BLINDSPOTTING: A Racing Podcast For The People, By The People
By Michael Culbreth, Andrew Coates & Travis Sherrill
BLINDSPOTTING: A Racing Podcast For The People, By The PeopleApr 21, 2024
Episode 106: Chase Breaks Through and Talladega Preview
We review Martinsville & Texas, preview Talladega, have a romp through the Segment Segment, and finish up with a GWC and trivia. Come along for the ride!
Episode 105: Jumping the Start
COTA and Richmond review with a Martinsville preview. Did DH jump the start?
Episode 104: Matthew Dillner
It's our privilege this week to welcome Matthew Dillner from Flo Racing to the Coddle Creek Compound. Following the review of the Bristol chaos, we discuss how Matthew got into racing growing up on Long Island, his early days in the sport, his time working at Dirty Mo Media, Lost Speedways, and his latest endeavor at Flo Racing. Join us in spending time with one of NASCAR's greatest storytellers!
Episode 103: Season to Date & Phoenix Preview
This week we discuss all the happenings since the Daytona 500, including the closest 3-wide finish at Atlanta, Rajah Caruth's first Truck Series win, and all the great racing action from Las Vegas. We preview Phoenix, discuss Chevy dominance to date, Sheldon Creed's lackluster start to the season, and NASCAR's plans for Southern California in 2025. Join us for the fun!
Episode 102: Season Preview from Daytona
On this week's episode, we come to you from rainy Florida, awaiting the Monday racing festivities. We review all the action from the Thursday Duels and the ARCA/Truck races from Friday. We preview what we might see in the season-openers for Xfinity and Cup, and prognosticate on the champions for each of the three national series. Come along for the ride!
Episode 101: Colin Garrett
This week we're joined by SRO TC America TCX champion Colin Garrett. After starting his racing career at the late age of 15, he rose quickly through the ranks at South Boston, the K&N series, the NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity series, and most recently in sportscars, where he was the 2023 champion. In addition to his history and racing exploits, we also cover his drive of the first ever braille NASCAR entry and honorable work with the 1111 project supporting veterans in need. Please join us for this memorable interview.
Episode 100: Justin Allgaier
In celebration of hitting the century mark, BlindSpotting is honored to have Justin Allgaier in the Coddle Creek Compound. He was more than gracious with his time and we discussed a huge variety of topics, from his start in racing, to how he ended up at JRM (wild story!) We also cover his racecraft, on-track rivals, getting recognized in odd places, theme parks, helmet painting, and so much more. Don't miss this engaging conversation!
Episode 99: Holiday Special
The final episode of 2023 -- the annual Holiday Special with the kids! Join us as they once again interview the hosts on what we thought of 2023, what we look forward to in 2024, and per usual, lots of silliness.
Episode 98: The Doug Rice Interview 🏁
Episode 97: Penske Indy Crew Chief Matt Jonsson Interview 🏁
Episode 96: NASCAR Championship Preview
Wow! Quite an episode this week! We review our trip to Martinsville, talk about the action over the weekend, discuss the ups & downs of the season, make our picks for the championship weekend in Phoenix and discuss tons more. Hilarious outtakes at the end of the episode this week with a few hidden gems throughout! Thank you, as always, for listening!
Episode 95: Las Vegas & Homestead, The Chase Is On!
As the NASCAR season winds down, we review the action from Las Vegas and take a look ahead to Homestead. We discuss the latest news and give our takes on the hot topics of the week. Thank you for listening and follow us on social media! Happy October!
Episode 94: 'Dega Fight and Turnin' Right
This week we review the craziness of Talladega, including the fight between Crafton & Sanchez. We discuss the future of the Truck Series now that Rowdy has departed and muse about where Noah Gragson might end up. We preview the ROVAL cutoff race and finish with some trivia. Enjoy!
Episode 93: Bristol Night Race and a Little Cootie Brown's
Episode 92: The Lady In Black
This week, we review the action from Southern 500 weekend in Darlington and look ahead to Kansas. We talk about the hottest news topics, HOT items, Denny Hamlin, who we think will make the Final Four in all three series and we try to pick a champion in all three series. Another great episode! Thank you for listening!
