
Herm & Schrader recap NASCAR's bumpy road trip down to Mexico City that saw Shane Van Gisbergen secure the largest margin of victory in the Cup Series over the last 16 years
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Kenny Schrader
Hey, hey.
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I like when you say supercharged.
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Yeah, me too. Yeah, because they are 2,500 Cummins in that Dodge that I had, that black Widow. And Buddy, I'd get ready to come up my hill here and I just take those paddle shifters. Ding, ding. Up my hill. Okay. I am really intrigued by what Kenny Schrader has going on. Charlie An Schrader is in that, in that totor home. Jeff Labob is in the toter home.
Herman Schrader
Just.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, that's a song. Just the three of us.
Herman Schrader
Well, we got three of us in this one and then Scott Hansen and Joe Miller in the one that hauls the five cars.
Kenny Schrader
Let's start. Herman Schrader, just like that. You told us where you're at. But your sponsor is so awesome. I know that was. Is Rusty Bishop with you? Who's with you out there from Federation Junior? That's right. Sorry. Rusty's the dad. Tell me everything you got going on out there. I think you're mixing everything together.
Herman Schrader
Well, we ran Tuesday at Cedar Lake, Wisconsin. Did a play day where we, they bring out like 20, 24 customers from Federated and we let them drive and then I give them a ride in the two seater. I'm trying to say, okay, we went to Buffalo river in Minnesota Wednesday or no, Thursday. We raced at Montana Big Sky Raceway Friday and Saturday. We did a play day there yesterday, doing this show this morning and then traveling to State Line Speedway right on the Washington, Idaho border to do one Tuesday. And then we do one at Monroe, Washington, Wednesday and Grays Harbor Thursday.
Kenny Schrader
My gosh. I mean it, it seems to me like it's a lot of fun. Is it fun when, when you, when you, as you would say, when you push off on these journeys? Yeah, you got to gather Scotty Hansen. You get Labob, you get a lot of help. Is it fun?
Herman Schrader
It's, it's fun. We have a real good time. The neatest thing is when the people get out of the cars. Yeah, we had a drag racer yesterday that didn't even want to come there. His boss says, no, you got to go, you'll enjoy it. And drag, he told us, he said, I told him, said, there's nothing about going around that little dirt track that's going to excite me. He was about as pumped up a person as we've ever had. You know, it's like same thing with our buddy at home, Larry Jeffers. Yeah, you know, he, he stays away from people because he likes it. You know, he says he's already got enough addiction with drag racing. He doesn't need to get caught up in dirt racing also.
Kenny Schrader
Okay, one Phrase that you taught me. Now, I got a little surprise here for you. You already know all about it, but we're going to show everybody. On the Herman Schrader YouTube show, you always say when somebody barely wrecks a car, you said, oh, they're just hickeyed up. So, Scott Hansen. Yeah, Scott Hansen shows this. Tell me, tell me about the left rear on the car. It got hickeyed up. Just a little sheet metal. How does this happen?
Herman Schrader
Well, he. The young gentleman that was driving it ran out of track traction and talent all at the same time.
Kenny Schrader
So for everybody. Yes, for everybody on Dirty Mo Media, the left rear of one of Kenny's cars. Just a little sheet metal.
Herman Schrader
We got it fixed.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I think it's a, It's a highlight in, in some of these people that are in your. Your school cars, as you would say, some of them have never even drove a race car.
Herman Schrader
Right. That's. That's the ones we want. We don't want ones that have, you know, that currently race or race 10 years ago or whatever. We like the ones that haven't run anything because they run slow.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. And the ones that want to prove to you they're race car drivers, those are the ones that wreck, right?
Herman Schrader
Yeah, we had one last year. He knocked the whole front stub off it.
Kenny Schrader
Holy moly.
Herman Schrader
He got out, and when he got in to go for a ride, I said, what happened over there? He said, I guess I was. I guess I was going too fast. I said, for your talent. Yes, you were. You know, so it's fun. They have, they have a good time. We don't, we don't bend them up that often.
Kenny Schrader
Well, okay, same subject, different story. You won an exciting race. I, Scotty Hansen, put a little 10 second video. You were high. What was it? Where'd you win at? Big Sky.
Herman Schrader
Big Sky. We won Friday night and we run second Saturday night, but we should run third. They had a yellow with two to go. We hail married to top, got the lead and I wasn't good. I knew I couldn't rotate good. I, I should have slid myself on the last turn and he slid me and I didn't get turned underneath him. He did a good job. I mean, it was, it was a lot of fun. We were three. We were three wide when we took the white flag. It was good.
Kenny Schrader
Did you get any bonus money for that three wide finish? The promoter come up.
Herman Schrader
I didn't finish three wide. I finished behind him.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, well, good run. All right, everybody. So now we know what Kenny Schrader's done what he's up to, man. I'll tell you what. It's like a conveyor belt of rain for me. What did I do? Everything I wanted to do. Got rained out. Just rain galore in St. Louis. They did get some racing in up at Fairberry, Illinois, up towards Chicago, and I wasn't going to go all the way up there. That was just, you know, we're hoping to get some racing in this weekend, but we got rain coming in. Wednesday does not look good for Quincy. Every weather model that I looked at, you know, even, you know, the weather on the news, like national news. So I don't. But. But it does look good for Pely. It does look good for Peevely. So I think I'll just sit right here. We had a lot of fun, though, on Father's Day. We had a guy come up here. His name is Audrey Decel. I met Audrey. He's got 1.1 million followers on Instagram and his nickname is the Cajun Cook. He came up here with his wife and his pet possum. A pet possum the kids got a big kick out of. We had like 35 people here, and we had a great Father's Day. We. He made a shrimp boil for us. Kenny, you would. Loved it. Yeah, it was a lot of fun. And we cleaned up till late in the night, and I'm dragging a little bit today, but it was a good time. And so. Yeah, well, all right. I always enjoy this part of the show where we say what we've been up to, and I wish I had more to say. But no racing for me this weekend, all right? Kenny, I know you've been busy, Charlie, I know you were. You went home to Ohio. I saw the picture of you and all your buddies. I got to include you just because I know you did something. Tell me about Ohio.
