Valley Star 300 Winner Landon Pembelton & Kickin' Up The Dirt with Bo Miller Part 1

Episode 156 is on the scene and we are joined by NASCAR Regional's Brandon White for the entire podcast this week. The 30th running of the Valley Star 300 from Martinsville Speedway is in the books and it had a little bit of everything for everybody. The event featured two rain delays, Trevor Ward being forced to serve a stop and go while leading the race with arguably the fastest car after jumping a start, a crash before the drivers crossed the line to start the race to set the tone for the rest of the race to Tristan McKee being sent to the rear for rough driving with the finish of the race ultimately being nearly the closest in division history at the track. 

When it was all said and done it was Landon Pembelton nipping Lee Pulliam at the line to grab his second event win. Landon is our guest this week and tells us how he feels about winning his second Grandfather Clock, how he feels about Lee Pulliam as individual, the process from moving to R&S Race Cars from long time owner HC Sellers, where this clock may be going, reflection on this win putting him in rare category, whether this win is sweeter than the first & what he hopes to accomplish next in the sport.

We also break down the event and discuss Lee Pulliam's impact on the sport, tough conversations with Tristan McKee and how he can benefit from that while being so young, break out performances from Martinsville, Mike Looney possibly riding into the sunset, the shocking Peyton Sellers DNQ from the main feature and some of the feel good stories coming from the heat races and the race itself. 

Oak Level Speedway in Virginia sat dormant for over a decade and on the verge of becoming a Lost Speedway. Well it is lost no more as Bo Miller recently purchased the facility and racing will return in 2026 with Langley Austin being the promoter. In part one of our interview with Bo, he reveals how this came together, how it almost didn't happen and the wild story of how it ended up happening after the county voted against it.

We preview the upcoming CARS Tour race from Tri County and discuss the amazing Cup Series finish from Kansas and reveal who has the best chance to advance to the next round of the playoffs with the cutoff race being at the Charlotte Roval this weekend. The boys preview and pick the races this weekend, discuss Butterbean being on the cusp of an ARCA Menards Series title, Modifieds at Riverhead and more this week!