2019 Cup Playoffs, Week 3, with Steve Letarte on Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Erik Jones, Austin Dillon and more from Richmond

In our new weekly NASCAR on NBC Podcast feature during the 2019 Cup playoffs, Steve Letarte discusses the middle race of Round 1 at Richmond Raceway, including why Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn have been so good together this season (1:00); how Kyle Busch is handling being outrun by a Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and what was telling in his postrace interview (2:00); does Busch resepct Truex's ability more as a driver than before when he wasn't as sure of what he was doing to his cars? (4:00); and if Busch has been humbled, does that make him more dangerous the rest of the playoffs? (6:00); whether crew chief Adam Stevens talked to Kyle Busch about his Las Vegas outburst (8:00); does Martin Truex Jr. get enough credit for his greantess and what a second championship might do for those Hall of Fame credentials (10:00); is Truex still improving as a driver? (12:00); Sherry Pollex's upcoming appearance on Stevie’s podcast (13:00); Erik Jones’ postrace inspection setback (15:00) and why that could be fraught for the No. 20 team after consecutive team errors put Jones on the brink of playoff elimination (17:00); why Steve didn’t like the No. 3 team telling Austin Dillon to wreck Alex Bowman (19:00); Jimmie Johnson’s vow to give it back to playoff drivers trying to “use him up” (21:00); top things to watch in Year 2 at The Roval (23:30).

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