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SVG'S Greatest Comeback Ever! Lundgaard's Late Pass + Kasey Kahne Is Back On The Podium

5/12/202650 min

On this episode of Speed with Harvick and Buxton, fueled by POET, Kevin and Will start at Watkins Glen, where Shane van Gisbergen put on an absolute clinic, erasing a massive 30-second deficit in the closing stages to carve through 23 cars in just 17 laps. Kevin Harvick takes us "Under the Hood" to analyze how SVG managed to find grip where no one else could, securing his seventh career Cup victory and further cementing his status as the undisputed king of the road courses. But the dominance didn't stop there; we also look at Connor Zilisch’s nail-biting win in the O’Reilly series and Kaden Honeycutt’s logic-defying four-win weekend across three different series, a feat that left the entire paddock shaking their heads.The conversation shifts from the asphalt to the dirt as we celebrate Kasey Kahne’s emotional return to victory lane in the World of Outlaws—his first driver win in nearly 30 years—and Ken Roczen’s inspiring Supercross title, a triumph nearly a decade in the making following his career-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, in the world of open-wheel, Will Buxton sounds off in "Buxton’s Breakdown," defending Alexander Rossi’s frustrations over INDYCAR’s caution calls at the Sonsio GP, where Christian Lundgaard captured a career-defining win for McLaren. We also take a global look at the shifting landscape of Formula 1, discussing the newly announced 2027 engine regulations designed to move away from "battery-style" racing and back toward raw internal combustion power.As we move through the field, we check in on MotoGP’s French thriller, BMW’s historic WEC win at Spa, and a chaotic WRC finish in Portugal before turning the show over to you. We dive into the Racing Line to answer your voicemails about which manufacturers should enter the sport and where in the world we’d host the ultimate NASCAR/Indy/F1 triple-header. After reviewing some heart-stopping "over the wall" wrecks in our Replay Review, we set our sights on the horizon. We close out the show with the Final Lap, previewing the million-dollar chaos of the NASCAR All-Star Race at the Monster Mile in Dover and the iconic Indianapolis 500. Chapters:0:00 Intro0:45 Hot Topics1:00 Van Gisbergen Victory At Watkins Glen2:00 Under The Hood: SVG's AMAZING comeback6:00 Kasey Kahne 1st World of Outlaws Win8:00 INDYCAR: Lundgaard Win At Sonsio GP10:25 Buxton's Breakdown: Rossi's Frustration Over Caution18:28 Kaden Honeycutt: 4-Win Weekend20:40 Connor Zilisch: Last Minute Move Brings Home Win23:33 Supercross: Ken Roczen Wins Title23:52 MotoGP: Jorge Martin Win at Le Mans24:33 Rest of Hot Topics28:00 Driver of the Week31:50 The Racing Line38:36 Replay Review40:09 Final Lap46:09 Wrecks of the Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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First 90 seconds
  1. Kevin Harvick· Host0:00

    The only way to keep up with SVG is to hire SVG to drive your car Is he the greatest road course racer that the Cup Series has ever seen? Hands down, the, the best road course- Wow ... racer- Really? ... that the Cup Series has ever seen. Caden Honeycutt, he likes to race anything, anytime, anywhere.

  2. Will Buxton· Host0:18

    That's my first win.

  3. Kevin Harvick· Host0:20

    Congratulations. It, you know- Thanks, man ... it works out better for you, Will, when you pick the winners.

  4. Will Buxton· Host0:24

    [laughs] [laughs] [upbeat music] Welcome to Speed with Harvick and Buxton, fueled by POET.

  5. Kevin Harvick· Host0:35

    Let's talk racing, Will, and we had a lot of it.

  6. Will Buxton· Host0:37

    So let's get you up to speed with everything that's been happening across the racing world, because it's time, as always, to start the show with hot topics.

  7. Kevin Harvick· Host0:47

    [upbeat music] Well, let's start right with the Cup Series, and your guy, my guy, everybody's guy- Yes ... on, on the road course, it seems, uh, SVG won his seventh career Cup Series race at Watkins Glen this weekend. All of his wins obviously coming on a road course. Um, but SVG became a repeat winner at Watkins Glen, dominating the field with 74 out of 100 laps led. And then at the end, he pits with 24 laps left. He is almost 30 seconds behind. [laughs] Makes up all the ground, and wins, and wins, and wins by almost eight seconds. So SVG just doing his thing, and, and I think, um, you know, for, for us it's, it's really not a surprise.

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