In our first regular episode of the new year, host Rick Houston sits down with Larry McReynolds for an insider's perspective on the early years of the longtime crew chief's NASCAR career. Filled with a number of peaks and valleys, Larry Mac worked for legendary drivers Mark Martin and Tim Richmond in circumstances that were, at times, quite trying. In our second segment, Rick is joined by co-host Steve Waid for a discussion of the 1983 spring race at Darlington, won by Harry Gant. The race saw p...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In our 2020 season premiere, Steve and I take a look back at some of our very best interviews from last year. From Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Bill Elliott to Bobby Labonte and Lyndon Amick, we were able to produce some extraordinary content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Junior Johnson joined host Rick Houston for one of our earliest podcast interviews, and in this very special episode, we share that memorable conversation again in memory of the great man himself. Rick, co-host Steve Waid and Q Ware's Eric Quinn also share their memories of Junior, who died Friday, December 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2019•51 min
In the third and final installment of our interview, Bobby Labonte discusses the disappointment of falling short in the 1999 Winston Cup championship … and his rise to the summit the very next year. Co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then discuss Rick's epic summer as pace car driver at Bowman Gray Stadium, drivers who might have been just a little difficult to deal with at times, the "Tabasco Fiasco" and their prized NASCAR possessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 16 min
The 1992 Busch Series season began at Daytona with Bobby Labonte and Todd Bodine helping to pull Joe Nemechek from the inferno of his demolished race car, and ended with the same three drivers in the closest championship battle in the division's history. Labonte remembers those incidents, as well as his struggles getting up to speed with Bill Davis Racing and, eventually, his first Winston Cup victory with Joe Gibbs Racing that came despite a serious health scare. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Wa...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 20 min
A couple of months prior to his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Bobby Labonte sits down for an in-depth look at his career. In the first of a three-part interview with host Rick Houston, Labonte discusses his family's move from Texas to North Carolina to support brother Terry's young racing career, his own start behind the wheel, his struggles in making it in the sport and his 1991 Busch Series championship. In the second segment, Rick and guest co-host Dennis Punch tackle some listener ...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 14 min
It's the All Nickname Episode, with not only Buckshot Jones, but Tony "Rambo" Liberati joining host Rick Houston for separate interviews. Buckshot and Rick discuss their practical joke war, while Rambo gives listeners an inside look at Jimmie Johnson's first full-time foray into NASCAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 38 min
Buckshot Jones joins host Rick Houston for a no-holds-barred interview about his early days in the Busch Series, his first win at Milwaukee and … of course … Randy LaJoie. Co-host Steve Waid then jumps into the fray with a look at Grand National Scene's debut issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Randy LaJoie was a two-time Busch Series champion and three-time winner at Daytona, but his legacy in the sport is also as one of the sport's leading safety innovators. This episode will explain why. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back to the 1983 season finale at Riverside, where someone attempted to sabotage Bobby Allison's effort to win that year's title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Randy LaJoie returns for the second of a three-part interview, and this week, he gives the inside scoop on his feuds with BACE Motorsports team owner Bill Baumgardner and on-track rival Buckshot Jones. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down the 1990 Winston Cup race at Phoenix, dominated by Dale Earnhardt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Two-time Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie sits down with host Rick Houston to discuss a wicked crash during a Daytona 500 qualifying race, his late 1980s and early 90s struggles to gain a solid foothold in the sport and his first Busch Series title with BACE Motorsports. Rick and co-host Steve Waid then discuss Texas Motor Speedway's infamous inaugural race weekend, Johnny Rumley and the immortal NASCAR-themed made-for-TV movie Steel Chariots. Please visit https://www.qwarecmms.com/ for more i...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Lorin Ranier returns to The Scene Vault Podcast Presented by Q Ware, and this time around, he discusses Cale Yarborough's stint with his father's team, going to bat for Davey Allison, the end of Ranier Racing's legendary run and a comeback of sorts with Tony Stewart. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then go over the fall 2001 race at Martinsville, won by Ricky Craven and during which Kevin Harvick and Bobby Hamilton had a heated on-track confrontation. Please visit https://www.qwarecmms.com/ fo...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 12 min
The show must go on! Despite Rick's family medical emergency, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid figure out a way to record this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast Presented by Q Ware. Lorin Ranier, son of the late team owner Harry Ranier, joins in the fun to discuss his family's legacy in the sport, which goes all the way back to the 1952 Southern 500. Lorin literally grew up in the sport, and got to know NASCAR Hall of Famers Waddell Wilson, Bobby Allison and Davey Allison. In our second...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 37 min
Donnie Allison remembers his role in the 1979 Daytona 500, one of the most iconic races in NASCAR history. With the Cup circuit headed to Talladega this weekend, co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back to Mark Martin’s caution-free victory and a letters-to-the-editor section that Rick will never forget. Please visit https://info.qwarecmms.com/scene for more information on Q Ware, our new presenting sponsor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Donnie Allison returns for the second of a three-installment interview, and this week, he discusses his tenure with DiGard Racing that nearly derailed his career for good. He also remembers going toe-to-toe with NASCAR at Charlotte and Atlanta, over post-race inspection AND scoring issues. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then take on the 1981 fall race at Dover, won by Neil Bonnett. They also laugh over a fan-proposed Christmas album sung by NASCAR drivers, Dick Brooks' house cows and a headli...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 12 min
