The Backstretch Heather Williams

There's no place like home as NASCAR heads to Heather's home track, the Kansas Speedway. Heather and Chris talk about the domination by two teams this year as well at the All-Star race changes. Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick talk about their seasons so far. Heather's final thought is about the evolution of how the sport treats driver injuries.

Talladega was a wild one. Heather and Chris talk about fuel saving, NextGen Safety, and how Corey Heim will do in the car substituting for Erik Jones. Kyle Busch is the guest, he talks about why he didn't like the racing last week at Talladega, his season so far, and watching his kids grow into racers. Heather's final thought is on the NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees.  

Chase Elliott wins, but is he back? Heather and Chris talk about that plus the troubles that continue for Ford, what's behind all the uniform safety penalties, and a preview of Talladega. Ryan Preece stops by for a visit. Heather's final thought is on the number of superspeedways on the schedule

William Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports domination at Martinsville. Heather and Chris talk about his emergence as a star, the trouble with short tracks right now and they preview Texas. Erik Jones stops by for a second time this season to talk about short tracks and his performance so far this year. Heather's final thought is on how to fix short tracks.

It was an eventful week for driver Denny Hamlin. He is a guest this weekend and talks about his season, the season for his team 23XI and the controversial restart at Richmond. Heather and Chris talk restarts, Easter racing and preview Martinsville. Josh Williams talks about short-track racing and his opportunity at Kaulig. Heather's final thought is on the Hamlin/Marcus Smith X war.

Heather and Chris talk about the competitive balance in NASCAR, tack limits at COTA, and preview Richmond. Josh Berry is the guest he talks about his rookie season and building on the momentum of Bristol. Heather's final thought is on the importance of drivers being on the Netflix series