In the debut of a new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Jeff Burton discusses the aftermath of the Brickyard 400 regular season finale and what's ahead for the 16 drivers in the 2019 playoffs, including: why he believes this is the wide open field in Cup history (1:00); could Ryan Newman escape the first round after eking his way into the playoffs (2:00); why avoiding mistakes will be the key to the first round (3:30); why execution has been a struggle for many (6:00); can Chases Elliott and anyone outside the top six be considered an underdog? (7:00); can a team "turn it on" for the playoffs? (9:00); the Roval's impact on the playoffs (10:15); and why it has supplanted Talladega as the scariest track in the final 10 races (11:15); Jeff's two primary dark horses for getting to the championship round (13:00); will Joe Gibbs Racing own the Championship 4? (14:00); what the future holds for Jimmie Johnson and the conversation that leads Jeff to believe that 2020 won't be his last season (16:30); did Brad Keselowski have a point about safety upgrades being needed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? (19:00).
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