On this week’s episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen, Stephen Stumpf sat down with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Sheldon Creed ahead of his NASCAR Cup Series debut a few weeks ago at Kansas Speedway. They discussed Creed making the Xfinity Series playoffs in year two and RCR and the progression he has made with the team. They also discussed his mindset heading into his Cup debut.
After the Creed interview, Nolen is joined by Adam Cheek to talk about the latest news in NASCAR that includes Zane Smith signing with Trackhouse Racing. They also discussed the end of the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race and the split of Matt DiBenedetto and Rackley WAR’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team.
For the Soundbite of the Week, Nolen and Cheek react to comments made by Rodney Childers after Bristol about the team’s struggles that resulted in Kevin Harvick being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
The guys look ahead to the Round of 12 with the playoff roundup and finish the podcast with some final thoughts.
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Adam Cheek joined Frontstretch as a contributing writer in January 2019. A 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, he covered sports there and later spent a year and a half as a sports host on 910 the Fan in Richmond, VA. He's freelanced for Richmond Magazine and the Richmond Times-Dispatch and also hosts the Adam Cheek's Sports Week podcast. Adam has followed racing since the age of three, inheriting the passion from his grandfather, who raced in amateur events up and down the East Coast in the 1950s.
Bryan Nolen is the Operations Manager and Multimedia Director for Frontstretch.com. He also hosts the Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen Podcast and occasionally makes appearances on The Happy Hour Podcast. He has a Sportscasting degree from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. He resides in Boise, Idaho, with his wife, his French Bulldog Archer and two rabbits.
Follow him on Twitter @TheBryanNolen
Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly column is “Stat Sheet,” and he formerly wrote "4 Burning Questions" for three years. He also writes commentaries, contributes to podcasts, edits articles and is frequently at the track for on-site coverage.
Find Stephen on Twitter @stephen_stumpf