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Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Mike Helton Interview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Fox Sports

Leisure, Sports, Automotive

4.8523 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Mike Helton reflects on his rise to becoming NASCAR President, the lasting impact of Dale Earnhardt’s death on safety in NASCAR, and the ongoing evolution of the sport as leadership looks toward the future. On this episode of Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, Kevin Harvick sits down with Helton to discuss how he got his start in racing and worked his way up through NASCAR, the critical changes made to cars and tracks in the wake of Earnhardt’s passing, how those safety improvements continue to evolve today, the biggest challenges facing the sport moving forward, and personal stories from Harvick’s driving career that highlight Helton’s leadership and the relationship between drivers and NASCAR. 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Mike Helton Joins The Show! 1:17 - Early Journey Into NASCAR 3:30 - Biggest Moments Which Grew Sport 8:15 - Increased Safety Measures In NASCAR 18:16 - Future Of NASCAR 24:30 - Social Media Changing NASCAR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.

0:04.0

We're having a baby.

0:06.0

We're having a baby.

0:07.0

I've always wanted to be mom.

0:09.0

And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.

0:12.0

I have no idea what we're doing.

0:13.0

Thank you. I have more of an idea.

0:15.0

I think of it like a Tamagocchi.

0:17.0

At the end of all of this...

0:20.0

We're going to have a little baby.

0:21.6

Raising Chelsea, a Hulu original series streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:26.6

18 plus subscription required T's and T supply.

0:29.6

That was probably the hardest situation you ever had to handle.

0:32.6

The Earnhardt Press Conference without a doubt.

0:34.6

But it was the hardest moment that we all, that were in the sport, had to ever go through. I think the maddest I've ever seen you was at Richmond. You drug me up in that trailer, and that's the maddest I've ever seen you. I think today's leadership in NASCAR is as good as it's ever been. You know, I'm two, all the top. California's Kevin Hartford-Dolk!

0:57.0

Hey, everybody, man.

0:59.0

Mike, thanks for taking the time.

1:02.0

You know, for me, there were a couple of people that were really influential in my career.

1:08.0

Obviously, Richard Chilvers.

1:10.0

You, mainly because every time that I got in trouble,

1:13.6

you were the guy that was there to remind me how things work,

1:17.6

and Jim Hunter.

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