{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Speedweek Left Us With A Lot To Unpack...","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/speedweek-left-us-with-a-lot-to-unpack","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2/episodes/69656628-fd8e-4ef9-a51b-7ccf46b4dcef/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2&awEpisodeId=69656628-fd8e-4ef9-a51b-7ccf46b4dcef&feed=xHwJAwNo","description":"The post-Daytona 500 blues can hit you hard if you aren't careful, and a little dose of Dirty Mo Media will clear that right up. Welcome back to Dirty Thirty, also known as the most action-packed half hour of your week, and this week is loaded with content from FIVE of our DMM shows - so here we go!\nWe start off with Dale Jr. discussing one of his favorite topics - how to reduce drag at Daytona. Get them guys back to having to worry about handlin', man! He and TJ discuss the relationship between off-throttle time and seconds saved on pit road. Dale describes exactly what he wants to see happen with cars at plate tracks, but his fix might not be exactly what you'd expect.\nFollowing that, Denny Hamlin discusses the wreck heard round the racing world this weekend, where Justin Allgaier took 100% of the blame. Denny describes how it went down and owns up to being responsible in some sense. Denny masterfully breaks down the moments leading up to The Big One, like only he can.\nYou know we can't have a week full of hot takes without hearing from the gang at Door Bumper Clear. They tee up and tee off on the approval process for the top-3 series of stock car racing after watching what seemed to be Cleetus McFarland & Natalie Decker get caught up in avoidable wrecks over the weekend. If you like a fired-up Tommy Baldwin, this part is a must listen.\nWe come out of turn 4 and head to the finish line, where the most viral moment of the week had to be addressed ... did Amy really tell Dale Jr. he should run the Daytona 500 next year? In Bless Your 'Hardt, Dale & Amy talk about how that comment came about, how it caught fire on social, and what the reality really is about Dale making a return to the Great American Race.\nThat's it for this week, but there's no telling where we might find ourselves next time on Dirty Thirty. See you next time! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"startTime":110.3,"endTime":134.8,"type":"term","title":"throttle","url":"/glossary/throttle","quote":"Even the guy leading the race is running 60%, right? ... if they go and pull out of line and mash the gas to 100% ... the pack running 60% throttle will hang right on tool.","canonicalId":"term:throttle","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Throttle refers to the amount of power the driver requests from the engine by controlling the accelerator pedal, often expressed as a percentage of full power.","simplifiedExplanation":"Throttle is how much you press the gas pedal to make the car go faster or slower."}},{"startTime":127.9,"endTime":129.9,"type":"term","title":"drag","url":"/glossary/drag","quote":"The car has so much drag on it in such a large spoiler that even running wide open, the pack running 60% throttle will hang right on tool.","canonicalId":"term:drag","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Drag is the aerodynamic resistance a car experiences as it moves through the air. 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