Grip Strip Podcast Episode 193 - Trick or Treat? - a podcast by Philip G. Mathew

Phil and Josh return for E193 of the GSP to recap Martinsville for NASCAR Cup and XFinity and much more.  Ryan Blaney earned a crucial victory and advanced to the Final 4 at Phoenix.  The guys cover YRB's clutch performance and the other playoff contenders while Denny Hamlin falls short of his proclamation of being the guy to beat.  Will Byron gets in on points while Hamlin, polesitter Martin Truex Jr., Tyler Reddick and Christopher Buescher were eliminated. 

A controversial and ridiculous XFinity Series race saw RCR teammates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed use each other up and end up on the wrong side of the cut, while Justin Allgaier took advantage to win and earn his spot in the Final 4.  Phil and Josh get into the race and the aftermath with key players from the organization looking terrible.  John Hunter Nemechek advanced earlier in the race but the last lap incident saw Cole Custer reverse his way into the fourth spot.

Fish Lips took his record breaking 16th win of the season by 15 seconds over Sir Lewis Hamilton and polesitter Charles Leclerc at the GP of Mexico.  Verstappen has won 31 races in the last two seasons and utilized a banzai maneuver by teammate Sergio Perez on Lap One to take the lead.  The fans decided to go nuclear on Leclerc for no reason.  Kevin Magnussen brought out a red flag with a massive shunt and Lando Norris went from tailback to finish fifth.

On the football beat, Phil is frustrated with the 49ers after they go into their bye on the heels of three consecutive losses.  Bad tackling, coaching calls, the injuries of Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel and Brock Purdy making poor decisions for the first time as 49ers starter.  On the flip side, Josh's Jaguars enter their bye on a five game winning streak and come back with a home game versus the 49ers.  Fantasy fortunes are mixed. 

The GSP Roundup looks at MotoGP/Moto2, Supercars, WSBK, NHRA, WRC, WEC and the news of Aric Almirola leaving the SHR 10 car for 2024...what should we expect from that organization after a brutal 2023?  The guys preview, make picks and give the final four order for all three major NASCAR series at Phoenix before Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.

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