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Is Kyle Larson Really Better Than Max Verstappen

Trey Lyle

On this week’s Happy Hour, hosts Trey Lyle, Michael Massie and Caleb Barnes are joined by Frontstretch‘s Danny Peters to talk the debate sweeping the motorsports world: Is NASCAR’s Kyle Larson or Formula 1’s Max Verstappen the best driver?

Larson added fuel to that debate this week when he told FloRacing, “I know in my mind I am better than him [Verstappen] as an all-around driver.” The Happy Hour quartet weigh in on who they believe is better between the two elite drivers.

The guys also predict which of the drivers currently in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs could win their first title, with the frontrunners being Christopher Bell, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick. They then discuss whether Austin Dillon has any chance of overturning NASCAR’s decision to not count his Richmond Raceway win toward playoff eligibility when the appeals board hears the case.

It didn’t take much for Corey LaJoie‘s car to go airborne when he spun at Michigan International Speedway on Monday (Aug. 19). Is that something NASCAR should be concerned about? The guys give their takes.

In the bonus segment, with Backyard Baseball making a comeback, the gang select which old NASCAR games they wish would get made again.

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



Podcast Director

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.

 

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