen getting another victory in the French GP after great teamwork by Red Bull and strategy made up for a rare error by the current points leader.  The guys discuss who they believe is in front at...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 65 of the GSP to discuss a busy week of motorsports action.  IndyCars at Detroit saw Marcus Ericcson and Pato O'Ward go to victory lane and take a dive into the fountain while Felix Rosenqvist suffered a horrendous crash.  The guys go over the winners and the issues for Penske which prevented both Will Power and Josef Newgarden from taking a double at The Captain's...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 64 of the GSP to discuss Checo Perez winning his second career F1 race and first for Red Bull in a somewhat chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  The guys go over how Sergio was able to outlast the two main title combatants, the crazy podium, and what this means for the rest of 2021.  Will the Mercedes camp be able to respond at Paul Ricard after two disastrous street co...

Phil and Josh return for a post-Memorial Day weekend edition of the Grip Strip Podcast to discuss the historic fourth Indianapolis 500 victory for Helio Castro-Neves.  The guys go over a clean and intriguing race which saw the likes of Conor Daly and Graham Rahal stand out...till Grahayme's LR tire was left loose.  Scott Dixon's issues early with refueling cost him a chance at an elusive second wi...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 62 of the GSP to discuss qualifying and previewing the 105th Indy 500 which saw Scott Dixon qualify on pole for a 4th time.  Can Dixon finally secure that elusive second victory? Who are the favorites and wild cards in a generally wide open field?  Formula 1 returned to the Principality of Monaco which saw Max Verstappen take a lights to flag victory after Charles...

Long-delayed but still relevant, Episode 61 of the Grip Strip Podcast saw Phil and Josh have the host/creator of The Derek Pernesiglio show along with the Director of Public Relations & Promotions at Mountain Creek Speedway Derek Pernesiglio on to provide guidance, motivation, and plenty of knowledge regarding his long history in motorsports.    Outside of Derek's appearance, Phil and Josh discuss...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 60 of the Grip Strip Podcast to discuss Lewis Hamilton taking down Max Verstappen at Catalunya after securing his 100th pole.  The guys get into the strategy and how LH came back after a poor start along with what it means for Red Bull after a 2019 Hungary replay.  Midfield battles are starting to become clearer after four rounds and the guys discuss the teams who...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 59 of the GSP to discuss Lewis Hamilton's 97th career F1 win at Portugal along with Kyle Busch making it 17th consecutive years with at least one Cup victory at Kansas and the doubleheader at Texas which saw Scott Dixon (51 wins) and Pato O'Ward (1st win) take the hardware home at one of the worst racetracks on planet Earth.    The guys discuss the battle between L...

Phil and Josh come back for Episode 58 of the Grip Strip Podcast to discuss Colton Herta's dominant win at St. Pete which Josh saw live and in-person.  Josh provides his thoughts relative to other series he's seen plus the guys discuss other winners and losers from the weekend.  NASCAR continues to provide idiocy and Talladega didn't disappoint in that department. While Brad Keselowski won the Cup...

Episode 57 of the Grip Strip Podcast has Phil and Josh talking about Alex (x2) and Max winning in IndyCar, Cup and F1 respectively along with MotoGP, Formula E and Supercars in the Roundup.  The guys go over BaBa (Leigh Diffey voice), Richmond (not an action track) and Imola (definitely not built for F1 anymore) and what stood out along with the issues of the weekend itself. Phil and Josh make pic...

Phil and Josh welcome Monkey Seat Podcast Co-Host Tom Horrox on at an unenviable time in the morning in jolly old England to talk about the 2021 IndyCar season starting this weekend at Bahba (Leigh Diffey voice) along with F1 for the Parmigiano Reggiano Grand Prix at Imola.    The guys go over the battles between Dixon vs Newgarden, O'Ward vs Herta and who to look for regarding the rookie battle a...

With The Masters taking place after this episode, Phil decides to do his best Jim Nantz impression and get some Masters quips in on the GSP.  Phil and Josh come back for a post-Easter episode to discuss Indy 500 testing and building up to the new season.  Formula 1 and NASCAR news is also discussed with NASCAR racing at Martinsville.  The Roundup consists of MotoGP at Qatar, Extreme E in Saudi, Fo...

Phil and Josh discuss the exciting Formula 1 opener at Bahrain won by Sir Lewis Hamilton over weekend dominator Max Verstappen.  The guys go over the race and standouts across the field along with the outstanding performance by PutinHaas Racing's Egg Head.  NASCAR's return to dirt at Bristol was not without challenges and those were covered along with how Ah Frig won the race.  Trucks raced earlie...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 53 of the GSP to preview the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship analyzing each team based on recent form and winter testing.  Will Lewis Hamilton become an 8-time World Driver's Champion while getting to the 100/100 mark?  Can Max Verstappen finally give LH44 a battle he hasn't had since Rosberg and the nonsense of 2016?  Can McLaren get back to their winning ways w...

Phil and Josh return for Episode 52 of the GSP to discuss the races at NASCAR's version of Paul Ricard and what Truex & Cindric's wins mean in regards to the season as a whole.  The guys also discuss other keys and how bad the racing is at what was once a decent track.  Phil and Josh get into Formula 1 preseason testing at Bahrain and what stood out to both...can Red Bull really take the fight to...

Phil and Josh come back for Episode 51 of the GSP to talk about Larson and Allmendinger win at Vegas along with John Hunter Nemechek in the Truck Series.  The guys speak about the races at Vegas along with previewing Phoenix along with other major stories going on in motorsports and sports.

Phil and Josh celebrate Episode 50 of the GSP by talking about Byron and Snyder's wins at Homestead along with Gragson being Gragson.  The guys discuss what Byron's win means regarding parity in the 2021 Cup Series season so far along with other standouts and poor performances.  Snyder gets his first win in NASCAR's big three series because of Gragson and both give their thoughts on that incident...

Phil and Josh have Last Out Media Group's #NASCAR writer Joseph Passero on to discuss the Daytona Road Course tripleheader which saw Christopher Bell win his first Cup race along with Ty Gibbs winning on his XFinity debut.  The guys discuss what both of those wins mean in the short and long term along with other standout performances.  They also go over how awful the truck race was cautions every...

Phil and Josh come back for Episode 48 of the GSP to discuss everything that took place during the 63rd Daytona 500 which saw Michael McDowell win early Monday morning.  The guys go through the stupidity of the package, driving standards, start times and much more.    They also go over the XFinity and Truck races and what those mean early in the 2021 season along with previewing the races at the D...

Phil and Josh double up on Speedweek at Daytona coverage with long-time motorsports journalist and owner of The Racing Beat Jerry Bonkowski to discuss the NASCAR Cup Series as the Daytona 500 is around the corner.    The gentleman go over what to look for in the Great American Race, the new teams coming in and what that means for this season and for 2022 when the Gen 7 car arrives.  Jerry provides...