This week on Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle, Harrison Burton — driving for Sam Hunt Racing in 2026 — joins Bryan Nolen ahead of his race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this year. Burton shares why he made the transition from AM Racing to Sam Hunt Racing.
Not only does Burton enjoy racing with Sam Hunt and the team, he also describes the difference in having a teammate in Dean Thompson. Burton feels he has the resources he needs to build up good days and be more competitive at the front of the field.
After the interview, Lyle and Caleb Barnes talk hottest topics. That includes the hottest driver, Tyler Reddick, who is still on fire to start 2026. After claiming four of the first six race victories, Reddick is eyeing a contract extension with 23XI Racing. The early season speed is only helping Reddick drive his own bargain up.
With the success of extra horsepower at Darlington, Barnes and Lyle react to the potential for NASCAR to bring 750 horsepower to all 1.5-mile tracks in the future, and what it may mean for NASCAR and the Next Gen car.
Also, Barnes and Lyle share what they would like to see with Legacy Motor Club following the announcement that Darius Rucker is buying into the ownership group for the team.
The soundbite of the week comes from Brad Keselowski, who had another fantastic run at Darlington. While Keselowski mentions the need for “a little bit of pace,” Barnes and Lyle debate whether or not the RFK Racing has found that race-winning speed already.
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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 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.
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
Harrison Burton, just a few years ago was labeled as one of NASCARs greatest drivers of all time after he won one race, that’s right, one race. Now he is bringing the heat and showing how it’s done…from 26th in points.
But,but,but,…his dad.