About this podcast
At The Scene Vault Podcast, we're all about NASCAR history, all the time. Our interview guests shed new light on their lives and careers each and every week, and hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid draw on their long careers in and around the sport to provide expert analysis and commentary. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 a.m. Eastern.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 452 episodes
- Episode 422 -- More Great Stories From the One and Only Tony Furr · 1 h 18 minIf you thought we'd run out of Tony Furr stories after two episodes … THINK AGAIN. We've already heard about Furr's early days with Dale Earnhardt, his years as a NASCAR Winston…
- Episode 421 -- If NASCAR Cheating Stories Are Your Thing, Do NOT Miss This Episode With Tony Furr · 1 h 22 min“I didn’t cheat all the time. I just cheated when I needed to.” That’s Tony Furr, and if you know anything about his career as a NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief, you know he means…
- Episode 420 -- Tony Furr's Lifetime in Racing, Dale Earnhardt and Skirting the Rules · 1 h 13 minLong before Dale Earnhardt became The Intimidator, he was a hungry young racer trying to make a name for himself on North Carolina's short tracks. Tony Furr knew him back then…
- Episode 419 -- Dennis Roinick Remembers Young Dale Earnhardt, Rod Osterlund and Leaving NASCAR · 1 h 10 minWhen Dale Earnhardt won his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Bristol in 1979, Dennis Roinick wasn't watching from the grandstands. He was going over the wall to service…
- Episode 418 -- Dennis Roinick FINALY Shares Stories of Exploits with DiGard Racing and Racing Henry Benfield · 1 h 8 minWe've heard some pretty wild stories about Henry Benfield over the years on The Scene Vault Podcast. This week, Dennis Roinick joins us with a few more of his own. Dennis looks…
- Episode 417 -- In Honor of Darrell Waltrip · 2 h 15 minFollowing the recent news that NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip is stepping further away from public life, we wanted to do something different this week. This isn’t a…
- Episode 416 -- Eddie Nau Remembers His Time at Ground Zero on 9'11 · 1 h 2 minThis episode is special for a couple of reasons. First, Eddie Nau was a weekend warrior for several years with Junior Johnson and Associates and then for Kranefuss-Haas. But…
- Episode 415 -- Eddie Nau on Brotherhood at Junior Johnson & Associates and NYPD · 1 h 6 minThis week in the first of what will be two installments, host Rick Houston sat down with Eddie Nau (pronounced NOW) last week to talk about his time working with Junior Johnson &…
- Episode 414 -- Dick Conway on Being a Mentor, Motorsports Photography and Public Relations · 55 minYou probably don't know the name Dick Conway, but he was one of the greatest motorsports photographers ever AND one of the most influential marketing/public relations…
- Episode 413 -- Honoring the 25th Anniversary of 9-11 with Former NASCAR Crew Memeber-FDNY Scottie Maxwell · 1 h 5 minTo honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we share one of the most powerfully poignant interviews in The Scene Vault Podcast archives featuring former Hendrick Motorsports crew…
- Episode 412 -- Mark Melling on Determination to Keep Team Afloat, Impact of 9-11 and Drag Racing Redemption · 1 h 16 minAfter going through the Mark Martin interview in our last three episodes, we’ll return to Mark Melling this week and finish up with him. In this episode, Mark Melling talks…
- Episode 411 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on Losing 1990 Championship, Relationship with Dale Earnhardt · 1 h 56 minEpisode 411 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer on Losing 1990 Championship, Relationship with Dale Earnhardt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Episode 410 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on Hitting Rock Bottom, Alcoholism and Beginning to Claw His Way Back · 1 h 27 minThis week in our conversation with NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin … if there’s anything you need to know about what makes Mark tick, or how he became the man that he is today…
- Episode 409 -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin on How Family Dysfunction Shaped His Life and Early Racing Career · 1 h 19 minThis week in the first of what will be installments of our epic interview, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin remembers his extraordinary ... yet ultimately dysfunctional…
- Episode 408 -- Mark Melling on Impact of Bill Elliott's Departure, New Life with Lake Speed · 1 h 24 minThis week, Mark Melling talks about the 1988 Winston Cup championship … Bill Elliott’s decision to leave Melling Racing to join Junior Johnson and Associates … and what it all…
