Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie

Bonus Episode: The GOAT of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut, joins us live from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day race weekend. Joey pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to eat 70+ hot dogs in 10 minutes: the cleanses, the jaw training, the rhythm, the film study, and why it's a lot more like racing than people realize.

We cover the 76 hot dog world record, the time he grabbed a protestor mid-contest and still wo...

This week on Stacking Pennies, Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down a wild weekend at Michigan, including Denny Hamlin's dominant victory, Chris Bell's massive crash, Carson Hocevar's continued rise, and the latest storylines from around the NASCAR garage. Corey also shares insights from his visit to Stellantis headquarters and discusses the challenges facing Ram in the Truck Series.

Later, Ryan and Keiron sit down with factory T...

NHRA Top Fuel rookie Maddi Gordon joins Corey LaJoie and Skip Flores to explain what 12,000 horsepower really feels like, how she earned her way in the shop, what Ron Capps saw in her, and how she once won a round with no shift lights, no two-step, and no data.

Corey and Skip also recap Nashville, SVG’s continued rise, Denny Hamlin’s move, O’Reilly racing, and why simple floors and big horsepower might be the answe...

Travis Pastrana joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores on Stacking Pennies for one of the wildest conversations we’ve ever had.

Travis talks about jumping a stock Ram truck with Nitro Circus, what it was like trying to break into NASCAR, the story behind the legendary double backflip, why rally driving and stock car racing require completely different skill sets, and what made Ken Block’s Gymkhana legacy so important.

The guy...

Brent Crews joins the show to talk about his rise through the Toyota pipeline, competing against top talent, and what it really takes to make it to Cup.

From quitting racing his first day to winning on the world stage, Brent shares the mindset, pressure, and path behind becoming one of NASCAR’s most promising young drivers.

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This week on Stacking Pennies, Corey LaJoie sits down with a guest fans have been asking for: his dad, Randy LaJoie.

Randy talks about being on the NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot, why the Hall should recognize more than just Cup Series greatness, the Cup deal he turned down after his Busch Series championships, the backyard go-kart track where Corey learned to race, and the seat company that became a major part of his legacy.

Plus, Corey...

Ryan Blaney came in on May the 4th and this thing went exactly how it should’ve: Star Wars, Texas, dad life, painful crash stories, and a whole lot of laughing.

The guys get into Blaney’s day at Texas, pit-road chaos, becoming a dad, scary hospital moments, racing dads, huge hits, getting kicked in the nuts by race cars, Star Wars paint schemes, Watkins Glen, F1, NHRA, and a bunch of garage stories that went completely o...

7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson joins Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores in the Nonsense Garage for a wide-ranging conversation on life after the No. 48, becoming co-owner of Legacy Motor Club, and what's next. 

Jimmie tells the full story of the 2011 Talladega tandem-draft win with Dale Earnhardt Jr (and the 50 cases of beer that followed), the F1 super license rules that killed his Formula 1 test, the year his fami...

Kansas brought chaos, Tyler Reddick closed the deal, and Denny Hamlin let one slip away. On this week’s Stacking Pennies, Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down Reddick’s Kansas win, Toyota’s hot streak, Kyle Busch and RCR’s struggles, Trackhouse falling behind, Cleetus’ latest heartbreak, Long Beach, stadium trucks, and what’s next with NHRA and Talladega.Also in this episode:

Kyle Busch's frust...

Ty Gibbs gets his first Cup win, Ryan Blaney comes up just short, and Bristol gives NASCAR fans something they’ve been asking for.

Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down the weekend at Bristol, the strategy calls that changed everything, whether the short-track critics were right, and if NASCAR finally made real progress.

Also in this episode:

Pit-road drama, Truck and O’Reilly chaos, Connor Zilisch, Stewart Friesen, yout...

Corey and Skip break down Easter weekend at Rockingham, why the place still matters, and why so many people still underestimate how hard every level of racing really is. They get into Corey’s top-10 truck run, Roger’s strong day in the 88, Cleetus getting a real lesson at the Rock, pit-crew rankings, who’s stacking and who’s slacking, Bristol stories and picks, and the NASCAR moments they think belong among ...

Jeff Gordon joins Stacking Pennies to talk about what actually makes great drivers great, how Jimmie Johnson pushed him to evolve, why Hendrick got stronger when it stopped working in silos, what Darlington really feels like, and why sprint car talent doesn’t automatically translate to NASCAR. Plus Corey Day, the modern driver pipeline, Jeff’s career recalibration, and a few unreal stories from one of the legends of the...

Corey’s back, the baby is here, and the first question had to be asked: did ChatGPT name it? From there, the guys get into why Denny Hamlin keeps winning, what McLaren actually broke, why Vegas pit road catches so many drivers out, and what’s really going on with the Gabehart/Spire situation. Plus IndyCar, Mexico trucks, Darlington picks, and more from a wild week in racing.

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Corey’s out for a big reason this week, so Skip carries the show and breaks down a loaded weekend in racing. Blaney survives Phoenix, IndyCar puts on a show, F1 sparks a bigger conversation, and the episode ends with the racing memory that still drives it all. Plus pit-road truth, grassroots racing, and why the best teams are always living a little uncomfortable.

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Two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Austin Prock joins the show to talk about one of the most talked-about moves in drag racing.

After winning back-to-back championships, Prock made a huge offseason change. Leaving his family team to join Bob Tasca Racing.

He talks about:

• Why he made the move
• What the transition has been like
• The pressure of defending a championship
• Life inside the NHRA Funny Car world

A must-listen for NHRA fans an...

Tyler Reddick is officially on a HEATER.

Three races. Three wins. The first 3-for-3 start in NASCAR history - and now the real question is… can he just win them all?

In this episode of Stacking Pennies, Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores break down Tyler Reddick’s dominant performance at COTA (Circuit of The Americas), what makes road course racing different in NASCAR, and why right-foot braking might be the secret weapon sepa...

After 137 starts and 15 runner-up finishes, the breakthrough win hits different. On this episode of Stacking Pennies, Corey and Skip sit down with Sheldon to talk about the mental grind of almost winning, the pressure of being on the Cup radar, and what it feels like when you start to wonder if your career is slipping away.

Plus:

• How he won Atlanta
• Dirt racing vs pavement mentality
• USA Hockey’s Olympic statement
• Active aero an...

The Daytona 500 gave us both ends of racing.

Corey was half a lap from making the show and didn’t. The truck motor blew. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was right there at the end again. And Daytona reminded everyone that superspeedway racing isn’t about domination, it’s about decision-making under pressure.

This week, we break down the winners and losers, what really causes the big one, why engine failures happen, and what fan...