Five To Go
Five To Go
Cox Media Group Atlanta
Atlanta traffic and pit reporter Doug "Fireball" Turnbull, roving journo Devin Kupka, and championship-winning mechanic Dan Elliott go long form on five big stories in the racing world each week, along with tales from the garage and the grandstands from over the years.
Episode 278: Briscoe-rella, AMS preview, tight Playoffs, Hovecar one-on-one
Doug, Dan, and Devin breakdown Chase Briscoe's haymaker vault over Kyle Busch at Darlington and into the Playoffs and why Darlington is a really good regular season finale site. They check the numbers of past recent Playoffs and how tight the field is in 2024 and since the Next-Gen. They also preview Atlanta, talk about the 2025 NASCAR schedule, hear from Chase Elliott about AMS, and talk to rookie Carson Hocevar about how prepping for Atlanta is so different than other tracks.
Sep 3, 2024
1 hr 35 min
Episode 277: Underdog winners times three, the Retzlaff-Burton move, more Silly Season bombs
Doug, Devin, and Dan break down the Harrison Burton Cinderella story and whether that or Kyle Busch not winning was a bigger surprise. Devin gives his view from the Daytona grandstands and why he is adamant about the top-30 rule. Dan gives his theory on cars lifting off and why Retzlaff might later regret pushing Burton. Doug discusses Layne Riggs' Truck Series win and his view reporting from the pits for MRN for the first time in MIlwaukee. The crew also discusses a potential new NASCAR TV network and the big Trackhouse Silly Season.
Aug 27, 2024
1 hr 19 min
Episode 276: Reddick finishes job, why NASCAR won't move away from TV
With Dan out, Devin and Doug talk about Reddick finally finishing a win off and taking the points lead and also their take on the pre-appeal Dillon penalty. They also discuss the Playoff driver-travails, airborne cars, Silly Season surprises, and how global money could affect the driver/team market. They also discuss the implications of TV controlling so much of NASCAR and why that is not at all changing.
Aug 20, 2024
1 hr 18 min
Episode 275: Dillon madness, compressed standings, and base-car
Doug, Dan, and Devin break down the whacky Austin Dillon-Richmond finish and how NASCAR could curb egregious crashing, They also look at the Playoff picture in all three series and decide which series has the best Playoff schedule. They then talk to AMS GM Brandon Hutchison and later discuss the Braves game at Bristol and NASCAR night at Truist Park.
Aug 12, 2024
1 hr 19 min
Episode 274: More charters, crazy schedule ideas - all in person!
Doug, Dan, and Devin post up in the "Dan Cave" and discuss Doug and Devin's time in racecars at AMS and at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Dan talks about what discussing his history with others is like. Then the crew breaks down Richmond Raceway, the chance teams actually have in winning the charter war, and what an international schedule and revamped Playoffs could look like.
Aug 6, 2024
1 hr 23 min
Episode 273: LaJoie, charters, power boost, and a non-profit fulfilling racing dreams
Doug, Devin, and Dan dig in on the LaJoie-Spire breakup and where each party goes from here and the Johnson-84 team layoffs. They also talk about the future of NASCAR with the current charter impasse and could EV technology breed hybrids and power boost. Then Doug talks about children with illnesses getting a rare chance to drive racecars with Impact's Ryan Irwin.
Jul 29, 2024
1 hr 42 min
Episode 272: Brickyard firsts, A.U. headscratchers
Doug, Devin, and Dan discuss Larson's triumph in front of the friendly Brickyard crowd and Doug's and Devin's first IMS races. They go in-depth on the three NASCAR officiating questions, including the late yellow to end the race. They also discuss Herbst's big NXS win, Truck Playoffs, and stats showing two drivers falling hard.
Jul 23, 2024
1 hr 29 min
Episode 271: Blaney wins Pocono, Deegan update, Indy oval return preview
Devin Kupka and Dan Elliott breakdown Ryan Blaney's second NASCAR Cup Series win of the year. They discuss the Kyle Busch and Corey LaJoie incident at Pocono. A Hailie Deegan update, and Noah Gragson going to drive for Front Row Motorsports next year. Short discussion about NASCAR limiting teams to three charters in new agreement, and in-depth preview of the return to the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.
Jul 15, 2024
1 hr
Episode 270: David Ragan's deep dive on the NASCAR EV
Longtime Cup Series driver and current Ford Racing test driver David Ragan joins to talk about testing NASCAR's new EV that debuted in Chicago and the main differences with it versus the current car. He also is adamant about the future of electric tech in NASCAR. Then Doug, Dan, and Devin break down Bowman's drought-breaking win in the Chicago rain, the darkness clock, Deegan's departure, and Childers' new home at Spire.
Jul 10, 2024
1 hr 30 min
Episode 269: The Monster Nash, short Chicago, what happened to Deegan?
Doug and Dan hear Devin's dispatches from the grounds of Nashville Superspeedway, including his view of all of the late race, fuel-saving drama, record-overtime, and Logano's Playoff buster. They also talk Silly Season rumors in Cup and Xfinity, the Xfinity and Trucks Playoffs, a sneaky short Chicago race, and, Almirola v. Wallace, Hailie Deegan's rookie turn.
Jul 3, 2024
1 hr 31 min
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