{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Another Week, Another Hocevar Debate...","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/another-week-another-hocevar-debate","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2/episodes/fd5a18ab-93ed-47bb-965c-3d3bac67378c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2&awEpisodeId=fd5a18ab-93ed-47bb-965c-3d3bac67378c&feed=xHwJAwNo","description":"Have a seat, grab your beverage of choice, and crank up the volume because Dirty Thirty is back again for another round!\nDale Earnhardt Jr. starts off the powered-up 30 minutes of fun with another debate surrounding the most polarizing driver in NASCAR currently — Carson Hocevar.\nOver on Door Bumper Clear, Bubba Wallace and Riley Herbst talk about being teammates, but we end their portion with a joke Bubba told some Navy Seals that had the whole room laughing.\nFor this week's guest interview, Reed Sorenson reveals the moment he was brought to tears over losing his seat, and why he left Ganassi when he did.\nAfter a quick message from Dale Jr. about our plans for San Diego, Denny Hamlin discusses his win total and how high he thinks it takes him.\nAnd lastly, we've heard her name quite a bit on Bless Your 'Hardt, but now it's time you meet her. Katie, Amy's sister, recalls the first time she ever met Dale Jr.\nThat's all for this week! Don't forget to check out our merch at shop.dirtymomedia.com\nCheck out Dirty Mo Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DirtyMoMedia&nbsp; Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"id":416300,"startTime":162.6,"endTime":214.5,"type":"person","title":"John Nunez","url":"/glossary/john-nunez","quote":"…They was- they was- that was, you know, John Nunez or Nemechek's fault. You know, whatever…","canonicalId":"person:john-nunez","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"John Nunez is referenced as a driver involved in the on-track incident being discussed. The host connects the contact and movement of another car to why Nunez’s car spun.","simplifiedExplanation":"John Nunez is a race driver mentioned in the story about a crash. 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