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Episode 77 is on the scene with back to back SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic winner Carson Loftin. The 15 year old phenom discusses his win on Sunday in Caraway, racing in memory of his family friend Zach Brewer, if he would put the bumper to his father Brian, his love for UNC Basketball, the upcoming King of the Modifieds event and how he is viewed at school now after all this success among other topics. We also break down the Warrior 100 SMART Modified event from Caraway and provide full analysis.

The zMAX CARS Late Model Tour kicked off their season at Southern National Motorsports Park Sunday. We discuss Carson Kvapil's historic tenth win on tour, the new tire and the affect it is having on some of it's drivers plus air exclusive comments and post race reactions from Carson Kvapil, Brenden "Butterbean" Queen, Connor Hall, Mini Tyrell, Brent Crews and Andrew Grady shares his thoughts of the accident he was in on Sunday. 

We welcome one of the champions at this year's World Series of Asphalt Hunter Wright to the podcast. He had quite the journey to get to New Smyrna and he tells us all about that, racing at Nashville Fairgrounds and his unique living situation among other subjects!

Does Christopher Bell have the edge for this year's Cup Series Championship? The boys discuss this  on this weeks gas it up or pump the brakes. Sunday's winner of the Cup race at Phoenix sent a message to the rest of the garage. Hear our analysis of this, how the new short track package seems to be working, JR Motorsports tough luck at Phoenix and if Chandler Smith has the early edge on the Xfinity Series Championship. 

We at DLN want to send you to the inaugural King of the Modifieds SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic event which is a part of URW Community FCU Race Day on March 23rd at South Boston Speedway. Stay tuned to our social handles for your chance to be in attendance!!

Episode 76 is on the scene and we welcome two of the greatest to ever compete in the zMAX CARS Tour.

Bobby McCarty is the only three time champion in the history of the zMAX CARS Tour. He is back with R & S Race Cars and has a new teammate this year in Deac McCaskill. These two drivers have 22 combined tour wins, are tied for 2nd on the all time win list, 84 combined top 5's and 132 combined top 10 finishes. We welcome them both on the podcast to discuss the upcoming season. Deac shares his recovery from the concussion he suffered during the Thanksgiving Classic at Southern National back in November and his love for the Chicago Bears. Bobby shares how Beers with Bobby came together and what type of cold beverage he prefers. Both drivers speak about the young drivers in racing earning their respect and their expectations for this season among other topics!

Chase Burrow faced a ton of adversity last season on the tour. From being upside down to fixing motors in hotel parking lots and dealing with torn up race cars. This season, he returns to his family run organization with an alliance with Sellers racing and the Medek Corporation and has a new outlook on his career while being excited for the new season. He discusses that and more with us on the show!

Kyle Campbell stunned the field at Southern National on Saturday by winning his first ever zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model event. He reveals how he was able to do it, playing games online with Dale Jr, the coolest shout outs he received after the win, changing expectations, being a flagman and official at Millbridge and so much more from the 20 year old racer!

We break down the SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic from Florence. Carson Loftin can finally put South Boston last fall in his rear view mirror for good! We also discuss him overtaking Matt Hirschman for the win and the contact between Matt and Burt late in the event. We also preview the next stop on the tour at Caraway on Sunday!

We discuss the upcoming zMAX CARS Tour Late Model season by telling you who to look for, how many winners we will have, the new sponsors the tour obtained, over under on how many winners, race picks at Southern National and who the champion will be!

We discuss Kyle Larson's dominant win at Las Vegas, opening night at Hickory, gas it up or pump the brakes on RFK racing and we preview the weekend at Phoenix and much more on a boiling edition of DLN!!

Episode 75 is on the scene and you can bet that this episode is money! Jonathan Cash is full time on the SMART Modified Tour in 2024 and he joins us this week to tell us about the road he took to get the SS Racing seat full time this year!

The guys break down the entry list for the opening SMART Modified Tour powered by Pace-O-Matic event at Florence Motor Speedway. Are they pumping the brakes or gassing it up that Matt Hirschman wins the opener again in 2024? Who is a dark horse for the title? What potent names have switched places for this season? The boys break down all the changes on the tour!

