Ep. 156 | Rick Houston

The Racing Writer's Podcast

Rick Houston (of the Scene Vault Podcast) has put together a 10-episode podcast documentary set to drop on the 20th anniversary of the 2001 Daytona 500. Houston walks us through putting together something on the 2000 and 2001 seasons and the rash of driver deaths; the people connected to those drivers that he was able to interview for the project; what it was like covering the sport during such dark times and why Houston says it changed the course of his career; discussing the misconception that safety wasn’t on NASCAR’s mind until Earnhardt died; trying to explain what was going on at New Hampshire to take the lives of Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin; how the media was reacting and reporting during this time period; sharing who Tony Roper and Blaise Alexander were; how therapeutic the project was for Houston to put together; what his takeaway is on the impact of safety in racing. Music created by Tony Monge.
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