Episode 91: Regular Season Finale
This week we review the action from Watkins Glen and preview Daytona & Milwaukee. We have a spirited discussion on how to improve road course racing, Ty Gibbs' punk-ass attitude, and many other exciting topics. Don't miss it!
Episode 90: RFKickin' Ass
This week, we review Michigan, preview the Indy Road Course, discuss the recent rise of RFK Racing, talk about Noah's suspension, play a bit of trivia, talk about the Outer Banks of NC, contemplate how Jimmie Johnson was not a unanimous vote for the Hall of Fame and much more. Thank you for listening!
Episode 89: Everybody Hates Denny Hamlin
On this week's episode, we recap an exciting weekend at Pocono, including Hamlin's controversial win. We discuss driver moves during the Segment Segment, and finish with a flourish of GWC fun.
Episode 88: Georgia On Our Minds
On this week's episode, we discuss the history of the famed number 88, competitive eating, truck racing on road courses, the Atlanta races, playoff possibilities, Hall of Fame nominees, our thoughts on street racing and we preview New Hampshire. Travis gives a shout-out to Matchbox 20, Andrew talks about the beach and Michael, as usual, goes all over the place...including Cartersville, Georgia. It's a great episode and we really do appreciate you giving us a listen!
Episode 87: Nashville Review & Chicago Preview
This week we introduce our new partnership with Ramblin' About Racin', review a crazy weekend at Nashville, and preview the first-ever street circuit at Chicago. The Segment Segment offers some great discussion, including Kevin Harvick's season to date and we end with some firework-inspired trivia. Don't miss it!
Episode 86: The Indy Road Trip
Well, we get into quite a bit this week! We recap our exciting adventures to, from and at the Indianapolis 500, review the Coke 600 and also the road racing in Sonoma. We discuss penalties, our overall interest in racing and take a crack at NASCAR trivia. It's a bit of everything this week and we appreciate you coming along for the ride! Thank you for listening and please follow us on social media (Twitter and Facebook). Happy Father's Day!
Episode 85: Throwing it Back to the '90s at North Wilkesboro
This week's episode is a trip down memory lane as we recount Throwback Weekends at Darlington and North Wilkesboro. We were there for the latter and detail the amazing two-day experience, including the Mosh Pit for Driver Intros and meeting some legends (and Travis' nemesis) We preview our road trip to the Indy 500 this weekend and the upcoming NASCAR action at Charlotte, Gateway, and Portland -- along with some great Segment Segment topics and the usual laughs.
Episode 84: Watermelon Brawl (Taylor's Version)
On this episode, we review the races at Talladega, Dover and Kansas and also get into the latest news around the NASCAR World. We talk about drivers getting injured doing things outside of NASCAR, Legacy MC switching to Toyota and review the fireworks in Kansas between Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson. We also take a look ahead at both Darlington and North Wilkesboro! Thank you for listening!
Episode 83: Talladega, Here We Come
This week we get a little crazy as we review Bristol Dirt & Martinsville and preview Talladega & Dover. We discuss the penalty debacles that have plagued NASCAR the last few weeks and the additions to the Best 75 Drivers of NASCAR list. We have a fun time with old NASCAR trivia and Travis may have finally got to the end of his rope with us knuckleheads. Don't miss it!
Episode 82: April Foolin' Around
Well, this week, we get into a little bit of everything. We discuss NASCAR's penalties...or lack thereof, review the races from COTA & Richmond, preview what we hope to see from the Bristol Dirt Race and looks even farther ahead to what we hope will be a good race at Martinsville. We discuss a few topics in our Segment Segment and even play a little NASCAR-themed Family Feud followed by a bit of NASCAR Trivia! Quite a show! Thank you for listening!
Episode 81: Phoenix & Atlanta
This week we review the last two weeks of racing action, including the controversial penalties to Hendrick & Kaulig and the crazy parking job by Josh Williams at Atlanta. We preview COTA, Texas, and Richmond and talk food and travel. It's a good one!
