NASCAR Podcast
SHOW #244 – Guest: Riki Rachtman – We recap the racing at Phoenix, discuss the back flipping Carl Edwards win, Jimmie Johnson’s crazy Monday, news of the week, and preview Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie
(47:54 mins)
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Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie
Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey
Music: Russell Nash Radium Sound
Voice Over: Thomas Moog
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After Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won last season’s race at Las Vegas in the No. 6 Ford, Trevor Bayne is hoping to duplicate Stenhouse’s success by wheeling the No. 6 to Victory Lane this weekend, where he hopes to improve upon his 11th-place position in the standings. Austin Dillon, last year’s third-place finisher in the final standings, is also banking on a strong finish at Vegas to boost him from ninth place back into the championship conversation. Bayne and Dillon both had strong performances in last year’s Vegas event, finishing fourth and seventh, respectively.
Thursday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Gen-6 intermediate track test day gives drivers, crew chiefs and engineers the opportunity to gather additional insights into the new Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. Two races have produced two manufacturer winners – Chevrolet at Daytona; Ford in Phoenix – and each nameplate finished among the top three in the Phoenix event.
Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson battled down to the final race in last year’s championship struggle. It looks like more of the same in 2013. The NASCAR Sprint Cup champions battled side by side for the victory in the closing laps at Daytona and Phoenix. Four-time Las Vegas winner Johnson is the standings leader with 2012 champion Keselowski eight points back tied for second. Seven of last year’s Chase qualifiers rank among the top 10 after two races.
Set to debut on Saturday, Aug. 17, here’s how it will feature NASCAR.
NASCAR – Select NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as soon as 2015; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races; NASCAR Sprint All-Star race; all SpeedWeeks events leading up to the Daytona 500 including: Daytona 500 Qualifying, Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (2014, 2017-22) and the Budweiser Duel, now in prime time; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NCWTS Practice and Qualifying sessions; NASCAR RaceDay, providing pre- and post-race coverage; NASCAR Victory Lane, a weekly wrap-up show; and Race Hub, a daily mid-day studio show with the latest from drivers, owners and garages.
