Kyle Larson & His Spotter Only Seem To Fight At New Hampshire

Kyle Larson & His Spotter Only Seem To Fight At New Hampshire

Author: Dirty Mo Media, SiriusXM August 24, 2026 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 like working with Tyler after a last-minute change landed them together at Hendrick Motorsports. Larson also explains why he thinks NASCAR needs to stop babysitting wet-weather racing and let teams make their own calls on pit road.

Plus, Larson breaks down racing SVG, the skills he’s picked up from watching the Supercars star, the Indy 500 double, Connor Zilisch’s future at Hendrick, and why Corey Day fans might need to trust the process. The guys also get into Tommy Baldwin’s struggles with his son Luke, which spotter complains the most, and plenty of the usual Door Bumper Clear nonsense.

And yes, there’s talk about karaoke. Because apparently Tyler Monn is one of the best karaoke singers on the planet.

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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.
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