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On this episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen, Nolen interviews Dylan Lupton, a NASCAR Xfinity Series driver for AM Racing.
They discuss how the deal comes together to drive the No. 15 for the rest of the season, the difficulty of getting back into the rhythm of racing in the Xfinity Series and the mental struggle of not having a full-time ride and making sporadic starts.
Caleb Barnes then joins Nolen to discuss the latest developments in the Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing lawsuit against NASCAR, including the temporary injunction filed by the teams. The guys also forecasted what effect the new configuration of the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL will have this weekend.
For the Soundbite of the Week, Nolen and Barnes hear post-race comments from Chris Gabehart about the lack of driver skill in superspeedway racing now with the Next Gen car compared to the previous generations and offer their thoughts on the discussion.
The show wraps up with Barnes asking if the Next Gen car and the playoffs can truly coexist long term and if it is possible that the playoffs have lost their luster with the increased parity in the sport. Nolen revisits a topic from last week with Josh Berry after another week of controversy with NASCAR and the DVP clock. Plus, both guys talk about the possibility of The CW doing all of its Xfinity races remotely in 2025.
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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
Caleb began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where he officially covered his first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, Caleb met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and he joined the video editing team after graduating from Liberty University with degrees in Strategic Communications and Sports Journalism. Caleb currently work full-time as a Multi-Media Journalist with LEX 18 News in Lexington, Kentucky and contributes to Frontstretch with writing and video editing. He's also behind-the-scenes or on camera for the Happy Hour Podcast, live every Tuesday night at 7:30!
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.