PRN - Fast Talk Podcast

Denny Hamlin started the Round of 12 like he did the first round of the playoffs: In victory lane! He held off a late-race rally from Chase Elliott to punch his ticket to the third round by winning the South Point 400 at Las Vegas! Doug Rice is joined by PRN’s Mark Garrow to recap the race and look ahead to Talladega and the Roval! Plus we’re joined by Racinboys.com writer Lee Spencer and Holly Cain of the NASCAR Wire Service.

Kyle Larson carves out his own piece of Bristol history with a win in Saturday's Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Doug Rice is joined by Alexis Erickson, Brad Gillie, and special guest host Jeff Hammond.

Martin Truex Jr. scored a playoff win at Richmond and next up is the high banks of Bristol for an elimination race! Doug Rice is joined by PRN’s Alexis Erickson and Brad Gillie, as well as former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler as we look ahead to the first cutoff race of 2021! Which drivers should feel good heading to Thunder Valley, and who needs a win just to have a chance? Plus, Hermie explains why Ross Chastain could be the super sleeper of the playoff run.

The playoffs kicked off at Darlington and Denny Hamlin punched his ticket to the next round with his first win of the year! Doug Rice is joined by PRN’s Alexis Erickson and Brad Gillie, plus Hermie Sadler is our special guest. Hermie explains what makes Hamlin so good at Darlington and tells us why it truly is NASCAR’s toughest test. Many playoff contenders had trouble during the Southern 500, but whose misfortune was the biggest setback? We debate that and a whole lot more on this week’s show!

Ryan Blaney takes Daytona and Kyle Larson is the regular season champion. Doug Rice is joined by NBC Sports’ Kyle Petty, plus PRN’s own Alexis Erickson and Brad Gillie as we gear up for the Cup Series playoffs! Is Blaney’s recent success repeatable, or is he out of luck when we leave the superspeedways? Plus our panel grades Chase Elliott’s championship defense and makes their predictions for the championship round at Phoenix. And we’re joined by team owner Matt Kaulig after his team’s dramatic 3-wide finish for the win at Daytona.

Ryan Blaney takes a close one at Michigan, and there is just one slot open for the NASCAR playoffs. Doug Rice Alexis Erickson, Brad Gillie, and Jeff Hammond host.

AJ Allmendinger survived a wild day at Indy to take the checkered flag in the inaugural Verizon 200. Doug Rice is joined by PRN’s Alexis Erickson, as well as former crew chief Jeff Hammond and Pat Patterson to recap the inaugural Cup race on the IMS road course. It was a race we won’t soon forget, but for the wrong reasons as the track became the story of the day. Plus, Brett McMillan joins the show to discuss the overtime incident between Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin that took Denny from a sure win to out of the points lead.

Kyle Larson conquered Watkins Glen and the regular season points lead is now tied! Doug Rice is joined by PRN’s Alexis Erickson and Brad Gillie, plus NBC Sports analyst Kyle Petty to recap a somewhat tame affair at the Glen and look ahead to the Cup Series first trip to the Indianapolis road course. Was the IndyCar street race at Nashville a sign of things to come in NASCAR? Plus we discuss Brad Keselowski’s horrible day and discuss if it’s still too soon to consider Kyle Larson a guarantee to reach the championship finale.

After a two-week hiatus, NASCAR is finally back at Watkins Glen! On this week’s show, Doug Rice is joined by former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler, as well as PRN’s Alexis Erickson and Brad Gillie to discuss whether the break is a good thing or if a few teams would prefer to keep racing. With no actual racing to discuss, we wonder what it would sound like if every driver had their own theme song and if Ross Chastain could break into victory lane at Watkins Glen after solid finishes at the road courses this year. And they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but Hermie has an epic story about a wild 48 hours with Kurt Busch!

Who could still nudge their way into the playoffs? Just one of the topics for this week, and we play a little Green Flag - Black Flag. Doug Rice is joined by Alexis Erickson, Brad Gillie, and Jeff Hammond.