Mash The Gas

NASCAR Returns to Chicagoland Speedway | Chase Briscoe Wins | Chicago Race Recap | EchoPark Speedway Preview   The Mash The Gas Podcast crew is back to break down an unforgettable weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series returned to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019! After seven long years away, Chicagoland delivered one of the most exciting races of the season. Chase Briscoe used smart s...

🏁 The Mash The Gas crew is back to break down everything from an action-packed Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway! 🍷🏎️ Shane van Gisbergen once again proved he's the king of the road courses, surviving late pressure from Chase Briscoe to score his 8th NASCAR Cup Series victory and his second win of the 2026 season . SVG now sits just one road course win away from tying Jeff Gordon'...

Jeff Davis and Kevin Batstone are back to break down one of the most historic weekends in NASCAR history! For the first time ever, NASCAR's national touring series competed on an active U.S. military installation as all three series took on the streets of Naval Base Coronado in San Diego during America's 250th anniversary celebration. From fighter jets and military displays to the iconic...

This week on Mash The Gas, the team break down all the action from Pocono Raceway as 🏆 Denny Hamlin captures his fourth points-paying win of the season (fifth if you count the All-Star Race) and earns the first three-peat of his NASCAR Cup Series career. Hamlin's 64th career victory moves him past Kyle Busch into ninth place on the all-time wins list, further cementing his Hall of Fame legac...

Welcome back to another episode of Mash The Gas Podcast , the standard for NASCAR Cup Series coverage! Jeff and Kevin are holding down the fort this week while Sky enjoys some vacation time back home in Maryland. The guys break down all the action from the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway , where Denny Hamlin once again proved why he's one of the hottest drivers in NA...

🏁 Welcome back to another action-packed episode of Mash The Gas Podcast, the standard for NASCAR Cup Series coverage! 🏁 Jeff, Kevin, and Sky are back to break down all the action from the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway! 🎸🏎️ Mother Nature once again played a major role in the weekend, washing out qualifying and delaying the start of the race by nearly 90 minutes. The green flag fi...

The racing world changed forever this week. 🏁💔 Jeff, Kevin, and Sky return for one of the most emotional episodes in Mash The Gas history as we honor the life, legacy, and impact of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch. Love him or hate him, Rowdy helped define an entire era of NASCAR. From championships, rivalries, unforgettable moments, and changing the culture of the sport forever — Kyle Busch WAS NASCAR...

The All-Star crew is back! Jeff, Kevin, and Sky break down all of the action from the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway where Denny Hamlin dominates the field by leading 103 laps to score his second career All-Star Race victory and third consecutive win at Dover! 🏆🔥 The crew dive into the absolute chaos surrounding the controversial race format featuring huge wrecks in the opening seg...

Welcome back to another JAM-PACKED episode of Mash The Gas — the STANDARD for NASCAR Cup Series coverage! Jeff, Kevin, and Sky are back with full throttle reactions from an unforgettable weekend at the Go Bowling at The Glen from Watkins Glen International! 🏎️💨 Shane Van Gisbergen once again proves he is an absolute ROAD COURSE ASSASSIN, overcoming nearly a 30-second deficit to slice through the...

The crew is back to break down all of the action from the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway—and it delivered in a big way. Chase Elliott grabs his second win of the season, holding off a hard-charging Denny Hamlin in front of the first Texas sellout crowd in over 15 years. That packed house sparks a real debate: does Texas deserve a second race again? And if so… does a track like Kansas lose one w...

We start with the headline moment: Carson Hocevar gets his FIRST career win in the NASCAR Cup Series—and delivers an all-time celebration that instantly goes down in NASCAR history. Sitting on the door, one foot in the car, riding the frontstretch while waving to fans… then sending it into the wall for a burnout. It was raw, it was reckless, and it was unforgettable. But the story goes deeper than...

The crew is back. returning fresh off a full weekend on the ground in Kansas City, breaking down all the action from the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. After covering the NASCAR Cup Series up close, they dive into a race that had everything—long green-flag runs, strategy battles, and a late caution that flipped the script and sent it to overtime. Tyler Reddick continues his unreal 2026 campa...

Welcome back to another jam-packed episode of Mash the Gas ! 🏁🔥 Jeff Davis, Kevin Batstone, and NASCARSky are back from the Cup Series off week to break down all the action from the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. 🏟️🚗💨  🔮✅ Kevin called it two weeks ago—and it happened.  Ty Gibbs gets his first NASCAR Cup Series win 🏆, leading 25 laps and holding off a hard-charging Kyle Larson and...

