The Bozi Breakdown
Dig into the technical and pit crew aspects of NASCAR and other racing series with racing mechanic and pit crew member Bozi Tatarevic.
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Episodes
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Bozi digs into the NASCAR All-Star Weekend and the Pit Crew Challenge on this episode and discusses how it can be made better in the future. There is also a discussion of Indy 500 qualifying and the penalties that have been issued to Team Penske.00:16 - NASCAR All-Star Race
01:35 - Pit Crew Challenge
02:42 - Describing the procedures of the pit crew challenge and possible improvements
03:28 - No. 71 pit crew wins the pit crew challenge
03:47 - History of the No. 71 pit crew members
05:43 - Unique pit stop choreography
06:51 - Why the pit crew challenge needs to evolve
09:25 - How to improve pit crew challenge stats
11:29 - What needs to be added to the TV broadcast
13:53 - How to bring fans closer to the pit crew challenge
15:15 - Indy 500 qualifying penalties
16:00 - What is a rear attenuator on an IndyCar
19:40 - Why Penske modified rear attenuators
21:25 - How IndyCar can improve technical inspection
23:20 - What part was installed on the No. 3 IndyCar and why it was legal
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Digging into NASCAR at Kansas The No. 23 crew of 23XI Racing has set a new record pit stop tiem. Explaining flat tires in practice and in the race and what was wrong with the No. 34 truck that resulted in a disqualification.0:32 - No. 34 truck disqualification
3:43 - Broken pit equipment in the truck race
4:41 - What went wrong with the clutch in the No. 11
10:00 - Explaining pit stop issues for the No. 11
12:35 - New record pit stop by No. 23 crew
15:59 - IMSA weekend at Laguna Seca
17:02 - Digging into the engine failure on the No. 16
18:47 - Are Toyotas slowing down at intermediate tracks
20:25 - Why so many cars had flat tires at Kansas
27:08 - What it's like to do a pit stop without gloves
29:51 - How to fix short track racing
35:26 - Grooved tires
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Racing mechanic Bozi Tatarevic is joined by engineer and technical director Joey Cohen to dig into the details of the aero of the NASCAR Next Gen car along with analysis of the racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
0:06 - Joey Cohen intro
0:40 - Track configuration at Texas
1:32 - Next Gen shocks and limiters
3:52 - How the diffuser works on the Next Gen car
8:45 - Why Truck Series bodies are unique
10:40 - Why inspection is different for Trucks versus Cup
15:31 - How it feels to hit the shock limiters in a Next Gen car
21:00 - Why Denny Hamlin's car was on fire at Texas
25:55 - Why a bad finish can start a vicious cycle in qualifying
31:09 - Pit lane issues for Ross Chastain
35:06 - Can you take the underbody off the Next Gen car?
44:36 - Race broadcast versus at-track experience
49:22 - Why driving Trucks helped Carson Hocevar qualify fast in a Cup car
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Bonus mid-week mini penalty report episode. The No. 99 of Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 87 of Austin Green received penalties for a rear bumper extension. Let’s dig into the details of the penalty and why teams would explore that area.
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Digging into the latest technical analysis of the NASCAR races at Talladega with guest Collin Fern.
1:40 - Superspeedway racing with the Gen 7 car3:28 - Superspeedway fuel strategy6:59 - Joey Logano and Ryan Preece DQ explanation19:00 - Importance of fuelers at superspeedways25:05 - Getting hit on pit lane28:48 - Penske not appealing the disqualification30:23 - Differences in pre-race versus post-race tech46:35 - Why ECR motors are so fast in Xfinity races58:00 - ARCA car quality1:07:15 - Shake N Bake Sports discussion
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Join racing mechanic Bozi Tatarevic for analysis of the NASCAR races at Rockingham and Bristol relating to the action on track and pit lane along with why a disqualification happened after the Xfinity race.
00:40 - Rockingham disqualification
04:19 - Harrison Burton pit crew performance
05:38 - Navy Seal pit crew secrets
08:00 - History of the behind the back jack move
10:30 - Changes for the No. 23 pit crew
11:05 - Skip Flores moved from the No.12 to the No.38
14:22 - Why Bristol wasn’t as bad as it seemed
17:14 - NASCAR offering teams a chance to try new things
18:30 - Not all Cup crew members had the weekend off
19:52 - Garage 56 documentary