Landon Pembelton Sweeps, Jake Crum Rises & Connor Hall Wins at Langley

Thunder Road HD 200 Preview & Thomas Beane

Episode 192 is on the scene to preview this weekend's Thunder Road Harley Davidson 200 from South Boston Speedway. The first leg of the Virginia Triple Crown features a robust entry list. Lee Pulliam has won this event six times in the past and head's into this weekend driving for the same team that won this event last year in JR Motorsports. Connor Hall has won this event the last two seasons and returns to the scene for the team  he won with in 2024 for Nelson Motorsports. Craftsman Truck Series stars Kaden Honeycutt, Brenden "Butterbean" Queen and Mini Tyrrell are entered this weekend along with 2025 zMAX CARS Tour champion Landen Lewis, Peyton Sellers, Landon Pembleton, Sam Yarbrough, Woody Howard, Kyle Dudley, Landon Huffman and many more will go for the big prize that awaits the winner and a guaranteed starting spot in September's Valley Star 300. We break it all down along with our picks to win the event. Thomas Beane has already notched a couple of wins this season at Anderson Motor Speedway and Hickory Motor Speedway. The driver of the Starbucks Machine tells us all about how this unique sponsorship came up, his preparations for the upcoming event at South Boston, how he appreciates the racing at Anderson compared to the rough racing he receives at other tracks and his overall season as we head into the hot days of Summer and more. For the NASCAR Cup Series, It is most certainly Heim Time. We discuss Corey Heim's historic win at the Coronado Naval Base in California in only his thirteenth start and if we were either surprised by how fast it came or where it came. We also talk about Noah Gragson vs Kevin Magnussen, the continued rise of 23X1 racing, our thoughts of the street course and if it should return and so much more. One thing that came out of the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Saturday was the fact that NASCAR allowed Corey Day's team to repair his car after an unfortunate meeting with a manhole cover. Does this open up Pandora's Box, a can of worms or any of those other sayings? The boys debate. Julian takes us through his weekend at Tri County Speedway which saw Landon Huffman complete a Late Model Series sweep of the events he entered this weekend. We also discuss the ASA STARS National tour event from Slinger, get some Dubs cooked up, Short Track Spotlight and more this week on DLN. Special thanks to our sponsors Tyler Hash: Virginia Farm Bureau ALARS Used cars.

Kingsport Speedway Late Model Winner Alex Miller

Episode 191 is on the scene and we welcome recent Late Model winner at Kingsport Speedway in Tennessee Alex Miller to the podcast. Miller describes the recent uptick in success he's had at the jungle, his thoughts on the competition there, his career in racing, his preference for running on Friday nights and much more in this informative conversation with this racer. Mini Tyrrell completed the mission on Saturday at Dominion Raceway by winning the Mini's Mission 125 CARS Tour event for the second straight year. This year's came with some late race drama which we discuss in full including Tyrrell's daring three wide pass, Conner Jones losing ground to Caden Kvapil in points due to his late race incident, more bad luck for Carroll Speedshop, Carson Brown's big run on Saturday, much needed top five finishes for Parker Eatmon, Chad McCumbee and more.  Denny Hamlin dominated Pocono to claim his third straight win in the Cup Series. We discuss if anyone can stop him and the sudden resurgence of Legacy Motor Club as they had two drivers in the top ten on Sunday with one being in the Chase as of this moment. We also discuss the struggles at RFK, the Josh Berry news, who we think will replace him and preview the upcoming weekend at the Naval Base Coronado. We also discuss the weekend at Bowman Gray, South Boston, Landon Pembleton's scary looking fire, Pulaski County Motorsports Park, Mike Looney's announcement, Kevin Canter and Rocky Yates having their finishes disallowed, Dubs, Short Track Spotlight and more this week on DLN Special Thanks goes out to our sponsors ALARS Inc www.alars.net [http://www.alars.net/] Tyler Hash: Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance www.vafb.com/agent/tylerhash [http://www.vafb.com/agent/tylerhash] 276-773-3091