Charlie An
For you, Charlie, it was my 25th high school reunion, so it was a good time. Met up with a bunch of my buddies Friday night that didn't actually go to the reunion. Didn't want to. And then the reunion Saturday night was actually at the Toledo Mud Hens baseball game, which is our minor league team.
Kenny Schrader
The Triple A team.
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The Triple A team of the Detroit Tigers. So it was a good time.
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Yeah, yeah. Mud Hens. I like that name.
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Yeah.
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Kenny Schrader
All right, Kenny Schrader, you've done a lot. You've raced over, you know, you raced in Australia. We're going to talk about Mexico. I'm going to set both of you up, okay? And let's go for the jugular right away. And then we're going to talk about the racing afterwards. So NASCAR goes to Mexico. Okay? And Ben Kennedy last night. Ben Kennedy obviously owns NASCAR with Uncle Jim and. And Mama Les. So here's what Ben Kennedy said. I'm going to give you guys a couple statements and then. And we'll start like this. So here was Ben Kennedy's comments. Today wasn't just a race. It was a historic moment for our sport. The logistical planning wasn't perfect. We learned a lot of things. One of the coolest parts about this weekend is seeing the reaction from the fans. The energy and the passion of the fans here is unmatched. Now, I want to say something. In Mexico, you know, they blow the horns, they beat the drums, because soccer is a big thing and that's what they do in soccer. So they are loud in Mexico. All right? And he ends like this. 90% of the fans here today were from Mexico country, 44% were from Mexico City. We are very hopeful to be back here in the future. Okay, now I want to end like this. This is what he said at the very end. I would say for us, this is more of a strategic move as a sport to expand our footprint globally and internationally and. And to a new mass fan base. Ben Kennedy said, just being in a country where 90 million people and over 20 million in Mexico City metro alone, not in and of itself, it was a success. Now, Kenny, now that we understand what NASCAR is going for, I just read it all out to you. Talk to me.
Herman Schrader
Well, all right. I'm old. I'm not in. I'm not in the planning for the future of NASCAR. Okay. We think a greater St. Louis area is like 2 million people. And they say, you know, they said Mexico City's 20 million. So that's a lot of people. You know, we. We got things going better in our. I'm putting glasses on so I can see you. Yeah, we got things going better in our, you know, in our races here in the States, you know, most all of them. And that's a good thing. You know, I think it was neat that they did is Mexico. They drove there, you know, they drove the haulers there. I mean, it was a pain. But, you know, going to. Going to Sonoma is a pain too, you know, when the teams are in Charlotte. So I think it's. I think it's kind of neat. I could be old school and say, why. Why in the hell we even thinking about it? But hey, you know, I think Mexico and Canada are fine when we're flying cars or shipping cars. I don't know about that. But Mexico and Canada, let's, let's, let's go.
Kenny Schrader
We got a lot to talk about here. But Charlie, I wanna, I want to ask you something. So all of a sudden, Bob Pockrass and I start learning a lot. Bob Packrat says NASCAR and O C E S A don't. They do not have a deal done for the cup return next year. So what is O C E S A? So we're assuming NASCAR just doesn't talk to, you know, Mexico. What is O C E S A? Because that's who NASCAR is talking to.
Charlie An
So it is a Mexican concert promoter founded in 1990. The company organizes concerts, music festivals and other live events. The largest promoter. The largest music promoter in Mexico. And so when I was reading that, I was thinking, it sounds like Live Nation, which is the United States company that runs a lot of the, the live events and concerts.
Herman Schrader
It's got to be just like International Speedways or Speedway Motorsports or Track Enterprises. Was Bob Sargent. It's the promoters promoting group.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. And I thought that was important to bring up because, you know, sometimes the fans and all of us can be thinking like, in the air, NASCAR in Mexico. It's like, you know, Mexico. I don't think NASCAR's dealing with the country. And there you go, everybody, they're dealing with the damn concert promoter. You know, we're dumbing it down here for all of us. Now we know about O C E S A. Okay, let's, let's go from the fans standpoint here. You know, you got 75% of the fans that love everything NASCAR is doing. And you, and you got the 25%. Like, why did they leave the road Course, you know, above Milwaukee. What's that? I got brain fade. Kenny.
Herman Schrader
What, what's the big Road America. Road America.
Kenny Schrader
Road. Yeah. The fans are like, NASCAR should have come back to Road America. It was packed. NASCAR should come back to Richmond. Now I got an argument for Richmond. Richmond. I don't know what happened to Richmond, but it just, it's one, it's one of my favorite tracks. Richmond died. I mean, it died. It just did. But you know, when, when you say nascar, why did they leave Road America? And it was, it did look good, but I, I guess to start this larger footprint, that's what NASCAR's looking for. Kenny. I guess when they explain our. Themselves to us, we got to listen to what they're saying. And they just want to expand NASCAR globally. And I guess that's what this is all about.
Herman Schrader
I mean, it's got to be. That's the only reason you switch countries. But I don't know. I mean, I can say it, you know, Mexico and Canada, I can halfway understand, you know, Richmond Federated was a sponsor. Richmond for years.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah.
