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Chasing Checkers

Chasing Checkers dives into the news and notes for all things NASCAR, IndyCar and other areas of auto-racing, plus features the big stars of the sport. Guests include: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Josef Newgarden, Helio Castroneves, Alex Palou and more! A new episode drops every Friday and you can hear the show Saturdays at 8:00AM on 92.1 the Axe in Mattoon, IL and Sundays at 8:00AM on 102.5/106.3 the Game in Nashville. Available on all major podcasts platforms.

  1. 132

    S7 Ep4: Connor Zilisch and Michael Waltrip Join, plus All Star Weekend

    Chase is joined by Rookie Connor Zilisch and Fox Sports Analyst, Michael Waltrip. Plus, he reacts to SVG's big win at Watkins Glen. Also, it's All-Star Weekend! Who wins? 

  2. 131

    S7 Ep3: Chasing Checkers - Texas Fallout + Zane Smith & Chase Briscoe

    Chase McCabe reacts to Chase Elliott's second win of the season at Texas, plus what to expect at Watkins Glen. He's also joined by Zane Smith and Chase Briscoe. 

  3. 130

    S7 Ep2: Reddick Wins Daytona, Atlanta Preview, Bob Pockrass Joins

    Tyler Reddick is a Daytona 500 Champion! Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on the Daytona 500 weekend and how the sport moves forward post lawsuit. Fox Sport's racing reporter, Bob Pockrass joins the show and Chase gets you set for Atlanta. 

  4. 129

    S7 Ep1: Season Debut! Daytona 500 Baby!

    Chasing Checkers is Back! Chase McCabe gets you set for the Daytona 500, plus Tim Catalfamo from MRN joins the show from Daytona. Can Kyle Busch win his first Great American Race? We discuss!

  5. 128

    S6 Ep7: Pocono Reaction, Atlanta Preview + Fairgrounds & MCGP

    Chase McCabe reacts to Chase Briscoe's win at Pocono in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as Alex Palou's continued dominance in IndyCar. He's joined by Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway GM Anthony Tate and Music City Grand Prix President Anne Fischgrund. 

  6. 127

    S6 Ep6: Todd Gilliland, Joe Williams and What's Next for Mexico City

    Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on the Cup Series first visit to Mexico City, plus he's joined by fellow Nashville Superspeedway Track Announcer, Joe Williams and drive Todd Gilliland. 

  7. 126

    Ross Chastain at Nashville Superspeedway

    Ross Chastain caught up with Chase McCabe before the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville. 

  8. 125

    S6 Ep5: Ryan Blaney + Alex Bowman + Nashville Superspeedway

    Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on Ross Chastain's win in the Coke 600 at Charlotte. He's also joined in studio by Ryan Blaney and chats with Alex Bowman and Nashville Superspeedway's Katie Myers. 

  9. 124

    Podcast Exclusive: Ryan Blaney in Studio

    NASCAR Driver Ryan Blaney joined Chase McCabe and Big Joe Dubin in studio on their show to talk about the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. 

  10. 123

    S6 Ep4: All-Star Reaction + Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Join

    It's a PACKED show this week as Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on Christopher Bell's big All-Star win. He also discusses the big IndyCar penalties with Team Penske and is joined by drivers Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 

  11. 122

    Podcast Exclusive: Ross Chastain 051625

    Ross Chastain joins on his way to North Wilksboro Speedway for All-Star Weekend. 

  12. 121

    S6 Ep3: Kansas Reaction, All-Star Preview + Bubba Wallace Joins

    Chase McCabe gives his reaction to Kyle Larson's dominant win at Kansas and looks at IndyCar's race from the Indy Grand Prix. You'll also hear a conversation with driver, Bubba Wallace. 

  13. 120

    S6 Ep2: Texas Reaction + Ross Chastain Joins

    This week's episode dives into Joey Logano's win at Texas and the announcement that championship weekend would return to the Homestead Miami Speedway. Plus, Chase went to the Gibson Garage as Nashville Superspeedway unveiled their 2025 Gibson Trophy Guitars for race weekend. Drivers Ross Chastain, Nick Sanchez and Dawson Sutton all joined as did Nashville Superspeedway GM, Matt Greci. 

  14. 119

    S6 Ep1: The Return! Dega Reaction + Fairgrounds

    Chasing Checkers is BACK! Chase McCabe reacts to all the drama at Talladega, plus a conversation with NASCAR on Fox's Jamie Little. He also talks Nashville Fairgrounds with GM, Anthony Tate. 

