{"podcast":{"title":"The Racing Writer's Podcast","slug":"the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362","podcast_index_feed_id":743362,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3228370/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-racing-writers-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/54aa538559af053bdab4235955173f55.jpg","author":"JB15 Network","episode_count":353,"summary":"Racer Magazine's Kelly Crandall brings stories and interviews from drivers and personalities from NASCAR, NHRA, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T20:17:27.505930+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 337 | Brenden \"Butterbean\" Queen","slug":"ep-337-brenden-butterbean-queen","published_at":"2026-01-26T18:44:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362/ep-337-brenden-butterbean-queen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-337-brenden-butterbean-queen--69596064","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69596064/ep_337_brenden_queen.mp3","summary":"Brenden “Butterbean” Queen is set for his first full season of Craftsman Truck Series competition in a Ram entry at Kaulig Racing. We’re checking in with Butterbean on how he celebrated his ARCA Menards Series championship and then shifted to preparing for this next opportunity; what it mean to be the first named driver to the Kaulig Racing program in the Truck Series; why it’s a badge of honor to be getting an opportunity at the NASCAR national series level at his age; the family dynamic now that he’s not in the longshoreman business anymore; the talent versus funding narrative and appreciation versus jealously of opportunities; racing being a job for him now and why that’s not uncomfortable; a day in the life of a race car driver preparing for a new season; the status of his mechanical engineering degree; if it’s felt things have progressed quickly or slowly to get to this point; knowing what to expect in the Truck Series after making a handful of starts the last few years; the characteristics of the truck and not being nice in the series; the moment that he felt rose his stock over the last few years; being included in the newest NASCAR video game. Original music created by Tony Monge. Follow me here: https://linktr.ee/kellycrandall","meta_description":"Brenden “Butterbean” Queen is set for his first full season of Craftsman Truck Series competition in a Ram entry at Kaulig Racing. We’re checking in with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1914,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362/episodes/ep-337-brenden-butterbean-queen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-racing-writer-s-podcast-743362/ep-337-brenden-butterbean-queen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}