Phil and Josh return and pay homage to Mike Joy for a busy E161 of the GSP. Joey Logano finally earned his first win at Atlanta on a last lap pass of former teammate Brad Keselowski. The crew discusses the race, the track and issues that exist with the superspeedway setup they run along with great performances from an ill Tyler Reddick and the best finish of Corey Lajoie's career. In XFinity, Austin Hill continues to dominate with another plate-type victory to increase his points lead and add cr...
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 161
Phil and Josh return for E160 of the GSP to recap White Bread William Byron's second consecutive Cup Series win after a late-race caution screwed Kevin Harvick out of a 10th victory at Phoenix. The guys discuss the Hendrick domination prior to what would transpire in the penalty phase. Harvick takes the points lead and sets a record in the process while Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe finally get decent finishes in 2023. Sammy Smith added his name to the record books with his first career XFinit...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 4Ep. 160
Phil and Josh return for E159 of the GSP after a busy weekend in the world of motorsports. IndyCar opened their season at St. Pete with flying cars, tempers and running over the TV time. However, #thesneakyswede Marcus Ericsson passed Pato O'Ward coming to three laps to go for his fourth career IndyCar victory and third on a street circuit. The guys talk about the incidents, the key players and what to look at as the series takes a break for essentially a month. Formula 1 was a rinse and repeat ...
Mar 07, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 159
Phil and Josh come back for E158 of the GSP to cover all things motorsports and the season really takes off with F1 and IndyCar having their season openers. However, the guys cover NASCAR at Fontana (likely for the last time) with Kyle Busch winning in only his third start for RCR in Cup and John Hunter Nemechek in XFinity for JGR after rain affected the entire weekend. Both races are reviewed and early points checks are done for both series. In depth previews of the NTT IndyCar Series and Formu...
Mar 05, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 158
After a busy weekend at Daytona to open up the 2023 NASCAR season, Phil and Josh are back to cover all the action on E157 of the GSP. OH RICHARD (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.) broke a 199-race winless streak by capturing the 65th Daytona 500. The race actually went 530 miles due to overtime but the JTG-Daugherty driver is now immortalized as a 500 champion along with a playoff berth. The guys get into the race itself, the wrecks, standouts and picks made before moving into XFinity and Trucks, which saw ...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 4Ep. 157
Phil and Josh return for E156 of the GSP to get into Speed (half) week at Daytona for NASCAR, culminating in the Daytona 500. However, the guys get into the Super Bowl which saw KTF (aka Patrick Mahomes) and the Kansas City Chiefs win their second Super Bowl in the last four years, coming back against the upstart Philadelphia Eagles. Phil and Josh discuss the key plays and players in the game along with other significant moments. Updates on coaching and GM searches are looked at before moving on...
Feb 19, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 156
Phil and Josh are back for E155 of the GSP to recap Martin Truex, Jr's win at the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. The cluster of the "race" featured 16 caution flags and an average speed just over 22 mph. The guys get into this event and who stood out, like Ryan Preece and Darrell Wallace, Jr. While they had an opportunity, the RFK Racing duo of Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher missed the main for a second consecutive year. Phil and Josh look at that, who else of value missed the main and k...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 155
Phil and Josh return for E154 of the GSP to discuss a wild NFL conference championship weekend and the Rolex 24 at Daytona amongst other events. Kansas City and KTF made their third Super Bowl in the last four years after withstanding Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, which means JD Harmeyer is a mush-mouthed bald guy. Prior to that game, the San Francisco 49ers season ended six plays into the game after a Hassan Reddick sack and forced fumble on Brock Purdy, which left Mr. Relevant unable ...
Feb 13, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 154
Phil and Josh return for E153 of the GSP with more NFL Playoff talk and a preview of the Rolex 24. With the Jaguars exiting the playoffs at the hands of Mahomes, Josh was disappointing but knows the future is bright for his team after a lean period for the organization. San Francisco has now won 12 consecutive games going back to a loss versus Kansas City in October, giving Phil a healthy jolt on his birthday week. The crew discusses Divisional weekend along with previews of both championship ga...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 153
Phil and Josh return for E152 of the GSP to discuss the NFL playoffs, which saw Josh's Jacksonville Jaguars make one of the biggest comebacks in NFL history vs. the LA Chargers. Josh was on site for the game and with his brother who happens to be a Chargers fan. Phil celebrated after a difficult first half for Mr. Relevant Brock Purdy, since the 49ers advanced and will host the Cowboys in the divisional round. The crew covers all the games and make their choices for divisional weekend. Kevin Har...
