Join NASCAR journalist Daniel McFadin as he covers the latest NASCAR stories and chats with drivers, fellow journalists, and NASCAR super fans.
A former writer at NBC Sports, Daniel's work can now be found at Frontstretch.com and SpeedSport.
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Join NASCAR journalist Daniel McFadin as he covers the latest NASCAR stories and chats with drivers, fellow journalists, and NASCAR super fans.
A former writer at NBC Sports, Daniel's work can now be found at Frontstretch.com and SpeedSport.
Follow Daniel on Twitter.
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After another conversation about the state of safety with the Next Gen car, Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette discuss:
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The NASCAR news gods gave us too much to talk about this week.
Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollete are joined by Phil Spain to break down Bubba Wallace's second career NASCAR Cup Series win, Kyle Busch joining RCR and North Wilkesboro returning to the NASCAR circuit for the first time since 1996.
Read Daniel's column on Wallace's Kansas win and his column on Kyle Busch moving to RCR.
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After an eventful and surprising Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Daniel McFadin is joined by long-time NASCAR TV reporter and personality Alan Cavanna to discuss the opening of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and Erik Jones' first win with Petty GMS Motorsports.
Then, Daniel interviews Alan about how he went from a being a NASCAR and Rusty Wallace fan in Connecticut, to having his professional career and life changed by a 30 second interview in Jeremy Mayfield's driveway.
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Here's a different kind of episode of Dropping the Hammer.
On Saturday Aug. 27, the night the NASCAR Cup Series' regular season finale was supposed to be run at Daytona, rain got in the way.
As we all waited for the race to be run or postponed, Toyota Racing Development president David Wilson arrived in the track's media center. For 30 minutes (divided into two different portions) Wilson held an impromptu media session and Daniel McFadin was there.
During that time, Wilson covered Toyota's hopes to keep Kyle Busch in the fold, Ty Gibbs' future, the safety of the Next Gen car, the status of Kurt Busch and much more.
Here's the audio of the session.
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Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette are back to recap an exciting NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen, the overdone controversy between teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott, Kimi Räikkönen's Cup debut and preview what should be a crazy regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daniel McFadin sits down and talks with Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill. The 28-year-old driver is two weeks removed from making his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Michigan International Speedway, where he finished 18th.
Hill, who drives the No. 21 Chevy full-time for RCR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, also talks about his early days of racing, how his passion for racing conflicted with his middle school basketball team, winning at his home track of Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this year and he previews this weekend's Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International.
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Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette break down NASCAR's second 2022 visit to Richmond Raceway, Kevin Harvick's legacy as one of the last NASCAR Winston Cup drivers and they preview race at Watkins Glen International.
Photo: Kevin Harvick meeting Dwayne Johnson at Texas Motor Speedway in 2004.
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After two weeks off, Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette return to discus the NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan and Indianapolis, Bubba Wallace's career-best run over the last four races and Kevin Harvick ending his 65-race winless streak.
Plus the latest edition of the Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten Tomatoes.
Read Daniel's story on Bubba Wallace' runner-up finish at Michigan: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/07/bubba-wallace-tries-to-stay-positive-after-michigan-runner-up/
His story on Wallace's first career Cup pole: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/06/holy-s-thats-fast-bubba-wallace-impressive-first-cup-pole/
And his story on Erik Jones and his first season with fellow Michigan native Dave Elenz as his crew chief: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/05/michigan-men-erik-jones-dave-elenz-head-to-home-track/
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Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette are back in a jam packed episode.
They discuss the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire, NASCAR announcing the Chicago Street Course race in 2023, Toyota executive David Wilson saying "we're in a real bad place" about the Kyle Busch contract situation, plus the latest round of the Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten Tomatoes.
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Almost 10 years after he last interviewed him, Daniel McFadin sat down with Sage Karam.
Karam was back in the motorsports headlines this month after his altercation with Noah Gragson at Road America where Gragson intentionally wrecked him, causing a 13-car crash.
