Grip Strip Podcast Episode 218 - Pushing To Block

After another great weekend of motorsports and the NFL Draft, Phil and Josh return for E218 of the GSP.  The Penske cheating scandal didn't affect Scotty McLaughlin and the Thirsty 3's, since he won Pole and became a two-time winner at Barber. 

Josef Newgarden definitely took a lot of hits with his press conference and Tim Cindric's lame excuse too regarding the cheating scandal.  In lighter news, Georgina the mannequin dropped off the bridge and got run over by debutant Luca Ghiotto in the process.  The guys go over all of this along with the firing of David Malukas at Arrow McLaren after never racing for the team.  

NASCAR raced at Dover for their only time of 2024 with the rivalry of Hamlin and Larson coming through.  Larson had the faster car, but Dennis played the aero blocking game and held the Hendrick driver off.  The Joe Gibbs Racing weekend started with Ryan Truex winning his second straight XFinity race at The Monster Mile after a great battle with Carson Kvapil.  

Phil and Josh review their teams NFL Draft hauls along with other key players picked who could make an immediate impact in the league.  For the GSP Roundup, Phil looks at NHRA, MotoGP/Moto2, Formula E, Indy NXT, AMA Supercross and F1 Academy.  The guys get back to preview the F1 Grand Prix of Miami and NASCAR Cup and Trucks at Kansas prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.