Phil and Josh return for E44 of the GSP with a recap of the 59th Rolex 24 at Daytona which saw Wayne Taylor Racing and Acura win overall. The guys discuss all five classes and standout performances along with the obvious bias on the TV coverage towards two specific drivers. The GSP Roundup returned (sorta) with IndyCar testing and deep diving into the drivers and teams with two months till their season opener along with the news that Rick Ware Racing will be moving to IndyCar with Dale Coyne Rac...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 44
Phil and Josh return for Episode Mr. The King of the GSP to provide the Rolex 24 preview you didn't know you needed and to see if they were correct/wrong on their predictions. They go through all the classes and figure out if they know some of the drivers in LMP3 and which of the over-hyped NASCAR drivers is most likely to cause a caution. Phil and Josh go over the NFC and AFC Championship games which saw Brady and Mahomes prevail leading to the match up of the GOAT versus the Logo. They will ge...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 43
Phil and Josh come back for Episode 42 of the GSP with Motorsports Journalist and 49er die-hard Joey Barnes for a great bench racing session discussing IndyCar, IMSA, NASCAR and NFL. Joey talked about his passion and rise up the ranks first as a fan and now as one of the best journalists period. The three discuss IndyCar testing at Sebring, break down the Roar before the Rolex 24 and key issues in NASCAR since Joey is a Texas guy and has plenty of takes. Joey and Phil finish with how Josh should...
Jan 25, 2021•2 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Phil and Josh bring on The White Silk Podcast/Racing Show creator Phil Spain to have a frank discussion on Diversity in Motorsports and some of the double standards that exist with certain drivers. Before that, the three gents discuss their origin stories and what made them fans. All three give their thought on playoff football and you can listen to see if they were right or wrong...listen, download and let us know what you want to hear as the year truly takes off.
Jan 18, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Phil and Josh start Season 2 for the Grip Strip Podcast on a day that will never be forgotten for many in the US. They discuss what took place and what it meant for the country as a whole as we currently stand. In more positive news, Phil and Josh discuss the NFL playoffs and talk about the NFL Draft briefly since Josh's Jacksonville Jaguars will have Clemson's Trevor Lawrence as the No.1 Pick along with possibly Urban Meyer as head coach? The guys make picks on each game and deep dive which you...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 40
Phil and Josh lead into the holiday season with a 2020 Formula 1 season recap with Grid Talk Podcast Host and SportlightPro Owner George Howson. All three discuss the sublime performance by Lewis Hamilton to earn his 7th WDC, break Michael Schumacher's wins record and currently flirting with 100 wins and poles. Phil, Josh and George go over standout drivers and teams along with what to expect from Red Bull with the announcement of Sergio Perez coming in as Max Verstappen's teammate in 2021. What...
Jan 03, 2021•2 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Phil and Josh return for Episode 38 of the GSP to discuss the abysmal Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which saw Max Verstappen dominate the weekend along with the quiet return of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton from COVID. They discuss the race and key story lines that lead into a transitional off-season in F1 before new regulations start in 2022. Phil and Josh then go into what truly irritates them regarding major motorsports. Whether its rules packages, TV, certain drivers/teams or something els...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Episode 37 of the GSP sees Phil and Josh discuss the IndyCar Series on multiple facets with regular guest Spencer Neff of IndyCar1909.com and Open-Wheels.com fame. The guys go over the 2020 season, the key combatants and expectations for some of the new drivers that will be entering one of the most competitive series in the world. Silly season news also discussed with some predictions on who goes where along with other 2021 keys. After the roundtable, Phil and Josh go over Sergio Perez's first F...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Phil and Josh return for Episode 36 of the GSP with special guest Clayton Caldwell from Talking In Circles and Frontstretch.com to discuss NASCAR in multiple facets. The guys talk about manufacturers, series health, drivers, schedules and more with a focus on continuing throughout the off season. After the roundtable, Phil and Josh analyze Lewis Hamilton's dominant victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix which was marred by the horrific accident suffered by Haas F1's Romain Grosjean. Phil and Josh tal...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Phil and Josh discuss the XFinity and Truck Series seasons on this episode of the GSP. This season brought along a lot of young talent but will they get up to Cup in worthwhile equipment with how things are setup? The emergence of Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric and Sheldon Creed (among others) proves there's a base of talent but the old adage of Supply and Demand is a question...does Matt Kaulig hold the key to this? Super Teams in Trucks exist just like the other two series but can anyone infilt...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Episode 34 of the Grip Strip Podcast starts with Lewis Hamilton taking down the Turkish GP victory and his record-tying 7th World Driver's Championship in the process. Phil and Josh discuss what this all means and whether Lewis should be knighted as one of the greatest sportsmen in the history of Great Britain. Stroll got the pole and had issues that possibly cost him his first win along with Ferrari actually running well in a mixed condition lottery of a race due to hard tires, cold temps and a...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Episode 33 of the GSP discusses William Clyde Elliott II going out and taking his first Cup Series championship at Phoenix and the final four participants there. What does his win mean in the greater scheme of NASCAR as a whole? Phil and Josh go into that and other standout performances like Jimmie Johnson in his last full-time Cup start. Austin Cindric (XFinity) and Sheldon Creed (Trucks) took down the big hardware in more dramatic fashion and those races also get a focus along with silly seaso...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Phil and Josh welcome back Open-Wheels.com owner Tanner Watkins back to the Grip Strip Podcast to discuss this month's Open-Wheels 500 race on iRacing. Tanner talks about all the pieces that had to come together to make the race happen during COVID time while balancing his current career. Josh will be running a GSP car and try to make the field of 33 this weekend so hope to see that happen! Lewis Hamilton continues his path towards a seventh World Driver's Title with his 93rd win at Imola on Sun...
