Michigan: Kevin Harvick becomes NASCAR’s “most dangerous” playoff driver; Bubba Wallace’s crushing second place; Blaney on bubble; Truex out?; “Swerve or Die” episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 8, 2022 · 54 MIN

Michigan: Kevin Harvick becomes NASCAR’s “most dangerous” playoff driver; Bubba Wallace’s crushing second place; Blaney on bubble; Truex out?; “Swerve or Die”

from NASCAR on NBC podcast · host Nate Ryan, NASCAR on NBC Sports

Did 15 winners ever seem possible to KP? (1:00); “the most dangerous man in motorsports” (3:00); what it meant that Harvick “controlled” the race to snap a long winless streak (4:30); how KP saw the former high school wrestler from Bakersfield, California, seize the race (7:00); how experience might have hindered Rodney Childers’ adaptation to the Next Gen car (9:30); Bubba’s big heartbreak (12:00); is Bubba being too hard on himself? (13:30); how he will move on from it as a smarter, better driver (16:30); are Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan rubbing off on Wallace, and is that a good thing? (19:00); the stakes for Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. (21:00); where things stand for Truex and the 19 team after a bumpy Michigan (26:00); KP’s concerns on Blaney (28:00); what a year for Kyle Busch (30:00); the Ty Gibbs in Cup factor coupled with the Next Gen (32:30); and how Kyle Busch might perceive all of those factors (35:00); Denny Hamlin’s disappointment and the continuing Gibbs errors (37:00); the eBay Motors MotorMouths of The Race: A memorable quote from Kevin Harvick (40:00); and what it reveals about what we always have known about Harvick (42:00); KP discusses his new book, “Swerve or Die” that was released this week (45:00); his reasons for writing it and how it became a very therapeutic process that helped him work through some unsettled (and dark) periods in life (46:30);  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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NASCAR on NBC analyst Kyle Petty on Kevin Harvick becoming the most dangerous driver in the Cup Series playoffs with his stunner at Michigan; Bubba Wallace’s heart-wrenching runner-up finish and whether he was too hard on himself; the raised stakes for Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. now battling for a final playoff spot; a crazy year for Kyle Busch; Ty Gibbs’ emergence and what it might portend for KB18; Denny Hamlin’s pit crew mistake in a season of errors for Joe Gibbs Racing; Kyle Petty’s new memoir, “Swerve or Die”; and his visit with the Avett Brothers.

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