{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Denny Hamlin Wins 2nd Cup Race of Season at Nashville & Michigan Preview","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/denny-hamlin-wins-2nd-cup-race-of-season-at-nashville-michigan-preview","audioUrl":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOXM1486312340.mp3","description":"On this episode of Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, and Mamba Smith break down NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin’s incredible finish from last to first after a pole-start penalty at Nashville Superspeedway, how he edged out Christopher Bell, Shane van Gisbergen’s top 5 finish, and which drivers disappointed at Nashville. Plus, Kevin gives advice to drivers as the crew previews the upcoming race weekend at Michigan and they react to Mamba’s Social Sips, which features a young driver who paid homage to Kyle Busch.\n\n0:00 - Intro\n\n2:45 - Nashville Weekend Recap\n\n29:54 - Michigan Preview\n\n37:24 - Mamba’s Social Sips\n\n45:56 - Last Call\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":212.7,"endTime":221.5,"type":"term","title":"washing","url":"/glossary/washing","quote":"winds up washing them both out of the groove and basically handing the wind to Denny Hamlin there.","canonicalId":"term:washing","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In racing talk, “washing” usually means a car gets pushed wide and loses grip, sliding toward the outside of the track. 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