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    Waynesfield GLSS Winner Devon Dobie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 73:07 Transcription Available


    This week we speak with Ohio CAT GLSS championship contender and winner at Waynesfield on Sunday, Devon Dobie. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Undefeated ARCA Menards East Driver Max Reaves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 71:21 Transcription Available


    Fifteen-year-old JGR ARCA Menards East driver Max Reaves made history at Flat Rock Saturday night winning the Dutch Boy 150 and becoming on the second driver in ARCA Menards Series East history to win in his first three starts and he plans to become the only driver to win in his first four career starts. We speak with Max and cover all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Undefeated At Attica - Rusty Schlenk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 70:53 Transcription Available


    2024 American Late Model Iron Man Series Champion Rusty Schlenk is undefeated at Attica Raceway Park this season with five consecutive feature wins. We speak with him about his success. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Oakshade Raceway Preview Plus Author Mike Hembree On Upcoming Book Petty Vs Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 116:31 Transcription Available


    We are back this week with motorsport author Mike Hembree on his upcoming book Pearson Vs Petty: The Rivalry That Shaped NASCAR plus, Oakshade Raceway promoter Christina Henricks is scheduled to join us to talk about the upcoming race season. We will also catch up on the all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Race Season Previews for Lorain, Limaland, Sandusky and Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 101:30 Transcription Available


    Randy Maggio of Lorain Raceway Park, Gerry Keysor of Limaland Motorsports Park, Rich Lushes of Sandusky Speedway and Tim Wilber of Butler Speedway join us to preview what's on tap for the 2025 race season at each track. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Toledo/Flat Rock Season Preview + Fremont Season Preview & Speedy Sponsors?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 121:00 Transcription Available


    This week we speak with Toledo/Flat Rock Speedways GM/Marketing Director Brandon Hamby on the upcoming race seasons with the Toledo Speedway Rollie Beale Classic & CRA Jeg's All Star Tour opener this weekend. Fremont Speedway promoter also joins us to talk about all the exciting things Fremont has in store for this season. Plus Scott Warner is in the studio to talk about the newest Speedy Sponsors web site to connect the entire racing community including racers, sponsors, tracks and series. We will also have all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Millstream Speedway Season Preview & AFCS Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 109:56 Transcription Available


    Matt & Beth Cogley of Millstream Speedway joins us to talk about the upcoming race season at the Findlay, Ohio speed plant scheduled to kick off this Sunday. Duane Hancock from the AFCS Sprints Series also joins us to talk about the latest with this years 410 and 305 AFCS seasons. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Montpelier Speedway & Wayne County Speedway Season Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 123:04 Transcription Available


    Promoters Ryan Sutter (Montpelier Speedway and Jason Flory (Wayne County Speedway) join us to talk about the upcoming race seasons that are scheduled to begin this weekend! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fire Safety Discussion With Kevin Thomas Jr. & Sr. and Jimmy McCune

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 102:23 Transcription Available


    We are talking fire safety this week with USAC racer and President of Inferno Armor Kevin Thomas Jr., Inferno Armor President Kevin Thomas Sr. and another racer that knows a little about fire safety, sprint car racer and founder of Bulldog Safety & Performance, Jimmy McCune. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    I-96 Speedway Owner Larry Curtiss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 79:40 Transcription Available


    We speak with I-96 Speedway owner Larry Curtiss about the 2025 race season at the Michigan speed plant. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Attica Raceway Park Season Preview With Justin Liskai

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 73:36 Transcription Available


    Attica Raceway Park Director of Operations Justin Liskai joins us to talk about the upcoming race season at Attica that is set to kick off this Friday evening! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Hammer Down Dirt Track Racing Game Creator - TJ Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 75:51 Transcription Available


    Former racer TJ Peterson has been working on a Hammer Down Dirt Track Racing computer game that includes many local area tracks and racers. We will get the latest on the games production and how you can download the demo. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    "The Best There Is, Plain & Simple" Micro Racer Owin Halpain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 68:07 Transcription Available


    Micro Racer Owin Halpain channeled his inner Ricky Bobby after a win at Millbridge and went viral. He is the oldest of three brothers that race and we'll speak to him about his racing and victory lane speeches. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50 Years Of Oakshade Raceway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 106:16 Transcription Available


