Austin Cindric & Jordan Bianchi: Why We Need Playoffs in NASCAR

Austin Cindric & Jordan Bianchi: Why We Need Playoffs in NASCAR

Author: Dirty Mo Media, SiriusXM September 8, 2025 Duration: 1:24:59
Austin Cindric and Jordan Bianchi join Freddie Kraft and Karsyn Elledge this week on Door Bumper Clear. With Tommy out this week, Jordan had to bring the fire, and he did not disappoint. The crew debates if 2025 is Denny Hamlin’s year to finally win the Championship and get career win number 60 at Phoenix, Austin explains why NASCAR is better off with a Playoff format, and Jordan hints towards the possible change the Playoff format would hypothetically undergo. Plus all your favorite segments, Reaction Theatre, S***show Hall of Fame, and #AskDBC.

For a decade, Door Bumper Clear has been the insider’s pit road, a place where the polish of the TV broadcast gives way to the gritty, real conversations that happen behind the hauler. This isn't a narrated highlight reel. Hosted by veteran NASCAR spotters and crew chiefs Freddie Kraft and Tommy Baldwin, alongside the sharp perspective of motorsports journalist Karsyn Elledge, the podcast operates on a foundation of deep, lived-in experience. Their dynamic is less like a formal panel and more like overhearing a brutally honest debrief among friends who’ve spent their lives in the trenches of the sport. You’ll hear them break down the weekend’s racing with a focus on strategy, team communications, and the split-second decisions that never make the air. The analysis here comes from the very people who call the shots and guide the cars, offering context you simply can’t get anywhere else. It’s that specific viewpoint-through the headsets of spotters and the clipboards of crew chiefs-that defines every episode. Produced by Dirty Mo Media in association with SiriusXM, the show thrives on its unfiltered, often humorous, and always passionate take on the NASCAR circus. Tune in for the raw energy, the arguments, the laughter, and the kind of shop-talk that reveals how the sport truly operates at ground level. Listening to this podcast feels like getting a backstage pass to the real conversations that shape race day.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
A Shouting Match Starts Between Freddie & Tommy About Bubba's Wreck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41:59
TJ Majors joins Door Bumper Clear for a mini reunion to break down a wild one at St. Louis as the guys react to Kyle Larson finally ending his winless streak, the strategy call that helped put him in Victory Lane, and ev…
The Field Broke Tommy's No. 1 Rule For Daytona [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:50:32
Freddie, Tommy and Eric are joined by Regan Smith to dive into the latest superspeedway package and debate whether NASCAR needs shorter, more frequent stages to keep drivers from riding around saving fuel.
Kyle Larson & His Spotter Only Seem To Fight At New Hampshire [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:27
Kyle Larson finally joins Door Bumper Clear — and he brought his spotter Tyler Monn with him. The guys get into Larson’s frustrating winless season, his wild weekend bouncing between Cup and sprint cars, and what it’s li…
Freddie Says The New Stage Rule Misses The Whole Point [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:42:41
Door Bumper Clear is back with Freddie Kraft, Tommy Baldwin, Karsyn Elledge and Spire Motorsports crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion to break down another busy week as NASCAR returns to Iowa.
How Kyle Busch Inspired The Name Of This Fan's Daughter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:11
You know Door Bumper Clear doesn't follow the rules! So, what made you think they were going to take the week off? Freddie Kraft, Tommy Baldwin & Karsyn Elledge did something Door Bumper Clear has never done ... we broug…
Hocevar Gave Heim the Finger, Then Heim Gave Him an L [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:32
Another week, another Cup Series winner. That must mean Corey Heim is in studio today for an episode of Door Bumper Clear, where he earned his second victory in just fifteen starts – the first to do so since AJ Foyt.
Joey Logano Knows Why NASCAR Fans Hate Him [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46:05
He's back, and yes, it's really him! Freddie Kraft makes his triumphant return from vocal rest to the microphone and brings along with him the winner from North Wilkesboro, 3-time Cup Series champ, and father of ... a lo…