The Scene Vault Podcast

In this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast, Lake Speed wins at Darlington Raceway in 1988. He subs for Davey Allison at Robert Yates Racing, then goes full time with Bud Moore and Melling Racing … and gets punched by Michael Waltrip at Michigan. His reaction to that is one of the funniest lines we’ve heard here on The Scene Vault Podcast. Finally, Lake remembers the injuries that led to the end of his Winston Cup career. Also, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid take a look at the March 31, 1988 issue of Grand National Scene, which featured coverage of Lake's Darlington win, Herculean efforts by Alan Kulwicki and Brett Bodine to get to the finish line and J.D. McDuffie's return to the race track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lake Speed gets his start at the Winston Cup level, where he finds mentors in Darel Dieringer and Shelton "Runt" Pittman. He has a life-changing experience en route to a third-place finish at Talladega in 1983, then makes the decision to move to a team owned by Butch Mock and Bob Rahilly for 1985. Lake ends up with a second-place showing in the 1985 Daytona 500, one of the most emotional experiences of his long and storied career in NASCAR. After parting ways with Rahmoc early the following season, Lake feels led to start his own team. In the second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid check out the February 21, 1985 issue of Grand National Scene, featuring coverage of Bill Elliott's dominant Daytona 500 victory, Lake's memorable runnerup finish, Bobby Wawak and a new tire rule. Rick and Steve also remember their very first trips to Daytona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lake Speed grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of a popular businessman and one-term mayor of the city. Introduced to Go-Karts at a young age, Lake took his first steps in a lifetime of racing, a career that first saw him chase the dream of a World Karting Association world championship. Once he reached that impossible goal, Lake began seeking out a new challenge. He found it in NASCAR, but not before facing one of the most bizarre finishes in motorsports history at the end of the 1980 ARCA race at Daytona. In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid dissect the June 1, 1989 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which featured coverage of Darrell Waltrip's revenge win at Charlotte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After his tenure with Roush Racing came to a disappointing end, Steve Hmiel's next stop was Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, where he experienced Earnhardt's at time rough-and-gruff leadership style first-hand. Sadly, he was also a part of the DEI family at the time of the 2001 Daytona 500, a moment in time that changed the course of NASCAR history. Steve also discusses the heart-breaking injury sustained by his son Shane, and his reaction to it. In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid dissect the upcoming vote for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roush Fenway Racing eventually became one of NASCAR's most influential teams, but the going wasn't always smooth in the earliest days of the organization. In this episode, Steve Hmiel remembers the tug-of-war that sometimes took part between Michigan and North Carolina, the team's controversial penalty at Richmond early in the 1990 season and the disappointment of losing that year's Winston Cup championship. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then dive into the October 26, 1989 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which featured coverage of the first Winston Cup win for both driver Mark Martin and Roush Racing. NOTE: Due to the coronavirus quarantine, this commentary for this episode was recorded remotely. There are some rough spots in the quality of the recording, but steps have been taken to correct this in future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Hmiel started work for Petty Enterprises the day after a controversial race at Dover in which Richard Petty made up six laps ... with the help of Buddy Arrington ... before capturing the victory. It's been a wild ride ever since for Hmiel, who in this episode describes his early days with the team, a move to Hagan Racing, the 1984 Winston Cup championship and silencing the skeptics by taking a show car to victory lane at Rockingham. In our second segment, the March 6, 1986 issue of Grand National Scene covers Labonte's Rockingham victory, as well as HUGE reaction to the late-race run-in between Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip the week before at Richmond. Finally, there's news of Robert Yates' departure from DiGard Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third and final installment of our interview, Jeff Burton remembers parting ways with Roush Racing and joining Richard Childress Racing, his return to victory lane and an eventual move to the broadcast booth. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also crack open the September 4, 1997 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which covered Jeff Gordon's iconic Winston Million win. That victory, however, came after a hard-fought, late-race battle with Burton. The race also featured a post-race conspiracy theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Burton talks a contract conundrum with Bill and Mickey Stavola, his move to Roush Racing, the glory years with that operation and his controversial role in the intense safety debates of the years 2000 and 2001. In the second segment of this packed episode, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid dig into the September 21, 2000 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which features coverage of those safety issues and Burton's flag-to-flag win at New Hampshire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before he ever stepped foot in a television broadcast booth, Jeff Burton was just another up-and-coming hotshoe hoping to make his mark in big-time automobile racing. In this week's installment of our conversation with Jeff, he takes us back to his humble beginnings in the sport … and a time in his career where he had worked himself very near the precipice of utter exhaustion. In our second segment, hosts Steve Waid and Rick Houston leaf through the June 17, 1993 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which features coverage of Kyle Petty's win at Pocono … Ken Schrader's pole and second-place finish … and Jeff Burton's Busch Series victory over brother Ward at Myrtle Beach. Kyle, Kenny and Jeff … incredibly enough … have been our last three interview guests here on The Scene Vault Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's really only one word that can full describe Ken Schrader and his career -- and that's racer. A competitor who has driven one kind of race car or another for a full 50 years now, Schrader began his Winston Cup career with Elmo Langley and Junie Donlavey. After that, he moved to Hendrick Motorsports, where his career took off in earnest. In this in-depth interview, Schrader remembers the highs ... and lows ... of a career spent behind the wheel. In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid dive into the August 4, 1988 issue of Grand National Scene, which featured coverage of Schrader's very first Winston Cup victory at Talladega. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last of our three-part interview, Kyle Petty discusses his 1991 broken leg, the memorable last-lap of the 1992 The Winston all-star race, parting ways with Sabco Racing and a late-night conversation with Dale Earnhardt. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then pick through the August 21, 1994 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which features coverage of Geoff Bodine's dominant win at Pocono and a story written by Rick and photographed by his longtime friend and former NASCAR crewman Jamie Reynolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Ryan Newman’s vicious crash in Monday's Daytona 500, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid just didn't feel right about releasing an episode in which they'd be laughing and cutting up ... as usual. Although they’d already recorded once this week, they got back together to discuss Newman, safety and their memories of some really bad weekends. Afterward came the very best news of all ... Newman had been released from the hospital, a walking and talking miracle if ever there was one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clocking in at a little more than an hour and a half, this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast Presented by Q Ware is our second-longest ever. Why so long? Because between Kyle Petty AND Tony "Rambo" Liberati, we certainly had a lot to discuss. Kyle remembers the struggles of keeping up with the times at Petty Enterprises, driving for the Wood Brothers, being incredibly upset with a caution at Richmond … before finding out it had actually given him the first win of his career … and meeting team owner Felix Sabates for the first time. Then, host Rick Houston and Rambo break down the August 6, 1987 issue of Grand National Scene, which features a cover story on testing limits and a Photo Bio of a certain up-and-coming crew member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Petty is a lot of things to a lot of people, and in the first of our three-part interview, he's an exceptional interview as always. Petty talks about growing up in NASCAR, having never known a time when the sport wasn't a part of his life. Heir apparent to the sport's most famous family, it was his mother Lynda, not father Richard, who was the most competive. Finally, he discusses the expectations of being Richard Petty's son. In our segment, former Cale Yarborough Motorsports crew member joins host Rick Houston to remember the late John Andretti. New this week ... head over to our YouTube channel for the video edition of our interview with Kyle! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMekJ7X3IIHe_x72OuOKNFg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry McReynolds is back this week to discuss his tumultuous relationship with team owner Kenny Bernstein; his first win as a Winston Cup crew chief with Ricky Rudd; and huge controversies at North Wilkesboro involving Rudd, Dale Earnhardt, Brett Bodine and Darrell Waltrip. In our second segment, we go back to the April 26, 1990 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which covered the epic snafus that led to Bodine's first and only Winston Cup victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry McReynolds returns to the show, and this time around, "Baby Boy" remembers the great Butch Lindley, David Pearson and a former team owner known as "Big Daddy." In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston dissect the January 17, 1980 issue of Grand National Scene, which featured news of a rainout at Riverside, the top-10 stories of the 1970s AND the departure of Ricky Rudd from Junie Donlavey's team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first regular episode of the new year, host Rick Houston sits down with Larry McReynolds