Thinkin’ Out Loud at The Championship Finale: NASCAR’s Game 7 Moment Fatigue
The latest forced game seven moment rid us of what may have been one of the best championship storylines in decades — maybe ever.
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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Dustin Long of NBC Sports joins the podcast.
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Kaden (Survives the Playoff) Honeycutt
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Gilliland joins Bringing the Heat to talk his 2025 season.
Todd Gilliland Shares Feelings of 2025 Performance, Golf & Pickles
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Happy Hour: Is Denny Hamlin Delivering a Championship? + Lavar Scott
ARCA Menards Series championship runner-up Lavar Scott joins the show