South Boston GM Wants More Opportunities for Short Track Racers

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On this week’s Happy Hour, hosts Trey Lyle, Michael Massie and Caleb Barnes are joined by South Boston Speedway General Manager Brandon Brown to talk the rise in grassroots racers getting opportunities in NASCAR’s three national series and how that movement can continue to grow.

The quartet also dive into an entertaining weekend in NASCAR’s return to Iowa Speedway and how Richmond Raceway and other short tracks can follow Iowa’s example. They then discuss the rise of Ford, which has won two of the last three races in the NASCAR Cup Series, and whether the Blue Ovals can continue the momentum.

Silly Season is getting really silly, and the guys speculate on where they think certain drivers will go in 2025, including Chase Briscoe and Justin Haley. And in honor of Martin Truex Jr.‘s pending retirement from full-time racing, they each reveal their favorite memories of MTJ in the bonus segment.

Watch the whole show below or listen to the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.

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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 cohost Happy Hour and help out on the podcast front as the producer for Brining the Heat with Bryan Nolen. Now, he oversees the entire podcast operation for Frontstretch.

 

Podcast Manager

I began sports writing in 2023 with The Liberty Champion, where I officially covered my first NASCAR race at Richmond in the spring. While there, I met some of the guys from Frontstretch, and I…