Herman Schrader
And Richmond went from being Saturday night under the lights in the Chase or the cutoff race to Sunday afternoon, and it just. It just. You know, and we say Richmond died. That's the sport shrank there for a while, and it's rebuilding right now. Nothing to say. Richmond wouldn't either.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, man, I tell you, I love Richmond. My God, I hope it comes back bigger and better than ever. So everybody over there in Richmond, Virginia, know that we love you, and we hope NASCAR gets back there in a bigger and better way. Okay, want to talk about travel? The reason Ben Kennedy mentioned travel was a little tough, and it was. It wasn't nascar. Now, I'm not defending nascar. I'm not defending them. However, they had to move practice, okay? Mexico had to delay practice from Friday to Saturday morning because the planes had issues. The planes. I mean, talk about bad timing. The. The teams are sitting there ready to go. They're on the airplanes, and they say, everybody get off the airplanes, go back home. We got something wrong with our airplanes. Damn. And, you know, and you want to blame it all on NASCAR going to Mexico, but what. What a bad deal, Kenny? I mean, yeah.
Herman Schrader
I mean, that's. You know, but, you know, the good thing is they. They were on the ground when they had the problem.
Kenny Schrader
Man, I'll tell you what, I feel so bad for those people. We just had a major plane crash over there in India, and. And they're. They're thinking, now this is something worthy putting in Herman Schrader. I just saw a professional take some from a pilot that, you know, you got the pilot, you got the co pilot, and he's like, I guess. I guess the. The bringing the wheels up and putting the flaps down or up or close. They feel like maybe the pilot, the co pilot, instead of bringing the wheels up, that he, you know, put the flaps up and. And it. The plane didn't have any lift. So we'll. We'll pay attention to that horrible story. But, yeah, you're right, Kenny. Better safe than sorry. Everybody got to Mexico safe.
Herman Schrader
Well, pilot Earl always said it's a whole lot better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down there.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, boy, no kidding. So just want to bring a little bit of news. I know some people listen to Herman Schrader. You know, what's up? And so they got delayed there because something wrong with the airplanes. And that could be the same thing, you know, going to Phoenix or, you know.
Herman Schrader
Yeah. The only difference is all the teams don't go together.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah.
Herman Schrader
So we wouldn't have that problem. A team might have that problem. But.
Kenny Schrader
But, yeah, you're right. You're right.
Herman Schrader
The garage area wouldn't have that problem.
Kenny Schrader
Right. Okay. We've got to talk about something that looks bad for the people in America. And. And I'm used to it because I go to Mexico a lot. So let me set you guys up here. In America, the police, their guns are in their holsters. You don't, you know, their guns are on their sides. Okay. Now you guys know where I'm going, but I gotta paint the picture for everybody listening to Herman Schrader. So the tractor trailers get into Mexico, and you got these jeeps and. And air all the police in Mexico. Even in Cabo. Even in Cabo. Even in Cancun, when you get off the cruise ships or you're in Mexico City or Cabo, it just doesn't matter. The police in Mexico, they carry AK47s. So the fans were caught off guard because the Mexican police were giving an escort. They thought it was bravado. They thought it was cool. The American fans are like, oh, my God, we don't need to be in Mexico. They're getting a damn AK47 police escort.
Herman Schrader
A lot of people. A lot of people in Dittmer, Missouri, carry guns too, Danny.
Kenny Schrader
In the country. Yeah, that illusion looked rough. But I'm in downtown Cabo, and we're drinking a margarita at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wobble. I had pictures, and you're like, oh, my. And the police walked by with AK47s. That's. I mean, they're hardcore, you know, it. It does look rough, I'll admit it.
Herman Schrader
Yeah, I. I stay at home.
Kenny Schrader
Yep. Okay. Just Charlie. Charlie and I, I. I'm not really looking for much of a comment here out of you. I just want to see if you got anything to say about it. I admit it looks rough. That is. Yeah, that's their police escort. What do you think, Charlie?
Charlie An
It's. It's not a great optic. It's just. It's just different in a different country.
Herman Schrader
Right.
Charlie An
It's just if you're down in Mexico, you're used to that. We're here in the United States. We're used to something different.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. Yeah. Okay, it's time to talk about the Race, everybody. We. We've given you what you wanted. We've talked about why we're in Mexico. You know, the. The look. Now it's time to go racing. And let's start out. Let's start out with something. I mean, this was magic. This was too good to be true. Daniel Suarez decides to run the xfinity series. He's driving for Dale Jr. Jr. Motorsports. He destroys the first car in practice the day before.
Herman Schrader
Well, I didn't know that.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, I mean. Buries it. Buries it. I mean, like, holy moly. Brings the backup car out. It's just all black. They decal it the best they can. Now imagine the pressure Daniel Suarez has got. I mean, they are banging the drums for this guy. I don't even know if he can sleep. He comes from dead last. Passes the whole field. Connor zillich, everybody. And wins the xfinity race. What do you think, Kenny?
Herman Schrader
Well, it's. It's a. It's a storybook. You know, it's storybook, which means that everybody will say it was scripted.
Kenny Schrader
Right.
Herman Schrader
But we were down there, like, a lot of years, and we never really got in a lot of trouble down there and had some good friends there, and we never got the call. You know where it's your day today.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. So. Right.
Herman Schrader
And that's pretty hard to get the call and then orchestrate all them other guys. So it was just cool.
Kenny Schrader
I'll say this, everybody. Here's my opinion about Daniel Suarez winning the race. Coming from last to the lead was big. He did that in pure talent. And no doubt, junior motorsports got some good race cars. However, I'll give this to you at the end of the race. They were on his bumper. I would not have. Want to have spun Daniel Suarez out.
Herman Schrader
Well, not have been good. No.
Kenny Schrader
Not. Not too good. Not good. So that was epic. And, you know, when Daniel wrecked in practice, I thought, yeah, you know, you know, he's. He's full of piss and vinegar. He's in front of his home crowd. I can see that. But, boy, to recover like that. And, you know, and. And one thing that amazes me about Daniel scores is his wife. His wife, the dad is Nelson pk. Right. I mean. I mean, you talk about a racing family.
