WTOC's Inside Lane: Recent Episodes
Andrew Gorton
The 2024 season is down to its last race on Sunday. Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, William Byron and Tyler Reddick will all be fighting for a chance to lift the trophy. Will we see a repeat champ, or will we crown a new winner this year? Tune in to find out!
Larson heads into Homestead above the cut line, but knows one bad race can tarnish the dream of a second Championship. We talk about the next couple of races and what it would mean to celebrate a Championship with his family in November.
Frankie Muniz will race the No. 33 Ford full-time in 2025 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Reaume Brothers Racing. Muniz talks about his nearly life-long passion for racing, some acting and what's to come in this next step in his career.
William Byron heads into Vegas on a hot streak after recording three top-3s in a row! He will try to rely on skill, not luck, in Vegas in hopes of making the Championship 4.
Playoff drive Austin Cindric joins Andrew ahead of this Sunday's big race. Cindric will attempt to climb up the points standings by continuing his strong runs at superspeedways.
Sitting 41 points to the good, Alex Bowman heads to Bristol needing a solid finish to make the Round of 12. Andrew and Alex chat about this big race under the lights and what's to come in the next few races.
The round of 16 continues in New York and first-time playoff driver, Harrison Burton, aims to gain some points on the top 12. Playoff points will be a premium as drivers manage aggression against a Goodyear tire with 3-seconds of expected falloff!
Fresh off of his first Cup Series Win, Burton is now in the playoffs! Burton discusses having his family with him for the big moment and talks strategy heading into Darlington.
30 years after the inaugural running of the Brickyard 400, NASCAR makes its return to the oval this weekend. Byron looks to continue his successful season, searching for a 4th win and his first at this Crown Jewel event.
Gibbs looks to add another top 5 to his resume and stay above the playoff bubble. Plus, we debrief about Chicago and look ahead to the next few races!
Tuesday was a First Alert Weather Day because of a heat advisory. Meteorologists Dave Turley and Andrew Gorton talk about the high heat indexes and what the rest of the week will feel like.
Looking to gain some momentum, LaJoie talks about Loudon and other tracks coming up on the NASCAR Cup schedule. Plus, we dive into our picks for this weekend and where we think free agents will end up in 2025!
The NASCAR Cup Series will be at Iowa for the first time this weekend! Stenhouse Jr. comes into this weekend with three Xfinity Series wins at the track, does he have what it takes to get the inaugural cup win? Plus, the guys make their fantasy picks!
Sitting at 12th in points and with the 7th best average finish so far this year. Chase Briscoe will try and continue his sneaky good start to the season this weekend. Plus, Andrew and Jacob make their winning picks!
The Cup Series hits the high backs of Talladega this weekend with a win for anyone up for grabs! Cindric makes his case for a shift in momentum & our friend Tori talks about Chase Elliott's big win!
After a hard fought battle at COTA, JHN looks to grab a good finish Sunday night in Richmond. Plus, we go over our sleepers and movers for the week!
Andrew and Ross debrief after a wild Bristol race and look ahead on another potential road course win for Ross!
Christopher Bell locks himself into the NASCAR playoffs with a dominant win on Sunday. Now the Cup Series heads to Bristol, another good track for Bell! The crew breaks it down and looks ahead to the next few weeks of the season.
Justin Haley joins Andrew to talk about Phoenix and how the year is going with his new team. Plus, WTOC Sports Director Jeff Roberts comes on for Phoenix predictions.
Daniel Hemric makes his first appearance on the show as he returns to the Cup Series full time this season! Plus, Andrew & Jacob make their picks for the first 1.5 mile track on the schedule.
Andrew chats with Brandon Hutchison, EVP & GM of Atlanta Motor Speedway ahead of their big race weekend! Plus, the WTOC Sports Team joins the pod to talk about their time at the Daytona 500.
Andrew Gorton and Jeff Roberts cover Qualifying and the Duels from Daytona. From interviews to riding in a real NASCAR, hear the tales from the Inside Lane
After missing out on the Championship 4 last season, Denny starts the year out strong with a pre-season win out west. In this week's episode we talk about Denny's winning tagline, potential Clash locations and what to expect in Daytona with the new Toyota body. Andrew & Jacob then make their first bold prediction of the 2024 season.
