Nascar On Nbc Podcast

Ryan Blaney’s no-doubt, clutch victory at Martinsville confirms his championship-level talent (1:00); how Blaney deftly managed his final charge to the lead (4:15); the offseason mental preparation and improvement put in by Blaney and how it paid off (7:00); the newfound speed of the Penske Fords lately (11:00); William Byron’s gutty performance to make the Championship 4 (16:00); what it feels like to drive with a cooling system that has malfunctioned (19:00); another letdown for Martin Truex Jr. and his team (22:00); another disappointment for Denny Hamlin (26:00); how DJ can relate to DH still seeking a title at age 42 (30:00); Xfinity championship preview (35:00); Cup championship preview and DJ’s pick (38:00); a big sports weekend in Phoenix as the World Series is in town with the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks, who have been red-hot since DJ threw out the first pitch (42:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hos

The Kyle Larson-Ryan Blaney incident that was the turning point (1:00); how the essence of Larson factored into the incident (4:30); why Stage 1’s strategy revealed a lot about the Chris Gabehart-Denny Hamlin dynamic (8:30); what happened to Denny Hamlin’s car in his crash and Gabehart’s message to Hamlin (10:30); another Martin Truex Jr. radio moment lambasting his team (15:30); is being yelled at by your driver part of being a crew chief? (20:30); the varying parameters of crew chief-driver relationships (26:30); was Bell’s victory a surprise given his mood after Las Vegas? (30:00); sizing up the Homestead fortunes of other drivers (33:00); can William Byron advance just with a strong stage points performance at Martinsville (38:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/l

Does Las Vegas winner Kyle Larson have a massive championship edge with two weeks to prepare for Phoenix? (1:00); does he ignore Homestead and Martinsville in preparing the next two weeks? (5:00); Larson’s moment of nearly wrecking off Turn 2 (7:00); how he was able to save the car by going against instincts (9:30); Christopher Bell’s charge to nearly beat Kyle Larson (12:30); more pit stop woes for Bell and his team (18:00); why switching crews might be more complicated than it seems (22:00): why the playoff contenders seemed rather gloomy despite the lack of major on-track trouble for any of them (24:30); the critically damaging strategy call for Martin Truex Jr. (27:00); the competitiveness of the field and effect on passing (31:30); Ryan Blaney’s disqualification (34:00); Homestead preview (36:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our coll

Parker explains his busy schedule on a Monday/Tuesday coming out of a race weekend (1:30); delving into DIL and a love-hate relationship with simulation (5:00); an idea for the NASCAR Simulator Olympics (7:30); A.J. Allmendinger’s emotional Roval winner’s interview and story (10:00); the first time Parker raced against Allmendinger online nearly 20 years ago and what makes AJ so good on road courses (15:30); Next Gen road course assessment (19:00); Kyle Larson’s rebound and shop visit from a practice crash (22:30); Truex’s chances and Championship 4 predictions (25:00); recounting the last lap of the Xfinity race and the No. 48’s overall weekend at the Roval (30:00); on having a confidence meter that’s pegged for the 2024 season (36:00); reflecting on Parker’s “all-in” return to racing and learning to avoid being “a negative self-talker’ (39:00); the psychology of driving a race car (43:00); remainder of season outlook (46:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and mo

Ryan Blaney’s move to pass Kevin Harvick (1:30); how Harvick might be out of practice with some superspeedway tactics (4:00); the sentimentality of Happy’s near-victory in his last season (7:15); the happiness of being done with Talladega for life (9:00); the dichotomy of Blaney’s great decisions but careless mistakes (12:00); can Blaney eliminate the mistakes and become a champion? (15:00); drivers, sports psychologists, the mental fortitude of Brad Keselowski and what happened in the Carson Hocevar incident (17:30); on the track position style of racing at Talladega (24:00); the playoff struggles of Martin Truex Jr. (30:00); Bubba Wallace’s missed opportunities (35:00); the moment with Michael Jordan afterward (39:00); Denny Hamlin’s comeback (42:00); preview of the Roval and the cutline (45:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti

