NASCAR Cup Series Fontana Winner Kyle Busch came into The Freak Nation right after his win in his second  race with Richard Childress Racing. The win was also in a car wrapped with Lucas Oil livery, a rarity in NASCAR.  Busch is the 2015 and 2019 Cup Series champion. His 61 Cup wins are most among active drivers. He now ranks ninth on the all-time wins list. Obviously, he's one of the best ever.  Listen...

Kyle Busch on Race Win, RCR & Kurt's Help

Guests: NASCAR Cup Series Fontana Winner Kyle Busch, Supercross 450cc Texas Winner Cooper Webb

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 02/26/2023

Kyle Busch wins the Pala Casino 400 from Auto Club Speedway. Post Race Press Conference with Race Winning Crew Chief Randall Burnett and Race Winner Kyle Busch.

Kyle Busch Fontana Winner 02/26/2023

2015 & 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch is with a new team in 2023.  He's also with a new attitude after sponsor troubles left him wondering if he'd get support for the season. He honored support from Lucas OIl Racing with a win at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.  The victory also was Busch's first in his new relationship with Richard Childress Racing.  He talked with Crash Gladys at Fontana. Listen...

Kyle Busch Getting Great Start to 2023 NASCAR Cup Season

Guests: 2015 & 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch, Defending NHRA Funny Car Champion Ron Capps, Defending IndyCar Champion Will Power, 2022 AMA Supercross 250sx East Champion Jett Lawrence

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 03/19/2023

Jeremy and Darren recap recent IndyCar and Nascar action at Long Beach, Martinsville, and Talladega, discuss the latest news and notes, and preview tomorrow's Honda Indy Grand Prix at Alabama and Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway

The SpeedCast - E174: Rollin' On

NASCAR Xfinity Driver Sheldon Creed has found a home with Richard Childress Racing.  IN fact, he's one of the most popular drivers in the program on the basis of fan mail.  He gets the most at RCR.  Creed is seventh in points in the Xfinity series.  And he's committed to climbing in the standings. But he also has an interest in dirt track racing. He may seek that kind of racing when he has time.  Listen...

Sheldon Creed on Schools, Arrogance & Fan Mail

Guests: IndyCar Barber Winner Scott McLaughlin, NHRA Charlotte 4-Wide Top Fuel Winner Austin Prock, NASCAR Xfinity Driver Sheldon Creed, 16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 04/30/2023

Jeremy and Darren recap last weekend's Nascar and IndyCar races at Dover and Barber Motorsports Park, discuss the latest news and notes, and preview this weekend's Nascar Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway!

The SpeedCast - E175: Kansas Spring 2023

Guests: NASCAR Cup Winner at World Wide Technology Raceway Kyle Busch, NHRA Top Fuel Driver Justin Ashley, 2016 IndyCar Indy 500 Winner Alexander Rossi

SpeedFreaks National Radio Show 06/04/2023

2023 ARCA Menards Series Champion Jesse Love is driving in the Xfinity Series now for Richard Childress Racing. Love was the first rookie driver to win the Top Qualifier position in his first two NASCAR races. But Love is working hard building his tool box for racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. And that includes helpful suggestions from teammates at RCR including Xfinity driver Austin Hill. Listen...

Jesse Love on Rambunctiousness, Mistakes & Race Craft

Veteran crew chief Luke Lambert joins Davey Segal (6:40) on the heels of his first top 10 finish of the 2024 season with rookie Carson Hocevar and Spire Motorsports. He explains why he's been pleased with the start to the season thus far, what it's been like to come into the organization amid the rapid growth and what it's like working with Stephen Doran and Ryan Sparks as Cup crew chief counterparts.

Lambert also dives into his background, starting as an engineer back in 2005 with Richard Childress Racing, how the sport and his job(s) have evolved in the nearly two decades since, getting thrusted into the crew chief role midway though the 2011 season, his memorable Championship 4 run with Ryan Newman and RCR in 2014, why he opted to leave the organization for Roush Fenway and how COVID impacted his career trajectory more than you'd expect.

Plus, how his passion for engineering blossomed at NC State, working with countless drivers along the way and what's next for him in the sport.

Plus, Papa Segal turns the wayback machine on a complicated historical figure and Davey talks Chase Elliott's big win at Texas and looks ahead to the 2.66-mile behemoth of Talladega Superspeedway.

Episode 222: Luke Lambert

NASCAR Talladega Xfinity Winner Jesse Love got his first win at RCR Racing.  Love's win allowed him to move up one place to fourth in the points standings.  He's been competitive all season with four stage wins but he's just moving into victory lane.  He talked with Kenny Sargent at Talladega and Sargent was able to share video with Jesse showing his crew celebrating the moment he crossed the finish line for the win.  Listen...

Jesse Love on Crew Celebrations, Winning & Mentoring

Matt Swiderski, the man affectionately known as "Squid" joins Davey Segal (7:40) to discuss his intriguing career that has spanned motorsports and aerospace. He explains why and how Daniel Suárez and the No. 99 team have turned a corner and flipped a switch ahead of the playoffs, why they were experimenting throughout the spring and summer and reflects on the option tire used at Richmond.

Squid dives into his background in racing growing up in the midwest, working on street stocks and super late models in and around Chicago and how he wound up being a first-generation racer before getting hired at Richard Childress Racing after college as a data acquisition engineer. He explains what the role entailed, winning a then Busch Series title in 2007 with Clint Bowyer, working with Kevin Harvick, Casey Mears and others before making a career change.

Swiderski explains why he opted to leave motorsports for a job at SpaceX, how his skillset transitioned to aerospace and his one-on-one interview with, you guessed it, Elon Musk. But his time there was short-lived, and he explains why racing was calling him back home to Welcome, North Carolina and RCR just 8 months later.

He discusses his eventual rise to the crew chief role, why he was never dead set on pursuing that full-time, but once he got a taste he wanted more of it, stops along the way at Team Penske and Kaulig Racing, the recruitment process to Trackhouse, an ironic story of when he interviewed for the No. 99 crew chief position the first time, the culture at the team being similar to SpaceX, what he's learned in his 100+ Cup races as a shot caller, his realistic expectations ahead of his first playoffs and more.

Davey also touches on Tyler Reddick's Michigan win, previews Daytona and Papa Segal pays homage to a NASCAR pioneer.

Episode 240: Matt Swiderski

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