Both drivers dive into their offseason changes and what to expect over the next few weeks. Plus, new WTOC Sports Director Jeff Roberts and, "friend of the show" Jacob Notermann chime in!
Ryan Blaney is your 2023 Champion! We look back at his title run along with other big moments from the season.
Andrew is joinied by Jacob again as they discuss the upcoming Champion Race in Phoenix and playoff predictions.
William Byron is on a hot streak, can he keep it up in Martinsville? Andrew and William talk about what to expect this weekend in the Round of 8 Finale.
The Round of 8 continues at Homestead this weekend, where Chris Buescher looks to gain ground on his playoff competitors. Join Andrew as they look ahead to the next few races!
Almost no one is busier than Kyle Larson. After advancing to the Round of 8, Larson raced sprint cars and drove an Indy car this week! He catches up with Andrew in this week's episode. Plus, Georgia driver Lanie Buice talks about NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Combine!
Blaney punched his ticket to the Round of 8 last week. Now, we look ahead to what tracks present the next challenge!
After a disappointing finish in Texas, Reddick talks about how to rebound at Talladega.
The round of 12 begins at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch looks to gain his 4th win of the year at one of his best tracks.
After a strong finish at Darlington, Buescher is sitting 4th in the playoff standings. Next up, Kansas and Bristol, where Buescher has found success in recent years!ย
After an eventful season finale at Daytona, we hear from William Byron, Dale Jarrett and Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp ahead of the Southern 500!
Erik Jones joins Andrew to talk about potentially winning his way into the NASCAR playoffs. Plus, playoff predictions are made as we look ahead to Darlington.
With two races left, Justin Haley needs a win to make the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. We talk about Watkins Glen, Daytona and his move to Rick Ware Racing!ย
Playoff hopefully and road ringer AJ Allmendinger looks to gain some ground in the race to get into the playoffs!ย
After missing the NASCAR playoffs in 2022, McDowell goes into Michigan holding the last playoff spot with only four races left. Plus, sports broadcaster Jacob Notermann joins Andrew to preview this weekend's race.
Win-leader William Byron joins Andrew to talk about the season so far and what's to come ahead in the playoffs. Plus, sports broadcaster Jacob Notermann drops in for a visit
Bowman talks about the race in Chicago and what to expect in Atlanta! Plus, AMS joins in to talk about their big race weekend
Andrew breaks down the season so far and looks ahead to the second half with sports broadcaster Jacob Noterman.
Thisย week, Andrew and Justin debrief about the season so far and what's to come! Plus, we talk to Atlanta Motor Speedway about their upcoming race.
William Byron looks to continue his hot streak at North Wilkesboro. Plus, sports broadcaster Jacob Notermann takes a trip down memory lane.
Teams break out throwback paint schemes as drivers try to follow up a very excitingย race at Kansas Speedway.ย
Truex Jr. looks to keep up the momentum at Kansas after breaking a 54 race winless streak at Dover.
Freshย off a top 10 finishย at Talladega, Gilliland talks about how his team plans to attack Dover this weekend. Plus,ย Andrewย talks about current events in the sport with AMS Communications Manager Tyler Head.
Both guys have a few big weeks ahead with Talladega for Ty and the NFL draft coming up for Jahmyr!
Our stretch of short tracks comes to an end. Corey looks to continue a solid season and with chat with AMS about te upcoming schdule!ย
Off to a hot start, Bell talks with Andrew about how his dirt upbringing could help out at Bristol this weekend.
Coming off of a strong finish at COTA, Austin Cindric looks to bring that momentum into Richmond. Plus. We chat with Atlanta Motor Speedway about what's going on in the NASCAR world!
Texas Two Step! Harrison Burton previews the first of two races in Texas this season. Plus, Tyler Head with AMS tells us the tales of Atlanta's race weekend!
Chris Buescher looks to build on a good start to the season and Tyler Head talks about the interworkings of race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Erik Jones joinsย Andrewย to talk about NASCAR's new short track package. Plus. Tyler Head with Atlanta Motor Speedways offers his predictions on this weekend's race.
