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• Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty Believe Bubba Wallace is Making A Case to Be Taken Seriously in the Playoffs

While some may find it hard to believe, Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty are serious about Bubba Wallace needing to be taken seriously in the NASCAR Cup playoffs....2025
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• Steve Letarte Thinks Denny Hamlin Is a Genius for Setting the 60 wins vs Cup Title Narrative

Denny Hamlin secured the 59th win of his Cup Series career at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday. With this, he is now closer to achieving the 60-win mark that he set for himself previously....2025
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• Kyle Petty and Steve Letarte Want the Real Kyle Larson to Stand Up

In the 1950s and 1960s, along with several remakes afterward, one of the most popular TV shows was called “What’s My Line?” The premise of the show was for the so-called “mystery guests” to stump the panel as to the guest’s true identity and/or occupation....2025
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• Steve Letarte Worried About Ryan Blaney Heading Into the Playoffs Despite Strong Regular Season Finish

Heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener at Darlington Raceway, Steve Letarte does not have a great deal of faith in Ryan Blaney’s prospects....2025
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• Steve Letarte Backs Alex Bowman Despite HMS Driver’s Below Average Record on Round 0f 16 Tracks

Crew chief turned NASCAR TV analyst Steve Letarte is known for sometimes going completely off the reservation with his picks and how they will perform, whether it be a particular race or, as in this case, the NASCAR Cup playoffs....2025
• ‘He Wrecked Himself & Others’: After Steve Letarte, Denny Hamlin Points to Bubba Wallace for Daytona’s ‘Big One’

Just 27 laps into Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, disaster struck as a multi-car crash unfolded at the 2.5-mile tri-oval. From the videos online, it looked like a push from Kyle Larson sent Bubba Wallace into Joey Logano and Kyle Busch....2025
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• ‘He Wrecked Himself & Others’: After Steve Letarte, Denny Hamlin Points to Bubba Wallace for Daytona’s ‘Big One’
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• Steve Letarte Explains Why Dale Earnhardt Jr. Taking Up a Crew Chief Role Was Not Just A PR Stunt
No matter what anyone in NASCAR does, there invariably are going to be critics. Such was the case last weekend at Pocono, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. filled in for Mardy Lindley, who served a one-race suspension due to loose lugnuts a couple of weeks earlier at Nashville....2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Pocono / Elko)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Pocono / Elko) Winners: Chase Briscoe (Cup); Connor Zilisch (Xfinity); Layne Riggs (Trucks) plus Max Reaves Wins (ARCA) Recap Graphic by Rolando Ramirez - RTR Graphics NASCAR Cup Chase Briscoe Wins Pressure-Packed Cup Series Race at Pocono Chase Briscoe has earned a NASCAR Cup Series season-best four pole positions and led laps in eigh...2025
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• Steve Letarte rips NASCAR code words after Denny Hamlin’s ‘Cowboys’ snafu in Texas

During the first NASCAR pit stops at Texas on Sunday, Denny Hamlin had a major miscommunication due to code words. Hamlin went down pit road twice, just to pit once, and ended up getting hit with a speeding penalty in the process....2025
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• NASCAR America at 5 p.m: Breaking down Kevin Harvick penalty
Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Nate Ryan discuss the penalty against Kevin Harvick's team....2018
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• NASCAR America: Analyzing Kurt Busch’s Indy crash
Slugger Labbe and Steve Letarte break down what happened to the cars of Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr. in wrecks at Indy....2017
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. feeling positive and better after his recent treatments
Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits down for an in-depth interview with NASCAR on NBC analyst Steve Letarte....2016
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• Party time: NASCAR types show they know how to prep for Super Bowl
NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin crashed the Playboy Super Bowl party in Phoenix. Hamlin golfed with a Pro Football Hall of Famer. And former Dale Earnhardt Jr. crew chief Steve Letarte topped them all by snaring tickets to the big game....2015
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• Top 31 Moments: No. 8 -- Dale Jr. gets a grandfather clock
Editor's note: For the month of December, FOXSports.com will count down 31 moments that defined the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This is No. 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a hugely emotional victory in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway in October, holding off his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon to win for the first time at the Virginia short track. The ...2014
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"Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte Make Up Amazon/TNT Broadcast Booths"

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"NASCAR Analyst Steve Letarte details four of the season's most interesting stories"

2022
"NBC Sports’ NASCAR Commentator Steve Letarte will miss Sunday’s season-ending race at Phoenix due to an emergency appendectomy."

