In the second installment of our interview, Troy Selberg describes a life-changing conversation with a mentor who encouraged him to form his NASCAR exit strategy. He also remembers his Great Phoenix Carburetor Controversy … and how it resulted in the right sponsor … making the right race … at the right time. We then tackle the July 3, 1980 issue of the Grand National Scene. There’s a feature story on Troy Selberg’s dad … Erv … and his young, impressionable teammate and news that Ricky Rudd was r...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr
Welcome to the Moonshine & Motorsports podcast. This is a collaboration between Scene Vault and North Carolina's Department of Cultural and Natural Resources made to spotlight the history of moonshine, motorsports, and the state of North Carolina. In this first episode, Rick visits with Winston Kelley at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. For more info, visit: https://dailydownforce.com/moonshineandmotorsports/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 08, 2024•27 min
This week in the first of what will be three installments of our interview, Troy Selberg talks about his family’s move from its home in California to North Carolina, where both he AND his dad were going to pursue careers in motorsports. Troy remembers his ingenious method of sneaking into the garage, well before he became a teenager. He worked with D.K. Ulrich and Lake Speed before going to work for Hendrick Motorsports and driver Ricky Rudd. He also talks about how Mike Rich’s accident at Atlan...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 19 min
The somber beginning to 2024 continues this week with the passing of legendary NASCAR scoundrel L.W. Wright. This week's episode is in memory of both Ryan Pemberton and Wright. NOTE: This podcast is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 31, 2024•47 min
This week's episode is all about perspective ... the disappointment of losing out on a prestigious award just doesn't compare to the devastating loss experienced recently by the Pemberton family. Rest in peace, Ryan. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024•43 min
Our three-part conversation with longtime NASCAR crew member and crew chief Ryan Pemberton was already scheduled to begin this week when word came of his unexpected death on Sunday, January 14. It is in his honor and memory that we present his interview. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2024•42 min
In this very special episode, Buddy Arrington talks with crew member and fan-club president Bob Laird about how he got into racing, how he came across his famed number 67, racing against the big boys and his loyalty to Dodge and Chrysler. Then in our second segment, we’ll discuss Buddy’s arrest for hauling illegal whisky and throw it back to some stories we’ve shared in the past about him … the rumored loss of "Little Buddy," the controversial shenanigans he and Richard Petty pulled off at Dover...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 37 min
It was a true honor to be joined by NASCAR Hall of Famer Waddell Wilson, Lorin Ranier, John Dodson, and Jamie Bishop to discuss the legendary life and times of Cale Yarborough. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Be sure to check out the latest and greatest stories from the world of NASCAR at dailydownforce.com! Interested in The Scene Vault Podcast T-shirts? Check out thescenevault.com and click on SHOP to see what we have...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Enjoy the very best of our AWESOME content from 2023! NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Be sure to check out the latest and greatest stories from the world of NASCAR at dailydownforce.com! Interested in The Scene Vault Podcast T-shirts? Check out thescenevault.com and click on SHOP to see what we have available! Please consider supporting this show via: patreon.com/thescenevaultpodcast paypal.me/thescenevaultpodcast venmo...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 33 min
In the third and final installment of our interview, Jason Keller talks about his identity as a race-car driver, the struggle he faced when he got out of the sport, and what he’s doing now … which includes taking care of his grandchild! We then take a peek into the June 4, 1998 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Dale Jarrett stretches his fuel supply to sneak a win away from the dominant … and … as it turns out in this issue, controversy magnet … Jeff Gordon. Dale Earnhardt Jr wins the weekend’s Busch ...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This week, Dale Earnhardt Jr vows vengeance on Jason Keller, who’s facing pressure to win … Dale Jr or NO Dale Jr. Jason then gets hooked up with team owner Greg Pollex and winds up twice finishing second in the Busch Series standings. Loyal to Pollex, Jason turns down the offer of a partially limited Winston Cup schedule with legendary team owner Richard Childress. We then tackle the April 15, 1999 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Rusty Wallace puts a whuppin’ on the field at Bristol, while several ...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min
After remembering NASCAR broadcast legend Ken Squier, in the first of what will be three installments with Jason Keller, he takes us through his earliest days in the sport. He also remembers his close friendship with future fellow Busch Series driver Shane Hall, how taking a plain white car to Atlanta changed the course of his career and that magical first win in the division. We then tackle the August 10, 1995 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Dale Earnhardt outlasts Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and M...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 16 min
In the third and final installment of our interview, Robbie Reiser talks about making it to the top of the mountain with Matt Kenseth in winning their first race together at NASCAR’s highest level and then the sport’s biggest prize itself … the Winston Cup. Robbie also takes us through his decision to step down as Matt’s crew chief, his turbulent years as the general manager at Roush Fenway Racing, and what he’s doing now in retirement. We then tackle the June 1, 2000 issue of Winston Cup Scene....