Herman Schrader
Yeah.
Kenny Schrader
That's pretty big to have your dad be Nelson PK and the daughter marries Daniel Suarez. But. Okay. Congratulations, Daniel Suarez. We all d. Bullshit. It. He earned it. And. And we all agree that. You hanging in there, Kenny?
Herman Schrader
Yeah. No, I. I didn't get to. Like I say, because we're race. I didn't get to see a lot of the races. I saw some highlights, but the course it looked like, I mean, some of these courses that we've went to lately for the road racing, to me, like the Brickyard and like Chicago, it just looked like they're so much wider and so much better road racing than some of the little narrow places that we, I mean, we still go to, but than some of them other places. Am I seeing that right?
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. And I'll go, I'll go with you. 110. And here's why. Because Formula One runs there and they run that exact course. They go through the stadium. See, you don't have to go through the stadium. That's kind of the showcase because the stadiums like the soccer field and you know, whatever they do there. But when I ran there, you know, we went around the stadium, we didn't go through it. So they put all the fans in the stadium just to watch the cars come through that real tight area. And Formula one runs there to this day. So they gotta be up the snuff because you know, the way Formula one is, they gotta have things right.
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Kenny Schrader
Okay, let's move on forward here they race in the rain. I mean they had it, they had it all thrown at them.
Herman Schrader
I saw them sliding, sliding and wrecking.
Kenny Schrader
Man, did you see Kyle Busch that straight away looked like it's, you know, I mean, I'm not gonna act like I haven't I've raced there. Right. But that straightaway is like Pocono straightaway. It's like, when's the corner gonna come up? And then it's a. On elbows. Kyle Busch broke a brake rotor, I think, and he came in like. Like he was at a bowling alley. Poor, poor Kyle Larson. Didn't know what hit him. Kyle's just trying to make the corner. And everybody else, Zane Smith, I think, Kenny, what is it like? You've had to experience that run a 200 mile an hour and your car won't stop.
Herman Schrader
I experienced it one time, Pocono going down in turn one, and brakes went out. And first thing I thought, because, you know, this was Sunday, obviously, but for. I was thinking, damn. I watched qualifying in the truck Friday, you know, before it went out. We're running 200 mile an hour right here. I got no damn brakes. But it's. It's not a good feeling. But that was just wall to hit. You didn't have other stuff you could bounce off of.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, it was. So they run in the rain. They get going and quickly. You know, it's very rare, Kenny. It's very rare. But we have had races where in our life, maybe it's one or two times. I've had one at Nashville. My team's. I'm leading the race. I lapped everybody up to third, and they're saying, slow down, slow down. And I'm like, I. I'm going slow. And this was svg, Shane Van Gisbergen. Kenny, he wins the damn race. But Charlie, what was it? 17 second win?
Charlie An
Yeah, something like that. Let me find it.
Kenny Schrader
They begged him. They kept saying, slow down, slow down. But his technique allows him. It's just so easy on him.
Herman Schrader
How many races has he won now?
Kenny Schrader
2. He won the Chicago Street Course race two years ago.
Herman Schrader
That was his first race. But you sure he hasn't won another one?
Charlie An
Yeah, in Xfinity, he has.
Herman Schrader
Okay.
Charlie An
In Xfinity, 16.567 seconds. That's the largest gap between a winner and a second place in a cup race in nearly 16 years.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. With six to go. They're begging him, and he's like, you know, quit talking to me. I just going, I'm not even. But, boy, when. Kenny, do you remember a race where you had that going on for you one time out of your life now?
Herman Schrader
Always. I remember they were yelling at me to go faster. Yeah. No, I mean, you. You get those every now and then, but never had it in the cup car.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah.
Charlie An
SVG has three Xfinity wins.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, well, I want to go to Doug Rice. Doug, you know, Doug Rice with PRN Radio, the Performance Racing Network. Doug Rice put something on social media that I thought was really good. Doug Rice said, I did not expect to see a New Zealander win a NASCAR race in Mexico City. Mexico. That's pretty profound, right, Kenny?
Herman Schrader
Yeah, that's different. That's. That's different. But our world's different. You know, like Justin Marks and that. They bring Shane over originally for like one race deal, I think it was, or whatever when he won Chicago. Then they start running full time. When you got someone with that much road racing talent, you can teach him the other stuff. You could teach him the ovals. Yeah, because you got like, what, six or eight chances a year right off the bat where you got six or eight really good chances.
Kenny Schrader
Kenny, I wonder if trackside knew something that we don't know because, you know, Justin March is your friend. And two years ago, Justin's like, we want. We. We want to go international. I mean, they were talking about this and they started hiring these drivers, different type drivers. Do you think they knew something?
Herman Schrader
Well, you know, Shane, the first race, Shane comes over and wins inaugural Chicago race. Now if you got. What do we got? Eight. Eight road courses. Is it.
Kenny Schrader
Is it eight or six, Charlie? I mean, we've got Sears Point. Yeah, we'll go ahead. It's a lot.
Herman Schrader
But any. Anyway, you got six or eight races, you can bring somebody in where you. You got, you know what your chances are in those races. You know, you're. You're not just, you know, decent. You're extraordinarily good. And you can. You can work with him on them ovals because he's obviously figuring those out too. But, you know, if you. You can stack the deck for those. Those races, makes sense to bring him on.
Kenny Schrader
You know, I asked this question because you match up what Ben Kennedy saying. Ben Kennedy saying, we want to make a global footprint. And then track side is like, we're gonna hire all these drivers from other countries. And I, I just see that the stars are aligning a little bit for track house. I mean, sorry, I think I said trackside, track house. Justin Marks and the boys. So, yeah, they got it going on, you know, this.
