Inside The Race

Why is Kansas the "perfect racetrack"? Steve Letarte is joined by Chris Buescher to discuss why Kansas Speedway and the NextGen car is a match made in heaven.

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Steve Letarte is joined by Jeff Burton, Todd Gordon and Alex Weaver for instant reaction and expert analysis after a wreck-filled race at Texas Motor Speedway.

0:00: Joey Logano wins at Texas!

2:26: Alex Weaver joins the show from TMS

4:26: Texas Motor Speedway's characteristics

7:35: Team Penske's speed

9:30: What makes Joey Logano great

11:45: Michael McDowell’s inexperience defending a lead

16:29: Spire Motorsports learning to content

21:13: 2 tires vs 4 tires and passing

22:13: Challenging bumps in turn 4

31:49: Breaking down how Larson lost clean air late

33:03: How Cindric lost track position after controlling stage 1

34:35: Chris Buescher's flat tire caused strategy decisions

37:51: Why pitting at the right time matters

39:21: NASCAR Insights

44:01: Discord community questions

51:51: Denny Hamlin Texas misfortune

56:32: Xfinity fastest lap

57:00: End of show closing thoughts

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Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton & Kim Coon discuss why "The Big One" never came and how the race was won on pit road.

Notes: No. 22 Joey Logano was disqualified after post-race inspection due to a missing spoiler bolt. No. 60 Ryan Preece was disqualified after post-race inspection due to three shims instead of two on its spoiler.

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Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton have instant reaction and expert analysis after Kyle Larson's dominant win at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Steve Letarte, Kyle Petty, Todd Gordon & Mamba Smith have instant reaction & expert analysis after Denny Hamlin's 2nd win in as many weeks in the NASCAR Cup Series. William Byron had the best car all day but couldn't get it done. What happened? Ryan Blaney's long-speed was phenomenal but the #12 team stumbled in the pits. Plus, NASCAR Insights real-time data.

• (0:05) Denny Hamlin wins at Darlington
• (2:00) Todd Gordon on Byron's domination but 2nd place finish
• (7:30) Kyle Petty's analysis + thoughts throwback weekend
• (15:00) Mamba Smith on Blaney's speed & more
• (30:00) NASCAR Insights Next Gen stats
• (33:00) Todd Gordon on Hamlin's money stop, Brad Keselowski's 2025 struggles & more

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Steve Letarte welcomes Jeff Burton and Todd Gordon to the show for instant reaction and expert analysis of the #11 team's win at Martinsville. Plus, thoughts on Saturday night's controversial Xfinity race.

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Steve Letarte is joined by Alex Weaver, Dillon Welch & Todd Gordon for instant reaction & analysis of Kyle Larson's win in Miami. How did Alex Bowman & Ryan Blaney both lose the race? Carson Hocevar's unique strategy didn't work. Plus, more pit road issues including Chase Elliott's was penalty for not entering pit road in single file under caution.

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Steve Letarte is joined by Dillon Welch & Alex Weaver to discuss Sunday's chaotic race in Las Vegas. Stick around for in-car camera highlights, how the was won, how the race was lost, pit-stop madness and a deep dive into Racing Insights.

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Steve Letarte is joined by Dillon Welch and Kim Coon with instant reaction to Christopher Bell's third straight win in the NASCAR Cup series! Plus, Joey Logano's restart penalty, a record number of DNF's at Phoenix & the impact option tires had on the race.

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It's back-to-back wins for Christopher Bell! Inside the Race is LIVE to discuss NASCAR's first road course race of the 2025 season at COTA. Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, Alex Weaver & Todd Gordon break down the action and take your questions!

• (:15) Christopher Bell wins with phenomenal, and respectful, driving
• (10:00) Alex Weaver joins the show from Austin with insight into the turn 6 track limit confusion
• (22:00) Todd Gordon joins the show to breakdown SVG, Connor Zilisch & Chase Elliott's race
• (44:00) Kyle Larson loses a tire & gets penalized. Comes back to put down the Xfinity fastest lap
• (48:00) Why did Team Penske struggle at COTA?
• (55:00) Christoper Bell & William Byron's hot start to the 2025 NASCAR season

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