NASCAR on NBC podcast

In our weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Dale Jarrett discusses how does Martin Truex Jr. handle the next two races? (2:00); did the No. 19’s playoff surge catch us off guard (4:30); why Truex already is DJ’s championship favorite regardless of the next two races (6:00); on how teams find another level in the final 10 races (7:15); behold the greatness of Lord Byron (8:45); what’s up with Kyle Busch’s slump (11:00); getting No. 18 back on track (14:30); should teams get involved in driver disagreements (16:30); should NASCAR follow the lead of other professional sports on disciplining agitators (19:30); thoughts on the Hamlin-Logano rivalry (22:00); did Joey Logano intentionally spin to get a caution? (24:00); another impressive gritty performance for Logano (26:30); What can be done to ensure there are more than three lead changes in each of the Martinsville races next year? DJ says look at the tires (27:30). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In our weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Steve Letarte discusses did Brad Keselowski make the right moves on the last restart (1:00); was it the biggest collapse yet for a playoff driver in a cutoff race (2:30); why the recent carelessness for Team Penske and how a loose wheel happens to start a race (4:00); who gets held accountable for the mistakes (5:30) are Keselowski and Paul Wolfe still right for each other? (7:30); Chase Elliott’s performance and why he pushed Joey Logano at the end of Stage 1 (10:00); Denny Hamlin’s turnaround from a year ago (11:30); Hamlin’s important ties to FedEx leadership (13:30); geling with new crew chief Chris Gabehart (15:45); is the memory of Martinsville 2017 still fresh for Hamlin (17:00); Kyle Larson driving with injured ribs (18:15) and why the team shouldn’t have been involved in his decision (19:30); Larson’s disappointing day at Kansas (20:30); Kyle Busch’s third-place comeback (22:45); Martinsville predictions (24:30) Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In our weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Dale Jarrett discusses Kyle Larson’s development into being a winning driver Sunday at Dover and what DJ saw change for the No. 42 in the regular season (1:00); did Larson finally arrived at some realizations on how to race because the time simply arrived, or were there discussions within Chip Ganassi Racing? (4:00); the weight of expectations for Larson in his sixth season (6:00); can Larson reach the championship round and if so, is he a favorite? (8:00); why getting through on points is so difficult (9:30); did Martin Truex Jr. have the best car at Dover? (10:30); how Truex got past the pit crew miscue so quickly (12:30); on Joey Logano racing hard while being more than 20 laps down (15:00); the human element that reared its ugly head at Dover (17:30); Joey Logano’s ruthlessness on track (19:00); on the racing at Dover and some driver complaints (21:30); would more horsepower help? (23:45); handicapping the contenders for Talladega (25:00); how manufacturer alliances might be different this weekend (27:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In our new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Jeff Burton discusses the difficulty of Turn 1 on restarts at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval and how it led to Chase Elliott stuffing it in the barrier before coming back to win (1:00); measuring does Elliott's incredible comeback against the amazing rally by his father, Bill, from two laps down at Talladega Superspeedway (2:30); Chase Elliott's emergence as one of the best road course racers in NASCAR (4:00); what makes the Roval one of the toughest tracks in NASCAR and its origins (5:00); the Alex Bowman comeback on “a day it felt like the moment was too big for him” (7:00); Bowman's feud with Bubba (10:30); “Bubba’s got to grow up a little bit.” (12:00); does Bowman deserve criticism for intentionally wrecking Wallace? (13:30); a flare-up between Ryan Newman and Daniel Suarez (14:30); what happened to Ryan Newman at the Roval? (15:00); Ryan Blaney's impressive rebound from damage (16:30); analyzing Aric Almirola’s faulty strategy (17:30); Clint Bowyer and William Byron have perfectly quiet days (18:30); a new mistake-free beginning for Bowyer? (19:30); can any of these guys advance to the third round? (20:45); why Jeff believes Kyle Busch will be back with a venegance at Dover? (21:45); how Jeff feels about a driver parking early with a broken sway bar (23:45); does NASCAR need another Roval? (25:00) Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In our new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Steve Letarte discusses the middle race of Round 1 at Richmond Raceway, including why Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn have been so good together this season (1:00); how Kyle Busch is handling being outrun by a Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and what was telling in his postrace interview (2:00); does Busch resepct Truex's ability more as a driver than before when he wasn't as sure of what he was doing to his cars? (4:00); and if Busch has been humbled, does that make him more dangerous the rest of the playoffs? (6:00); whether crew chief Adam Stevens talked to Kyle Busch about his Las Vegas outburst (8:00); does Martin Truex Jr. get enough credit for his greantess and what a second championship might do for those Hall of Fame credentials (10:00); is Truex still improving as a driver? (12:00); Sherry Pollex's upcoming appearance on Stevie’s podcast (13:00); Erik Jones’ postrace inspection setback (15:00) and why that could be fraught for the No. 20 team after consecutive team errors put Jones on the brink of playoff elimination (17:00); why Steve didn’t like the No. 3 team telling Austin Dillon to wreck Alex Bowman (19:00); Jimmie Johnson’s vow to give it back to playoff drivers trying to “use him up” (21:00); top things to watch in Year 2 at The Roval (23:30). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In our new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Steve Letarte discusses the eventful Round 1 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including whether Kyle Busch had a point about backmarkers and their worthiness (1:00); why Kyle Busch is making mistakes lately and is he lacking focus? (3:00); what the Las Vegas victory says about the championship worthiness of Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn (5:30): why Truex's success might irritate Busch (8:00); the significance of winning the opener (10:00); what happened when Chase Elliott slowed to help William Byron stay on the lead lap and was it legal? (12:00); what happened at the end of Stage 2 with Truex, Joey Logano and Matt DiBenedetto (15:00); Logano's up and down day and did the defending series champion make some moves he would like back (17:00); the concepts of insane restarts and why drivers are sometimes wrong about it being 'impossible' to pass (19:00); why doesn't the racing on restarts translate to the rest of the race ... and would we really want it to do anyway (22:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

