Episode 117 is on the scene and it is our 2024 season finale! Justin Mincey of the SMART Modified Tour drops by and we break down the 2025 schedule that was just released. We go over some of the old favorites, traditional stops, the new venues and what track may be in that TBD slot for May 23rd. We also discuss the upcoming Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium and what it means for NASCAR to return to its home roots.

Boo Carlisle of the STAR Super Stock Tour joins us to review the 2024 season, discuss the upcoming New Year's Bash at Dillon and some exciting things coming up for the 2025 season including where the tour will open the 2025 season. 

We also discuss the Christmas Clash at Carteret and give our Christmas wish list with Santa Claus himself and other topics on our season finale for 2024!

Episode 116 is on the scene and we welcome the 2024 South Carolina 400 winner Treyten Lapcevich to the show. The Grimsby, Ontario, Canada native talks to us about his racing journey. From racing quarter midgets in the United States at four and a half to winning to becoming a NASCAR Canada Series Champion in 2023 to winning the biggest race of his career a few weeks ago at Florence in the South Carolina 400. We go in depth with Treyton about his 2024 racing season which saw him run full time on the zMAX CARS Tour capturing one win, six top fives and 12 top ten finishes for Chad Bryant Racing and review his Snowball Derby weekend from Five Flags Speedway. He goes in depth about how the racing scene is in Canada and if we ever plan on seeing him participate in some Bare Knuckle Fighting.

We discuss the 57th running of the Snowball Derby which saw Kaden Honeycutt pick up the biggest win of his career. We breakdown some of the key storylines of the race which saw Stephen Nasse nearly sweeping the weekend from deep in the field, FloRacing's coverage of the event and Casey Roderick's huge impact on Saturday among other topics.

With Juan Soto signing the biggest contract in professional sports history, we offer our opinion on who would get such a contract in racing and the boys nearly give an identical answer.

Brenden "Butterbean" Queen finally announced his 2025 plans and we discussed that and some other news in the sport plus we salute Lou from CARS Tour Digest who announced he is stepping away from operating the popular carstourdigest.com website. All this and more this week on DLN!

Get out the leftover Deviled Eggs! Episode 115 is on the scene! We load your plates to discuss the Thanksgiving Classic from Southern National Motorsports Park. Parker Eatmon was at the head of the table Sunday evening and he joins the show to discuss the biggest win of his career thus far. The hometown kid discusses his strategy, holding off some of the local ringers and drops hints concerning his plans for next year!

Can anyone stop Ty Majeski? He has been the man to beat in recent Super Late Model competition after scoring a win in the Bigley Memorial 128 at Freedom Factory over the weekend. Majeski is the defending champion of the Snowball Derby from 5 Flags Speedway and will be the odds on favorite to repeat in this weekend's Derby. We break down the contenders for not only that but the Snowflake that accompanies the Derby.

Dominion Raceway announced that the Virginia Racers division will be known as the America Racers for 2025 and beyond. This will now be the head division at the track and we discuss how this move may affect local grass roots racing moving forward. 

We also discuss the Turkey Derby from Wall Stadium where Matt Hirschman did not take the victory for once, football games, Thanksgiving dishes and more! As Robert Arch would say, Come Get Some if you want some! It's Free!

Episode 114 is on the scene and we break down the South Carolina 400 from Florence Motor Speedway with Joshua and Billy Weatherman of Short Track Report. We discussed everything from the cold weather, traffic jams, almost not being let into the facility, lack of internet which led to major streaming issues, Dale Jr returning to the Budweiser car  and how we felt about fans leaving early once Dale fell out of the race.

We further dissect the event by talking about Treyton Lapcevich's win in the race and where this puts him amongst the best in short track racing, Doug Barnes Jr barely missing out on another South Carolina 400 win, Carson Loftin's debut in a late model from modifieds, Jacob Heafner's season defining top five finish, the impressive Darren Krantz Jr and of course the Diaz vs Jones fight.

