{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The All-Star Race Was Carnage – And Dale Loved It","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-all-star-race-was-carnage-and-dale-loved-it","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2/episodes/2c42a27f-d63b-4bb7-8b46-e1ff6dadedc2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2&awEpisodeId=2c42a27f-d63b-4bb7-8b46-e1ff6dadedc2&feed=xHwJAwNo","description":"After a polarizing NASCAR All-Star race at Dover, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in the studio for a new episode of Dirty Air. He joins co-host TJ Majors to weigh in on the race and look ahead to this weekend in Charlotte:\n \n\n We are trying to do too much with exhibition races\n Attrition is entertaining\n Rajah Caruth’s on-track incident with Jesse Love\n Dale is back in the Amazon booth at Charlotte\n RFK’s future charter predicament\n Where does Jesse Love go next year?\n\nDuring the Ask Jr. portion of the episode, listeners sent in questions about:\n\n Driver aggression during the All-Star race at Dover\n Moving the All-Star race to Nashville Fairgrounds\n First time getting pulled over\n Brandon Overton’s Budweiser dirt late model\n Nova updates\n Dale returning to the Amazon booth\n\nfor more content head over to our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/@DirtyMoMedia\nCheck out Dirty Mo Media on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DirtyMoMedia  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"startTime":739.6,"endTime":743.3,"type":"term","title":"the start","quote":"Like people tell, oh, there's a start. Oh, they're wrecking. They kept f***ing wrecking.","canonicalId":"term:the-start","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.62,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The start of a race is when cars are accelerating into traffic and drivers are still sorting out positioning. Early-race incidents are common because the field is bunched up and everyone is reacting to what’s happening ahead."}},{"startTime":743.3,"endTime":756.9,"type":"term","title":"wrecking","url":"/glossary/wrecking","quote":"They kept f***ing wrecking. They kept wrecking. That's what we need. Listen. 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