{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"To Punch Or Not To Punch ... That Is The Question","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/to-punch-or-not-to-punch-that-is-the-question","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2/episodes/46f4e761-c409-446c-8fdf-f8d8a61cedb2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8402ddef-50ff-4346-b787-d6640c0d98d2&awEpisodeId=46f4e761-c409-446c-8fdf-f8d8a61cedb2&feed=xHwJAwNo","description":"We managed to jam-pack this episode of the Dirty Thirty with highlights from SIX of Dirty Mo Media's shows this week. Our hosts need to stop making it so hard to pick with these banger moments — this show is only thirty minutes, guys!\nFirst up, Denny Hamlin predicts where his final win total lands and talks about what it meant to have his family in Las Vegas for victory number 61.\nA day later and possibly a dollar shorter from an extra night on the strip, we hear from the fans of Door Bumper Clear in Reaction Theatre, where Wood Brothers Racing President Jon Wood shares what he would personally do to will Josh Berry into some better finishes.\nAfter that, legendary wrestler Magnum T.A. describes the circumstances surrounding the car wreck that almost took his life, and still affects him to this day.\nIn Dirty Air this week, Dale Jr. reacts to the news that Carson Hocevar will run a throwback scheme of his dad's — and it just so happens to be Jr.'s favorite paint scheme of the Intimidator's.\nSpeaking of favorites, our favorite power couple came back from spring break, so you know Dale & Amy have tons to discuss about skiing, falling, and laughing all the way.\nLastly, Jeff Gluck interviewed Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to get some insight on what goes into (and comes out of) throwing a punch, after Daniel Suarez & Ross Chastain almost got physical on pit road last weekend.\nNow that's a show if you ask us! Enjoy the show and tune in next time to hear the very best from what Dirty Mo Media has to offer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising."},"annotations":[{"startTime":597.2,"endTime":602.5,"type":"car","title":"Porsche 911 Turbo","url":"/cars/porsche/911","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/2013_Porsche_911_Carrera_4S_%28991%29_%289626546987%29.jpg","quote":"And Dick Murlock rode back with me when I had a 9-11 turbo Porsche. It was my dream car from when I was a kid. I'd bought it.","canonicalId":"car:porsche:911","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Porsche 911 Turbo is a high-performance variant of the Porsche 911 sports car, known for its turbocharged engine and iconic design. 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It's just no longer going to feel like this sort of forced campaign that you're kind of going to if you don't, and you're criticized if you do.","canonicalId":"concept:nascar-camping-world-truck-series","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a NASCAR racing series featuring pickup trucks, considered a third-tier national series below the Cup and Xfinity Series.","simplifiedExplanation":"The NASCAR Truck Series is a racing competition where drivers race pickup trucks instead of regular cars."}},{"startTime":1246.6,"endTime":1252.5,"type":"concept","title":"NASCAR Xfinity Series","url":"/glossary/nascar-xfinity-series","quote":"Teams are still doing them, obviously, a lot of truck teams, Xfinity teams, Cup teams. 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