  15. 118

    S5 Ep22: NASCAR in Nashville Special

    Chase is live at the NASCAR Awards. He talks to Darrell Waltrip, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson and more! 

  16. 117

    S5 Ep21: Austin Cindric and Bobby Labonte Join

    Drivers Austin Cindric and Bobby Labonte join the show. 

  17. 116

    S5 Ep20: Ty Dillon, Ally 400 Reax & More

    It's a packed show with Ty Dillon, Simon Pagenaud & Conor Daly. 

  18. 115

    S5 Ep19: Denny Hamlin & Josh Berry

    It was a big weekend at Nashville Superspeedway and Chase McCabe talked with Denny Hamlin and Josh Berry. 

  19. 114

    S5 Ep18: Special NSS Show: Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier & More

    Chase is joined by drivers Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier & Clay Greenfield. 

  20. 113

    S5 Ep17: Graham Rahal & Chris Buescher Join

    Chase breaks down the Coke 600 and Indy 500 and also talks to Graham Rahal & Chris Buescher. 

  21. 112

    S5 Ep16: Kurt Busch, Josef Newgarden and Memorial Day Double!

    NASCAR messed up the end of the All Star, Chase discusses, plus he talks to Kurt Busch. Josef Newgarden also speaks on the Indy 500. 

  22. 111

    S5 Ep15: What's next for 23XI? Erik Moses Joins

    Kurt Busch wins at Kansas for 23XI. How can they keep building? Also, Nashville Superspeedway President Erik Moses joins. 

  23. 110

    S5 Ep14: Chris Buescher Joins, Darlington Fallout

    Driver Chris Buescher joins the show, plus Chase gives his thoughts on Logano's move on Byron at Darlington. 

  24. 109

    S5 Ep13: William Byron & Chase Briscoe Join

    Drivers William Byron and Chase Briscoe join the show as Chase reacts to Dover and talks Darlington, plus racing at the Nashville Fairgrounds. 

  25. 108

    S5 Ep12: William Byron talks Nashville Fairgrounds and Darlington

    William Byron will be racing this weekend at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the Super Late Models. He also talks his season to this point and racing at Darlington on Sunday. 

  26. 107

    S5 Ep11: Dover Set Up

    Trackhouse does it again! Chase breaks down Talladega and gets you set for Dover. 

  27. 106

    S5 Ep10: Bristol Fallout & Talladega!

    This week, Chase reacts to Kyle Busch's win at Bristol on the dirt, plus Talladega Superspeedway President Brian Crichton and Fox Sports' Kaitlyn Vincie both join the show. 

  28. 105

    S5 Ep9: Bristol Dirt Baby! Martinsville Fallout

    Chase previews the Bristol Dirt Race and is joined once again by Ross Chastain to discuss the changes for this year's event, plus Chase gives his thoughts on William Byron's win at Martinsville. 

  29. 104

    S5 Ep8: Ross Chastain, Justin Marks & Kevin Harvick

    It's a LOADED show this week. Chase McCabe is joined by last week's winner, Ross Chastain and his car owner, Justin Marks. Plus, Kevin Harvick also joins to talk about the next gen car and more. 

  30. 103

    S5 Ep7: Atlanta Fall Out, Steve Post Joins & COTA!

    Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on the New Atlanta with the New Car, plus Steve Post of MRN joins the show. Chase also previews COTA and what racing with the new car on a road course will mean. 

  31. 102

    S5 Ep6: Chase Briscoe wins, Ty Dillon joins and New Atlanta

    Chase Briscoe becomes the 200th winner in the Cup series, Chase McCabe reacts to Phoenix. Plus, Ty Dillon joins the show and Chase previews the new look Atlanta Motor Speedway. 

  32. 101

    S5 Ep5: Daytona 500 Fall out, Kevin Harvick joins

    Chase McCabe recaps his experience at the Daytona 500 after rookie Austin Cindric won the Great American Race. Also, Kevin Harvick joins the show. 

  33. 100

    S5 Ep4: Live at Daytona Day 2: Ross Chastain & Greg Biffle

    Chase McCabe chats with Steve Post, Greg Biffle, Ross Chastain, the Thunderbirds and Nashville Super Speedway President Erik Moses. 

  34. 99

    S5 Ep3: Live from Daytona Day 1

    Chase McCabe chats with Ryan McGee, Steve Post, AJ Allmendinger, Clay Greenfield and more! 

