This week on Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle, Kyle Petty previews the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America coming up in May. This year will be the 30th cross-country ride, raising funds to send kids to camp at Victory Junction.
With nearly 30 years of memories, Petty lists off a number of stops he’s made, as well as places he would like to return to on the ride. This year, the ride will include trips along some of America’s best-known roads to coincide with the country’s 250th anniversary.
After the interview, Stephen Stumpf makes an appearance to take a look at this week’s trending topics. The hottest conversation this week has revolved around John Probst’s comments regarding the evaluation of using a crossover vehicle or electric vehicle in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. While nothing is imminent, Stumpf believes this shows just how much power the OEMs still have in the NASCAR world.
The two also react to Daniel Dye taking over Live Fast Motorsports’ No. 78 car for a handful of races, including Talladega. While Dye will likely get his first Cup start with the team, he has to put in some work to outqualify one other driver, as 41 cars will attempt to make the field of 40.
After more ratings discussion, Stumpf and Lyle discuss the current pros and cons of NASCAR’s current media deal. While the Amazon Prime aspect seems like a plus in the eyes of Stumpf, he feels like the rest of the media deal has been a loss for the Cup Series and could be troublesome for the next few years.
This week’s soundbite is from Denny Hamlin, who shared his frustrations after a victory was seemingly ripped away by a late Kansas caution Sunday afternoon. Lyle and Stumpf review Hamlin’s comments and whether or not races should end at their scheduled distances.
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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.
Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly column is “Stat Sheet,” and he formerly wrote "4 Burning Questions" for three years. He also writes commentaries, contributes to podcasts, edits articles and is frequently at the track for on-site coverage.
Find Stephen on Twitter @stephen_stumpf