Miscellaneous
Michael Self has been around the block a time or two, and now he finds himself with grasp of the ARCA Menards Series championship. The Venturini Motorsports driver joins Davey (19:40) to discuss his introduction to racing, including go-karting in Utah, eventually competing in the world championships in Portugal and why his time as a RCR development driver wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Plus, his time in the K&N Pro Series spanning multiple organizations (and winning multiple times), how his relationship with Sinclair Oil began and his passion for coaching the next generation of drivers and road racing. Self candidly discusses the difficulty in racing a revolving door of teenagers while being a veteran of the series, and how the two differing ideologies on track seem don’t mesh, whether or not he’s content to stay in ARCA or gain more national series experience and why getting his business degree at age 30 is one of the smartest things he’s done in his life. The two also share some laughs about getting kisses from team owner Bill Venturini in Victory Lane, old photos on his website, having his former team owner and chef cook him some gourmet hot dogs, a rental car shuttle at 4 a.m. following a win in Idaho and more. The playoff field has been dwindled down to eight, as Davey recaps a wild and soggy Charlotte ROVAL weekend, including why Sunday's first stage was so entertaining. Plus, previewing Kansas and the Round of 8, a Silly Season update, Alex Bowman's important radio chatter and more.