    The week we speak with the family that has run Oakshade Raceway for 49 years and is set to start the 50th year of racing about all the history the NW Ohio track has witnessed. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kenny Wallace - Modified Racer, Social Media Influencer & More!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 108:02 Transcription Available


    This week we once again speak with former NASCAR racer, FOX Sports race reporter, SiriusXM radio host, current dirt modified racer, host of the Kenny Wallace Show on YouTube and St. Louis Blues hockey fan, Kenny Wallace. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    We Are Talking ARCA With ARCA Communications Manager Charlie Krall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 77:48 Transcription Available


    As the ARCA Menards Series gears up for Daytona next weekend, we thought we would bring in our old pal Charlie Krall who is the communications manager for ARCA to talk about the upcoming season. Plus all the latest racing news, results and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Great Lakes Super Sprints Owner Barry Marlow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 89:12 Transcription Available


    This week, we speak with Barry Marlow of GLSS, GLTS and GLLS about the upcoming sprint car seasons and about the future of ice racing in Michigan. We also touch on the scary Brian Shirley fire at Needmore. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Palmyra Champ Karen Vanpelt & Future 410 Sprint Star Matt Meggitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 78:48 Transcription Available


    The Box Stock Light class champion from Palmyra Speedway Karen Vanpelt joins us to talk about her championship go kart season. Then we speak with thirteen-year-old Matt Meggitt who will be making the transition from go kart racing to a 410 sprint car this summer. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    NASCAR Driver Garrett Smithley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 62:08 Transcription Available


    This week we speak with NASCAR driver Garrett Smithley on his racing plans this season and about his father who has been piloting an air tanker to help with the fires in the L.A. area. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Remembering Bryan Motor Speedway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 104:28 Transcription Available


    This week, we look back on a lost NW Ohio dirt track that last ran in the 1990s; Bryan Motor Speedway in Bryan, Ohio. Former racers and more will share their memories of the former speedplant. Featuring: Hillard Miller, Rick Spangler, Rody Schroyer, Joe Nickloy, Todd Sherman, Duane Hancock and more! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sandusky Speedway Hangover Race Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 76:05 Transcription Available


    We are back with the first show of the year and what a better way than to cover the first racing event of the year in the area; the Sandusky Speedway Hangover Race. We will talk to all the feature winners from Wednesday's event. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sandusky Hangover Race Preview W/ Rich Lushes & Sandusky Champs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 91:59 Transcription Available


    This is the last show for 2024 and we are going to prepare for the annual Sandusky Speedway Hangover Race coming up on New Year's Day with Race Director Rich Lushes. Plus we will have 2024 Sandusky Speedway Champions Bryant McCoy (Renegades), Rich Dewitt Jr. (Pure Stocks) and Nick Mihalick (All American Iron). As always, we also cover all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FAST Owner Aaron Fry / Eldora Champs Jonathan Taylor & Doug Drown / Fremont Competition Director Cory McCaughey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 125:13 Transcription Available


    FAST Series owner Aaron Fry joins us with a look into the 2025 FAST race schedule and new sponsor Honest Abe Roofing. Plus we will speak with 2024 Eldora Speedway point champions Jonathan Taylor (Mods) and Doug Drown (Stocks). Cory McCaughey stops in the studio to talk about his new role as Competition Director at Fremont Speedway and his Showdown Series plans for 2025. We will also have all the latest racing news and results including a lot of 2025 race schedule announcements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Angola Champs Tanner Jack, Hunter Jack and Chris Heintzelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 87:28 Transcription Available


    2024 Angola Motorsport Speedway Champions Tanner Jack (Late Models), Hunter Jack (Modifieds) and Chris Heintzelman (Front Wheel Drive) join us. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Butler Champs Van Gurly Jr., Travis Kyle & Dominic Morehouse AND AFCS's Duane Hancock On Return Of All Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 124:18 Transcription Available


