Jimmie Johnson and Marty Smith Team Up for ‘Never Settle’ NASCAR Podcast

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver Jimmie Johnson and veteran journalist and best-selling author Marty Smith team up for “Never Settle,” a new SiriusXM podcast debuting February 12 during Daytona 500 week.

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“It’s crazy that this podcast has finally come to life,” Jimmie said. “Marty and I have known each other for 20-plus years and he is one of the all-time best storytellers out there. He’s also hilarious and the two of us have had a lot of fun together throughout the years. We’re excited to work with SiriusXM and we can’t wait to share some entertaining stories with listeners and have some great guests in their 2.0 version of life on the show with us. It’s going to be wild.”

“Jimmie and I have had so many great conversations through the years about life on the track and off it, and we’re thrilled to team up with SiriusXM to create a podcast that will invite listeners into those conversations with us,” Marty said. “From racing to fatherhood to business and more, we’re excited to get into it all, and hopefully we’ll enlighten and inspire some people along the way.”

‘Never Settle’ Podcast

How to Listen

New episodes of the podcast debut every Wednesday on the SiriusXM app and air Wednesdays at 2pm ET on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90).

What You’ll Hear

What do all the greatest athletes, entertainers, and business minds in the world have in common? They continue to evolve. They stay uncomfortable. They hate complacency. They never settle.

Each week on “Never Settle,” join Jimmie and Marty as they discuss life on the run as present fathers, husbands, and entrepreneurs, welcome their most accomplished friends to the show to discuss significant moments in their lives and careers, take you behind the scenes of some of the landmark moments in Jimmie’s career, and debate key storylines and breaking news in the world of NASCAR.

About the Hosts

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson is not only one of the greatest racecar drivers of the modern era but one of the most accomplished professional athletes in sports.

A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2024 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmie remains the only racecar driver in history to be named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2009). Throughout his storied career, he and the No. 48 team of Hendrick Motorsports recorded 83 wins in 686 starts. Jimmie also spent two seasons in the INDYCAR Series competing for 16-time INDYCAR champion, Chip Ganassi Racing.

Jimmie and wife Chandra are co-founders of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation (JJF), which focuses on K-12 public education. The JJF has contributed more than $13 million to organizations and schools in need across the U.S. since its inception in 2006.

Marty Smith

Marty Smith has been a reporter and host for ESPN since 2006. He has been a mainstay on the network’s NASCAR and college sports coverage and also hosted the interview show “Marty Smith’s America.”

Prior to ESPN, Marty covered motorsports and college sports as a journalist at the “Roanoke Times,” “The Washington Post,” and “The News & Advance.” He has authored two books, the New York Times bestseller “Never Settle: Sports, Family, and the American Soul” (2019) and “Sideline CEO: Leadership Principles from Championship Coaches” (2023).