What happened with Kyle Larson’s spin while leading on a restart (1:30); another race where things go awry despite Larson having the fastest car (4:30); analyzing why the Next Gen seems harder for drivers to catch when out of control (9:00); how the last restart got away from Bubba Wallace (12:30); William Byron becoming the championship favorite with the victory? (19:00); Hendrick Motorsports gets its 300th victory (24:30); what happened in the Denny Hamlin-Ty Gibbs collision (28:30); Ross Chastain’s impressive rebound (34:30); Ryan Blaney’s speeding penalty (37:30); Martin Truex Jr.’s “disastrous” start in the playoffs (40:00); Talladega preview (45:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Harvick’s stunningly slow car in a first-round exit (1:00); what happened to Harvick’s team this season? (5:00); why it’s tougher for teams to dig out of a hole right now in the early development of the Next Gen (7:30); Denny Hamlin’s belief that the driver matters more (10:00); “the driver today is much more like an NFL quarterback than ever before (13:00); Harvick answering those who asked if he had “checked out” (16:00); the difficult sides of a driver trying to soak in the final races of a career (20:00); Joey Logano’s championship defense abruptly ends after a difficult season (23:30); Bubba Wallace’s Round of 12 outlook (26:30); the dreaded Round of 12 layout (30:00); why Ryan Blaney wants Round of 12 chaos (31:00); outside of Hamlin and Larson, some other championship dark horses (33:00); Denny Hamlin’s embrace of the “villain” role (35:30); a good and authentic message that it sends (43:00);  Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage fro

Why Kansas has been such a treacherous playoff track (1:30); managing pressure, avoiding complacency (4:30); what’s happened to Martin Truex Jr.’s team (7:30); how does the team rebound approach Bristol for rebounding (13:00); what happened with where NASCAR towed Truex’s car after his flat tire (16:30); analyzing the moves and strategy calls in the final restart (21:00); the impact of the choose rule and the many layers to a restart (24:30); how Kyle Larson had to play catch up with maybe the best car (27:00); Ross Chastain’s new mentality (31:00); what happened between Chase Elliott and Larson and why Letarte liked the fire from Chase (35:00); sizing up Bristol and Bubba Wallace after a disappointing tire problem at Kansas (39:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/lis

How Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher worked so well together and yet with no one else (1:30); how is RFK’s success being perceived by other Ford teams with more money and people (4:30); how the Next Gen might be having a surprising impact on the balance of power (7:30); why KP thinks that Brad Keselowski was meant to be a team owner (13:00); the heads up move that Keselowski made to keep his car from burning down (18:00); how Buescher and Keselowski seemed a step ahead of Chase Elliott and everyone else in the draft (23:00); putting a bow on Chase’s season (26:00); the pressure that Bubba Wallace was feeling before making the playoffs (30:00); the Ryan Blaney impact with the SAFER barrier (34:00); what KP thinks the Ryan Preece wreck underscored that some forget about the inherent dangers of racing (38:00); what stood out about the Preece wreck (41:30); why NASCAR is in a better place on safety now than in the past (45:00); playoff preview (49:00).  Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motor

Significance of William Byron’s first road course victory (1:30); how Byron never has stopped incorporating iRacing into his development, making him the new-age NASCAR star (4:30); how Byron being a late bloomer makes him a bit of a throwback and also might give him an edge on avoiding burnout (8:30); how DJ closed the experience gap when getting started as a stock-car driver at 20 (10:30); with consecutive road course races featuring only one yellow, what are DJ’s thoughts on stage ends without cautions (14:30); and an observation of how the track changes have impacted driving styles (18:00); should NASCAR consider enforcing track limits for Cup at the Glen? (20:00); is the Next Gen too drivable, plus DJ’s suggestions for horsepower increasesat road courses and short tracks (23:00); is there an ideal Cup race length, and is less than two hours too short? (25:00); diagnosing what happened with Chase Elliott’s faulty fuel strategy and was it the result of playoff pressure (28:30); the lack of execution and spe

Why did this race end with such a long green-flag run? (2:30); two critical moments that tipped the race in favor of Michael McDowell over Daniel Suarez (6:00); how Next Gen has been a game-changer that has lifted Front Row (9:30); Denny Hamlin’s inadvertent shot at McDowell’s road course prowess (12:00); being a driver involved in team direction and personnel decisions (14:00); the fateful meeting that laid the ground work for a successful union between Michael McDowell and crew chief Travis Peterson (17:00); how being a crew chief at Front Row would be different than Hendrick (20:00); Michael McDowell’s career story (22:00); “He never gave up, but he never gave in” (27:30); assessing Shane van Gisbergen’s 10th place (31:00); what’s next for SVG in 2024 and what would be an ideal schedule to prepare for being full-time Cup in 2025 (35:00); on the likelihood of NASCAR returning to the IMS oval next year (38:00); a novel concept from Burton on announcing Roval or oval a few months ahead of the race (40:00); pl

