Thinkin’ Out Loud at Martinsville: The Fail Melon — a Result of the NASCAR Playoffs
The Hail Melon will go down as one of the coolest moments in NASCAR history, and it made the playoffs look like a genius idea. Not so much this year.
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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