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Jeff Gluck on NASCAR in Mexico

1 week ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

On this week’s episode of Frontstretch Happy Hour, hosts Bryan Nolen, Michael Massie and Dalton Hopkins are joined by The Athletics‘ Jeff Gluck fresh off of his trip to Mexico City for the NASCAR weekend at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Gluck describes what it was like covering the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series races there and shares several of his experiences there. Shane van Gisbergen‘s win secured him a spot in the Cup playoffs despite entering the race 33rd in the point standings.
Jeff Hammond On What He's Been Up To Lately

2 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

Former NASCAR crew chief Jeff Hammond is this week’s featured guest on Bringing the Heat With Bryan Nolen. Frontstretch‘s Dalton Hopkins discussed various topics with Hammond, including what he has been up to for the past decade since leaving FOX’s NASCAR coverage. Frontstretch‘s Trey Lyle then joins Nolen to look back on news from this past week and look ahead to NASCAR’s return to Mexico as the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series take on Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Brenden Queen Talks Debut ARCA Season

3 weeks ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

On this episode of Bringing the Heat With Bryan Nolen, Trenton Worsham speaks with Brenden Queen to catch up during his first season in the ARCA Menards Series. The reigning CARS Tour champion reflected on his two wins up to this point in the season at Daytona International Speedway and Kansas Speedway, which he said did not expect.
Alex Palou Powers to the Top

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

For this week’s episode of Bringing the Heat With Bryan Nolen, Frontstretch’s Michael Massie gets an exclusive interview with the newest Indianapolis 500 winner, Alex Palou. Massie and Palou discuss the Spaniard’s historic win along with his hot start to the the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. Alex Gintz also joins the program to discuss the latest happenings around the sport. The soundbite of the week comes courtesy of William Byron.
May the Robert Shwartzman Be With You

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

It’s a new week and another new episode of Bringing The Heat is here. We head into arguably the biggest and longest weekend of the racing calendar. The Coca-Cola 600 and the Indianapolis 500 take center stage of the racing world. Host Bryan Nolen welcomes in Frontstretch.com’s Michael Massie who continues his coverage from the circle city. Massie and Alex Gintz caught up with Indy 500 polesitter, rookie Robert Shwartzman. They discuss his incredible feat and much, much more.
Harrison Burton Talks His Return to Xfinity

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

Harrison Burton, former NASCAR Cup Series winner at Daytona International Speedway and current NASCAR Xfinity Series driver of the No. 25 for AM Racing, is this week’s featured guest on Bringing the Heat With Bryan Nolen. Frontstretch’s Dalton Hopkins sits down with Burton to discuss an array of topics. The two take a look back at Burton’s 2024 season and then his eventual departure from the Wood Brothers Racing.
The Wood Brothers' Legacy Rolls On

1 month ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

Another episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen rolls in as the calendar turns to May. In this week’s episode, Fronstretch’s Luken Glover sits down with one of the famous names in racing, Wood — specifically Leonard Wood, whose Wood Brothers Racing is celebrating its 75th anniversary in NASCAR. The team already added an illustrious win to its résumé earlier this season with Josh Berry at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Casey Mears Is Back

2 months ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen

Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen returns this week with a new episode after a week off amid the NASCAR Cup Series’ lone off-week of the 2025 season. In this week’s episode, NASCAR veteran Casey Mears joins to speak with Frontstretch‘s Stephen Stumpf. After several years away from the sport, Mears made his NASCAR Cup Series return a few weeks ago at Martinsville, where he finished 35th. He now has 490 career starts at the Cup level and talked about his pursuit to reach the 500-start plateau.
Kyle Petty Prepping for the Big Ride

2 months ago | frontstretch.com | Bryan Nolen |Anthony Damcott

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS | MoreOn this episode of Bringing the Heat with Bryan Nolen, the host sits down with NASCAR veteran and current TV analyst Kyle Petty, and the two of them take a look at how the early part of the 2025 season has unraveled. Plus, Petty takes us behind the scenes of his annual Kyle Petty charity ride which features Petty and friends riding motorcycles around the country to raise for his Victory Junction camp.
Family Man Michael McDowell Hopes to InSpire Many With New Ride & Child

Mar 26, 2025 | frontstretch.com | Anthony Damcott |Bryan Nolen

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series silly season came really early in 2024 when it was announced on May 8 that Michael McDowell would leave Front Row Motorsports and replace Zane Smith at Spire Motorsports. Since then, the landscape of the Cup Series roster has changed. Smith returned to his old team Front Row, while McDowell’s Front Row teammate Todd Gilliland moved over to McDowell’s old No. 34.