The Teardown

On the heels of an exciting weekend in Atlanta, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls to North Wilkesboro for its first points race since 1996. A lot of effort went into the return of the historic facility, and motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck is here with a new episode of the Gluckcast to dig into the details. He sits down with Speedway Motorsports COO Mike Burch to learn more about how the company manages its events and properties, such as the rotating All-Star Race and shuttered facilities like Kentucky Speedway. Jeff also looks at the past of North Wilkesboro with long-time, legendary journalist Mike Hembree, who was on hand when the Cup Series held its last points race at the track in September of 1996.

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Atlanta continues to hold its reputation as the hottest ticket on the NASCAR circuit by producing yet another incredible finish. Despite a three-hour long rain delay, race fans more than got their moneys worth, capped off with another memorable three-wide finish for the win. Our resident motorsports reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi were on the scene at Echo Park Speedway, and they took to the airwaves after the race to recap the action, the points standings and the in-season challenge.

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No one knows the realities of professional auto racing better than Tommy Joe Martins, co-owner of Alpha Prime Racing in the NASCAR O'Reilly Series. On the heels of the release of his short film "Underfunded", motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck sits down with Martins to discuss the inspiration for the film: his time spent as an independent car owner in the NASCAR garage. Jeff also chats with Austin Cindric to look ahead to NASCAR's upcoming visit to Echo Park Speedway in Atlanta, where Cindric has flourished over the last few seasons. Finally, Jeff reacts to NASCAR's latest penalty debacle involving Shane Van Gisbergen and Austin Hill.

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NASCAR's highly anticipated return to Chicagoland Speedway was a smashing success! In a weekend that saw thunderstorms, fireworks and restart calamity, Chase Briscoe held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to capture his first victory of 2026. Our resident motorsports reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi were on the case, and they took to the airwaves LIVE after the race to recap the action, discuss the environment at the track and take a look at the current points standings and in-season tournament brackets.

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As we roll away from Sonoma Raceway where Shane Van Gisbergen took home his second win of the 2026 NASCAR season, one can't help but reflect on the chance Justin Marks took on hiring the V8 Supercars wiz to drive for Trackhouse Racing. This week on the Gluckcast, motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck sits down with Justin to chat about his decision to welcome SVG into the NASCAR fold and what that ultimately did for the Trackhouse team as a whole. They also chat about the state of NASCAR as they move on from the controversial charter lawsuit and into the future with Steve O'Donnell at the helm. Jeff also sits down with fellow journalist Kelly Crandall to ponder the perfect number of road courses on a NASCAR Cup schedule, the return to Chicagoland Speedway and the latest in the NHRA scene.

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