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Episode 97 is on the scene and Boo Carlisle is our guest co-host while Jody is beachin it up at the Outer Banks. We are joined by the newest CARS Tour winner Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett experienced the lows of failing to qualify at Dominion last month to the high of winning at Hickory on Saturday. Ronnie dives into how his team re-grouped after that race and how it paid dividends. He reveals who told him he won the race after the original winner was disqualified and how much of a big deal having his family there was to him. Plus we discuss the origin of his Hickory throwback and talk about his UARA days which featured his own pass in the grass.

Jody calls in from the beach and gives his thoughts about the CARS Tour race at Hickory which saw a ton of newsworthy issues. Was the CARS Tour consistent in black flagging Ryan Millington after getting into Connor Hall on the last lap? Does it set a precedent? Plus we discuss the post race incident involving Andrew Grady and the Chad Bryant pit crew, what led to Andrew throwing his Hans Device at Landon Huffman, Conner Jones popping a wheelie during the Pro Late Model race, Jimmy Renfrew Jr's first win and what may be driving the aggressive racing we are seeing lately. 

We also give our picks for this weekend's events at North Wilkesboro for the CARS Tour and preview both the Late Model and Pro Late Model event. 

We introduce you to 14 year old Dakota Walls who was the Late Model Stock Rookie of the year at Franklin County Speedway in 2023. Find out how he got his start in racing, who his influences are and what he likes to do in his spare time when not racing. 

We review some of the winners at some of the short tracks in the region, preview some of the racing that will be held this weekend plus  Boo tells about going to Bowman Gray for the first time and breaks some news about Bobby McCarty going street stock racing.

Episode 96 is on the scene and we welcome two time Limited Late Model Winner at Tri-County Speedway in 2024 Graham Hollar to the show. Graham is going to make his CARS Tour debut this weekend and he tells us how that deal came about, his Michael McSwain inspired throwback, how he got his start in racing, his thoughts about the latest rules change at Tri County and what he is doing to prepare for this weekend's race while on vacation!

We analyze the second round of this year's Virginia Triple Crown from Larry King Law's Langley Speedway. Brenden "Butterbean" Queen is now a three time winner of the Hampton Heat tying C.E. Falk for the most wins in this prestigious event and we discuss this historic win, the intense racing with Connor Hall and whether or not this is Late Model racing's most intense rivalry, long rain delays, Langley regulars showing early muscle, Landon Pembleton's charge from the back and who is shaping up to be in good shape to win the Triple Crown at Martinsville.

Julian also details his trip to the speedway which nearly left him stranded at the speedway at 4 AM, how he ended up riding in a pace car for the first time in his life and scaring drivers on the road while accidentally turning the pace car lights on.

Trevor Catalano released his inner dog by winning his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event during the Duel of the Dog 250 at Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire. We discuss the amount of respect him and Ron Silk showed each other during the last segment of the race as they battled side by side at times while Catalano didn't give an inch on the bottom and how we have another first time winner at the speedway this year joining Jake Johnson.

Kyle Larson returned to the Brickyard after his Indy 500 weekend in May and promptly won the Brickyard 400 on Sunday. This race was filled with controversy as it came to pit road violations, caution flags not being thrown and Brad Keselowski having to pit on the last restart moving everyone in that lane up a spot. The boys have strong opinions about both so you'll need to listen.

We also discuss Connor Zilisch winning the ARCA race, Riley Herbst and Ty Majeski's wins over the weekend, short track spotlight and much more!

Episode 95 is on the scene and by the looks of things, we went to Jared.

Former CARS Tour Champion and 2022 Hampton Heat Winner Jared Fryar is on the scene with us this week. We discussed his return to behind the wheel at Caraway a few weeks ago after sustaining a leg injury in the off season. We also discussed the timeline of his recovery, how it was getting back into the car, what had changed since the last time he was behind the wheel, moving to Florida and what is still on his bucket list to accomplish.

Jared Dawson is the latest and newest Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division winner at South Boston Speedway and we welcome him to the show. We discuss his big win on Saturday, racing with all of his brothers in the same division, his start in racing and so much more!

We review Boones Tractor Night presented by Billy's AC Service at South Boston on Saturday which saw Peyton Sellers win his 57th and 58th career race at the facility. 

The Cup Series maneuvered their way through the Tricky Triangle at Pocono and when it was all said and done, Ryan Blaney picked up his second win of the season. We discuss if this catapults Blaney to the top of the list for championship contenders, who should be very concerned about not making the playoffs and what to look for this weekend at Indianapolis. 

We also preview this weekend's short track events throughout the Virginia's and Carolinas, the next ASA National Tour stop at Anderson Indiana and much more on another episode of DLN!

Episode 94 is on the scene and  we have a doctor in the house! Dr. Patrick Staropoli is this week's guest. The late model racer turned Vitreoretinal Surgeon describes his journey through late model stocks to winning a competition to earn an opportunity with Michael Waltrip Racing, being a winner in the ARCA Menards Series West Division, graduating from Harvard, moving to Texas to be a Vitreoretinal Surgeon and launching a campaign Driving to Flight Blindness. It is one of the most interesting conversations we have ever had on this podcast. 

