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).

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