- Episode 407 -- Mark Melling on His Dad Harry Melling's Role in Getting Bill Elliott Up to Speed · 1 h 9 minThis week in the first of what will be three installments, Mark Melling remembers a day at the race track with his dad … HARRY Melling … and how that day sparked Harry’s interest…
- Episode 406 -- Steve Waid's Celebration of Life · 55 minSteve Waid's celebration of life was held Wednesday, July 15 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. Be our guest at the service on this very special episode. Learn more about…
- Episode 405 -- Jimmy Makar on Parting Ways with Dale Jarrett, Making It to the Mountaintop with Bobby Labonte · 1 h 32 minRick Houston is joined this week by guest co-host Graig Hoffman, executive director at North Wilkesboro Speedway. This week in the third and final installment of our interview…
- Episode 404 -- Jimmy Makar on Leaving Penske Racing for Joe Gibbs and Brother-in-Law Dale Jarrett · 1 h 52 minJimmy Makar takes listeners through the turbulent Blue Max Racing era with Rusty Wallace, which means financial trouble, the disappointment of losing the Winston Cup…
- Episode 403 -- Jimmy Makar on Parents' Love for Racing and the Road Trip From Hell · 1 h 40 minThis week … Jimmy Makar, Part One. And IN Jimmy Makar, Part One, Jimmy talks about being a fan from the second his was born and how his dad Jim’s tenure as a Winston Cup team…
- Episode 402 -- Tim Brewer on Hydraulics at Daytona and the Trickery That Wasn't in NASCAR's Greatest Race · 2 h 11 minNOTE: This episode and all to follow are dedicated to the memory of the late, great Steve Waid. Newly slenderized Michael McSwain joins host Rick Houston to discuss a whopper of…
- Episode 401 -- In Memory of The Boss, Steve Waid · 1 h 21 minSteve Waid, this one's for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Episode 400 -- In Memory of NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett · 1 h 30 minIt's not the 400th episode celebration we had planned ... but it's a celebration of life, nonetheless. Hosts Rick Houston and Jeffrey Baker remember the late, great champion…
- Episode 399 -- Jeffrey Baker on Parting Ways with Jeremy Mayfield and Apologizing to Mike Wallace · 1 h 37 minNOTE: Co-host Steve Waid is under the weather and won't be on the podcast this week. At this point, we're not quite sure when he might be able to return. Prayers would be…
- Episode 398 -- In Memory of Kyle Busch · 45 minFormer Las Vegas Motor Speedway President and General Manager Chris Powell and Toyota Racing Development's Joe Dan Bailey join hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid to remember the…
- Episode 397 -- Jeffrey Baker on the Tabasco Fiasco, Nearly Winning the Legendary 1998 Daytona 500 · 2 h 12 minThis week in the second installment of our interview, Jeffrey Baker gives us an insider’s view of the Tabasco Fiasco, rooting AGAINST Dale Earnhardt in the closing laps of the…
- Episode 396 -- Jeffrey Baker -- MASTER Storyteller · 1 h 22 minThis week in our first segment … I sat down with Jeffrey Baker in our studio at the Universal Technical Institute in Mooresville … actually … back a few months ago. If you’ve…
- Episode 395 -- Back to Our Normal Format with More EPIC Ben Leslie Cheating Stories · 1 h 43 minThis week in the third and final installment of our epic conversation with Ben Leslie, we discuss: Superstar drivers with ego … and DRIVERS with ego Mark Martin’s massive…
- Firestorm Episode 10 -- The Day of Reckoning for The Firestorm Five · 9 minFor 25 years, not a single driver in NASCAR's top three national touring divisions has been fatally injured during a race. That isn't luck. That's a legacy written in tragedy…
- Episode 394 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Legacy · 21 minBlaise Alexander. Adam Petty. Kenny Irwin. Tony Roper. Dale Earnhardt. Five drivers lost in the darkest two seasons in NASCAR history — and only one of them gets the headlines…
- Firestorm Episode 9 -- Another One · 22 minThe morning after Blaise Alexander died, I walked into the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Center and watched a member of the NASCAR press corps hold court for anyone who'd…
- Episode 393 -- Jimmy Spencer Joins the Show to Remember His Protege Blaise Alexander · 24 minWhen Blaise Alexander crashed at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 4, 2001, Jimmy Spencer was watching on the mega-screens from under the Winston hauler. He went to his knees. He…
- Firestorm Episode 8 -- The Belt That Broke ... Dale Earnhardt's Last Unanswered Question · 22 minDale Earnhardt's crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 shook NASCAR. What came next nearly destroyed it. Five days after the worst day in NASCAR history, a single announcement lit the…
