The magic and difficulty of the Brickyard; NASCAR playoffs scenarios | NASCAR on NBC Podcast

(1:00) What Steve Letarte remembers about his first exposure to the Brickyard 400 and why it’s such a magical moment and place for NASCAR
(3:30) What it’ll be like for the 10 full-time Cup drivers who will be racing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for the first time in NASCAR’s premier series
(7:00) Why the Brickyard requires such a phenomenal skill set of technical precision
(11:00) How the Next Gen might impact the action with potentially better racing
(13:30) Why track position and holding the lead will continue to be so important
(16:00) The importance of fuel conservation and strategy during the Next Gen era when changing four tires is much faster than filling a tank
(18:30) How the fuel game impacted Denny Hamlin at Pocono
(21:00) How do Cup teams keep track of the fuel consumption of every car they’re racing and how it’s different than the pre-Next Gen era
(22:30) Why the Brickyard 400 always has been such a championship and playoff barometer
(27:00) How it feels to kiss the bricks at Indy
(28:30) How close Steve Letarte came as a crew chief to winning the Brickyard 400
(30:00) Who currently are the Cup championship favorites with five races left in the regular season?
(32:30) Sizing up the chances of Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace for making the playoffs
(34:00) The trials of Kyle Busch
(37:00) The grueling stretch of 23 consecutive weeks of racing that will end with the Brickyard 400
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