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Podcast: The Scene Vault Podcast
Episode: Episode 389 -- Firestorm Reaction -- An Insider's View of the Day NASCAR Will Never Forget
Description:
The 2001 Daytona 500 was supposed to be a celebration. Michael Waltrip's first win. Dale Earnhardt Jr. running second. A dynasty moment for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. Instead, it became one of the darkest days in NASCAR history — and a small group of journalists had hours to tell the world why.
This is Firestorm Reaction, Episode 6.
In this episode, former Winston Cup Scene staffers go back inside the rooms, the press box, and the all-night newsroom to relive February 18, 2001 — the night everything changed. From Bambi Matilda's chilling radio call ("things didn't look good") to Ken Schrader's reaction a...