Herman Schrader
This global footprint. Yeah, I mean, it's. It's great and stuff, but I, you know, I don't think we really got to worry about it for, like, years.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, I agree.
Herman Schrader
To really be global. Yeah, a lot of global.
Kenny Schrader
And it's kind of like people complaining about prime. I'M like, hey, hang in there. There's only one more race left. So if you go global, it's one weekend. If you're on prime, we've already. There's one race left, so. You're right, Kenny. Going global doesn't mean the whole series is leaving. It's one race, you know, so we can handle that.
Herman Schrader
None of us will be alive when they're running a different country every two weeks.
Kenny Schrader
Right, Right. Okay, switching subjects. Here we go again. Carson Hosar wipes. Wipes Ricky St. House out again.
Herman Schrader
Yeah, there's going to be a couple wrecks in his future. There's just no way around it.
Kenny Schrader
I don't care how close Ricky Stanhouse is to Jeff Dickerson at spire. You know that. That's. You know, Ricky, Santa said, okay, you know, I'm not gonna retaliate against Harson Carson, because my. My best friend in life is Jeff Dickerson at spire who owns Carson Osavar's car. I think he's going to wreck his ass now. What do you think?
Herman Schrader
Yeah, I would say we just been around too long, so know what happens there.
Kenny Schrader
There's a.
Herman Schrader
There's a DNF in his future.
Kenny Schrader
Charlie, you got to answer this. So, you know, it's kind of like life right now. There's cameras everywhere. There's mics everywhere. Ricky Stenhouse gets out Kenny of his race car and he beats Carson Osborne. He goes, carson, when we get back to the United States, I'm gonna kick your ass. Well, why couldn't he have done it right there, Charlie?
Charlie An
You know, could that be an international incident? You get in a fight and all of a sudden you got the. The Mexican polisia investigating? No.
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Charlie An
He said. He said, I'm gonna beat your ass. So that makes me wonder, is he gonna. Is he gonna physically beat his ass or is he gonna beat his car's ass? Right. So that's what's I think is going to be interesting.
Herman Schrader
Well, I think he's. Everything's going to get beat up sooner or later. Him, the car, everything.
Kenny Schrader
It's a hell of a show. If. If I'm the promoter. If I'm the promoter, they go, I think they're going to Pocono.
Charlie An
Yep.
Kenny Schrader
I think if I'm the promoter of Pocono, I'm like, come watch Ricky Stenhouse and Carson. Ooh.
Herman Schrader
In the old days, Humpy would have them over at the track with boxing gloves. At least. At least posing. You know, it's the truth.
Kenny Schrader
Was that Daryl Waltripping maybe Kalers. I mean they did do that.
Herman Schrader
Yeah. I don't remember who it was.
Kenny Schrader
Okay, everybody respond right here. Do you want to see Carson Josevar and Ricky Stenhouse pose for the new flyers for the next race? It could happen, Kenny. Great reminder. How would Humpy do that? How would he get those guys who were really pissed at each other? He was, he was a mediator, wasn't he?
Herman Schrader
Oh yeah, yeah. He make it happen.
Kenny Schrader
You really would. Wow. Well, I'm gonna tell you, you know, it's like Carson says. Carson had another excuse. He goes, I got in hot.
Herman Schrader
I got in the gravel, got in hot. Lap that. And I'm, hey, I'm a Carson fan but he got in hot behind the guy that you've already really aggravated him and you're lap down. You just got to be a little more careful than to get in hot behind that guy.
Kenny Schrader
Let's put this in a numbers perspective. I know that you and your buddy Tom Hannock love numbers Charlie. I mean it's going to be kind of hard here but okay. Carson wrecks Ricky while Ricky's running real competitive at the last race and I mean killed him in points. We're talking lots of points now. Carson kills him in the points here too. And Ricky had a good little stretch going. Ricky is, Ricky is, has run very competitive. I guarantee you the amount of points. I mean Carson host of ours basically just wiped Stenhouse's points out. So Ricky Stenhous has every right to be really pissed.
Charlie An
So Stenhouse, Sorry, Senhous is 21st in points right now. He dropped four spots I think before he got wrecked by Carson the first time. Wasn't he in the top 16? Wasn't he about 15? 14th? Yeah, something like that.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. He was like 12th, 12th. So yeah, now he's, he's almost. Where's he at right now?
Charlie An
21.
Kenny Schrader
Oh yes.
Herman Schrader
Well, so whenever you say when he got wrecked the first time, you know when you say the first time there's a problem.
Kenny Schrader
So Carson host of our single handedly has taken Ricky's 10 house from let's say we're going to be wrong one spot or so. Let's say taking them for 12th. Carson Osovar has taken Stenhouse from 12th to 14th clear down to 21st single handedly. That's, that's a tough pill to swallow.
Charlie An
And here's the beauty again. The beauty again is they'll be right next to each other in the garage because Josevar is 20th.
Herman Schrader
Well yeah, but they don't park in the garage like that anymore.
Charlie An
I thought they did a couple weeks ago.
Kenny Schrader
They did.
Herman Schrader
They park by teams. Isn't it?
Kenny Schrader
Okay.
Herman Schrader
By teams. The highest person in your points. The highest person in your points, like whoever. Leading points. That team parts first. Something like that. I know what it is.
Kenny Schrader
So here. This is a good conversation. You just. Let's talk about this. So here's what NASCAR has done. Now that. Let's say, Hendrick, they got four tractor trailers. The team said, look, we want to communicate with each other. So they park the four tractor trailers next to each other. You're right, Kenny. They park my team so they can hook their wi fi and their telemetry up because the tractor trailers communicate with each other. You know, it. There is. There is a situation there because of that. And technology has got the teams parking with each other. But you're right, Charlie. You're right. They showed the picture of it. Yeah, well.
