The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to the Canes going down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, explains why it's been refreshing how the Carolina Panthers have handled the quarterback situation, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, decides tells what chance he would give the Canes to come back from down 3-0 and to decide if Jimmy Buffett is really beach music, in a "beach themed" Skips or Plays,...

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to what happened in Bryce Young's first day of OTAs and why it's pretty clear the Carolina Panthers are going to find a way to get Bryce in the starting spot, Week 1, journalist for NC Rabbit Hole, Jeremy Markovich, joins the show to discuss his full experience of the magic that took place at North Wilkesboro Speedway, yesterday, Josh discusses his fathead to...

On Friday Drive, Josh explains how Bryce Young is already showing traits of a guy that's ready to step in and be QB1 out of the gate for the Carolina Panthers, tells why after listening to comments from Scoot Henderson, it's clear he wants to be a Charlotte Hornet, Ryan McGee, of ESPN, lays out what the future could look like for North Wilkesboro Speedway, after this weekend's NASCAR A...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to Caleb Love re-entering the transfer portal and not going to Michigan, lists off some of the potential spots we could see Love end up at, gives his pick for the Canes-Panthers Eastern Conference Final, lifts moral across the Triad with mid-Weekly Positivity, WD goes to the movies to review "Pretty Woman", and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the s...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the reaction of Hornet fans not getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, explains why Scoot Henderson should be the obvious choice for the Hornets, gives his pick to win the PGA Championship, NASCAR legend, Darrell Waltrip, joins the show to discuss the nostalgia that will take place at the NASCAR Allstar Race in North Wilkesboro, this weekend, and the relation...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh rejects the idea that the ACC is lacking financially and explains why more money doesn't mean more success and championships, previews what's to come this week at North Wilkesboro Speedway, gives his conspiracy involving tonight's NBA Draft Lottery, and reacts to what Carolina Panthers OC, Thomas Brown, had to say when asked whether or not Bryce Young is QB1.

On a Monday Drive, Josh reacts to the news that Jeremy Roach has decided to return to Duke for his senior season, sends a PSA to the rest of the hockey world ahead of the Canes-Panthers series for the Eastern Conference Finals, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "North Wilkesboro, NBA Draft Lottery, Canes-Panthers"edition of Skips or Plays, Josh tells who he thin...

On a Friday Drive, Josh gives a explains why he thinks the Carolina Panthers should wait to start Bryce Young, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss who he'd like to see Duke go up against ACC/SEC Challenge, TV broadcaster for the Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Maniscalco, joins the show to discuss what makes Rod Brind'Amour such an effective coach, and WD shares a s...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why the Carolina Panthers schedule matters a lot when it comes to when Bryce Young will start, discusses why he thinks the Hurricanes will go ahead and end the series with the Devils, tonight, in Raleigh, Panthers writer for The Athletic, Joe Person, joins the show to break some news regarding the Panthers schedule, WD decides whether or not he was entertained wh...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh lays out three predictions for the Carolina Panthers schedule drop, tomorrow, reacts to the Canes drilling the Devils in Game 4, host of ACC Baseball Etc., Daron Vaught, joins the show to react to Wake Forest being ranked No. 1 for the first time in program and to ask about teacher reviews, in Unusual Questions, Josh reveals who he thinks is one of the most underrated sp...

Head coach of the Mountaineers, Shawn Clark, and App State AD, Doug Gillin, join the show to discuss what the College Gameday experience was like, what it did for App State, as a university, App's expectations going into next season, and movies.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to yet another reason how Jon Scheyer is taking things in a different direction than Coach K did at Duke, discusses what's at stake for the Canes, tonight, in Game 4, 1978 MLB All-Star and Wake Forest Broadcaster, Lary Sorensen, joins the show to discuss the Deacs being ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history, Josh and WD give hot takes about which ro...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Andy Dalton is currently QB1 for the Carolina Panthers, reacts to what he thinks are the biggest ACC basketball transfers, yet, from over the weekend, grades Charlotte FC and the Toronto Maple Leafs being down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, in Graham's Grades, 2x NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, joins the show to discuss racing at North Wilksboro for t...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells who he thinks are the most overrated and underrated ACC football teams, WD tries his hand in Horse or Rockband, radio voice of the Carolina Panthers, Anish Shroff, joins the show to give his take on what Bryce Young will do for the Panthers franchise and some of the other moves that have been made in Charlotte, this offseason, and Taylor Zarzour, of PGA Tour Radio, jo...

On a Star Wars Day Drive, Josh breaks down what the Carolina Panthers schedule is going to look like, explains how the Warriors-Lakers series is getting the NBA Finals treatment, brings the Top 10 segment back to list of his top 10 Star Wars-sports names, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss the Panthers-Chiefs Germany game and the dessert cart at Bank of America Stadi...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reacts to the ratings of this year's NFL Draft, gives his prediction for the Canes-Devils series, discusses WD's food selfies, in Weekly Positivity, Carolina Panthers legend, Jake Delhomme, joins the show to discuss his view of Bryce Young and horses, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell whether or not he'd want UNC to see Caleb Love an...

Canes defenseman, Jaccob Slavin, joins the show to discuss how soon the Canes started prep for the New Jersey Devils, going to to church with Brent Burns, and how many minutes they could get out of head coach, Rod Brind'Amour.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh discusses the Panthers process of trying to replace the productivity of DJ Moore, explains how the Denver Nuggets are the NBA version of the Carolina Hurricanes, recounts some of the history between the Canes and Devils in the NHL Playoffs, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "New Jersey Devils themed" Skips or Plays, and Josh has a hot ta...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Bryce Young landed in the perfect place, discusses everything breaking the Carolina Hurricanes way, tells why yesterday's Game 7 against the Kings was Steph Curry's greatest game, hands out grades to his experience at Merlefest, in Graham's Grades, and writer for 247 Sports and host of the Buzz Beat Pod, Brian Geisinger, joins the show to assess wha...

GM of the Carolina Panthers, Scott Fitterer, joins the show to discuss the moment it started to feel real that Bryce Young was a Panther, what stands out the most about Bryce Young, and his conversation about country life with Jonathan Mingo.

Executive producer of The Drive, Will Dalton aka "The WD", hosts the show to react to the Panthers taking Bryce Young with the first overall pick, is joined by publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, to go the the movies and review "Dead Poet Society", 2x NC Sportscaster of the Year, David Glenn, joins the show to discuss how long the Panthers have been...

On a Draft Day Drive, Josh discusses why Bryce Young is worthy of all the hype, why he has CJ Stroud falling even further, after today's comments, 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to take part in a Cereal Draft and to see if Josh knows what "stacks" are, in a session of Grahammar School, and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss what his rea...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why the Panthers have their priorities right, why the Canes deserved better, last night, hosts a "Football Booth Draft" with WD, WD goes to the movies to review "Jerry Maguire", and voice of USA Baseball & the ACC Baseball Etc. Podcast, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss the amazing state of the college baseball landscape in North Ca...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh reacts to the Will Levis rumors, discusses why there's more pressure on RJ Davis and Armando Bacot, this year, than Hubert Davis, hosts a Cookout Draft with WD, gives the quarterback that he thinks will fall out of the top 10 of the Draft, in Josh Is Out Of His Mind, and Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show live from the Carolina Hurricanes tailgate to rea...

On a Monday Drive, Josh addresses the concerns that Bryce Young could be a bust for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down the moves that Hubert Davis has made for the Tar Heels, this offseason, hosts a music festival draft with WD, UNC and Duke writer for The Athletic, Brendan Marks, joins the show to break down what UNC is getting in Harrison Ingram, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt, joins t...