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Scott Speed was the most recent guest on Dale Jr.’s podcast.<\/p>\n
Scott Speed is one of few drivers in motorsports to make the transition from Formula One to NASCAR<\/a>. <\/p>\n After two seasons behind the wheel in F1 in 2006 and 2007, the California native moved back to the United States to give NASCAR Cup Series racing a shot in 2008.<\/p>\n Paired up with Red Bull Racing, it was not an easy move for Speed. The now 43-year-old opened up about his transition from F1 to NASCAR in the most recent episode of \u201cThe Dale Jr. Download.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Scott Speed on NASCAR transition: \u2018It was different\u2019<\/p>\n Across 2006 and 2007, Speed competed in 28 Formula One races. Speed posted an average finish of 15.1 across the two seasons.<\/p>\n As he discussed on Dale Earnhardt Jr. \u2018s podcast, Speed felt he had answered his question of whether or not he was a capable F1 driver. Although he did not consider himself one of the best, such as Lewis Hamilton, Speed felt he had proven himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, I had answered the question I had for myself, which is, \u2018How good am I as a racing driver?\u2019 I\u2019m not Lewis, I\u2019m not Nico, but I\u2019m a good F1 guy,\u201d Speed said<\/a>.<\/p>\n After feeling like he had done everything he could do on the F1 side, Speed decided to move back to America and give NASCAR a try.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speed knew very little about NASCAR and stock car racing as a whole. While he was familiar with the likes of Dale Earnhardt and Ernie Irvan, getting behind the wheel of a stock car was a completely different experience for Speed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was different. I knew it was very different and it would be a challenge. I did grow up a little bit watching obviously [Dale Earnhardt], Ernie Irvan \u2014 I watched some stock car racing, but not enough to really have any grasp of what it was going to take or what the level was at all,\u201d Speed said<\/a>.<\/p>\n A look at Scott Speed\u2019s NASCAR career<\/p>\n In 2008, Speed competed part-time<\/a> in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.<\/p>\n Speed found success behind the wheel of a truck as he captured his sole NASCAR win. Piloting the No. 22 Bill Davis Racing truck, Speed wheeled his way to victory at the Dover Motor Speedway in 2008.<\/p>\n On the Cup side, it was a struggle for Speed. In five starts, the driver of the No. 84 posted a best finish of 16th in the season-finale race at Homestead. However, Speed posted a finish of 30th or worse in his other four starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speed was promoted to full-time Cup competition for Red Bull Racing in 2009. The former F1 driver recorded a career-best fifth-place finish at Talladega.<\/p>\n Speed posted an average finish of 29th and finished 35th in the points standings in the \u201909 campaign.<\/p>\n The 2010 NASCAR Cup Series season would be Speed\u2019s final as a full-time driver. He posted two top-five finishes, an average finish of 25.1, and finished 30th in the points standings. Speed left Red Bull Racing at the end of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Speed proceeded to make 42 more starts in the Cup Series from 2011-2013. His final NASCAR Cup race would end up being the 2013 Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJohn Breeden<\/a> John Breeden is a NASCAR contributor at Heavy Sports. He has five years of sports journalism experience. He graduated from James Madison University in May of 2022 with a degree in media arts and design. John is also a sports reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Previously, John was a sports writer for JMU’s The Breeze and a NASCAR content writer for Sportskeeda. More about John Breeden<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on NASCAR\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Scott Speed was the most recent guest on Dale Jr.’s podcast. 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