The Inside Groove Podcast: Recent Episodes

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Nick Mumley and Dustin Tanner break down all that's happening in the world of Vermont auto racing. Weekly interviews get you closer than ever to your favorite local drivers.

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Four Time Milk Bowl Champ Nick Sweet join the show!

  • His favorite Milk Bowl win

  • What goes into having a perfect weekend

  • His thoughts on having the chance to become the all time most winningest driver in the Milk Bowl

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Fresh off a championship, Stephen Donahue joins the show!

  • Trying to pull the Thunder Road/Riverside double with championships on the line

  • How the last year has changed him as a racer

  • Thankful for the King of the Road, but he wants the Milk Bowl even more

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Four Time Milk Bowl Champion Robbie Crouch joins the show!

  • What makes the Milk Bowl so difficult?

  • Favorite of his 4 wins?

  • His thoughts as Nick Sweet looks to break his wins record

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Justin St Louis joins the show ahead of the 2023 Milk Bowl! - Favorite Milk Bowl moments - Weirdest Milk Bowl of all time? - His pick for the race

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No one knows Thunder Road statistics and history better than Michael Stridsberg. He joins us as part of our Milk Bowl coverage!

  • Picking the Milk Bowl winner isn't as hard as it seems

  • The stats that go into a perfect day at the Milk Bowl

  • Who has the best chance to become a first time Milk Bowl winner?

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Nick and Dustin break down the chances of each driver in the Thunder Road championship fight as we approach the final race.

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Listen back to the race of the year, as heard on WDEV with Nick Mumley and Greg Titus on the call!

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Nick and Dustin are back to recap the last couple of weeks at Thunder Road!

  • Late Model points are insane!

  • Logan Powers steals the Triple Crown

  • Brandon Gray's dream weekend

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Nick and Dustin are finally back after almost a month of being entirely too busy to do a show.

  • Noah Gragson needs a new PR guy

  • Midsummer 250 reaction

  • Days of Our Street Stocks

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Allen Bestwick joins Nick for a special interview on the Inside Groove Podcast!

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Jason Pelkey joins Nick to talk about his breakout season in the Flying Tigers!

  • Finally winning a Triple Crown race

  • What went into his "Northern Lights" Wrap

  • Racing- and winning- with a 30 year old chassis

  • What it would mean to win a title

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We gear up for the busiest stretch of the season, beginning with double points night at Thunder Road.

  • Nick was wrong about the Chicago Street Course

  • NASCAR's mid-summer opportunity

  • Kaiden Fisher's 1st Win

  • Late Model, Tiger point battles tighter than ever

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Nick sits down with "The Tropical Storm" Kaiden Fisher to discuss his rookie season in the Late Models, his meteoric rise through the Thunder Road ladder system, and more.

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Another week is in the books at Thunder Road!

  • Scott Dragon gets back to Victory Lane

  • Can Kyle Pembroke turn his season around?

  • Cam Powers' wreckers to checkers first win

  • Sam Caron takes the Tiger point lead: Will he keep it?

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We're back to recap the weekend that was in Motorsports!

  • We realize that St Albans is equal distance from Thunder Road and Montreal

  • Street Stocks are stealing the show in the early part of 2023

  • An established veteran won the race, but the next generation of Flying Tiger stars has arrived

  • An early season test for the Late Model championship favorites

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Nick and Dustin recap a busy week of racing.

  • Thoughts on Blaney snapping the winless streak, Chase Elliott's suspension and big opportunities for Lajoie and However

  • Nick Sweet does the unthinkable, again

  • Marcel Gravel's hot start to 2023 continues

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It's been a very busy week, which only means one thing- racing season is officially in full swing

  • Reaction to Lee: Barker's unlikely- yet likely win, ACT might have a new villain, and a look at the points

  • North Wilkesboro thoughts: NASCAR's short track package clouds a once in a lifetime event

  • Our annual Thunder Road season preview! Prediction champions for each division.

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Nick and Dustin re-visit opening weekend at Thunder Road

  • How Jason Corliss and the 66 team managed to work another miracle

  • Cody Blake almost made Nick look really smart

  • Hebert comes so close again

  • And many more stories and headlines from the weekend!

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Nick and Dustin recap the week that was (and wasn't) and look ahead to the season opening Community Bank 150 at Thunder Road

  • Dustin's road trip to Dover

  • Best NASCAR race of the year so far?

  • Previewing Thunder Road opening weekend

  • Introducing Inside Groove Picks!

