The Backstretch Season 5, Episode 4:Save Gas, Blocks & 150K Fans? Michael McDowell | Steve O'Donnell

Описание: On this episode of The Backstretch Podcast (Season 5, Episode 4) we break down a HUGE week in NASCAR:

🔹 Henderson Motorsports runs inside the Top 10 with Corey LaJoie in the Truck race at Daytona… until disaster strikes. Chris explains what happened.

What Matters, What Doesn't

🔹 Tyler Reddick wins the Daytona 500, putting Michael Jordan in Victory Lane as a Cup Series owner — does that matter?
🔹 Fans voice frustration over fuel saving and drivers riding half throttle — but did it actually impact how the race played out?
🔹 NASCAR announces 150,000 fans attended the Daytona 500 and more than 450,000 were on property for the week — do numbers like that matter?


Then, we go Five Minutes on Turn Five with Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell — a thoughtful and insightful conversation you don’t want to miss.

Back with Chris for Say What?
🎙 We react to Ryan Blaney’s comments about the Stage 2 caution incident and the late blocks from Justin Allgaier and Riley Herbst — is blocking becoming a Daytona problem?
🎙 Kyle Busch’s post-race audio sparks debate — what do we think of the No. 8 car bailing at the end?

Plus — our featured Backstretch Conversation with NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell, talking about the state of the sport and what’s ahead.

And to wrap it up, Chris puts the crew chief hat back on as NASCAR heads to EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) — what makes it different from Daytona, and what are the biggest challenges teams will face?

It’s insight. It’s analysis. It’s real talk from the garage.

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