This week on Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle, Caleb Barnes joins the show to go over a number of announcements and news items from the week, including Josh Berry’s announcement that he will not return to the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 in 2027. While Barnes and Lyle feel like on-track performance pointed to a split, the two look at who could replace Berry next season.
In another announcement this week, Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin and Carson Hocevar were included in the Time 100 Most Influential People in Sports. The two share their thoughts on why Hocevar was included, and if anyone else from the NASCAR world should have been considered instead.
After a hard crash at Michigan, Christopher Bell announced he will continue competing these next few weeks despite suffering a fractured wrist in the crash. Barnes believes it’s an opportunity for fans to see just how tough today’s drivers still are, as Bell will have to tough it out through some difficult tracks in the difficult summer months.
As San Diego approaches, Barnes and Lyle look at the lineup – specifically in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – which includes names like Jimmie Johnson, Brendan Gaughan and Justin Marks.
In this week’s soundbite, Bubba Wallace highlights his frustration and what he told Hocevar after the race in Michigan. Barnes shares what he thinks the driver of the No. 77 needs to learn in order to get along with drivers on the track a little bit better.
Listen to Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle 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 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.
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