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Nick sits down with ACT legend Brian Hoar as he prepares for his first race since 2015 this weekend at Stafford

  • How he got the racing bug again

  • Stafford expectations

  • Going from racing driver to racing dad, and back again

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Nick does a solo show this week

  • Derek Gluchacki's Potential

  • Fast Fords

  • Stretch of incredible ACT finishes continues

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Nick sits down with Joey Polewarczyk, Jr to talk his return to ACT racing and the famous #97nh.

  • What kind of schedule will they run in 2023?

  • Differences between ACT and PASS cars

  • What goes into a winning day at Loudon

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Happy Race Week!

This one stays pretty NASCAR heavy as we definitely jumped the gun and previewed Loudon last week

  • NASCAR vs Team Owners feud continues

  • Charters- Good or Bad?

  • Bristol was surprisingly not horrible

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Nick sits down with New England's race director, Scott Tapley.

  • How he manages working at Stafford, Thunder Road, White Mountain and more every week

  • What makes Thunder Road and Stafford the premiere short tracks in the country

  • What fans can expect for SRX at Thunder Road

  • Spotting for Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and more

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Nick and Dustin recap a busy weekend of national racing at Richmond, Texas and Australia.

  • Making Richmond great again isn't a tall task

  • Carson Hocevar finally gets his truck win

  • IndyCar = ....College Baseball?

  • In depth look at the ACT Loudon entry list

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Nick and Dustin recap the last few weeks of racing at Atlanta and COTA.

  • Thoughts on Atlanta reconfiguration so far

  • Are we sick of bumper cars at Road Courses yet?

  • A legend returning to Thunder Road

  • How much did we learn about the ACT field at Hickory?

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Nick sits down with Brandon Gray as he prepares to return to Thunder Road after a one year suspension

  • Brand new car for '23

  • He's okay with being a polarizing driver

  • What he learned running Claremont in 2022

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Not much came from Las Vegas, so we talk F1 and IndyCar's season openers 

Did you know Fernando Alonso is younger than Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin? 

Chase Elliott's injury 

More SRX News for Thunder Road 

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Kyle Busch is a winner just two races into his tenure at RCR. Are we really surprised? 

Early season speed for RCR, Trackhouse

Fondest Fontana Memories, What's the future of the speedway? 

We go down a Michael Annett rabbit hole

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Nick and Dustin react to the Daytona 500 and the entire weekend of racing as NASCAR kicked off its 2023 season. 

  • Is the Daytona 500 losing it's prestige? 

  • How will their triumph impact Ricky Stenhouse Jr and JTG Daugherty Racing? 

  • Time to ditch NASCAR Overtime? 

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Nick and Dustin recap the Clash at the LA Coliseum 

  • Should NASCAR move the Clash? 

  • Ryan Preece's strong day- what does it mean? 

  • Are RCR and Kyle Busch in for a big season? 

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SRX is coming to Thunder Road! 

Nick shares his thoughts on the impacts of today's announcement and how it could shape the 2023 racing season. 

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Labor Day Classic Recap

King of the Road Night Preview

NASCAR returns to North Wilkesboro

Kyle Busch to RCR? 

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Nick gives his thoughts on the finish of the Oxford 250 

Taking a look at the most important race of the summer for each of the 5 King of the Road contenders

NASCAR's Daytona blunder

Previewing the Labor Day Classic 200 at Thunder Road

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Dustin is back from Pocono and we have plenty of NASCAR news to unpack!

  • Kurt Busch's hard hit and Ty Gibbs' debut

  • Will Kyle Busch leave Joe Gibbs Racing? 

  • Chris Pelkey takes control of the Thunder Road points chase, while Sam Caron surges ahead with another P2 in the Tigers

  • Previewing the Midsummer 250 at White Mountain

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Thunder Road track photographer Alan Ward joins the show as a guest host while Dustin is on vacation! 

  • Thoughts on Keselowski's performance/Why NASCAR stars struggle at Thunder Road

  • Who will benefit most from Double Points Night? Can all 5 LM contenders hang on to their title hopes? 

  • Why White Mountain is helping Thunder Road's future stars develop at a faster rate 

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Nick and Dustin recap last Thursday's action at Thunder Road and preview the upcoming Governor's Cup 150. 

Stay tuned at the end of the show for a major announcement with a special guest! 

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Adam Maynard joins the show in a tremendous interview discussing his racing career and first career Flying Tiger win at Thunder Road after 23 years of trying!

