The Scene Vault Podcast

ASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Dale Inman sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid to discuss his time between stints with Petty Enterprises, when he worked with legends Dale Earnhardt and Tim Richmond. And with Bristol coming up, Rick and Steve take an in-depth look at the track's 1990 spring race weekend in which Michael Waltrip's infamous crash and a whale of a finish between Davey Allis...

Geoff Bodine … Hoosier Tires and a heart-stopping wreck at Daytona. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid down the third and final installment of Geoff's interview with talk of NASCAR's Tire Wars in the late 1980s and early 90s and the biggest wrecks they've ever personally witnessed. Author Brock Beard also joins the party to talk about his book, J.D.: The Life and Death of a Forgotten NASCAR Legend....

In this jam-packed episode of The Scene Vault Podcast, Geoff Bodine remembers the 1986 Daytona 500 and, several years later, buying Alan Kulwicki's team. That's not all. With NASCAR headed back to Martinsville, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back in the Vault for a look at the track's 1987 fall event that featured an incredible last-lap scramble between Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Te...

Geoff Bodine chats with host Rick Houston about his beginnings in the sport and the near shutdown of Hendrick Motorsports. Rick and co-host Steve Waid then get into a heated discussion about the greatest NASCAR-themed movie of all time, before taking a look at the 1980 season finale at Ontario Motor Speedway in which a young Dale Earnhardt very nearly lost out on the first of his seven Winston Cup...

Derrike Cope and Kirk Shelmerdine stand as polar opposites in this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast. Cope, of course, scored one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history when he took the win in the 1990 Daytona 500, while Shelmerdine, Earnhardt's crew chief, was faced with crushing disappointment after his driver infamously cut a tire on the last lap while leading. In the second segment, h...

Terry Labonte wins the 1996 Winston Cup championship, 12 years after his first. Vertigo caused by an accident in the 2000 summer race at Daytona causes him to miss two starts, breaking a streak of 655 consecutive starts. AND he gets his competitive fix in tournament deep-sea fishing. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also remember Joe Whitlock, one of the greatest motorsports journalists who ever...

Terry Labonte discusses a behind-the-scenes story of his 1984 Winston Cup championship season, as well as teaming up with both Junior Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports. Host Rick Houston is joined by super-sub co-host Rick Mast, and they discuss the popular former driver's runnerup finish to Dale Earnhardt in the 1994 fall race at Rockingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Hosts Rick Houston sit down with Terry Labonte for a revealing chat about the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s beginnings in the sport, his first career victory at Darlington, his 1984 Winston Cup championship and his superstitions. Next, Rick and Steve remember one of the most significant races in NASCAR history ... the 1979 Daytona 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlights from the 2019 NASCAR HOF Awards are but one part of this week's episode. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid share their memories of Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, Jack Roush and Roger Penske. Rick also talks with a very special guest about Steve, who was honored during the Hall of Fame ceremonies as this year's Squier-Hall Award Winner for NASCAR Media Excellence. Learn more...

Deb Williams, Bryan Hallman, Jim Fluharty and Chad Fletcher take time out of a reunion of former Winston Cup Scene staffers to chat with host Rick Houston about the greatest weekly NASCAR newspaper ever produced. Their love and enthusiasm for the history they helped record is one more reminder that it must be preserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about Buddy Parrott, the 1990 Daytona 500 and ass whippings, while hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss their favorite NASCAR seasons and press box memories that include the 1979 Daytona 500, Oreo cookies, gas masks and bird flipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy Parrott parts ways with former team DiGard Racing and driver Darrell Waltrip in this episode of The Scene Podcast, and then has good friend Robert Yates attempt to repossess Richard Petty's engine the day before his legendary 200th NASCAR victory. When a listener asks about some of NASCAR's lesser-known luminaries, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss a crazy rumor about longtime indepe...

Host Rick Houston joins Morgan Shepherd for his annual Christmas charity trip to the PARC Workshop in Stuart, Virginia. Included on the show are PRN's Mark Garrow; Loren Lanter, a longtime friend of Shepherd's; and Laura Layman, director of the PARC Workshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ricky Rudd talks two of the most discussed wins of his Winston Cup career -- the 1997 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the 1998 fall race at Martinsville, where he fought heat exhaustion all the way to victory lane. Host Rick Houston and his former boss and current co-host, Steve Waid, discuss those memorable events, before breaking down country-music superstar Marty Robbins' racing career and Th...

Ricky Rudd remembers his early NASCAR career, as well as his notorious 1984 Busch Clash accident and on-track run-ins with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then break down a very memorable quote from Rudd and the roller-coaster career of team owner J.D. Stacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SV: Host Rick Houston is joined by longtime friend Dennis Punch to discuss a poignant encounter between Rusty Wallace and Bill France Jr., as well as Wallace’s 1988 crash at Bristol. They also break down the 1979 championship battle between Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Rick Houston continues his interview with NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, who shares memories of his 1989 Winston Cup championship, the day he won his fans back, his highly successful yet ultimately frustrating 1993 season and an infamous run-in with Dale Earnhardt. Also, former Martinsville Speedway track president Clay Earles introduces co-host Steve Waid to his good friend, Sam Clay. S...

The Scene Vault Podcast co-host Steve Waid, longtime motorsports journalist Jim "Jimmy Mac" McLaurin and NASCAR Hall of Famer Leonard Wood join host Rick Houston for a round-table discussion of NASCAR icon David Pearson, who died November 12 after a long illness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace sits down with host Rick Houston for a candid conversation about a second-place finish in his Winston Cup debut, as well as the controversial finish of the 1989 edition of The Winston all-star race with Darrell Waltrip. Co-host Steve Waid joins the fun, and winds up not only using the word "zippadee-do-dah," but also compares Wallace to The Beatles. In the Issue...

Rick Houston sits down with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison to chat about controversies surrounding the 1981 and 1982 Daytona 500s, as well as his own outlook on life in the face of unspeakable tragedy. Co-host Steve Waid is also on hand to break down the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Gluck of jeffgluck.com joins host Rick Houston to discuss his career at Scene, and how the dynamic of covering the sport has changed over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison joins host Rick Houston to talk about his rivalry with Darrell Waltrip and the matter of his 85th win. Rick and co-host Steve Waid discuss that controversy and another involving NASCAR icon Richard Petty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett concludes his three-part interview with memories of interviewing President Ronald Reagan and his call at the end of the 1993 Daytona 500, won by his own son, Dale. Co-host Steve Waid remembers the Reagan interview, and a near-international incident involving his good friend Tom Higgins and driver Ken Ragan. After determining where Jarrett's call of his son's first...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett remembers the tragic accident that claimed the life of racing icon Fireball Roberts, as well as the 1965 Southern 500, which he won by an extraordinary 14 laps. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also discuss their memories of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the impact they had on the NASCAR community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time NASCAR champion and legendary broadcaster Ned Jarrett takes host Rick Houston back to the weekend he had to race to cover a hot check, during which he sustained a fairly gruesome injury to his hands. Jarrett also harkens back to a heated confrontation with fellow NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard and Maurice Petty. Co-host Steve Waid again joins the fun to discuss those incidents, as well as...