The 2026 Daytona 500 had it all! There were 65 lead changes amongst 25 drivers. There was fuel strategy amongst the 3 OEM’s, and of course, there were big crashes.
At the end of it all, Tyler Reddick led just one lap, the final lap, in route to his first ever Daytona 500 victory, and the first-ever Daytona 500 win for 23XI Racing.
New Stock Car Scoop host Eric Schneck is joined by Trey Lyle to discuss the main storylines of the Daytona 500. Dalton Hopkins and Tanner Marlar also join as they give us their thoughts from trackside from a very wet Daytona International Speedway!
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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 co-host Happy Hour and help out on the podcast front.
He now hosts Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle and oversees the entire podcast operation for Frontstretch.
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
Tanner Marlar is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated’s OnSI Network, a contributor for multiple automotive news outlets, an award-winning sports columnist and talk show host, and a PhD. student at a premier college of media and mass communication. Tanner began working with Frontstretch in 2022, covering the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.
I’ve loved the idea of this race since I was a kid. The execution leaves a bad f-cking taste in my mouth. I am sooooooo tired of watching the wreckfest at the end decide the winner. I don’t know how the sport can look itself in the mirror on Monday morning after the sh-tshow that happens late in the race every stinking year.