Episode 27

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15th Oct 2021

Life Happens

Dare we say...another jam-packed episode. We have a lot to cover in this week’s episode. Starting with life happenings (highs and lows) for our Let’s Go Racing Family and how it impacted how we experienced racing the past 3 weeks. We discuss the Round of 12 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway) and preview the Round of 8.  

This episode is being released on the last day of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), which celebrates the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx culture in America. To commemorate this month one last time, we interviewed NASCAR Marketing Communications Manager, Marielkis Salazar, who focuses her work on multicultural. Why is representation so important? Listen to learn more. 


(01:09) Life Happens - our family dealt with highs and lows, the past 3 weeks and we discuss how we experienced NASCAR racing during this time with #RaceRecaps of South Point 400, YellaWood 500, and Bank of America Roval 400. 


(05:32) How we found out about Bubba Wallace’s historic race win at Talladega...not the way we would have drawn it up...but exciting nonetheless 


(19:16) Listening to the Roval 400 on the radio - a unique way to listen to racing, with more racing fireworks between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott


(33:16) Where is the NASCAR Cup Series going next week? 


(34:42) Let’s Go Racing Family Picks of the Week (#RacePicks): Autotrader EchoPark 500 at2 Texas Motor Speedway (October 17th) 


(37:39) #6DegreesofNASCAR - Sebas connects Daniel Craig to NASCAR in less than 6 degrees of separation


(40:35) National #HispanicHeritageMonth - we interview NASCAR Communications Manager, Marielkis Salazar to talk about why it’s important for NASCAR to celebrate and recognize Hispanic/Latinx Culture


Don’t forget to send us your questions or comments: Letsgoracingfamily@gmail.com 


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About the Podcast

Let's Go Racing Family Podcast
A family podcast dedicated to our view of life through the lens of racing and NASCAR.
The Let's Go Racing Family Podcast is about our love of NASCAR, travel, and just being a family. Our family includes Mom, Dad, and our three boys (Sebastian - 18 yrs old, Giovanni - 15 yrs old, and Johann - 10 yrs old).

We thought a podcast would be cool way for us to share our own opinions and tell our own stories.

We have different show formats that will alternate throughout the season (Race Recaps and Let's Go Racing Family Xtras). Race Recap episodes will feature our family discussing story lines from previous races. The Xtra episodes, will feature more variety segments, such as "6 Degrees of NASCAR - connecting pop-culture to NASCAR in less than 6 degrees of separation" or "Racing Through Life." Every weekly episode, regardless of format, will include Race Picks - where our family make our picks for who we think will win the Cup Series race that weekend.

This is a new adventure...so join us as we explore the world of podcasting and racing.