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Episode 207 is on the scene! Ace Speedway has been sold and co-owner Jason Turner joins the show this week to set the record straight on the recent sale of the speedway. He discusses why now was the time to sell, the vetting process that led the Turner's to selling to Billy Andrews, the challenges of running a business, juggling family and giving the speedway the time that it deserves to thrive,  reflecting on the pandemic year that put Ace Speedway on national news, what he would have done differently, would he do it all again and so much more. This is an insider's view of what it takes to run a race track and the business that ultimately is short track racing. 

We discuss Caden Kvapil's latest win on the CARS Tour that clinched the championship at Newport Speedway on Friday. Where does this put him on the list of past JR Motorsports drivers who have competed on the CARS Tour and have won titles? We also break down both the Pro and Late Model events from Newport and discuss all the stories coming out of the race.

The SMART Modified Tour runs this weekend at Tri County and we discuss the penultimate event of the season that was ultimately postponed last weekend to this weekend. 

We reflect on the incredible battle between Carson Kvapil and Corey Day in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series at Las Vegas on Saturday. We break down the big news of Sheldon Creed moving on to Sam Hunt Racing and more in our O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Recap.

Chase Briscoe reeled in a win on Sunday at Las Vegas and we discussed if it was enough to bring back into Chase contention. We discuss Kyle Larson's major comeback and crash at the end of the race and the big news involving Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing.

All of this plus a little sample of dubs, a Whelen Modified Tour Championship preview from Thompson, Charlotte preview and much more this week on DLN!

Episode 206 is on the scene! Brandon White of NASCAR Regional joins us as we break down the triumphs, the fights, the underdog stories and everything else that took place at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night in the Valley Star 300. Hear from race winner Caden Kvapil as he talks about adding his name to the history books and joins his brother Carson as winners of this prestigious event. Treyten Lapcevich and Corey Heim discuss their on track run which eventually led to the well discussed fight at the Hot Dog Stand. 

After a three year run, Lee Pulliam discusses his night at Martinsville and reflects on being back behind the wheel as he looks forward to his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series full time venture next season. 

Landon Pembelton didn't win the race this year but he leaves with a top three finish in the Virginia Triple Crown and a seventh place finish in the race. He discusses that with us post race. 

You will also hear from Jared Fryar, Conner Weddell, Trevor Ward, Brandon Lopez and Conner Jones as they discuss their Valley Star 300 performances.

We discussed the ARCA Menards Series Championship that literally ended in a tie.Thomas Annunziata claimed his first series championship after Jake Bollman
was involved in an accident during the race. 

Kyle Larson picked up another win in the Chase this past weekend at Kansas. 
Is this championship his to lose now after this performance and are we seeing a 
slow performance turn back to the Chevy's after Toyota has dominated most 
of the season? 

We also give a look ahead to this weekend's CARS Tour race at Newport 
Speedway, SMART Modified Tour event at Tri County, NASCAR in Las Vegas and more!

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Episode 205 is on the scene and we get you all set for this weekend's Valley Star 300 from Martinsville Speedway with track President Clay Campbell. Clay talks to us about what the fans can expect this weekend, the change of time for the heat races, his favorite memory of this event and his choice of speedway hotdog among other topics. We also give our full preview of this weekend's event headlined by 87 cars as we pick our winners and draft our fantasy teams!

Our South Boston Speedway Track Championship Series concludes this week with Late Model Champion Trevor Ward. Trevor tells us why he's had no chance to celebrate as he has been preparing for Martinsville this weekend along with a second car for Brandon Lopez who is making his track debut this weekend. He discusses how that partnership came about, his ever growing fan base and the off season changes he made to help him prepare for his championship run at South Boston along with his personal feelings about it.

Johnny Layne picked up the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Championship to conclude our South Boston Track Champions Series. Layne discusses what this one means to him, his daughters aspiring racing career and his thoughts about breaking the record set by Nathan Crews for all time wins in the division among other topics.

The SMART Modified Tour started their playoffs at Orange County and it was truly a wild card as most of the playoff drivers ran into trouble or did not have strong runs. Cayden Lapcevich became the first Canadian driver to pick up a Smarty Trophy by holding off a hungry Carter McMurray on Saturday and we discuss all of the happenings in what is now a four way tie for the championship lead heading into the next race October 3rd at Tri-County.

We discuss fight night at Bristol and reveal which part of the Carson Hocevar, Ryan Blaney fight surprised us. We also discuss Joey Logano's third win of the season, Jesse Love's candid post race interview following the O'Reilly Race and Jake Garcia's first Truck Series win in our National Series recap for the week.

We also talk dubs, Kansas, Whelen Mods and so much more this week on DLN!

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Episode 204 is on the scene! Championship season is upon us and we have three of them this week on the show. Ashton Higgins won 14 races on route to the Late Model Stock Track Championship at Kingsport Speedway in Tennessee. He talks to us about his season, why he chose to run at Kingsport this season, reaction to cousin Cope's development which also included a championship and more. 

