{"id":7943,"date":"2025-11-06T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/how-the-no-5-team-won-championship-no-2-nascar-stacking-pennies\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:25:05","slug":"how-the-no-5-team-won-championship-no-2-nascar-stacking-pennies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/sports\/how-the-no-5-team-won-championship-no-2-nascar-stacking-pennies\/","title":{"rendered":"How the No. 5 Team Won Championship No. 2 | NASCAR Stacking Pennies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8220;Stacking Pennies,&#8221; Kyle Larson and crew chief Cliff Daniels break down their second NASCAR Cup Series championship, including the books that helped motivate and sculpt the No. 5 team&#8217;s season.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Austin Dillon calls in to chat about his matchmaking skills before Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores dive into some 2025 reflections.<\/p>\n<p>00:00:00 Welcome to Stacking Pennies<br \/>\n00:02:55 NASCAR Truck Series Championship<br \/>\n00:05:21 Corey Heim&#8217;s epic win<br \/>\n00:15:00 Goodyear brought great tires all year<br \/>\n00:17:13 NASCAR Cup Series Championship<br \/>\n00:25:05 How we got to the current Playoff format<br \/>\n00:28:11 Brad K comes so close again<br \/>\n00:34:41 Cliff Daniels joins the show<br \/>\n00:38:20 Emotions right after the race<br \/>\n00:40:16 From ready to quit to 2-time champion<br \/>\n00:44:38 Cliff\u2019s role in motivating Kyle and the team<br \/>\n00:51:00 The 2-tires call<br \/>\n01:02:40 Kyle Larson joins the show<br \/>\n01:03:28 Reading books for leadership<br \/>\n01:05:22 Celebrating with the team and family<br \/>\n01:13:21 Kyle\u2019s ideas on the Playoff format<br \/>\n01:15:10 Pit road boats and woes<br \/>\n01:15:32 &#8211; Austin Dillon plays matchmaker<br \/>\n01:18:48 Pit box cleaning<br \/>\n01:26:50 Penny For Your Thoughts Questions<br \/>\n01:29:10 Final report cards for Cup Series Drivers<br \/>\n01:34:30 Skip reflects on 11 years with Team Penske<br \/>\n01:43:49 More Penny For Your Thoughts<br \/>\n01:45:22 Penny Stackers of the week<br \/>\n01:46:00 Shoutouts<br \/>\n01:47:17 The final burnout rating of the year <!--more--><br \/>\n01:49:25 Final thoughts<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to NASCAR on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit NASCAR.com for the latest news: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/nascar<\/a><br \/>\nFor more race day in-car cameras check out NASCAR Drive &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on discord <a href=\"http:\/\/discord.gg\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/discord.gg\/nascar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shop for your favorite NASCAR gear, diecasts and more: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/store<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the NASCAR Mobile App: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weekend schedule for on-track action: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/weekend<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nPlay every weekend!<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nNASCAR Fantasy Live: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/fantasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/fantasy<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nNASCAR on Social Media<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nX: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/nascar<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASCAR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASCAR\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nascar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nascar\/<\/a><br \/>\nSnapchat: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/SnapchatAdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/SnapchatAdd<\/a><br \/>\nTikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/nas.cr\/TikTok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nas.cr\/TikTok<\/a><br \/>\nGIPHY: <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/nascar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/giphy.com\/nascar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#nascar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8220;Stacking Pennies,&#8221; 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