- Episode 392 -- Tony Liberati FINALLY Shows Steve Waid and Rick Houston How to Do the Perfect Interview · 1 h 8 minDale Earnhardt walked away. Rick never got a single word on the record — and he never forgot the feeling. Two of the most decorated journalists in NASCAR history sit down with…
- Episode 391 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Firestorm Unleased · 33 minWhen Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR didn't just lose a driver. It lost its Superman. And in the grief that followed, the sport nearly tore…
- Firestorm Episode 7 -- Inside the Heartbreaking Aftermath of the 2001 Daytona 500 · 16 minWhen the #3 went silent on the final lap at Daytona, only one window net came down. From the broadcast booth, Darrell Waltrip was still celebrating his brother Michael's historic…
- Episode 390 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Heartbreak in the Minutes, Hours and Days Following the 2001 Daytona 500 · 46 minBefore the HANS device. Before the safer barriers. Before NASCAR changed forever — there was someone standing at the fence with a camera, watching drivers die. Bambi Mattila was…
- Firestorm: Episode 6 -- The Devastating What Ifs of Dale Earnhardt and the 2001 Daytona 500 · 24 minDale Earnhardt. 2001 Daytona 500. The final hours of The Intimidator — reconstructed lap by lap, conversation by conversation, from the people who were there. On February 18…
- Episode 389 -- Firestorm Reaction -- An Insider's View of the Day NASCAR Will Never Forget · 27 minThe 2001 Daytona 500 was supposed to be a celebration. Michael Waltrip's first win. Dale Earnhardt Jr. running second. A dynasty moment for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. Instead…
- Beyond the Earnhardt Myth · 25 minDale Earnhardt was The Intimidator on the track — but behind closed doors, he was a father concerned about losing his son, a friend who couldn't find the words to comfort a…
- Episode 388 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Beyond the Earnhardt Myth · 31 minIn this episode of The Scene Vault Podcast, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid sit down with Danny Culler, who served as Dale Earnhardt's spotter and close friend, to share…
- Firestorm: Overshadowed by Earnhardt Forgotten Fatality · 22 minIn the year 2000, the NASCAR community was shaken by three heartbreaking fatalities, including the loss of beloved driver Tony Roper. Yet, just four months later, Tony's tragic…
- Episode 387 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Forgotten Fatality · 28 minIn this powerful episode of The Scene Vault Podcast, we honor the life, career and enduring legacy of NASCAR driver Tony Roper. Joined by special guest Tony Raines, we dive deep…
- Dale Earnhardt, Candy Asses and the Gathering Storm in the NASCAR Safety Revolution · 30 minIn the summer of 2000, NASCAR faced a massive safety firestorm. But while many drivers pleaded for change following the tragic crashes of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin at New…
- Episode 386 -- Firestorm Reaction -- A Gathering Storm in the NASCAR Safety Revolution · 30 minHosts Rick Houston, Steve Waid and Jeffrey Baker discuss the third episode of our new documentary podcast series, Firestorm: 2000-2001 -- The Years That Forever Changed NASCAR…
- Episode 385 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Two Accidents, Two Funerals, Same Track, Same Turn · 36 minSlugger Labbe, who served as Kenny Irwin's first Winston Cup crew chief, joins co-hosts Rick Houston, Steve Waid and Jeffrey Baker to remember the promising young driver. In…
- Firestorm: Two Accidents -- Two Funerals · 21 minIn the summer of 2000, NASCAR faced one of its darkest periods. Just eight weeks after the loss of Adam Petty, the racing world was shattered again by the death of Kenny Irwin at…
- Firestorm The Rise & Tragedy of Adam Petty – The NASCAR Loss That Changed Everything · 27 minHe was the first fourth-generation athlete in professional sports history, carrying the most famous surname in NASCAR. But on a dark day in New Hampshire, the future of the Petty…
- Episode 384 -- Firestorm Reaction -- Heir to the Throne · 36 minIn this powerful reaction episode to the first episode of Firestorm: 2000-2001 -- The Years That Forever Changed NASCAR, we revisit one of the most heartbreaking moments in…
- Episode 383 -- Ben Leslie and the Million-Dollar Nose Job · 1 h 29 minJeff Hammond, Darrell Waltrip's longtime crew chief and former Fox Sports commentator, makes his debut as co-host of The Scene Vault Podcast as we drop news of the upcoming…
