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Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Parker Kligerman from the Stamford Studio. Dale Jarrett from NYC with the Championship 4 Drivers. · NASCAR lost a legend Monday night when news broke about the passing of Hall of Famer David Pearson at the age of 83. We’ve got reaction from across the NASCAR world, including all four of this year’s Championship drivers. · NASCAR Hall of Famer and 1999 Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett is in New York with all four Championship drivers for an in-depth conversation about Sunday’s showdown at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Dale Jarrett from the Stamford Studio. Jeff Burton & Steve Letarte from the Charlotte Studio. · We’ll recap Sunday’s elimination race at Phoenix that set the Championship 4 in the Monster Energy Series. We’ll hear from those drivers, including Phoenix winner Kyle Busch, who locked themselves into next week’s race for the title. We’ll also hear from those drivers who’ll have to wait until next year. · Kevin Harvick drove his way into the Championship 4 with a 5th-place finish at Phoenix. He did so without the services of crew chief Rodney Childers, who is serving a two-race suspension for last week’s violation at Texas. Marty Snider goes 1-on-1 with Childers to get his take on Harvick’s performance as well as the team’s preparations for Miami. · We’ll also recap Saturday’s XFINITY Series elimination race at Phoenix. Facing a must-win situation, Christopher Bell scored his 7th win of the year and, more importantly, advanced to the Championship.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno in Stamford & Kyle Petty/Nate Ryan at NBC Charlotte· Kevin Harvick and the #4 team's major penalties from Texas are still reverberating. No longer in the Championship 4, Harvick holds the final spot by only a few points. But with the Playoffs heading to Phoenix, he's coming to his best track - and a 10th win in the desert would send him to Miami. Today, we'll focus on Harvick and the Bottom 4 - Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott, Aric Almirola, and Clint Bowyer - as they head for the biggest race of the season! · SiriusXM's Pete Pistone joins the show with his thoughts on the Harvick penalties, including how they're being perceived beyond the NASCAR world. Teams constantly pushing the limits to gain performance is a fact of life in the garage. But when a team crosses the line, does that tradition end up hurting the sport's image? · Already in the Championship 4 with a win at Martinsville, Joey Logano and the #22 Team Penske crew are having to balance preparations between this weeke

Hosts: Marty Snider, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte & Nate Ryan from the Charlotte Studio. · It’s a day of big news and NASCAR America has you covered. We’ve got expert analysis on the playoff-changing penalty handed down to Kevin Harvick, who saw his automatic berth in the Championship 4 taken away due to a violation found after his win at Texas Motor Speedway. We’ve got all the details, plus a report from Dave Burns at Stewart-Haas Racing. · We’ll also discuss today’s announcement of Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn officially joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2019 season. Will their championship magic at Furniture Row Racing carry over to JGR? · Plus, we’ll talk about the XFINITY Series Playoff picture. Can Elliott Sadler drive his way to Miami and win a championship before calling it a career? · Lastly, the next three selections of the 2018 Pit Crew All-Stars will be revealed on today’s show.

Hosts: Krista Voda, Parker Kligerman & Nate Ryan from the Stamford Studio. Kyle Petty at the Charlotte Studio. · We’ll look back at Sunday’s race and see how Kevin Harvick took down Texas and to secure a ticket to the Championship 4 at Miami. We’ll also look at the drama that unfolded for some other Playoff drivers in today’s edition of Scan All: Texas. · Marty Snider was busy today at Stewart-Haas Racing. He provides a report on the team’s current situation in the Monster Energy Series Playoffs. He also spoke to Clint Bowyer’s crew chief Mike Bugarewicz, as well as XFINITY Series driver Cole Custer. The latter is coming off a win at Texas to grab a spot in the XFINITY Series Championship 4. · Parker Kligerman hops into the NBC iRacing Simulator to show us the challenges that await the field at the new-look ISM Raceway at Phoenix.