We also talk about the upcoming Thanksgiving Classic from Southern National Motorsports Park as we provide some insight on who we think may win based on those that we know will be a part of the event. 

We also welcome BJ Thrasher to the show. BJ was the winner of the Mini Stock feature during South Carolina 400 and we discuss the amount of success he has had in 2024 which includes multiple wins at Florence, Dillon and a dominant season at Anderson Motor Speedway in South Carolina. 

All this plus Jody bags a deer just in time for Thanksgiving on another episode of DLN!

Episode 113 is on the scene and we welcome Mazda MX-5 Cup Star Jared Thomas to the show. Jared recently made history by becoming the first driver to win a Mazda MX-5 event on an oval at Martinsville Speedway a few weeks ago. He tells his story and delivers an education on how he got into this series and his thoughts on ovals in general.

We review the Battle of the Stars from New River All American Speedway. Conner Jones picked up another late model stock win and we discuss how he is coming into his own as a competitor for Mike Darne Racing plus we give our thoughts about the event itself.

Nine of our beloved short tracks in North Carolina have recently come together to form the North Carolina Short Track Coalition. We don't have a lot of details yet on what this means for the asphalt tracks in North Carolina (Bowman Gray, Southern National, Wake County, Tri-County, Caraway, Ace, Carteret, New River All American & Orange County) but Julian spoke with Ace Speedway Promoter Jason Turner and he shares some of that phone conversation that tells us a little bit more about this exciting endeavor.

The South Carolina 400 is this weekend and the boys break down the big Late Model Stock race in Florence. Over 50 cars will go for a prestigious win, $10,000 and a palm tree which includes some of the toughest competitors in the region not to mention some guy named Dale Jr is running. We give you our drivers to watch and we pick our four favorites and a piece that will have the biggest impact on the race. 

We also hear from Jody's youngest daughter Riley as she shares her words of wisdom!

Episode 112 is on the scene and we welcome the 2024 STAR Super Stock Tour Champion Alby Ovitt to the show along with the winner of their season finale from Hickory Motor Speedway Jeff Melton!

We review the Fall Brawl from Hickory Motor Speedway which saw Connor Hall win in his debut event for JR Motorsports and discuss the North South Shootout from Caraway Speedway won by once again, Matt Hirschman. Plus we preview the Battle Of The Stars from New River All American Speedway and debate the playoff system. Where does Joey Logano’s third championship puts him with the greats? Is this championship tainted because he was so mediocre during the regular season? Plus we talk about Justin Allgaier finally capturing the Xfinity Title, Ty Majeski winning the Truck Series Title plus Julian tries chicken salad for the first time ever!

Episode 111 is on the scene and we welcome the winner of the 2024 Rodney Cook Classic from Ace Speedway Heath Causey to the podcast. This second generation racer was born into the sport racing with his dad Gary and he tells his story while we recap the 11th running of the race honoring Rodney and Nukey Cook. 

The zMAX CARS Tour has announced its 2025 schedule and we dissect the new schedule and offer our opinions on that one date that is still "TBA".

Race manipulation struck at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series involving Toyota and Chevy in the final laps. This ultimately put a black eye on what was one of the best short track races in this Next Gen car. We discuss the steps NASCAR took on Sunday and what steps they need to take going forward. We also preview the upcoming championship four at Phoenix by giving you all our cases for and against each competitor. 

We also discuss this weekend's Fall Brawl from Hickory which features the STAR Super Stock finale and more this week!

Episode 110 is on the scene and we welcome three time CARS Tour champion Bobby McCarty to the podcast. We discuss what led to the formation of McCarty Motorsports and why now was the time to pull the trigger on this. We discuss what led to his departure from R&S Race Cars, which NASCAR Hall Of Famer gave him a positive reaction to his announcement and his feelings towards the future of short track racing.
We discuss the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour finale from Martinsville on Saturday. Justin Bonsignore ends the season with a three race win streak and we debate his place amongst the great in tour modified racing. We also discuss Whelen Engineering extending their entitlement agreement to sponsor the tour and their big commitment to the sport which includes more money into the purses and incentives to run full time. 

