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Hauler Talk

NASCAR 65 Episodes Sep 16, 2026

NASCAR's new podcast takes you inside the sport like never before. Mike Forde, Amanda Ellis, and Nate Ryan offer fans a closer look at what happens behind the scenes, from rule changes to officiating decisions, logistics, and broadcasting. The goal is to provide insights into the organizational side of sport and highlight the often unseen but crucial aspects that make race weekends possible. The podcast also features interviews with insiders, executives, journalists, and more.

Episodes

Changes to Wet Weather Procedure
Changes to Wet Weather Procedure Sep 16, 2026 01:02:12 This week Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the newly announced changes to the wet weather tire procedure that goes into effect this weekend at Bristol. They also discuss the multiple brake failures at Gateway, the ongoing feud between William Sawalich and Corey Day, and then is joined by the Vice President and Senior Producer for NASCAR 26 Matt Lewis to discuss the game's release.See Privacy
Explaining The Qualifying Metric
Explaining The Qualifying Metric Sep 8, 2026 00:38:40 Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the "squirrely" qualifying metric that set the field after practice and qualifying was rained out on Saturday. They also talked about the weather impacts on Sunday, moving up the race 10 minutes, and the short red flag during the race. Other hot topics in Darlington were the Carson Hocevar and Brad Keselowski feud, Riley Herbst's being cleared to race in Darl
Caution Flags at Daytona
Caution Flags at Daytona Sep 1, 2026 00:42:30 Mike, Nate, and Amanda break down why the caution was thrown when it was at the end of the Daytona race, the performance of the new superspeedway package, and behind the scenes of Chase media day and pulling back the curtain of last week's Carson Hocevar press release.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-
The 2027 Schedule Is Here
The 2027 Schedule Is Here Aug 26, 2026 01:04:27 Mike, Nate and Amanda sat down with Vice President of Market Development and Strategic Scheduling Julie Giese to discuss her process of putting the 2027 National Series schedule together. We'll see the return of the August Bristol night race, Richmond as the Chase opener, the Truck series at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and more! Mike, Nate and Amanda also discuss the wet weather tires
Pump The Brakes On New Penalties
Pump The Brakes On New Penalties Aug 11, 2026 01:04:38 Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the Toyota brake issue at Iowa and recount why the 11 team was not able to change their brake pads before the race, what would've allowed them to change parts and what would've happened if they had changed them without permission. They also preview the Richmond race weekend, and discuss the what qualifies someone as a rookie. Joining the show this week is Rus
Caution Flag Changes
Caution Flag Changes Aug 6, 2026 00:32:33 Mike, Nate and Amanda hold an emergency meeting to discuss NASCAR's announcement of the new caution flag procedure at the end of stages and answer fan questions from social media. The new caution procedure will start at Iowa Speedway and will continue through the end of the 2026 season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva
Carson Kvapil's Brickyard Burnout
Carson Kvapil's Brickyard Burnout Jul 28, 2026 00:49:26 STAY OFF THE YARD OF BRICKS was the message that got sent to drivers before the race weekend but Carson Kvapil forgot after his first career O'Reilly Series win. Mike and Nate are without Amanda this week as they discuss the burnout on the bricks, the Corey Heim and Carson Hocevar rivalry Noah Gragson slamming Connor Zilisch under caution, the long yellow flags on Sunday and taking a look
No Regular Season Champion
No Regular Season Champion Jul 21, 2026 00:49:17 Mike, Nate, and Amanda recap the action from North Wilkesboro which held it's first points race in 30 years. They talk about Joey Logano's dominant win, Daniel Suárez avoiding a commitment box violation an increase in practice time and moving away from a regular season champion. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n
Below the Double Painted Lines
Below the Double Painted Lines Jul 14, 2026 00:50:03 Mike, Nate and Amanda have a lengthy discussion about Bubba Wallace's penalty after he passed below the double painted line on the last lap of Sunday night's (or Monday morning's) race at EchoPark Speedway causing him to go from second to 29th in the running order. Afterwards they talked about Zane Smith's wreck on the last lap, restarting the race after a 3 hour rain delay, and heading t
SVG vs Austin Hill in Chicago
SVG vs Austin Hill in Chicago Jul 7, 2026 00:51:38 Mike, Nate, and Amanda are back for another episode after NASCAR's return to Chicagoland Speedway. They talked about the Shane van Gisbergen vs Austin Hill incident, the Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith wreck, and the action NASCAR is going to take to address them. They also discusses the difference between Ryan Preece going on the DVP vs Kyle Larson being able to get pulled out of the grass
Behind The Scenes of Remote Race Control
Behind The Scenes of Remote Race Control Jun 30, 2026 00:44:43 Mike, Nate and Amanda take the opportunity to talk to Competition Strategist Scott Miller about the role of Concord's remote race control during the race weekend. Scott gives us a look into what the remote race control helps out with, how many people are working during a race weekend, and what the capability of the building is. Afterwards Mike, Nate and Amanda preview this weekend's race
New Track, New Challenges
New Track, New Challenges Jun 24, 2026 01:05:13 Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the unprecedented race weekend at Naval Base Coronado. The weekend was met with challenges such as vent covers coming loose, cars moving the walls after hard hits, long cautions and a fan who climbed onto the race track during the red flag. Heading into Sonoma NASCAR announced a change to the bumpers for short tracks allowing it to crush more and reduce the i

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