NASCAR Live - February 28, 2017

The following is a production of the motor racing network. The voice of NASCAR. What are. The motor racing network presents. NASCAR lie that the Daytona 500 if I wanted this year might almost four Carl Edwards and just walk away. Kurt Busch leads at Daytona 500 he's never won before they come up former series champion. People expect that day wedding I'm 59 edition of the public at great American race NASCAR live is brought to you buying Granger. Give what you need when you needed Granger for the ones who get it done. And by Hercules tires right on our screen from the motor racing network studios in Concord, North Carolina. Gary your host Mike Bagley. Hello everybody welcome to the post Daytona 500 edition NASCAR live Mike back. Lee and the motor racing network crew here we view in the wake of the great American race Kurt Busch winning the Daytona 500 on fuel mileage. Kurt going to Gatorade Victory Lane over the weekend along with Tony Stewart Tony Gibson gene Haas but Arafat Kurt is gonna join us in today's show. They'll talk about his first ever restrictor plate win. In the biggest. Race that we have also age ailment later he had a great run he finished third Sunday he's gonna join us. Also the NASCAR Camping World truck series had its season opener Friday at Daytona International Speedway. First time winner has brought a lot will join us we've got a NASCAR live back tracks. Some of the best in car audio for the Daytona 500 Jack Ruby by with a page from the past and also get a preview of Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend as well. As look back on the events of this week. In NASCAR history and getting us started as she always does. Came Cohen is here with a peek behind the curtain of social media can have probably has to deal with a lot of the Daytona 500 winning driver and ensuing shenanigans. And so talk about how windy it driver win the Daytona 508 on this big it's already it's all these cool things as Daytona 500 champion. CN NASCAR is allowing fans to follow along this time on snack attacks of nine snapped at the perfect opportunity to download that because. They're getting an inside look a lot Kurds doing and so they're calling him obviously for New York I'll hit he has no news on. Kelly live today as a while some other places walking the streets in New York instruments and so it's a really cool inside look. At what Daytona 500 TV actually goes through we think you know his week is to impact the. Well and you don't know what's also fun about that is when he. He joins Kelly this morning she actually got a primed up for an interview with our what he came which would be a tiger in the shadow. So we appreciate Kelly don't have the right thing. Yeah I don't expect a it's going off Denny Hamlin had a bit of announcements on Twitter. I think we can also say that fatherhood has changed him over the last four years he enjoys seeing him with my young daughter Taylor. Spice there is a another camera and on the made any completed what a bummer of a day on track. Fortunately this makes things all better hash tag two time cop. Alongside a photo. Of what will be big sister Taylor wearing a shirt that says. Big sister and training so congratulations to Denny Hamlin and is offering sort of based obviously. C.'s sister in training you know. The how can folks follow along with us on social media. I guess the follow act in our annual radio BI obviously Heidi covered throughout decreased beacon but we've got contents we pushed all week long. And so again give us the following and it can't we just he should use that hash tag asked him art. Please use that ever important even appreciate the update Kayla jets soon sound good. Thank you darling coming up next NASCAR Camping World truck series winner from Daytona has crawl off and later AJ Allman they're we'll check in right here on NASCAR live. AutoZone presents. Peak performance and maximizing fuel economy into life and overall performance. Doesn't take a look thanks to feel treatment includes models something. Right now you can buy a sixteen ounce bottle of see full motor treatment for just expanding. Sylvester local auto zone but the over 5000 locations they're right supplies and good advisor just around the corner let's get you what you need. He's over restrictions and details. You know it scares most people spiders heights public speaking you know scares me unused inventory. I find the prospect terrifying. Got goosebumps just thinking about it. That's why we use Granger Rangers inventory management solutions make sure our facility has exactly what we need when we need it. No overstock no wonder stock no goose bumps. When it comes inventory management. Rangers catcher back. Call click Grainger dot com or stop by. Granger for the ones who get it done. Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway Brad Kozlowski when the girl last break in the race award. That award goes to the highest running eligible driver at the time the first caution of the race. When it's time to replace short break skip through a tough two or less the official breaks of NASCAR sold only. At AutoZone NASCAR Camping World truck series where cast Rollins joins us next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. This is NASCAR live and. And now facing that challenge pretty. Creative they've found. A little bit broad. Live and are getting a graduate. Why now backstretch caught shouldn't checkers or. And have. Do people please maybe it's going to go to Victory Lane for GM has motor. Now back to Mike Bagley. Night and has brawl took the checkered flag motor racing network have the call. And we welcome you back to NASCAR live has joins us right