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Grip Strip Podcast

By: Philip G. Mathew
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  • Philip Mathew and Josh Huffine discuss motorsports, sports and other stuff with an unfiltered spin generally unheard elsewhere.
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Episodes
  • Grip Strip Podcast Episode 219 - Papaya Crush
    May 13 2024

    Phil and Josh return for E219 of the GSP to discuss two outstanding results: the photo finish at Kansas in Cup and Lando Norris winning his first F1 race at Miami. On the NASCAR side, Larson and Buescher door slam each other to the line with Yung Money taking the victory. Somehow, Kansas has become one of the better racetracks on the circuit. For the Trucks, Corey Heim continues to show why Toyota has so much invested in him with his second win of 2024.

    Norris held off his buddy Fish Lips and Charl Eclair for his maiden F1 win after a timely VSC and solid pace gave the McLaren track position. Norris held FL off on a restart and never looked back while Ferrari messed themselves up and Lewis Hamilton battled for a sixth place finish. Logan Sargeant got yeeted by Kevin Magnussen, who was on a mission to hit everything on or at the Miami Dolphins parking lot.

    The GSP Roundup covers F1 Academy, Smoke winning in a Top Alcohol Dragster and almost winning a hooligan race at IRP, MotoGP/Moto2, IMSA, WEC, Formula E, WRC and Indy NXT before the guys get back and preview the IMS Road Course race for IndyCar and make their picks. Phil and Josh attempt to go through the throwbacks that were actually shown (not many at all) for the Darlington tripleheader while previewing and making picks for each race prior to Josh's Sim Segment and Show Close.

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Grip Strip Podcast Episode 218 - Pushing To Block
    May 7 2024

    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.

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    2 hrs and 29 mins
  • Grip Strip Podcast Episode 217 - Air Beau & GOAT Mode
    May 2 2024

    After a wild weekend of motorsports, Phil and Josh are back to cover it all on E217 of the GSP. Tyler Reddick was wishing he could get a ride on team owner Michael Jordan's shoulders after sneaking through on the outside for that victory. Reddick's son Beau spent quality time with Uncle MJ while his Dad navigated the carnage caused by Michael McDowell making a bad block on Brad Keselowski. In the process, Ford continues to be winless in 2024. Is this a time for concern and when will Ford actually win again?

    Jesse Love has been on the cusp of victory lane all season in the XFinity Series but he finally closed the deal with his first win at Talladega. The assist went to all of the midfielders working for themselves at the end while Love had to battle with fuel mileage and not having a teammate to help after Hank Hill and Kligerman wrecked late in the race. JRM's sketchy plate race tactics never came to the fore after they watched multiple cars get destroyed.

    At Long Beach, Scott Dixon once again showed why he is a GOAT. On an epic fuel save mission, the six-time champion held off Josef Newgarden for his second win on the streets. The drivers (including Newgarden) who went with the prime strategy were left to wonder and JNew wanted Colton herta to get a penalty for aggressive driving. The starts/restarts at Long Beach have always been a problem and this weekend didn't quell any concerns.

    Fish Lips won everything at Gyna, but the greater storylines were home country hero Zhou and Sir Lewis Hamilton, scoring a second in the sprint and scored points in the race after an abominable qualifying. Toto continues to talk out of his behind regarding the LH situation while Norris lays down for his buddy Fish Lips.

    The GSP Roundup is busy this week with IMSA, WEC, Supercars, WSBK, WRC, NHRA, MotoGP/Moto2, Formula E and Indy NXT before Phil and Josh return to preview and make picks for IndyCar at Barber. NASCAR Cup and XFinity come to the Northeast for their sole visit to Dover, so the guys make their predictions for the weekend accordingly. Josh lets us know all things going on in the world of iRacing and gaming in his Sim Segment prior to show close.

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    1 hr and 50 mins

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