This week on Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle, Jayski’s Dustin Albino – another Frontstretch alum – offers a look into his journey from race fan to race reporter. In high school, Albino played multiple sports, but racing was always his top priority. Albino remembers looking up Jayski as a kid. Now that he’s working at his “dream” job, Albino doesn’t have a single story of one ‘pinch me’ moment, but instead multiple moments that have and are still happening.
Once the interview concludes, Caleb Barnes and Lyle talk the hottest topics of the week. First, they react to reports of a new NASCAR marketing tagline as the sport makes efforts to get back to its roots.
As far as on-track news, Barnes discusses the $50,000 fine for Carson Hocevar, and why the driver of the No. 77 may have earned the penalty. He also explains why Randall Burnett’s decision to leave Richard Childress Racing and Kyle Busch could benefit both parties.
This week’s soundbite comes from a disappointed Bubba Wallace, who went from racing for the lead to finishing fifth in the final corner. Barnes and Lyle recognize Wallace’s maturity compared to past years, as the driver of the No. 23 focused his comments on the fact that he “couldn’t get Toyota a win” rather than disparage his competitor and owner.
In the final thoughts, Barnes and Lyle dispute the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL and its place on the current – and future – NASCAR calendar.
We hope you’re feeling the heat after another throttle-up Thursday. Listen to Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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.