for an insider's perspective on the early years of the longtime crew chief's NASCAR career. Filled with a number of peaks and valleys, Larry Mac worked for legendary drivers Mark Martin and Tim Richmond in circumstances that were, at times, quite trying. In our second segment, Rick is joined by co-host Steve Waid for a discussion of the 1983 spring race at Darlington, won by Harry Gant. The race saw pre-race parts confiscations AND a post-race inspection that initially found Mark Martin with an oversized engine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our 2020 season premiere, Steve and I take a look back at some of our very best interviews from last year. From Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Bill Elliott to Bobby Labonte and Lyndon Amick, we were able to produce some extraordinary content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Junior Johnson joined host Rick Houston for one of our earliest podcast interviews, and in this very special episode, we share that memorable conversation again in memory of the great man himself. Rick, co-host Steve Waid and Q Ware's Eric Quinn also share their memories of Junior, who died Friday, December 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third and final installment of our interview, Bobby Labonte discusses the disappointment of falling short in the 1999 Winston Cup championship … and his rise to the summit the very next year. Co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then discuss Rick's epic summer as pace car driver at Bowman Gray Stadium, drivers who might have been just a little difficult to deal with at times, the "Tabasco Fiasco" and their prized NASCAR possessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1992 Busch Series season began at Daytona with Bobby Labonte and Todd Bodine helping to pull Joe Nemechek from the inferno of his demolished race car, and ended with the same three drivers in the closest championship battle in the division's history. Labonte remembers those incidents, as well as his struggles getting up to speed with Bill Davis Racing and, eventually, his first Winston Cup victory with Joe Gibbs Racing that came despite a serious health scare. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then discuss Dyno-gate, the exit of short tracks from the Busch Series schedule and Andy Santerre, nice guy extraordinaire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple of months prior to his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Bobby Labonte sits down for an in-depth look at his career. In the first of a three-part interview with host Rick Houston, Labonte discusses his family's move from Texas to North Carolina to support brother Terry's young racing career, his own start behind the wheel, his struggles in making it in the sport and his 1991 Busch Series championship. In the second segment, Rick and guest co-host Dennis Punch tackle some listener questions ... and Rick's revolutionary plan for the NASCAR championship format. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the All Nickname Episode, with not only Buckshot Jones, but Tony "Rambo" Liberati joining host Rick Houston for separate interviews. Buckshot and Rick discuss their practical joke war, while Rambo gives listeners an inside look at Jimmie Johnson's first full-time foray into NASCAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckshot Jones joins host Rick Houston for a no-holds-barred interview about his early days in the Busch Series, his first win at Milwaukee and … of course … Randy LaJoie. Co-host Steve Waid then jumps into the fray with a look at Grand National Scene's debut issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy LaJoie was a two-time Busch Series champion and three-time winner at Daytona, but his legacy in the sport is also as one of the sport's leading safety innovators. This episode will explain why. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back to the 1983 season finale at Riverside, where someone attempted to sabotage Bobby Allison's effort to win that year's title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy LaJoie returns for the second of a three-part interview, and this week, he gives the inside scoop on his feuds with BACE Motorsports team owner Bill Baumgardner and on-track rival Buckshot Jones. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down the 1990 Winston Cup race at Phoenix, dominated by Dale Earnhardt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie sits down with host Rick Houston to discuss a wicked crash during a Daytona 500 qualifying race, his late 1980s and early 90s struggles to gain a solid foothold in the sport and his first Busch Series title with BACE Motorsports. Rick and co-host Steve Waid then discuss Texas Motor Speedway's infamous inaugural race weekend, Johnny Rumley and the immortal NASCAR-themed made-for-TV movie Steel Chariots. Please visit https://www.qwarecmms.com/ for more information on presenting sponsor Q Ware. Maintain excellence! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorin Ranier returns to The Scene Vault Podcast Presented by Q Ware, and this time around, he discusses Cale Yarborough's stint with his father's team, going to bat for Davey Allison, the end of Ranier Racing's legendary run and a comeback of sorts with Tony Stewart. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then go over the fall 2001 race at Martinsville, won by Ricky Craven and during which Kevin Harvick and Bobby Hamilton had a heated on-track confrontation. Please visit https://www.qwarecmms.com/ for information on Q Ware, our presenting sponsor. Maintain excellence! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show must go on! Despite Rick's family medical emergency, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid figure out a way to record this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast Presented by Q Ware. Lorin Ranier, son of the late team owner Harry Ranier, joins in the fun to discuss his family's legacy in the sport, which goes all the way back to the 1952 Southern 500. Lorin literally grew up in the sport, and got to know NASCAR Hall of Famers Waddell Wilson, Bobby Allison and Davey Allison. In our second segment, Rick Mast settles an old score and discusses his Busch Series career. Please visit https://www.qwarecmms.com/ for more information on Q Ware, our new presenting sponsor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnie Allison remembers his role in the 1979 Daytona 500, one of the most iconic races in NASCAR history. With the Cup circuit headed to Talladega this weekend, co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back to Mark Martin’s caution-free victory and a letters-to-the-editor section that Rick will never forget. Please visit https://info.qwarecmms.com/scene for more information on Q Ware, our new presenting sponsor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnie Allison returns for the second of a three-installment interview, and this week, he discusses his tenure with DiGard Racing that nearly derailed his career for good. He also remembers going toe-to-toe with NASCAR at Charlotte and Atlanta, over post-race inspection AND scoring issues. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then take on the 1981 fall race at Dover, won by Neil Bonnett. They also laugh over a fan-proposed Christmas album sung by NASCAR drivers, Dick Brooks' house cows and a headline featuring "Baby Boy" Larry McReynolds. Please visit qwarecmms/scene.com for more information about Q Ware, our new presenting sponsor. Maintain excellence! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR icon Donnie Allison sits down with host Rick Houston to reminisce about his brother Bobby, legendary car owner Banjo Matthews, his two Indianapolis 500s and a bit of regret over never having had the opportunity to run for a NASCAR championship. In our second segment, host Steve Waid joins the conversation, and together, he and Rick remember the fall 1989 race at Charlotte won by Steve's former neighbor, Ken Schrader. There's talk of a beer-drinking challenge that went very badly for Schrader, a chicken-plucking contest, a Go-Kart race in which Rick was spun out by Buckshot Jones AND Tony Stewart, AJ Foyt's premonition and Humpy Wheeler's attempt to hamstring Winston Cup drivers attempting to qualify for the Charlotte Busch Series event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Petree returns for the second and final installment of his revealing interview. Petree's move to Richard Childress Racing to serve as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt was met at first with reserve from his new teammates, before an impromptu team meeting led to acceptance. He also discusses his friendship with Ray Evernham, and the exchange of information after -- and sometime during -- races. In our second segment, host Rick Houston chats with Eric Quinn, chief technology officer for the C&S Companies and general manager of Q Ware, the new presenting sponsor of this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Petree talks the early days of his racing career, changing tires for Darrell Waltrip and car owner Junior Johnson, an "innovative" car that Phil Parsons took to victory lane at Talladega and Harry Gant's magical ride in September 1991. Co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down Cale Yarborough's controversial win at Nashville in 1979, David Pearson going head to head with Humpy Wheeler and a war of words involving a number of Grand National Scene readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid react to a memorable weekend at Darlington Raceway, during which they finally unveiled their commemorative issue of Grand National Scene. In the second segments, Rick and Steve remember a treacherous weekend at North Wilkesboro that left cars crumbled and drivers fuming. Finally, they take a look at the hard-core reporting of the legendary motorsports journalist Gene Granger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First things first! Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid sit down with Darlington Raceway president Kerry Tharp for their reactions on the Grand National Scene commemorative issues produced in association with the track's annual NASCAR Throwback weekend. And then, not only does Bobby Hillin offer to take Steve on as a sparring partner, he also discusses his help in forming Motor Racing Outreach, a stellar third-place finish at Talladega driving in relief of the injured Davey Allison and a heated confrontation with Kyle Petty during the 1993 Daytona 500. Finally, Rick and Steve take a look at the 1994 Southern 500 won by Bill Elliott and Junior Johnson & Associates, Elliott's last victory for more than seven full seasons and Johnson's last ever as a team owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Hillin chats with host Rick Houston about breaking into NASCAR at the ripe old age of 17 and the impact of winning at Talladega on his career. Also, Rick and co-host Steve Waid remember the last race of Alan Kulwicki's career and Davey Allison's final victory, both of which came at Darlington in late March 1993. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waddell Wilson can tell a story, and this week, he tells of his early '80s experience in the Daytona 500 with fellow NASCAR Hall of Famers Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough before turning his attention to the controversial finish of the 1991 Winston Cup race at Sears Point. In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid remember Darrell Waltrip's final win, a misguided message on the Winston scoreboard at Bristol and the late, great Clifford Allison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newly elected NASCAR Hall of Fame member Waddell Wilson describes a chance encounter that changed the course of his life, grand larceny in the 1973 Winston Cup season finale and a little engine that could winning the 1975 Daytona 500. Harry Gant wins at Darlington at the ripe old age of 51 … Bunkie Knudsen commutes a hefty suspension for Junior Johnson and Tim Brewer … and Felix Sabates survives a harrowing helicopter crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Busch Series season began with a violent wreck at Daytona and ended up with a blown engine at Homestead. The months in between, however, changed the course of his life and career. Listen to his emotional memories of a magical season that included wins, a fight and the memory of his father's hard-won approval. In our second segment, we take a look at the backstory behind David Pearson's win in the 1979 Southern 500, John Anderson, Greg Moore and a rock band that never was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this very special episode, Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid for an announcement nearly ten years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary crew chief -- and master story teller -- Buddy Parrott joins host Rick Houston for a discussion of his early racing career, diving exhbitions that scared Buddy Parrott half to death, Harry Hyde, joining DiGard Racing ... and the heartbreaking loss of the 1979 Winston Cup championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 50th episode, Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid for a revealing look into his road to the Busch Series. He talks racing Late Models, the impact his father had on that period of his career and how he discovered he'd been tabbed to take over the iconic blue number 3 ACDelco Chevrolet shortly before the 1998 Busch Series season began. In the second segment of the show, Rick and Steve thumb through the September 21, 1995 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which included an incredible amount of news and feature writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second and final installment of our interview with Kirk Shelmerdine, Kirk discusses the glory years with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress … and a period that wasn't so great … as well as his post-RCR career as a driver and poker player. In the second segment, co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid remember Davey Allison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirk Shelmerdine discusses the early years of his career with James Hylton and a subsequent move to another struggling independent team -- Richard Childress Racing. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down the 1985 Firecracker 400 at Daytona, which featured one of the biggest upsets and controversial background stories in NASCAR history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third and final installment of our interview with Ray Evernham, he talks the team's dominance, a fight with a fan, his split with Jeff Gordon and the trials and triumphs of team ownership. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then tackle some of the disqualifications and suspensions they've covered over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second installment of our interview with Ray Evernham, the NASCAR Hall of Famer discusses the call that gave Jeff Gordon the first win of his Winston Cup career, the inaugural Brickyard 400 and the beginnings of their dominance together. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also discuss Rusty Wallace's 1996 win at Sears Point and subsequent $25,000 fine, Bobby Hamilton's wayward water bottle, Earnhardt subbing for Ricky Craven, Harry Gant in McDonald's gear … and Rick's own issues that memorable weekend in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we start a new interview arc with Ray Evernham. In this segment, Ray talks his beginnings in the sport, dreams of driving the Indy 500 for Roger Penske, an injury that changed the course of his career and a kid named Gordon. Also, longtime NASCAR crewman Jamie Bishop joins host Rick Houston to discuss his career … and a HUGE treasure trove of Winston Cup Scenes he discovered at a South Carolina flea market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Marcis returns for the third and final install of his marvelous interview, and he talks retirement, IROC, Dale Earnhardt and safety ... and Shoney’s coupons. Also guesting on the show are Sandy Estep and her son, Joe, die-hard race fans who are solely responsible for host Rick Houston’s interest in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Marcis shares his thoughts on testing the car Dale Earnhardt drove to victory in the 1998 Daytona 500, as well as the long and tiresome work he had to do as an independent driver. After that, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss the recent NASCAR Hall of Fame vote, which saw Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Joe Gibbs, Buddy Baker and Waddell Wilson selected to next year's class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices