Beating and Banging is your home for interviews and analysis from journalist Kyle Dalton with NASCAR drivers, various personnel, media, and others in the industry. The podcast is devoted to covering NASCAR's top three national touring series.
Host Kyle Dalton also runs the After the Checkered Flag and Beating and Banging YouTube channels, and covers NASCAR for Heavy.com.
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Kyle Larson Reveals Force of Atlanta Hit | Denny Hamlin and Crew Chief Not on Same Page
Saturday, September 14, 2024 • Duration 13:26
In this episode:
Denny Hamlin explains why he took a conservative approach at Atlanta.
Dale Jr. and Hamlin's crew chief Chris Gabehart both address Hamlin's race strategy at Atlanta.
Kyle Larson reveals the G-forces he experienced in his Atlanta crash and we compare it to other big impacts in 2024.
Todd Gilliland talks about making his 100th Cup Series start at Watkins Glen.
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Denny Hamlin Wants Mike Joy to Be Replaced & Kevin Harvick Questions NASCAR Playoff Format Integrity
Saturday, August 31, 2024 • Duration 15:13
In this episode:
Denny Hamlin talked on his "Actions Detrimental" podcast this week about how he liked Leigh Diffey's first call on NBC at Daytona and said the network or NASCAR needs to make an "executive decision" and have the Australian call all 36 Cup races each year. He also called out Fox's "messy" coverage.
Fox announcer Kevin Harvick talked on his "Happy Hour" podcast about the Daytona race and questioned NASCAR's playoff format. He is a fan of the more traditional top 16 best race cars advancing to the playoffs, not a win and you're in scenario, but understands it's part of the entertainment the sport is trying to provide for its fans.
NASCAR announced the 2025 schedule this week, including the first international date in 65 years in Mexico City. Daniel Suarez joined NASCAR's Ben Kennedy in a press conference with reporters talking about the upcoming race, and Kennedy addressed the conversation officials had with Kyle Busch and his team regarding the No. 8 making the race after being arrested and detained in Mexico in January 2023 when authorities discovered a handgun in his luggage.
TV ratings for Daytona reached a four-year high and a trend that's happened in the last couple of months.
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Pit Crew Member Offers Behind-the-Scenes Details of Violent Truck Series Hit on Pit Road
Saturday, May 11, 2024 • Duration 27:49
This Week in NASCAR (May 6 - May 10):
TOP STORY/INTERVIEW:
Brandon Henry is a pit crew veteran. During the Truck Series race at Kansas, the front tire changer experienced something for the first time when Lawless Alan overshot his pit box and hit the former Marine, sending him flying through the air and landing awkwardly on his back. He talked with me about the incident, the injuries, his conversation with Alan, and his plans on a return.
PLUS:
NASCAR finished second to F1 in the television ratings for the first time. Some fans say it's a sign that F1 is more popular than NASCAR. There's more to the story and I explain.
Denny Hamlin offers a lot of hot takes on his Actions Detrimental podcast and did it again this week, making an unexpected prediction about the future of Darlington and many fans won't be happy about it.
Hailie Deegan appeared on NASCAR Race Hub and talked about her incident with Riley Herbst at Talladega.
It was announced this week that NASCAR Race Hub will stop production on June 11, ending the show that first aired on The Speed Channel back in 2009.
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The Crazy Lengths NASCAR Teams Will Go to Gain an Advantage Over Competition
Saturday, May 4, 2024 • Duration 34:42
This Week in NASCAR (April 29 - May 3):
TOP STORY/INTERVIEW:
An April 29 article in The Athletic detailed what's going on behind the scenes between the teams and NASCAR in charter negotiations. One interesting item from the story revealed just how far teams will go to gain an advantage over the competition. Writer Jeff Gluck joined the podcast and discussed the new trick teams are using and a variety of other topics, including those charter negotiations and Fox and their commercials.
PLUS:
NASCAR sponsor brings up controversial topic and promptly shuts down controversy. Dale Earnhardt Jr. responds.
Alex Bowman and his spotter had a beef over the team radio at Dover. Here's the full conversation that didn't make the Fox broadcast.
First release of the Last 5 Races and the analysis shows who's hot and who's not.