now Kaz welcomed the NASCAR live congratulations on getting win number one there the world's that are racing. Thank you very much yeah I was quite a way to do it to kick off this season her. Again it was and it was a very dramatic race would get into the nuts and bolts of your win but I'm curious to know from where you sat on Friday night. It looked intense from where we were what about where you work any close calls. Any close call I'd skate day was a pretty much a close call right from the drop of the green flag. It definitely had a hectic rate in the first. Close call was. This completion of the first stage which I believe that lapse warning. When the incident with Bratton king Christopher bell happened and strong growth there. Coming to the finish. And I squeaked by it out one by about an inch but. Director of the race was. Pretty straightforward. I mean a lot of close hard rationing but nothing quite as white knuckled as what happened on that very last lap there. I was typed up on Timothy Peters rear bumper and we're trying to get daddy and sideline Rolen as best we could. I was sitting in third in an outline and so much figured. We could roll past that outside line coming back to the Czech event. In the third place finish which would be a dream come true. And then out of a corner and I actually bend road distract started spinning down it would be inside about to hit the cute guys and astronomy. And so you know in that split second I guess my decision would. To keep my foot on the throttle and pull the steering wheel laughed and he'd like to drive around it makes it and it's exactly what happened. Not by more than about an inch but that's all it took. In when the smoke cleared I couldn't see anybody yet had a mean my spotter Eddie to hunt came on the radio and actually enemy jets because I won the race in. Took me a few minutes to actually realize that in believe it but it eventually came to terms with it and in. I was in for quite an exciting night from there. Chatted with has growl a winner of the next your energy resources to fifty at Daytona on Friday night. Gadget driven go carts you've driven legends cars. You've been a McCain and pro series Easter now the NASCAR Camping World truck series. What has been the most help to you is that the K and and car was it experiences before that where did you where did you do most of your learning. Well I'd say each division you move up of course you learn new things you learn. Just in general how to be better overall race cart car or by. I'd say the most valuable experience I've had yet we beat those kind truck races I did last year with Chia ministry because. They are quite a few things that are new when you get up to the track here he even having covered through the Kahne and series. Mean all the sudden you have a did you pit stops erasing around radial tires you've got a much bigger. Aero disturbance between the trucks and you do in cars. So there's some key differences that really. Completely impact the racing in traction mats cannot stop I had. Learn crash it into the tracks. But. By far the most valuable thing I learned in the track last year what is. Yes how to execute and run an entire race without making any mistakes because. You know in late model if you make a mistake among my cash you maybe not. In Cain and if you make a mistake one or two guys might get past you in truck that you make a mistake. You've got five guys breathing down your neck who don't make mistakes that are ready to pounce if Sunni you do so eat you really how. Not to run these racist flawlessly. And make sure that you do everything that in your control to not deep make any mistakes and and so. This year that's really my main focus that's what I'm working on. Some weekend are going to be your weekend to win if he's got a faster. Some aren't but either way you can't make mistakes and you have to make sure you get solid finishes and finished where. You're able to as good as possible so. It's all about execution traction years. Well we it was fun to watch you race on Friday at Daytona you're going to Atlanta this weekend. Where you have not had a start in the NASCAR Camping World truck series what can you expect to what the folks told you to expect. Well not only have I not race at Atlanta I'd never even race. At a mile and a half before so it's definitely going to be a whole new style of racing from anything I've done. War luckily I did tested Atlanta in the truck. A few weeks ago so. Got an idea how to drive the track but which you introduce aero into the equation during the rate shoots. It definitely changes things significantly so. I'd say. It definitely going to be going to school this weekend in trying to learn how to race on mile and a half split. It's gonna be really important that I do because. The playoffs has mile and a half the rest of the regular season and it entitled mile and a half so it's. Very valuable skill to have. Or the truck series and swore NASCAR in general it's very mile and a half tepee. So is this going to be a good way to begin that process and got a pretty good teammate this weekend and hopefully I can lean on to speed up my learning curve I've got. Johnny Sauter of course but also got Alex Bowman in cheek Elliott as teammates this weekend so. Am gonna see how much I can pick their brains and hopefully catch on as quickly as possible. Well let's hope that you graduate with top honors this weekend. And the active pest control 200 motor racing network's live coverage begins 4 PM eastern on Saturday cats thank you so much again congratulations on the big Daytona win. Very much appreciated thank you for having me on. That is Kaz Rollins joining us coming up next on NASCAR