On this week’s episode of Frontstretch Happy Hour, Trey Lyle fills in for Bryan Nolen alongside regular hosts Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins while The Athletic‘s Jordan Bianchi joins as the guest.
The quartet weigh in on the newest members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, as Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips were voted in on Tuesday (May 19). They debate whether Greg Biffle and others should have gotten in this year and how the voting process could be improved.
Bianchi and the hosts also discuss if Dover Motor Speedway will get a points race in 2027, where that date could come from and where the All-Star Race will go.
Last week, Bianchi wrote an article on The Athletic about what he was hearing about Silly Season. He goes in depth on the status of Kyle Busch, Alex Bowman, Connor Zilisch, Jesse Love and more.
Watch the whole show above, on YouTube or listen to the audio version on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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.
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.
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Chris Graham is a motorsports producer, director, and broadcast engineer based in the Philadelphia-area. Through his work with NRN Productions, he’s helped build and execute live race coverage and sports streaming workflows ranging from lean, two-to-three person crews to full broadcast-style productions. Chris has worked across nearly every position in the truck—producing, directing, technical directing, replay, graphics, camera operation, and engineering—and has supported events and partners including FloSports, the ASA STARS National Tour, and Diamond State Digital. He’s also involved in developing live show formats and digital coverage that bring fans closer to the stories behind the racing. He is currently also the producer for the Frontstretch podcast Happy Hour.
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.