Another episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen rolls in as the calendar turns to May.
In this week’s episode, Fronstretch’s Luken Glover sits down with one of the famous names in racing, Wood — specifically Leonard Wood, whose Wood Brothers Racing is celebrating its 75th anniversary in NASCAR.
The team already added an illustrious win to its résumé earlier this season with Josh Berry at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The biggest news during the week has been the announcement that Connor Zilisch, the driver of the No. 88 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, will be out for this weekend’s race at Texas. Zilisch was injured during the final lap of last weekend race at Talladega. How will Kyle Larson fare filling in and what type of recovery can be expected for the young driver?
The soundbite of the week comes courtesy of defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano. The driver of the No. 22 responds to some social media remakes made by Hall of Fame baseball player Chipper Jones after last weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.
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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
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.
Entering his fifth year with Frontstretch, Luken Glover is the author of The Underdog House, shedding light on the motivation and performance of NASCAR's dark horse teams as they strive to fight to the top. Additionally, Glover reports for the site at various events, and he contributes in the video editing department.
A 2023 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, Glover is a middle school math and PE teacher, as well as a basketball coach. He is passionate about serving in his church, playing/coaching a wide variety of sports, and researching motorsports history.