live. AJ ailment they are gonna stop by and later you've got the best of in car audio from the Daytona 500 in this week's backtracked and later. Bush the winner of the great American race up spot. The new NASCAR season and spring break are about to share one weekend at Phoenix raceway so what can you expect. Rowdy best tennis clothes or Harvick Jimmie I need any name and Johnson real gains bite me thinking you've. He's going to probably wanna keep copies of milingo breaking took when he can you even read like everything away. Good night. Race fans you know there's nothing like the power excitement and sounds of NASCAR ever wonder what it would be like to strap yourself in the seat of an authentic NASCAR race car. You can deal with after Richard Petty driving experience a lot of longer drive yourself that one of fifteen tracks nationwide call 1802373889. Or visit online at. It drive petty dot com Richard Petty driving experience it's authentic and NASCAR entertainment called 1573889. Or visit drive heading dot com to reserve your experience. Third place Daytona 500 finisher AJ omen (%expletive) joins us next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. Hi this is a Gelman dinner grab that number 47 Kroger Chevrolet. Record black. Halladay today thank god am I got guys good job everybody called a great job up there you know I was right back. Right back we'll we'll. It that they it is Gabby did. That's what it's satellite on the pit box of the number 47 Kroger Chevrolet as AJ omen (%expletive) finished third in the Daytona 500. And AJ joins us right now AJ welcome back to NASCAR live congratulations on that top five Sunday the great American race. Thank you they would. Are there the courier rate sure we'll all that. I got you steered itself you know has all of our finish. Try to do to drop their make the right move at the right time and you know I never really thought we had a apart potentially to go out there. And contend for victory we just never had that speed outright but. Ultimately the way that the race plane out of fuel strategy in and everybody call on you like to try to be Smart. They did much feels awful last 1012 laps in and get the best finish spot on the all worked out. So many things to discuss in regards to the 500 let's start there how does one save fuel with ten laps ago. When you see the checkered flag. Well I don't buried fortunate. Mark Connor. Found myself and a lion air and and know what it was like at least you've and that you'll well I could make the bottom works every time. You're who got L I lady kept going down they're trying to make it work. That or to be really wanted to get down there in jumping part of the men and try to help lead the line but I just knew we didn't have the speed so. The sit there and seen other just plain out. I just got a new five that the spot I was that I had to. Outlook are behind me right on the top there and and basically just trying to dotted line and and try to run quarter after bottles must like good in and keep that gap closed Sergio earlier Ryan could fly in front of me. I just was really wait to the last lap which you'd see how the race played out but that's what I as I was just trying to deal with just say this much you'll run quarter. After all much like a no and add. Are pushing me behind him and had a good draft and Barnaby and that's not able to do. For those of us that don't know or can't relate why is it that the car did not have speed on the bottom of the racetrack but it had speed. Further up on the bank. I would say load is well on the bottom it does seem like kind of our week it was. It was good that art car it was probably the best you know and Karl Iger at. We we have stability jacket to Wear the wanted to name is this stability cited bit. Carpet slider out of that I ever felt that I needed every at a moment brought bottle looser or had a chance to Japanese descent my closest real. Stable I don't know maybe had a little too much downforce overall. In the car. But just outright speed I needed help in a bar of on the bottom and I didn't have closely behind me. I was able to really go anywhere and if I was the last car line on the bottom. It just kind of bargain under down and and he never really had that recovery speed are easily it will lose the draft that's what happened to me that in the duo on Thursday night. Although on the bottom left guard and. I'll try to slide back up behind everybody lost draft pretty quick I knew I needed help. And the bottom wasn't really where the car was fast and up top there does that or would follow me behind me. If I knew without that type had to be at U fits right up front. We saw very crash filled Daytona 500. And it looked to be aggressive more than normal number one is that accurate number two what brought about all this contact that we saw Sunday. A little bit more aggressive I know stand in immediate kind of wanted to point out this eight isn't bad at an expected. Yeah it definitely helped out as each stage Q do quote try to get points and it's going to be back there all year. You know you look at first it is it ended perfectly and yeah. This second stage I don't really think. That had anything to do that direct really happy. With how much everybody and now want to get out how Pryor threw it out. What I really think after that after that the second stage now they're only eighty laps to go in the wake of the Daytona 500 is played out the last probably year. Noble or EL camera wait till 1520 laps to go in and try to make my move on Burnett back attack well. Last year than this can't be out of the fact it's you know forty to go to don't want to re wide through the field he can't go anywhere your middle