About this episode

The episode covers the thrilling regular-season finale at Daytona, highlighting Ryan Preece's dramatic victory and other key moments from the race.

What a regular-season finale at Daytona! Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, and Mamba Smith break down a chaotic, high-stakes night at the World Center of Racing. Ryan Preece survived early damage to deliver an overtime stunner for RFK Racing—locking himself into The Chase and knocking out two-time 2026 winner Shane van Gisbergen in a dramatic last-lap twist. Carson Hocevar’s late wreck drew some criticism from NASCAR legend and Legacy Motor Club Team Owner Jimmie Johnson.Ryan Sieg broke through in his 424th start for a emotional first NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series win. Plus , the 2027 NASCAR schedule release features a return to Coronado Navy Base in San Diego and Tom Cruise announced a Days of Thunder at Daytona and spoke at Saturday's driver meeting.Mamba's Social Sips feature Ross Chastain's watermelon battle with Dion Dawkins, track tempers with Bubba Wallace, and Frankie Muniz's GT4 victory!00:00:00 - Welcome to the show!00:03:21 - Ryan Preece Wins Daytona00:07:50 - New Rules Package00:12:00 - SVG Doesn’t Make The Chase00:16:44 - Carson Hocevar Incident00:21:30 - Final Daytona Lap00:27:00 - Ryan Sieg First Win00:29:15 - Tom Cruise announces New 'Days of Thunder'00:31:35…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, Mamba Smith

Topics covered

• Daytona race recap
• NASCAR playoffs
• Ryan Preece's victory
• Carson Hocevar incident
• 2027 NASCAR schedule
• Tom Cruise announcement

Keywords

• Ryan Preece
• Daytona
• NASCAR
• overtime
• 2027 schedule
• Tom Cruise
• Jimmie Johnson
• Carson Hocevar
• Ryan Sieg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RFK Racing, Legacy Motor Club, NASCAR

Places: Daytona, Coronado Navy Base, San Diego

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