{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"\"Pour Gas On It!\" How Joey Logano is Scaling Huntersville Ford (+ his NASCAR playbook for dealers) | Joey Logano, NASCAR Driver and Co-Owner of Huntersville Ford","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/pour-gas-on-it-how-joey-logano-is-scaling-huntersville-ford-his-nascar-playbook-for-dealers-joey-logano-nascar-driver-and-co-owner-of-huntersville-ford","audioUrl":"https://chrt.fm/track/C6AG88/traffic.megaphone.fm/CREUR3454308749.mp3","description":"Today, Sam D'Arc is joined by Joey Logano, NASCAR Driver and Co-Owner of Huntersville Ford.\n\nJoey breaks down his transition from the NASCAR track to the dealership floor, revealing how he applies a \"Sunday report card\" mentality to retail operations. \n\nWe explore the complexity of managing inventory, the \"brutal\" nature of automotive competition, and why Joey is focused on building a generational legacy beyond racing.\n\n\n\nThis episode is brought to you by:\n\n\n\n1.  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Here, he’s mentioned as someone who helped guide the speaker as they worked through the dealership ownership process."}},{"startTime":336.0,"endTime":339.7,"type":"concept","title":"benchmarks","url":"/glossary/benchmarks","quote":"Like, we have to hit certain benchmarks, we're up, we're competing every single day...","canonicalId":"concept:benchmarks","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Benchmarks are measurable targets used to evaluate performance and progress. Here, they’re framed as part of racing discipline—teams must hit specific standards to be competitive and to satisfy sponsors and partners."}},{"startTime":429.4,"endTime":433.7,"type":"concept","title":"multiple stores","url":"/glossary/multiple-stores","quote":"This is your first store. Do you have bigger plans for multiple stores? 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Joey uses it to describe how hard it can be to find help or mentorship when everyone is trying to win in racing and automotive.","simplifiedExplanation":"It’s an expression for a very cutthroat, competitive situation. Joey is saying that in some parts of racing and car business, people may not be eager to help competitors."}},{"startTime":593.3,"endTime":622.0,"type":"company","title":"Open Lane","url":"/glossary/open-lane","quote":"This episode is brought to you by Open Lane once again voted the most preferred digital wholesale marketplace by dealers. And they've been busy using the power of people and AI to build a transparent wholesale experience.","canonicalId":"company:open-lane","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Open Lane is a digital wholesale marketplace aimed at helping dealers buy and sell vehicles more efficiently. 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The combination is meant to improve accuracy versus AI alone and make damage easier to evaluate remotely.","simplifiedExplanation":"They use AI to spot possible body damage from photos or scans, but a person confirms it too. That helps dealers judge damage without seeing the car in person right away."}},{"startTime":615.5,"endTime":618.7,"type":"concept","title":"plain English","url":"/glossary/plain-english","quote":"OBD two codes decoded into plain English. Open Lane predictive pricing provides historical and future pricing guidance allowing you to buy confidently.","canonicalId":"concept:plain-english","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Plain English” here refers to translating technical diagnostic information (like OBD-II codes) into a more understandable explanation. 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And you start zooming out and you see how people own 1020 50 hundreds of them like, Oh, my","canonicalId":"concept:complex-businesses-within-one-dealership","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.88,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A dealership is more than just selling cars—it’s a bundle of departments (sales, finance, service, parts, body shop, etc.) with different roles and incentives. Scaling and improving performance often requires coordinating all those “mini-businesses.”"}},{"startTime":998.8,"endTime":1001.5,"type":"concept","title":"bumped around","url":"/glossary/bumped-around","quote":"...You get bumped around, you're gonna have to get it.","canonicalId":"concept:bumped-around","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.86,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Bumped around” refers to contact between cars during racing, which can be intentional or at least expected as part of close-quarters competition. 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It’s known for being intense, and a late mistake or crash can completely flip who wins."}},{"startTime":1251.9,"endTime":1256.0,"type":"term","title":"white flag","url":"/glossary/white-flag","quote":"Well, I got to tell you, sitting on top of the box of the Daytona 500 this past just a few weeks ago to see Carson come in first place, final lap white flag gets pushed from behind into the wall spins out.","canonicalId":"term:white-flag","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In NASCAR, the white flag indicates the final lap is underway. Being “pushed” or contacted on that lap can cause a spin or crash because there’s no time to recover.","simplifiedExplanation":"The white flag means the race is on the last lap. If you get hit or pushed at that point, it’s very hard to save the car."}},{"startTime":1328.3,"endTime":1336.0,"type":"concept","title":"buzzer beater","url":"/glossary/buzzer-beater","quote":"...like when you hit that buzzer beater, right? When you make the last lap pass to win the race, and it hits you just so hard.","canonicalId":"concept:buzzer-beater","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A “buzzer beater” is a last-second, high-pressure moment where the outcome flips right at the end. In racing terms, the speaker is comparing that feeling to making the final-lap pass to win.","simplifiedExplanation":"It’s a last-second win moment. The speaker is saying racing can feel like that—like you do something at the very end that decides everything."}},{"startTime":1332.4,"endTime":1336.0,"type":"concept","title":"last lap pass","url":"/glossary/last-lap-pass","quote":"When you hit that buzzer beater, right? 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