MRN Crew Call

Blake Harris, crew chief for Michael McDowell and the No. 38 team at Front Row Motorsports, joined MRN lead pit reporter Steve Post and championship-winning crew chief Todd Gordon to discuss the team's season as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Road America.

Blake details McDowell's experience at Road America and the team's plan to take advantage of McDowell's knowledge, along with the challenges that lie ahead as the team hopes to race in the playoffs for the second straight year.

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Kirk Shelmerdine, a 2023 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, joined MRN lead pit reporter Steve Post and championship-winning crew chief Todd Gordon for a special edition of Crew Call.

Shelmerdine detailed his career achievements working alongside the great Dale Earnhardt, winning four Cup series championships, along with his path from Philadelphia to working in racing.

Plus, Shelmerdine shared the intricacies of having a successful pit crew, the changes in NASCAR since his time and much more.

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Travis Mack, crew chief for Daniel Suarez and the No. 99 team at Trackhouse Racing, joined MRN lead pit reporter Steve Post and championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon fresh off of the team's first NASCAR Cup Series win at Sonoma. Travis described the momentum the team now has heading into the final ten races of the regular season, starting this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.

Travis also discussed why he believes Suarez is in the midst of the best racing of his career along with the historical significance of Suarez's breakthrough a few weeks back at Sonoma.

Plus, Travis details what's made Trackhouse Racing successful in 2022 as the team has recorded three wins so far this season.

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Billy Scott, the crew chief for Kurt Busch and the No. 45 team at 23XI Racing, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series race weekend in Sonoma to discuss joining 23XI, working with Kurt Busch, the team's success at Kansas a few weeks back, and much more.

Plus, Billy detailed the leadership that Kurt has provided since joining the team along with the team's approach as they're likely headed to the playoffs in 2022.

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Greg Ives, crew chief for Alex Bowman and the No. 48 team at Hendrick Motorsports, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. Greg and the guys discussed the challenge and excitement of racing at a new track, the importance of practice time this weekend, and more.

Plus, Greg provides insights to how his team has adapted to the Next Gen Car along with thoughts on how the team will approach the upcoming summer months of racing.

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Brad Moran, the Managing Director of the NASCAR Cup Series, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon at the midway point of the season ahead of All-Star Weekend in Texas to discuss the state of the sport. Brad and the guys discussed the Next Gen Car, racing at short, intermediate, and superspeedway tracks thus far this season, some of the challenges that team's have faced with supply chain demands, and much more.

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Trent Owens, crew chief for Justin Haley and the No. 31 team at Kaulig Racing, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon to discuss the team's top three finish at Trent's home track, Darlington Raceway. Trent and the guys also discussed the team's adaptation to the Next Gen Car, Kaulig's foray into NASCAR Cup Series racing, working with Justin Haley, and more.

Plus, the guys looked back on Joey Logano's end of race strategy at Darlington and ahead to this weekend's racing action at Kansas Speedway.

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Scott Graves, crew chief for Chris Buescher and the No. 17 team at RFK Racing, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon to preview the racing action at Darlington Raceway.

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Rudy Fugle, crew chief for William Byron and the No. 24 team at Hendrick Motorsports, joined Steve Post and Todd Gordon following the team's 15th place finish at Talladega where they were joined by Ross Chastain and the No. 1 team as the only repeat winners on the season. Rudy and the guys discussed the team's success, his relationship with William Byron, along with what the team expects this weekend at Dover following a 1-4 finish for Hendrick a year ago.

Plus, Rudy discusses the challenges of working on the Next Gen Car and what type of strain that has put on each team this season as they all strive to adapt and compete for a championship in 2022.

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