Karl Budzevski & Alex Meggs

Episode 190 is on the scene. Karl Budzevski won the last Limited Late Model event nearly two weeks ago at Pulaski County Motorsports Park. He is one of two guests this week. He discusses his feelings on racing returning to Pulaski, what the IHRA is bringing to the table, his career in the sport and the score he gave Julian on his name pronunciation among other topics. Alex Meggs thrilled the crowd at Tri-County Speedway on Saturday night in a photo finish in the Late Model Stock Division over Arthur Gamma who was making his first start on an oval. The seventeen year old joins us as he reflects on the weekend that was, driving for Lee McCall, enjoying the outdoors and much more. Julian spent his Friday night at Kingsport Speedway and caught up with Late Model winner Alex Miller following his second win in a matter of two weeks. We also discuss the action from Kingsport, Slate Myers Late Model debut at Ace plus happenings at Bowman Gray, Langley and much more! The zMAX CARS Tour returns to action on Saturday in the Mini's Mission 125 at Dominion Raceway and we give you a preview of the event in full. From the return of Butterbean and Mini Tyrrell to Connor Hall and Jared Fryar driving for Barry Nelson to the other regular hit makers on the tour, it promises to be another exciting event just off of I-95. We also discuss the recent news involving Carson Loftin and debate why it didn't work out for him at Nelson Motorsports.  Are we getting ready to ride the tidal wave that would be the Summer of Denny? Denny Hamlin made it back to back wins Sunday at Michigan but also made it back to back weekends where he had to come from last position after starting on the pole. Confused? We break it down and much more in our Cup Series review from Michigan. All of this plus we discuss the Heim and Honeycutt post race talk from Michigan, billboards in Winston Salem, bras and more on another jam packed DLN!

Landon Pembelton Sweeps, Jake Crum Rises & Connor Hall Wins at Langley

Episode 189 is on the scene and we review the Kenny Minter Classic SMART Modified Tour race from Franklin County Speedway. The Dark Knight came out on top in front of the huge crowd in Callaway, Virginia. Jake Crum passed Brandon Ward in the race's second half and ended up getting the win and grabbing the SMARTY trophy for the first time in his career. Hear from Crum and Ward themselves after the race as they give DLN exclusive comments.  Connor Hall returned to his hometown track at Langley Speedway on Saturday for his first CARS Tour start of 2026. He made it a big one as he claimed the win on Saturday which was his third win in a tour race at the speedway. We discuss the event at Langley in full detail. Landon Pembelton swept the Hitachi Late Model division races at South Boston on Saturday. He calls into the show this week fresh from his golf game. He reveals if he should stick to racing instead of chasing the little white ball. We also discuss the streak he is on and what has been the reason for the uptick in his program over the last three races. He also talks about him and Peyton Sellers budding rivalry and more. We breakdown all the action from South Boston, Franklin County, Pulaski County Motorsports Park and the Whelen Modified Tour event from Riverhead. You want Dubs? We got them as we discuss some of the other short track winners from around the region and get you geared up for what's coming up this weekend in short track spotlight. Denny Hamlin jumped the initial start at Nashville on Sunday and would face a long night coming back from this if he were to win. He ended up winning a thriller over his teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe to take his second win of the season. We discuss the weekend in full in Music City and get you geared up for Michigan. All of this and much more on another episode of DLN Special Thanks to our sponsors ALARS Inc.  Agent Tyler Hash: Virginia Farm Bureau

Chase Burrow and Ayden Millette

Episode 188 is on the scene. The racing world was stunned by the unexpected passing of Kyle Busch last Thursday. We pay our respects to the two time Cup Series Champion this week and discuss his impact on the sport and our thoughts about what took place on Thursday. Boo Carlisle joins us for the first hour and a half of the show as we preview this weekend's zMAX CARS Tour race from Langley Speedway and the SMART Modified Tour stop at Franklin County Speedway. We give you some insight as to who to watch out for, who has momentum coming into each and stats along the way. Chase Burrow is the defending champion of the CARS Tour stop at Langley. He joins the show to talk about his season thus far driving for Hettinger Racing along with his busy racing schedule that has seen him race at multiple tracks this year. He tells us about what it will take to repeat this weekend and how the extra seat time has helped him maintain his consistency that sees him amongst the top five in points. Ayden Millette won the 2025 Track Championship at Langley Speedway and is looking to parlay that into Late Model Stock success. The 17 year old will be running the biggest race of his career Saturday in the CARS Tour Late Model event at Langley and he joins us to talk about that, his career so far, making the transition from Limited cars to Late Models and more about this up and coming racer.  We discuss Daniel Suarez win in the Coca Cola 600, a surprising stat from Spire Motorsports, caution clocks, the Indianapolis 500, ASA from Hickory, a short plate of dubs, short track spotlight and more this week on DLN Special Thanks to our sponsors ALARS Inc. Tyler Hash of Virginia Farm Bureau