NASCAR icon Donnie Allison sits down with host Rick Houston to reminisce about his brother Bobby, legendary car owner Banjo Matthews, his two Indianapolis 500s and a bit of regret over never having had the opportunity to run for a NASCAR championship. In our second segment, host Steve Waid joins the conversation, and together, he and Rick remember the fall 1989 race at Charlotte won by Steve's former neighbor, Ken Schrader. There's talk of a beer-drinking challenge that went very badly for Schra...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Andy Petree returns for the second and final installment of his revealing interview. Petree's move to Richard Childress Racing to serve as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt was met at first with reserve from his new teammates, before an impromptu team meeting led to acceptance. He also discusses his friendship with Ray Evernham, and the exchange of information after -- and sometime during -- races. In our second segment, host Rick Houston chats with Eric Quinn, chief technology officer for the C&...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Andy Petree talks the early days of his racing career, changing tires for Darrell Waltrip and car owner Junior Johnson, an "innovative" car that Phil Parsons took to victory lane at Talladega and Harry Gant's magical ride in September 1991. Co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down Cale Yarborough's controversial win at Nashville in 1979, David Pearson going head to head with Humpy Wheeler and a war of words involving a number of Grand National Scene readers. Learn more about your ad ...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid react to a memorable weekend at Darlington Raceway, during which they finally unveiled their commemorative issue of Grand National Scene. In the second segments, Rick and Steve remember a treacherous weekend at North Wilkesboro that left cars crumbled and drivers fuming. Finally, they take a look at the hard-core reporting of the legendary motorsports journalist Gene Granger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 04, 2019•52 min
First things first! Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid sit down with Darlington Raceway president Kerry Tharp for their reactions on the Grand National Scene commemorative issues produced in association with the track's annual NASCAR Throwback weekend. And then, not only does Bobby Hillin offer to take Steve on as a sparring partner, he also discusses his help in forming Motor Racing Outreach, a stellar third-place finish at Talladega driving in relief of the injured Davey Allison and a heated co...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Bobby Hillin chats with host Rick Houston about breaking into NASCAR at the ripe old age of 17 and the impact of winning at Talladega on his career. Also, Rick and co-host Steve Waid remember the last race of Alan Kulwicki's career and Davey Allison's final victory, both of which came at Darlington in late March 1993. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2019•57 min
Waddell Wilson can tell a story, and this week, he tells of his early '80s experience in the Daytona 500 with fellow NASCAR Hall of Famers Buddy Baker, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough before turning his attention to the controversial finish of the 1991 Winston Cup race at Sears Point. In our second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid remember Darrell Waltrip's final win, a misguided message on the Winston scoreboard at Bristol and the late, great Clifford Allison. Learn more about your ...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Newly elected NASCAR Hall of Fame member Waddell Wilson describes a chance encounter that changed the course of his life, grand larceny in the 1973 Winston Cup season finale and a little engine that could winning the 1975 Daytona 500. Harry Gant wins at Darlington at the ripe old age of 51 … Bunkie Knudsen commutes a hefty suspension for Junior Johnson and Tim Brewer … and Felix Sabates survives a harrowing helicopter crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1998 Busch Series season began with a violent wreck at Daytona and ended up with a blown engine at Homestead. The months in between, however, changed the course of his life and career. Listen to his emotional memories of a magical season that included wins, a fight and the memory of his father's hard-won approval. In our second segment, we take a look at the backstory behind David Pearson's win in the 1979 Southern 500, John Anderson, Greg Moore and a rock band that never wa...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min
In this very special episode, Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid for an announcement nearly ten years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24, 2019•34 min
Legendary crew chief -- and master story teller -- Buddy Parrott joins host Rick Houston for a discussion of his early racing career, diving exhbitions that scared Buddy Parrott half to death, Harry Hyde, joining DiGard Racing ... and the heartbreaking loss of the 1979 Winston Cup championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2019•57 min
For our 50th episode, Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid for a revealing look into his road to the Busch Series. He talks racing Late Models, the impact his father had on that period of his career and how he discovered he'd been tabbed to take over the iconic blue number 3 ACDelco Chevrolet shortly before the 1998 Busch Series season began. In the second segment of the show, Rick and Steve thumb through the September 21, 1995 issue of Winston Cup Scene, which inc...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In the second and final installment of our interview with Kirk Shelmerdine, Kirk discusses the glory years with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress … and a period that wasn't so great … as well as his post-RCR career as a driver and poker player. In the second segment, co-hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid remember Davey Allison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Kirk Shelmerdine discusses the early years of his career with James Hylton and a subsequent move to another struggling independent team -- Richard Childress Racing. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also break down the 1985 Firecracker 400 at Daytona, which featured one of the biggest upsets and controversial background stories in NASCAR history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In the third and final installment of our interview with Ray Evernham, he talks the team's dominance, a fight with a fan, his split with Jeff Gordon and the trials and triumphs of team ownership. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then tackle some of the disqualifications and suspensions they've covered over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 4 min
