If you love going fast - and staying alive - then you love science. We spend some time with a physicist and learn all about the invisible forces keeping drivers in their seats, cars glued to the track, and NASCAR as competitive as ever. We talk with the expert technicians and specialists making advancements in the garage to shave seconds off drivers' times. And we hang out with Kevin Harvick's crew to learn how real-time experimentation can change a race.New to Heritage Road? Subscribe today so you never miss an episode: https://smarturl.it/heritageroadTo hear more episodes, listen exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for this and more exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. <a href="https://wondery.app.link/mT4GXWxqdab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wondery.app.link/mT4GXWxqdab</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Daredevils. Moonshiners. Women. TV. All of them had a role in creating the phenomenon of NASCAR, a sport that is all-American in more ways than you think. Host Rich Phillips, voice of Texas Motor Speedway, takes you behind the scenes and under the hood as he traces the history of stock car racing from its moonshine-running roots, to its current position at the forefront of technical innovation.