Deez Lug Nutz

This week's episode of Deez Lug Nutz is dedicated to the memory of Virginia Austin who passed away last Thursday. Episode 144 is on the scene with Boo Carlisle who is filling in for Julian as co-host this week alongside usual co-host Jody Freeman. Both hosts are coming back from the beach and Jody explains why he is down a cylinder following his beach trip. Caraway Speedway held two massive e...

Episode 143 is on the scene from the Outer Banks. Well, not exactly. The boys are on vacation this week but racing isn't so we recorded a special episode before they left. We welcome racing spotter, PJ Payne. Payne is currently the spotter for Donovan Strauss on the zMAX CARS Tour, Austin Jones at Bowman Gray Stadium and recently served as one of the spotters for Erik Jones for the inaugural...

Episode 142 is on the scene with Ashton Higgins who won the South Atlantic Pro Series event at Newport Speedway in Tennessee on Saturday. For Higgins, it was the culmination of hard work and perseverance following the last few years which has seen his share of tough luck on the track and off. He tells us about how much this means to him as it is the touring series third event and what the South At...

Episode 141 is on the scene and we welcome zMAX CARS Tour star Mini Tyrrell back to the program. In his own words, Mini just won the biggest race of his career Saturday at Dominion Raceway in the event bearing the name of his charity. We discuss how successful Mini's Mission has been and how sweet it was to cap the weekend off with a dominant win in front of his home crowd and the families br...

Episode 140 is on the scene and we welcome  Trans-Am Ta2  & NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Thomas Annunziata to the show. We discuss his career which started in Karting, transitioned to racing spec Miatas and settling into the Trans-Am Ta2 Series where he was multiple events. This success opened doors to run in ARCA where he finished runner up at Daytona of all places in his debut. Thomas is wor...

Episode 139 is on the scene with Chase Burrow who is coming off his first career zMAX CARS Tour win which came at his home track of Langley Speedway. He reveals what it means to him, how quickly it sunk in, how it felt for his competitors to congratulate him the way they did and the no nonsense approach to the next race at Dominion. He's had a lot of highs and lows in his career and we talk a...

Episode 138 is on the scene and we are joined by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Star Craig Lutz. Lutz talks to us about his win at North Wilkesboro Speedway over a week ago and what he thought overall about the caution filled event that everyone is still talking about. We also dive into his background which started in Late Models while competing at some of the toughest places in the North East includ...

Episode 137 is on the scene and we welcome back Kyle Dudley back to the show. Kyle has had a lot of success over the last year. From becoming the 100th winner at South Boston Speedway to winning the pole for two of the three Virginia Triple Crown races last season to winning multiple races at Franklin County Raceway including this past Saturday night. The biggest win of his career came five weeks...

Episode 136 is on the scene with former NASCAR Cup Series and current Grand National Super Series Star Jeremy Mayfield . He tells his story of coming up through the ranks in Nashville to winning at the highest level of racing while rattling the cages of legends to his sudden exile from the sport. He reveals what happened that day in 2009 and the events that followed. Plus he gives his take on the...

Episode 135 is on the scene and while most of the Mid Atlantic did not race due to rain, the zMAX CARS Tour and Ace Speedway dodged the rain drops just enough to get the entire Late Model race in and over half the Pro Late Model show in to make that official.  Landen Lewis picked up his second career win on tour on Saturday and he joins us this week from the shops of Kevin Harvick Incorporated. We...

Episode 134 is on the scene with former zMAX CARS Tour Champion Jared Fryar who picked up a win at Orange County Speedway on Saturday. He takes us behind the scenes of the weekend, what's changed the most about the CARS Tour since he was running full time, why this may have been his most emotional win on the tour and reveals when he will be returning to North Carolina to live. Cameron Goble j...

Episode 133 is on the scene and we review NASCAR's return to Rockingham with breakdown and analysis of the Craftsman Truck, ARCA Menards Series East and Xfinity Series events. Hear exclusive comments from Patrick Staropoli and Eloy Falcon who made his series debut on Saturday in the ARCA event.  Julian was on the scene and he details what his weekend was like at "The Rock" while als...

