North Wilkesboro: All-Star big event feel; what’s next for North Wilkesboro; short-track tweaks for NASCAR; Kyle Larson’s brilliance; Coca-Cola 600/Indy 500 previews episode artwork

EPISODE · May 22, 2023 · 38 MIN

North Wilkesboro: All-Star big event feel; what’s next for North Wilkesboro; short-track tweaks for NASCAR; Kyle Larson’s brilliance; Coca-Cola 600/Indy 500 previews

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

On thescene for North Wilkesboro Speedway’s biggest weekend in 27 years (1:00); DJ’s reaction to returning to Wilkesboro, a track where he had limited success (3:30); should a repave be in the track’s future? (7:30); what was the vibe like at track’s most recent Cup points race in 1996? (10:00); how NASCAR got from leaving Wilkesboro for Fontana, Texas, Vegas, Chicagoland and then returning in the past 27 years (13:00); a suggestion for NASCAR in continuing work on optimizing the short-track package (17:00); the greatness of Kyle Larson adapting and running a completely different line to whip the field (22:00); an anecdote about DJ’s 1996 Coca-Cola 600 victory (26:00); and what Dale Earnhardt thought about it (28:00); another 75th anniversary moment for DJ as the grand marshal at Charlotte (29:30); Coca-Cola 600 preview (32:00); Indy 500 prediction (34:30). 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 Dale Jarrett on analyzing NASCAR’s return to the North Wilkesboro Speedway and its big event feel, what lies ahead for the track after its revival, how NACAR can continue tweaking its short track package, why Kyle Larson’s All-Star Race win was so impressive and showed how adaptable he can be, what it’s been like being honored in NASCAR’s 75th Anniversary season, a favorite memory from DJ’s 1996 Coca-Cola 600 victory, a preview of the Coke 600 and Indy 500.”

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