Nascar Live

We've got something new for you on this week's NASCAR Live Wide Open. Last week in Indianapolis, Mike Bagley headed out to an indoor karting event featuring some of the brightest young stars in the ARCA/Menards series and Camping World Truck Series. Mike documented it all for you and spoke to names like Carson Hocevar, Rajah Caruth, and even our own Alex Hayden. We also preview this weekend's racing action at Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are coming off of a full weekend of racing in Indianapolis and we have a great lineup for you on this week's NASCAR Live. Austin Cindric joins us fresh off of his 2nd place finish at the Indy road course. Carson Hocevar is also here to give us an outlook on the rest of the Truck Series playoffs. We also get you ready for this weekend's racing action at Michigan and take a look at the Cup playoff picture with just 4 races remaining in the regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Camping World Truck Series returns to Lucas Oil Raceway Park this weekend. That track is home to many classic races and on a special edition of NASCAR Live Wide Open this week we revisit one of those. In a never before heard feature, Dan Hubbard takes us back through a classic battle between Brian Vickers and Shane Hmiel in the 2003 Kroger 200. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've got some rising stars joining us on this week's edition of NASCAR Live. The youngest of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable, Christopher Bell sits down with Chris Wilner as his 20 team prepares for the playoffs. Our Kim Coon also chats with Camping World Truck Series regular season champion, Zane Smith as that series begins their playoffs on Friday night at Lucas Oil Raceway Park. We also have a full preview of the Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard and Alex Hayden gives us a history lesson on what makes those bricks so special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Todd Bodine has been around NASCAR his entire life and he will step into the driver's seat one final time on Saturday. Ahead of Todd's 800th and final start in Saturday's Camping World Truck Series race he joined Mike Bagley for a wide open conversation on his career, the current state of the truck series, and more. We also look ahead to the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 with our weekly look at the odds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 1st domino to fall in terms of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series schedule happened on Tuesday. Ben Kennedy, Steve Phelps, and other NASCAR luminaries were on hand in Chicago to make the announcement and we have it covered for you. We also get Cole Custer's take on the new event when he joins Mike Bagley for a sit-down interview. We also preview the upcoming racing weekend with a deeper look at Pocono's 3 unique corners and get a look at the Truck series playoff bubble heading into their cut-off race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the best drivers ever at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Jeff Burton is the guest on this week's show. Jeff sits down with Mike Bagley for a wide ranging conversation on the stories that are dominating the headlines in NASCAR. We also get you ready for this weekend's Ambetter 301 with our weekly look at the odds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Corey Lajoie went for it and came up just short. The Spire Motorsports driver almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history on Sunday and he stopped by NASCAR Live to discuss running up front and the emotions he is feeling just days after coming so close to victory. Austin Hill was victorious in Saturday's XFinity race at Atlanta and the RCR driver sat down with Kim Coon to discuss winning at his home track. We also get you ready to head to New Hampshire for the Ambetter 301 this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thorsport Racing is one of the most unique success stories in NASCAR. The team has become a dominant force in the truck series despite being located in Sandusky Ohio and not the Charlotte North Carolina like the majority of NASCAR teams. The truck series heads back to Ohio this weekend and Thorsport has a home game on their hand. The general manager of the team, David Pepper, joins Mike Bagley for a wide ranging conversation on the team and the history of the truck series on this week's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have our 5th first time winner of the 2022 season after Tyler Reddick's triumph at Road America. The RCR driver sat down with our own Kim Coon to discuss his big moment on this week's show. We also talk to Alex Bowman as the 48 team gears up for the push to the playoffs. Ahead of the truck series heading to Mid-Ohio this weekend we also take a look back at the only NASCAR team headquartered in Ohio, Thorsport Racing. We also hear what the Cup Series drivers are expecting on their return trip to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend and Tim Catalfamo gives us an XFinity Series status report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Road course racing typically brings out ringers and this weekend at Road America will be no different. Brazilian champion, Miguel Paludo will make his return to the Xfinity series this weekend driving in a 5th JR Motorsports car. Miguel sat down with Mike Bagley to preview this weekend's race and NASCAR's popularity in Brazil. We also preview the KwikTrip 250 with our weekly look at the odds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the favorites to win the cup series championship, Ross Chastain stops by for a sit-down conversation with Winston Kelley on this week's edition of NASCAR Live. Our championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon is also here to discuss all of the storylines currently surrounding the sport. We also get you ready for the weekend with a look at the history of Road America and a preview of the KwikTrip 250. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A familiar voice will be returning to the airwaves this weekend at Nashville as Winston Kelley will once again be present on pit road for MRN. On this week's episode Winston sat down with Mike Bagley to discuss his return to the airwaves, his decision to step away from the network full-time, and his current role at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We also preview the Ally 400 with our weekly look at the betting odds from Trey Downey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week kicks off 20 straight weeks of racing for the cup series and we got you ready for it on this week's edition of NASCAR Live. Steve Post, Dave Moody, and Jason Toy joined Mike Bagley to discuss all of the storylines that have dominated the first 16 races of 2022. One of those storylines is the rise of Team Trackhouse and Kurt Becker took us through the rise of that team. We also looked at all of the 1st time winners in 2022 and previewed this weekend's Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anyone who listens to MRN knows Steve Post is our resident dirt expert. So we thought it was the perfect time for Mike Bagley to sit down with the Postman to discuss the truck series heading to Knoxville, Iowa for some dirt racing this Saturday night. Steve also shared how he fell in love with dirt racing and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have our 4th 1st time winner in the Cup Series in 2022 after Daniel Suarez captured the checkered flag at Sonoma Raceway. Chris Wilner takes us through the ups and downs Suarez went through on his path to becoming a cup series winner. We also get you ready for this weekend's big dirt race for the truck series at Knoxville Raceway. We look at the storied history of the track, we get a playoff bubble update, and Matt DiBenedetto chats with Mike Bagley as he tries to fight his way into the 10 driver playoff field. In honor of Father's Day we also take a look at the current crop of 2nd generation drivers racing in the cup series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NASCAR Camping World Truck series returns to Sonoma Raceway in California for the 1st time in 24 years this weekend so we thought it was a perfect time to give you a history lesson of the series in the Golden State. Dan Hubbard joins Mike Bagley for that discussion and we also take a look at the odds for the Toyota/Savemart 350. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The month of June is already here and that gives us a chance to talk to some drivers who are heating up during these Summer months. That was the case on this week's NASCAR Live as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. stops by. Christian Eckes has 4 straight top 5's in the truck series and he talked to Jason Toy about his season. We also looked back at the debut of the cup series at World Wide Technology Raceway with an edition of MRN Backtrax. We also looked ahead to this weekend and previewed the Toyota/Savemart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NASCAR heads back to Illinois this weekend for the Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. We thought there would be no better way to preview the event than to have our own Kurt Becker sit down with Mike Bagley to discuss the history of racing in the area and how he got his start in the sport. We also take a look at the odds and make some picks for the Enjoy Illinois 300. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This coming weekend is a weekend full of firsts in the sport. The Cup Series will head to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time and the XFinity series heads out west for their inaugural race at Portland International Raceway. The CEO and owner of WWT Raceway, Curtis Francois sits down with Mike Bagley as we head into the big event. AJ Allmendinger is one of the only drivers in the sport to have raced at Portland and he sat down with Steve Post to preview what we might see there. We also look back at the history of racing at Gateway and in the city of Portland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.