Hosts: Krista Voda & Nate Ryan from the Stamford Studio. Jeff Burton in Burton’s Garage· We’ll recap the weekend that was at Texas Motor Speedway where Kevin Harvick secured a spot in the Championship with a dominant performance. How does Harvick’s win affect the championship picture in the Monster Energy Series? · Joey Logano has already locked himself into the Championship 4, but he made headlines at Texas by the way he raced fellow Playoff driver Aric Almirola, who voiced his displeasure afterwards. We’ll hear Almirola’s comments and discuss. · We’ll also discuss NASCAR mistakenly sending Jimmie Johnson to the rear prior to the start of the race. We’ll have reaction from NASCAR EVP Steve O’Donnell and discuss how NASCAR can avoid these errors in the future. · Dave Burns spoke to crew chief Alan Gustafson about Chase Elliott’s 6th-place run at Texas and a likely must-win situation next weekend at Phoenix. · Plus we’ll recap the wild finish on Saturday in the XFINITY Series race

Hosts: Carolyn Manno (Stamford), Dale Jarrett (NBC Charlotte)Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage calls in to discuss this weekend’s Playoff action in the Lone Star State. Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. will be together on the track for the first time since the controversial finish at Martinsville that saw Logano secure his spot in the Championship 4. How will Truex respond? Plus, Gossage will talk about Carl Edwards’ induction into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame. We’ll also examine the recent drop-off in wins from NASCAR’s Big Three of Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick & Martin Truex Jr. Will one of them breakthrough at Texas? Plus, we’ll focus on the current situation in the XFINITY Series Playoffs and look at some of the wildest moments from Texas Motor Speedway.

Hosts: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, & Nate Ryan along with Kelli Stavast from the Charlotte Studio. · With Dale Jr. hosting today’s Halloween edition of #WednesDale, we’ll turn the page towards this weekend’s Playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway by looking at how the track has changed over the years and the memorable moments to have taken place there. · We’ll reveal the next two selections of this season’s Pit Crew All-Stars and the interesting road each has taken to NASCAR. · Coming on the heels of last week’s controversial ending at Martinsville, we’ll look back at some other last-lap battles and the fan reaction they have generated over the years. · We’ll also check out how some of NASCAR’s best are celebrating Halloween. · Plus, #WednesDale fan questions, weekly shout-outs and we’ll find out which classic race is in the VCR.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno, Parker Kligerman & Kyle Petty in the Stamford Studio. Kelli Stavast is crisscrossing Charlotte to see where several of the top Playoff teams stand as they look toward next weekend's race at Texas. Here's what to expect on Kelli's Shop Tour: Kyle Busch and the #18 team are sitting in good shape after a Top-5 finish at Martinsville. Kelli talks with the team's crew chief, Adam Stevens, to see why they're confident of even more success in Texas. Kelli also goes one-on-one with Mike Bugarewicz, crew chief for the #14 team of Clint Bowyer. After a promising day at Martinsville went south with a late-race spin, how does the #14 team plan to rally and score a win to reach the Championship race? Another Playoff driver in trouble is Chase Elliott, who's gone from hottest driver in the sport to facing elimination in just one week. Kelli checks in with the 9 team, which still has optimism for the rest of the Round of 8 - and they have good reason for it! Also on today's show:The sights and soun