Andrew previews this weekend's race with Tyler Head, Communication Manager for Atlanta Motor Speedway
2017 Cup Champion Martin Truex Jr. joins Andrew to preview Fontana, and sports broadcaster Jacob Notermann chimes in on our Daytona debrief!ย
Alex Bowman joins Andrew Gorton along with Atlanta Motor Speedway's Communication Manager, Tyler Head!ย
The offseason is often busier than the regularย season! Ryan Vargas explains the art of making the deal ahead of the 2023 season.ย
Clock talk: William reflects on his Martinsville win in the spring along with his team's game plan going into this weekend's playoff race!ย
Allmedinger talks about his run for the Xfinity Championship, going Cup full time again & what he's looking forward to in 2023!ย
Andrew talks about the latest news and gives us a preview of the "Round of 8" as the season closes in on its final laps.
EVP/General Manager at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Brandon Hutchison joins Andrew to talk about next year's NASCAR schedule. Plus, The two preview this weekend's playoff race at Bristol.ย
Erik Jones claims his second Southern 500 trophy, Alex Bowman claims a top-ten & other playoff drivers find trouble at the Lady in Black.
Andrew previews the round of 16 and speaks with Darlington Raceway President Kerry Tharp bout the first playoff race!
Andrew talks with Kyle Larson and Erik Jones about the last two races of the regular season!ย
Andrew sits down with rookie Todd Gilliland to hear his perspective on last week's race and what to expect heading into the Irish Hills of Michigan.ย
Andrew previews this weekend's races at Atlanta Motor Speedway with Executive VP and GM Brandon Hutchison.
Nashville Superspeedway President Erik Moses joinsย Andrew to chat about NASCAR's return trip to music city.ย
Andrew sits down with action sports photographer Will Boswell to talk about the challenge of capturing racing on video.ย
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. just collected his fourth top 10 in a row. Andrew & Ricky talk about what it will take to continue that streak this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway.ย
Racing back in time: Andrew and Jake talk about the historic Savannah Races of 1908-1911.
Reporter & driver Hannah Newhouse joins Andrew to talk about their love for racing and current events in the sport!
Andrew Gorton talked to NASCAR driver and Naval Lieutenant Commander Jesse Iwuji about the many reasons he cherishes his mother every day.
Chase Elliott joins Andrew after his big win at Dover! The two also look ahead to throwback weekend at Darlington.
Andrew breaks down Talladega and talks with Dover Motor Speedway's Communication Manager ahead this weekend's big race.
William Byron joins Andrew after an emotional win at Martinsville Speedway! Maybe the Inside Lane is a good luck charm.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. joins Andrew to talk Bristol on dirt, country music & the RBC Heritage!
Engine builder Wayne Brown joins Andrew to break down what's happened in the NASCAR season so far!
Driver and Team Owner Joey Gase joins the show to talk about National Donate Life Month, a cause close to his family.
Last week's winner, Ross Chastainย joins Andrew Gorton to talk about hisย first Cup win!
Previewing Atlanta's race weekend with Vice President and General Manager Brandon Hutchison.
Andrew Gorton talks with driver William Byron about this week's race in Phoenix and we hear from Alex Bowman after his big win in Las Vegas.
Andrew Gorton breaks down the late-race incident between Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott and previews this weekend's race with Las Vegas Motor Speedway's VP of communication.
Tyler Reddick joins Andrew Gorton to talk about NASCAR's return to Auto Club Speedway in California.
Andrew Gorton breaks down Daytona Speedweeks and what to expect with NASCAR's Next Gen car with engine builder and dyno operator Wayne Brown.
WTOCโs Andrew Gorton brings you the first ever episode of Inside Lane. The perfect pitstop for all things racing. In the first episode, WTOCโs Jake Wallace joins to discuss some racing memories and the fanbase that calls the Coastal Empire home. Atlanta Motor Speedwayโs general manager and executive vice president, Brandon Hutchison, joins the pod to talk changes at the track and the upcoming season.