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He remembers the celebration, the faces, and the somber moment that came with the crowd that surrounded him.\nWe had a reunion of driver and crew chief this week on Door Bumper Clear! Ward Burton brings his son Jeb Burton to join in the fun with Tommy Baldwin to tell stories from the glory days, and the time Tommy told him he was leaving the No. 22 ... until he wasn't.\nDenny Hamlin checks in with us about his battle with the No. 45 team, his luck, and what that means for his regular-season championship chase.\nAnd finally, Kelley Earnhardt talks with Jeff Gluck about the business lessons she learned from her dad and how she approaches leadership today.\nThat's all for this week! Catch us next time on Dirty Thirty, next week.\nCheck out Dirty Mo Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DirtyMoMedia  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"id":479869,"startTime":255.1,"endTime":279.0,"type":"topic","title":"victory lane celebrations","url":"/glossary/victory-lane","quote":"And everything, as soon as you got out of the car in victory lane, it was like somebody had you by the wrist or by the arm... And victory lane celebrations would often feel like a photo shoot or like work.","canonicalId":"topic:victory-lane-celebrations","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Victory lane” is the designated area at a NASCAR race where the winner goes immediately after finishing. 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