The NASCAR Cup Series had a phenomenal race at Homestead Miami Speedway on Sunday which saw three lead changes in the closing moments of the race. Was this the greatest Next Gen Playoff race of this era? The impact Michael Jordan has on this team by being at the track, Tyler Reddick's walk-off win awkwardness if 23X1 would win the title and all the other stories from the weekend. 

We also touch on the Conner Jones, Matt Mills incident, preview the All American 400 from Nashville, the Rodney Cook Classic from Ace and the triple header from Martinsville this weekend on another packed episode of DLN!

Episode 109 is on the scene following the big Championship Weekend from North Wilkesboro Speedway. 2024 SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic Champion Luke Baldwin joins us to discuss his big night in Wilkes County. Jody and Julian recap the season finale with exclusive comments from race winner Justin Bonsignore, Matt Hirschman, Carson Loftin and Jake Crum. 

The zMAX CARS Tour crowned champions in the Pro Late Model and Late Model Stock Division. Jody and Julian break down all the key storylines as Kaden Honeycutt rallied from being down six points before the race and a few close calls during the race to walk it off with a win and the championship. He spoke to Julian following the race and we captured his thoughts about the season. We also caught up with runner up in the race TJ Decaire, Owners Champion Spencer Davis & third place Cameron Bolin following their nights.

Brenden "Butterbean" Queen survived issues with his throttle and a near accident early to claim the late model championship. He discussed this with Julian following the race and gave his thoughts about what this means to him. We also hear from the main challenger  for the title Connor Hall and Carson Kvapil who is leaving the CARS Tour full time to go run the Xfinity Series full time for JR Motorsports next season. Conner Jones who drives for Mike Darne Racing ended the season with two straight wins and we also caught up with him following his win. 

Joey Logano wins at Las Vegas and is going to race for a title at Phoenix. We give our thoughts about this and the topsy turvy day at Las Vegas which included Tyler Reddick rolling down the front stretch, Larson's comeback and how Paul Wolfe played the gas mileage game to help Logano win. 

All of this plus we tell you about late night hotel hi-jinx, a preview of the Orange Blossom from Orange County Speedway, action from Dominion Raceway & Tri-County, the Whelen Modified Tour finale at Martinsville, Homestead and more!

Episode 108 is on the scene with the latest winner on the STAR Super Stock Tour Jeff Melton. Melton took home the trophy on Saturday at South Boston Speedway and the former New Year's Bash winner tells us about his weekend, how he got his start, his inspiration for his awesome throwback schemes he runs and we find out indeed where his money is. It was a treat to talk to the Street Stock veteran and you'll need to tune in for the entire interview!

Officiating is the name of the game this week in nearly every series we covered this weekend. Burt Myers picked up his first win of the season Saturday at South Boston but it didn't come without controversy. An interpretation of the rule book caused the tour to turn the SMART 3 into the SMART 5 for North Wilkesboro. We give our analysis of what went down and what to expect this weekend for the season finale.

The zMAX CARS Tour saw it's Pro Late Model event came down to it being shortened because of the curfew at Tri-County and Tristan McKee having his victory reversed due to him jumping the last restart. This awarded the race to second place finisher Kaden Honeycutt and Julian caught up with him for an exclusive conversation about that and his big plans for 2025 in the Truck Series. 

Fuel was a major issue as contenders ran out of gas in the Late Model feature Saturday. Conner Jones survived the carnage and had enough gas to claim his first win since 2022. We were able to catch up with him. We discuss that plus Connor Hall's new ride for 2025 and what the two championship contenders need to do this weekend in the North Wilkesboro finale.

Officiating came to play for the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Cup Series events at the Charlotte Roval. We discuss Alex Bowman's disqualification that knocks him out of the playoffs, the decision to throw the yellow just as Parker Kligerman was crossing the finish line to take the white flag and we make our picks for the Round of 8 in both the Xfinity and Cup Series. 

All this and much more this week on DLN!