Whether its Waylon, Willie and legends of the past, or superstars in the making like Zach Bryan, our finger is always on the pulse of true country music. The two aspects in his point were the financial side of things and the racing side of things. It's not rocket science. It looks like we grenades out there that were dropping on cars. Joe Gibbs however was confident theyll get something worked out: Were confident were going to get things done. From the Talladega spotters stand: How to navigate drivers through a 200 mph game of inches, Ride of a lifetime: Saying thanks as Elliott Sadler races for the final time, The not-so-funny business of silly season, 'Let's fight': The inside story of Ross Chastains lost ride, a settled grudge and a bonus ride at Daytona, From social media to atmosphere, what would Brett like to see from NASCAR and its fans in, From the Talladega spotters stand: How to navigate drivers through a 200 mph game, Ride of a lifetime: Saying thanks as Elliott Sadler races for the, 'Let's fight': The inside story of Ross Chastains lost ride, a settled grudge and a bonus ride. So, let me entertain you and everything will be fine. One of the biggest personalities in the garage just may be Brett Griffin, spotter for Clint Bowyer, driver of the no. Docu-Series host. NASCAR drivers and crew members are regularly called to the NASCAR hauler. I grew up in a really small town where there were two things that were important: Sports and winning at sports. Let's also refund my taxes I've paid while you're at it. Country is more than just a steel guitar. ', Again, Im a very mouthy, candid person, so at no point am I trying to hurt anybodys feelings. I did not detect any gratitude towards any of that with what he had to say.. When you hear me on the radio, thats me. How NASCAR had to learn a harsh lesson ahead of Next Gen arrival, How Larson took the long way round to NASCAR Cup glory, Larson's long way round to Cup glory So I just came up in this culture of, Say what you think, if they dont like what you think, they wont like you, it is what it is.. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Kentucky Speedway, Ive got a friend there who has given me some information about new elevators, those kinds of things, and she kind of freaks out when we put that intel out there in public. Let's enable people for avoiding responsibility. Last week, I guess they played something on (FS1s) Radioactive which I dont listen to, by the way, during the week. Im with TJ. Up next: Brett Griffin, spotter for Clint Bowyer and Elliott Sadler and co-host of the Door Bumper Clear podcast on Dirty Mo Radio. Motor Speedway on March 05, 2022. North Carolina, United States. I was in it for a year or so, built up a lot of followers and quit because I was like, This is taking up entirely too much of my time, and theres no real way for me to monetize this.. I think Twitter is a magical piece of technology, so send me a tweet. If there were no fans we wouldnt be here. Brett Griffin the spotter for multiple Kaulig Racing cars, including Cup driver Justin Haley. The best vacation Ive even been on in my life, he brought me to Daytona Beach in 2001 in July. Youve built a large following over the years on Twitter. Marketer. I was so sleep deprived, I didnt know what we talked about until I went back and listened to the podcast. On Whiskey Riff Raff, Steve Gazibara and Wes Langeler give an unfiltered and unapologetic take on country music, life, and all the craziness that comes with it. He comes in and hes dressed all goofy and hes like, Do you guys wanna go to the Y and shoot basketball? Im looking at this guy thinking, There is no way this guy who looks like he just walked out of the movie. I would imagine its probably not the last time were going to get called in there. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the And one thing that Ive learned from Shaun Hill, who was a quarterback in the NFL for a long time, played for the Detroit Lions, he and I were at Lake of the Ozarks together, and he told me, Hey man, dont let your job define who you are, because when your job goes away, youll be heartbroken. I'm not here to save you. I dont agree with tearing up racecars for that, you know, in my opinion, Majors added. And then if you block me back, then I really laugh at you. I know how hard those guys work to make the sport what it is., There are some things I say about other people, outside of the NASCAR bar, that I do hope they take personal., Griffin concluded, But, I think its a good thing. (2/2) Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) December 4, 2020. So, that probably made it worse., Freddie Kraft jumped in, He texts me, Are they serious? I said, Yeah, theyre pretty serious. , They were probably a little angry. Yesterday, there was a tweet that was sent to a media person here, Chris Knight, and it was what I thought was a very inappropriate tweet. Now we have all these different outlets to which fans can consume our media, which is great in the sense of, If you want it, its out there. But for me, I just choose to live in this little world fromThursdaynight toSundaynight and thenMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday I try to worry about other stuff. I dont get paid for what I say or dont say on Twitter. I didnt even look at that persons profile without blocking. I do that more with my Facebook stuff. But those people that dont are afraid that Im gonna retweet and say something smartass to them and hurt their feelings. So