Jan 21, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 152
Phil and Josh return for E151 of the GSP and bring on 49ers #FTTB fan Niner Nate to discuss the playoffs and all the happenings in Week 18. Josh gets to mark out after the Jaguars won the AFC South and advanced to a home playoff game vs. the Chargers. Phil and Nate cover the 49ers victory vs. Arizona to lock up the two seed and hosting divisional rival Seattle at Levi's. All three discuss the match-ups and their picks along with who fell short of making the playoffs. Black Monday for NFL coaches...
Jan 12, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 151
Phil and Josh are back for 2023 and Season Four of the Grip Strip Podcast! The show starts on a somber note after the events that saw Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapse on the field during Monday Night Football. Thankfully, Hamlin is on his way to recovery after the show was recorded. The crew goes over the concerns for Hamlin and how the game stoppage will affect the Bills, Bengals and the AFC Playoff Picture. Josh gets into the massive Jacksonville Jaguars Week 18 game vs. Tenn...
Jan 08, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 150
Phil and Josh close out Season 3 and 2022 with the GSP recapping Formula 1, NFL and more. The breaking news that definitely affects former iRacing Indy 500 winner Josh was IndyCar taking away the license from iRacing and the fallout from that decision. The guys go over what has been a terrible off-season for the IndyCar Series in general and how the decision truly goes at a core part of the fan-base. Afterwards, NFL discussion with Josh's Jaguars and Phil's 49ers both doing well along with their...
Dec 27, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 149
Phil and Josh are here to discuss all things NFL and recap the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series season. For the NFL, Josh and Phil go into the Jaguars and 49ers respectively before reviewing their fantasy teams and the league itself. Afterwards, the crew recaps the IndyCar season, which saw Will Power win his second title in a year where the Penske drivers finished 1-2-4 in the standings. Phil and Josh detail the exploits of Power, Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin along with Ganassi's Scott Dixon and...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 148
Phil and Josh return for E147 of the GSP starting with NFL talk with both of their teams having major injury concerns at the Quarterback position. Josh's Jaguars get demolished by Detroit, but avoid a catastrophe with Trevor Lawrence while the 49ers destroy the Dolphins but lose Jimmy G for the season. Fantasy talk also ties in with the last week of the regular season in FallBrawl upcoming and both guys looking for a win to get in. Phil and Josh start the season recap portion of the year with th...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 3Ep. 147
Phil and Josh discuss the events at Darlington in the Cup Series Toyota 500 at Darlington and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte which saw Chase Elliott pay the price in both events. Phil and Josh also recap the emotional victory for Chase Briscoe at Darlington and Kyle Busch's 97th Xfinity win at Charlotte. While previewing the Cup Series Alsco 500 at Charlotte, Phil and Josh also give live reactions to the Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 which saw Chase Elliott take down Kyle Busch a...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Phil and Josh return for E146 of the GSP to discuss the NFL and motorsports. The guys get into their favorite teams and fantasy teams to start the program along with a review of records and who is in contention for the playoffs. Phil and Josh went over key news topics not previously discussed on the show prior to the GSP Roundup which went over Extreme E in Punta Del Este, WTCR in Jeddah and Supercars in Adelaide for their season finale. The crew goes over what or who made them angry or frustrat...
Dec 01, 2022•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 146
Phil and Josh return for E145 of the GSP to discuss the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen win his 15th race of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The guys also go over the battle for second in the drivers and constructors championships plus other news leading into the post season test. NFL Talk comes up next with Josh's Jaguars and Phil's 49ers coming up plus their fantasy teams before the GSP Roundup covers F2 at Abu Dhabi and whether Logan Sargeant would earn enough points to get his Super...
Nov 27, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 145
Phil and Josh return for E144 of the GSP to discuss George Russell's first career Formula 1 victory at the Sao Paulo/Brazilian Grand Prix. The guys get into the feature and sprint races along with the qualifying, which saw Kevin Magnussen qualify on pole for Haas F1. Controversy reigned with current double world champion Max Verstappen getting into it with Sir Lewis Hamilton yet again along with ignoring a team directive to move over for teammate Sergio Perez in his battle for 2nd in the driver'...
Nov 15, 2022•2 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 144
Phil and Josh welcome Talking In Circles creator Clayton Caldwell back to the GSP to discuss all the happenings at Phoenix Raceway for NASCAR championship weekend. The crew covers Joey Logano becoming a two-time Cup Series champ and the first multiple champion for Ford since David Pearson. They also discuss the other four drivers racing for titles along with the shocking news of Coy Gibbs passing. News of Jimmie Johnson returning to NASCAR as a part owner of Petty GMS along with a limited schedu...