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 31 min
This week’s installment of our conversation with Robbie Reiser is pretty much all Matt Kenseth, all the time. Robbie gives us the background on hiring Matt, struggling that season to come up with sponsorship for Matt, borrowing money to start the 1998 season out with Matt … and then Matt’s momentous first win in the Busch Series. We then take a look through the newly digitized July 28, 1983 issue of Grand National Scene. Tim Richmond has a premonition that he’s going to win at Pocono … and that’...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Thanks to a listener, we kick off this week's episode with a look at co-host Steve Waid's halfway-decent race lead for the 1976 Daytona 500. Then, in what will be the first of three installments, Robbie Reiser talks about getting started in racing with a beat-up old Pinto, Alan Kulwicki, and Dale Earnhardt’s involvement in his first Busch Series ride, the uphill climb once he and his family moved South and a terrible accident at Talladega that left him hurting for the next EIGHT years or so. We ...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 31 min
After a special appearance by official studio dog Otis, we dive into the third and final installment of our interview with the one and only Harold Holly. He talks about his intense drive for excellence, parting ways with PPC Racing, getting hooked up with gas-masher Bobby Hamilton Jr., and his decision to leave NASCAR and go dirt racing. We also take a look at the February 3, 1983 issue of the Grand National Scene. This was a preview issue of the upcoming Daytona 500 … and it has absolutely noth...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 25 min
We start off this week with a reaction to our weekend in Las Vegas and the BEAUTIFUL Rusty Wallace commemorative issue of Grand National Scene. In the second installment of our interview, Harold Holly gives us the lowdown on Chad Little’s monster 1995 Busch Series season, his incredibly intense expectations and work ethic and, finally, getting hooked up with Jeff Green. We then dig into the August 3, 1995 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Sam Bass provides the artwork for a Brickyard 400 preview, whic...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min
In the first of what will be three installments of our conversation, Harold Holly talks about the impact of hanging out with his PeeWee football coach … and more importantly … that coach’s race car. Harold breaks into the sport with fellow Alabama native Mickey Gibbs. A break from the sport doesn’t last very long, and Harold winds up doing math on the run for the late, great Alan Kulwicki before going to work for Bahari Racing and driver Michael Waltrip. And Harold was RIGHT THERE as Michael end...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 24 min
We hear this week from Bobby Burrell, who was the tire changer for Ricky Rudd who sustained serious injuries when he was hit on pit road at Homestead near the end of the 2001 season. Within a month, NASCAR mandated that ALL over-the-wall crew members would be wearing helmets AND firesuits from there on out. Then in our second segment, we page through the November 15, 2001 issue of Winston Cup Scene Bill Elliott brings a seven-year losing streak at Homestead, and in the process, gives Ray Evernha...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 44 min
This week's episode kicks off with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid sitting down with Las Vegas Motor Speedway President and General Manager Chris Powell and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace for a very special announcement. Then, in the third and final installment of our conversation, Archie Kennedy talks about his disappointment at being cut from the Petty Enterprises over-the-wall pit crew and how that might or might not have played into the difficult decision to tell Richard and Lynda Pett...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 23 min
NOTE: This episode may be too emotionally intense for some listeners. Archie Kennedy remembers Bobby Hamilton, John Andretti and the loss of his friend and protege, Adam Petty. As we’ve done in the past … when we deal with such an emotional topic … we do not go through a Scene issue of the week this episode. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2023•42 min
In the first installment of our interview, Archie Kennedy remembers his young and rambunctious Go-Kart racing protégé Adam Petty. He also discusses Richard and Lynda Petty in their motorhome … their home away from home … as well as going to work as the jackman for Petty Enterprises. We then land on the July 17, 1980 issue of Grand National Scene. Dale Earnhardt wins on an extraordinarily hot and humid night at Nashville, after holding off a heated charge from Cale Yarborough. Several drivers get...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min