Nov 04, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Phil and Josh come back for another episode of the GSP as Lewis Hamilton passes Michael Schumacher for the most wins in F1 history with 92 at Portimao. They discuss the race itself and what the new track presented to the drivers. Fellow GOAT status driver Scott Dixon took down his sixth IndyCar title at St. Petersburg even with Josef Newgarden winning the race. Plenty of carnage and craziness took place which the guys went over. NASCAR ran at Texas with all three series and had plenty of crashin...
Nov 04, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 31
Phil and Josh return for another episode of the GSP talking about the atrocious Kansas Cup race which saw Joey Logano win over Kevin Harvick and lock himself into the final four. The "BAS" was emphasized along with other keys for why a faster car couldn't pass for 42 laps. Chase Briscoe wins his 9th XFinity race of 2020 and also gets announced as the driver of the 14 Cup car, bringing relief to one of of the hosts. Brett Moffitt battles teammate Zane Smith late to get his first Truck Series win ...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Phil and Josh discuss Lewis Hamilton tying Michael Schumacher's win record at the Eifel GP along with other standout performances. On the other hand, rain at Charlotte made the ROVAL Cup and XFinity races pretty shambolic. William Clyde Elliott II won his 4th consecutive Cup road race while AJ Allmendinger benefitted from a late race mistake by Chase Briscoe to win the XFinity race. The GSP Roundup discussed IMSA GT at Charlotte, DTM at Zolder and Moto GP/Moto 2 at Aragon coming off the French G...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 29
E28 of the GSP has Phil and Josh deep dive in the totally farcical (Al Michaels voice) exercise that is racing at Talladega which saw Denny Hamlin win even though he advanced his position under the yellow line. NASCAR's typical #consistentlyinconsistent #selectiveenforcement showed up all weekend as dozens of vehicles were wrecked which left both host displeased. Justin Haley and Raphael Lessard took wins in XFinity and Trucks at Talladega as the undercard to the stupidity while Team Penske domi...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Episode 27 of the GSP has Phil and Josh deep dive on the 2021 NASCAR Cup and what was the rumored 2021 IndyCar slate with the good, bad and ugly. Many changes were announced so Phil and Josh brought their perspectives to these changes. NASCAR at Vegas and F1 at Sochi recapped along with F2 at Russia, Supercars at The Bend II, NHRA Gatornationals, IMSA at Mid-Ohio and Moto GP/Moto 2 at Catalunya in the GSP Roundup. Previews of the Harvest GP IndyCar, Gateway NHRA, NASCAR at Talladega and WSBK at ...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Phil and Josh come back for another episode of the GSP to discuss His Airness coming to NASCAR as a team owner with Denny Hamlin and hiring Darrell "Bubba" Wallace as his driver. What should we expect from this team and what does this mean for Hamlin and Wallace long-term? Ross Chastain gets the 42 ride for 2021 and is it the start of a transition within CGR's NASCAR program? Can Ross's style (similar to Ernie Irvan in his early days) sustain in Cup? Finally Texas Motor Speedway loses a points r...
Sep 23, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Phil and Josh return for Episode 25 of the GSP talking about NASCAR at Richmond where Brad Keselowski took his 4th win of 2020 in dominant fashion. We discuss who stood out both good and bad and whose in trouble at Bristol based on points. Justin Allgaier takes two wins in less than 24 hours in XFinity and inserts his name into the title battle with a scuffling Briscoe and Cindric. Grant Enfinger leads a ThorSport 1-2-3 as the truck series has become two superteams and Austin Hill going into the...