Brian Rundstrom Jr won five races in the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division at South Boston Speedway and won the championship by winning the finale on Sunday. He discusses the intense championship battle with Tristan Brunelli, the incident that led him to winning the title on Sunday and how special it was to keep it in his family among other topics.

Landon Milam won five races and notched 11 top five finishes en route to a Dollar General Hornets Division championship at South Boston Speedway joining his brother and his father who also have won championships. Landon tells us about his championship season, what's to come in the offseason, if you will ever see him doing backflips like his Uncle does and so much more.

We have an announcement to make! We have two tickets to two lucky fans to attend this year's Valley Star 300 at Martinsville Speedway on September 26th. Stay tuned to our social media pages for how you can win the tickets to the conclusion of this year's Virginia Triple Crown!

The CARS Tour had an extra day to prepare for their Pro and Late Model doubleheader at Tri-County thanks to rain. The delay was well worth the wait as Conner Jones, TJ DeCaire and Brody Monahan entertained the Sunday crowd with three wide racing, bumping, banging and jockeying for position. Monahan picked up his second win while the crews of DeCaire and Jones had their disagreements of how it was handled. It wasn't all lost for Conner Jones as he picked up the Late Model Stock win later that afternoon. We reviewed all the action from Tri-County for you this week on DLN!

The SMART Modified Tour had an expected weekend off with the race at Caraway being canceled. The playoff field is set with a possible wild card spot this weekend at Orange County and we get you ready for the annual Rumble In Rougemont which takes place on Saturday.

In round two of the Chase for the Cup, Kyle Larson put an end to his 51 race winless streak with a win at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois on Sunday. We discuss all of the action from a wild day at Gateway.

We also take a look at the controversies from Pulaski County Motorsports Park on Saturday, Conner Weddell's first Late Model win at South Boston, William Sawalich vs Corey Day part five, ARCA Night in America from Salem, Dubs, Short Track Spotlight, our Bristol preview and more this week on DLN!

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Episode 203 is on the scene and we recap a Sweltering Labor Day Weekend in South Carolina. Hear from the top three finishers in Friday's CARS Tour Late Model race as they discuss their nights at Florence. We also review all the action from Florence in both the Pro Late and Late Model Stock Division for the zMAX CARS Tour plus we preview the action from Tri County as the tour gets right back to action in Western North Carolina.

The SMART Modified Tour took their annual beach trip at Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro North Carolina. For Carson Loftin, it felt like a day at the beach as he dominated the event and set a record by doing so with the largest margin of victory in the modern era of SMART dating back to 2020. We discussed the event and set the scene for the regular season finale at Caraway Speedway this weekend to set the playoff field.

We talk about Christopher Bell's first win of the season in the Cookout Southern 500 at Darlington and hear from the winner in his post race news conference from the media center. You will hear from Kyle Larson who discusses the strategy call from Cliff Daniels that had him stay out on the last caution without taking fresh tires as most of the field did. Ryan Blaney talks about his top five run and we discuss Josh Berry's new ride with Legacy Motor Club, his record he shares with David Pearson as he shares his comments post race.

Carson Hocevar is in the news again and we discuss the controversy coming out of Darlington. Should he be completely neutered? Should he be reprimanded? We discuss that and his recent popularity that continues to soar.

We discuss everything that  happened in the O'Reilly Chase opener, preview the upcoming weekend from World Wide Technology, the ASA race from Tri County, South Boston Speedway's Championship night preview and so much more on a Labor Day Weekend edition of DLN!

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Episode 202 is on the scene and we welcome the latest winner on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Teddy Hodgdon to the show. Teddy talks to us about growing up at Stafford and how groundbreaking this win was for him and his family team. He talks about a few of the near misses he had during the weekend, wanting to be a pilot and the connection he shares with Ryan Preece. It's a great conversation with the New Englander and we know you will enjoy it.

Speaking of Ryan Preece, it was Preece who pulled off the walk off victory at Daytona on Saturday and punched his ticket into the Chase. We discuss how ironic it was that his win should come at a place that has literally left him black and blue over the years and just how good of a feel good story this was along with our breakdown of the race.

The Cup Series Chase starts and we give our chances for each of the sixteen drivers to advance deep in the Chase come November and our picks to hoist the trophy.

We were live on the scene at Pulaski County Motorsports Park on Saturday. After nearly 20 years, Wes Thomason finally got a win at the speedway on Saturday in the Super Street division. He talks to us about that and his journey to get there. We also hear from the second and third place finishers Daniel Eakin and Taylor Ransom from the division. We also hear from Jeff Linkous, Kyle Dudley and Kevin Canter who ran at three tracks this past weekend including two on the same day two hours apart.

It's a busy Labor Day Weekend and we give our previews of the CARS Tour race at Florence, the SMART Modified Tour race from Carteret County for their annual beach trip plus a whole lot more this week on DLN!

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Episode 201 is on the scene and we are still marveling over the zMAX CARS Tour Late Model race from Anderson. Carson Loftin overcame a restart violation and took advantage of a late race issue from Chase Burgeson to grab his first career tour win Saturday. Carson tells us all about his weekend, if he feels if he has redeemed himself after not having things work out at Nelson Motorsports and why he was mistaken as a Cook Out employee at a gas station.

