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The Racing Writer"s Podcast

Racer Magazine"s Kelly Crandall brings stories and interviews from drivers and personalities from NASCAR, NHRA, and more.

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Ep. 256 | Josh Hart

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/03/20

In his second full season of NHRA competition, Josh Hart hopes people are starting to take notice that his team isn’t messing around. Hart discusses preparing for a new season; what he learned last year; balancing between the driver and owner hat; experiencing the Countdown for the first time; the mental game of NHRA; being one of the quietest and calmest drivers in the pits; fitting into the pits with drivers Hart once looked up to; Don Garlits as a mentor; how his drag racing career started from

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Ep. 255 | Brittany Force

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/03/13

Brittany Force enters a new season as a two-time NHRA Top Fuel champion and is hungry for more. But before we talk racing, Force shares how she got away from racing over the last few months traveling around the country; having extracurricular activities away from racing; what she learned to enjoy or do from the first championship to the second championship; digesting and appreciating the run her team had in the Countdown last year; what it was like to watch the first round at Pomona with the title

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Ep. 254 | Brian Lohnes

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/03/06

That damn Brian Lohnes! Once you hear the conversation you’ll be in on the joke because Brian is a wonderful guy that is really good at what he does. In our conversation you’ll learn everywhere you can find Brian; the early work to becoming an announcer and sleeping at racetracks; taking in the moments his voice will be connected to in NHRA history; the necessity of being a jack of all trades; the origin story of his love of cars and racing, and how consuming it became; the live and in-person

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Ep. 253 | Josh Bilicki

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/02/27

Josh Bilicki is back for another season of NASCAR racing in both the Xfinity Series and Cup Series, but before he does that, he experienced the Chili Bowl for the first time. Bilicki shares what it was like to compete in Tulsa; why he wanted to try his hand at the biggest dirt event in the country; if seat time of any kind actually helps a driver hone their craft; turning right to go left on dirt; why he is not based in the Charlotte hub; choosing a stock car path despite having a background and

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Ep. 252 | Wayne Auton

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/02/20

Wayne Auton is the managing director of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and that means he wears many different hats. Auton keeps things and people in order, and he had to do plenty of that in 2022, so we begin our conversation on the balance of being a mentor but also an enforcer. We then shift into a lesson about having drivers sign autographs and Auton’s mentors; the lack of a family nickname; a family history in racing but not wanting to be a driver; working his way up the ranks starting at Hickory

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Ep. 251 | Lindsey Mandia

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/02/13

Lindsey Mandia is the VP of production at Fox Sports, and she is in the middle of a three-week stretch working on the Busch Light Clash, the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500. Mandia explains how the second year of planning production for the Clash will be different from the first; what Fox brought to NASCAR about presenting the Clash; what exactly the VP of production does; managing the talent; the birth of ideas, and the ones that never see the light of day; the Clash vs. the Super Bowl vs. the

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Ep. 250 | Amanda Busick

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/02/06

Amanda Busick loves to work and loves motor sports, which is why you’ll never see her in just one place. Busick is most known for being the top-end reporter for NHRA on Fox, but she has some news to share on the podcast in addition to taking us into how she got to where she is today. We start by learning how she kept busy in the winter without racing; the catalyst to saying ‘yes’ to everything; branching into NASCAR for Fox Sports; compartmentalizing each job and being present; balancing racing

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Ep. 249 | Mike Bagley

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2023/01/30

Mike Bagley is a turn announcer with Motor Racing Network (MRN) and co-host of The Morning Drive on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (7 a.m. – 11 a.m., Mon. – Fri.) Bagley joins the show to discuss various topics about his roles, including what he would be doing after a SiriusXM show and where he’s normally located for the show; being a big notetaker and prep work; the approach to an early morning daily talk show; working with David Poole in his early days of TMD; what makes Bagley and Pete Pistone work well

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Ep. 248 | Julie Giese

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/10/24

Julie Giese is preparing for her final race as president of Phoenix Raceway before shifting to the Chicago street course. Giese explains what goes on a racetrack in the final weeks before an event; how championship weekend is different from spring race weekend; what being a track president means; sitting with race fans for the start of the events; going from a dairy farm to working in racing; what it was like to come into NASCAR in 2001 during an intense time for the sport; experiences and projects

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Ep. 247 | Andrew Combs (SHR executive chef)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/10/17

Andrew Combs is the executive chef for Stewart-Haas Racing, but what exactly does that entail? Combs takes us inside a busy week leading into the Charlotte Roval; what prep looks like before a race weekend; previous roles in the sport before turning to cooking; trying to describe the setup in the garage; knowing when it’s time to start feeding everyone; putting together complex meals; having his working station custom made; how the equipment travels; sticking to favorites versus changing things up;

