Dierks Bentley at 'Stars and Strings'

Inside the Hard Rock Artist Lounge at our 'Stars and Strings' show in Hollywood, FL, Dierks Bentley gave us a look inside his wife's New York City marathon experience, and told Katie Neal about his new appreciation for Sabrina Carpenter. In the lead up to his performance at 'Stars and Strings,' Dierks has been traveling the country playing the role of support for his family. First up was the New York City marathon, where his wife Cassidy ran. "I'm like in straight up husband support mode," Bentley says of his time trekking the marathon route. "It's hard, as anybody's ever watched a marathon, there's like a whole separate marathon you're doing as just a fan. You're trying to see them in certain spots and you got this tracker and you're trying to see where they're coming. The tracker isn't totally accurate to their bib, and so you're like, 'OK, she's gotta be close now,' you know you get the camera out because you wanna videotape her for the kids and you're freaking out because there's so many people and so, it's a lot of work." "Then I run across town with the backpack to Central Park. I think I should have gotten the medal honestly," he jokes. "Even though she ran a 753 pace for 26 miles. I think I should have some sort of trophy." Dierks' support was a little easier later in the week, as he took on the role of Uber driver for his daughter attending the Sabrina Carpenter show in Nashville. "I was pulled off the side, the flashers going, waiting," he explained. "I will say to Sabrina though, her concert gets out at 10:45. It's pretty sweet. They know who their audience is. A lot of young girls got school the next day. Shout out to Sabrina, she knows how to pack a 3 hour show into an hour and a half. I like her for that reason alone. She's great. I'm a big fan." To hear about Dierks upcoming opening spot for Luke Combs and more, check out the full interview above.