Herman Schrader
And the teams could be together in points. The highest one on each team could be together in points.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, yeah, you're right. You're right. Okay. Man, oh, man. I. That's g. That's gonna be big. Everybody. We all going to keep an eye on it. All right, we're coming down to the end here, everybody.
Herman Schrader
Hey, one question. If you're playing hide and seek and you get hurt, where do they got to take you?
Kenny Schrader
To the hospital. Hide and seek.
Charlie An
Is this a joke?
Kenny Schrader
Oh, yeah.
Herman Schrader
To the icu. Okay, go ahead.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, God, that was good.
Charlie An
That'll be our best one.
Kenny Schrader
See, what I love about you, Kenny, is clearly your friends come up to you and go, I got a joke for you. And that was like, that's. That's one of the best of the year right there. Yeah, that's top five.
Herman Schrader
That's the best. Okay, where were we going?
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Kenny Schrader
We were going to. After the race. When you go internationally, when you go to formula one, they all do a podium. I really like. I listen. You have a guy that finishes first, you have a guy finished second and third. They did a podium. I didn't see anybody complain, really. And I know American, and I know in America there's only one winner. I thought the podium looked good. Kenny, do you believe in a podium or not?
Herman Schrader
I don't care. I don't care. You know, I like what they're doing with the winner. Stopping on the straightaway. Yeah, I don't. I'm not a fan of the burnouts, but I like the winter stopper and straightaway and then interview right there. Getting right out of the car. Podium. Podium's neat, you know, but it don't. It doesn't make any difference while he's doing a burnout. It's pretty nice that they can be interviewing second and third, two down our pit road before he gets to whatever.
Kenny Schrader
Kenny. I mean, you and I are dirt racers, and I love dirt vision. I love flow. And they make a big deal. They interview those top three drivers in dirt racing.
Herman Schrader
Yeah. And they stop. They stop them all in the straightaway. So, I mean, that's. That's kind of like a podium.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. I mean, they may not stand them all next to each other, but. All right, everybody. I think we're okay with the podium. I remember a time, Kenny, that nobody liked them running out to the front straightaway and interviewing the driver. And you're saying that's worked out for you. You like it?
Herman Schrader
I wasn't a fan at first. Wasn't a fan of a lot of stuff at first because you just don't like change. But I like. I like them getting interviewed Right. When they get out of that car. You know, they get out of that car, they run up there to get the flag to come back. And it's not like they've had a lot of time to think things out, you know, I mean, you. You catch it from the heart right there.
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Kenny Schrader
It's a beast.
Herman Schrader
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Kenny Schrader
I do. And it's aluminum.
Herman Schrader
Your trailer. Now it'll hook onto a big damn trailer. But. Yeah, you, you right size. You.
Kenny Schrader
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Herman Schrader
And you did. You did not steal it from Rusty. You, you borrowed it and you're maintaining it.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, I tell Russ, they say, hey, brother, I got one of your trailers. I had Tom Polanski. I've told this story before. I said Polanski. Send me that title. I said Rusty if you ever. Yeah, he did.
Herman Schrader
Yeah.
Kenny Schrader
Rusty knows it. I keep it in top notch shape. So. Okay, what do we. Let's do dirt racing and then we'll go to jokes. I mean, you know, the hell tour is where I'm at right now. We have the summer nationals rolling right now and we, we got to talk about it. Kenny. Billy Moyer, 67 years old. While you were traveling, he went to Brownstown Illinois. And I mean, it was like, holy moly. What kind of pill did he take? He looked good physically. I said, billy, you look good in the driver's meeting. Did you see any of the race?
Herman Schrader
Yeah, I did. I watched him and Harrison battling some. So I think that was 101. Hell Tour wins for him. Took tied. Tied Shannon back or took the lead back? They were. I think he took the lead back, maybe him and Shannon Babb. But, yeah, Billy's. Billy's always. I mean, Billy's gonna be good till he decides he doesn't want to race anymore.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah, he's your. He, he. You and him. Oh, by the way, I got to tell you this. I'm in the driver's meeting at Brownstown, Illinois, and Shannon Bab. You know, everybody's considering Shannon now. Everybody loves Shannon Babb, including us. But, you know, it's kind of like, you know, Shannon's getting older now, is what they're saying. You know, they're saying this. Shannon Bab looks at me, and he goes, hey, old man. And I looked at Shannon Bab. I said, hold on. How old are you? And I'm expecting Shannon to say, like, 58.
Herman Schrader
Oh, no, no.
Kenny Schrader
He's only 52 years old.
Herman Schrader
Yeah, yeah.
Kenny Schrader
When me and you was 52, we was just getting going. Bab's going to keep winning, Kenny.
Herman Schrader
Yeah, they both are. They're going as long as they're playing, I think so. The summer nationals was rocking. Lucas Oil got rained out over the weekend.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, did they?
Herman Schrader
Yeah, Lucas Oil got canceled. And I'm not sure about Knoxville Friday with World Outlaws. Corey Day. Oh, whipped up on them Saturday. If you watch the first lap of the Saturday race, you know, do the highlights. Oh, there wasn't much room when he rolled the top. I mean, it was tight that Corey Day.
Kenny Schrader
He's. He's driving for Hendrick now, but, boy, he goes back to those sprint car. Did he win $55,000 Corey Day or not?
Herman Schrader
No, that was Buddy Kofoid a couple weeks ago at Eagle or last week at Eagle Raceway.
Kenny Schrader
Okay. Yeah, Corey Day reminds him. He goes back and just reminds. Kind of like Stuart Friesen does the center steers. Yeah, Stuart goes back and goes. Just a reminder, boys.
Herman Schrader
Yeah.
