On this week’s episode of Frontstretch Happy Hour, Trey Lyle returns to join Bryan Nolen, Dalton Hopkins and Trenton Worsham to discuss the future of Sonoma Raceway and if it’s the weakest road course on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
Afterward, the guys talk about Ryan Blaney‘s potentially idle threat toward Chris Buescher after the two tangled on the California road course. Could not following up on a threat influence the field to push Blaney around?
Then, after already winning three races in his rookie season, the group discuss if Shane van Gisbergen is the best road course racer in the history of NASCAR.
Finally, the quartet dissect the pit road incident between Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski‘s pit crew. Did Gibbs mean to hit one of the pit crew members? Should the rule be changed?
Watch the whole show or listen to the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.
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
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.
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
