NASCAR legend and avid outdoorsman Ward Burton joins Davey Segal this week (2:45) in advance of the State Water Heaters Krush 250 at South Boston Speedway, benefitting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Burton explains how the idea of the race came together, why and when his passion for the outdoors came into focus and more.
Plus, his thoughts on Sam Mayer's suspension after spinning his son Jeb at Martinsville, the state of NASCAR in 2025, the playoff format, the lore of him snatching snakes online, how he got his name (spoiler alert: it's not really Ward), memories of Bill Davis, winning the 2002 Daytona 500 and more. Davey also previews the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway for all 3 national series
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NASCAR legend and avid outdoorsman Ward Burton joins Davey Segal this week (2:45) in advance of the State Water Heaters Krush 250 at South Boston Speedway, benefitting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Burton explains how the idea of the race came together, why and when his passion for the outdoors came into focus and more.
Plus, his thoughts on Sam Mayer's suspension after spinning his son Jeb at Martinsville, the state of NASCAR in 2025, the playoff format, the lore of him snatching snakes online, how he got his name (spoiler alert: it's not really Ward), memories of Bill Davis, winning the 2002 Daytona 500 and more. Davey also previews the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway for all 3 national series
Trackhouse Racing Senior Performance Engineer Jose Blasco-Figueroa joins Davey Segal (5:45) to discuss what his role encompasses and how its evolved over the years in motorsports. He explains how technology has advanced over the years, how internet going down at the track takes him back to the old days of racing, his background working for General Motors in Mexico City, dropping off résumé's to race teams in the Charlotte area, eventually getting a call back (from multiple teams in mere minutes!) and going to work for BK Racing and learning on the job.
Being a Mexico City native, Blasco-Figueroa details how special it was to compete at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this year, the wild three-week stretch that included him becoming an American citizen, winning the Coca-Cola 600 and in Mexico City, addresses the news of Daniel Suarez not returning to the team in 2026, helps preview the Chicago Street Course weekend and more.
Davey also reviews Chase Elliott's thrilling victory in Atlanta at EchoPark Speedway, looks ahead to the Windy City and Papa Segal pays homage to Larry McClure.
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NASCAR legend and avid outdoorsman Ward Burton joins Davey Segal this week (2:45) in advance of the State Water Heaters Krush 250 at South Boston Speedway, benefitting the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. Burton explains how the idea of the race came together, why and when his passion for the outdoors came into focus and more.
Plus, his thoughts on Sam Mayer's suspension after spinning his son Jeb at Martinsville, the state of NASCAR in 2025, the playoff format, the lore of him snatching snakes online, how he got his name (spoiler alert: it's not really Ward), memories of Bill Davis, winning the 2002 Daytona 500 and more. Davey also previews the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway for all 3 national series
