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Dalton Hopkins

Must-Win Drivers Finish Mere Feet Short of NASCAR Playoff Dreams

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

Despite four must-win drivers exchanging the lead with less than eight laps to go, none of them could keep their playoff hope alive.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content

Ryan Preece Warns Playoff Hopefuls: ‘You’re Going to Have to Go Through an RFK Car to Win’

August 23, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series

Teams have made it a common strategy to work together to win at Daytona. However, few have done it as well as RFK Racing

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content

Harrison Burton Survives 94 Laps with Fiberglass in His Neck at Daytona

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

At the end of the night, Burton had been involved in three separate accidents all with pieces of car lodged in his head.

Categories Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Xfinity, Xfinity News

Happy Hour: Jeff Hammond Joins & Reacts to 2026 NASCAR Cup Schedule

August 19, 2025 by Michael Massie, Bryan Nolen and Dalton Hopkins

Hammond joins the podcast to also talk about RFK Racing’s chances to get a car into the playoffs.

Categories Bryan Nolen, Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Frontstretch Happy Hour Podcast, Happy Hour, Michael Massie, Truck Series

Thinkin’ Out Loud: Richmond, I’m Sorry for Doubting You

August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro/Winchester Chevrolet, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BodyArmor Sports Drink Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on August 16, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

I was expecting another crushingly boring race at Richmond to continue the anti-Next Gen short track narrative. I am so happy I was wrong.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Bringing the Heat: Charles Denike Talks Journey from Army to Pit Box

August 14, 2025 by Trey Lyle, Dalton Hopkins and Caleb Barnes

This week on Bringing the Heat with Trey Lyle, Charles Denike, crew chief for Bubba Wallace in the NASCAR Cup Series, joins the show, speaking with …

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Categories Bringing the Heat Podcast, Caleb Barnes, Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, News, Trey Lyle, Xfinity

Happy Hour: Tommy Joe Martins Rants Road Course Travel, Playoff System & SVG Fatigue

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins, Trenton Worsham and Bryan Nolen

Alpha Prime Racing team owner Tommy Joe Martins joins the show.

Categories Bryan Nolen, Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Frontstretch Happy Hour Podcast, Frontstretch Podcast Network, Trenton Worsham, Xfinity

Happy Hour: Did Iowa Just Lose Its Cup Date?

August 8, 2025August 5, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins, Michael Massie, Bryan Nolen and Trenton Worsham

ARCA Menards Series driver Presley Sorah joins the show

Categories ARCA, Bryan Nolen, Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Frontstretch Happy Hour Podcast, Frontstretch Podcast Network, Michael Massie

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Iowa: No Passing Isn’t Entertaining, But Angry Drivers Sure Are

August 4, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

Sunday featured an odd mixture of what’s great and what’s wrong with modern-day Cup racing.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Happy Hour: Mark Martin Talks Playoffs & What Needs to Change

August 8, 2025July 29, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins, Bryan Nolen, Vito Pugliese and Michael Massie

NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin joins the show.

Categories Bryan Nolen, Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Frontstretch Happy Hour Podcast, Frontstretch Podcast Network, Michael Massie, Vito Pugliese
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