Episode 82: Knoxville Nationals primer with Chase Raudman, The Closer is back, playoff battle is hot

In this episode we are joined by dirtvision lead pit reporter Chase Raudman to recap the Ironman 55 weekend at Pevely, the controversial finish and win by Carson Macedo on Friday and Brad Sweet winning his 1st Ironman 55 in dominant fashion on Saturday. We talk about some of the biggest stories on the Outlaws tour including the looming debut of Brad Sweet and Kyle Larson’s new sprint car series, the Sheldon Haudenschild incident from Weedsport and other stories before diving into the Knoxville Nationals, the stories we’re following and who we expect to be fast and our picks to take home the crown. We shift to NASCAR and talk Ty Gibbs Xfinity win at Michigan, more silly season rumors with Ty, Kyle Busch, Cole Custer as all that continues to stay interesting and the Cup Series race with a vintage closer performance by Kevin Harvick to become the 15th driver to lock himself into the playoffs, the rise of Bubba Wallace and the showdown points battle we’ve set up for with Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Blaney as we head to Richmond