Nick and Dustin break down the racing from Thursday and Sunday's shows at Thunder Road and what the point standings look like now in the Tigers and Late Models

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Cooper Bouchard joins the show fresh off his 2nd career late model win

Nick and Dustin recap one of the more dramatic nights of racing in recent Thunder Road memory

NASCAR at Nashville

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Nick sits down with 2019 Street Stock champion Jeffrey Martin to talk about everything with 4 cylinders at Thunder Road. 

Nick and Dustin get you ready for a huge Thursday night of racing action, headlined by Late Model double features, the Marvin Johnson Memorial race and a 75 lap "street stock" open. 

NASCAR seems ready to make the jump to street course racing- will it work out for them? 

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Nick and Dustin recap the action at Thunder Road in the 2022 Memorial Day Classic 

  • Tri-Track Modifieds hit a home run in their first ever Vermont race

  • Could Stephen Donahue's monumental late model victory launch him into the King of the Road Discussion? 

  • The NextGen car saves the Coke 600 

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Nick and Dustin get you ready for the massive weekend of racing for Memorial Day weekend, preview each division at Thunder Road, and debate who could become the next "King of the Road" at season's end. 

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Two-Time defending NASCAR DII Weekly National Champion and Claremont regular David Greenslit joins the show! 

Nick and Dustin break down the NASCAR racing at Darlington and the F1 racing at Miami. How do we feel about Logano's bump and run? Is the F1 boom in America here to stay or is it a bubble waiting to burst? 

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Dustin is back from Dover, so what did we think of the racing and some of the current hot topics in the NASCAR world? 

Nick spent his weekend at Claremont and Thunder Road, and is ready to break down all the racing action!

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In our first show of the 2022 season, Derrick O'Donnell joins Nick to talk about his return to late model racing and desire to get back to victory lane. Nick and Dustin also catch you up on their busy offseason and what to expect from the Inside Groove, before making their picks for the Community Bank 150.

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In the final episode of season one of the Inside Groove Podcast, Nick and Dustin recap the Milk Bowl. 

Why was Sweet able to come out on top, who surprised us the most, and more. 

Nick Sweet joins the show

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Nick and Dustin get you ready for the 59th Annual Vermont Milk Bowl with a trio of guests in our biggest episode EVER

-1998, 1999, and 2011 Milk Bowl Champion Brian Hoar joins us to talk his favorite Milk Bowl memories

  • 2019 Winner Bobby Therrien joins us as he gets ready to chase his 2nd Milk Bowl

  • ACT/Thunder Road Media Director Michael Stridsberg gives us a history of the Milk Bowl

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Chris Burnett joins the show to talk about his success as the car owner of the 66vt, what the team was like before the dynasty, and what the future might hold 

Nick recaps the events of championship weekend

Late Model Driver Report Cards! Nick grades the top 15 late model drivers' seasons based on their preseason expectations

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Nick and Dustin recap WDEV Night at Thunder Road, and get you ready for Championship night on Friday. 

  • The aftermath of Chris Pelkey's crash with Matt Smith and what it means going forward 

  • Brandon Lanphear scores a huge first career victory

  • Preparing for the final chapter of the Martin family battle for the Tiger championship

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Labor Day Classic Winner Brooks Clark joins the show!

Nick and Dustin examine why ACT races at Thunder Road have been wreck-filled

ACT Points standings- Taking a look at the Top 3 with 3 races to go

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Tyler Cahoon joins the show to talk about how consistency has been key for the 38vt this season, what it was like leading laps at Hickory, and how he has a chicken wing named after him.

Nick explains why anyone saying that the handicap system is compromised is talking pure nonsense

Nick's shares his list of favorites and dark horses in the Labor Day Classic, and how it's a make or break race for Tom Carey III. 

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Nick and Dustin recap Vermont Tire & Service Night at Thunder Road. 

  • Darrell Morin's first career late model win

  • Corliss moves within 1 point of late model lead

  • Will Stephen and Mike Martin's Tiger Championship battle put their name among the all time great families at Thunder Road? 

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  • Brandon Gray joins the show to talk about his first Tiger victory

  • Nick and Dustin recap Cooper Bouchard's upset win in the late models 

  • Dustin doesn't know who Dave Dion is, Nick gets offended and gives him homework 

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Nick recaps the week of racing at Thunder Road

  • Stephen Martin joins the show to talk about his Triple Crown win

  • Corliss has the chance to break another late model record

  • Chris Pelkey's ultra-important podium run 

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Nick is joined by Jason Corliss on this week's show to talk about his incredible win at White Mountain, his run in with Nick Sweet, and how he plans on getting back into the Thunder Road championship lead.