to peel back. I think that question really started to happen because. People of new and all the drivers is they had to get their track position as quick as possible but had to get a quick. And they had to try to hold its so I think that's where you really eat. Walking in the an important. In the fact that track position now at Daytona. Even more critical than heck you know short record just as critical as well I think athletic director really came in he would people now one. With that need to go there are re trying to get the track position and Holden. The Daytona 500 and the bigotry we have your part of history you win that race and you were doing everything that they could to try to look rather get it. I agree with you I don't think that the stages and the new race format played a role into the aggression but how did the stages. Change this 500 from 500 previously been involved in. I definitely think it made people. Kind of more up on the wheel throughout the course the race which is what we want to we want you know that and war more the racing in the middle embraced it would be solved and it. I feel like it passed he can't get single violent we still a little bit bet. But I just went our different strategies. The Toyota cars. Get together. Early when they hit their fuel window before the stage. It would help put together an and the sport would do in the same thing so they're simply different strategy. Which I think played out and make circuit race because everybody was trying to figure out. What that right time what the purity and what the best waited to be up front at the end agent Debra at the end of both stated he he kind of Epoch ago. Everybody all right another port on the line now and in they started getting aggressive try and to get the points so. A puppet state is played out really well and they'll. I didn't know what to expect but at least for Daytona and I think if indeed they might Talladega. You're gonna see Larry throughout the course great putters fourth line in the port critical wanna come McCann well. Gentlemen a jail mending a third place finish in the Daytona 500 Sunday first race out. With a two car stable for JPG Garrity racing overall was speed weeks including the 500. How are things with having two teams down there instead of the one that we've had in years past. It went really well I felt so bad for Chris. And end Trent everybody on that thirty that argument Patrick great run at it happened but that popped it had a bet that eight can it beat. And early in the race who's cool be as curt I unfortunately we now. We took a road nineteen wood who is not what I wanna start next to our order. I did that start next to him in Burbank key. That is on the op art and so. Unfortunately starting next week that are seen by. I we worked well together you know what I got part of all the start and he with a pat on the right way. You what it would mean it was really. Be able where where are so bad that they got caught up in the wreck etiquette are and I think really that's potentially a chance to the finish what we finished so. I'm for the third straight out I went well I'm really look in order to Atlanta this week it is great Awad. We have a keep it out by year's ball well I got a as the saints are back in and I can work immediately. And yeah driver obviously nick and eighty champion. Won a cup race last year so I'm really looking forward. Appreciate you joining us congratulations on. Take at a Kroger Chevrolet took third place finish in the Daytona 500 and all the best trying to back that up this weekend in the ATL. Also assure thank you and you know everybody I everybody scheduled pretty busy so you just saw Kroger dot com go to quick list. You you could aggression that you want you pick them up easily Becky can't get out of cartman so common deliver on YouTube in your. All that's Alonso. That's what you like urban agenda or. Will do it Dick Gary dale is a pleasure thank you yeah. At age ailment digger third place in Sunday's Daytona 500 still to come on NASCAR live we've got a page from the past with Jack a root and later. Why have the best back tracks from the great American race. Well there's an economic. IBM did the last eight. All things you. I'm David Bloom. Everybody's all up. Oh. Visit Tom Johnson camping world in Concord for all the good racing needs racing the savings now and save big over 400 units and stuff. America's number one RB and outdoor retailer has something for every one. Every season started at your local NASCAR headquarters with travel trailers started nearly a hundred million dollars for much. Don't let these savings fashion by media said Tom Johnson Camping World and say. When your dream Barbie as a kid wanted to bodily control my bicycle principal difference if that's the sort of putting together for what happens when was a retired have been consistent. We got a page from the past gonna get next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. Give NASCAR live now back to Mike Bagley. Thank you so much for hanging out and off on this week's edition of NASCAR live you know. A lot of things have changed over the years in this sport that we all love one of the things is the preparation that goes into a winning race car for the Daytona 500. Jack route has it easy story from 1983. In this week's page from the past. Thanks Mike after all the hoopla and confetti champagne and TV interviews. Kurt Busch is winning Ford from Sunday's Daytona 500. Picks up a one year residents at that Daytona USA attraction located outside of turn four at Daytona International Speedway. Bush is Stewart Haas board like all of the other starters in the Daytona 500 have been purpose built for the great American