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"Steve Letarte will be atop the pit box of Corey LaJoie’s Number 7 Chevrolet team for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend, as crew chief Ryan Sparks has to step away from the team due to COVID-19 protocols, Spire Motorsports announced Feb."

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"Busch earned a Peacock Provisional from NASCAR on NBC analyst Steve Letarte to Thursday‘s championship race at Martinsville […]"

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"Former NASCAR Cup Series crew chief and current NBC Sports analyst Steve Letarte started RacingJobs."

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"Marty Snider hosts and is joined by Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton and Parker Kligerman on today's show."

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"Earnhardt will join a broadcast team that includes his former crew chief, Steve Letarte, who made the move in 2015."

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"Former crew chief Steve Letarte weighs in."

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"Earnhardt's former crew chief, Steve Letarte, moved to NBC as a television analyst."

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"Greg Ives, who will replace Steve Letarte as the crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr."

• Bump & Run: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s start; Repercussions of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s bump
Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, Nate Ryan and Dustin Long offer their take on various items in the sport....2017
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• Paperclip problem: Martinsville tough place to begin Chase Round of 8
2016

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• Steve Letarte to host NASCAR betting podcast for Dirty Mo Media

Dropping on podcast feeds every Thursday afternoon starting Feb. 9 will be Dirty Mo Media’s latest creation, Dirty Mo Dough with Steve Letarte. Dirty Mo Dough is a fun, entertaining and informational show that explores sports betting through the exploits of Steve Letarte and his buddies, Chopper and Professor. This trio analyzes odds, compiles statistics […]...2023
• NASCAR America: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte look at turning points in Phoenix race
A slow Kyle Busch pit stop helped put Kevin Harvick in position to win on Sunday....2018
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• Winning at Indianapolis can change a career, NASCAR on NBC's Steve Letarte says
2016
• Opinion: Dale Jr. has a real shot at first Sprint Cup Series title
When Dale Earnhardt Jr. made the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, Junior Nation --€“ as the driver's massive fan base is collectively known --€“ was on Cloud Nine. Although Earnhardt failed to win a race all year long and finished an unspectacular seventh in the standings, just being part of NASCAR's playoff was cause for celebration throughout much of the NASCAR world. This was due to the fact that...2015
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• NSCS: Goodyear Tire Test scheduled for Dec. 9-10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Goodyear announced that they will be conducting a tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway on December 9th and 10th to get a baseline heading into next year, as a result of the new rules package for intermediate tracks that includes a reduction of horsepower and less downforce. NASCAR.com announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sam Hornish Jr. and Carl Edwards are scheduled to test – along with a driver f...2014
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. named to NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers list

