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NASCAR’s new podcast takes you inside the sport like never before. Mike Forde, Managing Director Racing Communication, Amanda Ellis, Sr. Director Racing Communications & Nate Ryan, NASCAR.com Journalist offer fans a closer look at what happens behind the scenes, from rule changes to officiating decisions, logistics, and broadcasting. The goal is to provide fans with insights into the organizational side of sport and highlight the often unseen but crucial aspects that make race weekends possible. We also will have interviews with insiders, executives, journalists, and more.
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Signup to Generate a PitchNASCAR’s new podcast takes you inside the sport like never before. Mike Forde, Managing Director Racing Communication, Amanda Ellis, Sr. Director Racing Communications & Nate Ryan, Journalist offer fans a closer look at what happens behind the scenes, from rule changes to officiating decisions, logistics, and broadcasting.
Hauler Talk is hosted by NASCAR. The show has published 77 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Field Didn't Meet Minimum Speed at Talladega?" (27 October 2026, 47 minutes), "Penalty for Zane Smith after Phoenix" (20 October 2026, 28 minutes), and "700 Miles Of Racing In Charlotte" (13 October 2026, 40 minutes).
Hauler Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 77 episodes.
Booking probability for Hauler Talk is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Hauler Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Hauler Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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NASCAR hosts Hauler Talk, a sports podcast with 77 episodes published.
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Episode #78
Mike, Nate and Amanda have returned after an exciting weekend at Talladega where Kyle Larson wins his third race of the Chase. There were questions post race if Larson, Chastain, Hocevar or Hill would get penalized for...
Episode #77
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the Zane Smith penalty that he received after hitting Carson Hocevar after the race in Phoenix, what happens when you get a penalty, and how the appeal process works. They also discussed...
Episode #76
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the 700 mile doubleheader at Charlotte with the Cup series running the Bank of America 400 and the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series running the Blue Cross NC 300 after rain cancelled Saturday's...
Episode #75
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss why no caution was called during stage 1 when Denny Hamlin spun off of turn 4. They also discussed Tyler Reddick spinning quickly towards pit road at the end of the race, Brandon Jones...
Episode #74
A big fight at Martinsville Speedway following the end of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 late model race resulted in multiple suspensions and fines for those involved. Mike and Nate discuss the thinking and process...
Episode #73
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss all aspects of the on- and off-track drama between Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney, including why no fines were handed down to either driver or their crew members for the post race fight...
Episode #72
This week Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the newly announced changes to the wet weather tire procedure that goes into effect this weekend at Bristol. They also discuss the multiple brake failures at Gateway, the ongoing...
Episode #71
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the "squirrely" qualifying metric that set the field after practice and qualifying was rained out on Saturday. They also talked about the weather impacts on Sunday, moving up the race 10...
Episode #70
Mike, Nate, and Amanda break down why the caution was thrown when it was at the end of the Daytona race, the performance of the new superspeedway package, and behind the scenes of Chase media day and pulling back the...
Episode #69
Mike, Nate and Amanda sat down with Vice President of Market Development and Strategic Scheduling Julie Giese to discuss her process of putting the 2027 National Series schedule together. We'll see the return of the...
Episode #68
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the Toyota brake issue at Iowa and recount why the 11 team was not able to change their brake pads before the race, what would've allowed them to change parts and what would've happened if...
Episode #67
Mike, Nate and Amanda hold an emergency meeting to discuss NASCAR's announcement of the new caution flag procedure at the end of stages and answer fan questions from social media. The new caution procedure will start at...
Episode #66
STAY OFF THE YARD OF BRICKS was the message that got sent to drivers before the race weekend but Carson Kvapil forgot after his first career O'Reilly Series win. Mike and Nate are without Amanda this week as they...
Episode #65
Mike, Nate, and Amanda recap the action from North Wilkesboro which held it's first points race in 30 years. They talk about Joey Logano's dominant win, Daniel Suárez avoiding a commitment box violation an increase in...
Episode #64
Mike, Nate and Amanda have a lengthy discussion about Bubba Wallace's penalty after he passed below the double painted line on the last lap of Sunday night's (or Monday morning's) race at EchoPark Speedway causing him...
Episode #63
Mike, Nate, and Amanda are back for another episode after NASCAR's return to Chicagoland Speedway. They talked about the Shane van Gisbergen vs Austin Hill incident, the Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith wreck, and the...
Episode #62
Mike, Nate and Amanda take the opportunity to talk to Competition Strategist Scott Miller about the role of Concord's remote race control during the race weekend. Scott gives us a look into what the remote race control...
Episode #61
Mike, Nate and Amanda discuss the unprecedented race weekend at Naval Base Coronado. The weekend was met with challenges such as vent covers coming loose, cars moving the walls after hard hits, long cautions and a fan...
Episode #60
Mike, Nate and Amanda recap the weekend in Pocono starting with the race moving up two hours early with a threat of rain present in the afternoon. They also discussed six cars taken by NASCAR for wind tunnel testing...
Episode #59
Mike, Nate and Amanda break down Christopher Bell's massive hit in Michigan, and safety features in the cars that keep the drivers safe. They are then joined by Managing Director of Track Services Chase Brashears to...
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