{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Ep.329 – RE-HEATED: Johnny O’Connell","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ep-329-re-heated-johnny-o-connell","audioUrl":"https://media.blubrry.com/dinnerwithracers/s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/listen.dinnerwithracers.com/Ep329REHEATEDJohnnyOconnell.mp3","description":"The latest of our RE-HEATED series, where we re-issue episodes that might share something with racing stories in the news… Episode 30 featuring Johnny O’Connell. If you’re going to do a podcast about icons of motorsport, then Johnny O’Connell is a mandatory visit. As one of the most charismatic guys in modern sportscar, Johnny is wicked fast, you’ll know this because he’ll tell you…. having (according to him) been a second faster than every teammate he’s ever had. Beyond speed, however, Johnny brings results. As the winningest driver in GM history, Johnny took four consecutive World Challenge championships to go with his four class wins at Le Mans. One of the funniest and most likable guys in the paddock, we were happy to treat him to lunch at Moonie’s Texas Barbecue in Flowery Branch, Georgia, with the music of Wrecks playing us out. Thanks to Continental Tire for all of their support!"},"annotations":[{"id":445042,"startTime":39.0,"endTime":59.0,"type":"topic","title":"reheated episodes","url":"/glossary/reheated-episodes","quote":"Hey, we're doing one of the reheats. That's right. Reheated. Same deal as we've done with other reheated episodes.","canonicalId":"topic:reheated-episodes","priority":0.2,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Reheated” is the show’s format for reissuing previously recorded episodes as new releases. 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