The Backstretch Heather Williams

Chase Elliott wins, but is he back? Heather and Chris talk about that plus the troubles that continue for Ford, what's behind all the uniform safety penalties, and a preview of Talladega. Ryan Preece stops by for a visit. Heather's final thought is on the number of superspeedways on the schedule

William Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports domination at Martinsville. Heather and Chris talk about his emergence as a star, the trouble with short tracks right now and they preview Texas. Erik Jones stops by for a second time this season to talk about short tracks and his performance so far this year. Heather's final thought is on how to fix short tracks.

It was an eventful week for driver Denny Hamlin. He is a guest this weekend and talks about his season, the season for his team 23XI and the controversial restart at Richmond. Heather and Chris talk restarts, Easter racing and preview Martinsville. Josh Williams talks about short-track racing and his opportunity at Kaulig. Heather's final thought is on the Hamlin/Marcus Smith X war.

Heather and Chris talk about the competitive balance in NASCAR, tack limits at COTA, and preview Richmond. Josh Berry is the guest he talks about his rookie season and building on the momentum of Bristol. Heather's final thought is on the importance of drivers being on the Netflix series

Bristol brought all the heat for a March short track race in Tennessee. Heather and Chris talk about the tire wear that led to a record number of passes, what Goodyear should do going forward, and preview COTA this week. Micahel McDowell also reviews Bristol and looks forward to COTA. Heather's final thought is about if NASCAR fans will ever be happy.

It's Bristol, Baby! Heather and Chris look back at Phoenix and preview the race at Bristol. Harrison Burton drops by to preview this week's race and talk about his season. Heather's final thought is on attendance for the Bristol Spring Race