In the debut of a new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Jeff Burton discusses the aftermath of the Brickyard 400 regular season finale and what's ahead for the 16 drivers in the 2019 playoffs, including: why he believes this is the wide open field in Cup history (1:00); could Ryan Newman escape the first round after eking his way into the playoffs (2:00); why avoiding mistakes will be the key to the first round (3:30); why execution has been a struggle for many (6:00); can Chases Elliott and anyone outside the top six be considered an underdog? (7:00); can a team "turn it on" for the playoffs? (9:00); the Roval's impact on the playoffs (10:15); and why it has supplanted Talladega as the scariest track in the final 10 races (11:15); Jeff's two primary dark horses for getting to the championship round (13:00); will Joe Gibbs Racing own the Championship 4? (14:00); what the future holds for Jimmie Johnson and the conversation that leads Jeff to believe that 2020 won't be his last season (16:30); did Brad Keselowski have a point about safety upgrades being needed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? (19:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

Two NASCAR on NBC analysts who also are iRacing team owners discuss the simulation racing phenomenon, beginning with Parker Kligerman on the differences between iRacing and the eNASCAR leagues (3:00); the reasons for this year's formation of teams (5:00); how virtual racing could lower the barrier of entry to motorsports (7:00); making the transition from the virtual world to a real-world track (8:00); how the 10,000-hour theory applies to iRacing (9:00); an explanation of the iRacing league structure and schedule (11:00); how the NASCAR America broadcast race works (13:00); his pitch to convince former skeptic Jeff Burton to join him as a team owner (15:00); why many races this season have been so good (17:00); attracting a sponsor to Burton Kligerman eSports (19:00); what a sponsor gets out of an iRacing team (21:30); attracting old-guard NASCAR to iRacing (24:00); Parker's long-term vision of bringing motorsports to the masses (27:00); Steve Letarte joins the podcast and explains how he got involved in iRacing (31:00); his roles in promoting the team, developing the drivers and possibly working as a crew chief (33:00); how he decided to draft his two drivers (34:00); the three-fold hook of iRacing and why broadcasting virtual races has so much in common with a real life race (36:00); why Steve is involved: the appeal of bringing motorsports to youth (38:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

Ryan Hines, a coordinator of Xfinity brand content at Stewart-Haas Racing, is an openly gay man working in auto racing, which he once thought impossible because of prejudice. But since joining a team directly out of college last year, Hines has found NASCAR to be a welcoming community. We hear about his personal experiences and thoughts on how his perceptions have changed; his perspective on whether NASCAR can be more inclusive for the LGBTQ community; whether it would be more difficult for a high-profile member of NASCAR to come out; and how sponsors might handle it. Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

Reflecting on one of the most controversial and thrilling finishes in NASCAR history, this narrative episode recounts the viewpoints from several main characters on the track and the behind-the-scenes players in the pits, the scoring tower, the announcer’s booth and victory lane ... taking a look at everything that happened around the moment that Dale Earnhardt spun Terry Labonte to win at Bristol Motor Speedway … and the many unbelievable memories and questions it prompted, such as:--Why were even the pro-Earnhardt sections of the crowd booing The Intimidator?;--What was the scene as 140,000 people hung around long after the race was over;--Did NASCAR ever considered penalizing the winner of the race?;--What did the ending mean to the careers of Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte and how did it fit into near the end of the seven-time champion's life;--How it resonated for Bristol Motor Speedway in the years since as NASCAR's version of Woodstock. Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.