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Pete Pistone

Pete Pistone

Joined: Sep 3, 2024

Pete Pistone is a veteran motorsports and general sports reporter/journalist with nearly 30 years experience. During his career he has worked for media outlets such as WGN Radio, The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicagoland Television (CLTV), CBS Sports, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM. Pistone has been with SiriusXM since 2008 and co-hosts “The Morning Drive” on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) with Mike Bagley, which airs Monday through Friday at 7 am ET. He is also the host of “Fantasy Racing Preview,” a weekend show focusing on NASCAR gambling and fantasy racing, which is part of the channel’s NASCAR Cup Series pre-race programming. Additionally, Pistone is a member of the SiriusXM College Sports team as an on-air personality and contributor on Big Ten Radio (Ch. 372). He is one of the hosts of “Big Ten Today” and can also be heard on “Big Ten Whip Around,” a weekly hour-long program spotlighting a variety of sports around the conference. Pistone is also the host of several specials as well as providing a range of digital content for both the NASCAR and Big Ten channels. A Chicago native, Pistone resides in the northern suburbs of the city with his wife and daughter.

Could Homestead returns as the season finale?
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Pete Pistone breaks down all of the storylines heading into this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead including it being must-win time for some championship hopefuls, and whether Homestead will serve as the championship venue again in the future.

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Kyle Larson, shown here in victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, is looking for his third-straight win at the 1.5-mile speedway this weekend.
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In this week's Weekend Hot Laps, Pete Pistone says Kyle Larson is the favorite to win in Las Vegas, and the overall 2024 NASCAR Cup Series title, while Denny Hamlin, a former favorite for the championship, needs to step it up this weekend.

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Oct 8, 2023; Concord, North Carolina, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric (2) is turned around driving into the back stretch chicane during the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
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Pete Pistone is back with a full preview of the racing action heading into the weekend of October 12th. NASCAR Cup and Xfinity at the Charlotte ROVAL, and a full slate of short track racing.

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Bristol Motor Speedway didn't deliver a lot for the race fans, or Martin Truex, Jr.
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A TIRED AFFAIR Last spring’s Bristol race with its unusual tire wear that led to confusion, a record number of lead changes and one of the most entertaining rac

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