Happy Hour: San Diego Street Race Preview & Remembering Steve Waid
About this episode
A somber Happy Hour mixes tributes to the late Steve Waid with a high-energy preview of NASCAR’s San Diego race on an active military base. Hosts and guests—Dalton Hopkins, Michael Massey, and betting/fantasy contributor Brian Twinning—geek out about the once-in-a-lifetime setting around Coronado/Camp Pendleton, Top Gun filming spots, and San Diego’s deep car culture. The conversation then turns technical: a long, 3.2–3.4-mile road course, mixed old/new pavement, trolley-track sections, blind corners, heavy elevation changes, and how “quickie” caution laps and lap traffic could shape strategy.
Buick Grand National
"...person column, but Steve Wade was on the cover of Grand National scene three times. Now, how does that work?"
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