Victory Lane

After recapping the caution-filled Pro Invitational Series event from Bristol won by William Byron, Davey welcomes on Diego Alvarado, eNASCAR Heat Pro League driver for Richard Petty Motorsports and photographer extraordinaire to discuss his cool story. From how a Southern California Hispanic kid got introduced to NASCAR to Davey and Diego's first time meeting, the two touch on everything. Discussing their fanboy stages, cross country road trips chasing the dream, getting drafted by RPM (and how he didn't know when he ~actually~ was selected), his goals and aspirations moving forward, an incredible revelation of his two part-time jobs and more. In "Lug Nuts of the Week," how the NASCAR industry is giving back amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Davey chats with longtime friend Hannah Newhouse in a wide-ranging, all over the place conversation. But who’s surprised about that with these two on the mic? From Hannah’s upbringing in Idaho, time behind the wheel racing, pivoting to the media route, packing up and moving to Charlotte, eventually landing at the Motor Racing Network (with various stops along the way), the two touch on it all. Plus, how has she done all she has at only 23-years-old? The famous “douchebag” comment heard ‘round the world is addressed fully, with two unique perspectives on the incident, how she deals with the wacky Door Bumper Clear crew and, of course, the ~goodest~ girl, Super Planet Janet, makes a couple appearances.

Maryland's finest, Timmy Hill, earned the virtual win at Texas as Round Two of the Pro Series Invitational was a bit cleaner, but albeit more realistic. As iRacing continues to take over the NASCAR landscape, Davey chats with the voice of iRacing, specifically the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, Evan Posocco (15:15). The two discuss the rapid ascension of iRacing in the racing community, Evan's unorthodox introduction to NASCAR, how he got started announcing races, moving from Canada to Las Vegas and attending UNLV. Could an iRacing driver make it to the national series AND have success? Plus, What does the future look like for the sport virtually?

As the sports world remains on hold due to coronavirus, NASCAR and iRacing have joined forces to give a sense of normalcy back to the industry. Davey provides an update from NASCAR President Steve Phelps on the situation and recaps the virtual race at Homestead, won by Denny Hamlin, before welcoming on Ryan Vargas (18:10). The two dive into how eTruck Series Night in America came to be, why it was so successful in a short period of time, whether we'll see another edition of it in the near future and more. Plus, how his roller coaster of a racing career, including some dark times, has helped him learn how to push through in the face of adversity, chicken nuggie talk and more.

Davey briefly recaps Joey Logano's win at Phoenix, and how the tweaked aerodynamic rules package worked well at the 2020 championship venue. He then dives into how the coronavirus is affecting the sports landscape, and why NASCAR had no other choice than to postpone their events.

Bowman The Showman showed out in California, and Davey recaps Chevrolet’s sudden prominence in the Cup Series, along with Bowman’s victory. He welcomes on Ken Clapp (16:40), West Coast stock car racing pioneer, to discuss his origins in racing, how he got into promoting, working for NASCAR, why he’ll never retire and always stay involved in motorsports, why he calls racing is a democratic dictatorship, the beginnings of the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, their sponsorship of race events, his thoughts on ARCA and NASCAR in general nowadays and more. Plus, a preview of the weekend festivities in Phoenix, Tony Stewart’s comeback, NextGen testing (and wrecking?) and a revamped Daytona Speedweeks for 2021.

Davey is back from Sin City to recap all the racing action that went down, from Joey Logano's second straight Vegas win, Chase Briscoe's statement performance (after a rain delay, yes, in the desert) and Kyle Busch's seventh consecutive Trucks Series win. Plus, the $100,000 bounty placed on Rowdy by Kevin Harvick, Sam Mayer doing Sam Mayer things in ARCA atThe Bullring, a preview of Auto Club and update on Ryan Newman.

From Las Vegas baggage claim and inside his rental car, Davey reflects on the somber end to Speedweeks. What was felt as Ryan Newman's crash occurred, the events that followed and miraculous news received less than 48 hours after the crash. He also touches on Denny Hamlin's Daytona 500 win and the historical significance of it and previews this weekend's festivities in Las Vegas.

On location from Speedweeks in Daytona/New Smyrna, Davey welcomes on Kyle Souza to discuss all the happenings, including Michael Self's ARCA Menards Series victory at Daytona, Sam Mayer's ARCA East victory at New Smyrna as well as "The Clash (or Crash, or Trash) that left Erik Jones beaten and battered, but in the winner's circle. Despite being kicked out of their recording space mid-episode, they push on (with ambient race car noises), preview the Daytona 500 and hit tighten this week's Lug Nuts.

Breathe easy, party people: it’s ~officially~ race week! Before previewing The Clash at Daytona to kick off racing in 2020, Davey recaps all the Silly Season moves that went down this off-season, including a plethora of new faces in new places. He then chats with Hailie Deegan (17:30), Ford’s newest development driver for DGR-Crosley in the ARCA Menards Series. The two discuss the whirlwind couple weeks before and after announcing her future plans, traveling to and from California, Daytona and Charlotte constantly, feelings once when announcement was public, how late the deal actually got finalized, why including some IMSA starts was important to her and Ford, her time in the K&N Pro Series, reflecting on her time with Toyota, where her mindset of not rushing up the ladder originated, realistic expectations for this season, courting companies for sponsorship herself, the importance of social media and more. Lastly, Davey looks ahead to “The Clash” and Speedweeks in Florida before tightening those Lug Nuts.