The Scene Vault Podcast

In the conclusion to our interview, Jeff Green talks us through making the very most … and then some … out of the opportunity of a lifetime with team owner Greg Pollex and crew chief Harold Holly. Jeff also discusses his rocky relationship with Kevin Harvick and his departure from Richard Childress Racing, his efforts with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, his tenure with Richard Petty at Petty Enterprises AND the decision to head back home to Kentucky.

We then take a look into the July 27, 2000 issue of Winston Cup Scene.

Rusty Wallace wins at Pocono after teammate Jeremy Mayfield has a tire go down on the last lap, while a number of competitors blow off steam after their CARS blow off steam at the tricky triangle and Brett Bodine shows up at the track with a HANS Device.

Jeff Green holds off his older brother David to land in victory lane at Pikes Peaks and extend his lead in the Busch Series standings even more.

Kyle Petty drives his son Adam’s Busch Series car, while Team Sabco puts Ted Musgrave … whose wife Debi had been diagnosed with leukemia earlier in the year … in its entry after the loss of Kenny Irwin.

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In the first of what will be a two-part interview, Jeff Green talks about his high-school days with Michael Waltrip, his roller-coaster years with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated’s new full-time Busch Series program and finally reaching victory lane with Diamond Ridge Motorsports.

We then dig into the March 20, 1997 issue of Winston Cup Scene. 

Bruton Smith sits down with newly elected National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Famer Deb Williams for an extensive Q&A, while Jeff Green scores the first win of his Busch Series career in the division’s inaugural race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, America’s racing showplace … and a track that truly cares about NASCAR history.

Joe Nemechek learns of a devastating crash involving his brother John just before the start of that race at Vegas. There are features on spotters, Buck Baker, the relationship between Busch Series team owner Robbie Reiser and snow-mobile racer Tim Bender AND a look back on Darlington’s history going into its final race on its original configuration.

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In the second and final installment of our interview with Larry Pearson, he talks about the theft of his trophy by the dastardly Mike Alexander, making a statement with his 1987 Busch Series championship, his Winston Cup woes that were followed by redemption at Darlington, teaching teenagers how to drive and his devastating wreck during an old-timer’s race at Bristol.

We then dig into the March 30, 1995 issue of Winston Cup Scene.

Sterling Marlin gets around Dale Earnhardt to win a wreck-marred race at Darlington. Larry Pearson makes it back to victory lane in the track’s Busch Series race and host Rick Houston gets the scoop ... cough, cough ... on James Hylton’s retirement.

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This week in the first of what will be two installments of our interview, Larry Pearson talks about growing up as the son of NASCAR icon DAVID Pearson, racing with his brothers Ricky and Eddie, his move up the ladder from Baby Grand to Busch Series competition, his belief that he would’ve won the 1986 Busch Series championship even if Jack Ingram HADN’T been suspended and his ultra-superstitious ways.

We then dig into the September 25, 1986 issue of Grand National Scene.

Geoff Bodine has a good day at Martinsville, right up until his last pit stop. Rusty Wallace’s crew got him out first and he went on to capture the victory, much to Geoff’s chagrin. Ricky Rudd is FURIOUS with Kyle Petty, who uses an ambulance to ease out of the track.

Jack Ingram misses Martinsville, but is still atop the Busch Series standings afterward and Gene Granger has the scoop on all that ailed the Elliotts that season.

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Let’s sum up this week’s interview with Gere Kennon this way … a life-threatening illness, fathers, sons and the Daytona 500.

In our second segment, we dive into the June 8, 1988 issue of Grand National Scene. 

Bill Elliott wins the Winston Cup race at Dover, with Morgan Shepherd winding up second while substituting for the injured Harry Gant. Bobby Hillin wins Dover’s Busch Series event in what COULD have been a controversial finish.

J.D. McDuffie makes his return to competition after being injured in his qualifying race at Daytona. There’s a photo spread on breakfast at Junior and Flossie Johnson’s house.

