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The Scene Vault Podcast

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At The Scene Vault Podcast, we're all about NASCAR history, all the time. Our interview guests shed new light on their lives and careers each and every week, and hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid draw on their long careers in and around the sport to provide expert analysis and commentary. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 a.m. Eastern.

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What is The Scene Vault Podcast about?

At The Scene Vault Podcast, we're all about NASCAR history, all the time. Our interview guests shed new light on their lives and careers each and every week, and hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid draw on their long careers in and around the sport to provide expert analysis and commentary. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 a.m. Eastern.

Who hosts The Scene Vault Podcast?

The Scene Vault Podcast is hosted by Rick Houston. The show has published 449 episodes to date.

What has The Scene Vault Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Episode 420 -- Tony Furr's Lifetime in Racing, Dale Earnhardt and Skirting the Rules" (28 October 2026, 74 minutes), "Episode 419 -- Dennis Roinick Remembers Young Dale Earnhardt, Rod Osterlund and Leaving NASCAR" (21 October 2026, 71 minutes), and "Episode 418 -- Dennis Roinick FINALY Shares Stories of Exploits with DiGard Racing and Racing Henry Benfield" (14 October 2026, 69 minutes).

How often does The Scene Vault Podcast publish?

The Scene Vault Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 84 minutes across 449 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Scene Vault Podcast?

Booking probability for The Scene Vault Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Scene Vault Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Scene Vault Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Scene Vault Podcast?

The strongest fits for The Scene Vault Podcast are Sports. The Scene Vault Podcast has a leisure audience.

About the host

Rick Houston hosts The Scene Vault Podcast, a leisure podcast with 449 episodes published.

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    Episode 420 -- Tony Furr's Lifetime in Racing, Dale Earnhardt and Skirting the Rules

    Oct 28, 20261h 14m

    Long before Dale Earnhardt became The Intimidator, he was a hungry young racer trying to make a name for himself on North Carolina's short tracks. Tony Furr knew him back then, and even put him behind the wheel of one...

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    Episode 419 -- Dennis Roinick Remembers Young Dale Earnhardt, Rod Osterlund and Leaving NASCAR

    Oct 21, 20261h 11m

    When Dale Earnhardt won his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Bristol in 1979, Dennis Roinick wasn't watching from the grandstands. He was going over the wall to service Earnhardt's car. A year later, he was there...

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    Episode 418 -- Dennis Roinick FINALY Shares Stories of Exploits with DiGard Racing and Racing Henry Benfield

    Oct 14, 20261h 9m

    We've heard some pretty wild stories about Henry Benfield over the years on The Scene Vault Podcast. This week, Dennis Roinick joins us with a few more of his own. Dennis looks back on his exploits with DiGard Racing...

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    Episode 417 -- In Honor of Darrell Waltrip

    Oct 7, 20262h 15m

    Following the recent news that NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip is stepping further away from public life, we wanted to do something different this week. This isn’t a rundown of wins, championships, and statistics...

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    Episode 416 -- Eddie Nau Remembers His Time at Ground Zero on 9'11

    Sep 30, 20261h 3m

    This episode is special for a couple of reasons. First, Eddie Nau was a weekend warrior for several years with Junior Johnson and Associates and then for Kranefuss-Haas. But then also … his full-time weekday job was as...

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    Episode 415 -- Eddie Nau on Brotherhood at Junior Johnson & Associates and NYPD

    Sep 23, 20261h 7m

    This week in the first of what will be two installments, host Rick Houston sat down with Eddie Nau (pronounced NOW) last week to talk about his time working with Junior Johnson & Associates as a weekend warrior and his...

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    Episode 414 -- Dick Conway on Being a Mentor, Motorsports Photography and Public Relations

    Sep 16, 202655 min

    You probably don't know the name Dick Conway, but he was one of the greatest motorsports photographers ever AND one of the most influential marketing/public relations representatives in the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s...

