Josh and Sam are back to break down everything from the racing weekend starting with Joey Logano's win in the opening race of the NASCAR playoffs, why Penske seems to work at the highest level once the playoffs start, issues for other playoff drivers, and more. Next we discuss if Kimi Antonelli is ready for Mercedes, before breaking down the CEO of IndyCar's comments about the sports past, a possible international series, and a new street circuit. Finally we make our predictions for F1 at Baku, NASCAR at Watkins Glen, and IndyCar's finale at Nashville. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back together for the first time in two weeks to discuss an action packed weekend of racing! First we discuss Charles Leclerc's home win for Ferrari at Monza, along with McLaren's shocking team orders and strategy decisions that could cost them a championship, George Russell's recent struggles, and our personal podiums. Next we break down Chase Briscoe's win at the Southern 500, Kyle Busch's heartbreaking two weeks, our picks for the first round of the NASCAR Playoffs, and which drivers we were shocked to see both in and out of the playoffs. Finally, we discuss Pato O' Ward and Scott McLaughlin's wins in IndyCar's return to the Milwaukee Mile, if Will Power cost himself a championship in Milwaukee, and how Alex Palou separates himself from the rest of the IndyCar grid. Thanks for listening!

It's just Sam this week at The Final Lap, but Josh and I will be reunited soon. In the meantime, I discuss Lando Norris and McLaren's statement win in Max Verstappen's backyard, Harrison Burton's emotional and shocking win at Daytona, and Will Power's dominance in Portland.

F1 at Zandvoort: 0:22
NASCAR at Daytona: 18:19
INDYCAR at Portland: 29:09

I also left predictions out this week so I'll list them here:

Italy: Lando Norris
Darlington: Tyler Reddick
Milwaukee: Scott McLaughlin, Scott Dixon

It’s just Josh this week as we are back to discuss the weekend in racing starting with Tyler Reddick’s Monday win at a rain delayed Michigan race, how the playoff cut line looks with two races remaining, and if NASCAR can do anything to fix its rain delay issues. Plus I discuss Josef Newgarden’s win at Gateway, how Alex Palou stayed quiet and expanded his championship lead, and Will Power’s shenanigans. Finally, I break down some news from the week and make predictions for next weekend. Thanks for watching!

Josh and Sam are back to breakdown a wild week in racing as Austin Dillon won at Richmond wrecking both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the final lap to get the victory. We discuss the "invisible line" of what is and is not allowed in NASCAR racing, if Dillon should and will get any penalties for this, and if the 'win and your in' playoff system contributed to the incident. We also share our thoughts on NASCAR's points race debut of the two tire compounds before giving out our top three performers and stinker of the week. Finally we share some other news from the week and make our predictions for NASCAR and IndyCar next weekend. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back to break down our F1 driver rankings so far in 2024 with the series on it's summer break. We also discuss the IMSA race at Road America and if Road America should get a 12 or 24 hour endurance race. Finally we make our predictions for NASCAR at Richmond as the series returns next weekend. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back to discuss the Belgian Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton's win after George Russell's post race disqualification, how Mercedes made the mistake of Russell's car being underweight, why it was so difficult to pass at Spa, Norris' continuing turn one mistakes, Verstappen's drive from 11th to fourth, and Perez's future after his second place start turned into a seventh place finish. We also break down the news of the week starting with Carlos Sainz's move to Williams, Esteban Ocon getting the open seat at Haas, and Corey Lajoie being let go by Spire Motorsports after 2024. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back to break down the week in racing starting with Oscar Piastri's first career win despite the drama at McLaren, if Lando should have been forced to give the spot to Oscar, Max Verstappen's radio messages, and Lewis Hamilton's 200th career podium. Then we move to IndyCar and Colton Herta's win in Toronto breaking his two year winless streak, the disastrous day for Pato O'Ward and Team Penske, and Alex Palou's possible championship winning drive. Finally we break down Kyle Larson's win at the Brickyard 400, if NASCAR should have thrown the final caution earlier, and we give our thoughts on how IMS raced with the NextGen car. Thanks for listening!