The Scene Vault Podcast

Everyone knows the drivers and their intensive training regimens, but have you ever thought about the rest of the pit crew? This episode, Rick sits down with Andy Papathanassiou to learn how the modern pit crew team came to be.

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This week in the second EPIC installment of our interview with Bill Ingle, he and Alan Kulwicki tell each other to take this job and shove it. Bill remembers working with Michael Waltrip at Bahari Racing, THE accident at Bristol and what it was like to be involved in the Jeff Gordon Sweepstakes.

 We then tackle the April 30, 1987 issue of Grand National Scene.

 Geoff Bodine’s late-race clash with Kyle Petty hands Dale Earnhardt his fourth-straight win of the young Winston Cup season. There are features on Judy Tucker, Bill Ingle and Deb Williams flying on a private plane with Harry Gant, Phil Parsons and Jack Ingram to an appearance at Bristol, as well as news that Dale Jarrett officially landing his first full-time Winston Cup ride.

Finally … letter writers have their say on Dale Earnhardt’s most recent aggressive driving incident.

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In this episode of the Moonshine & Motorsports Racing Podcast, host Rick Houston sits down with Bill Blair to talk about some of the undercover and unknown history of racing in the state of North Carolina.

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On the latest stop on the Moonshine & Motorsports trail, Rick visits the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center. Along the way they talk about the background, heritage, and amazing history hiding in those North Carolina Mountains.

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We start off this week with an epic challenge from longtime NASCAR crew chief/crew member and friend of the podcast Gio "Tony/Rambo" Liberati.

In the first of what will be three installments, an awkward moment while out on a date as a teenager leads Bill Ingle to a career in NASCAR.

Junior Johnson makes Bill an offer he can’t refuse, so Bill heads to work up in Ingle Hollow. While there, he does work for both Darrell Waltrip and Neil Bonnett’s teams and stays out of the rivalry between the two operations.

How was he able to do that? That's a good question ... with an even better answer.

 We then take a look at the October 30, 1986 issue of Grand National Scene.

The Scene Vault Podcast co-host Steve Waid takes on Bill Ingle and Tim Brewer when there’s something written that they don’t like. Alan Kulwicki and "Mike" Waltrip for the Winston Cup rookie-of-the-year award. There are feature stories on Bob Rahilly and Dr. Jim Petty, and an old issue of Grand National Scene takes a look back at an OLDER issue of Grand National Scene.

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In the third and final installment of our interview, Joe Dan Bailey wins the 1990 Daytona 500 … and then goes to work for Richard Childress Racing, where he proudly shows off his ring for that infamous event.

With RCR, Joe Dan helps Dale Earnhardt win his sixth AND seventh Winston Cup championships. Still, in the topsy-turvy world of NASCAR, Joe Dan isn’t able to find career stability until going to work for Toyota Racing Development, where he’s been for nearly 18 years now.

We then delve into the April 9, 1992 issue of Winston Cup Scene.

Alan Kulwicki has to come back from HIS late pit miscue to race Dale Jarrett HARD for the win at Bristol … and eventually does take the checkered flag.

Davey Allison has the first of what would be several hurdles he’d have to clear in 1992. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid do a little race parlay … JUST FOR FUN.

Turns out, Rick, Steve and Buddy Parrott have a hero in common. Barry Dodson and some of his guys move in at Whitcomb Racing … while some former Whitcomb crew members have to move out. Barry was leaving the ill-fated Team III, while Kenny Wallace remembers that effort as one of the worst times in his career.

We then unveil a semi-, kinda-sorta, maybe, almost comprehensive list of teams for which legendary crew chief/chassis expert "Suitcase" Jake Elder worked over the years.

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This week, Joe Dan Bailey tries his hand at driving, but it doesn’t exactly work out the way he probably hoped. Still … he makes a name for himself as a top-notch crew member and finds himself in the midst of one of the most iconic

We then take a deep look into the July 5, 1990 issue of Winston Cup Scene.

Rob Moroso and Jack Pennington go after the 1990 Winston Cup rookie of the year title in a battle that was very much a case of David and Goliath.

Bobby Hillin doesn’t exactly come out and say it, but he’s on the way out at Stavola Brothers Racing. Reaction to the newly-released Days of Thunder is all the rage in this issue. Co-host Steve Waid makes the case for a comprehensive racing hall of fame … and host Rick Houston then makes the case for Steve to be a NASCAR Hall of Fame voter.

Joe Dan Bailey is featured in Scene’s photo bio, the very same week as the birth of his BABY brother is announced. And … finally … do we EVER have a whopper of a Rick Mast Report!

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We start off this week with our reaction to the BIG news that the 2025 Busch Clash will be run at the Madhouse, Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Then, in the first of what will be three installments, Joe Dan Bailey joins the show to remember his dad … the legendary NASCAR independent driver and successful Houston, Texas businessman H.B. Bailey.

 We then dig into the June 11, 1987 issue of Grand National Scene.

Davey Allison’s stunning first half of his rookie season is featured on the cover and we’ve got some audio to go along with the story.

Writer Saroyan Humphrey columnizes about H.B. Bailey. Alex Beam is a NASCAR collector extraordinaire … and we’ve got audio on that one, too. Ernie Elliott burns his toe on a hickory nut … and, no … we DON’T have audio for that.

And fans have their say on Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott’s scrape during the 1987 edition of The Winston all-star race in the letters to the editor section.

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An incredible act of generosity has resulted in us landing complete sets of Winston Cup Scene and Winston Cup Illustrated AND approximately 1,200 cassette tapes containing hundreds of NASCAR radio broadcasts.

Enjoy this first listen to an extraordinary archive, almost certainly one of the largest held in a private collection.

NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand.

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On the latest stop on the Moonshine & Motorsports trail, Rick visits with Marcus Neubacher of the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The museum is responsible for preserving some of the earliest history of cars and vehicles, and if it's North Carolina, you know that means motorsports!

This is a collaboration between The Scene Vault Podcast and North Carolina’s Department of Cultural and Natural Resources made to spotlight the history of moonshine, motorsports, and the state of North Carolina.

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