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has excelled whether it‘s on or off the track, and on Thursday he was named to NASCAR‘s 75 Greatest Drivers — joining his dad, who was part of the original 50 on the list. Delivering the news was NBC‘s Steve Letarte, Earnhardt‘s crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports from 2011-14 when Junior scored […]...2023
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. discusses his role at NBC, how he preps for each broadcast, and his upcoming book
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been the new face of NBC’s NASCAR broadcasts for 2018. The 15-time Most Popular Driver stepped aside from racing last year due to concussions and embarked on the next chapter of his career. Earnhardt hasn’t set racing completely aside. In fact, he raced at an Richmond Xfinity Series race a few weeks ago and finished fourth. But racing has taken a back seat to being a husband...2018
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. discusses his role at NBC, how he preps for each broadcast, and his upcoming book
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been the new face of NBC’s NASCAR broadcasts for 2018. The 15-time Most Popular Driver stepped aside from racing last year due to concussions and embarked on the next chapter of his career. Earnhardt hasn’t set racing completely aside. In fact, he raced at an Richmond Xfinity Series race a few weeks ago and finished fourth. But racing has taken a back seat to being a husband...2018
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• NBC set to experiment with their NASCAR booth setup in order to accommodate Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Newly retired and new father Dale Earnhardt Jr. is coming to NBC this summer. Before NBC takes over the NASCAR schedule from Fox on July 1, they have had Dale Jr. working their big events such as the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics and Stanley Cup Final along with weekly appearances on NBC’s studio show NASCAR America. Less than a month away, Earnhardt is set to factor into NBC’s NASCAR broadcasts and...2018
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• Derrike Cope's car explodes at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) Derrike Cope had his signature moment in NASCAR when he won the Daytona 500 in 1990. Now, he has another - at age 57. Running in the back of the field Saturday in the Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International, Cope's Blue No. 70 Chevrolet rolled to a halt in a runoff area in the track's chicane and then the front of his car exploded, the hood flying up and brake dust sho...2016
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• Top 31 Moments: No. 8 -- Dale Jr. gets a grandfather clock
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. expects bumps in the road with new crew chief
Without question, the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is going to be a year of adjustment for Dale Earnhardt Jr. After spending the past four seasons with crew chief Steve Letarte, Earnhardt Jr. will have a new face atop his pit box as former Hendrick Motorsports engineer and Nationwide Series crew chief Greg Ives calls the shots for the No. 88 team. While Ives brings impressive credentials to the j...2014
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• FOX Sports Exclusive: Earnhardt Jr. likes new-look No. 88 team
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is as eager for the 2015 NASCAR season to begin as his rabid fan base is. And with good reason: After winning four races in 2014, Earnhardt believes another big year is ahead. In an exclusive interview with FOXSports.com, Earnhardt said he's very optimistic about the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, despite significant changes on his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrole...2015
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• Looking for more: New Dale Jr. crew chief says best is yet to come
Greg Ives, who will replace Steve Letarte as the crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. beginning next season, tells FOXSports.com that he thinks the best is yet to come for NASCAR's most popular driver and the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team. "The goal is not to be Steve; the goal is to be better in that position," Ives says....2014
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• Opinion: Dale Jr. has a real shot at first Sprint Cup Series title
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• Party time: NASCAR types show they know how to prep for Super Bowl
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• How will Dale Earnhardt Jr. really fare with new crew chief?
I am sure all of Junior Nation is united with the same question -- how will Dale Earnhardt Jr. perform in 2015 with Steve Letarte having departed as the No. 88 crew chief. Greg Ives has been tapped to lead the team this season....2015
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. expects bumps in the road with new crew chief
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• Steve Letarte to Miss Phoenix Broadcast Due to Surgery

NBC Sports’ NASCAR Commentator Steve Letarte will miss Sunday’s season-ending race at Phoenix due to an emergency appendectomy. Very little in the world would keep me from broadcasting the Championship race from Phoenix. Well…. Apparently an emergency appendectomy has done the trick. Thank you to Saint Joseph‘s hospital and everyone who helped me […]...2022
• Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte preparing for emotional last race
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• Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty Believe Bubba Wallace is Making A Case to Be Taken Seriously in the Playoffs
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• Steve Letarte Worried About Ryan Blaney Heading Into the Playoffs Despite Strong Regular Season Finish
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• Steve Letarte Backs Alex Bowman Despite HMS Driver’s Below Average Record on Round 0f 16 Tracks
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• Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte Think Drivers Should Focus on Nothing But Darlington and for Good Reason

With the start of the NASCAR Cup playoffs set to begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway, all 16 drivers are trying to come up with strategy to advance past the first round and move on to the Round of 12....2025
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• Steve Letarte Blames Bubba Wallace for Causing the Big One at Daytona

Several drivers that were hoping to win Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona to make their way into the playoffs saw their night and playoff hopes come to an early and abrupt end....2025
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• TNT Sports to present Round Two of In-Season Challenge Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook

The In-Season Challenge presented by DraftKings Sportsbook continues this weekend with Round Two as the NASCAR Chicago Street Race coverage on TNT presented by Arby‘s gets underway on Sunday, July 6 at 2 p.m. ET. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte and Adam Alexander will provide commentary for Sunday‘s race, as well as practice and qualifying […]...2025
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• Steve Letarte Explains Why Dale Earnhardt Jr. Taking Up a Crew Chief Role Was Not Just A PR Stunt
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• TNT Sports presents inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge on TNT, truTV & Max
NASCAR makes its much-anticipated return to TNT Sports with the inaugural In-Season Challenge presented by DraftKings. Exclusive live race coverage begins Saturday, June 28, at the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart from Atlanta‘s EchoPark Speedway at 7 p.m. ET. NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona 500-winning Crew Chief Steve Letarte and […]...2025
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• NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (Pocono / Elko)
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte defend Shane van Gisbergen amid NASCAR playoff outrage

Shane van Gisbergen is playoff-bound after his dominant showing in this past Sunday’s race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. Van Gisbergen dusted the field, cruising to a 16.567 margin of victory over Christopher Bell. His win wasn’t a surprise....2025
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