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Ep. 246 | Don Hawk

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/10/10

Don Hawk is the CEO of SRX, and he’s educating us on the business side of racing. We start by debriefing on the second season of SRX and Hawk’s first with the group; the decision to leave Speedway Motorsports and SRX not being on the radar but quickly developing; how SRX is a new challenge in business; what Hawk wanted to do coming into SRX compared to how the season played out; having a long term vision for SRX and having the resources to do so; SRX’s relationship with NASCAR and other series; the

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Ep. 245 | Rutledge Wood

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/10/03

Rutledge Wood isn’t running around inside a racetrack as he has in years past, but he’s still plenty busy. Rut catches us up on what he’s been doing lately; being used where he fits best and telling stories; having to be comfortable engaging people and wondering around; if being on TV has helped him develop a thick skin of other skills; getting his start in racing through a Craigslist ad; being on TV for cars but having a marketing degree; learning to love cars from his dad; why cars were the thing

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Ep. 244 | Ben Barnicoat

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/09/26

Meet Ben Barnicoat, one of the new drivers on the Lexus IMSA program for the Vasser Sullivan team. We’re going to learn how much fun the team is; the balance of having fun but knowing when it’s time to go to battle; how Barnicoat ended up on the Lexus radar for an IMSA seat; if it’s been everything he expected this season; being a former McLaren driver; doing sim work for Mercedes; being a teammate and sharing an apartment with Jack Hawksworth; not knowing Jack until now but growing up not far from

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Ep. 243 | Daylon Barr

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/09/19

Daylon Barr had other dreams involving racing before picking up a camera and giving photography a try. In this episode Barr takes us inside how he spend his weekdays; what it means to be an independent photographer; finding good help and time off; it being a physically demanding job; dealing with a big load of clients and how he comes about business; becoming Trackhouse Racing’s main man; getting photos to clients quickly and during a race; the pride of seeing his work in the wild; having an

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Ep. 242 | Jerry Freeze (Front Row Motorsports)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/09/12

How did Jerry Freeze go from owning a successful lawn care business to general manager of the NASCAR team Front Row Motorsports? Freeze takes us inside his love of racing and how he took a chance by moving to North Carolina; learning from Tad Geschickter, and then spending 12 years at Petty before arriving at Front Row; what being a general manager entails; the state of Front Row as the season winds down; how the organization prepared for a new car; what happens to old inventory and the parts and

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Ep. 241 | Angelle Sampey

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/09/05

Angelle Sampey is a three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion and not only the winningest female in NHRA but professional motorsports. Sampey sits down for a chat on all things drag racing, but we first start with how things are in the swamp a year after Hurricane Ida. From there, we dig into the season and why she believes her team “is the one to beat” in Pro Stock Motorcycle this year; why Angelle says she’s fighting herself on the bike; having self-confidence in drag racing; breaking down the

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Ep. 240 | Courtney Enders (pt. 2)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/08/29

Trophies, fights, and TikTok, oh my! As we wrap up our conversation with Courtney Enders, we’re getting all kinds of stories this week. The episode picks up with Courtney describing a house full of racing memorabilia; who is more competitive between Courtney and Erica; inside the Disney movie (Right on Track) made about the Enders sisters from its accuracy to Brie Larson playing Courtney; doing their own stunts; how the film helped grow drag racing; a high school Enders sister brawl; when and why

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Ep. 239 | Courtney Enders (pt. 1)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/08/22

Courtney Enders used to drive race cars and might have a recognizable last name, but she can be your hype woman, social media star, or busy businesswoman. We’re digging into all of it with her over two episodes. In the first part of our conversation, we learn about the many hats Enders wears for her sister and others in the NHRA; her new job as a content creator with FloSports and how drag racing, including the NHRA, plays a part; the pressure to present a good product at Flo; being self-critical

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Ep. 238 | Davey Segal (pt 2)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/08/15

In the second part of our conversation with Davey Segal, we’re digging into producing various NASCAR content. Segal admits he stole the idea for his post-race TikTok videos; acknowledges the risk in mocking drivers he has to work with; why he got into podcasting and how his show has evolved over the years; what he wants to get out of his interviews; being conscious of eye contact; putting in the work to be confident, comfortable, and clean in interviews; the process of making interview requests;

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Ep. 237 | Davey Segal (pt. 1)

The Racing Writer"s Podcast ·

2022/08/08

Fellow podcaster and media friend Davey Segal is a jack of all trades, and we needed a lot of time to dig into all of them. This week in the first part of our conversation, Segal explains how he landed his role as an associate producer for SiriusXM NASCAR Radio; bringing video to the SiriusXM NASCAR social channels; the story of how he first got into racing; shedding the fan skin to become a media member; when the realization happened about wanting to become a media member; why he chose Michigan

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