Episode 80: Spring Has Sprung!!!
This week we get into a variety of topics including Chase Elliott's injury, an influx of drivers from other racing genres trying their hand at NASCAR and whether southern California needs a race. We also review California and Las Vegas before sharing our picks for Phoenix and Atlanta. We hope Andrew is having a great time in Africa and look forward to hearing all about his travels on the next episode. As always, thank you for listening! Follow us @NASCARBlindSpot on Twitter!
Episode 79: Blindspotting From the Daytona 500
This week, we travel to the Daytona 500 for four days of racing action. We review all the happenings to start the season, including a segment recorded on-site! We got to see some racing friends, some podcast chums, and we tell you all about what a blast it was. Come along for the ride as we kick off the NASCAR season with a bang!
EPISODE 78: CALIFORNIA BEAMIN' (w/Ramblin' About Racin')
This week, we team up with Matt and Charlie from Ramblin' About Racin' to discuss the Clash at the Coliseum, what we think we might see from the 2023 season in all three NASCAR series and get into a wide range of other topics. It was a lot of fun to do a show with these guys and we hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as we did making it! Thank you for listening and please follow us on all social media platforms!
Episode 77: FOUR-PLAY, The Excitement Builds!
Episode 76: A Merry NASCAR Christmas! 🎅🏁
Episode 75: Denouement In The Desert
We wrap up the 2022 season and Championship Weekend from Phoenix in this episode. We also get into a bit of news and delve into some interesting topics during the Segment Segment. As always, the Green-White-Checkered ending is an entertaining one. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Gibbs family over the loss of Joe's son and Ty's dad, Coy. Thank you so much for listening and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Episode 74: ROSS CHASTAIN!!! (oh, and Championship Weekend too...)
On this bonus episode of BlindSpotting, we review the craziness of Martinsville from a first-hand perspective: Jesus (aka Ty Gibbs) giving the boot to a teammate to win and, of course, the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle that was Ross Chastain's move at Martinsville. We also re-visit our championship picks with the Final Fours now set. Check it out -- you don't want to miss it!
Episode 73: THE PENULTIMATE WEEKEND
We head to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate weekend of the NASCAR season! We discuss a variety of hot topics this week and make our predictions on what we might see over the next two weekends as the season wraps up! A fun G-W-C as always to top it off! Come see us this weekend if you are at the race. Look for our BlindSpotting flag...we'd love to talk with you! Follow us on Twitter @NASCARBlindSpot!
Episode 72: ROVALICIOUS REWIND
On this week's episode, we discuss the hot topics in NASCAR such as safety, penalties, playoffs and much more! We review the action from Talladega and the Roval and try to predict what we will see in Las Vegas and Homestead. It's going to be an exciting finish in all three series and we will be back in two weeks to preview what we might see in the finales. It's a very entertaining Segment Segment followed by the famous Green-White-Checkered finish. Thank you for listening!
Episode 71: It's Time for 'Dega Boys!
This week, we review Bristol (including our time in the infield before and during the race), the debacle that was Texas and preview the playoff wild cards of Talladega & the Roval. Michael joins from a Top Secret location and hosts an extended Alabama-themed Green-White-Checkered segment that's sure to entertain!
Episode 70: Keeley Dubensky, CARS Tour Director
We were honored to have Keeley Dubensky, CARS Tour Director in-studio to discuss her career, the CARS Tour, women in motorsport, and the hugely successful event at @NWBSpeedway with @DaleJr and company. She shared some great stories from the series, including one about prior guest Codie Conner, and humors us by participating in our Green-White-Checker segment. It was a great time -- check it out!
Episode 69: NASCAR PLAYOFF PREVIEW
On this episode, we recap the action from Watkins Glen and Daytona, preview what we might see in Darlington as the playoffs begin, discuss rain, bumping and breakfast meats plus much, much more!! Thank you for listening and please follow us @NASCARBlindSpot on Twitter! See you in Darlington!!!
