After Saturday’s O’Reilly Series race at Martinsville Speedway, you know the name Lee Pulliam. And if you’ve been around for his career behind the wheel of a late model, you are long familiar with his name among the living legends of short track racing. After finally getting his breakthrough opportunity in NASCAR after nearly 20 years of racing, Lee Pulliam sits down with the man who took a chance on him, unpacking his life story of trial, tribulation, heartbreak, and victory. Pulliam recounts the countless memories he’s had racing across the southeast in a late model, and the few times his NASCAR career was almost kick-started but always fell through. He shares an emotional moment with Dale in a discussion about what the O’Reilly Series debut meant to Lee’s family, and Dale explains how much Lee’s passion for racing energized everyone at JR Motorsports. This is a can’t-miss episode for anyone in the racing community. Chapters: 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:00:41 Intro 00:01:31 Growing Up in Roxboro, NC 00:02:48 South Boston Speedway as a Kid 00:04:29 Praying to Race 00:06:08 Graduating High School Early 00:07:06 Working at a Diesel Shop 00:07:43 Lee Buys His First Race Car 00:09:19 First Laps on Track 00:12:31 Winning at South Boston 00:13:45 Lee's Raw Talent 00:15:20 Moving to Late Models 00:16:43 Racing Against Big Dogs 00:19:26 Jay Hitchcock Gives Lee a Chance 00:28:30 The Meeting that Crushed Lee 00:30:40 Getting the ARCA Call 00:32:05 K&N Series 00:35:01 Bristol Crash 00:37:12 Team Shuts Down 00:39:05 Back to Late Models 00:40:50 Racing Against Josh Berry 00:43:03 Running Denny Hamlin's Showdown 00:46:08 Lee & Josh Find Common Ground 00:48:54 Joining the CARS Tour 01:09:47 O'Reilly Debut 01:10:37 Heartbreak at Martinsville 2024 01:18:15 The Opportunity with JRM 01:20:19 Preparing for His O'Reilly Debut 01:21:23 Motion Sickness in The Sim 01:24:20 What Lee Brought to JRM 01:44:48 What's Next for Lee Pulliam 01:52:23 Reflecting on the Full Journey 01:53:52 Closing Thoughts 01:55:37 Post-Show Reflection THE PODCASTS YOU LOVE. THE MERCH YOU NEED. Get it all here: https://shop.dirtymomedia.com/ Follow Dirty Mo Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyMoMedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirtyMoMedia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtymomedia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtymomedia_ All About Dirty Mo Media: https://www.dirtymomedia.com FanDuel: Must be 21+ and present in select states (for Kansas, in affiliation with Kansas Star Casino) or 18+ and present in D.C. First online real money wager only. $5 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets, which expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG. Call 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat in Connecticut, or visit mdgamblinghelp.org in Maryland. Hope is here. Visit GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800) 327-5050 for 24/7 support in Massachusetts or call 1-877-8HOPE-NY or text HOPENY in New York.