Alex Bowman ended a 80 race winless drought using wet weather tires in the streets of Chicago. We discuss the ramifications of this win, the idea of more timed races, electric cars coming to NASCAR and who to look out for at the Tricky Triangle at Pocono this weekend. 

We review the wild CARS Tour race from Caraway. Brent Crews wins his second event of the year with a bump and run to Connor Hall late in Wednesday's race. Should Crews expect racers to keep that move in mind going forward?  We discuss how rivalries are good for the sport in regards to a possible Carson Kvapil vs Connor Hall rivalry plus discuss how Lee Pulliam Performance would soon forget about Caraway after both of their cars had wild incidents. We also spotlight Jared Fryar's return to racing after injury and the other drivers who had good runs as the CARS Tour takes a two week break before Hickory.

The SMART Modified Tour race at Caraway on Saturday was won by Bobby Labonte. It was also the longest tour event in speedway history as it took nearly 2 hours to run 99 laps. We discussed the three wide move near the end of the race that led up to the multi car accident on the back stretch and whether or not the original move going into turn one was foul or not. 

We also review the weekend in short track racing, preview the upcoming weekend and much more on another episode of DLN!

Episode 93 is on the scene with Brandon White of NASCAR Regional as he helps us break down the first leg of the Virginia Triple Crown from South Boston Speedway.  Brandon lets us in on a story he's working on celebrating Tim Brown's 100th win at Bowman Gray Stadium and we talk about Lee Pulliam vs Phillip Morris as featured in his latest article for NASCAR Regional. 

Connor Hall came from the back of the field to win the big 200 lap event on Saturday and we break down how he did that and where he ranks among the biggest names in short track racing at the moment.  Trevor Ward won the Virginia Triple Crown in 2023 and he is off to a good start to repeating that this season. We discuss his second place finish Saturday along with the other storylines coming out of that event in our full wrap up of the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200. 

The Cup Series in Nashville featured five overtimes that left some heated and Joey Logano into the playoffs with a fuel saving win. We discuss that plus the budding Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin rivalry.

We also welcome Erin Goodman, the new Director of Operations for the STAR Super Stock Tour. Hear her story of how she got into racing, the importance of good PR, her vision for the STAR Tour along and who her son's favorite race car driver is among other exciting tidbits!

We preview the midweek zMAX CARS Tour event from Caraway and the upcoming SMART Modified Tour race from the same facility on Saturday plus we dive into who won on the short tracks this past weekend and tell you where you can celebrate the fourth of July holiday this weekend in this week's Short Track Spotlight plus preview the Chicago Street Race and much more on another episode of DLN!

Episode 92 is on the scene and we welcome one of the most recognizable voices in short track racing and one of the voices of the zMAX CARS Tour, Eric Brennan. Brennan details his humble beginnings growing up in New Jersey that led hi m to cut his teeth as an announcer at legendary Wall Stadium in New Jersey. He details his journey down south where it led to a stint with the World Karting Association and his feeling when he got the call to be one of the voices of the CARS Tour alongside Blake McCandless. We also go over his other opportunities with the ARCA Menards Series on FS1 and what the future may hold for one of the most smoothest voices you'll hear behind a microphone.  

Jeff Sparks and Marlin Yoder waged battle for a majority of Saturday's Meredith Battery 50 STAR Super Stock Tour race at Anderson Speedway on Saturday. It was Sparks who came out the winner and became the fourth different winner in series history. Jeff joins the podcast and speaks candidly about his budding on track rivalry with Marlin Yoder, the state of street stock racing and how he first broke into the sport. 

The first leg of the Virginia Triple Crown is on Saturday at South Boston Speedway and we are bringing you all of the analysis and break down. We preview the race by making our four fantasy picks and the overall winner. 

Christopher Bell and New Hampshire Motor Speedway go together like lobster and butter. We breakdown the USA Today 301 at Loudon on Sunday that featured wet weather tires being used for the first time at the Magic Mile. 

We discuss silly season news now that Chase Briscoe is officially going to Joe Gibbs Racing to replace the retiring Martin Truex Jr and discuss Gene Haas retaining his one Cup team and two Xfinity Teams.

We also review the weekend that was in short track racing that saw Landon Huffman return to victory lane, Michael Bumgarner and Clark Houston dueling it out at Hickory and Greg Edwards edging out the defending National Champ Connor Hall at Langley among other news in this week's Short Track Spotlight. 

Did ARCA make the wrong call on the last restart at Mid Ohio? The boys weigh in on that and much more this week on DLN!!

Episode 91 is on the scene with the latest winner on the zMAX CARS Tour, Brenden "Butterbean" Queen. We discuss his latest win on the tour this past Saturday at Dominion Raceway, his upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Kansas and Nashville, what he learned at North Wilkesboro, his thoughts on the current tire situation, getting his start at Langley Speedway, his biggest rivals on the track, his love for the Philadelphia Eagles and we discover a unique hobby of his plus a lot more in an exclusive conversation with the President of "Bean Nation".

We break down the Mini's Mission 125 from Dominion. The boys debate why there was so much carnage on Saturday, Connor Hall making up 13 spots to finish second, who had some great runs on Saturday and the overall weekend that benefited Mini's Mission as discussed last week.

We break down the Martin Truex Jr retirement news, Ryan Blaney's playoff punching win at Iowa, the latest in the rumor mill, Sam Mayer ready for Cup and our picks for New Hampshire.

We preview the upcoming STAR Super Stock Tour race from Anderson Speedway and break down the ASA Stars National Tour doubleheader from Madison International Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile from the weekend. 

We also give out the winners from the multiple short tracks in the Carolina's, Virginia and Tennessee plus tell you where you can support racing this weekend and much more!

Episode 90 is on the scene with long-time zMAX CARS Tour competitor Mini Tyrrell. Tyrrell discusses his season so far as he is currently fourth in the standings. He gives his thoughts on the Hoosier Tire situation and how he obtained the name "Mini". We also discuss this weekend's Mini's Mission 125 at where his non profit organization Mini's Mission is giving 30 sick children along with their families from Walter Reed Hospital the ultimate weekend at Dominion Raceway.

To donate to the cause, you can log on to www.pcfcmilitary.org/donate. 

Landon Milam made history this weekend by becoming the first driver to win twin VSP HEAT Hornet features at South Boston Speedway on the same night. He joins us to discuss his season, driving brother Kendall's pure stock and how the Milam family feels about South Boston Speedway. 

We preview the upcoming zMAX CARS Tour event at Dominion and tell you who will be drivers to beat and who else to look out for on the fast track in Thornburg VA. 

We discuss the exciting racing from South Boston, Kade Brown winning the Jack Ingram Memorial at Hickory, more Kelley dominance at Florence, the latest happenings from Bowman Gray Stadium and much more on this week's Short Track Spotlight.

We also discuss the NASCAR Weekend from Sonoma which saw Kyle Larson get the win and put to bed all the waiver talk. Shane Van Gisbergen winning in the Xfinity Series again and preview the action from Iowa plus more on another jam packed episode of DLN!

Episode 89 is on the scene with special guest host Terry Radford. Radford has one of the smoothest voices in the announcing game and is the voice at Florence Motor Speedway. We discuss some of the points battles at Florence and who may step up to overtake the Kelley Brothers in the late model division as they gear up for Bell and Bell Night this Saturday.

Thomas Beane is a former track champion at Tri-County Speedway and this past Friday, he won the Marty Ward Memorial at Anderson Motor Speedway. He joins us to discuss his winning weekend and give a glimpse of what the rest of the 2024 season may look like.

Boo Carlisle returns to the show to discuss the STAR Super Stock Series heading to Anderson later this month and the tour being a part of the reopening of Newport Speedway in Tennessee in July. He tells us how this deal came together and who he expects to make the trip.

We discuss the closest finish in zMAX CARS Tour history with Connor Hall barely edging out Brent Crews and Carson Kvapil. Hear from all three combatants with our exclusive post race interviews and our full analysis of the event from Langley Speedway this past Saturday. We also spoke with Hall's girlfriend Lindsey Hankins and car owner Barry Nelson to get their perspectives!

We preview the NASCAR Weekend from Sonoma and discuss Austin Cindric's playoff clinching win at World Wide Technology Raceway and how this shakes up the playoff field. We discuss more about the Waiver rule and the lack of a decision from NASCAR concerning Kyle Larson's eligibility plus a lot more this week on DLN!

Episode 88 is on the scene where we dive into the news of Stewart Haas Racing's closure after the 2024 season. We discuss the effect it will have on the sport going forward and the ripple effect it surely will cause. 

We welcome back the winner of the Kenny Minter Classic 110 from Franklin County Speedway last Friday, Carson Loftin. Loftin goes into details about his winning weekend from Callaway, how he's going to spend his summer vacation, hanging out with the Minter family and more!

The boys discuss NASCAR's choice to end the Coca Cola 600 early due to the track not drying and whether or not Kyle Larson should get a waiver for the playoffs this fall. 

They also get very candid about fighting and racing in reference to the brawl that took place at Franklin County Speedway.  Do race fans truly come to the track and watch racing for the fights just like they do for the crashes? We do our best to talk about an ugly situation. 

We go in depth about the CARS Tour race at Tri County which saw Brenden "Butterbean" Queen pick up his first win of the season. We discuss career runs from Chase Burrow and Andrew Grady and dissect the tight points battles in both the Late Model Stocks and the Pro Late Models plus we preview the upcoming race at Larry King Law's Langley Speedway.

We give results of short track racing from this past weekend and tell you where you can see some great short track action this weekend and more this week on DLN!