The trio is back to break down all the action from the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway—where the hot dogs were flying (46,000+ sold in the stands 🍴🌭) and tempers were just as heated. Chase Elliott punches his ticket to Victory Lane for the first time in 2026, delivering the first win of the season for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet. A clutch call from crew chief Alan Gustafson proved t...

Kevin, Sky, and Jeff are back to break down all the action from Darlington in another can’t-miss episode of Mash the Gas ! 🏁🔥 Tyler Reddick continues his dominant 2026 campaign, capturing his FOURTH win of the season at the Goodyear 400 🚀—becoming just the third driver in NASCAR history to win 4 of the first 6 races. And it wasn’t easy… battling through a cool suit failure AND a mid-race batter...

Kevin, Jeff, and Sky are back to break down all the action from the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was a big night for Denny Hamlin, who powered his way to victory lane to capture his 61st career Cup Series win , moving past Kevin Harvick for 10th on the all-time wins list . The win didn’t come easy — Hamlin had to battle back from a pit road speeding penalty...

Kevin, Jeff, and NASCAR Sky are back to break down all the action from the Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway! It was a wild doubleheader weekend with IndyCar in town, and Team Penske pulled off the sweep as Ryan Blaney grabbed his first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. 🏆 It didn’t come easy for the No. 12 team. Blaney battled through two issues on pit road, drove back through...

NASCAR Sky and Kevin Batstone hold it down this week as Jeff Davis sits out, breaking down a historic weekend at the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of the Americas 🏁 It was a record-setting performance from Tyler Reddick , who becomes the first driver in NASCAR history to win the first three races of a season 🏆🔥. 23XI Racing is absolutely on fire in 2026, and Reddick ha...

The gang is BACK and breaking down all the action from the AutoTrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway — and things got wild in Atlanta. Tyler Reddick just made a serious early-season statement 🚨 He becomes only the sixth driver to win the first two races of a NASCAR Cup Series season — the last to pull that off? Matt Kenseth back in 2009. Oh… and he did it after ripping the right-front fender off his ca...

Kevin Batstone, Jeff Davis, and NASCAR Sky are back to break down all the chaos, strategy, and drama from the 68th running of the Daytona 500 🏆🌴 — the first official points race under NASCAR’s brand-new 2026 format. Tyler Reddick gets it DONE 💪 taking home the iconic Harley J. Earl Trophy and delivering the first Daytona 500 win for 23XI Racing 🚗🔥 — all after a wild offseason that included a...

Welcome back, race fans — the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season is officially underway, and Mash The Gas is firing on all cylinders to kick it off. We were set to open the year with coverage of the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray, but winter weather in Winston-Salem, North Carolina had other plans. Snowfall over the weekend forced the Clash to be postponed until Wednesday, February 4th , so instead, Kevin...

Jeff, Kevin, and Sky are back behind the mics one last time this season to break down NASCAR Championship Weekend ! The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season ends with Kyle Larson taking home his second championship — despite not leading a single lap at Phoenix. It was absolute heartbreak for Denny Hamlin , who led 208 laps , started on the pole, and was just 40 seconds away from clinching his first Cup S...

🏁 MASH THE GAS PODCAST – Xfinity 500 Breakdown from Martinsville Speedway! 🏁 Kevin, Jeff, and NASCARSky — breaking down all the action from the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway , the cutoff race from the Round of 8 down to the Final Four! Highlights: 🔥 William Byron dominates — starting on the pole, leading 304 laps , setting the fastest lap , and locking himself into Phoenix for a shot at...

Kevin, Jeff, and Sky are back to break down all of the action from the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway! 🏁 👉 Chase Briscoe locks himself into Phoenix with a bold overtime move to secure the win — setting up a championship showdown with his teammate Denny Hamlin in the Final 4! Two spots remain to transfer into Phoenix. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell look good on points, but a Martinsvi...

The crew is back on the mic to recap all the high-speed action from the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway! 🎰🏎️ 🔥 Race Highlights: 🏆 Denny Hamlin grabs his 60th career win , tying Kevin Harvick for 10th all-time on the wins list! ⚙️ Late-race caution + four fresh tires = Hamlin locks into the Championship 4 at Phoenix! 🚗 Side-by-side drama with Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe in the clo...