Kenny Schrader
Okay, Kenny, I got the schedule here for the summer nationals. Can Kake the high side Hustler Fager wins. Can Kake just kind of just want it. Nothing wild. Peoria Speedway. Squirrel. He had a one. Had a damn flat tire. Who won? Peoria. I forgot. Hard. Hard to remember everything. Granite City got Rained out. My God. That is a story right there.
Herman Schrader
Yeah, they're. They're having trouble with weather.
Kenny Schrader
I mean, two races this year. Unbelievable. Fairberry. Fairberry was Redemption. Squirrel Shirley won on the high side. Him and Fager go at it again. And then Sunday night, they. They finished week one. Fager won Sycamore, and. And Jason Fager won the $15,000 bonus for being week one champion. Something like that.
Herman Schrader
Yeah.
Kenny Schrader
What else you got?
Herman Schrader
That. That's all I got. I didn't. I hadn't seen anything about Sycamore yet, so I didn't know what happened there.
Kenny Schrader
You. You. You taught me that. You can go, I guess, on Dirt Vision. Can you watch the replays?
Herman Schrader
I'm not. You can watch it on Dirt Vision. You can watch the replays, but you're the social media guy. All I do is punch in summer nationals highlights, and something comes up.
Kenny Schrader
You know what's funny about this, Charlie? Kenny was the one that taught me early. He. Kenny had dirt vision years before I did any, and he gave me his password, and I've lost it since then, but. All right, Kenny, this is the part of the show before we tell the jokes. Okay? Where are you going now?
Herman Schrader
Driving down the road and still going in circles. Three more days. We travel day. Don't have far to go. Four or five hours, and then three more days in riding around and doing play days.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah. Okay, Charlie, you're the man of the hour. What do you. What do you got for jokes?
Charlie An
All right, first of all, the merch. Herman Trader Merch. You got to go to shop.dirtymomedia.com to check out all the shirts, hats, hoodies, and all that. All right, we went for Father's Day jokes. So if these are bad, though, you know, dad jokes are supposed to be corny. Okay? So that's my excuse here. All right, here we go. What do you call a person who is not a dad who makes dad jokes? What do you call a person who is not a dad who makes dad jokes?
Kenny Schrader
I don't know.
Charlie An
A faux pas.
Kenny Schrader
That's close to really bad.
Charlie An
All right, all right. I started with that one for a reason.
Herman Schrader
I'm lost.
Charlie An
How does. What's that?
Kenny Schrader
Foe is like fake fur.
Charlie An
Like a faux pas. Okay.
Herman Schrader
Okay.
Charlie An
How does Darth Vader like his toast cooked on Father's Day? How does Darth Vader like his toast cooked on Father's Day? You guys Star wars fans?
Herman Schrader
No.
Charlie An
On the dark side. On the dark side.
Herman Schrader
Okay.
Charlie An
All right, here we go. What's a groundbreaking Father's Day Gift to give your dad. What is a groundbreaking Father's Day gift to give your dad a shovel. Yes.
Kenny Schrader
No way. Yes.
Charlie An
You got it. All right. You might have. You might have saved this segment just by getting that one. All right, I think you guys can get this one too. I think you can get this one. Last one. Why was dad staring at the orange juice at Father's Day brunch? Why was dad staring at the orange juice at Father's Day brunch? Anybody?
Kenny Schrader
No?
Charlie An
Because it said concentrate.
Kenny Schrader
That's. That's the second best one. Kenny, you're. Kenny's joke halfway through three quarters. Right through. Show was the best. Kenny, can you repeat that joke again? That was so good.
Herman Schrader
If you get hurt playing hide and seek, where do you have to go?
Kenny Schrader
I don't know.
Herman Schrader
The icu.
Charlie An
Okay. Can I give you. This is more of a visual joke, but there's this auto shop that has jokes on Big ben Road in St. Louis. And they're. They're usually pretty funny. The. The recent one was they had all these words in a different language which I didn't know what it meant. And then it said, that's your Czech engine light with C Z E, C H. Because it was in Czechoslovakia.
Kenny Schrader
Czech Chel Saagi. Yeah, yeah.
Charlie An
Or Czech language. Whatever.
Kenny Schrader
Yeah.
Charlie An
Pretty good. You have to see it.
Kenny Schrader
Well, okay, Kenny, I know what you're doing. I am waiting to see what the weather's going to be like Wednesday, whether if the. If we summary, I'm gonna go to Quincy on Wednesday. Quincy, Illinois. And. And I'm gonna go ahead and stay in Quincy after the race because just 56 miles up the road to Donaldson Lee County Speedway. I thought, well, how can I come back home if you know. So that would be the race on Thursday and then Friday and Saturday. Man, that's nice. Two day show here, separate days here at Pele. Then I'll see if I got any energy. And I might go to Lincoln on Sunday, but I'm not sure. We'll see. And I got a little bit of help. Roy's gonna go with me, which makes it nice.
Herman Schrader
Roy Clark.
Kenny Schrader
Roy Clark. Roy. Roy Clark. Yep. Roy's a big help. He's a big help to me. All right, everybody. We want to thank our sponsor, Fox factory vehicles for bringing everyone today's episode of Herm and Schrader. We are thankful for their continued partnership with myself and dirty Mo Media. Fox factory vehicles delivers the thrill, build and price your dream ride today at foxfactoryvehicles.com Fox factory vehicles where performance meets precision. Kenny Schrader. Have a good rest of your weekend week.
Herman Schrader
All right, guys, I'm gonna miss you next week.
Kenny Schrader
Oh, I'm gonna miss you, too. I love you, buddy. I'll be paying attention. All right, Keep posting so we can see what you're up to.
Herman Schrader
All right.
Kenny Schrader
All right, everybody, until the next Herman Schrader show, we'll see you all next time. Goodbye.
Charlie An
See ya.
