EPISODE · Mar 20, 2019 · 50 MIN
Jerry Freeze of Front Row Motorsports on being an underdog but growing Cup team
from NASCAR on NBC podcast · host Nate Ryan, NASCAR on NBC Sports
The general manager of the three-car team on expanding to a third car and moving into a new shop in Mooresville (1:00); juggling building and preparing cars between two locations (3:00); the advantage of being more centrally located in Charlotte (6:00); the deeper talent pool in expanding by a few dozen employees (8:30); how many people have been at Front Row since the start (10:30); whether the team decided to make the six-figure investment of buying an Optical Scanning Station (12:30); the equipment available at a new shop that once housed winning cars for Chip Ganassi Racing (17:00); why Front Row has tried to acquire more charters (20:00); what the Gen 7 could mean for cost reduction and manufacturer involvement (23:00); limiting inventories of parts and cars and why it can help (26:00); how IndyCar could provide a blueprint for NASCAR in capping team budgets (30:00); the impact of the 2019 rules package on Front Row (33:00); using overlaying driver data to improve performance (36:00); the fiery side of Michael McDowell this season and how Ford brokered a peace after Daytona (40:00); do the controversial headlines help the team? (45:00); whether a fourth car is on the horizon (47:00). Visit www.nbcsports.com/nascar and www.nbcsports.com/motors for more NASCAR and motorsports coverage from NBC Sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The general manager on the challenges and struggles of being a midpack team expanding to a third car and moving to a new shop, the decision on getting an OSS machine, what’s on the horizon for NASCAR and its Gen 7 model and the controversial skirmishes that Front Row driver Michael McDowell has been in this year with Joey Logano at the Daytona 500 and Daniel Suarez in Phoenix qualifying.
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