The Teardown

Through the Field

The Teardown

Show Notes

In the ongoing debate of SVG vs. the field on road courses, SVG once again prevailed at Watkins Glen. Our resident NASCAR reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi were on the case to continue the discussion of SVG being the best NASCAR road racer of all-time and what to be done about the lack of action in the first 75 laps of the race.

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