

NASCAR on NBC podcast
Nate Ryan, NASCAR on NBC Sports
Discussing the latest NASCAR news, including a weekly recap of races, events and a look ahead to what's next in the sport. Host Nate Ryan is joined by NBC Sports analysts such as Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty.
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Jun 7, 2017 • 58min
Ep. 83: Travis Geisler
 The director of competition for Team Penske provides a glimpse behind the scenes of the daily machinations (and last-minute changes) on a Cup team, why he has to know the rulebook as well as anyone and what makes Roger Penske tick.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 31, 2017 • 37min
Ep. 82: Dave Pericak of Ford Performance
 The head of Ford's racing program on how technology and simulation benefits his NASCAR teams' results, the secrets that are shared and not shared among teams and the future of racing entering an era of autonomous cars.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 26, 2017 • 32min
Ep. 81: Will Power
 The 30-time winner in the IndyCar Series on why you never will find him on a Taco Bell run, tales of Dale Jr.’s former motorhome and the difficulty of finding a great game of squash. Oh, also he sizes up the 101st Indianapolis 500.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 24, 2017 • 40min
Ep. 80: Jeff Burton on stage racing
 The NASCAR on NBC analyst on the behind-the-scenes origins of stage racing, why drivers never are trying as hard as they think they can and how this format could spread to other forms of racing.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 15, 2017 • 1h 4min
Ep. 79: Jason Weigandt
 The NASCAR on NBC motocross host recaps the latest Motocross playoffs, including drama at the last race, explains NBC Sports' new OTT product, NBC Sports Gold, plus he dives into the most popular driver debate in NASCAR and why Jimmie Johnson isn't the heir to Dale Jr.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 8, 2017 • 55min
Ep. 78: Kyle Petty ahead of his annual charity ride
 The NASCAR on NBC analyst on some goofy stops he’ll be making on his annual charity ride (world’s largest ball of twine!), the people he loves to see while seeing America and some observations of when the racing actually was about the money.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

May 3, 2017 • 55min
Ep. 77: Kelli Stavast
 The NASCAR on NBC reporter discusses how she fell into racing (and her fiance’s connections to the industry), her rugged introduction to off-road racing, the nuances of covering IndyCar vs. NASCAR and her experiences with the Olympics and the Westminster Dog Show.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

Apr 27, 2017 • 1h 1min
Ep. 76: Brian Keselowski
 The NASCAR veteran and member of a famous racing family discusses his driving career, including his miracle run to the 2011 Daytona 500, reminisces about his surprise (and successful) debut as truck series jack man and laughs about his younger brother’s first showdown with Tony Stewart.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

Apr 25, 2017 • 39min
Ep. 75: Steve Letarte on Dale Jr Retirement
 The NBCSN analyst and former crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his reaction to watching his former driver’s retirement announcement, some of his favorite memories with Dale Jr. and why he strongly disagrees with the contention that NASCAR is in trouble after the exits of Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 

Apr 19, 2017 • 57min
Ep. 74: Dale Jarrett
 The NBCSN analyst on why stage racing has been better than he expected (as well as a throwback in some ways), the “selfish” new stars of NASCAR and why that’s good, his outspokenness on Indy and road courses and how working as a booth analyst is different from the studio.
Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. 