Sep 17, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 25
Phil and Josh come back for another episode of the GSP after Pierre Gasly wins his first F1 race over Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll in one of the wildest Italian GP's ever! They also discuss Logan Sargeant's missed opportunities at Monza in F3 along with the Ferrari junior driver battle in F2. Kevin Harvick wins his 8th race of 2020 in the Southern 500 while Truex and Clyde end each other. Phil and Josh discuss the good and bad from the playoff opener and non playoff standouts. Bruckshot Jones i...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 24
Phil and Josh deep dive into the history of the Southern 500 at Darlington, the US Nationals at Indianapolis and the Italian GP at Monza. Why have these races and tracks stood the test of time and what is so unique about each of them? They mention favorite moments and stats of those who have been fortunate to win and some who haven't at each palace of speed. Also, Phil and Josh go into the throwbacks, who chose not to and why some got throwbacks in the first place. Warning, that section has some...
Sep 08, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Phil and Josh discuss Byron winning his first Cup race in the regular season ending Coke Zero 400 and other events including Bubba's opportunity late and the #consistentlyinconsistent caution calls. They go over picks for who makes it out of R1 and the tracks they'll be racing in the remade first round. XFinity saw Ross Chastain dump AJ Allmendinger allowing Justin Haley to finally get his XFinity win at Daytona after getting screwed out of one a couple years ago. Sheldon Creed moves Todd Gillil...
Sep 03, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Phil and Josh tackle NASCAR at Dover where Harvick and Hamlin continued their 2020 Cup Series domination, Allgaier and Briscoe win in XFinity and Zane Smith continues the GMS domination in Trucks. The Round-Up covers Supercars at Hidden Valley, IMSA GTLM/GTD at VIR where Bill Auberlen passed Hi to My Family at Home for all-time wins, MotoGP at Austria where Miguel Olivera won his first GP, DTM at Lausitzring, BTCC at Oulton Park and Super GT at Suzuka. Phil and Josh preview the Belgian GP and wh...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Phil, Josh and indycar1909.com owner Spencer Neff break down Takuma Sato's second Indianapolis 500 victory over Scott Dixon. The crew discusses what it meant for driver, team and the controversial end. Should Dixon have won this race? Honda dominated while Chevy languished for the exception of Newgarden and O'Ward. Plenty of accidents and examples of why the aeroscreen is thankfully here. We finish with talk about what to expect this weekend at Gateway and the remainder of this season. Give us a...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Phil, Josh and indycar1909.com owner Spencer Neff break down the Indianapolis 500 from all angles on the GSP. They discuss qualifying and whether it really is Marco's time to break the Andretti curse along with all of the fast nine drivers. What can we expect from the Penske's and other Chevy's after an unusually poor qualifying weekend? Can Fernando Alonso win and complete the Triple Crown? Phil, Josh and Spencer discuss their favorite memories of the race. Finally, all three pick a winner, ROT...
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Phil and Josh go over Lewis Hamilton's comprehensive victory in the Spanish GP along with who his biggest challenger is for the WDC. Also, they discussed Ferrari's issues and the midfield battle. Phil and Josh gave a sneak preview of the Indy 500 preview show coming out later this week with Fast 9 talk and went over the Cup, XFinity and Truck races at Daytona's road course. In the GSP Roundup, MotoGP, Supercars, WEC, Formula E and IMSA GT at VIR. Finally, we go into Dover and make picks which Jo...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Phil and Josh start the first of three episodes focused on The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500 with IndyCar and RTI writer Spencer Neff. They break down the field for this year's race and consider the opening practice results along with going over who could win pole and the race. Afterwards, Phil and Josh provide the GSP Roundup with talk about MotoGP, NHRA and previews of Supercars at Hidden Valley, WEC at Spa and MotoGP in Austria.
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Phil and Josh welcome F1 Grid Talk host George Howson to discuss Max Verstappen slaying the Mercedes duo at Silverstone along with Logan Sargeant's first F3 win and his future prospects. Talk about the field in detail along with silly-season as well plus some focus on F2 and F3 drivers who could eventually make that move. After that, Phil and Josh had NASCAR young gun Dawson "DK" Cram who came off a 14th place finish in the Truck Series event at Michigan. Cram is cool, calm and poised for an 18 ...
Aug 14, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 16
Phil and Josh discuss the British Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking his 7th win at home after a rare tire-explosion filled event. Brad Keselowski takes his 33rd career Cup win at New Hampshire in dominant fashion and then signs a one-year extension to stay in the 2 car for Penske. GSP Roundup is chock full of motorsports around the world as well before Phil loses it because of "Charters" and the business model that exists in NASCAR due to Bob Leavine selling to Spire after Rev. Gibbs and TuR...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 15