In the third and final installment of our interview with Danny Lawrence, he discusses the very precise details of what Dale Earnhardt expected in the cockpit of his race car … the three sides to Dale’s personality … and the devastation of the 2001 Daytona 500. We then tackle the packed June 17, 1982 issue of the Grand National Scene. Tim Richmond wins the first race of his Winston Cup career at Riverside in a top five filled with all-time NASCAR greats. As was so often the case for J.D. Stacy, i...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 10 min
This week in the second installment of our interview with Danny Lawrence, he talks about Dale Earnhardt, the king of cool … AND freebies. He also recalls Richard Childress’ strict ban against the tricks of the trade that nearly every other team in the garage was using. We then sneak a peek into the April 2, 1981 issue of Grand National Scene. Surprise … surprise … Darrell Waltrip wins at Bristol while driving for Junior Johnson. Benny Parsons and Joe Millikan have a clash of fenders and tempers....
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Richard Childress Racing legend Danny Lawrence joins us this week for the first of what will be three installments of our epic interview. This week, he talks about his time as a high-school wrecker driver, getting the engines he helped build for Dale Earnhardt to last, the magic that happened when they DID find some reliability, and being part of one of the most storied teams in NASCAR history. We did something a little bit different for our second segment … no, forget that. We did something WAY...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 32 min
This week in the final installment of our interview with Bobby Hamilton Jr., he talks about going Cup racing with Cal Wells and the difficulties he faced there, the devastating loss of his dad and attempting to race without him, and his decision to walk away from the sport. We then dig into the October 29, 1987 issue of Grand National Scene. Bill Elliott and Morgan Shepherd win at Rockingham, but it’s Dale Earnhardt and Larry Pearson who win championships. Dale’s team wins the pit crew race for ...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 16 min
In the second installment of our interview, Bobby Hamilton Jr. takes us through his grand master plan to get fired, joining team owner Ed Rensi, partnering up with crew chief Harold Holly, to use traction control or NOT to use traction control, the OTHER tricks of the trade and his plans for winning the 2003 Busch Series championship. Instead of an issue-of-the-week segment this week, I sat down with Deb Williams, who was recently elected to the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fam...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 34 min
We’ve had interviews here on The Scene Vault Podcast … and then we’ve had INTERVIEWS … and this is the one you didn’t know you needed. In the first of three installments, Bobby Hamilton Jr. takes us through living life as the son of a Nashville racing legend, both on the track and away from it. We learn about him getting bit by the racing bug … and although his parents supported his racing habit … it was only to a certain extent … and after that, Bobby Jr. was on his own. We then take a deep div...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 18 min
In the conclusion to our interview, Jeff Green talks us through making the very most … and then some … out of the opportunity of a lifetime with team owner Greg Pollex and crew chief Harold Holly. Jeff also discusses his rocky relationship with Kevin Harvick and his departure from Richard Childress Racing, his efforts with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, his tenure with Richard Petty at Petty Enterprises AND the decision to head back home to Kentucky. We then take a look into the July 27, 2000 issu...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 21 min
In the first of what will be a two-part interview, Jeff Green talks about his high-school days with Michael Waltrip, his roller-coaster years with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated’s new full-time Busch Series program and finally reaching victory lane with Diamond Ridge Motorsports. We then dig into the March 20, 1997 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Bruton Smith sits down with newly elected National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Famer Deb Williams for an extensive Q&A, while Jeff Green scores ...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 14 min
