Welcome to Historic Hot Laps — the racing podcast where motorsports history meets the stories shaping today’s headlines.
Each week, we dive into the biggest moments across the racing world — from NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, sprint cars, endurance racing, and grassroots motorsports — while also spotlighting the legendary drivers, iconic teams, forgotten rivalries, and pivotal moments that built the sport.
Whether you’re a lifelong gearhead or a newer fan looking to learn the roots of racing culture, Historic Hot Laps has something for you.
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Kasey Kahne Returns?! NASCAR Silly Season Heats Up + F1, Petit Le Mans & NASCAR Championship History
Kasey Kahne is reportedly returning to full-time NASCAR racing, and the driver market is heating up!
This week, we're breaking down the biggest stories from across the racing world, including:
🏁 Kasey Kahne's NASCAR Comeback: What a reported return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Spire Motorsports could mean for Kahne and the sport.
🏎️ O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Silly Season: Sheldon Creed's move from Haas Factory Team to Sam Hunt Racing, Sam Mayer's return to JR Motorsports, and the other major driver changes shaping the 2027 season.
🏆 Formula 1: Race results, championship points, and the latest developments in the battle for the world championship.
🏎️ Petit Le Mans: A look back at IMSA's legendary endurance race, the overall winner, and the championship battles settled at Road Atlanta.
🔥 NASCAR at Las Vegas: Full race recaps, the biggest moments, and an update on the Cup Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase standings.
🏁 Dirt Racing Roundup: The latest highlights from the World of Outlaws and High Limit Racing.
📚 Motorsports History — The Evolution of the NASCAR Championship: From the original season-long points system to The Chase, the elimination playoffs, and NASCAR's return to a Chase format in 2026. We explore the biggest changes, the legendary championship battles, and the ongoing debate over what it really takes to become a NASCAR champion.
Whether you're a NASCAR loyalist, an F1 fan, an endurance racing enthusiast, or a dirt track diehard, we've got something for you.
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3 Oct 2026
Jacky Ickx, NASCAR Silly Season & a Wild Week in Motorsports
Championship battles. Major driver moves. Racing legends. And one of the most incredible careers in motorsport history.
Episode 108 of Historic Hot Laps is loaded with racing news and stories from across the world of motorsports.
🏁 NASCAR: We break down the action from Kansas, including the Truck Series and Cup Series, and look at what the weekend means for the championship picture. Plus, NASCAR Silly Season continues to make headlines with some major changes coming for 2027.
🏎️ Formula 1: George Russell takes victory in Baku after a dramatic battle at the front, while Max Verstappen and the rest of the championship contenders continue the fight.
🌎 Dirt Racing: We head to Eldora for the legendary 4-Crown Nationals, where four different racing disciplines battle it out on one of America's most famous dirt tracks.
🚨 This Week in Motorsports News: We cover the biggest stories from NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula 1, including Brad Keselowski's future with RFK Racing, Christian Lundgaard's move to Chip Ganassi Racing, Fernando Alonso's future in F1, and more.
🕊️ Remembering Gordon Johncock: We pay tribute to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar champion following his passing at the age of 90.
🏆 History: We close the show with the incredible story of Jacky Ickx — eight-time Formula 1 winner, six-time Le Mans champion, Can-Am champion and Dakar winner. From Ferrari and Formula 1 to Le Mans and the Sahara Desert, Ickx built one of the most remarkable careers racing has ever seen.
From NASCAR to Formula 1, IndyCar to dirt racing, and the legends who built the sport — this is Historic Hot Laps.
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25 Sept 2026
BRISTOL ERUPTS! Blaney vs. Hocevar Fight, Logano Wins + Sprint Car Madness
Bristol delivered everything you could want from a NASCAR weekend — close racing, championship drama, controversy, and a post-race fight!
In Episode 107 of Historic Hot Laps, we’re breaking down all three NASCAR races from Bristol Motor Speedway, including Joey Logano’s 40th career Cup Series victory and the incident that sent Ryan Blaney into the wall before tempers boiled over between Blaney and Carson Hocevar on pit road.
We’ll break down what happened on the track, hear both sides of the controversy, and discuss where hard racing ends and crossing the line begins.
Then we’re heading to the dirt!
🏁 NASCAR Bristol
• Jake Garcia scores his first career Truck Series victory
• Sheldon Creed wins the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race
• Joey Logano scores his 40th Cup Series win
• Kyle Larson leaves Bristol atop the championship standings
• Ryan Blaney vs. Carson Hocevar — the incident AND the post-race fight
• What Bristol’s championship chaos means heading into the next round
🔥 High Limit Racing
• Tanner Thorson dominates the final two nights of the Hockett/McMillin Memorial
• Tyler Courtney’s incredible charge from 12th to victory
• Rico Abreu maintains the championship lead
💰 World of Outlaws
• Justin Sanders scores his first career World of Outlaws victory
• An $83,000 payday at his home track
• Emerson Axsom comes within 0.201 seconds of the win
• James McFadden takes Friday night’s feature
• Shane Golobic’s impressive charge through the field
🏟️ HISTORIC HOT LAPS HISTORY
We’re heading back through more than six decades of Bristol Motor Speedway history in “Bristol: The Last Great Colosseum.”
From Jack Smith and Johnny Allen’s first NASCAR race at Bristol, to Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte, the concrete era, the 2007 repave, the dirt races and the modern Bristol we know today — we’ll look at why this half-mile Tennessee bullring has become one of the most legendary venues in motorsports.
Subscribe, follow and join us as we celebrate the history, personalities and stories that make motorsports unforgettable.
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