race. Countless hours in wind tunnels engineers poring over data to get ready to compete in the Daytona 500. But that is not always been the case or the pathway for at Daytona 500 winning car. Back in 1983. Retail Yarborough drove his party's cart victory in the silver anniversary edition of the great American race. He defeated car. That it started speed weeks as a show car to South Carolina parties restaurant. You see Yarborough was qualified for that 25 anniversary Daytona 500. And became the first driver ever to top 200 miles per hour at the track. Only to flip the Chevrolet during its second qualifying lap. Based on the grid and the bad who experience such triumph and tragedy here early in the week kale Yarborough to Evansville South Carolina. Yarborough the 1977. And 1968. Winner of the 500. Qualifier on its first of two time trial laps at 200 plus miles per hour. On the second lap is Chevrolet Monte Carlo preparing career racing. Spun in turn number three explore the car got airborne blip hit the outside retaining wall and was demolished. From the start of the race and through the first half of the Daytona 500 that year. Kale Yarborough ran with the front pack of cars but saved his big move for the last laugh oh. The day make a ball inside of it off to a bank goes back above eyesight now is not go to the site last somewhere out got a lot better about this weekend but what I don't know. Oh what that does not have a Buddy Baker dropped back the birds but you are well at the move wouldn't doubt about remarkable product widely outside baker won't try to come back Yarborough laid off four break up a bit but I've got the baker comes out of the inside trying to find somebody that grabbed what they are three was back there for the second spot if they come to drive it will be Haley Barbour all the Leonard. The wind was hill's third in the Daytona 500. It also by the way it was the first time that an in car camera was aboard the winning car. It made its way to victory late. That Pontiac LaMont went back to choke our status after that super sub performance in the 25 running of the Daytona 500. But it would race again. Later that year the car was sold arc of veteran documentary. And enjoyed several more competitive years of action. Replaced in the past I'm Jack career. Thank you Jackie and I can't not believe that a show car won the Daytona 500 my oh my how things have changed. 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Experienced the new cast stadium at your dealer or online at freight liner dot com. We've got to back tracks coming up next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. He is NASCAR live. Now back to Mike Bagley welcome back to NASCAR live you know Sunday in the Daytona 500 the in car audio was red hot. Forty drivers trying to win the great American race are just some of the best with this week's NASCAR live back tracks. Everybody here at Daytona home on their feet and winning the start of the great American race. The field comes off turn more pace car makes that turn on the pit road and we are sand behind like. After the long cold winter we're going to race and at Daytona. Please Elliott Taylor and aren't entering one. They take off at dale junior's stuff for the metal will fall out of the top five he's gonna fall out of the top ten he's about to fall out of the top fifty. There are a little orbit but other than what they've got to get these decades about the bitter about it if he would have to their big top over middle junior beats them now. I'm surely not opening up the middle and Joey McDonald comes off the racetrack he's headed in for service for Allah trial and error thing. There were sick you have air get ready guys try to get the guy that back. Probably your backup help coming up I. Regular season and playoff points up for grabs right now racing back to the green checkered flag at the start finish line. Wild boy good running Kevin Harvick. What have you ever lose I don't really doesn't. Think think we're all right. That are coming into the plant here I don't take it back up all the places they are side by side features a bargain over a 195. It of course I don't know about the purity of bush and all I'm like yeah. Veteran and a good for a lot about we live about territory. And this is Alex we're correct guys perhaps it staggered out. Fantastic. Think you're tired and I really doubt spend entering burglary. There's damage to Dale Earnhardt junior the right side of that car all the more rob rob we'll turn upper forties table and get away what was happening. And it's gonna go. The love to have a I was out I'd say we're gonna be up o'clock vehicle we have nobody here clear hello Greg are right across pretty bad. Than they were mystic at the front of the field at Dale Earnhardt junior. Here's what he had to say just a moment ago. I don't care about even before I was pleased that it's pretty good guards probably result. While we know it away under whereabouts just as everyone knows a lot of monologue. Santiago allotted to us. Government has that ever been asked typically. Bad posters. And I got no dive to the upside target talent. Not close enough Kevin Harvick will be no winners of state numbered. And I don't doubt it you know I wouldn't Bagram ballot look at dribbled the AFL homered have been better got to get a better idea how. I help TV yeah. I'm shocked that it's really. All all back straightaway democratic track. I don't work done at their political problem. Danica Patrick and man oh man he along with a number of other drivers had great runs going. It was Danica had to say. I was like I afterward that. Evidence that the great day. I guess that's got into the thought ahead all about