Fox In The Fast Lane Podcast

NASCAR speeds through the Lone Star State this week. FOX’s Chris Hoenig previews this weekends O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 in “FOX in the Fast Lane”: NASCAR heads to Texas this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. The first Monster Energy Cup series race at the track since an off-season repaving, much to the chagrin of many drivers: (Gossage) “Race car drivers like old asphalt. It loses some of the grip and things like that as time goes on.” Track president Eddie Gossage. Brad Keselowski will have crew chief Paul Wolfe on hand. NASCAR announcing Wednesday, April 12 is when they’ll hear the appeal of his three-race suspension for the No. 2’s failed post-race inspection at Phoenix last month. Dale Earnhardt Jr. announcing primary sponsor Axalta will dress out his car with a Philadelphia Eagles inspired paint job for June’s race at Pocono (Earnhardt Jr.) “I’m really sad about that, being a Redskins fan.” The scheme will help draw atten

NASCAR returns to the East Coast for short track racing at Martinsville Speedway for this Sunday’s running of the STP 500, Atlanta puts the brakes on their track renovation and Virginia race fans get a new place on the web to keep on all things racing. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh with “FOX in the Fast Lane”: Kyle Larson heads to Martinsville’s short track this week a very happy man: (Larson) “Lots of fun to be Kyle Larson right now. Our race cars are really fast in Xfinity and Cup, so it’s a blast to show up at the race track every week.” And even more proud is team owner Chip Ganassi, who says you can see Larson getting better from week to week: (Gnassi) “I think he’s starting to mature in the series and learning what the cars will accept and what the cars wont accept.” Larson picking up his first Cup win of the season at Fontana is looking for back to back to wins this weekend. After listening to drivers and fans officials at Atlanta Motor Speedw

NASCAR says goodbye to the west coast this weekend with Sunday’s race at the Auto Club Speedway at Fontana, CA. Two teams looking at fines and penalties after Phoenix race And Dale Earnhardt Jr. marks a major milestone in his career. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh with “FOX in the Fast Lane”: Another great week, but not a win for Kyle Larson. Larson taking a third consecutive runner-up finish last week in Phoenix, but Larson sees this Sunday’s race at Fontana as a chance to finally break away from the pack: (Larson) “I just hope we can continue to work hard, be consistent, be mistake free on pit road and on the race track. If we can just keep doing that, the wins are gonna come. I could easily have four wins right now, just gotta keep working hard.” Larson looking for his first win at Fontana and first win of the 2017 season. The crew chiefs for Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick have been hit with suspensions, fines and the loss of driver and owner points after failing post

It’s off to Phoenix International Raceway for this Sunday’s Monster Energy Cup Series race and NASCAR weighs in on the Kyle Busch and Joey Logano fight. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh with “FOX in the Fast Lane”: Martin Truex Jr. says NASCAR’s west coast swing which includes this weekend’s race in Phoenix, offers fans of the Denver based team a chance to see him race closer to home and it’s fun for his crew as well: (Truex Jr.) “Anytime we race on the west coast or you know from Kansas west, I think it’s a little bit of extra incentive for our guys and a little bit of pride.” And Truex says the win at Las Vegas is a reflection of how the team has progressed: (Truex Jr.) “I think the important thing for us is we’re starting off the season strong; we were putting ourselves in position to win races and that’s really the key.” Truex heads to Phoenix looking for back to back series wins, but will have to beat Kevin Harvick who has a

Viva Las Vegas! The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Sunday’s running of the Kobalt 400. Las Vegas gets a second race and the Hall of Fame nominees list grows. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh has “FOX in the Fast Lane”: Brad Keselowski goes to Las Vegas this weekend with a laid back approach to the track, where he admits had a rough start early in his career, but has started to show signs of improvement, something he has to keep reminding his critics: (Keselowski) “Yeah, it’s hard to always to put a finger on that and I know I wear your guys out about that this that past success or failure is not always a guarantee for future success or failures.” And Keselowski will be the first to admit after being ‘all work’ for so many years getting married and having a family has been good for him on and off the track: (Keselowski) “You know I think in general I am the happiest I’ve ever been because I have a better work to li

