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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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. Follow Gabriel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaboxRox15. and on YouTube. Follow Daniel on Twitter and YouTube. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. Follow Daniel McFadin at twitter.com/danielmcfadin and on YouTube at YouTube.com/danielmcfadin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel McFadin and Jon La Follette spend way too much time talking about the NASCAR All-Star Race (after Daniel forgets to record the first 10 minutes of conversation). Then Jon shares his on-the-ground perspective of the Month of May build up for the Indianapolis 500. Of course, they talk about the Coca-Cola 600, the "crown jewel" NASCAR race that has suffered the most in the last decade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel McFadin sits down with Daylon Barr, the team photographer for Trackhouse Racing. Daylon shares show he got into being a NASCAR photographer and his favorite tracks to work at and what it's like working for Justin Marks. Unfortunately, Daniel's lap top crapped out after an hour and the interview comes to an abrupt ending. Following Daylon on Twitter: @barrvisuals and at his website: https://www.barrvisuals.com/index Follow Daniel: @danielmcfadin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette return and give their takes on the NASCAR Hall of Fame's 2023 class, whether Davey Allison and A.J. Foyt deserve to be in it and what their favorite paint schemes for the throwback weekend at Darlington are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel talks with Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman. They discuss his experience in the second NASCAR Cup race on dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway, why he was "banned" from the GM simulator, his lack of success on superspeedways and why he's so good at Dover Motor Speedway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Weaver returns for his third appearance on Dropping The Hammer. Daniel and Matt recap the first 1/3rd season of the NASCAR season, including the second attempt at Bristol Dirt, the revamped Atlanta Motor Speedway and so much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The NASCAR Cup Series night race at Martinsville sucked. So Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette talk about it for the minimum amount of time. Meanwhile they discuss the Ty Gibbs of it all after his fight with Sam Mayer following the Xfinity Series race. They also talk about Jimmie Johnson's impending arrival to the Indianapolis 500 and the politics that keep The Double from happening. What Daniel wrote this week: Speed Sport: What the Heck Happened at Martinsville: https://www.speedsport.com/nascar/nascar-cup-series/what-the-heck-happened-at-martinsville/ Frontstretch: "Dropping the Hammer: Ty Gibbs & the Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent": https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/04/12/dropping-the-hammer-ty-gibbs-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on April 8, Daniel McFadin talked with Richard Childress Racing's Sheldon Creed about his rookie season so far, making the transition from the Truck Series, racing with glasses and the rodeo at his high school. Yes, a rodeo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel McFadin is once again joined by Phil Spain to discuss the latest weekend of NASCAR racing. Phil was in attendance last week at Richmond Raceway, his first race since 2017. They talk about Denny Hamlin's win in Cup and what it's like keeping track of a strategy race from the grandstands at short track. They then get down to serious matter and discuss Fox Sports' bizarre creative choice for its pre-race show (Clint Howard as a watermelon seed! Hall & Oates parodies!) and what we want from TV race coverage. Follow Daniel on Twitter: twitter.com/danielmcfadin Follow Phil: twitter.com/philenespanol See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.