On this week’s episode of Frontstretch Happy Hour, hosts Bryan Nolen, Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins are joined by frequent guest Savage Ventures‘ John Newby to talk TNT’s first NASCAR Cup Series broadcast since 2014.
Newby recently spoke with Craig Barry, executive vice president and chief content officer for Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, who told him he wasn’t big on side-by-side commercials as opposed to full-screen commercials during race broadcasts. The four guys weigh in on this issue as well as TNT’s product as a whole.
The quartet also discuss what the future for Daniel Suarez could be after he and Trackhouse Racing announced a parting of ways on Tuesday (July 1). They also debate whether EchoPark Speedway is now the best track in NASCAR.
With many In-Season Challenge brackets busted in just the first round this past Saturday (June 28), the gang debate if starting the tournament at Atlanta was the right call as well as what could spice it up in future years.
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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.
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
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