Brenden Queen is coming to save NASCAR in a Ram truck
About this episode
The podcast dives into the evolving landscape of American muscle cars and trucks, highlighting the decline of the pony car segment and the rise of performance street trucks. A major focus is on NASCAR's resurgence with Ram re-entering the truck series, featuring rising star Brendan Queen. Queen shares his inspiring journey from working as a longshoreman to becoming the 2025 ARCA Series champion and his ambitions in the NASCAR Truck Series. The hosts discuss Queen's authentic personality and potential to attract new fans, while also exploring Ford's new Mustang RTR and the shifting market dynamics favoring trucks over traditional sports cars.
Gary and Alex discuss the new Ford Mustang RTR, the growing street performance truck segment and welcome 2025 ARCA Menards Series Champion and new Ram Truck Series driver Brenden Queen to the show.
Ford Mustang Gt
"... we like Alex, though, is because he drives a red Ford Mustang GT convertible, and you can't find a more American c..."
Mustang Rtr
"It's going on sale next year. It's called the Mustang RTR. It's a very different direction for the Mustang."
Chevrolet Camaro
"...ack to sell about 40,000, 45,000. That's with the Camaro out of the picture for two years. That's with the..."
Dodge Challenger
"...out of the picture for two years. That's with the Challenger out of the picture for the past two years. The Po..."
Ford Bronco
"...nthusiast vehicles. All you have to do is look at Bronco. Bronco, to me, is what the Mustang probably was ..."
Dodge Charger
"...out Dodge because we have this new gasoline power charger coming back now, the six-pack."
Chevrolet Corvette
"... was expensive. At that point, sure, I'm buying a Corvette. Why am I buying a Camaro at this point?"
Jeep Wrangler
"...been as well. And you talk about the Jeep and the Wrangler. A lot of people by those have no interest in tak..."
Ford Maverick
"...s are trying to do it. You know, you got the Ford Maverick Lobo. I drove that as a blast. Ford F-150 Lobo co..."
Ford Galaxy
"...ing to encourage. We are the truck capital of the galaxy, right? The United States. It's totally crazy."
Chevrolet Silverado
"...unt the number of daily driven Ram 1500s, F-150s, Silverados, Sierra's. You know, that's just what most people..."
Ford F150 Lighting
"And it's been 20 years, really, since we've even seen them trying to do this, you know, back then we had the the good Ford F-150 lighting. Yeah, the V8 one."
Dodge Viper
"...ad the Dodge Ram SRT 10, which was crazy with the Viper engine. But those were very niche."
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