Episode 80: Tanner Gray
from Victory Lane Hosted by Davey Segal
After becoming the youngest ever NHRA champion, Tanner Gray decided to switch things up. The third generation racer joins Davey (26:45) to discuss his move to circle track racing and stock cars, including why his mind was made up before his championship season, the reason he was so dead set on it for years, whether or not his family legacy in NHRA put any pressure on him and a funny story of the first time he strapped into a dragster. Gray also details growing up in New Mexico, where racing wasn’t very popular, and devoting his focus to baseball, not being so hard on himself and why he wasn’t totally able to enjoy his first K&N Pro Series win at South Boston. The two also chat about a few other memorable moments in his K&N tenure, being a part of the Ford Development Program, the competition difference from K&N to ARCA to Trucks, driving for David Gilliland and working with championship crew chief Shane Wilson in his first full-time season in the Truck Series. Plus, his love of golf (and how good he really is), his dog, Leo, a potential nickname and a hysterical story of when his brother, Taylor, strangled him at the go-kart track. Davey recaps the mayhem from Martinsville, which saw Kevin Harvick's shocking elimination from the playoffs while Chase Elliott's clutch performance earned him a Championship 4 spot. Is there a problem with this format? He gives his take. Plus, a complete preview of the title deciding weekend in Phoenix for all three national series.
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