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Episode 177 is on the scene and we catch up with this past weekend's SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic winner from Anderson Motor Speedway Danny Bohn. Bohn reveals to the boys the first time he saw  the race track was this past weekend, how he feels at home on the SMART tour, how he has quickly gelled with the Andretti Racing Team and how he's preparing for the upcoming King of the Modifieds in less than two weeks. We also dive into a deep dive of the second race of the season for the tour and hear from Luke Baldwin who rebounded from a crash in last week's event.

The STAR Super Stock Tour also competed at Anderson Motor Speedway. You will hear from Jeff Melton who won the second of the twin races while Glenn Mappus joins us on the phone to discuss his first tour win, his racing career and why he took a nearly decade hiatus from racing. 

We review the racing weekend from Phoenix which saw a fantastic O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race and Ryan Blaney scoring his first Cup Series win of the season. 

Missed shifts have come to light again after Speed Week at Southern National and we debate that topic as to why that is plus we preview the ASA event at Five Flags, the Easter Bunny 200 at Hickory, NASCAR at Las Vegas, winners from the weekend and cover some of the news in racing this week on DLN!

Episode 176 is on the scene with the winner of the SMART Modified Tour Season Opening Zach Brewer Memorial at Florence Motor Speedway, Brandon Ward. Brandon describes this win as the biggest win of his entire career and dives into the personal meaning of this win. We also discuss the growth of Kevin Powell Motorsports and having to fend off Jack Baldwin and Danny Bohn during Saturday's event. We also give our full review of the event. 

We also welcome Brayden Goddard to the show. Brayden is looking to run the entire IHRA Stock Car Series this season while juggling being a college student, a firefighter, serving at his church and running his own screen printing business. The Tennessee native also takes you behind the scenes of how he started his career in racing which only spans less than five years and his days in the Southeast Super Truck Series.

We give a full review of the season opening event for the zMAX CARS Tour from Southern National Motorsports Park. Caden Kvapil made it back to back dating back to the finale from last year but this time he had to come from the 29th starting spot. We discuss the last restart which saw Doug Barnes Jr confront the winner after the race in victory lane. We also touch on Lee Pulliam and Chad McCumbee putting on a racing clinic at the front of the field, Mason Walters picking up a Pro Late Model win and some of the other stories coming out of Southern National.

Short Track Spotlight takes you to Hickory, Caraway for their season openers, the STAR Super Stock Tour's first double header of the year at Anderson along with the second stop on the 2026 SMART Modified Tour also at Anderson. 

Tyler Reddick made history at COTA. Can he make it four for four at Phoenix? We discuss all the happenings coming out of COTA and St Petersburg as well as which driver desperately  needs to dig out of an early season hole in points and which driver(s) have been a pleasant surprise after three races. 

All of this plus winners, the news and more plus Jody is back this week on DLN!

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Episode 175 is on the scene! Unfortunately, JoJo wasn't able to make it this week as we preview the upcoming 2026 zMAX CARS Tour season. Joining Julian this week is Brandon White of NASCAR Regional who has covered the CARS Tour in some capacity since 2017 and Flo Racing's James Pike who you will see roaming the pits for each tour event!

We dive into all the stories going into the season. With four of the top five drivers in the points for 2025 not running full time as of this moment, the opportunity is there for some new faces to make an impact in a season that probably has more questions than answers.

Caden Kvapil comes into the season driving for JR Motorsports and after his performance at the end of 2025, he may be the favorite to win it all in 2026. Landon Huffman returns to Carrol Speedshop and may have something to say about that coming off of a top five finish in points a year ago. Parker Eatmon, Donovan Strauss, Brandon Pierce, Ryan Millington, Chase Burrow among others are in new rides this season and will be looking to make their impact along with returning favorites Chad McCumbee, Ronnie Bassett Jr and Carson Loftin. Lee Pulliam Performance is back this year with Carson Brown who has already turned heads in the ASA STARS Tour and is on a developmental deal with Richard Childress. Lee himself will be running this weekend and we discuss if a win would propel him to full time going forward. 

We also discuss Keelan Harvick signing with Toyota Racing Development, the new facilities coming to the tour this year, what's happening on the Pro Late Model Scene and we make our picks for the season opener at Southern National and for the LMSC title hunt.  It is as comprehensive of a tour preview show that you will find anywhere on the scene!

We also break down what happened at Atlanta this weekend and much more.

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Episode 174 is on the scene and it is time for our annual SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic season preview show. The voice of the SMART Tour on Flo and veteran motorsports reporter Bob Dillner is our guest along with SMART official and short track guru Justin Mincey joins us to break down all the storylines including schedule changes, a new playoff format, new faces in new places, young guns coming on the scene and if anyone can dethrone Luke Baldwin as champion in 2026. 

Bob was also on the scene during the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna and he breaks down some of the stories coming out of that week including highlights of the ASA Stars National opener.

The Daytona 500 is in the books and Tyler Reddick survived the carnage to claim his first win in this Crown Jewel event. We discuss how big this is for the sport with Michael Jordan being in attendance along with the fuel mileage that played a big factor and the improved officiating not only Sunday but throughout the weekend at Daytona in all three series events and more from NASCAR's opening weekend!

We preview this weekend's action from Atlanta and much more on another episode of DLN!

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Episode 173 is on the scene to discuss the revitalization of Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn Virginia. In order to do that, we welcome the promoter of the speedway and short track racer in his own right, Joey Owens to the show. We discuss what led him to taking on this project, what all needs to be done before opening day in April, and so much more.

We give our thoughts on the World Series of Asphalt so far at New Smyrna and give our thoughts about Justin Bonsignore's first win at the track in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Saturday in their opener for 2026.

The IceBreaker was held at Florence Motor Speedway on Saturday in South Carolina. Keelan Harvick won his first ever Late Model Stock event in fairly convincing fashion. What does this mean going forward for the young man's career? We also discuss the post race tech inspection gone wrong from Lee Pulliam after it was discovered the Track Arm was not up to spec and the response given by Hedgecock Racing Enterprises as well as some of the other stories headed out of Florence for the first major Late Model Stock event of 2026 is in the books.

This week is a big week of racing as we discuss not only the ASA STARS National Tour opener on Tuesday but who races their way into the Daytona 500, who takes home the trophy in Friday's Truck Series Opener, Saturday's Doubleheader ARCA Menards Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Season Openers and of course the grandaddy of them all, the Daytona 500 on Sunday!

All this and more this week!

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Episode 172 is on the scene and we welcome the 2025 Caraway Speedway Limited Late Model Champion Bryson Brinkley to the show. Bryson claimed the title in his rookie year in the division and he tells us more about the season that was, going to the much heavier limited late models compared to Bandos and other types of cars he has raced, his thoughts on the recent NASCAR sanctioning at Caraway and how it feels to share track championships with his brother and father who have also won titles at the speedway.

Boo Carlisle of the  Alliance Driveaway Solutions STAR Super Stock Tour drops by to formally announce the 2026 schedule and some other breaking news about the tour for this season plus who he will be working with on the CARS Tour for his Kick'n Asphalt Vlog this season.

We discuss the postponement of the racing from Bowman Gray, preview the upcoming NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season which kicks off Saturday and the Icebreaker at Florence Late Model event.

We also discuss heaters, snow, what not and more this week on DLN!

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Episode 171 is on the scene with our friends Zac, Justin and Josh from Atop The Pit Box Fantasy NASCAR Podcast and atopthepitbox.com. It is our annual visit with them and we get you geared up for this year's Atop The Pit Box Fantasy league by discussing some of the locks, spoilers, surprises and drivers you may want to stay away from as you set your fantasy lineups this year. Plus we reveal our favorites to finish in the top four in points this year, the champion a surprise chase contender and find out how you can get a free entry just by listening to this podcast.  Make sure you follow atopthepitbox on Facebook, X and hit up www.atopthepitbox.com to get your entry in for this year's fantasy league. 

We discuss how we survived snowmageddon, lack of heat, and discuss the upcoming Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium all this and more!

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Episode 170 is on the scene and we welcome Gary Smith to the show. Gary is the defending Legend's Division Champion at Franklin County Speedway and he talks about his 2025 season which saw him compete at Franklin County, Shenandoah Speedway, Ace, Natural Bridge and others. He discusses his photo finishes that he was involved in during the season, which is his favorite short track, why he sold his Stock 4 and his aspirations of moving up in class for 2026.

It still may be January but we had some racing this weekend at Tucson Raceway in Arizona and at the Chili Bowl in Tulsa Oklahoma. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell may have been the favorites but it was 21 year old Emerson Axsom taking home the Golden Driller on Saturday. Kevin Harvick taught young Keelan a lesson on Saturday during the CARS Tour West series event at Tucson while Kole Raz won the Chilly Willy 150 on Sunday. We talk about where Kole ranks among Super Late Model and Pro Late Model stars and whether "East Coast Bias" is in play for West Coast Racers. 

The boys also reveal some things they are looking forward to in the 2026 season, some names to look out for this weekend at Speedfest at Cordele and how many days should you wait till you see a doctor since both hosts are sick this week. All this and more on DLN!!

Episode 169 is on the scene and we welcome Patrick Staropoli back to the podcast. The Retina Surgeon and Harvard Graduate will finally live his dream at the age of 36 by being a full time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver in 2026. He discusses how he got the ride with Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Racing, the pressure he faces stepping into a car that made the playoffs and won a race last season, which tracks he feels will be his toughest and whether he will have to put his career as a eye surgeon on hold for the time being. It's always a fascinating conversation with the good doctor so strap in and join in on the conversation.

We give our reaction to NASCAR's new/old playoff format announcement. We are going back to the Chase Format and the boys give their reactions to this news plus reaction to the new Flodium bonus program on the CARS Tour and thoughts on the drivers that were revealed to compete in the Race For The Seat.

All of this and more shenanigans this week on another episode of DLN

Episode 168 is on the scene and it is our 2026 Season Premiere! The boys review what they have been up for the holidays and why Jody is now the voice for the voiceless.

Chris Hettinger has fielded teams in Late Model Stock Competition on the CARS Tour and in other big events. He has tried his hands in the ARCA Menards Series and the Craftsman Truck Series but this year, he takes on his biggest venture yet by becoming an owner in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for the 2026 season. Chris is our guest this week and gives us a behind the scenes look on how this all came together, being one of the only Ford teams in the garage, maintaining his late model teams and catching us up on his kids successes on and off the race track. 

We discuss the New Year's Bash from Dillon which saw Bobbie Tumbelston III pick up his second straight win and discuss why this year's event may have been too long, the Jeff Sparks/Jeff Melton incident and more of the stories coming out of the event.

We also give our tributes to Michael Annett, Dennis Hamlin and those involved in the Greg Biffle Plane Crash tragedy and catch you up on the latest news over the break. All on a New Year, New Deez Lug Nutz!