HE ATE HOW MANY HOT DOGS AND MORE!? | Stacking Pennies Podcast
About this episode
A chaotic NASCAR weekend at Charlotte and Martinsville sets the stage for a wild pivot into competitive eating. The hosts trade hot-dog and wing stories—complete with garage tally marks, dunking techniques, and “stretching” the muscles around the stomach—while Corey LaJoiey shares his own extreme challenges and fan moments. Between fuel-saving race talk, rain-delay snack chaos, and Memorial Day Coke 600 honor, the episode lands on pacing, recovery, and why Joey Chestnut’s engine-starting role matters.
Bonus Episode: The GOAT of competitive eating, Joey Chestnut, joins us live from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day race weekend. Joey pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to eat 70+ hot dogs in 10 minutes: the cleanses, the jaw training, the rhythm, the film study, and why it's a lot more like racing than people realize.
We cover the 76 hot dog world record, the time he grabbed a protestor mid-contest and still won, the Kobayashi rivalry, the "999" baseball challenge, his first-ever win (deep-fried asparagus, somehow), and what the end of a career looks like for the best to ever do it. He also tries a Gleezy dog for the first time and weighs in on the great ketchup debate.
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Dodge Ram
"...es to ride around at some of the 700 American car ram. You need to be wild. Yeah Do you have an all-tim..."
The Dodge Ram is a large pickup truck. It’s made to carry things in the back and pull trailers if needed. People talk about it because it’s a popular, capable truck for both work and everyday use.
The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck built for everyday driving and heavy-duty work like hauling and towing. It often comes up in conversations because it’s a common, high-capability truck platform in the U.S., and people discuss how it fits different lifestyles—from work use to weekend driving. In a podcast, it may be mentioned as part of the “big truck” culture and the idea of using a capable vehicle for getting around.
Ford F-150 Lightning
"...had a big uh rain delay in 2023 And uh, there was lightning. They told everybody the contest was canceled Uh,..."
The Ford F-150 Lightning is a pickup truck that runs on electricity. Instead of using gas, it charges from a power source. It’s the electric version of a popular truck, so it can come up in discussions about how EVs handle real-world events and conditions.
The Ford F-150 Lightning is an all-electric version of the F-150 pickup, designed to deliver the same kind of utility while running on electricity instead of gasoline. It’s significant because it brings EV technology into a mainstream truck format, which is why it can show up in event stories—like weather delays—where charging and power planning matter. The podcast mention likely ties to how the vehicle performed or was discussed during a specific 2023 situation involving lightning and a rain delay.
Chevrolet Corvette
"Oh my god, so he had every pretty much every paint scheme for the uh, 67 Corvette every every type that was available"
That “67 Corvette” is a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette. It’s a famous classic sports car, and the person being interviewed has a collection with lots of different factory paint colors for that exact year.
The “67 Corvette” refers to the Chevrolet Corvette from 1967, a classic American sports car known for its iconic C2-era styling. In this segment, the host is talking about a collection that includes essentially every available paint scheme for that model year.
restomod
"Yeah, yeah, because he's the rest of moderate and all carbon fiber since then but yeah, that one's pretty cool"
A restomod is an older car that gets brought back to good condition, but with some modern upgrades. The goal is to keep the classic style while making it nicer to drive.
A restomod is a car that’s been restored but also modernized with updated components, usually to improve drivability, reliability, or performance while keeping the original look. In the transcript, it’s used to describe how Rick Hendrick’s Corvette evolved beyond his first one.
carbon fiber
"Yeah, yeah, because he's the rest of moderate and all carbon fiber since then but yeah, that one's pretty cool"
Carbon fiber is a strong but very light material used in some higher-end car parts. When someone says a car is “all carbon fiber,” they mean it uses that lightweight material in major components.
Carbon fiber is a lightweight, high-strength composite material often used in performance cars to reduce weight and improve stiffness. The host mentions it in the context of later Corvettes in the collection being “all carbon fiber,” implying upgraded materials compared with the original.
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