Monday

A day after Tyler Reddick finished second at Las Vegas and cussed out of frustration on national television during his post-race interview, Denny Hamlin addressed the pit road issues experienced by the 23XI Racing team and admitted it cost the No. 45 car at least a couple of wins in 2023. The team co-owner also said being a new team, it's a process, and things will improve in the future. Click to read story
 
Tuesday
 
Kevin Harvick talked about Ty Gibbs' Las Vegas race on his "Happy Hour" podcast and surprisingly brought up the frustration between the driver and teammate Martin Truex Jr. Happy said Gibbs needs to change his approach in the car to avoid being talked about negatively. Click to read story.
 
 
 
Joey Logano spoke in 2023 about NASCAR's broken business model. He rekindled that conversation during his appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio this week, talking about how "crazy" it is that he gets paid to drive in Cup but would have to pay to race in Trucks or Xfinity. Click to hear remarks.
 
Wednesday
Stewart-Haas Racing rookie Josh Berry joined Beating & Banging for an exclusive interview. During our conversation, we talked about a variety of topics, including his thoughts on the criticism of SHR and if he's heard it (he has), the "sketchy" incident he had at Atlanta, plus why Brad Keselowski flipped him off at Las Vegas and the conversation he had with spotter TJ Majors about the situation and his plans moving forward. Click to see interview.
 
 
Thursday 
 
Tyler Reddick visited Austin, Texas to promote the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas. During his stop on the UT campus, the 23XI Racing driver addressed his heated post-race comments from the week before at Las Vegas when he cussed on national television, and the remarks in response to it by his team co-owner Denny Hamlin on his podcast. He also addressed Hamlin's comments on him regularly peeing in his firesuit. Click to read story
 
Quote of the Week
 
"Certainly, 2026-2027 would be pretty ideal years for an OEM that would be looking to come to our sport right now to make a launch." 

- NASCAR Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst
 
 
This Weekend's Schedule — Phoenix (All Times ET)
Practice None Sat., March 9 @ 12:35PM Fri., March 8 @ 5:05PM
Qualifying None Sat., March 9 @ 1:05PM
Sat., March 9 @ 2:10PM
Race None Sat., March 9 @ 4:30PM Sun., March 10 @ 3:30PM
 
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Kyle 
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