Motorsports broadcasting legend Jamie Little is back for a return visit on the pod (25:30) after her history-making weekend, becoming the first woman to handle play-by-play duties for a national motorsports series. Davey and Jamie discuss why actually calling the ARCA Menards Series race live was easier than practicing in the weeks leading up, her insanely busy week covering all four series at Daytona, including yet another Great American Race.
Little had the opportunity to interview the President of the United States last season, something that the White House personally asked her to do. She details what went into chatting with the POTUS and gets real about the important responsibility and struggle in covering death in motorsports, notably when her friend Dan Wheldon lost his life in 2011 at Las Vegas.
From owning two Jimmy John's and Nothing Bundt Cakes franchises, Little somehow is in impeccable shape. She discusses entrepreneurship with her husband, Cody, her passion of working with dogs on "America's Top Dog" and differences between reporting on motorsports and the Westminster Dog Show, her cameos in Netflix's "The Crew" with Kevin James, Fantastic Four, being on the cover of a video game and more. Plus, after all she's accomplished and as she continues to break barriers, what's next for her?
Michael McDowell is a Daytona 500 champion, but it's not all that surprising. Davey explains why the journeyman driver's triumph was a long time coming and shouldn't be a shock to NASCAR fans. He also recaps the entirety of Speedweek after being on site in Daytona, previews the DIS Road Course this weekend and hits on Lug Nuts. As a bonus, listen to hear Austin Cindric's favorite cut of beef...IYKYK.
(For more on Jamie Little, check out Episode 86 in the archives!)
