How the No. 5 Team Won Championship No. 2 | NASCAR Stacking Pennies
In this episode of “Stacking Pennies,” 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’s season.
Plus, Austin Dillon calls in to chat about his matchmaking skills before Corey LaJoie and Ryan Flores dive into some 2025 reflections.
00:00:00 Welcome to Stacking Pennies
00:02:55 NASCAR Truck Series Championship
00:05:21 Corey Heim’s epic win
00:15:00 Goodyear brought great tires all year
00:17:13 NASCAR Cup Series Championship
00:25:05 How we got to the current Playoff format
00:28:11 Brad K comes so close again
00:34:41 Cliff Daniels joins the show
00:38:20 Emotions right after the race
00:40:16 From ready to quit to 2-time champion
00:44:38 Cliff’s role in motivating Kyle and the team
00:51:00 The 2-tires call
01:02:40 Kyle Larson joins the show
01:03:28 Reading books for leadership
01:05:22 Celebrating with the team and family
01:13:21 Kyle’s ideas on the Playoff format
01:15:10 Pit road boats and woes
01:15:32 – Austin Dillon plays matchmaker
01:18:48 Pit box cleaning
01:26:50 Penny For Your Thoughts Questions
01:29:10 Final report cards for Cup Series Drivers
01:34:30 Skip reflects on 11 years with Team Penske
01:43:49 More Penny For Your Thoughts
01:45:22 Penny Stackers of the week
01:46:00 Shoutouts
01:47:17 The final burnout rating of the year
01:49:25 Final thoughts
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