Why was the racing so good at Michigan, which featured a record 16 leaders (1:00); impact of the car and stage racing (3:30); breaking down the strategy elements of Chris Buescher’s victory over Martin Truex Jr. and the crucial decisions on when to make the final pit stops (7:00); how Buescher and Tyler Reddick helped each other to stay ahead of Truex (10:00); why it made more sense for Buescher to stay out to start the final stage (13:00); why Truex didn’t wait longer to make his final stop after Buescher made his (15:15); the final 20 fruitless laps of Truex’s pursuit and praising Buescher’s sublime drive to close out the win (17:00); has Chris Buescher’s star emergence been surprising this season? (20:00); Brad Keselowski, Steve Letarte’s personal NASCAR on NBC reviewer (22:00); Keselowski’s impressive impact on the look and the results for the former Roush Fenway Racing (25:00); how does 23XI Racing address its pit crew woes? (30:00); why were drivers losing control when on the inside at Michigan? (33:00)

What we know about Richmond winner Chris Buescher (2:30) and why his persona might be both underrated and appreciate (5:30); where does Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing rank in Cup (8:30); how teams approached the race on strategy expecting long green-flag runs (11:00); how did the style of racing at Richmond change (14:00); Martin Truex Jr.’s confusion with his team’s strategy (16:30); Truex’s frustration while still mulling his future (20:00); a plethora of pit mistakes (21:00); how being a TV pit reporter is different from radio (24:00); the backstory of how Kim handled the postrace interview with Kyle Larson at Pocono (27:30); why the interview went to a rare third question and Kim’s thought process on the follow-ups (33:00); whether Kim got any feedback on the interview from Larson, Hamlin or the rest of the industry (37:00); the impact of Pocono on how drivers will race Michigan this weekend (41:00); Bubba Wallace’s impressive Richmond and what it means for Michigan and making the playoffs (43:00). Visit

The surprise of this being Truex’s first Cup win at New Hampshire (1:30); what it’s like for a driver to win at the track where he grew up at (4:30); how has Martin Truex Jr. recaptured his championship form of 2017-21? (9:30); what are the odds of Truex returning in 2024 (15:30); Truex and crew chief James Small being on the same page for a critical pit stop (18:30); Ryan Blaney’s pit crew error, and should teams use code words? (21:30); a costly mistake for Christopher Bell’s crew as well (24:00); the tightening of the playoff cutline and what it means for Daytona (25:30); what DJ likes about the approach by Michael McDowell and his team (28:00); win or else for Chase Elliott’s playoff hopes (30:00); Joey Logano’s impressive performance (34:00); Pocono preview (37:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data

What’s it like for a crew chief to anticipate strategy calls in a rain-shortened race (1:30); “there’ll be as many road course races as rain races this season” (5:00); having a “war room” staffer who’s the meteorologist (6:30); and could the war room be at the track in the future (7:30); NASCAR’s decision to keep the pits closed while running under yellow (9:30); the factor of last year’s call at the Daytona regular-season finale (12:30); the crux of keeping the pits closed (17:00); William Byron’s impressive recovery from 36th to first (21:30); the seemingly perfect pairing of Rudy Fugle and William Byron (27:00); analyzing Kyle Laron’s exploding right-front tire (32:00); NASCAR’s decision to hold the yellow a couple of times (34:00); the scintillating racing on Atlanta’s new pavement and how long can we expect it to last (39:00); why it was about driving at Atlanta instead of steering at Talladega (41:30); improving the fan experience around Atlanta and how that’s part of the reimagining of the NASCAR sched