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Was Hailie Deegan Right for Being Upset at Riley Herbst? Cup Drivers Sound Off
Saturday, April 27, 2024 • Duration 46:09
This Week in NASCAR (April 22-26):
Cup drivers share thoughts on Hailie Deegan-Riley Herbst incident at Talladega.
Joey Logano offers "dream" fix for superspeedways.
NASCAR announces different tire compounds to be used at All-Star Race and drivers have sounded off on topic in last month.
Look at Next Gen-Gen 7 numbers through first 82 races and there are some surprises.
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This Week in NASCAR - April 15-19, 2024 | Exclusive Interview With Goodyear's Greg Stucker
Saturday, April 20, 2024 • Duration 36:48
In this episode of Beating and Banging:
Chase Elliott talks about how he thought a late mistake he made on pit road might have cost him the race.
William Byron, Brad Keselowski, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez offer their thoughts on the overall racing product at Texas.
Chase Elliott disagrees with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his podcast about the amount of practice time needed.
Kevin Harvick gets brutally honest about the Fords in 2024 and sets lofty expectations for Talladega.
Exclusive interview with Goodyear's Director of Racing Greg Stucker
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This Week in NASCAR - April 8-12, 2024 | Kyle Busch Reveals How Tragedy Changed His NASCAR Career
Friday, April 12, 2024 • Duration 27:53
In the latest This Week in NASCAR (Apr. 8-12, 2024) on Beating and Banging:
Denny Hamlin addresses his X/Twitter beef with Speedway Motorsports Inc. CEO Marcus Smith
NASCAR official talks about Martinsville race and fixing short-track racing and it's not a good look
Kevin Harvick responds to fans criticism of Fox's NASCAR coverage
NBC makes surprise announcement about ending its NASCAR Xfinity Series broadcast responsibilities earlier than scheduled
1-on-1 interview with NASCAR betting expert Greg Matherne of Win the Race, including picks for race at Texas.
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This Week in NASCAR - March 25-29 - Exclusive Interviews With Alex Bowman, Erik Jones, Chase Briscoe, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley and Daniel Hemric
Saturday, March 30, 2024 • Duration 01:00:32
Exclusive interviews with:
Alex Bowman
Erik Jones
Chase Briscoe
Noah Gragson
Justin Haley
Daniel Hemric
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This Week in NASCAR - March 18-24 - Exclusive Interviews With Daniel Suarez and Zane Smith
Friday, March 22, 2024 • Duration 26:11
DANIEL SUAREZ
Daniel Suarez will forever be remembered as the winner of an incredible three-wide photo finish at the first Atlanta race in 2024, one of the greatest finishes in NASCAR's 76-year-history. But the Trackhouse driver isn't satisfied.
He sat down for a one-on-one interview and talked about a variety of topics, including the start to this season, how the tire issue at Bristol unexpectedly answered the horsepower debate, why he believes his bad behavior and subsequent $50,000 fine in last year's race at Circuit of the Americas resulted in a rule change in the 2024 edition, and how he thinks F1 should take a lesson from NASCAR to improve its "boring" racing product.
ZANE SMITH
Zane Smith won the NASCAR Truck Series championship in 2022. This season, his first as a full-time Cup Series rookie, has been a struggle.
The 24-year-old Spire Motorsports driver sat down for an interview where he talked about a variety of topics, including his rough start and how he might turn things around at Circuit of the Americas, his telesphobia, his relationship with Carson Hocevar and Corey LaJoie, and he provided an interesting breakdown of just how hard it is to be a NASCAR driver racing at 190 MPH.
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This Week in NASCAR: March 11-15, 2024 and Toni Breidinger Exclusive Interview
Sunday, March 17, 2024 • Duration 36:09
This Week in NASCAR: March 11-15, 2024
Exclusive interview with full-time ARCA Series driver and Victoria's Secret model Toni Breidinger, where we talk about modeling, racing, her future plans, and why men get triggered when called out by their female counterparts for being overly aggressive against them.
Plus, we discuss:
Kyle Busch revealing that Kyle Larson took his Indy 500 ride during his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show.
Kyle Busch's No. 8 pit crew has gone through three changes in four races, the latest coming before Bristol.
Kyle Larson calls out NASCAR for making excuses on increasing horsepower.
Numbers through four races reveal some interesting trends.
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