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FOXSports.com's Lee Spencer with the latest on the Denny Hamlin-Brad Keselowski feud, Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history and more.
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I am marital Brock and welcome to another edition of under the -- brought to buy Chevy Silverado America's best truck the most dependable long lasting full size pick up. On the road today. And now we welcome in our. Foxsports.com. New NASCAR writer Lee Spencer and Lee blow job bitter battle between Denny Hamlin and Brad has allowed you that was Saturday. In the Nationwide Series race and after the race Hamlin promise payback. Now that you think that was a temper talk inner -- really going to be kind of elevated level of danger between these two guys home.
While Hamlin has done litany of trash talking including two NASCAR. He went Saturday evening -- step to the powers that be kept the lap -- return with the element to the sanctioning bodies trailer on Sunday morning. It's bad -- that NASCAR is well aware of the situation and we went in publicly promised troop bench. For the weekend so I still expect that what sparked the fly once we get -- home that.
Add depth of the to keep your eye on now at this season wrap it up here how are things looking on a silly he's in front net. I think a lot of people are focusing on Danica Patrick she used a hot topic -- as often he has.
On Sunday Rick Hendrick denied that it appeals for Danica would complete which your arm motor sports. And the Danica can't put eerily quiet it you know. This weekend so even about the IndyCar start resides just up the -- and Scottsdale she was nowhere to beat out. NASCAR claimed kept it is not applied for life and yet what felt like since she can't complete. And -- month left before when he ten speed week began its -- is running out. Can not the only open wheel came in counts Jarno Trulli and Nelson PK junior all capable of being at this weekend and Alex tackling on he actually ran in the Nationwide Series Torre. Pretty sure problem marketing standpoint it would be prone to have Patrick that -- handed NASCAR but for now there's been a lot of talking and no action.
If she might not be the only game in town but he's the big gone from open wheel over to NASCAR potentially. You wanna ask about them a few weeks ago they reported that good year was developing a bigger tire was a big story around the board any update on that.
Ball on the cut towards the -- Phoenix international rightfully. Goodyear engineer and Ralph Stanley racing will return next month on the eighth and ninth for the second round of testing without higher wider sot it's higher. I spoke with Goodyear's Greg packer Phoenix indeed expecting to cars -- the the controls prior. And the other two on the current configuration import -- and it's still premature to speculate -- and or even air this -- ever make it to the Sprint Cup Series but the hope is a larger tire war offer greater contact pat. With a tractor --
finally in port of course is abuzz Jimmie Johnson -- honest way to historic fourth straight championship. Interesting situation at the track going into the -- will he be extra cautious I think this weekend trying to get that top 25 and what would it mean to the sport for JJ to win a record fourth era.
I don't know how -- mean certainly he knows when that point trade but even more importantly he knows how to win. And Johnson -- quite a record fourth consecutive Sprint Cup championship if he finishes twenty or better at home that -- concurrently holds up. 120 point lead over mark -- Now in 265. -- competing against each other. -- his name a 108. Or more points gunshot -- in his nine occasions but including practiced two weeks ago. Mark awful pulled off the people a year ago homestead after -- crashed on lap one point six. Johnson's average finish at homestead it's thirteen point four. -- conference to reach this milestone in eight short years running in the Sprint Cup Series. It's probably the most impressive thing I've ever witnessed -- covering the sport. This is truly a partnership between Johnson and crew chief check it out. And without each other -- team owner Rick Hendrick to provide support it would be sitting at their head table and -- Vegas next month.
It certainly domination over the last few years but at triumvirate -- all right the one and only Lee spent -- thank you as always appreciate your insight. -- that will do it to the chase update project I Chevy Silverado America's best truck most dependable long lasting full size pick up on the road today. I'm Barrett Brock thanks to look at it.