Another First Time Winner, But 'Dega is Dull

About this episode

The episode discusses Carson Hocevar's victory at Talladega and the issues surrounding superspeedway racing in NASCAR.

Carson Hocevar's victory celebration was more exciting than the race itself at Talladega - what can NASCAR do to fix superspeedways? We talk spoilers, spec cars, and try to figure out why on earth Steve O'Donnell is running everything now. The Rundown: - Talladega: Hocevar entertains, but the race doesn't - Spoilers, spec cars, and pack racing - Talladega Ratings - people only really watch for hte end of the race - NASCAR Standings - NASCAR News: - The last remaining Steve is now in charge. Why? - Are smaller spoilers the solution at superspeedways? - The JGR -Gabehardt trial is still a thing - Legacy MC keeps branching out. Maybe too much? - ESPN streaming O-Series - Driver and Sponsor news - Texas! Paint Scheme Preview and Picks Find the latest episodes at InTheDraftShow.com , follow on Bluesky and Instagram @InTheDraftShow – and like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/InTheDraftShow Thanks for listening!

People in this episode

Host: In The Draft Show

Topics covered

• NASCAR
• Talladega
• superspeedways
• race analysis
• NASCAR standings
• driver news

Keywords

• Carson Hocevar
• Talladega
• NASCAR
• superspeedways
• Steve O'Donnell
• JGR
• Legacy MC
• race ratings
• spoilers
• spec cars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JGR, Legacy MC, ESPN

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