The Winston Cup Series heads to the Richmond International Raceway for the 3rd race of '97 Winston Cup Season. This was the first short track race of the season and it did not disappointment. What two drivers who had strong cars were involved in an early race incident? The race would feature a lengthy green flag run but there was plenty of excitement and positions being swapped throughout the field. We'll discuss the wild late race scramble as drivers raced back to the caution flag battling for the lead. Find out which driver took advantage of a late race restart to make the race winning pass? Does Gordon win three in a row to start the season? Will Richmond be the turn around race for Earnhardt? Can Dale Jarrett pick up his first career short track win? Will Rusty, Geoff Bodine, and Jeff Burton build on their momentum from Rockingham the previous week? Take a listen and find which driver takes the checkered flag. 

The Winston Cup Series heads to the North Carolina Motor Speedway (aka "The Rock") for the 2nd race of '97 Winston Cup Season.  How would the drivers who had disappointing finishes at Daytona such as Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, and Ernie Irvan fare at The Rock? Will Jeff Gordon and the rest of the Hendrick team keep the momentum rolling at Rockingham? Find out which driver was victorious at The Rock along with the surprises and disappointments for the race. 

This episode takes a look back at all the big moments from start to finish of the 1997 Daytona 500 on it's 25th anniversary. We'll examine what drivers had bad luck and who ran surprisingly well. The exciting final 20 laps of the race will be reviewed in-depth. If you remember the closing laps and who won see if you agree with my analysis.  

This episode has three major parts-- a discussion of '97 Winston Cup Schedule, a look at some of the important rules for the season, and a review of the preliminary events of Daytona Speedweeks leading up to the '97 Daytona 500. The changes to the schedule and the era of expansion to new markets is examined. Daytona 500 qualifying, the Busch Clash, and the Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying races are reviewed. Finally, the favorites to win the 1997 Daytona 500 are discussed. 

Our driver preview of the '97 Winston Cup Season concludes as we discuss the top 5 points finishers in the '96 Winston Cup Season. Drivers discussed include Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon, and Terry Labonte. We'll take an in-depth look at each driver's '96 season, past career highlights, and expectations for the '97  season. 

Our driver preview of the '97 Winston Cup Season continues as we discuss the final set of drivers who finished outside the top 10 in points in the '96 Winston Cup Season. Drivers discussed include Kenny Wallace, Dick Trickle, Bill Elliott, and Jeff Burton. The second part of the podcast will focus on the 10th-6th place points finishers in the '96 Winston Cup season. Drivers discussed will include Ernie Irvan, Bobby Hamilton, Sterling Marlin, Rusty Wallace, and Ricky Rudd. 

We continue our driver preview of the 1997 Winston Cup Season by looking back at drivers who finished outside the top 10 in points for the 1996 season. Drivers discussed in this episode include Ricky Craven, Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner, Ken Schrader, Robby Gordon, Kyle Petty, and others.

We begin our driver preview of the 1997 Winston Cup Season by looking back at drivers who finished outside the top 10 in points for the 1996 season. Drivers discussed in this episode include Bobby Labonte, Jimmy Spencer, Michael Waltrip, Darrell Waltrip, Geoff Bodine, Ward Burton and others.