S.M.A.S.H Behind the Horsepower Returns Thursday Night With Lee Richardson IV for Episode 2

By S.M.A.S.H — June 3, 2026

S.M.A.S.H is ready to take another run at the mic.

This Thursday night, Behind the Horsepower presented by S.M.A.S.H returns for Episode 2, and the guest will be a familiar name inside the league: Lee Richardson IV.

After learning some hard lessons during the first attempt at launching the show, the plan moving forward is simple.

Do it right.

Do it consistently.

And make it something the S.M.A.S.H community can look forward to every week.

Beginning this week, Behind the Horsepower is planned to become a weekly Thursday night podcast, going live at 9:00 PM ET.

The show will be live on the official S.M.A.S.H YouTube channel:

Watch Live: youtube.com/@Smash-League

Lee Richardson Joins Episode 2

Lee Richardson will be the featured guest for Episode 2, bringing his perspective as one of the familiar voices and competitors inside S.M.A.S.H.

The goal of the show is not to turn the podcast into some overproduced, corporate-style broadcast.

That is not what S.M.A.S.H is.

This is about real drivers, real conversations, and real stories from inside the league.

Behind the Horsepower is built to give members a place to talk about racing, the league, the competition, the friendships, the frustrations, and everything that happens between green flag and checkered flag.

Lee Richardson is the right kind of guest for that.

He understands the league.

He understands the drivers.

And he understands what S.M.A.S.H is trying to build.

A Weekly Thursday Night Show

Moving forward, the plan is for Behind the Horsepower to air weekly on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM ET.

That gives the league a consistent time slot outside of race nights and creates another weekly touchpoint for the S.M.A.S.H community.

Race weekends are already packed.

Friday nights belong to the trucks.

Saturday nights belong to O’Reilly and Cup.

Now Thursday nights can become a place where the league slows down, talks through the stories, and gives members a chance to connect away from the track.

The podcast will give S.M.A.S.H another way to highlight drivers, talk about the season, review recent races, look ahead to upcoming events, and continue building the community side of the league.

Real Drivers. Real Talk.

The slogan behind the show says it best.

Real drivers. Real talk.

Behind the Horsepower is not about pretending to be something it is not.

It is not about scripted interviews full of perfect answers.

It is about drivers talking like drivers.

The show will give members a chance to hear from the people they race with every week. It will help put personalities behind the names on the entry list, the numbers on the cars, and the battles on the track.

That matters.

A league is stronger when drivers know each other.

A league is stronger when the community has more than just race results and points standings.

A league is stronger when people have a reason to show up, talk, laugh, compete, and keep coming back.

That is what Behind the Horsepower is designed to help build.

Building More Than Race Nights

S.M.A.S.H has always been about more than filling a field.

The goal has been to build a league with structure, respect, and a real community around it. The racing matters, but the people matter just as much.

Behind the Horsepower gives S.M.A.S.H another tool to do that.

The podcast will give drivers a platform.

It will give the league a voice.

It will give members something to look forward to during the week.

And over time, it can become another piece of what makes S.M.A.S.H different.

The race results tell one part of the story.

The points standings tell another.

But the podcast gives drivers a chance to tell their own.

Watch Live on YouTube

Episode 2 of Behind the Horsepower presented by S.M.A.S.H will stream live on the official S.M.A.S.H YouTube channel.

Live Thursday at 9:00 PM ET: youtube.com/@Smash-League

Drivers, members, and fans are encouraged to tune in, support the show, and be part of the next step in building the S.M.A.S.H community beyond race night.

Episode 2 Sets the Tone

This week’s episode with Lee Richardson is not just another test run.

It is a chance to set the tone for what Behind the Horsepower can become.

The show will be relaxed, honest, and focused on the league. Expect conversation about racing, S.M.A.S.H, the current season, the drivers, the competition, and where the league continues to go from here.

There will be lessons learned.

There will be adjustments.

There will be improvements.

That is part of building anything worth keeping.

The important part is that S.M.A.S.H is moving forward.

Final Word

Behind the Horsepower presented by S.M.A.S.H returns this Thursday night with

Episode 2 featuring Lee Richardson.

The show is planned to go live at 9:00 PM ET on the official S.M.A.S.H YouTube channel and will become a weekly Thursday night podcast for the league moving forward.

This is another step toward building S.M.A.S.H into more than just a race schedule.

It is about the drivers.

It is about the stories.

It is about the conversations that happen behind the wheel, behind the league, and behind the horsepower.

S.M.A.S.H is going back live.

Thursday nights have a new voice.

And Behind the Horsepower is ready to roll.

Integrity • Respect • Competition