Episode 132 is on the scene and we welcome 14 year old Paulie Hartwig III to the podcast. Paulie became the youngest winner in the history of the SMART Modified Tour on Saturday at Hickory. We discuss the bump and run with Luke Baldwin, his pre-race phone call with Carson Loftin, last second spotters, what his fellow classmates think of his success and how much he cares about it and who some of hi...

Episode 131 is on the scene and we review our coverage that consisted of three different tracks in three different states in three days.  Julian was on the scene Friday night to kick off the 69th season of racing at Ace Speedway in North Carolina. We review AJ Sanders and Dennis Holdren's epic mini stock race, Blake Stallings defending his late model championship by winning the opener and Cor...

Episode 130 is on the scene and we are joined by the latest winner on zMAX CARS Tour Mini Tyrrell. Mini details his dominant weekend at Wake County which saw him win the pole, lead every lap and break a nearly 4 year winless streak dating back to 2021 at Tri-County. We ask Mini what the difference has been over the last year for his team and to speak about all the challenges he faced on Saturday i...

Episode 129 is on the scene and we wrap up this year's King of the Modifieds part of URW Race Day at South Boston Speedway. We have a royal conversation with King Matt Hirschman following his win on Saturday. We have a recap of the day's racing from South Boston. We discuss Jack Baldwin vs Jake Crum round two, interviews featuring the top five finishers,  if the race should move from Sou...

Episode 128 is on the scene with Tyler Tomassi who will be looking to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in two weeks at Martinsville Speedway. The Rhode Island native has also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and tells us about his journey to get to two of the top touring series of NASCAR We introduce to you part one of our series highlighting this year's Kulwicki Driver Devel...

Episode 127 is on the scene and we welcome back to the show the most recent winner on the SMART Modified Tour, Luke Baldwin back to the program. We discuss his win from over the weekend, who he thinks can beat him when he defends his King of The Modifieds title at South Boston on March 22nd, his upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut and what he will be doing on his lone off weekend this sum...

Episode 126 and we are joined by the three time CARS Tour Champion Bobby McCarty who placed his McCarty Motorsports ride home in second last Saturday in the tour's season opener at New River All American Speedway in Jacksonville NC. McCarty details if this run may change some of his season plans for this year, how big this is for him, if Brandon Brown's big South Boston Speedway Bonus Mo...

Episode 125 is on the scene with zMAX CARS Tour Pit Reporter, NASCAR Regional, Flo Racing and Ultra Broadcasting announcer, James Pike. James is our special co-host this week and joins us to preview the upcoming season on the CARS Tour. This season the tour visits new facilities, will have new faces in new places and other changes and we will dissect all of those plus give you insights on who may...

Episode 124 is on the scene and we are joined this week by the 2025 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion and first time ASA STARS National Tour winner Gavan Boschele. Find out how he spent his 17th birthday in Florida and his thoughts on a career making week and his prospects on running for a ASA STARS National Tour championship this season. Also joining us this week is the Director o...

Episode 123 is on the scene and we are joined by the General Manager of South Boston Speedway, Brandon Brown who is calling us from the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida. Brandon talks about the upcoming season at the track which includes a brand new bonus program that will pay up to $75,000 in bonus money across all four weekly divisions. We also talk about the upcoming SM...

Episode 122 is on the scene and we welcome CARS Tour veteran Brandon Pierce to the show. Pierce is set to begin his second season with Carroll Speedshop and tells us what he's been up to this off season and how him and the team plans on rebounding from a season Brandon would assume to forget. He also gives his thoughts on the state of Late Model Racing and much more! Wesley Chapel Florida&apo...

Episode 121 is on the scene and we're back Atop The PIt Box with our friends Justin, Josh and Zac of Atop The PIt Box Podcast and NASCAR Fantasy League. We give you the biggest and surprising driver values for the upcoming Cup Series season along with those who are over and under valued, bold predictions for the season and our championship picks for the season. We also let you in on how you c...

Episode 120 is on the scene and it's a bonus episode of DLN. We are joined by Boo Carlisle and Erin Goodman as they detail a bittersweet weekend at this year's New Year's Bash at Dillon Motor Speedway in South Carolina.  The two take you behind the scenes of their journey to Dillon earlier this year. The duo faced many obstacles just getting to Dillon this year and there was a momen...