• Iowa Speedway’s smash debut, Martin Truex Jr. stepping back, Kyle Busch’s surprising Gibbs, Hendrick RCR comments

  • Jun 20 2024
  • Length: 58 mins
  • Podcast

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Iowa Speedway’s smash debut, Martin Truex Jr. stepping back, Kyle Busch’s surprising Gibbs, Hendrick RCR comments

  • Summary

  • NACAR on NBC analyst Jeff Burton on the Cup debut of Iowa Speedway (2:00); the concerns about the repave and why it was done (4:30); the surprising recent track record of successful repaves (7:30); the essence of the Midwestern race fan (10:30); a brief jog through Burton’s trophy collection (16:00); Martin Truex Jr.’s decision to step away from full-time Cup racing next season (18:00); how the Burton family made it work knowing that Jeff’s racing career always took top priority (23:00); why Truex should be OK with handling the unknown of what semi-retirement will feel like (25:00); how do drivers struggle with filling the competitive void (28:00); how does Joe Gibbs Racing fill the void left by Truex (34:00); Kyle Busch’s curious remarks about JGR, Hendrick and RCR (40:00); the internal struggles of being Kyle Busch at the moment (44:00); Burton’s theory of Next Gen: The faster the car goes, the better the racing is (50:00).

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