Hosts: Carolyn Manno, Nate Ryan & Kyle Petty in the Stamford Studio. A bump and run on the final lap sent Joey Logano to the Championship race in Miami and left defending champion Martin Truex Jr. fuming! While the NASCAR world continues to digest Sunday’s finish at Martinsville, our Kelli Stavast is at Team Penske to get Logano’s reaction one day later. Meanwhile, after another near-miss this season, will Truex finally be driven to retaliate? Or is payback simply not in his DNA? Kyle Petty and Nate Ryan will go ‘On The Clock’ to size up the other 6 Playoff contenders’ day at Martinsville. Who’s still in good shape to make Miami and who’s already facing a must-win situation for the next 2 weeks? Plus: Jimmie Johnson’s new era in 2019 will include a new sponsor! We’ll have more on Ally Financial’s full-season partnership with the #48 team for 2019 and 2020.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno in the Stamford Studio. Dale Jarrett in the Charlotte Studio. Jeff Burton & Parker Kligerman at the track in Martinsville. With the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoff Round of 8 beginning this weekend at Martinsville, some title contenders are favorites while others are dark horses. But all of them have a legit chance of winning and claiming the first ticket to the Championship race. DJ, Jeff and Parker will handicap a formidable Playoff field. Put more than 3 dozen cars on a half-mile track and you're bound to see tempers boil over. It's happened a few times in recent years at Martinsville, including last year with the dustup between Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin. We'll relive some of the biggest drama that's been produced at this tiny 'Paperclip.' Winners at Martinsville receive a grandfather clock for their efforts. Those clocks do more than tell time; they’re reminders of the importance of making the most of time. In a special essay, Nate Ryan explains why, for the 8 Playoff conte

Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Parker Kligerman in the Stamford Studio. Parker Kligerman gets in our NBCSN iRacing simulator to show us the keys to success at this notoriously difficult half-mile. Pete Pistone of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio joins the show to share his outlook on the Round of 8. Which of the three races have fans the most excited? And which non-Playoff drivers could steal a victory - and a chance to make the Championship - from those in title contention? And our friends at Rotoworld have early suggestions for NASCAR Fantasy Live at Martinsville! Find out who you'll need on your team this weekend.

Hosts: Rutledge Wood, Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Nate Ryan from the Charlotte Studio.#WednesDale is back as Rutledge Wood and Nate Ryan join Dale Jr. to discuss the upcoming Round of 8 opener at Martinsville Speedway. We’ll feature Sonoma Raceway president Steve Page, a finalist for the 2018 Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award. Pit Crew All-Stars is back! Today, we’ll reveal the first-two selections of this year’s squad. Both are athletes who competed in other sports before transitioning to the current roles in NASCAR. Dale Jr. looks back at some of his memorable moments at Martinsville. We’ll also find out what mystery tape is in the VCR this week? Plus, your fan questions and our weekly shout-outs!

Hosts: Carolyn Manno, Kyle Petty & Dale Jarrett from the Charlotte studio.- We look back on Sunday’s race at Kansas in today’s edition of “Scan All”.- We’ll turn the page and look ahead at the Round of 8. Who can grab the first ticket to the Championship 4 in Miami?- We’ll hear from Kevin Harvick’s crew chief Rodney Childers, as well as drivers Aric Almirola and Daniel Hemric.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno, Jeff Burton & Steve Letarte from the Charlotte Studio. We’ll look back at Sunday’s elimination race in the Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway. Chase Elliott took the checkered flag for his 2nd win of the Playoffs. Can Elliott carry his momentum into the Round of 8 and grab a spot in the Championship 4? Dave Burns spoke to Elliott’s crew chief Alan Gustafson to get his take on the 9 team’s performance.We’ve got reaction from drivers who advanced to the Round of 8 and those who had their title hopes dashed for the season. Dave Burns was busy today! He was also at Stewart-Haas Racing. Can SHR get all 4 of its cars to the Championship round at Miami? Our panel will look at their chances. Plus, we’ll see how are our broadcasters fared in NASCAR Fantasy Live action and re-visit Sunday Night Football reporter Michele Tafoya’s hot lap in the Toyota On-Track Camry with Jeff Burton.

