Victory Lane

The man with one of the coolest jobs in NASCAR joins Davey Segal this week, as Cup Series assistant director and pace car driver Kip Childress (4:45) discusses his upbringing in the sport as a third-generation NASCAR official, how he got his start officiating at Caraway Speedway and a story involving peppermints and the legendary Bill France Sr. Childress has worked at every level of the sport, be it local, regional, even international and all three national series. He takes us through his journey to assistant Cup Series director, explains why he's learned tips and tricks of the trade every step along the way and outlines how he choreographs hauler parking every week for the unsung heroes of the sport. Childress also dives into driving the pace car every week, what goes into it that fans don't see, if he's ever come close to wrecking, cool celebrities he's driven with, how the duties of the pace car differ from track to track and more, including his time behind the microphone past and present, how often peo