I am the most spot off for the way he handled it in the post race, Griffin added. The two competed for eight championships, winning eight races and finishing runner-up in the standings four times. Edit them in the Widget section of the. Thats not the way that played out at all.. With two laps to go, Logano slammed into the rear of Byron sending his #24 Chevrolet into the turn three wall. Its fun seeing faces at the track but were usually in a hurry to get from point A to point B so there is not a lot of time to talk. We jumped through a lot of hoops and everybody kind of has their plan for the year. Brett Griffin, a JRM spotter for Elliott Sadler, claimed on the latest episode of the "Door. We kinda presented our side. Sure, we mean what were saying, but we also mean it in a very joking manner. Were very candid on this show. Worst tracks are Pocono and Phoenix. And, I think thats all they really wanted. As Elliott began making changes in his career, he wanted to make a spotter change and Ill never forget it. But in NASCAR, you feel like its less. I'm not really of the opinion that we can help the driver go faster but I am of the opinion that if we don't give them important information it can screw up their day pretty quickly. In a recent episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, NASCAR spotter Brett Griffin recently touched upon the two aspects of the $544m reported sale of 83% of the land at the Auto Club Speedway. In my Twitter game, Im also a shit-talker. If it wasn't for them throwing us under the bus no one would know we even exist. Wood Brothers and Stewart-Haas Gaming pick up wins in Michigan, Wood Brothers and Stewart-Haas Gaming pick up wins in Michigan Someone has to get the blame, right? There was an incident where a police officer lost his life and I stood behind this police officer 100 percent. The spotters job has changed a lot over the last 10 years. AM : What do you think makes a good spotter? So I can openly admit all that and laugh at it, so if you do that to me I personally dont care. When I grew up, all we had was Benny Parsonson Mondaynight to kind of get recap and then John Kernan on RPM 2Night. Griffin helped Burton navigate the free agency market with the remaining sponsorship dollars he had. Bubba Wallaces spotter Freddie Kraft then said, The biggest thing to me is, [he] never made an attempt to pass him. Last year was rough being in a B- race car, I think our average finish was around 15th, with no top 5 an only 4 top 10s, Griffin said. Watching his son Cash run down the front stretch to get to Clint was something Clint will never forget and its a special memory for all of us. You dont do what we do for as long as we have without the desire to win races. BG : Best tracks are Daytona, Talladega, Bristol, and Martinsville. Needless to say, some folks werent necessarily happy about the blunt response, including NASCAR spotter, Brett Griffin. Byron was out of tires. The crews and drivers get there way before we can so when we win it's tough sometimes to make it down in time for the whole celebration. And this person took my tweet I dont know if they were drunk or high or what they were doing when they read this tweet as I was saying more people need to be against our cops and against our police. Marketer. He was holding on for dear life. "It'll be fun," Bowyer said. However, it appeared that this race finish rubbed some people the wrong way, particularly NASCAR spotter Brett Griffin. AM: What do you do before the race, food/drink wise, to prepare? Brett Griffin a a spotter for Kaulig Racing. BG: I hope for a long yellow or red flag but hope that Elliott isn't the cause of it. You have to always challenge yourself to get better. Hear from the podcast hosts called to the NASCAR hauler below. Docu-Series host. But I wouldnt mind signing someones baby! I decided I want to spend a lot of time and effort on experiential marketing, Griffin said. You mentioned Facebook. After winning Logano celebrated his victory saying, Youre not going to put me into the wall, and not get anything back. From Texas to Tennessee, Appalachia to Bakersfield, Whiskey Riff is THE unapologetic voice of the country music fan. Hanging out with my wife and kids. Ive been fortunate to manage drivers in this space, to work with teams, work with sponsors, racetracks, race entitlement deals and a lot in this sport. NASCAR spotter Brett Griffin wasnt the only one who found President Joe Biden shaking hands with Chuck Schumer, forgetting it, then doing it again, funny. It's tough to jump in and spot one race for a guy and nail it because you don't know a lot about the team synergy. Do you ever get any pushback in that department? And youre too damn good to not race a Cup car next year.. Jim has a remarkable track record of defending his clients, and his skills have earned him a reputation as one of the best lawyers in South Carolina. You can use them to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. 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Griffin started spotting for Sadler back in 2000 at Wood Brothers and has been with him ever since. Brett Griffin. What I mean by that is you don't know what info the driver wants versus who may be expected to give it to him. Motorsports writer for The Athletic in my 16th season on the NASCAR beat. Brett Griffin has been in racing for over 20 years as a spotter, marketer and driver manager. A cold beer, hot grill and the great outdoors. Vegas has restrooms on the roof which is nice.