On this week’s episode of Frontstretch Happy Hour, hosts Bryan Nolen, Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins are joined by Motorsports.com’s Taylor Kitchen to discuss the impressive runs by Legacy Motor Club drivers Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek and also AJ Allmendinger at Darlington Raceway this past weekend.
The foursome also comments on the recent findings in the lawsuit between 23XI Racing owner Denny Hamlin, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. How ugly will this court drama get? Will it be settled before Dec. 1?
Afterward, the group discuss the recent turn 1 fiasco at Portland International Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race and the track’s removal from the 2026 schedule. They then predict who will make the series’ playoff cut after this upcoming weekend’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway in Gateway. Will Harrison Burton be able to hold on to the final playoff position?
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
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