Bo you. Come on the backstretch originating McMurray is around Daniels horrible crash Brian nobody is around because I was. Eight how much bigger ball around and I'm planning a big hit a dork and here it's. Your butt tired. I felt not a pop tires cord where big trouble here so playoff. The one robber who got lucky in that crash and got through it. Was Kyle Larson. Low low low low low tide back middle fact that big big big big big big big big quick read about but outside goes up we'll go back jump of any evidence to support guys. I don't cut it off yeah. But hello Robert you're live event getting hit it there by the higher cost so where does. Yes I'm I'm I'm here that aren't here left yeah Ted yes it. Who raised linger into turn number of Marie Martin Truex junior takes the top spot away from Chile to Elliott who is all by himself on the bottom Gary chase Elliott is running low on fuel or out of gas as Martin. And Truex junior takes over the top spot. And I think you have got again. The bush. Yeah I thought they guys side draft but hit five just days he'll. This thought they feel very. Bush leaves at Daytona 500 he's never won before they talked former series champion. He will expand today winning a 59 edition of public great American race are about these about it. It. You do is open you have. Bellowed out there driver or a job I am proud of elegy but I never okay. Other guys thing is. And we go to the road they hear from the crew chief Tony Gibson that's just really. Our big spender. Mom and dad. It's your steady tone of the. League. 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Joining us now is Kurt Busch driver the Haas automation monster energy Fort Stewart Haas racing and Daytona 500 champion incurred I imagine even a few days later you're not sick here in that yet are you a now about it are actually just got a text from Tony Gibson Asia Europe. Sure attack woke up and we are still great our our our camp. I got was one of the coolest moments of the whole thing not to have not to belittle the win. But to see his reaction atop the pit box when you sailed across the start finish line and took the checkers. It was justice close because you used the phrase pure joy is I've ever seen at a racetrack it was just fantastic. All that that was I mean I've probably seen and no one video if I'm NASCAR dot com about on the last lap and then the other video that actually was gives them. I don't know what that was called a meltdown break down. Street Gallagher. I just feel like his whole life was poured into this one race and we're winners. And a fantastic you guys sure are well let's go back to Sunday so we we had several incidents on Sunday we brought the news stage racing and a play. You get down to the end of that thing in all the contenders seemingly are just on the edge of running out of fuel and then for goodness sakes your mirror falls off what do you remember. Most vividly about those closing laps because I know you've played it over and over your mind a million times since Sunday. Com it it was just one of those crazy unpredictable HR 500 like all is good on different strategies that we are trying to play out of it. Then the fuel mileage thing came into play and now why why is that why there haven't looked and and I was like you know what. You're over thinking it. The troll and it just follow the draft on our side of the track and then Justice Souter to came up with a new plan the mere breaks. And how I have no idea on who was gonna be behind me here Olga block them when they made a move. And I just but you know what take advantage other people's mistakes. They are much higher side and I hope that. You'll want him taking the white that I am running second I've got 11 shot and make movement got turned two on the final lap and well there are had a plan and the played out their work. That's fantastic up. I know I saw you are heard you speaking at. At the the champion's breakfast at Daytona and one of the things you mentioned was. Other comic your new wife made to your Victory Lane about that mere kind of being a metaphor for things enough thought that was pretty cool you share that with the folks. There really was. A beautiful Allman further here to break. And for me to be looking out the windshield and yes side actually made a competent Victory Lane and she should do now. You don't need to be looking in the review in the airing may be looking out the windshield because the future the other looks like it's wonderful. Man it sure is let's take a couple of calls right now Zachary is calling in for Texas ties Acura with Kurt Busch go ahead. By Kurt. Wanted to congratulations on your you win at Daytona. Thank you Zach really appreciate it. I want to ask. How do you feel about them doing you. The setup but Daytona where they were doing the what was that called. Me arguments. Yet how you feel about that. You know I was a bit apprehend. We have for Daytona and Talladega about these segments just because the restrictive plate trapped in a big groups of cars. Coming down for a land brushed finish you know produced ten point. One all worked out I mean everybody is very professional about it. Each and everybody protected their cars. And until we started the final segment which was to the checkered flag and then. It seemed like everybody was gone bananas. And ended how much of an impact I think we're gonna he's the gunman got and the play. Later this year and it is on track with a tired he chewed up really quick. And each used to put opera side to win back our liberties save them for later in the race to try to win the race. Fantastic ours acrid thanks for your call let's go to New Mexico now where Greg is standing by go