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Start Your Engines

by USA TODAY

The Auto Racing team at USA TODAY Sports talks all things racing. We'll talk NASCAR, IndyCar, small tracks, dirt tracks, it's all on the agenda. We'll interview drivers, team owners, pit crew and anyone who wants to talk racing.

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Episodes

  1. Delicia Cordon 911 call

    Milton, Ga., police released this 911 call Delicia Cordon made from LeSean McCoy's home. Pauses and some questions have been removed, per the police.

  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. on podcasts, wedding, return to NASCAR

    NASCAR's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is the special guest on this week's episode. USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Gluck talks with Earnhardt about the popularity of podcasts, his upcoming nuptials with Amy Reimann and the rigors of wedding planning. Earnhardt also talks about the value of his...

  3. Chase finale: Johnson's crazy run to the title

    After Jimmie Johnson's shocking run to a seventh title unfolded in the closing laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Gluck and Brant James are left to wonder how many more championships are in the star's future. Plus, a closer look at Carl Edwards' act of sportsmanship at one…

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  4. Chase race 9: Logano's win, Kenseth's wreck and the final four is set

    Jeff Gluck welcomes Dustin Long of NBC Sports in this week's edition. We chat with race winner Joey Logano from victory lane at Phoenix, where he proclaims he will win his first Sprint Cup title. Plus, how he lost his wedding ring for a second time. Gluck and Long break down how the final laps...

  5. Chase race 8: Texas two-step sees Edwards win in rain

    Brant James welcomes special guest Holly Cain from NASCAR.com on this week's edition of Start Your Engines. They discuss Carl Edwards' timely strategy in the rain at Texas and how feisty drivers may get at Phoenix this weekend as just two slots remain in the championship race. Will reigning…

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  6. Chase race 7: Johnson dominates Martinsville

    NBC Sports' Nate Ryan joins USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Gluck in this week's episode that features an analysis of why Jimmie Johnson's win at Martinsville means much more than a run at title No. 7. Also, a look at the chances for Joe Gibbs Racing and defending champion Kyle Busch to make the Chase for...

  7. Chase race 6: Talladega winnows the field

    Talladega Superspeedway didn't offer 'The Big One' this time around, but there were surprises nonetheless. From engine woes that struck two of the heavy favorites for the championship to the drivers that advanced to the Round of 8 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Gluck and...

  8. Chase race 5: Kevin Harvick closes out Kansas

    USA TODAY Sports' Brant James welcomes special guest Nick Bromberg of Yahoo Sports in this week's edition. Also, James chats with Kansas winner Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers from victory lane and asks how much longer this team can keep pulling out victories in must-win situations....

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The Auto Racing team at USA TODAY Sports talks all things racing. We'll talk NASCAR, IndyCar, small tracks, dirt tracks, it's all on the agenda. We'll interview drivers, team owners, pit crew and anyone who wants to talk racing.

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