The Scene Vault Podcast
Rick Houston
Updated 1 day agoAt The Scene Vault Podcast, we're all about NASCAR history, all the time. Our interview guests shed new light on their lives and careers each and every week, and hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid draw on their long careers in and around the sport to provide expert analysis and commentary. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 6 a.m. Eastern.
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Episodes (436)
Episode 37 -- Lyndon Amick, getting into NASCAR, the National Guard, sim racing with Dale Jr.
Former Busch Series driver Lyndon Amick sits down with host Rick Houston for an extraordinary conversation that ranges from the difficulties of getting started in the sport to joining the National Guard and a deployment to Afghanistan. He remembers an all-night sim racing session with buddy Dale Earnhardt Jr. AND flipping off his friend’s famous father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 36 -- Dale Inman, eight championships, helicopters, Waltrip, Bonnet, and nitrous?
NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Inman gets an unprecedented eighth NASCAR championship, plus an offer of a helicopter ride to and from work in the second and final installment of our conversation. He also returns home to Petty Enterprises after an impromptu split with team owner Billy Hagan. Hosts Steve Waid also take a look at a 1978 confrontation between Darrell Waltrip and Neil Bonnett at Richmond AND buried news of D.K. Ulrich's nitrous oxide bottle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 35 -- Dale Inman Leave Petty Enterprises, Michael Wrecks and Davey Beats Mark at Bristol
ASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief Dale Inman sits down with hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid to discuss his time between stints with Petty Enterprises, when he worked with legends Dale Earnhardt and Tim Richmond. And with Bristol coming up, Rick and Steve take an in-depth look at the track's 1990 spring race weekend in which Michael Waltrip's infamous crash and a whale of a finish between Davey Allison and Mark Martin took place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 34 -- Tire wars, wrecks, final installment of Geoff Bodine and Brock Beard drops in.
Geoff Bodine … Hoosier Tires and a heart-stopping wreck at Daytona. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid down the third and final installment of Geoff's interview with talk of NASCAR's Tire Wars in the late 1980s and early 90s and the biggest wrecks they've ever personally witnessed. Author Brock Beard also joins the party to talk about his book, J.D.: The Life and Death of a Forgotten NASCAR Legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 33 -- Geoff Bodine, Dale, Bill Jr., Felix, DW, Terry, Dale (Again), Rick(!) and Smut
In this jam-packed episode of The Scene Vault Podcast, Geoff Bodine remembers the 1986 Daytona 500 and, several years later, buying Alan Kulwicki's team. That's not all. With NASCAR headed back to Martinsville, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid go back in the Vault for a look at the track's 1987 fall event that featured an incredible last-lap scramble between Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt and Terry Labonte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 32 -- Geoff Bodine, Hendrick, Greatest NASCAR Movie AND Dale (Nearly) Gives The Cup Away
Geoff Bodine chats with host Rick Houston about his beginnings in the sport and the near shutdown of Hendrick Motorsports. Rick and co-host Steve Waid then get into a heated discussion about the greatest NASCAR-themed movie of all time, before taking a look at the 1980 season finale at Ontario Motor Speedway in which a young Dale Earnhardt very nearly lost out on the first of his seven Winston Cup championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 31 -- The 1990 Daytona 500, Derricke Cope, Kirk Shelmerdine, Rusty Wallace & Barry Dodson
Derrike Cope and Kirk Shelmerdine stand as polar opposites in this week's episode of The Scene Vault Podcast. Cope, of course, scored one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history when he took the win in the 1990 Daytona 500, while Shelmerdine, Earnhardt's crew chief, was faced with crushing disappointment after his driver infamously cut a tire on the last lap while leading. In the second segment, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss the Winston Cup tour's 1989 stop at Phoenix, which saw a controversial incident between Rusty Wallace and Stan Barrett that left Barry Dodson fuming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 30 -- Terry Labonte Part 3, Joe Whitlock, J.D. Gibbs, Dale Barbee, Doyle Ford, Sam Bass.
Terry Labonte wins the 1996 Winston Cup championship, 12 years after his first. Vertigo caused by an accident in the 2000 summer race at Daytona causes him to miss two starts, breaking a streak of 655 consecutive starts. AND he gets his competitive fix in tournament deep-sea fishing. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid also remember Joe Whitlock, one of the greatest motorsports journalists who ever graced a NASCAR media center. In tribute, Mark Whitlock -- Joe's son -- reads what is perhaps his dad's greatest column. Finally, we say goodbye the recently departed J.D. Gibbs, Dale Barbee, Doyle Ford and Sam Bass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 29 -- Terry Labonte talks the 1984 NASCAR Championship, and Rick Mast fills in for Steve Waid.