ahead Euro or bush. Wondered this for him and they come apart hundred being not only preview Parker or are certain organizations. That recruit a new report. I Greg banks through the the call in and it's an amazing victory to bring home a championship bout trophy. To Stewart cops. It. You know they've won championships before with Tony Stewart would Kevin Harvick. We've won a lot of cool races. By insert Daytona. Or Indy there's a few other special races throughout the year that have that significance and value on prestige. And it's amazing that now have that trophy. In many a trophy room along with everything else that sort outside a real problem the real product forward. Helping us get badly Doug Yates has been in the traded are strong when you go to detente. Now say man they are lit to be split for sure Ron is calling from Pennsylvania go ahead you're with Kurt Busch. They Kirk congratulations ordered five Carter went. Thank you Ron Bridget in advance. They Andres started out with four bit Gordon back before. I just ordered a tour like gold shoes and get back into the car this year. Already great question and they're great statement it is it's like go back to family and having a reunion and a homecoming and then to win our first race together. At the afford whispered in my year Victory Lane goes why in the heck did you leave those years ago we're glad to have you back and we love you and it is it is like a big extended Stanley. With the four people and all the new people that they that it since I've been gone. They're passion that they've wrapped it up a notch there's going to be a great year pursue their hearts. And Joker you're an hour talking earlier and I went and visited with Tony Gibson is back in January when everybody at Stewart Haas was thrashing for this this switchover and one of the things he pointed out was you know you can't just take. A new manufacturers engine an putting your existing chassis without some work and they've managed to get it all done and make it all happened. But when you succeed that title of the vote effort going on I don't think open and you correct me if I'm wrong that folks have a real appreciation for just won a monumental undertaking that is. Yeah I couldn't believe it so much sought some of the blueprint drawings. Future out. And then last look at things further with Tony gets and like we have to redesign. All of our front steering. Because the police and the Ford assembly engine on fire the engine. If so much lower it will under under the current straddling and all of our Tyrod and over gonna work until now complete redesign. On the front of the car which went. I knew we get all sorted I can't believe we're Daytona 500 winners but now the real season starts there's there's going to be the true test. Of how we got switched over with all these mile and out and short tracks coming up. Yeah absolutely wanna ask you a little bit about Atlanta coming up but Aaron is calling right now from Connecticut Aron go ahead you're with Kurt Busch. Baker can regulation de Nagy accomplishment. Thank you learn really appreciate it. I just a quick question you know when it's at the other race when you won of course it looked like you courage about a mile Martinsville. How many how can NASCAR. Accomplish the card to be sold terrible. It happened you're exactly right our car was pretty trashed we got caught up in the Jimmie Johnson Trevor being right on through turns three and four in. At the right side up against the wall but it didn't impact anything too large. And then we got here in the left side door and then I've spent some of the quarter panel back there. Kruger at the extent they didn't make sure that it wasn't not too severe of a tire rub. And yes NASCAR's done a tremendous job to design these cars is durable they are then it's up to that teens to independently. Make sure that they've done their homework to be able to survive minimal racks anti big. Kyra I'd done I heard you talking before the Daytona 500 and you were kidding around and said you know what if I win this thing I might just pull Carl Edwards and then Mike and dropped the Mike and walk away but I imagine after you. Get this victory in Daytona 500 champion reality sets in and it makes you even more. Hungry is that right. I know darn your call me out how to open their feet that comment. A drop in the Mike capture when the Daytona 500 or Carl Edwards and retired now you know what. Let me change that if I went to more championships familiar put out an exceptional. Way to put it hurt you mentioned something a moment ago about this this part now is where the the real season began and we've got the new even lower downforce package coming up and Atlanta and after that they're gonna repay that track in most of the drivers I've talked to work on a sad to hear that the track was gonna be repaid but is this where you think will start to get a true read on where everybody is because this is kind of the meat and the Tate is portion of the schedule. Yeah I mean we can't jump suited to conclusions too quickly immediate plan as a very very worn out racetrack and it's actually looked at tires very regret. And Yasser Mina and Jimmie Johnson won the spring break there last year and match showed. They've got their low grip. Setup Alvin pretty good but let's valuing things after the West Coast run at Vegas Phoenix and California. And go after that let's see how the first five races and out of nimble and adjust accordingly from the air. All right we got one more call to get to Esteban is calling from Arizona year old Kurt Busch go ahead I. Who's your favorite driver and not pay after bombing so the question and our favorite driver drawn out. Was my dad