Stewart-Haas Radio

Nook an Jake welcome Nick Tucker, Assembly Mechanic for the No. 4 team at Stewart-Haas Racing, to the program this week. In addition to his work at SHR, Nick operates Nitro Kart and has a racing career of his own that has spanned from the NASCAR Truck Series to dirt sprint cars.

At long last, the man of the people, Clint Bowyer, joins the program for the first time. Clint looks back on his career and all the teams and partners that helped him along the way, chats about his decision to step away from full-time racing and enter the broadcast booth, and provides some parting words of advice to his successor, Chase Briscoe.

The recently announced pilot of the No.14 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series, Chase Briscoe, joins us on the podcast. We catch up with Chase to chat about his monumental season and pursuit of an Xfinity Series championship, the moment he was told by Tony that he was moving up to Cup, what it means to fill the seat of his hero's former car and much more!

In addition to rehashing the latest news and notes from around the sport, Nook and Jake catch up with Richard Boswell, crew chief of the No. 98 car, to chat about locking into the Championship 4 at Phoenix with Chase Briscoe.

Long-time spotter, motorsports marketing veteran and fellow podcaster, Brett Griffin, joins the podcast this week on the heels of Clint Bowyer's retirement announcement. We talk about his podcast "Door Bumper Clear," his marketing background that eventually lead to him becoming a spotter, stories of his years with Clint and a whole lot more. Buckle up!

Nook and Ryan Barry talk the latest silly season news and look ahead to the Charlotte Roval this weekend before welcoming a very fitting guest, Dan McKeever (President, Ford Performance Racing School). Ford Performance Racing School puts together programs for Ford vehicle owners as well as racing enthusiasts looking for a chance to hone their racing craft. They house facilities in Utah, Asheville and right here at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dan chats about the program offerings, how FPRS came to be and the great partnership we have had in 2020.

Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines, joins Nook and Ryan Barry on the podcast this week. The trio talk about heading into Doug's favorite track, Talladega, this weekend, growing up in the sport of NASCAR, the evolution of engineering in the last 20 years, the Alabama Gang and many stories in between!

Nook and Jake rehash the action from Richmond one week ago and look ahead to Bristol. The guest on the program this week is Winston Kelley. Winston is Executive Director of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Lead Pit Reporter for the Motor Racing Network (MRN). The trio chat about the Hall of Fame, the upcoming inductees, Winston's final season as a full-time pit reporter, some of his favorite moments in his career and much more!

Per usual, Nook and Jake chat about the latest news around the sport including Auto Club Speedway's track reconfiguration and Jimmie Johnson's recent announcement about going IndyCar racing. Our guest this week is Jacob Young who handles IT both inside and outside the shop for Stewart-Haas Racing.

In addition to Nook and Jake getting you all back up to speed with the latest happenings around the sport, the president of Stewart-Haas Racing, Brett Frood, makes his first appearance on the podcast. Brett talks about living his dream running a major sports business, navigating SHR through unprecedented times, what has lead to the current success of the team and much more!

John Harbuck, President of Strike Ten Entertainment, joins the show this week to talk about GoBowling and their partnerships with NASCAR and Stewart-Haas Racing. John is no stranger to NASCAR and talks about his past in the sport, the purposes Strike Ten Entertainment and GoBowling serve, how the World's Fastest Strike came to be and more as we look ahead to the GoBowling 235 at the Daytona Road Course this weekend.

It's been awhile since we've heard from the Firewall Deep boys, so Nook and Jake invite Russell and Meat on to have a little roundtable discussion about the latest news from around the sport and their experiences traveling on the road amidst the pandemic.

Per usual, we touch on all the latest news from around the sport before bringing in Director of Vehicle Dynamics for Stewart-Haas Racing, Daniel Knost. Daniel talks about his time as a crew chief in the Cup Series, his current role in the engineering department at SHR, his passion for our eSports program and much more.

We are back with The Winners' Edition of the Stewart-Haas Radio podcast. This time it is NASCAR Cup Series rookie, Cole Custer, fresh off of his first career Cup win at Kentucky Speedway. We talk about the winning move, Cole's first All-Star race appearance this week and all the latest news and nuggets from around the sport.

Nook and Jake preview the recently announced NASCAR schedule leading into the playoffs and look back on the weekend sweep at Indianapolis. Our guest this week is Chris Braselton who is the Brand Manager for Smithfield and a key part of the partnership between Stewart-Haas Racing and Smithfield. The group discusses Aric Almirola's thrilling 2018 Talladega win, his recent string of top-five finishes, the Vote for Bacon campaign and much more!