PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Byron bags win at virtual Richmond

NASCAR - or atleast the simulator version of it - returned to action on Sunday after the Easter break to compete at the virtual Richmond Raceway.

On this week's Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed, Pete McCole and Amy Henderson takes a look at the eNASCAR iRacing Toyota Owners 150 and other recent racing news items, including:

-William Byron became the first driver to win multiple events with a victory in Sunday's race at virtual Richmond.

-Kyle Larson loses his job.  Our folks discuss.

-North Carolina lawmakers would like the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to run without fans.

-Brandon's brought us another piece of history with an article on how the death of Melling Racing's Mike Rich in a pit road accident in 1990 changed the motorsports world's take on safety in the pits.  You can give it a look here.

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(Editors note: This image was computer generated in simulator) Christopher Bell (95) flips after contact with Ryan Blaney (12) durinChris Graythen / Getty Images

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2019, file photo, Kyle Larson sits in his car before the final practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday, April 14, 2020, by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racial slur during a live stream of a virtual race. Larson, in his seventh Cup season with Ganassi and considered the top free agent in NASCAR mere weeks ago, is now stunningly out of a job in what could ultimately be an eight-figure blunder by the star. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)

Mike Rich watches from the pits during a NASCAR Cup Series race. Rich served as the rear tire changer for the Melling Racing team from 1988 through 1990. He lost his life in a pit road accident at Atlanta Motor Speedway in November of 1990. Photo: Courtesy Teresa Kelley Collection

Pete McCole (left), Brandon Reed (center) and Amy Henderson (right) stand in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway prior to the 2019 Coca-Cola 600. Photo: John K. Harrelson

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