Episode 68: Judgment Cometh and That Right Soon -- The Regular Season End is Upon Us
This week we review Michigan and Richmond, and Kevin Harvick's resounding reminder to the playoff field that he's a contender. We have a spirited discussion about the future of Stewart-Haas Racing and whether Ty Gibbs is ready for Cup next year. Carter joins us for the Segment Segment and the G-W-C, and we finish up discussing (what else) food.
Episode 67: The Sweet Taste of Victory (& Ice Cream) w/ Grant Enfinger
The Three Amigos are joined by Grant Enfinger fresh off of his win at INDY!!! We recap both Pocono and Indy and look ahead for the next few weeks. We also enjoy Jean Coates' homemade peach and mint chip ice cream!!! What a great night! Enjoy! Twitter: @NASCARBlindSpot
Episode 66: The Tricky Triangle and the Brickyard
This week, we review the action from Mid-Ohio, Atlanta, and Loudon, and discuss the beginning of Silly Season. As the playoffs near, we discuss if the system is fair, who is the Truck Championship favorite, and our favorite NASCAR trophies. We close out with a G-W-C in tribute to Culbreth who is roughing it on a New Mexico mountainside. Come along for the ride!
Episode 65: HotLanta, Here We Come!
Episode 64: Bye Bye Sonoma, Here Comes Music City
On this episode, we review the racing action from the past two weeks at Sonoma & Knoxville and preview Nashville & Road America, As always, we cover the latest news and reprise the Segment Segment to discuss filling the Truex seat and if we will eclipse 16 winners in Cup before teh playoffs. We take a detour through superheroes, country music, and lots of fun Music City trivia. Come along for the ride!
Episode 63: Charlotte, Portland & World Wide, Oh My!!!
Charlotte, Portland & World Wide, Oh My!!! We review the races from the past two weeks, discuss some of the latest topics, talk about AJ Allmendinger's road course dominance and much, much more! Thank you for listening and follow us on Twitter (@NASCARBlindSpot)!
Episode 62: All-Star Pound Cake
This week, we discuss Kansas, Texas, Pound Cake, Top Gun, the upcoming Charlotte races and the upcoming road courses! As always, thank you for listening and follow us on Twitter @NASCARBlindSpot!
Episode 61: Dover and Darlington Throwback Weekend
Episode 60: Jerry Nadeau Returns
Jerry Nadeau returns to the show to discuss what he's been up to, what he thinks about the current state of NASCAR, his love of dirt racing, his favorite Kyle, the new car and much, much more!!! We review the past several races and preview what we might see in the next few weeks! Thank you for listening and please follow us on Twitter @NASCARBlindSpot!!!
Episode 58: Ryan Moore, Atlanta & COTA
This week, we have the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Moore, long-time Late Model racer, that lives here in Race City, USA! We get into his career, talk about his many wins, his time in the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series and what he's up to when he's not racing. We take a look back at both Atlanta and COTA before looking ahead to Richmond and Martinsville. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode!
Episode 20: Jerry Baxter & Bristol
On this week's episode, we welcome Jerry Baxter, Crew Chief for Erik Jones and the famed #43 Chevrolet of Richard Petty Motorsports. Jerry has seen it all, been around most of it and shares some of those experiences with us. In addition, he provides some insight on how things are going at RPM and how he feels things went in the Bristol Dirt Race this past weekend. After the interview, we delve into Bristol a bit more and analyze what we saw and felt as we were fortunate enough to be in attendance at the Inaugural Dirt Race. Follow us on Twitter (@NASCARBlindSpot), "Like" us on FaceBook and shoot us an email (blindspottingpodcast@gmail.com). We'd love to hear from you! Enjoy and have a Happy Easter!
Episode 57: Las Vegas & Phoenix
This week we review the races from Las Vegas and Phoenix, and discuss the lackluster performance of the Next Gen car at the latter. With the Segment Segment and the Green-White-Checkered, we talk about new drivers, playoff desperation, NCAA basketball, toilet paper and mullets. Don't miss this one!