NASCAR Sprint Cup race or demolition derby? Talladega often resembles both. This week seemed to lean a little towards the derby.

Tonight we break down why 35 out of 40 cars suffered some type of crash damage, 3 cars on their side or upside down, a steering wheel coming off, a rivalry renewed and Brad Keselowski in victory lane. 

We will break it all down with 700 WLW's Dennis Neal, co-host of the Escort Radar Racing Report. Dennis will share his thoughts on the trouble at Talladega plus give us an update on Kentucky Speedways facelift and their fanday this past Friday with Terry Labonte and Ben Rhodes.

The soap box will be busy, plus get the news of the week and a look at Kansas with our fantasy preview and picks. Who do we curse this week? We take cash, cashier checks and credit cards to avoid cursing your favorite driver. Find out who's in trouble this week.

It's all tonight, miss a minute and you'll start the race a lap down.

From one extreme to the other. Richmond To Talladega Steve and Mike look back on the happenings of our second straight short track race then look ahead to our second restrictor plate race of the season.

Tony Stewart and NASCAR's drama continues. Steve's Soapbox will be occupied as he says why NASCAR was right.

NASCAR news including a new name sitting at the big table at ISC, tire testing, Nickelodeon returns for another race and brings some familiar characters to Chicago.

All that and more as we get ourselves ready for the possibility of the big one this weekend at Talladega.

Concrete Carl is back and round one at Bristol goes to Toyota.

Steve and Mike breakdown Bristol and all the storylines that came out of Thunder Valley.

The Crowd, Kyle and a Pedestan and Matt Dibenedetto "shocks the world...Kind of

and Tony Stewart fires off at NASCAR.

Steve's Soapbox and fantasy. Plus your phone calls.

It's all tonight in the fastest hour of motorsports talk...Race Talk Live.

After a week off and the broom being pulled out in Texas we're back and we head to the roots of racing. the short track. Bristol baby. It's a short track that acts like a super speedway. We'll look back on Kyle Busch and his 4 straight top series wins and ask the question, can he be stopped. Bristol is one of his best tracks, it could be a long weekend for the rest of NASCAR.

We'll debate new Bristol vs old bristol

A track heading to the auction block plus all the news of the week.

It's all tonight in the fastes hour of motorsports talk. Race Talk Live.

After the first off weekend we are back and go short track racing. Looking back at California and on to Martinsville where payback can and typically will happen.

We ask the question, is it right for NBC, NASCAR and Martinsville to use the Kenseth/Logano wreck as promotional material after they said it was so bad it required a suspension.

The news of the week and fantasy. All that and more as we welcome the truck series back after a 5 week vacation.

Miss a minute, miss a lot.

One of the best finishes and closest in NASCAR history closed out the weekend at Phoenix, We will break down all of the events in the desert and look towards racing in Hollywood.

It's round three of the west coast swing and a race many believe will have some of the fastest speeds ever on a non-restrictor plate track.

We'll talk about all that and take your phone calls tonight

We're not, in Kansas anymore Toto...or Las Vegas for that matter. No one was blown away in the first stop of the west coast swing, but a heck of an ending as Brad Keselowski cashed in for his first win of the season and becoming the first Ford to reach victory Lane and our third different driver to lock in to the chase.

Steve and Mike break down Vegas, look towards Phoenix and try to figure out what kind of weather will hit there. Remember our last stop. Go to the desert and get rained out. It could be a wild one

NASCAR news of the week including the 78 team, Hendrick travel troubles and late cautions cause big problems in Xfinity. All that plus our good buddy Ryan Reed drops by to talk about crossing off a bucket list item and looking to find good luck outside of Vegas.

All that and more tonight. It's a jam packed hour and we want you to be a part of it.

Tonight, we have special guest host Rob Tiongson of The Podium Finish (ThePodiumFinish.net).  Rob will join Mike Reed as Steve is out resting up his pipes. The boys will break down Atlanta and the first race of 2016 with the new aeropackage. Did it work?

Goodyear saw tire issues in Atlanta on that rough old surface. While the drivers raved about the new aero package, it calls to mind an age old question: when will Atlanta get a facelift...or should it?

Also, NASCAR news, a look at the big winners from the A-T-L and who can carry that momentum in to The Sin City...those will be some of the topics on tonight's show!

We kick off the West Coast Swing this week with a new tire compound.  Sunday's Kobalt 400 will be the second race in '16 notably with the low downforce package on a fast 1.5 mile race track at Las Vegas. All that and more as Rob and Mike get you up to speed on Race Talk Live!

After one of the best finishes in Daytona 500 history, why not follow it up with major breaking news. Silly season starts extra early this year.

We'll break down Denny Hamlim's dominant yet shocking win in the season opening Daytona 500, plus we'll look at who got off on the wrong foot. Then we head to what was one of the fastest tracks on the schedule and now the oldest surface. Atlanta will showcase the new low downforce package that put on great racing last year at Kentucky and Darlington. How will it do this week? We'll break that down 

Plus major breaking news out of the Stewart-Haas Racing and Ford camps.

All that and more tonight on Race Talk Liv

Race Talk Live returns for it's 3rd season tonight at 8pm EST

The weather may be frightful outside, but in Daytona...It's warm and ready for some hot on track action.

Steve and Mike will get you updated on all the happenings around the world of Motorsports.

With Daytona right around the corner we'll look at all the changes from the off-season, breaking news and look ahead to two weeks of excitement from the World center of racing.

It's the fastest show on radio and we have it all right here tonight plus your phone calls