A couple of hoodlums are arrested in the Charlotte Motor Speedway suites for running an illegal betting pool. Clarksville, Tennessee native Bob Clark tries to make a go of it as a Winston Cup team owner and Slender You Figure Salons entrepreneur. Finally, folks write in to support the notion of retiring Richard Petty’s number 43.

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Episode 250! We made it!

To celebrate our milestone, we put together one of our famous (infamous, maybe?) roundtable discussions. This time around, we've got former crew chiefs Larry McReynolds and Tim Brewer, along with former drivers Robert Pressley and Johnny Benson!

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In the first of what will be two installments of our interview, Gere Kennon remembers the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley and the late, great NASCAR 75 driver Sam Ard.

Gere was the crew chief for both of Sam’s championships and can testify first hand to his talent behind the wheel of a race car, his strength and his ALMOST ALWAYS gentle demeanor and the terrible accident that ended Sam’s driving career.

We then take a deep dive into the March 1, 1984 issue of Grand National Scene. 

Cale Yarborough caps off an extraordinarily successful week with a win in the Daytona 500 AND Ricky Rudd comes back from a vicious wreck in the Busch Clash to win at Richmond and in the process, gives co-host Steve Waid a quote for the ages.

There’s also coverage of serious Daytona accidents involving three part-time competitors, including one who would go on to be named one of the 75 greatest drivers in NASCAR history.

Darrell Waltrip wins Daytona’s Busch Series event after mechanical trouble foils Sam Ard’s bid for the victory and Joe Ruttman’s team taps young Kenny Wallace as its co-crew chief.

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In the second and final installment of our interview, NASCAR Hall of Famer Matt Kenseth talks about winning the 2003 Winston Cup championship and the seismic changes to the title format that might or might not have come about as a result.

He also gives us an inside look at his difficult decision to leave Roush Racing, run-ins with Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano, the disappointment of being cut loose by Joe Gibbs Racing and his election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

We then dig into the November 13, 2003 issue of Winston Cup Scene. 

Matt clinches the final Winston Cup championship ever a week early, and gives car owner Jack Roush his first Cup title in the process.

Bill Elliott wins the final race of his career, but afterward faces difficult questions about retirement. Tony Stewart gets a car back from NASCAR … while Kyle Busch has plans to make his first big-league start.

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This week in the first of what will be two installments of our interview, we talk to NASCAR Hall of Famer and NASCAR 75 driver Matt Kenseth.

Matt discusses going up against rival Robbie Reiser in and around their homes in Wisconsin, and then just a few short years later joining forces in the Busch Series. That deal led to Matt and the team’s first Busch Series win at Rockingham, a victory that Matt to this day calls the biggest of his career.

Very early on in his Busch Series career, Matt was befriended by Winston Cup superstar Mark Martin. That relationship led to help from … and a Winston Cup deal with … team owner Jack Roush. Finally, Matt recalls his competitive relationship with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In our second segment, we dive into the February 26, 1998 issue Winston Cup Scene. 

Jeff Gordon overcomes an ill-handling Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to win at Rockingham, after Rick Mast starts from the pole.

Matt Kenseth scores the first win of his BUSCH SERIES career, while the NASCAR world is still basking in the glow of Dale Earnhardt and Larry McReynolds’ Daytona 500 victory just the week before.

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After this past weekend's celebration of the Cup all-star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, we share the third and final installment of our interview with Danny Culler.

Danny talks about helping Ricky Rudd and Richard Childress Racing win their first race, capturing the 1984 Winston Cup championship with Terry Labonte, getting some flatulent payback on Sterling Marlin and some of the most iconic races of Dale Earnhardt’s career, up to and including their victory in the 1998 Daytona 500.

Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then dive into the June 9, 1983 issue of Grand National Scene

Ricky Rudd wins both his and Richard Childress Racing’s first Winston Cup race at Riverside, while Terry Labonte gets caught up in another accident there and wonders if he ever wants to come back to the Southern California road course.

Junior Johnson is displeased with a NASCAR rule change he feels is directed at his team, while the Ragan family goes after its place in the sport.

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