Dropping the Hammer with Daniel McFadin

The 2023 NASCAR season is over. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas get together for one last time this year to discuss Ryan Blaney's first career NASCAR championship, Ross Chastain taking on the CHampionship 4 and winning, the end of Kevin Harvick's career and their favorite memories from 2023. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners.

The NASCAR Cup Series' Championship 4 has been set - with Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and William Byron. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas discuss the youngest final four of the elimination era, Kevin Harvick's final Cup race and who they think will leave Phoenix Raceway a champion. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listen...

Christopher Bell unexpectedly punched his ticket into the NASCAR Cup Championship 4 with his win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas break down the eventful race, the playoff implications and who they think will join Kyle Larson and Bell in the final four at Phoenix Raceway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast li...

Kyle Larson dominated, saved himself from spinning and narrowly beat Christopher Bell to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas recaps the South Point 400, debate what constitutes "saving" a car from a spin and preview this weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcas...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas are back to talk about NASCAR's annual race on the Charlotte Roval. They disect AJ Allmendinger's upset win in the playoffs, plus Daniel's vacation to Charlotte and the Wood Brothers Museum. Then, our heroes react to the underwhelming and head scratching 2024 NASCAR Cup schedule before previewing Sunday's race at Las Vegas. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas discuss Ryan Blaney's .012 second win in the NASCAR playoff race at Talladega and the Cup Series going to Iowa Speedway for the first time. Then they present an interview with Tommy Joe Martins of Alpha Prime Racing in the Xfinity Series. Martins shares his thoughts on managing a team that uses 11 drivers in one year and how he thinks Cup teams use the Xfinity Series...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas return to analyze William Byron's season leading sixth NASCAR Cup win at Texas Motor Speedway, before previewing this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway. In-between, Daniel forgets the title of a NASCAR movie that Jared doesn't even remember. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners.

Daniel McFadin and Jared are back to discuss Denny Hamlin's NASCAR Cup win at Bristol and his dominance in the first round of the playoffs. After a lengthy discussion about Spire Motorsports buys Live Fast Motorsports' charter for $40 million, they preview the Round of 12, which starts at Texas Motor Speedway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only...

After Tyler Reddick's overtime win at Kansas Speedway, Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas regroup to breakdown the second race of the NASCAR playoffs, preview the cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway and express disappointment in the return of stage breaks for next month's Roval race.   Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners.

The NASCAR playoffs have begun! Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas breakdown Kyle Larson’s breakthrough win in the Southern 500, the power outage in Turns 3-4, Denny Hamlin re-signing with JGR and this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway. Please excuse the noise. Elevator construction in progress. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners...

The NASCAR Cup playoffs are set! Bubba Wallace is in. Chase Elliott and many more are out. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas recap the regular-season finale at Daytona and preview the start of the playoffs in Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners.

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas discuss William Byron's dominating win in the uneventful NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen. Daniel is then joined by two-time IndyCar champion Will Power, who talks about the upcoming Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at Worldwide Technology Raceway and his motorsports bucket list. Daniel and Jared close the episode out by previewing the regular season finale at Daytona In...

In the wake of Michael McDowell's big NASCAR Cup win at Indianapolis, Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas are back together to discuss the impact of the win for Front Row Motorsports and the playoffs. Hear from McDowell and team general manager Jerry Freeze about FRM's progress over the last two years. After Daniel and Jared compare their three favorite NASCAR paint schemes, they preview Sunday's Cup ra...

This week's Dropping the Hammer is a reunion, as Daniel McFadin is joined by his former co-host Jon LaFollette. Together, the former podcasting duo break down Chris Buescher's thrilling win over Martin Truex Jr. at Michigan International Speedway and the resurgence of RFK Racing. Plus, hear from Buescher and Brad Keselowski on the importance of the win. Daniel and Jon also discuss Truex's appropri...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas reconvene to talk both the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond, won by Chris Buescher, and the Xfinity Series race at Road America, Wisconsin's secret club of a race track. Jared recounts his visit to Road America and the race won by Wisconsin native Sam Mayer. Then Daniel and Jared preview the Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Also, Daniel gets personal abo...

Denny Hamlin won his record seventh NASCAR Cup race at Pocono and he did it in a very familiar way, making Kyle Larson mad in the process.  Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas discuss his controversial win and the other big stories from the race before previewing Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast...

After a week off, Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas return to discuss Martin Truex Jr's Monday domination in the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and whether he will retire or not after 2023. Then they preview this weekend's race at Pocono Raceway, AKA, the Tricky Triangle. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners.

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas break down the historic NASCAR race on the Streets of Chicago, won by first-time NASCAR driver and New Zealand native Shane Van Gisbergen. They also discuss Justin Marks' Project 91 which brought Van Gisbergen to NASCAR and what the sport should do in the wake of the success in Chicago. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription offer available...

The Melon Man is back! More than a year after his last win, Ross Chastain once again got to smash a watermelon at Nashville Superspeedway. Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas recap the latest NASCAR Cup Series race before tackling this weekend's historic street course race in Chicago. Plus, hear from Front Row Motorsports' Michael McDowell on what he expects out of the 220-mile event in The Windy City....

After the NASCAR Cup Series' lone off week of the season, Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas reconvene to discuss Martin Truex Jr.'s Sonoma win. They also share two surprises from the first half of the season and two predictions for the second half that will surely go wrong. Then they preview the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Visit  arkansasonline.com/podcast23  for an exclusive subscription off...

In an exclusive interview with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Daniel McFadin talks with NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the reigning winner of the Daytona 500. A native of Olive Branch, Miss., Stenhouse is essentially the "local" NASCAR driver for Arkansas. In the interview, Stenhouse shares his racing origins and what life has been like since winning the "Great American Race." Visit  arkansaso...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas return and recap Daniel's visit to World Wide Technology Raceway, where Kyle Busch won the very weird second annual NASCAR Cup race at the track. Then, Daniel presents an exclusive interview with Team Penske's Austin Cindric. Find out about Cindric's years long "Coyote Swap" car project and his thoughts on the struggles of the No. 2. Then, Daniel and Jared preview thi...

Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas recap Monday's rain-delayed victory for Ryan Blaney at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Daniel also interviews World Wide Technology Raceway owner Curtis Francois about preparations for the Enjoy Illinois 300 this weekend at the St. Louis course. Plus, Daniel's heading up to St. Louis to cover the Enjoy Illinois 300 at WTT – the Democrat-Gazette's first race day coverage sin...

In an exclusive interview, Daniel McFadin sits down with Hendrick Motorsports' Alex Bowman. Bowman returns to the No. 48 Chevrolet this weekend in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 after sitting out the last month due to a back injury. Bowman discusses his approach to racing after missing nine races due to injury in the last year, how he doesn't want a "Welcome Back" commercial like Chase Elliott got and wha...

Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series' return to North Wilkesboro Speedway, Daniel McFadin and Jared Haas interview Arkansas native and 40-time NASCAR Cup winner Mark Martin to discuss the magnitude of the track's return and his memories of the track he won 3 times at and made his NASCAR debut. Daniel and Jared also recap the Cup race at Darlington Raceway and discuss Rick Hendrick's critical comments ab...