Two weeks later, Daniel sat down with Karam to discuss his transition from IndyCar to NASCAR, his career hopes for stock racing and how his involvement in the IndyCar wreck at Pocono Raceway that killed Justin Wilson influenced his reaction to Gragson's actions at Road America.
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23XI Racing and Tyler Reddick delivered the most surprising news of NASCAR's 2022 season so far when they announced this week Reddick will be joining the team in 2024.
But that's not all! Daniel and Jon discuss Chase Elliott's win at Atlanta Motor Speedway and they conduct what could be the last edition of the Jeff Gluck "Good Race Poll" vs Rotten Tomatoes challenge.
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After spending the weekend at Road America covering the NASCAR races, Daniel McFadin convenes with Jon LaFollette to recap the races, review the Kyle Busch documentary "Rowdy," debating what NASCAR should do with Noah Gragson and brain storming a Smokey and the Bandit reboot with NASCAR drivers.
Also, it's round 3 of the Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel and Jon each picked a movie to compare to the Good Race poll result for Road America. Who wins?
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Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette return to take a crack at whale all happened in the NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway. What's going on with Bubba Wallace's pit crew? Is Nashville Superspeedway the long-term solution for NASCAR in the Music City?
Also, it's round 3 of the Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten Tomatoes. Daniel and Jon have each picked a movie to compare to the Good Race poll result for Nashville. Who wins?
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As NASCAR makes its annual trip to Road America in Wisconsin, Daniel McFadin goes one-on-one with Wisconsin native and JR Motorsports driver Sam Mayer.
The 19-year-old Xfinity Series driver discusses his motorsports origin story, switching his path from open wheel / sports cars to stock cars and his ongoing "purely business" rivalry with Joe Gibbs Racing's Ty Gibbs. Plus, Mayer shares the difficulties he had in acclimating to the Xfinity Series in 2021.
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We’re coming off the only off-weekend of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
Coming off the only off-week of the 2022 NASCAR Cup schedule, we have a two-part interview episode to bring you, called the “Erik and Erik show.”
The first part includes Petty GMS Motorsports driver Erik Jones. Jones is in his second season driving the iconic No. 43 Chevrolet.
The former Joe Gibbs Racing driver and I discuss what it’s like when an improvement in your performance from one year to the next can lead to frustrations about results and the changes he’s experiencing with a larger team and a new car.
After that, I interview Erik Moses, the president of Nashville Superspeedway.
Moses, a former president of a XFL football team, is the first Black president of a NASCAR track.
Nashville hosts its second NASCAR Cup race this weekend and Moses shares the improvements the track has made since year one and I ask him if anything’s changed from his perspective since Dover Motorsports was bought out by Speedway Motorsports late last year.
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It finally happened! After 195 career NASCAR Cup Series starts Daniel Suarez earned his first career win Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. In an emergency recording hours after the race, Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette react to the historic victory. But they do so with a special guest. Joining them live from his home in the Dominican Republic is NASCAR and Daniel Suarez fan Gabriel Johnson.
Johnson shares his perspective as a Latino/Hispanic NASCAR fan on what Suarez' win meant for him and what it has been like to be a NASCAR fan in the Dominican Republic for the last two decades.
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Daniel McFadin is joined by OG podcast friend Darryl Kincey Jr. to rehash the eventful inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Gateway outside St. Louis.
Darryl gets some frustrations about 23XI Racing's pit crew problems off his chest.
Also, Daniel quizzes Darryl on which was higher: the Jeff Gluck "Good Race" poll for Gateway or the Rotten Tomatoes score for the "Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers" movie.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Berry makes his return to Dropping the Hammer. Daniel McFadin talk with the JR Motorsports driver a few days after he dominated to win the Xfinity race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, earning his fourth career win.
Berry discusses his evolution as a NASCAR driver in the last year, making an ad that paid homage to Dale Earnhardt and how he's not comfortable with the label of being a NASCAR driver and just sees himself as a racer.
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