    2024 Butler Motor Speedway Champions Van Gurly Jr. (410 Sprints), Travis Kyle (Street Stocks) & Dominic Morehouse (4 Cylinder) join us. We also discuss the latest with Duane Hancock on the re-emergence of the All Star Circuit of Champions with Fremont Speedway's Rich Farmer at the helm. Plus all the other latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Limaland Champs Todd Sherman & Tony Anderson Plus Lorain Champ Will Yuravak

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 89:15 Transcription Available


    2024 Limaland Motorsports Park Champions Todd Sherman (Modifieds) and Tony Anderson (Thunderstocks) join us. We also welcome 2024 Lorain Raceway Park Pure Stock Champion Will Yuravak to the show. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Attica Raceway Track Champs Cap Henry & Kyle Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 82:38 Transcription Available


    We are back this week and we will speak with 3x Attica Raceway Park 410 Sprint Champ Cap Henry and Late Model Champion Kyle Moore. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    2024 Oakshade Raceway Season Champions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 93:45 Transcription Available


    The 2024 Oakshade Raceway Season Champions Carter Murday (Late Model), Ryan Davis (Sportsman), Jarrett Rendel (Super Stocks) and Jason Deshler (Compacts) join us this week. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Champions & Fremont Speedway Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 90:59 Transcription Available


    Flat Rock/Toledo Speedway Champions Conner Zbozien (Super Late Models), Kenyon Knight (Street Stocks), Kyle Metdepenningen (Factory 500) and Brad Turner (Factory Stocks) join us to talk about their championship seasons. Also, a lot happened Friday night at Fremont Speedway to talk about plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    2024 Fremont Speedway Champions Jamie Miller & Keith Sorg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 73:35 Transcription Available


    First time Fremont 305 Sprint Champion Jamie Miller and 3x Dirt Truck Champion Keith Sorg join us this week. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ARCA Racer Lavar Scott & Surprise Guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 77:13 Transcription Available


    ARCA Menards Series racer Lavar Scott sits second in points ahead of this weekend's ARCA finale at Toledo Speedway. He is also the first African American driver to earn the Bounty Rookie of the Year award in series history. He joins us Thursday to talk about his season and what's ahead. Plus a teammate of his pops in as well! We will also preview this weekend's Hammer Down Clash at Millstream Speedway, plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Young Dirt Late Model Racer Caiden Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 71:30 Transcription Available


    Youngster Caiden Black has been making his mark this year in dirt late model racing. He joins us on the show this week along with all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Matt Tifft On Face Kick At Toledo Speedway & Young Sportsman Racer Roman Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 90:39 Transcription Available


    It was an eventful weekend in the world of racing. Former ARCA and NASCAR driver, Matt Tifft returned to the asphalt for the ASA STARS National Tour Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway on Saturday and was involved in an incident that took him out of the race early. After the race there was an altercation between Tiftt and the another driver's team in which Tiftt was taken to the ground and kicked in the face. We will get the latest on that incident. Also, we welcome young dirt Sportsman racer to the Dominator Race Products studio to talk about his first year in a full size race car and already earning a feature win last month. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    'Hammer Down' Doug Drown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 81:15 Transcription Available


    Dirt late model and super stock racer Doug Drown joins us this week on the show. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ASA/CRA Racer Greg Stilwell Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 81:42 Transcription Available


    Greg Stillwell Jr. joins us this week to talk about his top three top 10 finishes at Winchester Speedway and about his season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fremont 410 Sprint Point Leader Kalib Henry + Chris Mize

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 91:28 Transcription Available


    Fresh off his West Coast swing, Kalib Henry returns to Ohio and we speak with him about his season so far. Plus all the latest racing news and results. And we honor a good friend of ours and race director at Sandusky Speedway, Chris Mize who passed away unexpectedly earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fremont Kiss The Cow Fair Race Winner DJ Foos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 67:58 Transcription Available


    This week we speak to sprint car racer DJ Foos who won Monday's Kiss The Cow Fair Race at Fremont Speedway on Monday night. We will ask him about kissing the cow and the race and stuff. Pluss all the latest racing news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Racer Devin Moran

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 76:45


    Devin Moran currently sits second in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points and is coming off three second-place finishes in the North/South 100 weekend at Florence. We speak with him plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dirt Late Model Racer Rusty Smith + Jamie Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 80:09 Transcription Available


