Dropping the Hammer with Daniel McFadin

After another conversation about the state of safety with the Next Gen car, Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette discuss:Chase Elliott's NASCAR Cup win at TalladegaChase Elliott's willingness to be critical of the safety of NASCAR's Next Gen carThe Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten TomatoesChristopher Nolan's post Dark Knight filmography.The last decade of Disney Pixar moviesEpisode photo cover via NASCAR Media

The NASCAR news gods gave us too much to talk about this week.Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollete are joined by Phil Spain to break down Bubba Wallace's second career NASCAR Cup Series win, Kyle Busch joining RCR and North Wilkesboro returning to the NASCAR circuit for the first time since 1996.Read Daniel's column on Wallace's Kansas win and his column on Kyle Busch moving to RCR.

After an eventful and surprising Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Daniel McFadin is joined by long-time NASCAR TV reporter and personality Alan Cavanna to discuss the opening of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and Erik Jones' first win with Petty GMS Motorsports.Then, Daniel interviews Alan about how he went from a being a NASCAR and Rusty Wallace fan in Connecticut, to having his professional career and life changed by a 30 second interview in Jeremy Mayfield's driveway.

Here's a different kind of episode of Dropping the Hammer.On Saturday Aug. 27, the night the NASCAR Cup Series' regular season finale was supposed to be run at Daytona, rain got in the way.As we all waited for the race to be run or postponed, Toyota Racing Development president David Wilson arrived in the track's media center. For 30 minutes (divided into two different portions) Wilson held an impromptu media session and Daniel McFadin was there.During that time, Wilson covered Toyota's hopes to keep Kyle Busch in the fold, Ty Gibbs' future, the safety of the Next Gen car, the status of Kurt Busch and much more.Here's the audio of the session.

Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette are back to recap an exciting NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen, the overdone controversy between teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott, Kimi Räikkönen's Cup debut and preview what should be a crazy regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway.Subscribe to the show's YouTube page and follow Daniel on Twitter and Jon on Twitter.Cover photo via NASCAR Media

Daniel McFadin sits down and talks with Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill. The 28-year-old driver is two weeks removed from making his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Michigan International Speedway, where he finished 18th.Hill, who drives the No. 21 Chevy full-time for RCR in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, also talks about his early days of racing, how his passion for racing conflicted with his middle school basketball team, winning at his home track of Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this year and he previews this weekend's Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International.You can email Daniel at danielmcfadin@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter at @danielmcfadin and subscribe to his YouTube page.Podcast cover photo: Daniel McFadin

Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette break down NASCAR's second 2022 visit to Richmond Raceway, Kevin Harvick's legacy as one of the last NASCAR Winston Cup drivers and they preview race at Watkins Glen International.Photo: Kevin Harvick meeting Dwayne Johnson at Texas Motor Speedway in 2004.

After two weeks off, Daniel McFadin and Jon LaFollette return to discus the NASCAR Cup Series races at Michigan and Indianapolis, Bubba Wallace's career-best run over the last four races and Kevin Harvick ending his 65-race winless streak.Plus the latest edition of the Jeff Gluck Good Race Poll vs Rotten Tomatoes.Read Daniel's story on Bubba Wallace' runner-up finish at Michigan: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/07/bubba-wallace-tries-to-stay-positive-after-michigan-runner-up/His story on Wallace's first career Cup pole: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/06/holy-s-thats-fast-bubba-wallace-impressive-first-cup-pole/And his story on Erik Jones and his first season with fellow Michigan native Dave Elenz as his crew chief: https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/08/05/michigan-men-erik-jones-dave-elenz-head-to-home-track/Cover photo: Getty Images via NASCAR Media