PODCAST: Hard Left Turn - Bowman wins wild one at virtual Talladega

It doesn't matter if it's in real life on on a simulator - Talladega is always going to be wild.

On this week's Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed, Pete McCole and Amy Henderson takes a look at Sunday's eNASCAR iRacing Geico 70 and other recent racing news items, including:

-Alex Bowman came a back from an early race incident to score the win in Sunday's iRacing event at virtual Talladega Superspeedway.

-Ryan Newman announces he is ready to return to racing when NASCAR returns to competition in real life.

-NASCAR appears to be heading for a return to that real life competition, possibly as soon as next month.

-Brandon takes us down memory lane again this week with a story on Georgia's Jackson County Speedway.  You can read all about it here.

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(Editors note: This image was computer generated in simulator) Jeff Gordon (24) flips in the air during a crash in Sunday's eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Geico 70 at virtual Talladega Superspeedway. Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2020, file photo, Ryan Newman waves before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Newman says he will be ready to race when NASCAR resumes competition. He suffered a heady injury in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR says he still must be medically cleared. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Swayne Pritchett (17) indicates that there's one lap to the start of the feature race at the Jackson County Speedway in Jefferson, Georgia on May 16, 1948. Pritchett would go on to win the race, but was injured in a crash immediately following the checkered flag. He would die hours later from internal injuries. Photo: Courtesy Pritchett Family 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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