{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"He's Terrified But Jamie McMurray Is Back | Stacking Pennies","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/he-s-terrified-but-jamie-mcmurray-is-back-stacking-pennies","audioUrl":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/689de91f-d518-4ae6-992d-b423bcc6857d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIhJQYXNzZW5nZXJTZWF0BjoGRVQ%3D--8fefffe563646d548c90d8b3b514a7a3fa898263","description":"\n        Jamie McMurray joins Corey LaJoie for a wide-ranging conversation about returning to competition, preparing for the San Diego street race, and helping his son Carter chase his own racing dreams.The two discuss Denny Hamlin's recent run of dominance, the evolution of driver development, Jamie's memorable first Cup win and Daytona 500 victory, and what today's young drivers face on their path to NASCAR's top level.It's part racing insight, part storytelling, and full of the behind-the-scenes perspective only two racers can provide.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.\n      "},"annotations":[{"id":421900,"startTime":204.6,"endTime":209.3,"type":"term","title":"modified","url":"/glossary/modified","quote":"I can't tell you how uncomfortable I was getting back in a seat, putting a helmet on, being confined,\n[204.6s] looking out of a windshield, like every, and I got a little taste of that with the modified.","canonicalId":"term:modified","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In this context, “modified” refers to a specific style/class of dirt-track race car (often called a modified or dirt modified), which is meaningfully different from a late model. 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