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.

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.

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.

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 motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

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.

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.

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 from NBC Sports.

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.

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/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.

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 speed for the No. 9 team this season (33:00); what impact would losing Hendrick’s two biggest sponsors from the playoffs (36:00); should Chase be downbeat about his Daytona chances? (38:00); who are DJ’s favorites for making the Championship 4 at this stage? (42:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports.