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Happy Hour: Why Does Everyone Hate Denny Hamlin?

On this week’s episode of the Happy Hour podcast, Trey Lyle, Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins are joined by The Fast Lane radio host Ed Lane to ask why Denny Hamlin has become NASCAR fans’ most hated driver after being booed in his latest win at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Also, the group discusses Matt DiBenedetto‘s departure from Rackley WAR Racing and what it really means for his 2024 future, the outlook of Ford’s performance after two of its NASCAR Cup Series champions were eliminated from the playoffs and if Live Fast Motorsports’ charter sale is the death of the small team in the Cup Series.

Finally, in a YouTube exclusive video, the boys discuss how they would improve Texas Motor Speedway after years of lackluster racing.

Listen here or on all podcast platforms.

Dalton Hopkins began writing for Frontstretch in April 2021. Currently, he is the lead writer for the weekly Thinkin' Out Loud column, co-host of the Happy Hour podcast, and one of our lead reporters. Beforehand, he wrote for IMSA shortly after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2019. Simultaneously, he also serves as a Captain in the US Army.

Follow Dalton on Twitter @PitLaneCPT

Podcast Director

A Graduate of Virginia Tech in Sports Media and Analytics, Trey Lyle has been covering NASCAR since 2021 as the producer of the Fast Lane with Ed Lane on VTRN Sports 93.3 FM in Lynchburg, Va.

Trey joined FS in 2023 to cohost Happy Hour and help out on the podcast front as the producer for Brining the Heat with Bryan Nolen. Now, he oversees the entire podcast operation for Frontstretch.

 

Content Director

Michael Massie joined Frontstretch in 2017 and has served as the Content Director since 2020. Massie, a Richmond, Va., native, has covered NASCAR, IndyCar, SRX and the CARS Tour. Outside of motorsports, the Virginia Tech grad and Green Bay Packers minority owner can be seen cheering on his beloved Hokies and Packers.

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