Talking in Circles

Talking in Circles

The most honest, informative and fun NASCAR racing podcast on planet Earth.

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March 11, 2025 64 mins

It was another victory for Christopher Bell this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. We discuss his win, take a look at a controversial call during the event and talk about Katherine Legge’s mistakes.


Plus we look at the best driver crew chief pairing in the garage and discuss the finish of the NASCAR Xfinity race. Was Aric Almirola justified in his move at the end of the event? We’ll give our take.

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Christopher Bell took the checkered flag on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in another controversial finish. We discuss whether NASCAR should or shouldn’t have thrown the yellow flag to end the race, rather than letting the race run to the start/finish line.


NASCAR has had a flurry of judgement calls in the first two races of the season, with the organization contradicting itself regarding these finishes. We’ll give our takes ...

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February 13, 2025 44 mins

Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric are the winners of the 2025 Duels at Daytona. Duel 1 was wild and Duel 2 wasn’t. However, we broke down both.


Justin Allgaier and Corey LaJoie raced their way into the 500, joining Martin Truex Jr, Jimmie Johnson and Helio Castroneves as the open teams to make the field.


JJ Yeley, BJ McLeod, Anthony Alfredo and Chandler Smith all went home.


We’ll discuss who ran well, who struggled and g...

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February 12, 2025 24 mins

On this episode we review qualifying for the 67th Daytona 500. Chase Briscoe took the pole in his first race at Joe Gibbs Racing and it’s the first ever pole for a Toyota in the Daytona 500.


Also, a big night for Toyota continued when Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr timed their way into the 500.


Plus, we’ll look at who has to race their way in and preview the Duels on Thursday.

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February 11, 2025 55 mins

On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss the 2025 Daytona 500 entry list and who we think will be fast during qualifying and lock themselves into the Daytona 500. We'll also discuss which teams may be in some trouble moving forward.

We'll also look at both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry lists and discuss what surprises there were (if any) and who should be fast in those series too.

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February 4, 2025 32 mins

The boys dive into the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium and look back at the event and give their thoughts.

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February 1, 2025 34 mins

It was a busy day at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC tonight as the NASCAR Cup Series raced four heat races to determine the field for Sunday's Clash and Last Chance qualifier.

Clayton Caldwell gives his instant reaction to the Heat races and qualifying. He discusses who impressed him tonight and who did not. Plus, who is in trouble to make the Clash on Sunday.

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Former NASCAR broadcaster Bill Weber died in December at the age of 67. Weber was seen on NASCAR telecasts throughout the 90s and 2000s but had been away from the sport for some time before his passing. We discuss our memories of Weber.

We'll also look at the new entries for the Daytona 500, which include Chandler Smith driving the No. 66 car for Garage 66 and Corey LaJoie driving hte No. 01 car for Rick Ware Racing. LaJoie ma...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr announced his JR Motorsports will field an entry for the Daytona 500 in February. The entry will be number 40 with Travellers Whiskey onboard as sponsor and Justin Allgaier as the driver. We'll discuss that plus Martin Truex Jr will drive the No. 56 entry for TRICON Garage and Jimmie Johnson will drive the No. 84 car for Legacy Motorclub.


Plus we'll discuss Derrick Finley being the crew chief of the No. 60 entry...

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On this episode of Talking in Circles we will discuss Helio Castroneves' entry in the Daytona 500 as well as Anthony Alfredo's ride for the Great American Race. We will also look at the new Open Exemption Provisional in NASCAR in addition to discussing the changes to the Damage Vehicle Policy.

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February 16, 2024 32 mins
The boys dive into the Duels at Daytona. Who impressed them? Who didn’t? What about Toyota’s performance? Also they discuss the drama around the transfer spots and who made the race and what to look forward to in the Daytona 500
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February 15, 2024 23 mins
The boys discuss Daytona 500 qualifying and Ford sweeping the front row. They also discuss the lack of speed from the Toyota camp and Anthony Alfredo and David Ragan locking themselves in on speed. They preview the Duels and predict who will be the final two cars to make the 2024 Daytona 500.
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On this episode of Talking in Circles, hosts Clayton Caldwell and Brandon Caldwell discuss Joey Logano’s comments about NASCAR fans being spoiled and whether or not he was accurate in that sentiment. Plus, they discuss NASCAR’s $7.7 billion tv deal and the pros and cons of that move. Also, team owners are threatening to sabotage races they dive into that and give their thoughts. In addition, they discuss Rockingham Speedway and the...
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On this episode of Talking in Circles the boys talk about Ken Squier and how great he was as a broadcaster and what he meant to the sport of NASCAR. Squier passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. Next they spoke about Ben Beshore's hiring at LMC and Josh Williams going to Kaulig Racing as well as other silly season news regarding the Xfinity and Truck Series. Then they discuss comments made by Dale Earnhardt Jr on Kenny Wallac...
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November 7, 2023 77 mins
Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Ben Rhodes are all 2023 NASCAR champions and we talk about their runs in the season finale at Phoenix. We also discuss the championship format. Is it still relevant? Does the champion still feel like a champion? Also, Rick aware Racing’s charter situation will be discussed and what some of the current open rides for 2024.
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Legacy Motor Club will be moving to Toyota for the 2024 season. We discuss all aspects of the move, why they decided to make the move and if it was a smart thing to do. Plus Ryan Newman is back, kinda. He’ll run a handful of races for Rick Ware Racing in 2023 starting with this weekend at Darlington. Is this a smart move for Newman, and what does Rick aware Racing get out of it? Plus, Joey Logano spilled the beans on tire issues at...
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Alex Bowman has a broken vertebrae in his back and he will miss at least 3-4 weeks. Bowman crashed his sprint car on Tuesday at 34 Raceway in Iowa. Josh Berry is going to drive the No. 48 Chevrolet while Bowman recovers. We discuss what this means for Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Josh Berry and NASCAR as a whole. Plus, we look back at Talladega and discuss that event, plus we discuss our issues with the NextGen car.
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On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss Chase Elliott’s return to the Cup Series this weekend at Martinsville after missing six weeks due to injury. We’ll talk about what we think his expectations are this weekend and look at Josh Berry’s performance in the No. 9 car and give our thoughts. Plus Cody aware has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR. We discuss that and the immediate future of the No. 51 Ford. Zane Smith will...
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On this episode of Talking in Circles we discuss the penalties handed out to Hendrick Motorsports following this past weekend’s race at Richmond. We also discuss the new revised appeal process and what impact that may have in future appeals. Also, we talked about Denny Hamlin’s appeal and the new format to the All-star race! Did NASCAR finally get it right??
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On this episode of Talking in Circles we discussed the Kaulig Racing appeal and question why the outcome is different from that of Hendrick Motorsports. We also discuss the team owners boycotting a meeting with NASCAR. We talk about what’s been reported and get into the discussion about charters. Plus, we’ll talk about the cup race at Richmond and Martin Truex Jr’s radio communication at the end. We finish discussing Denny Hamlin’s...
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