NASCAR podcast: FRM general manager Jerry Freeze

How did Jerry Freeze go from owning a successful lawn care business to general manager of the NASCAR team Front Row Motorsports? Freeze takes us inside his love of racing and how he took a chance by moving to North Carolina. Plus:

• Learning from Tad Geschickter and then spending 12 years at Petty Enterprises before arriving at Front Row

• What being a general manager entails

• The state of Front Row as the season winds down

• How the organization prepared for a new car; what happens to the old inventory and the parts and pieces Front Row still has

• How much Next Gen has helped Front Row’s performance

• If the parity will continue

• What Next Gen means for alliances

• Will there actually be a long-term financial impact from the switch

• If Zane Smith has been a surprise

• The conversation around keeping a truck team after last season

• Evaluating Todd Gilliland’s rookie season

• How Michael McDowell has been able to shine

• If it’s becoming more realistic for Front Row to think of themselves as playoff contenders

• If Front Row is looking to keep their stable of drivers going forward