On this week’s Happy Hour, hosts Trey Lyle, Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins are joined by SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s Davey Segal to talk about the dud of a Bristol Night Race that happened on Saturday night (Sept. 21).
Why was the tire wear not as severe as it was in the spring? Is Goodyear totally at fault for this past weekend at Bristol, or is there a deeper underlying problem? The quartet discuss what went wrong.
The guys also dive into Martin Truex Jr.‘s and Ty Gibbs‘ early eliminations from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Why has Truex struggled in his final full-time season after being one of the best in the series last year?
The NASCAR Xfinity Series begins its playoffs this coming weekend at Kansas Speedway. The gang each give their predictions on who in NXS will make the Championship 4 and who will be the champion.
The guys then take a deeper look at the trade between Justin Haley and Corey LaJoie. Who was the winner in the trade? What does it mean for both drivers’ futures?
In honor of that trade, the quartet rattle off what would be some fun hypothetical trades to see in NASCAR in the bonus segment.
Watch the whole show below or listen to the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.
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.
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 Frontstretch 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