as a racer at the local track revenue late models but you know I was Saturday night and on Sundays and we turned the TV on a watch race. As a guy got on the black street car that's two we rooted for and loved bill seniors. Now quick witty comments after ace is that most of all. His is passionate drive and to get the best out of a car even though he didn't have a winning car would carry some cars and entry blank. That's our bush as he spoke with what he came earlier today coming up we will look back on the event to this week in NASCAR history and we'll get a preview of Atlanta. This is power. This is freedom. This is tradition. Are paying this is being who you were meant to be where you are meant to be. This is more than a race. They see is Talladega. Just party NASCAR returns may fifth through seventh. Calling 77. Why sport for the one true reality entertainment. Where a single dramatic moment had become prime. In NASCAR motor racing network live broadcast elevate your senses to the sights sounds and struggles taking place on the racetrack Danica Patrick that for the. They are side by side. The power of radios to the imagination of the listener to tune in for the motor racing network. Visit Ameren dot com for an affiliate listed your local area. Yeah. Is NASCAR live. Now. Back to Mike Bagley welcome back to NASCAR live coming up why have a preview of this weekend's races at the Atlanta Motor Speedway but first. It's time to turn back the clock but this week in NASCAR history this week we started 1983. Michael Jackson is red hot with Billy G can. The final television episode of mash was heirs to a record 105. Point 97. Billion viewers. The compact disc technology was introduced in the United States. And enrichment programs raceway Bobby Allison was driving his Miller highlight Chevy to Victory Lane. Why why Bobby Allison and they get zags are linked back to Dale Earnhardt much like Carly Carly gone through two. I find out right now they're down a back right away very hard ball they put. Financial outlook. Cards are waist line not a third ever four and art what it sideways where I was fighting the car just to good buyers and everybody how to survive re garlic. Jumping for ten years in 1993 this Spin Doctors were being on the radio with two princes in the news the World Trade Center in New York City was bombed. At the movies Michael Douglas had the number one movie with the falling down. Rockingham and Rusty Wallace beat Dale Earnhardt to the line in that GM Goodrich 500 F. Motor speedway and. They have played down the stretch Cadillac to go to Victory Lane feeling is because it occurred every green how much is that Ronald halfway through the corner. I don't want him Rusty Wallace behind the real funny parody of the fellas behind the ball they don't want people while just burn waving here and running. This weekly wrap up in the year 2000 The Dixie Chicks as the number one album in the country with a live. Recently retired quarterback Dan Marino is often the starting quarterback job with the Minnesota Vikings. You later for. Down one way. And again we were at the North Carolina motor speedway. This time it was Bonnie Bonnie beating Dale Earnhardt to the line in these early Kmart 400. And now beginning to turn a lot of the hourglass I'm running number on the money to break. Bobby the body heat. Plays six different driver to win win. Checkered flag. The durable Kmart 400. He birthday wishes this week go to tide Dylan. It's hard to some of the events of this week in NASCAR history before we had for the exits let's get a quick preview of this weekend's action at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Say you buy the NASCAR sprint up series teams head to Georgia this weekend for the Sunday march 5. Folds of honor quick trip 500. At Atlanta Motor Speedway. A super fast one point five mile quad oval with a well worn surface that will undergo a complete brief paving following the checkers this weekend. Seeking his first Atlanta victory Brad Kozlowski laments that this event will mark the end of an era but he understands that the. Time has come out of this rough surfaces Atlanta has worn out over the years have become. Just a crazy place to race cars are. Super slippery. High grip at low grip and quite a ample what the best nine Carter is out of control. And we love that about it but over time you know things change. We have live across belts and all those things that. Hit these tracks hit him and care of that ball and the last thing we wanna have. It's a race weekend where track comes apart in the race becomes unsafe. And reduces the quality of the event and our fans it. This then three time Atlanta later Kasey Kahne shares Kozlowski is this Dalton and hopes he can take advantage of the aging aggregate. This Gora fourth victory and that people stay. I've always enjoyed Atlanta it. Boat race in that track and how the tires off the cars move around so. As soon be a jacket. To be pretty fun weekend for Kyle Larson the new surface could come soon enough hours of formula Atlantic City unique racetrack because it is. Extremely slick. Almost to the wayward tee slipped in my opinion you know. I feel like relying only them I agree it's the bottom there I'm more like normal on the top so. Yes you did repay it's coming up violently it. The driver right that is a different period. I think the features that bring back. Great races not that it's. It's still grave right now but today I guess maybe go see my driving south that are. With three page. Oh folds of honor quick trip 506. The green this Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway just after 2:30 PM eastern. 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