Week two of the cup series and NASCAR heads to Atlanta for the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500, Kurt Busch says the team is in a good place and Richard Petty pays up for infractions. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh with “FOX in the Fast Lane”: For Stewart-Haas racing’s Kurt Busch, the Daytona 500 was a great way to kick off the new NASCAR season with his first career win at this race. Heading to Atlanta this weekend, Busch will be the first to admit he’s still in a learning curve with the new points system: (Busch) “There are just so many new things within this sport you just keep rolling with it.” Busch says winning the Atlanta race and more is only possible because of the folks back in the garage: (Busch) “You gotta have a top team. Stewart-Haas has been that for me. And this year all the pieces came together. You always have to believe it can happen.” Atlanta’s track gets a well deserved make-over. Closing after this race for its first major repaving in over

Surprising racing fans and commentators alike, longtime fan favorite Kurt Busch squeezes to the front of the pack at the last lap to win the 59th annual Daytona 500. It capped a dramatic race under NASCAR’s new rules, creating segment periods, which pushed drivers to keep racing aggressively though the usually relaxed middle laps. FOX’s Eben Brown has “FOX in the Fast Lane” from Daytona International Speedway in Florida: FOLLOW EBEN BROWN ON TWITTER: @FOXEBENBROWN

It’s the Super Bowl of auto racing. The Daytona 500 is this weekend and NASCAR officials taking more measures to protect drivers from concussions. FOX’s Marghiee teshineh with “FOX in the Fast Lane”: It will be Hendrick Motorsports leading the pack at this year’s 2017 Daytona 500 with Chase Elliot winning his second consecutive pole position. Elliot says the team has learned a lot from qualifying but now it’s time to translate that into a win: (Elliot) “Daytona was certainly a struggle for us last year, just as far as as you getting in wrecks or wrecking and tearing up a lot of cars. So I hope we can just make it to the end of the race.” Sharing the top row with Elliot, teammate Dale Earnardhart Jr. whose looking back on to past races to pull off a winning strategy: (Earnhardt Jr.) “I thought we ran great in 2015. So we’ll look at what we did then and what we’re doing now and sorta go through the process of elimination and that’s kinda wh

Welcome to 2017 and the biggest race of the season, the Daytona 500, get used to a new premiere sponsor, new teams, new drivers and a star walks away from it all. FOX’s Marghiee Teshineh has your “FOX in the Fast Lane”: For driver Martin Truex Jr. this year’s Daytona 500 is all about winning after clocking the second fastest time on record: (Truex Jr.) “Last year was our second year together really as a group and we did some amazing things. So looking forward to just building on that.” It’s a new season and a new sponsor for the top tier of NASCAR, no longer Sprint Cup, it’s the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. XFINITY remains the title sponsor for the second tier, while Camping World starts its ninth season sponsoring the Truck Series. And nothing rocked the racing world more than hearing these words from driver Carl Edwards from Joe Gibbs Racing: (Edwards) “I’ll see you guys around and just have a great season.” Edwards walking away from Joe

The cars are in the garage, the drivers are unbuckled and when NASCAR returns, things won’t look the same. FOX’s Chris Hoenig has “FOX in the Fast Lane”: Drivers get back at it in February with the Unlimited and Can-Am duels, leading up to the Daytona 500 on February 26, live on FOX. When they get back in their cars, they won’t be vying for the Sprint Cup. NASCAR and Sprint ending their partnership after 13 years. A new title sponsor has yet to be announced. Tony Stewart won’t be behind the wheel, retiring after last week’s race at Miami. He says he doesn’t plan to come back the way Jeff Gordon did. Gordon telling FOX News Radio retirement was and remains his plan: (Gordon) “I didn’t anticipate this. I can’t say never, but I certainly don’t plan on it.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. does expect to be back: (Earnhardt Jr.) “All signs point to us being in the car in Daytona. I don’t know if anybody had any doubt out there. But if you