    Rusty Smith picked up his first ever dirt late model feature win a week ago at Saturday at Oakshade Raceway and he followed that up with a second consecutive win this past weekend. We speak with him and Jamie Miller joins us to talk about making his debut in his new dirt late model this weekend. Noah Wagner also joins us to talk about the Fall Festival at Fremont Speedway in October, plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    18-Year-Old 410 Sprint Driver Leyton Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 80:20 Transcription Available


    Fresh off his first win in FAST Series action at Wayne County Speedway, we speak with Leyton Wagner this week. Plus we have a BIG announcement involving several area tracks along with all the latest racing news and results. #HammerDownClash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Mechanic/Car Builder Tommy Sanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 95:07 Transcription Available


    This week, we speak with legendary sprint car mechanic/car builder who has worked with Bobby Allen, Sammy Swindell. Brad Doty and more! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Super Stock Racer Dylan Burt & Dirt Truck Pilot Shawn Valenti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 91:09 Transcription Available


    Both Dylan Burt and Shawn Valenti have been piling up the wins. Burt is coming off his third Dominator Super Stock A Main win of the year and he is doing it with some older technology in his car. Valenti has won the last 4 straight Fremont Speedway Dirt Truck features and has a feature win in a Thunderstock at Limaland. We will speak with both drivers and try to uncover their speed secrets. Plus all the latest racing news including High Limit Series Big Announcement Rusty Schlenk Vs. Devin Shiels Sting Ray Robbs wild IndyCar ride at Iowa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Attica & Wayne County Late Model Point Leader Kyle Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 75:58 Transcription Available


    Attica Raceway Park and Wayne County Speedway Late Model point leader Kyle Moore has been on a roll at both tracks in recent weeks. We speak with him this week as we are back live. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42nd Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek Champion Cap Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 85:40 Transcription Available


    Cap Henry picked up the AFCS win Friday at Attica and earned this year's Ohio Sprint Speedweek championship. We will speak with him on that and how his season has gone so far. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Flat Rock 2nd Place Race Winner Mike Young & Owosso Owner Rex Wheeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 86:15 Transcription Available


    Asphalt racer Mike Young joins us in the studio this week & we will speak with new Owosso Speedway owner Rex Wheeler who has been making a lot of improvements to the facility. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Millstream Speedway Re-Opening Preview & Brennan Sherman On First Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 85:40 Transcription Available


    Millstream Speedway will open the gate to the public for the first time in almost 10 years. We will once again chat with the new owners, the Cogleys, about Friday's big event which is also an Ohio Sprint Speed Week show. Plus we speak to UMP Modified driver Brennan Sherman on his very first win this past Friday at Limaland. And of course, all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Late Model, Modified, Sprint Car Racer Brian Ruhlman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 78:41 Transcription Available


    We check in with Brian Ruhlman to get his thoughts on dirt late model racing and what he has going on for the rest of this race season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dirt Late Model Roundtable On Rising Costs In The Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 103:59 Transcription Available


    Dirt late model racers Ryan Markham and Ryan Missler address the rising costs in the sport. Plus all the latest racing news and results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fremont GLSS & Attica 305 Winner Bryan Sebetto

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 83:32


    305 sprint car pilot Bryan Sebetto has been on a tear of late with three straight feature wins including Saturday's GLSS 360s vs 305s at Fremont. We will speak with him on his recent successes. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Trey Jacobs On First Fremont 410 Win & Lorain Raceway Park Promoter Randy Maggio Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 93:32 Transcription Available


    Fresh off his first ever Fremont Speedway 410 sprint feature win, Trey Jacobs joins us to discuss this accomplishment. Also, Lorain Raceway Park (formerly Lorain County Speedway) promoter Randy Maggio Jr. joins us to talk about the work he has put into the facility since taking it over a few years ago and what is on tap this season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kaylee Bryson - If It Has Wheels, Chances Are She Races It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 73:42 Transcription Available


    This week we speak with 2015 Tulsa Shootout Winner, USAC Silver Crown racer, Trans Am Series race winner and a competitor in a laundry list of other types of racing, Kaylee Bryson. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Closest NASCAR Cup Race finish in history Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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