Hosts: Krista Voda, Jeff Burton, Kyle Petty, Dale Jarrett, Marty Snider & Dale Earnhardt Jr.It’s the 1,000th episode of NASCAR America live from Kansas Speedway. In celebrating this milestone, we’ll re-live some of the show’s best moments from our first 999 episodes.Joining the program, will be 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, who will reflect on his 17-year partnership Chad Knaus that will end following this season. He’ll also talk about his crew chief for 2019, Kevin Meendering.Kansas native Clint Bowyer also joins the show to discuss racing in his home state, his passion for the Kansas City Chiefs and how he hopes to secure a spot in the Round of 8 this weekend.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno, Parker KligermanWe’ll preview this weekend’s elimination race at Kansas Speedway. We’ll look at Kyle Larson’s chances of advancing after being docked 10 points by NASCAR for violating the sport’s damaged vehicle policy at Talladega.Aric Almirola had one of the “feel good” moments of 2018 with his victory last weekend at Talladega. In his own words, Almirola tells the story of how his Kansas crash 17 months ago put him on the road to where he is today.As NASCAR America prepares for its 1,000th episode tomorrow, we’ll show you some of the best moments from our first 999 shows. Today, we’ll feature the best of the NBCSN iRacing Simulator. Parker, then hops in the “sim” to show us what challenges await the Playoff drivers at Kansas.Pete Pistone of Sirius XM NASCAR Radio calls in with his take on the current Playoff landscape.Carolyn and Parker also reveal their Kansas fantasy picks for this weekend.

Hosts: Marty Snider, Steve Letarte & Landon Cassill from NBC Sports CharlotteWe’ll react to the penalty handed down to Kyle Larson that makes advancing to the Round of 8 even more challenging.As cut-down day approaches in the Round of 12 of the Monster Energy Series, we’ll look back at drivers who kept their title hopes alive with victories in elimination races.Dillon Welch talks to crew chief Kevin Meendering, who is set to become Jimmie Johnson’s head wrench in 2019.Joey Logano may be racing for a championship ... But one of his other main goals is a far more important one: helping the lives of others, especially children ... We’ll look at the story behind the Joey Logano Foundation.We’ll re-visit Aric Almirola’s scary crash at Kansas and hear how that led him to re-focus on his career.Plus, we’ll have a sneak peek at tomorrow’s Dale Jr. Download and test our experts at how well they know their stats.

Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Parker Kligerman from the Stamford Studio. Dale Jarrett from the Charlotte Studio. As the Playoffs head for Kansas, only Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott are safe. And as we’ve seen in years past, big names have entered the Round of 12 cut race with good points cushions - only to meet with disaster and elimination. Which driver above the cut line should be the most worried? Marty Snider is at Stewart-Haas Racing with a report on how they’re looking to have all four of their drivers advance again in the playoffs. Plus - he talks 1-on-1 with Aric Almirola’s crew chief, John Klausmeier, about how the #10 team is preparing for the Round of 8. Almirola and Co. are riding high, but Brad Keselowski and the #2 crew are in big trouble. A 3-week series of unfortunate events have put them 18 points behind the cut line. Can they find a way to save their season? Steve Letarte talks with their champion crew chief, Paul Wolfe. And we’ll take one last look – and listen – to last weekend’s wild finis

Hosts: Carolyn Manno & Nate Ryan from the Stamford Studio. Dale Jarrett from the Charlotte Studio. We’ll recap Sunday’s race at Talladega that saw Aric Almirola end his 149-race winless streak and advance to the Round of 8. What does his victory mean for Almirola’s championship hopes going forward? Plus, we’ll examine the run of dominance of Stewart-Haas Racing in the Round of 12. Can all 4 of the team’s drivers find their way to Miami to battle for a championship? We’ll discuss the recent struggles of Cup Series champions Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. How does their performance of late bode for their chances to make it to Miami? Kyle Larson had a lot to say following Sunday’s race and it wasn’t positive. Facing elimination, how will Larson approach Kansas this weekend? Dave Burns reports from the Chip Ganassi Shop on the state of the 42 team. Plus, we begin our celebration of NASCAR America’s upcoming 1,000th episode (Friday, 6 ET) with highlights from our vault.