Putting Shane van Gisbergen’s historic victory in NASCAR context (1:30); appreciate SVG’s racecraft as much as his pure speed (4:00); giving Justin Marks a lot of credit for “the perfect pick” (7:00); a big year for NASCAR’s international footprint (8:45); why the Next gen is a friendlier platform of car for international drivers to adapt (10:30); is SVG really 5-8 years ahead of the field as Kyle Busch alluded (13:30); the Cup drivers who were left humbled (16:00); SVG’s heel-to-toe technique, and was it the difference in his speed (19:00); how the best road course drivers make speed with the brakes and clutch (22:00); will Cup teams now be studying if they can gain speed by left-foot shifting? (23:30); and can this lost art be reclaimed (25:30); should NASCAR go to single-file restarts on road courses? (27:00); did the wet to dry conditions make Chicago a better race? (28:00); impressions on a 30-year veteran of the NASCAR Cup Series industry watching the first street race ever (31:00); what’s the future of

Sizing up Nashville and why Ross Chastain’s car came to life at night. (1:30); how the No. 1 team optimized handling for Chastain (4:30); Chastain and his more patient approach to navigating traffic and less friendly drivers (7:30); an interesting conversation that DJ had with Ross (10:00); the conversation that Ross had with Justin Marks (12:30); is Chastain getting more respect now since Darlington? (15:30); the Rick Hendrick factor (16:30); is Ross Chastain now a championship contender? DJ asked him and got an interesting response (20:30); the humbler side of Ross Chastain and his relationship with “Mr. Jarrett” (23:00); analyzing what happened in Ryan Blaney’s crash (26:00); SAFER barriers everywhere, regardless of cost (29:00); Nashville Superspeedway’s quality racing (31:30); Chicago Street Race weekend preview (34:00); how many more winners will there be in the 2023 Cup season? (38:00) Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

What’s going on with Ross Chastain since Darlington? (2:00); or is it what’s happened to Trackhouse Racing? (4:00); why the timing of Chastain suddenly being managed more directly by the team (7:00); NASCAR’s view of Chastain (11:00); was the team too public? (13:00); the Rick Hendrick factor (15:00); Denny Hamlin in the era of the driver podcast (17:30); do some drivers need to leverage their success into bigger platforms and voices? (22:00); should NASCAR penalize drivers ex post facto? (27:00); the resurrection of Kyle Busch as a franchise driver at Richard Childress Racing (32:00); does Joe Gibbs Racing feel regret about letting Busch go? (38:00); the Austin Dillon effect (40:00); the car vs. driver through the Next Gen lens (44:00); trying to assign a percentage to a driver’s impact (48:00); the Next Gen culture shift in NASCAR (54:00); are penalties and fines dominating the Cup Series narrative too much in 2023? (1:00); state of short track racing in 2023 (1:04); should future track schedules feature mo

On a reinvigorated Martin Truex Jr. a year after he openly contemplated retirement (1:00); a driver who can win emphatically when his car is right, especially at Sonoma (5:00); do Truex’s victories this year increase the likelihood that he sticks around beyond 2023? (7:30); is Kyle Busch a title contender now (10:00); how Busch and RCR have answered some questions the past two weeks about the short-track package (13:30); Chase Elliott’s interesting top five and where he is with Next Gen on road courses (16:30); Hendrick’s lack of speed overall (18:30); the difficult for Chase Elliott of finding a rhythm during such a choppy season (21:30); feeling “lost” when out of the routine from living at a racetrack your entire life (24:00); the penalty to Tyler Reddick for doing something that helped the greater good, and that KP considers the best call of the 2023 season (27:00); State of Trackhouse Racing (31:00); sizing up the unknowns as the NASCAR on NBC schedule kicks off in two weeks (35:00). Visit www.nbcsports.

Kyle Busch’s impressive start with Richard Childress Racing (1:00); did Kyle Busch and RCR send a short-track message? (3:00); has the discussion and hype around Tyler Reddick been a motivator for Busch and RCR (5:00); on how the lack of Internet connectivity hurt teams during the Cup race (7:30); did RCR’s old-school approach in that respect (10:00); did Austin Cindric intentionally wreck Austin Dillon? (13:00); how will NASCAR determine the fault? (17:00); could NASCAR determine the evidence is inconclusive (20:00); why motorsports is a tougher sport to officiate because of these reasons (21:00); brake rotor failures (22:00); what does Corey LaJoie’s performance in place of Chase Elliott mean for his future (26:00); what is going on with Ross Chastain? (30:00); should Trackhouse Racing just go back to having Ross’ back all the time? (35:00); Chicago Street Race preview (39:00) Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simp