We discuss the Landon Huffman/Tyler Reif confrontation, Brody Monahan's first win in Pro Late Models, the different players up front and more as we do our breakdown of the entire night at Anderson.

2026 STAR Super Stock Tour Champion Glenn Mappus also stops by to discuss his championship winning season on the tour, the unique trophies he received for doing so, what he will do with the title belt and reiterating the commitment it takes for Saturday Night Short Track Racers by talking about the nearly 15 hour round trip to Lonesome Pine the weekend before last. 

Ryan Blaney picked up his third win of the season at New Hampshire on Sunday on a day that saw wet weather tires make an appearance early in the event. We discuss that in detail, Bubba Wallace, Josh Berry and Noah Gragson's great days, more woes from Chevy teams, Layne Riggs keeping the Layne Train rolling with winning the Truck Race, the Truck Series Chase field being set and if anyone can crack the top 16 at Daytona in the Cup Series regular season finale.

Other topics include, Modifieds in New Hampshire, ARCA action on dirt, Bowman Gray champions being crowned and the Truck Series heading there in 2027, dubs, our Daytona preview, Julian's Parking Lot Pickle and so much more this week on DLN!

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Episode 200 is on the scene and Dillon Harville stops by. He broke Dustin Rumley's win streak at Ace Speedway on Friday night and he tells us how he became the bounty collector. He also discusses what he's been up to the last four months after not being in the car, his new venture with Woodard Motorsports and his love for riding roller coasters. Only appropriate that a race car driver in this roller coaster of a sport would love to go fast and high in the air.

We review the Richmond weekend featuring Kaden Honeycutt's dominating Truck Series win, Joey Logano winning for the second time in four Cup Series events and how he has come from being outside the top 20 in points to ninth in a span of a few months. We discuss Josh Berry's stock going up after three straight top ten's, what is happening at Hendrick Motorsports, Kyle Larson's quest to win at Knoxville and so much more from the Action Track.

The zMAX CARS Tour takes a trip down south to Anderson Motor Speedway in Anderson South Carolina and we preview the event. Who will have the edge in both the Late Model and Pro Late Model divisions? Will Caden Kvapil continue to pad his points lead or will someone like a Jared Fryar or a Chad McCumbee can stand tall? We discuss it here.

In this week's edition of Hotel Hell, Julian tells us his hotel story from Richmond while Jody' feeds your appetite with DUBS, we preview the racing from New Hampshire, tell you where you can support your local short track and much more on our 200th episode.

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Episode 199 is on the scene with the winner of the zMAX CARS Tour Throwback Classic from Hickory Motor Speedway Matthew Gould of NIECE Motorsports. He tells us how much this win meant to him, the close calls he experienced, the growth NIECE Motorsports has experienced, growing up in a racing home, a love for culinary arts and much more.

The Throwback Classic is in the books and we give our takes on the race. From the massive carnage in the Pro Late Model Race to the late start because of the rain to the battles up front in the Late Model event, this race had a little bit of everything and we discussed it all including TJ Decaire winning the Pro Late Model event.

The Dark Knight Rose again at Pulaski County Motorsports Park in Virginia Friday night. Jake Crum picked up his second win of the season in SMART Modified Tour Competition. Hear from the top three finishers in the event in addition to Burt Myers as he led early but the pit strategy didn't play into his favor. Jake wasn't the only person in the household that picked up a win as his wife Annabeth Barnes went wire to wire in the Carolina Crate Modified Race that same night.

There's nothing corny about Ty Gibbs and Carson Kvapil who picked up their second career wins in their respective divisions at Iowa Speedway over the weekend. We discuss the continued dominance of Toyota and some of the major comes and goers in the points standings as we head to Richmond this weekend.

All of this and so much more on DLN!

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Episode 198 is on the scene with Tristan Brunelli. Brunelli is a four time winner this season in the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division at South Boston Speedway including bagging home a win in one of the twin races on Saturday. Brunelli talks about his early beginnings in the sport, overcoming kidney issues as a young child, aspirations for the rest of the season and how Kyle Busch influenced him as he continues to make his way into the sport.

We reviewed all of the action from South Boston Speedway since Julian was on the scene for it on Saturday. It was a night filled with action. From Landon Pembelton's sweep of the Late Models to controversy at the front of the field, a time shortened Hornets feature and dodging raindrops. We broke it all down for you.

We also discussed Michael Bumgarner's win at Hickory in the Jack Ingram Memorial race that also saw its fair share of controversy.

It's Throwback weekend for the zMAX CARS Tour with this weekend's Throwback Classic at Hickory Motor Speedway. We give you a preview of one of the tour's Crown Jewel events.

The SMART Modified Tour returns to action with a stop at Pulaski County Motorsports Park on Friday night with the Radford Race. It's the first trip there since 2023 and we will give you our insight.

We also talk about Caraway Speedway being sold, a look ahead to the NASCAR stop at Iowa, DUBS and more this week on DLN!

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