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Martinsville: Lord Byron reigns on a lackluster night in Cup; fists fly in Xfinity
Episode 253

Martinsville: Lord Byron reigns on a lackluster night in Cup; fists fly in Xfinity

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

April 11, 202245m 24s

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Show Notes

William Byron’s great start continues with solving Martinsville (2:30); how William Byron is doing Kyle Larson things (4:30); do we need to talk more about Byron’s versatile greatness? (7:15); how does the success impact Byron being in a contract year? (9:15); and how might it affect his leverage and what he seeks in negotiations? (10:30); what happened to Chase Elliott at Martinsville (12:30); the key to the Chase Elliott-Alan Gustafson relationship staying strong (14:30); how do a driver and crew chief get on the same page? (17:30); talking about a lackluster race by Martinsville standards (19:30); hearing from all the drivers (20:30); why this might not be a complex of a fix as some believe (24:00); detailing all of the issues being faced, from shifting to temps to aero (26:30); first step to solving the problem is admitting it (28:30); the Xfinity fight, starting with the views of Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer (31:00); Stevie has a new opinion on what should be allowed with physical altercations (33:30); whether there is a societal inflection point that should impact NASCAR’s view on violence (36:00); why Ty Gibbs put himself in position to be raced that way (38:00); Jimmie Johnson’s injury (40:00); Stevie on looking forward to watching Jimmie at Indy 500 qualifying and the four toughest laps in auto racing (43:00).

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