  35. 98

    S5 Ep2: Busch Clash Fallout & Austin Cindric Joins

    It was an exciting weekend from the LA Coliseum as the Busch Light Clash was deemed a success. Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on that, plus he's joined by driver Austin Cindric. 

  36. 97

    S5 Ep1: Season Premiere: Joey Logano & Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

    Season 5 of Chasing Checkers is here! Chase McCabe talks Next Gen car and how it will debut in the Busch Light Clash. Plus, Drivers Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. join the show. 

  37. 96

    S4 Ep34: Season Finale

    Chase traveled to Phoenix for the Championship 4 Race. Hear from Steve O'Donnell and several drivers including the 2021 Champion, Kyle Larson. 

  38. 95

    S4 Ep33: Championship 4 Preview

    Chase previews the Championship weekend from Phoenix. 

  39. 94

    S4 Ep32: Kansas, John Roberts & the Code

    John Roberts of Sirius XM NASCAR Radio joins, Chase McCabe previews Kansas and talks about the driver code. 

  40. 93

    S4 Ep31: William Byron, Steve Letarte and Matt Jaskol all join

    A LOADED show this week... Drivers William Byron and Matt Jaskol join along with NASCAR on NBC's Steve Letarte. 

  41. 92

    S4 Ep30: 2022 Schedule, Chase's '23 Schedule & Brad Keselowski Joins

    The 2022 Cup Series Schedule is out! Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on it while also unveiling his proposed 2023 Schedule. Could it happen? Driver Brad Keselowski also joins the show to talk Bristol and his new ride with Roush. 

  42. 91

    S4 Ep29: Christopher Bell, Richmond and 911

    Chase McCabe looks back on Denny Hamlin's win at Darlington and gets into Kyle Busch's actions in the garage. Christopher Bell joins the show and Chase reflects on 9/11/01. 

  43. 90

    S4 Ep28: Playoff Preview Show

    Chase McCabe previews the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. You'll hear from all 16 drivers as the stage is set for the final 10 races of the season. 

  44. 89

    S4 Ep27: Erik Jones, Josh Berry & Tim Dugger

    It's a big show with drivers Erik Jones and Josh Berry, plus country music star Tim Dugger. Chase McCabe also recaps the Indy Road Course and Berry's big announcement this week. 

  45. 88

    S4 Ep27: Xfinity Driver Josh Berry

    JR Motorsports announced that Hendersonville, TN's Josh Berry would run a full time schedule in the Xfinity car next year after a successful part time schedule. He also got into racing in the truck series, Nashville Fairgrounds and support from Dale Jr. 

  46. 87

    S4 Ep26: MCGP Recap, Larson Back in Victory Lane & Indy!

    The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix was a success, Chase McCabe gives his thoughts on the event and what is to come. Kyle Larson wins at the Glen for his 5th of the season, what does this mean for the points battle? Plus, IndyCar/NASCAR double at Indy. 

  47. 86

    S4 Ep25: The Grand Prix is Here! Scott Borchetta, Martin Truex Jr., Takuma Sato & Kurt Busch

    It's a LOADED two hour edition of the show. Chase McCabe chats with Big Machine President and CEO, Scott Borchetta as well as two time Indy 500 Champ, Takuma Sato and NASCAR drivers Martin Truex Jr & Kurt Busch. 

  48. 85

    S4 Ep24: Music City Grand Prix-View Show

    Chase McCabe hosts this look at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix! It features President Chris Parker, driver Takuma Sato & Trans Am driver Steven Lustig. 

  49. 84

    S4 Ep23: Josef Newgarden, Graham Rahal & Santino Ferrucci

    This week Chase chats with 3 different IndyCar drivers ahead of next week's Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. 

  50. 83

    IndyCar driver Santino Ferrucci

    He drives in both IndyCar and NASCAR Xfinity and discusses the challenges of doing both, but how much fun it is as well. 

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Chasing Checkers dives into the news and notes for all things NASCAR, IndyCar and other areas of auto-racing, plus features the big stars of the sport. Guests include: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Josef Newgarden, Helio Castroneves, Alex Palou and more! A new episode drops every Friday and you can hear the show Saturdays at 8:00AM on 92.1 the Axe in Mattoon, IL and Sundays at 8:00AM on 102.5/106.3 the Game in Nashville. Available on all major podcasts platforms.

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