Episodes

Episode 66 is on the scene and we are breaking down the recent release of the 2024 SMART Modified Tour Powered by PaceOMatic schedule. We pick our highlights of the schedule and analyze how the schedule is put together and more. Daryn and Brittany Cockram are this week's guests. The father daughter duo recently won races during The Leftover's Race at Franklin Speedway. Brittany reveals the first time she sat foot in the place, dealing with the boys on the racetrack, earning their respect and wh...

Episode 65 is on the scene with 2023 Late Model Stock Champion from Southern National Motorsports Park and Rookie of the Year from New River All American Speedway Michael OBrien. OBrien discusses his career running Chargers, his recent Chargers win during the Solid Rock Carriers Thanksgiving Classic, moving up to Late Model Stocks and the challenges of running both divisions on the same weekend among other topics from the Mount Olive North Carolina Native! We review the 2023 Snowball Derby from...

Episode 64 is on the scene from the zMAX CARS Tour Press Conference from Charlotte Motor Speedway! Co-owners Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr gave us some time to discuss their thoughts of the first year at the helm of the CARS Tour among other subjects. Dale Jr discusses if his limited schedule behind the wheel helps influence any decisions as an owner, if any awkward conversations take place after he is involved with any on track incidents and where he sees his driver Carson Kvapil's develop...

Episode 63 is on the scene with Thanksgiving on our minds and dreams of turkey, stuffing and cherry pie in our bellies! We are joined once again by Brandon White of NASCAR Roots and he helps us dive into the South Carolina 400 from Florence. We discuss Kade Brown's win and the impact he is quickly making on the Late Model Stock world. We discuss the sportsmanship displayed by Brown and Kaden Honeycutt after the race and the bright futures the two racers have. We talk about Carson Kvapil being i...

Episode 62 is on the scene and we welcome one of the biggest names in all of racing. If there is a big modified race on the east coast, Matt Hirschman has either won it or the win went through the Northampton PA native. Matt just added the Islip 300 from Riverhead Speedway to his long list of accomplishments this past weekend and we break it down for you! The son of the great Tony Hirschman shares insight on whether his famous father pushed him to start racing, when he knew he wanted to follow i...

Episode 61 is on the scene! We discuss the fallout from the final NASCAR weekend of the season from Phoenix. Jody is extremely happy about his boy Blaney winning the Cup Series championship but comes up really shy when he is asked which sports moment he enjoyed the most compared to his White Sox winning the World Series in 2005. We discuss Blaney's first ever championship and how fitting it is he is the champion in the 75th anniversary of NASCAR. Should Ross Chastain received more coverage for w...

Episode 60 of DLN is on the scene fresh from the NASCAR weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Ryan Blaney is racing for a championship and Jody can't stop talking about it. We discuss Ryan Blaney's hot streak that leads him to Phoenix and make our picks for the championships in all three national touring series. We discuss what Richard Childress said about Sheldon Creed, when being aggressive is too aggressive, does NASCAR paint the competitors in a no win situation with this win and our overall tho...

Episode 58 is on the scene! We are joined this week by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Matt Mills. The Lynchburg VA native has been a journeyman for most of his NASCAR career. He has made 123 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving for some of the smaller teams such as for Johnny Davis, BJ Mcleod and Emerling Gase Motorsports just to name a few. In 2023, he made a bet on himself and got a two race deal for Kyle Busch Motorsports. It was immediately rewarded with a fifth place finish. T...

Episode 58 is on the scene! We are joined this week by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Matt Mills. The Lynchburg VA native has been a journeyman for most of his NASCAR career. He has made 123 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving for some of the smaller teams such as for Johnny Davis, BJ Mcleod and Emerling Gase Motorsports just to name a few. In 2023, he made a bet on himself and got a two race deal for Kyle Busch Motorsports. It was immediately rewarded with a fifth place finish. T...

Episode 57 is on the scene fresh from our trip to South Boston Speedway where we covered the Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour event from South Boston. We gave our analysis of Deac McCaskill's return to victory lane and Nick Loden's first career CARS Tour Pro Late Model win. We discuss the patience Layne Riggs showed McCaskill at the end of the race, the quiet but productive night for points leader Carson Kvapil, the close battle in the Pro Late Model event between Loden, Cole Butcher and Caden Kvap...

Episode 59 is on the scene! 2023 Hickory Motor Speedway Late Model Stock Track Champion and 2023 Orange Blossom Shootout winner Kade Brown returns to the show. He discusses his win at Orange County, what he is doing with the winnings, earning respect of his peers and growing his graphic design business. Kade also breaks some news on the show by revealing that he will be running full time on the CARS Tour in 2024 and running for rookie of the year honors! The inaugural GXS Street Stock Series s...

Episode 56 is on the scene fresh from another racing weekend. We welcome CARS Tour rookie and Mechanicsburg Virginia native Logan Clark of R&S Race Cars to the podcast. We talk about the ups and downs of the racing business from being in contention for the Virginia Triple Crown after South Boston and Langley to not even making the feature at Martinsville. We ask him about his start in racing, his rookie year on the CARS Tour so far, how he feels about working with Timothy Peters, Daniel Silvest...

