On this week's episode of The Broken Wheel Bearing Podcast, Matt and Jake discuss the championship race weekend from Phoenix.

Did the best driver of the day win the championship, or the race? The answer is no, but let's not act like Kyle Larson was not a deserving champion. Multiple times overcoming adversity in the race and prevailed in the end.

Also, the weekly discussion, playoff format.

Checker flag on the round of 8 in 2025 and we have our championship four secured. What we saw on Sunday from the paperclip was true domination from William Byron. In order to be a champion, you need to overcome adversity when your back is against the wall and that is what the driver of the 24 did.

Race two of the round of 8 takes us to Talladega. Chase Briscoe avoids chaos to take the checkers at Talladega and locks himself into the championship four during his breakout 2025 campaign.

On this episode of The Broken Wheel Bearing Podcast, Matt and Jake analyze the first race of the round of 8 from Las Vegas. Strategy, strategy usually wins this race, but on Sunday the best car took the checkers. Hot damn Denny, even we teared up after that post race interview.

It has been seven weeks since we have last been with all of you! Multiple life events for Jake and Matt, but we are finally back and at what a perfect time. Lets talk NASCAR Cup playoffs and what we have seen in the first two rounds of the of the playoffs.

Round of 16: Dominated by JGR

Round of 12: Two of NASCAR's most popular drivers find victory lane and again, can anyone stop SVG on road courses, anyone?

The Cup Series makes its yearly return to Watkins Glen, NY. On this episode of The Broken Wheel Bearing Podcast, Matt and Jake analyze how elite SVG is on road courses. Can anyone actually stop him? Plus, is SVG winning all these road course races good for the playoff picture?

A year after Austin Dillon won Richmond in a very dirty way, the driver of the 3 finds a redemption arc at the same track that made him a villian a year before. No issues this year for the 3, as the win counts towards the playoffs.

The Cup Series made it to Iowa for the second time ever. Fast Richmond, with tire wear, and fuel mileage strategy? Sign us up, but how did William Byron and Rudy Fugle pull off that incredible strategy? Special guest this week: Tyler from Full Throttle Media.