Is NASCAR Fun Again?

About this episode

The episode discusses NASCAR's new CEO Steve O'Donnell's efforts to revitalize the sport following Carson Hocevar's first Cup Series victory.

Newly appointed NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell mission to make "NASCAR fun again" got off to a great start as Carson Hocevar notched his first Cup Series victory at Talladega. O'Donnell joins motorsports reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi to talk about the monumental win and the future of NASCAR. The guys discuss the change in leadership and what it might mean for stock car racing in the years to come, plus debate whether Hocevar is ready to take the spotlight as a star of the series.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Gluck, Jordan Bianchi

Guest: Steve O'Donnell

Topics covered

• NASCAR
• motorsports
• leadership change
• Carson Hocevar
• Cup Series
• stock car racing

Keywords

• NASCAR
• Steve O'Donnell
• Carson Hocevar
• Cup Series
• Talladega
• motorsports
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASCAR

Places: Talladega

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