Nov 10, 2022•2 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Phil and Josh return for E142 of the GSP to discuss Chris Bell winning at Martinsville along with Ross Chastain doing a video game move to get into the Final Four. The guys get into what happened at Martinsville along with who makes the championship (Logano, Bell, Clyde and Chastain) after Chase Briscoe had a chance after the last restart to make a hail Mary but Chastain did exactly that. Issues for KyBu, Reddick and a DQ for Brad K are also a part of the Cup discussion. Phil and Josh get into K...
Nov 04, 2022•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 142
Phil and Josh return for Episode 141 of the GSP and open with football news since Josh's Jacksonville Jaguars traded running back James Robinson prior to the show. Josh goes off and that opens up a football discussion for both regarding their actual and fantasy teams. NASCAR had a tripleheader at Homestead which saw Kyle Larson dominate and win but he sent Martin Truex, Jr. on pit road late in the race to assist in his victory. With one race left before Phoenix, the likes of Chris Bell and Chase...
Oct 30, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Phil and Josh return for a second GSP episode this week to follow up on the Bubba Wallace suspension and takeaways for the driver, team and sport itself. The guys also check on other pertinent stories heading to Homestead before Phil does the GSP Roundup covering MotoGP/Moto2 at Phillip Island last week and Sepang this week, NHRA in Dallas, WRC Rally Spain and WSBK in Argentina. The crew gets into NFL Week Six for their actual teams and fantasy teams before previewing the US Grand Prix at Circui...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Phil and Josh come back for E139 of the GSP and have on regular contributor Joe Passero from Fansided/Beyond The Flag to discuss all the major news stories from Las Vegas and NASCAR. The guys cover Joey Logano earning his way into the Final Four of the Cup Series Playoffs but the bigger story was the incident between Darrell Wallace, Jr. and Kyle Larson. All three give their takes on the incident and what they expect for a penalty based on previous precedent. The crew also give their thoughts on...
Oct 20, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Phil and Josh return for E138 of the GSP to go over the craziness and controversy that was the Roval along with F1 in Suzuka. Christopher Bell got a Hail Mary shot with new tires and won to advance into the Round of 8 along with Chase Briscoe with an assist from teammate Cole Custer. Issues see defending series champion Kyle Larson get eliminated along with Daniel Suarez (with an Ironman performance), Austin Cindric and Alex Bowman. The guys cover it all and get into the points heading to Vegas....
Oct 15, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 138
After a chaotic triple-header weekend at Talladega, Phil and Josh return for E137 of the GSP to discuss it all. William Clyde Elliott II wins his 5th race of 2022 at one of his father's best tracks while good friends Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe are tied at the cutoff spot (they wouldn't be after Byron's penalty was rescinded). The guys go over all the inaction and cover Alex Bowman missing the race due to a concussion, which speaks to the litany of issues with the Gen 7 car. AJ Allmendinger...
Oct 15, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Phil and Josh return for E136 of the GSP to discuss all of the nonsense that took place at one of the worst racetracks on Planet Earth. Tyler Reddick takes his third win of 2022 and first on an oval while Brad Keselowski earned his first pole since 2019 and first as an owner/driver. Issues with tires, safety with the car, rain, #GripStrip, and a shitty track led to one of the longest races in recent memory for all the wrong reasons. The guys go over the craziness and points leading into a wild c...
Oct 02, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 136
After Phil and Tom covered teams 4-10 so far in the 2022 Formula 1 Season, Monkey Seat Podcast co-host Karl wanted in to combine three of the most outspoken people on the Grid Talk crew to discuss Ferrari, Mercedes and Max Bull. Karl held nothing back regarding Mercedes and specifically George Russell amongst many takes. Tom added his usual flavor and a couple of awful visuals while Phil chimed in at the end for his shots at Red Max. All three threw haymakers at Ferrari though. The crew closed w...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Phil and Josh return for E135 of the GSP to discuss all things NASCAR at Bristol with the first round of the Cup Series playoffs seeing Christopher Buescher winning for the first time in 222 races. The guys get into all the mechanical and tire issues along with who is in and out after a chaotic race. Phil and Josh go over the major move by Kyle Busch to RCR and what it means for him and for Tyler Reddick who's in a lame-duck season before moving to 23XI. Gragson won his third consecutive race an...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Phil and Josh return for E134 of the GSP to discuss the busy motorsports weekend along with NFL Week 1 - two words: phe nom in al...Darrell "Bubba" Wallace won his second career Cup Series race at Kansas locking the No.45 team into the second round of the Cup Owner Points playoffs. Issues for the likes of Kevin Harvick and pole sitter Tyler Reddick leave them on the outside looking in with Bristol Night Race cutoff looming. For Reddick, further news surrounds his situation since Kyle Busch's ann...
Sep 15, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 134