Fireworks in the Midsummer 250 as Corliss wins with the hood on the windshield and temper flare 

The Flying Tigers Triple Crown crowns a champion on Thursday 

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Nick wants to buy a race car? 

We recap the wild Midseason Championships at Thunder Road

New Late Model Points Leader Chris Pelkey joins the show

We preview Saturday's ACT Midsummer 250 

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Our interview from this week's Inside Groove Podcast with the driver of the #27vt, Kyle Pembroke

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Dustin is on vacation this week, so Nick takes you back through the week that was in racing. 

  • Corliss dominates again in the Governor's Cup

  • Nick goes on a tangent about the controversy filled start to the New Hampshire NASCAR race

  • Kyle Pembroke joins the show to talk his season so far, the Scott Dragon incident, and more 

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Ryan Preece sits down with Nick to talk about racing in the 42nd Governor's Cup at Thunder Road

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It's Governor's Cup week at Thunder Road and Nick and Dustin give their picks. 

  • Nick talks with NASCAR star Ryan Preece in advance of his Thunder Road debut

  • Can anyone dethrone Corliss in the distance races? 

  • Dave Moody joins Nick to share memories of Inside Groove founder, the late Ernie Farrar. 

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Nick and Dustin talk recap the Independence Day race at Thunder Road and discuss the importance of the next three weeks of the season. 

Nick also catches up with Justin Prescott, who picked up his first career Top 3 finish in the Flying Tigers on Thursday night. 

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Dustin worked the Pocono doubleheader over the weekend and he has plenty of stories to tell

  • Giving Alex Bowman a congratulatory cookie

  • Run ins with Michael Jordan and Dale Jr

  • Interviewing Nick's arch nemesis, Quin Houff 

  • Angry New Jersey man doesn't want to miss the command to start engines

Nick also talks talks with Ray's Dies and Tubing driver Dylan Rabtoy, who won his first career sportsman modified race at Airborne Speedway on Saturday night. 

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  • Nick talks with second year late model driver Matt Smith

  • Corliss' impressive drive from 17th to the win

  • Another first time winner in the ACT, Carey takes the point lead

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Nick and Dustin recap the opening race of the weekly season at Thunder Road, and the Spring Green 121 at White Mountain. Nick is later joined by ACT track announcer Aaron Maynard to talk about his career as a driver, winning the Thunder Road announcing contest, and calling the Oxford 250. 

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Nick and Dustin unpack the wild day that was the 58th Memorial Day Classic at Thunder Road.  

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Nick rambles on by himself about what he's looking to see happen in the Memorial Day Classic, while Dustin recovers from his weekend trip to COTA. Road Warrior "Mayor" Sean McCarthy joins the show to talk about the Warrior division, his time as Jason Corliss' car owner, and more. 

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Nick and Dustin are back after a week off to recap the Lee USA 150. They talk about the second tech line disqualification in three races in the ACT, and what Jimmy Hebert's practice crash means for the rest of his season. Nick is also joined by third-generation driver Stephen Donahue, who sits 2nd in ACT points after three races. 

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The guys recap a wild Community Bank 150 at Thunder Road, and are joined by 3rd place finisher Marcel Gravel to talk about the race and his expectations for the 2021 season. 

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Nick and Dustin give their season preview for Thunder Road! Who will win the championships, who will have breakout seasons, and who will win rookie of the year in each division? 

They'll also be joined by the two drivers running for Rookie of the Year in the Late Model division, Brandon Lanphear and Cooper Bouchard. 

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Nick and Dustin recap the racing weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the Northeast Classic, and Nick sits down with a pair of guests: ACT winner Jimmy Hebert, and Devil's Bowl Speedway Media Director and Co-Host of the Uncommon Deeds Podcast Justin St. Louis. 

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Dustin Tanner makes his return to the Inside Groove and is ready to join Nick for the full season of coverage in 2021! They're joined by Thompson Icebreaker winner Tom Carey III, and they get you ready for the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire, while also recapping the weekend of racing at Hickory. 

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Nick sits down with ACT/Thunder Road managing partner Cris Michaud to talk about the ACT's trip to Hickory, events going on at Thompson, Thunder Road attendance guidelines, and more. Nick will also preview the Hickory race weekend, including telling you which five drivers he'll be keeping an eye on in the races. 

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