Happy Hour: Why Has the 2023 NASCAR Season Been Such a Bummer?
Also: What’s with Carson Hocevar’s driving? All that in more in this week’s podcast.
By Michael Massie
Chase Overcomes Injury to Nearly Win Martinsville … Briscoe, That Is
Briscoe wasn’t the featured injured Chase, but he was the one who nearly took home the grandfather clock.
16-Year-Old William Sawalich Earns Top 10 in Truck Series Debut
Sawalich climbed through the field and survived contact with Carson Hocevar.
Fire on Fridays: Questions Asked by 1st-Time Racegoers
Michael Massie took three people to their first NASCAR race. Find out what questions they asked while watching.
Fire on Fridays: Bad Times Don’t Last, But Brett Moffitt Does
Stars align for AM Racing as the sun refused to set on Moffitt’s career.
Josh Williams Suspended by NASCAR for Actions at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Josh Williams’ decision to park his car at the start/finish line of Atlanta Motor Speedway and then walk out caused NASCAR officials to suspend him for one week.
Fire on Fridays: Nashville Fairgrounds 1 Step Closer to Rejoining NASCAR
The Cup Series returning to the Fairgrounds seems less and less like the pipe dream it was once considered.
Martin Truex Jr. Only Driver to Gamble at Las Vegas
Crew chief James Small rolled the dice and was banking on others to do the same.
Chandler Smith Has ‘Good Disappointment’ with Near Win
Just two fewer laps and Smith would be a NASCAR Xfinity Series winner.
Incredible Save for Christian Eckes, Rebounds to 6th
Eckes went from looking like his night was over to finishing sixth, earning back-to-back top 10s to start his season.
Fire on Fridays: What If Denny Hamlin Left Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005?
How different would the past 18 years of NASCAR have looked had Hamlin made a different choice?
Fire on Fridays: Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana Are Big, Let’s Get the Daytona 500 Even Bigger
Don’t stop at Johnson and Pastrana. Let’s get more star power back into the 500.