‘It’s a Death Trap to Pull Out:’ NASCAR Cup Drivers Sound Off on Talladega Racing

About this episode

NASCAR Cup drivers discuss the challenges and strategies faced during the Talladega race.

Instead of going for the win, many drivers had to settle for pushing their lane in some two-by-two gridlock inside the draft.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryan Nolen, Trey Lyle, Dalton Hopkins, Michael Massie, Caleb Barnes

Topics covered

• NASCAR
• Talladega
• racing strategy
• drafting
• driver dynamics

Keywords

• NASCAR
• Talladega
• drivers
• draft
• racing
• gridlock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASCAR

Places: Talladega

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