Episode 55 is on the scene with analysis and reaction for the 2023 running of the Valley Star Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Hear from the biggest stars in Late Model Racing as they share their thoughts about racing for a Grandfather Clock. Brandon White with NASCAR Roots joins us to help break down the biggest and richest Late Model Stock Car race of the year. Trevor Ward not only got the biggest win of his career but also stamped his place in history by winning the Virginia Triple ...

Episode 54 is on the scene with two drivers who are hoping to be amongst the 40 competitors that will compete in the richest, and most prestigious Late Model Stock Car race in the country this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. The 2023 Valley Star 300 is the final race of the 2023 Virginia Triple Crown and will have a who's who of late model racing attempt to etch their name in the record books and win a grandfather clock. 2021 Valley Star 300 Pole winner and 2022 heat race winner Daniel Silves...

Episode 53 is on the scene with Part 2 of our salute to the track champions at South Boston Speedway for 2023. We are joined by the Sentara Late Model Stock Division Champion Carter Langley this week on the podcast! We discuss his 2023 campaign and he reveals the exact moment he knew he would be competing for a track championship. He tells us how much he has grown as a driver coming off a season where he ran the CARS Tour and the struggles he faced. He also tells us his future plans for this sea...

Episode 52 is on the scene and we salute the track champions at South Boston Speedway for 2023! In part 1, we welcome 18 year old Kendall Milam who won the track championship for the VSP HEAT Hornets Division at the speedway. He explains how it was completely a family affair and how his clean driving allowed him to get to the top of the division. He also explains why his Uncle literally flipped out in Victory Lane Carl Edwards style! The young driver also describes how much pressure he was unde...

Episode 51 is on the scene and we have three big guests! Ronnie Bassett Jr has back to back third place finishes on the Solid Rock Carriers Cars Tour. He joins us to tell us about the momentum wave his team is riding and what the rest of the season holds for himself along with his team. Plus we find out just what was said between him and Mason Diaz after the two of them waged battle over the last several laps on Saturday. It's always a good discussion with Ronnie and hope you will enjoy it. Jac...

We are on the scene for our 50th episode! We sincerely thank each and every one of you who has supported us through 50 episodes. Jody decided he would lead the show off for once so let us know how he did! We are joined this week by the winner of the biggest Budweiser Limited Sportsman race of the season at South Boston Speedway Kenny Forbes. Kenny describes his run on Saturday that paid $1,500 to win, working for Lee Pulliam Performance, his start in racing, why he hasn't raced much over the la...

We are on the scene for our 50th episode! We sincerely thank each and every one of you who has supported us through 50 episodes. Jody decided he would lead the show off for once so let us know how he did! We are joined this week by the winner of the biggest Budweiser Limited Sportsman race of the season at South Boston Speedway Kenny Forbes. Kenny describes his run on Saturday that paid $1,500 to win, working for Lee Pulliam Performance, his start in racing, why he hasn't raced much over the la...

Yewwweee! Episode 49 is on the scene and we welcome the latest winner in the GXS Street Stock Series Marlin Yoder to the podcast. From humble beginnings on Amish Farms in Wisconsin, Yoder had to obtain a small AM/FM radio to listen NASCAR races in secret as this type of contraband was not allowed on the Amish Farm he lived on. At the age of 17, he left the farm and his family with nothing but the clothes on his back to enjoy a different type of lifestyle. Yoder eventually got to watch his first ...

JoJo and Julian are on vacation this week but they made sure to be on the scene to for Episode 48! On this week"s show, we wanted to introduce you to two racers from two completely walks of life. First we are joined by Grand National Super Series driver Joe Wilder. Joe was victorious in the series at Franklin County Speedway earlier this season and he shares his thoughts about that, traveling the circuit from Marietta Georgia and the challenges that provides. He tells us how he hooked up with ...

Julian and Jody are on the scene with episode 47 of DLN! This week, the boys are fresh from their trips to Pulaski County Motorsports Park in Virginia for the SRX race and Hickory Motor Speedway for the CARS Tour Throowback weekend. For each SRX race, a local division is chosen to have a race before the SRX series main event. At Pulaski County, the track's Sportsman Division was given the opportunity. Brad Foy was your winner of that event and he joins the show to discuss how big that win was f...

Episode 46 is on the scene with Part 2 of our salute to the Hooters Pro Cup Series. Boo Carlisle returns to co-host the first segment. Boo tells us about his weekend at Tri-County running the Bobby Gill throwback and how the Bobby Gill appreciation tour came to a crashing end on Saturday. This week, Shane Huffman returns to the podcast to discuss how social media and the internet in it's current state would have came into play if it was around during the Hooters Cup days. He gives his advice to...

Episode 45 is on the scene as Boo Carlisle joins Jody and Julian as a guest host for this special episode! This week features part one of our salute to the USAR Hooters Cup Series. The Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour was a product of the USAR Hooters Cup Series that ran from 1997-2014. This year, the CARS Tour's annual throwback race from Hickory pays tribute to its roots with throwback paint schemes along with drivers from that era making appearances. Shane Huffman was one of the pillars of the ...