Terry Labonte discusses a behind-the-scenes story of his 1984 Winston Cup championship season, as well as teaming up with both Junior Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports. Host Rick Houston is joined by super-sub co-host Rick Mast, and they discuss the popular former driver's runnerup finish to Dale Earnhardt in the 1994 fall race at Rockingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 28 -- NASCAR Hall of Fame Member Terry Labonte sits down with Rick Houston
Hosts Rick Houston sit down with Terry Labonte for a revealing chat about the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s beginnings in the sport, his first career victory at Darlington, his 1984 Winston Cup championship and his superstitions. Next, Rick and Steve remember one of the most significant races in NASCAR history ... the 1979 Daytona 500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 27 -- The 2019 NASCAR HOF Awards, Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison & Roger Penske
Highlights from the 2019 NASCAR HOF Awards are but one part of this week's episode. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid share their memories of Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, Jack Roush and Roger Penske. Rick also talks with a very special guest about Steve, who was honored during the Hall of Fame ceremonies as this year's Squier-Hall Award Winner for NASCAR Media Excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 26 -- Reunion of former Winston Cup Scene staffers: Deb Williams, Bryan Hallman, Jim Fluharty & Chad Fletcher
Deb Williams, Bryan Hallman, Jim Fluharty and Chad Fletcher take time out of a reunion of former Winston Cup Scene staffers to chat with host Rick Houston about the greatest weekly NASCAR newspaper ever produced. Their love and enthusiasm for the history they helped record is one more reminder that it must be preserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 25 -- Buddy Parrott, the 1990 Daytona 500, Oreo Cookies, and more Part 3
This episode is all about Buddy Parrott, the 1990 Daytona 500 and ass whippings, while hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss their favorite NASCAR seasons and press box memories that include the 1979 Daytona 500, Oreo cookies, gas masks and bird flipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 24 -- Buddy Parrot talks DiGard Racing, Darrell Waltrip and repossessing an engine, Part 2
Buddy Parrott parts ways with former team DiGard Racing and driver Darrell Waltrip in this episode of The Scene Podcast, and then has good friend Robert Yates attempt to repossess Richard Petty's engine the day before his legendary 200th NASCAR victory. When a listener asks about some of NASCAR's lesser-known luminaries, hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid discuss a crazy rumor about longtime independent driver and team owner Buddy Parrot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 22 -- Christmas Special with Morgan Shepherd, Marc Garrow, Loren Lanter, PARC Workshop
Host Rick Houston joins Morgan Shepherd for his annual Christmas charity trip to the PARC Workshop in Stuart, Virginia. Included on the show are PRN's Mark Garrow; Loren Lanter, a longtime friend of Shepherd's; and Laura Layman, director of the PARC Workshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 21 -- Ricky Rudd, 1997 Brickyard 400 and 1998 Martinsville wins. Rick and Steve remember Marty Robbins
Ricky Rudd talks two of the most discussed wins of his Winston Cup career -- the 1997 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the 1998 fall race at Martinsville, where he fought heat exhaustion all the way to victory lane. Host Rick Houston and his former boss and current co-host, Steve Waid, discuss those memorable events, before breaking down country-music superstar Marty Robbins' racing career and The Scene Vault effort to preserve and make available Scene's 32-year run of NASCAR history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 20 -- Ricky Rudd, on-track run-ins, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, J.D. Stacy, Steve Waid. Part 1
Ricky Rudd remembers his early NASCAR career, as well as his notorious 1984 Busch Clash accident and on-track run-ins with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then break down a very memorable quote from Rudd and the roller-coaster career of team owner J.D. Stacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 19 -- Rusty Wallace Part 3, Bill France, Jr., Wallace's 1988 Bristol Crash & 1979 Championship Battle.
SV: Host Rick Houston is joined by longtime friend Dennis Punch to discuss a poignant encounter between Rusty Wallace and Bill France Jr., as well as Wallace’s 1988 crash at Bristol. They also break down the 1979 championship battle between Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 018 -- Rusty Wallace Part 2 NASCAR Champion and Member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Host Rick Houston continues his interview with NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace, who shares memories of his 1989 Winston Cup championship, the day he won his fans back, his highly successful yet ultimately frustrating 1993 season and an infamous run-in with Dale Earnhardt. Also, former Martinsville Speedway track president Clay Earles introduces co-host Steve Waid to his good friend, Sam Clay. Steve also gets the scoop on a run-in between Ricky Rudd and Joe Ruttman, while Rick doesn't exactly speed on his way to his first press conference as a Winston Cup Scene staff writer … he qualifies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 017 -- DAVID PEARSON TRIBUTE
The Scene Vault Podcast co-host Steve Waid, longtime motorsports journalist Jim "Jimmy Mac" McLaurin and NASCAR Hall of Famer Leonard Wood join host Rick Houston for a round-table discussion of NASCAR icon David Pearson, who died November 12 after a long illness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 016 -- RUSTY WALLACE PART 1
NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace sits down with host Rick Houston for a candid conversation about a second-place finish in his Winston Cup debut, as well as the controversial finish of the 1989 edition of The Winston all-star race with Darrell Waltrip. Co-host Steve Waid joins the fun, and winds up not only using the word "zippadee-do-dah," but also compares Wallace to The Beatles. In the Issue of the Week segment, Rick and Steve go all the way back to 1981 for a look at Dale Inman's decision to leave Petty Enterprises and Darrell Waltrip's first victory with car owner Junior Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 015 -- BOBBY ALLISON Part 2
Rick Houston sits down with NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison to chat about controversies surrounding the 1981 and 1982 Daytona 500s, as well as his own outlook on life in the face of unspeakable tragedy. Co-host Steve Waid is also on hand to break down the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 014 -- JEFF GLUCK
Jeff Gluck of jeffgluck.com joins host Rick Houston to discuss his career at Scene, and how the dynamic of covering the sport has changed over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 013 -- BOBBY ALLISON Part 1
NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison joins host Rick Houston to talk about his rivalry with Darrell Waltrip and the matter of his 85th win. Rick and co-host Steve Waid discuss that controversy and another involving NASCAR icon Richard Petty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EPISODE 012 -- NED JARRETT Part 3
NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett concludes his three-part interview with memories of interviewing President Ronald Reagan and his call at the end of the 1993 Daytona 500, won by his own son, Dale. Co-host Steve Waid remembers the Reagan interview, and a near-international incident involving his good friend Tom Higgins and driver Ken Ragan. After determining where Jarrett's call of his son's first Daytona 500 win ranks in NASCAR broadcasting lore, Rick and Steve turn their attention to a 1994 incident at Richmond involving Jeff Burton and a similar situation that took place several years later during a Busch Series race at Kentucky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices