Brandon Butler and Jason Garwood
Episode 150 is here and Jody Freeman is back on the scene following his trip to Bermuda. Jody gives his details about Bermuda while Julian made a trip to Richmond Raceway this weekend for the NASCAR Triple Header Weekend and reminds us to stay hydrated!
Brandon Butler was a former ARCA Menards East (Then Busch North Series) Rookie of the year when the tour was nearly at its peak in popularity. He was hoping to make his mark in the Truck and Busch Series but only was able to make a handful of starts before moving back to Late Model Stocks where he achieved his greatest success. Brandon is our guest this week and he details how he got his start in racing & his historic 2001 season where won 24 races & track championships at South Boston Speedway and South Hampton Speedway. This would earn him the 2001 NASCAR Atlantic Seaboard Championship but he also details rules prevented him from being a potential national champion. Butler has transitioned to being the crew chief for CARS Tour star Mini Tyrrell and he tells which NASCAR Superstar Mini reminds him of.
Jason Garwood won the Outlaw 4 Feature at Franklin County Raceway over the weekend but that's the not the only place he has won recently. He has a Front Wheel Drive win at his home track of Tri County Speedway in Granite Falls NC. Garwood joins us to tell us how he obtained the racing bug, growing up near North Wilkesboro Speedway, stepping away from the sport, returning in time for Race Track Revival and much more!
Landen Lewis has taken criticism for his role in the accident in the closing laps of the zMAX CARS Tour Throwback Classic at Hickory two weeks ago. He aimed to silence most of those critics by winning this past weekend at Anderson. We discuss the steps he has taken recently from our observations including a clean battle with Jared Fryar, the points battle becoming closer, Landon Huffman's strong run, Parker Eatmon's top ten following not making the field and the track coming apart.
Luke Baldwin rebounded from disappointment at Hickory and a disappointing finish at Richmond in the modifieds on Thursday to win the Pro Late Model event on Saturday. We discuss whether his career path takes him to do more modifieds or more Late Models or NASCAR full body vehicles?
We discuss the recent news involving the return of racing at Oak Level Raceway, the sale of Lonesome Pine Speedway and possible return of Pulaski County Motorsports Park (Motor Mile).
Austin Dillon's win at Richmond can't be denied this year. He earned that one and he also earned himself a playoff spot. We discuss the Cookout 400 and set the stage for the regular season finale at Daytona on Saturday. We predict who's in and who among the group is left standing outside the playoff bubble. We also try to make sense of the Bowman Gray controversies and preview some of the weekend events throughout the region, Daytona and more