Jody and Julian discuss the historic finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway and how huge of a win it was for Daniel Suarez future at Trackhouse.

Is Front Row Motorsports for real after two races? The boys discuss in full.

We preview the zMax CARS Pro Late Model season as they get under way this Saturday at Southern National Motorsports Park and discuss the inaugural CARS Tour West event at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway.

Jody and Julian also wrap up some of the latest injury news involving some short track stars, give you their victory lane celebrations and much more!

Can you put the atlanta finish at the very beginning of the show before the intro music?

Episode 74 is on the scene and we are discussing the Daytona 500. What are the rules for when the caution flag comes out after the white flag? Did William Byron really win the biggest race of the year? Is it a conspiracy theory that Hendrick Motorsports wins 40 years after they were born? How many buttons did Jody push? You will have to listen for yourselves.

In part 2 of our discussion with Thomas Hensley, he speaks about his father's longevity in the sport, incorrect assumptions about growing up in the sport and how he was not given a car to go hop into as a kid to his current businesses to restoring the old Hensley racing Busch Series cars and running them at North Wilkesboro and other special events!

16 year old Gavan Boschele started racing at nearly four years old! 300 quarter midget wins, a Golden Driller, domination of the United Sprint Car Circuit & 2023 Prelude to the Florida Governor’s Cup Pro Late Model are just some of the highlights of his young career. The Rackley WAR driver discusses all of that and whether he prefers the dirt or the asphalt plus an aspiring media career?

We also discuss whether the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has run its course at Daytona and whether the lack of practice and testing has affected the racing there based on the carnage of last Friday. We also discuss teammates racing for the win based on the end of the ARCA race and much more including the 2024 World Series of Asphalt rundown!

Episode 73 is on the scene and we welcome the newest STAR Super Stock Tour winner Alby Ovitt to the show. Alby discusses what the win meant to him, how he missed early carnage, his background and his day job with NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Tricon Garage in their shop to keep their drivers comfortable in their seats.

Thomas Hensley is a third generation racer. His dad Jeff is one of the most successful crew chiefs in the history of both the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His late grandfather Hubert was the man behind Hensley Racing which won the 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Championship with Chuck Bown. In part one, Thomas tells us about his budding career which includes the 2023 Rookie of the year title at Franklin County Speedway and stories of his famous Virginia racing family. In part one of a multiple part series. 

The boys discuss what is going on at the World Series of Asphalt, what to look for going forward and dissect the NASCAR Whelen Modified tour opener from Saturday. 

The STARS ASA Tour kicks off their season on Tuesday night and we give you the details on who the favorites are and what else to look for. 

We also dissect the Ice Breaker from Florence won by Carson Kvapil.

We preview the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series season, make our Daytona 500 picks and introduce our season long picks with the winner receiving a perk to be determined later!

We are on the scene for episode 72 with Brandon White of NASCAR Regional as we get you ready for the buffet known as the World Series of Asphalt. We give you the scoop on the names to look out for during the nine night event from New Smyrna Beach Florida February 9th through the 17th. 

Jody's Jawdropper leaves both Julian and Brandon nearly speechless as well as the trivia question that both men couldn't fully answer!

Brandon sticks around to preview the Ice Breaker from Florence this Saturday which is the defacto Late Model Stock Opener for this region.

Boo Carlisle of the STAR Super Stock Tour stops by to talk about the upcoming second season of the tour. He gives us insight on how the schedule came about, which names are racing, the Deez Lug Nutz Hard Charger award and news about the Alliance Cup for the season long champion. Their second season gets the green flag this Saturday during Ice Breaker weekend!

NASCAR Whelen Modified Driver and Owner John-Michael Shenette joins the show. The Worcester Massachusetts native tells us about his journey to North Carolina, his transition to modified racing, trying to run his own team among the big NASCAR Whelen Modified names, which tracks he hopes to get used to running down south and so much more!

The boys also break down the Clash at the Coliseum and discuss their thoughts about NASCAR: Full Speed on Netflix and the buzz it hopes it will create. 

Episode 71 is on the scene and we welcome one of racing's top prospects to the show. 

Last April, Isabella Robusto found herself on the cusp of her first CARS Tour Pro Late Model victory at Hickory Speedway. The Toyota Racing Development prospect was leading late in the race.  With two laps to go, her world went spinning down the front straight away. A concussion put the brakes on her promising 2023 racing season when it had barely started. Now nearly nine months later and her recovery fully behind her, Isabella tells her story this week on the podcast.

The NASCAR Cup Series unofficially gets under way this weekend at the LA Coliseum. We are Clashing with our picks and analysis as we give our dark horse picks and our show horse picks. 

We also give our entire 2024 Playoff Field, Final Four and Champion in the Cup Series. Which big names didn't make the cut and what surprise names did? You will have to tune in and find out!

We also discuss the latest news from the Short Track world and more this week!

Episode 70 is on the scene and it is time for some pizza! We welcome ARCA Menards Series driver Brayton Laster. Find out how The One Pizza Man got his moniker, how his deal for Daytona came together, what he is willing to put his face on for merchandise and how hard he is working to be in the sport he loves plus much more!

The boys welcome back Josh and Justin from Atop The Pit Box podcast and fantasy NASCAR game. They share their best value picks, how the game works and make some predictions on who may help you win big this year. Plus find out how you can win free entries into the league by just listening to the podcast!

The boys got all gussied up at the CARS Tour Banquet and they tell you all about it at the beginning of the show. 

We preview this weekend's event from Caraway Speedway, discuss the latest SMART Modified Tour  and Whelen Modified Silly Season news, a hall of fame edition of Pump the Brakes or Gas it Up, results from Speedfest in Cordele, the Chilly Willy in Tucson and more this week on DLN!

Episode 69 is on the scene and we are revealing some more 2024 CARS Tour news. Miami Florida native Josh Dickens discovered racing on the sims. His rapid transition from legends to full body late models got the attention of multiple time Kingsport Speedway champion, Lonesome Pine and Pulaski County Motorsports Park champion Kres Vandyke. Vandyke who has won over 100 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series races is transitioning to a car owner for Dickens in 2024. Learn more about their 2024 plans on the podcast. You will also here Dickens thoughts about his tough crash at Florence, how many pairs of pants he has being from Florida and much more!

Christopher Tullis is the 2023 Show Me the Money Series Champion from Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama. The Pro Late model driver is looking to add the prestigous Speedfest from Crisp  Motorsports park in Cordele Georgia this weekend. He joins us to tell us about his career, how bad he wants to hold a South Alabama Rattlesnake, what he wants to see from short track racing and his ambitious schedule for 2024 that may include a CARS Tour Pro Late Model race plus so much more!

Are you ready for fantasy NASCAR? The boys on DLN and Atop The Pitbox are. Listen and keep up with our social media for your chance to win a free entry in this year's league!

Bubba Pollard is looking to win at Cordele this weekend. Which one of the guys pumps the brakes on this or gasses it up meaning it is going to happen?

The guys discuss the demise of the SRX Series and what went wrong in their opinion. 

Two eras came to an end last week in football. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots went their separate ways after over 23 years. Nick Saban retired from coaching the Alabama Crimson Tide after nearly two decades. What present or past racing news item compared to these icons leaving their well known jobs? Find out that and much more on another episode of DLN!

It is the 2024 Season premiere of Deez Lug Nutz! Episode 68 is on the scene with the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Champion and full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Layne Riggs. Layne discusses how he obtained the ride with Front Row Motorsports, how many CARS Tour events he plans to run and how close to pulling the plug on any thought of going full time auto racing and so much more.

We discuss the 14th Annual New Years Bash from Dillon and debate how important the integrity of the sport of auto racing is upheld after Jeff Sparks was disqualified and Gary Ledbetter winning the event for the sixth time. 

The zMax CARS Tour is headed west. The guys discuss what this expansion westward means for not only the series but for West Coast racing. 

We discuss the upcoming ARCA test at Daytona. Shane Van Gisbergen will be one of the drivers competing in that test and he is the subject of a new segment called "pump the brakes or gas it up."

The boys also discuss what they did during the Christmas and New Years holiday, Julian's bout with Covid and Jody as a rodeo cowboy!