Kenny Schrader
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Podcast Summary: Herm & Schrader
Episode: NASCAR Road Trips to Mexico, SVG Circles The Cup Field, & Daniel Suarez Becomes a Homegrown Hero
Release Date: June 18, 2025
In this episode of Herm & Schrader, hosts Kenny Schrader and Herman Schrader dive into a range of topics centered around NASCAR's recent ventures, driver performances, and the challenges of expanding the sport internationally. The conversation is candid, humorous, and rich with insider insights, making it a must-listen for racing enthusiasts and casual fans alike.
Kenny Schrader initiates the discussion by addressing NASCAR's strategic move to expand its footprint into Mexico. He references a statement from Ben Kennedy, highlighting the historic significance of NASCAR's presence in Mexico and the overwhelming local fan support.
Kenny Schrader [16:39]: "NASCAR goes to Mexico. And Ben Kennedy last night... 'This is more of a strategic move as a sport to expand our footprint globally and internationally and to a new mass fan base.'"
Herman Schrader expresses his mixed feelings about the expansion, questioning the rationale behind moving to a country with a vastly different population base.
Herman Schrader [18:02]: "Putting Mexico and Canada, let's go."
They discuss the logistical challenges NASCAR faced, including delays caused by airplane issues during the Mexico trip, which Ben Kennedy attributed to the complexities of international operations.
Kenny Schrader [22:50]: "They had to move practice from Friday to Saturday morning because the planes had issues. Damn."
The hosts clarify misconceptions regarding NASCAR's partnership with OCESA, a prominent Mexican concert promoter, rather than direct collaboration with Mexican racing entities.
Charlie An [18:38]: "OCESA is a Mexican concert promoter... similar to Live Nation in the U.S."
Herman Schrader adds context by comparing OCESA to other large-scale promoters in motorsports, emphasizing that NASCAR’s partnership is with established event organizers.
Kenny Schrader shares anecdotes about the intense and unexpected reactions from Mexican fans, noting the cultural differences in fan behavior compared to the United States.
Kenny Schrader [25:48]: "The police in Mexico carry AK47s. The fans were caught off guard... They're getting a damn AK47 police escort."
Herman Schrader reflects on the differences, comparing it to the gun culture in parts of the U.S.
Herman Schrader [25:54]: "A lot of people in Dittmer, Missouri, carry guns too."
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to celebrating Daniel Suarez’s unexpected triumph in the Xfinity Series. After destroying his first car in practice, Suarez’s comeback to win the race is hailed as a "storybook" moment.
Kenny Schrader [27:34]: "Daniel Suarez decides to run the Xfinity series... he wrecks in practice... passes the whole field... wins the Xfinity race."
Herman Schrader underscores the improbability and inspiring nature of Suarez’s victory, suggesting it almost seemed scripted due to his dramatic turnaround.
Herman Schrader [28:10]: "It's a storybook, which means that everybody will say it was scripted."
The hosts delve into the escalating tensions between drivers Ricky Stenhouse and Carson Osborne. Kenny emphasizes how Osborne's aggressive driving has significantly impacted Stenhouse's standing in the points.
Kenny Schrader [43:14]: "Carson Osborne has taken Stenhouse from 12th to 21st single-handedly. That's a tough pill to swallow."
Herman Schrader and Charlie An discuss the potential for future conflicts and the implications for the drivers' careers.
Herman Schrader [40:11]: "There's a DNF in his future."
Weather disruptions have been a recurring theme, with Kenny recounting how rain has affected various racing events.
Kenny Schrader [55:49]: "They got rained out... Granite City got rained out... Fairberry was Redemption."
The unpredictability of weather continues to pose challenges for scheduling and event planning within the motorsport community.
Transitioning to dirt racing, the discussion covers notable performances and upcoming events. Kenny highlights the resilience of veteran racers like Billy Moyer and Shannon Babb, despite concerns about their age.
Kenny Schrader [53:54]: "Shannon Babb is only 52 years old. When you and I were 52, we were just getting going."
Herman Schrader praises their enduring passion and competitive spirit.
Herman Schrader [53:20]: "Billy's always... gonna be good till he decides he doesn't want to race anymore."
The conversation shifts to NASCAR adopting podium celebrations similar to Formula One. While initially skeptical, both hosts acknowledge the positive aspects of this change, particularly the immediate post-race interviews conducted at the front straightaway.
Kenny Schrader [47:31]: "I like them stopping on the straightaway and then interviewing right there."
Herman Schrader admits to initially resisting the change but now appreciates the authenticity it brings to post-race celebrations.
In keeping with their signature humor, Kenny, Herman, and guest Charlie An share a series of Father's Day-themed jokes, adding a lighthearted break to the intense discussions.
Charlie An [58:31]: "How does Darth Vader like his toast cooked on Father's Day? On the dark side."
Herman Schrader [59:52]: "The ICU."
Wrapping up the episode, the hosts extend their gratitude to sponsors like Fox Factory Vehicles and tease upcoming segments and future plans. The camaraderie between Kenny, Herman, and Charlie An shines through, leaving listeners eager for the next installment.
Kenny Schrader [62:07]: "Check out Dirty Mo Media on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram."
NASCAR’s International Expansion: Strategic efforts to tap into new markets like Mexico are met with both enthusiasm and logistical challenges.
Daniel Suarez’s Victory: An inspiring comeback story that underscores talent and resilience in racing.
Driver Rivalries: Tensions between drivers can significantly impact standings and future performances.
Cultural Differences in Racing: International events bring unique fan behaviors and operational challenges.
Adaptations in NASCAR: Embracing podium celebrations adds a fresh dynamic to post-race traditions.
For racing fans looking to stay updated on the latest in NASCAR and dirt racing, this episode of Herm & Schrader offers a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the current landscape in motorsports.