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Daytona 500 winner Front Row Motorsports' general manager, Jerry Freeze


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Jerry Freeze, general manager of Front Row Motorsports, on life at the Daytona 500 champion's headquarters, even if the signage doesn’t reflect its greatest triumph yet (1:00); describing the command center at Front Row Motorsports and its role in warding off geese (3:00); what being general manager entails (4:00); comparing the Daytona 500 victory to Front Row’s other wins (6:00); the morale boost of winning the Daytona 500 (7:30); a goal of advancing through the first round of the 2021 playoffs (9:00); what sponsors have been added since Daytona (10:00); “we’re in a better position than we’ve ever been revenue-wise but also are spending more to go race” (12:30); improvement of the Roush Fenway and engine alliances (14:00); becoming a de-factor four-car team with Roush (16:00); support from Ford post-Daytona (18:00); how the Daytona 500 win impacts Love’s, which previously was interested mostly in business-to-business from its McDowell sponsorship (20:30); a funny anecdote about the Love’s family (23:00); on how the 2019 finish shaped McDowell’s 2021 victory (25:00); the seven-figure difference of making the playoffs (27:00); a windfall of millions through 2023 (29:00); why Front Row is as competitive as it’s ever been in part because of some the parts freeze by NASCAR (31:30); some real-world examples of how things changed in 2021 (33:00); and how it still caught Freeze a little off guard with the opportunity (35:30); whether NextGen could continue these trends (38:00); will the team benefit from other teams looking ahead to 2022 (40:30); what it’ll cost to switch over to the NextGen car (42:30); outlook for the rest of the season (44:00); a plug for rookie Anthony Alfredo (45:00); on a new driver lineup dynamic for the team (47:00).

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