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On this week’s episode of the Happy Hour podcast, Frontstretch‘s Trey Lyle, Michael Massie and Mike Neff are joined by TSJSports’ Peter Stratta and they discuss the improvements the Next Gen saw at Martinsville Speedway and whether it was enough.
They then dive into the feud between Sheldon Creed and Richard Childress Racing after the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville saw Creed and teammate Austin Hill tangle late.
The quartet then talk the youth movement of the NASCAR Cup Series after four driver under the age of 35 made the Championship 4. Has there been a changing of the guard, or will the older drivers strike back? Which leads to the topic of whether or not this year was Denny Hamlin‘s last chance at that elusive championship.
Finally, in the YouTube portion of the show, the four guys take a look at the 23XI Racing-Star Wars crossover that is happening this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, including a commercial featuring Bubba Wallace and Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. They then give what their dream crossover would be between NASCAR and pop culture.
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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.
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.
What is it that Mike Neff doesn’t do? The writer, radio contributor and racetrack announcer coordinates the site’s local short track coverage, hitting up Saturday Night Specials across the country while tracking the sport’s future racing stars. The writer for our signature Cup post-race column, Thinkin’ Out Loud (Mondays) also sits down with Cup crew chiefs to talk shop every Friday with Tech Talk. Mike announces several shows each year for the Good Guys Rod and Custom Association. He also pops up everywhere from PRN Pit Reporters and the Press Box with Alan Smothers to SIRIUS XM Radio. He has announced at tracks all over the Southeast, starting at Millbridge Speedway. He's also announced at East Lincoln Speedway, Concord Speedway, Tri-County Speedway, Caraway Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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