Welcome to the latest episode of Field Day, a sports comedy podcast hosted by Adam Garfield! Today’s guest is NASCAR champion Kyle Larson — one of the most versatile and talented drivers in motorsports.

In this episode, Kyle opens up about the growing impact Formula 1's popularity has had on NASCAR, whether he’s planning to attempt “The Double” again, his pre-race routines, post-race celebrations, and the ongoing debate — are drivers actually athletes?

We also dive into the world of NASCAR rivalries, who Kyle thinks is the 'LeBron James' of motorsports, who the GOAT of racing is, and what it's really like inside the NASCAR garage when tensions run high.

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00:00 Intro

00:14 Mexico

00:50 How did you get in to racing?

2:02 Racing video games

3:12 Did your friends care about racing?

04:49 Teachers discouraging racing

06:11 What would you be doing without racing?

06:46 Animals

08:41 How to tell if a driver has talent

10:16 Is the car or the driver more important

11:32 Racing for a living

12:43 Kyle is the man

13:49 Preparing for a race

14:48 favorite race track

15:17 NASCAR name origin

15:38 Rituals pre-race

17:14 What do you do after winning a race?

18:22 Lifting the trophy

20:01 Attempting the double

21:00 Neck stretches

21:28 GOAT of NASCAR

22:11 Beef between drivers

22:59 Driver group chat

23:33 "NASCAR drivers aren't athletes"

24:25 Is NASCAR or NFL more dangerous?

26:04 Has F1's popularity hurt NASCAR?

27:40 Culture of NASCAR

28:07 NASCAR Full Speed

29:14 Kyle's mantra

29:49 Getting stuck in traffic

30:33 Going to the bathroom during a race

31:57 NFL and NBA

33:28 Patrick Mahomes impression

34:14 What car do you actually drive?

35:07 Kids

36:59 How does Kyle want to be remembered?

37:45 Biggest misconception about being a driver

38:20 Do You Know Ball?

40:30 Outro