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    Episode 413 -- Honoring the 25th Anniversary of 9-11 with Former NASCAR Crew Memeber-FDNY Scottie Maxwell

    Sep 9, 20261h 5m

    To honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we share one of the most powerfully poignant interviews in The Scene Vault Podcast archives featuring former Hendrick Motorsports crew member and FDNY hero Scottie Maxwell. Learn...

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    Episode 412 -- Mark Melling on Determination to Keep Team Afloat, Impact of 9-11 and Drag Racing Redemption

    Sep 2, 20261h 17m

    After going through the Mark Martin interview in our last three episodes, we’ll return to Mark Melling this week and finish up with him. In this episode, Mark Melling talks about his determination to continue racing in...

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    Episode 411 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on Losing 1990 Championship, Relationship with Dale Earnhardt

    Aug 26, 20261h 56m

    Episode 411 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer on Losing 1990 Championship, Relationship with Dale Earnhardt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Episode 410 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on Hitting Rock Bottom, Alcoholism and Beginning to Claw His Way Back

    Aug 19, 20261h 28m

    This week in our conversation with NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin … if there’s anything you need to know about what makes Mark tick, or how he became the man that he is today, you HAVE to listen to this segment...

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    Episode 409 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on How Family Dysfunction Shaped His Life and Early Racing Career

    Aug 12, 20261h 19m

    This week in the first of what will be installments of our epic interview, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin remembers his extraordinary ... yet ultimately dysfunctional ... upbringing with a larger-than-life father and...

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    Episode 408 -- Mark Melling on Impact of Bill Elliott's Departure, New Life with Lake Speed

    Aug 5, 20261h 24m

    This week, Mark Melling talks about the 1988 Winston Cup championship … Bill Elliott’s decision to leave Melling Racing to join Junior Johnson and Associates … and what it all meant in the aftermath … and how Lake Speed...

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    Episode 407 -- Mark Melling on His Dad Harry Melling's Role in Getting Bill Elliott Up to Speed

    Jul 29, 20261h 10m

    This week in the first of what will be three installments, Mark Melling remembers a day at the race track with his dad … HARRY Melling … and how that day sparked Harry’s interest in maybe getting into the sport a little...

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    Episode 406 -- Steve Waid's Celebration of Life

    Jul 22, 202655 min

    Steve Waid's celebration of life was held Wednesday, July 15 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. Be our guest at the service on this very special episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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    Episode 405 -- Jimmy Makar on Parting Ways with Dale Jarrett, Making It to the Mountaintop with Bobby Labonte

    Jul 15, 20261h 33m

    Rick Houston is joined this week by guest co-host Graig Hoffman, executive director at North Wilkesboro Speedway. This week in the third and final installment of our interview, Jimmy Makar remembers saying goodbye to...

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    Episode 404 -- Jimmy Makar on Leaving Penske Racing for Joe Gibbs and Brother-in-Law Dale Jarrett

    Jul 8, 20261h 52m

    Jimmy Makar takes listeners through the turbulent Blue Max Racing era with Rusty Wallace, which means financial trouble, the disappointment of losing the Winston Cup championship, MORE financial trouble, WINNING the...

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    Episode 403 -- Jimmy Makar on Parents' Love for Racing and the Road Trip From Hell

    Jul 1, 20261h 40m

    This week … Jimmy Makar, Part One. And IN Jimmy Makar, Part One, Jimmy talks about being a fan from the second his was born and how his dad Jim’s tenure as a Winston Cup team owner was short-lived but somehow also...

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    Episode 402 -- Tim Brewer on Hydraulics at Daytona and the Trickery That Wasn't in NASCAR's Greatest Race

    Jun 24, 20262h 12m

    NOTE: This episode and all to follow are dedicated to the memory of the late, great Steve Waid. Newly slenderized Michael McSwain joins host Rick Houston to discuss a whopper of an unfiltered Tim Brewer interview. This...

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    Episode 401 -- In Memory of The Boss, Steve Waid

    Jun 17, 20261h 22m

    Steve Waid, this one's for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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