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Kody Swanson is the winningest driver in Silver Crown Series history, Swanson breaks news on this episode about his future, plus chats about the busy weekend in Indy for USAC and Indy Car. 

Shane Cottle won at Selinsgrove in the USAC Silver Crown Series and Tyler Courtney won two races during Eastern Midget Week with USAC.

Chase Stockon won the 2020 USAC Nos Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Title, his first of his career. Chris Wilner sits in for Dillon Welch who joins the show from Pennsylvania during Eastern Midget Week.

Blake Anderson, the voice of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions, joins Tyler and Dillon this week on Rip the Fence.

Dillon and Tyler go through the Indiana Sprint Week Pool and make their picks. They recap Mid-America Midget Week and look ahead to one of the best weeks in sprint car racing.

Finally, 100 Episodes. The boys celebrate by talking to the great Jack Hewitt and Cornbelt Nationals Winner at Knoxville Brady Bacon.

Kendra Jacobs is the Director of Marketing for Knoxville Raceway, and discusses the decision to cancel the Knoxville Nationals, plus preview the upcoming Corn Belt Nationals featuring the USAC Sprint Cars.

Kendra Jacobs, Director of Marketing for Knoxville Raceway, joins Dillon and Tyler this week on Rip the Fence.

Kaylee Bryson is racing for Keith Kunz Motorsports in both USAC and POWRi Midget Series in 2020. Bryson is an Oklahoma micro racer who has just hit the national open wheel scene. Dillon and Tyler are back in studio for 98.

Kaylee Bryson is racing for Keith Kunz Motorsports in both USAC and POWRi Midget Series in 2020. Bryson is an Oklahoma micro racer who has just hit the national open wheel scene.

Kyle Larson has been red hot, winning in everything he sits in, Including Outlaw, Allstar and USAC Midget Races. Larson won the 2020 USAC Indiana Midget Week title and joins Dillon and Tyler on Epsiode 97.

Stephen Schnapf earns first career USAC Sprint Car win at Tri State Speedway. Hear about his journey, plus reaction to Larson’s continued dominance on 96.

Robert Ballou is back after returning from an injury last June at the Kokomo Speedway. Over the weekend he had a podium in Iowa with the USAC National Sprint Car Series and has been doing some wing racing in PA. Ballou is one if sprint car racing’s greatest characters and joins Dillon and Tyler on 95.

Justin Grant competes in all three of USAC's National Series, and is vying for both the Sprint Car and Silver Crown Titles. Grant won at Port City Raceway in Oklahoma and is prepping to head to Iowa with the Sprint Cars.

Tyler Courtney is a two-time USAC Champion, and won at Port City Raceway with the National Midget Series this past week in USAC’s first race since the Covid-19 pandemic. Courtney also announced this week that he will drive a NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoor Truck at the Eldora Dirt Derby on July 30th with Clauson Marshall Racing and Niece Motorsports. He chats with Dillon and Tyler about all of that and more on Episode 93.

Amber Balcaen is a Canadian driver who grew up cutting her teeth at the dirt tracks in The northern region of the United States and her home country. Balcaen made the move to Charlotte to pursue her stock car dream, but recently has announced she will go back to dirt racing and will compete with Flea Ruzic and Team Ripper in a National Midget.

Zeb Wise is an open wheel driver from Indiana who has competed in the USAC National Midget Series and now competes full-time in a 410 winged sprint car with the All-Stars. Wise left Clauson Marshall Racing before the 2020 Chili Bowl and drove for Keith Kunz Motorsports. He drives for Sam McGhee Motorsports sprint car program.

Daison Pursley is a 15 year old USAC and Powri National Midget driver for Keith Kunz Motorsports. Pursley has won multiple iRacing events during the Pandemic including Wednesday’s Virtual Chili Bowl.

Sean Buckley also known as Jackslash is credited with creating the famous open wheel site Jackslash.tv and helping launch USAC’s PPV platform via Flo Racing. Buckley has travelled all over the country shooting video for many different races and joins Dillon and Tyler on Episode 89.

Jason McCord is a 6 time USAC Sprint Car Winner and has a solo Silver Crown win. He currently is the Race Director for POWRi and a former series director for USAC. McCord joins the boys to look back at his career and give an update on the POWRi season.

Flea Ruzic is one of dirt racing’s brightest minds. Fielding midgets cars in both USAC and Powri, Flea is an innovative chassis builder with Ripper Chassis. In episode 87, Flea shows the boys around his shop and some of the projects he’s working on.

Andrew Layser is a USAC National Midget Series driver for Tucker Boat Motorsports and is schedule to compete in USACs East Coast Sprint Car Series. Layser has been iRacing during the downtime and joined Dillon and Tyler on Zoom Video Conference.

The boys use Zoom Video Conference to chat with their friend, Logan Seavey who is competing for the USAC National Sprint car Title this season. Logan has been competing on Iracing during the downtime and even won a World of Outlaws sanctioned event.

Richie Murray is the public/media relations manager for the United States Auto Club. On Episode 84, Dillon and Tyler chat with Richie about the content USAC is generating during the downtime and his relationship with the late Dick Jordan.

Dan O Laycock is one of sprint car racing's most famous media members. DO worked in production with the ESPN's popular Thunder Series along with coverage of NASCAR and Indy Car. He conducted the famous Jack Hewitt KMD Interview and has many stories to tell on Episode 83.

Tanner Thorson has been red hot of out of the gates in the 2020 USAC National Midget Series. Winning at Ocala, and this past weekend in the Shamrock Classic at Duquoin. He joins Dillon and Tyler on Episode 82.

Michael "Buddy" Kofoid is a California sprint car driver, who cuts his teeth at the local tracks in Ohio, and was given the opportunity this season to compete for USAC National Midget title with Toyota and Keith Kunz Motorsports. Kofoid joins Dillon and Tyler in studio for 81.

Dave Sharpley is the owner of Sharp Advantage Safety Products. A Former Indy Car Chief Mechanic, Sharpley makes custom molds for seats and other safety racing products for sprint car and midget racing.

Terry Lingner was a Television Director and Producer for the popular ESPN Thunder Series. The Series put names like Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and more on the radar of NASCAR Owners.

Jeff Gordon once was a young kid trying to make it to Indy through USAC Racing, he turned into one of NASCAR's greatest ever. He chats with Dillon and Tyler in Daytona.

Rollie Helmling is a former USAC Car owner that fielded cars for Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, John Andretti and more. Stevie Reeves, his former driver is in studio with Tyler and Dillon to chat with Rollie, who was also a former USAC President from 2002-2008. Video Version can be found on MRN.com and Rip the Fence Facebook.

Cup Series Driver Alex Bowman is in studio to talk about the Chili Bowl, hanging out with his boss Jeff Gordon, and more. He joins Dillon and Tyler to recap the Chili Bowl 2020.

You can watch this video on our facebook page or MRN.com. Rip the Fence Podcast is proud to kick off their third season with the Motor Racing Network, and the 75th episode is a big one, featuring the reigning three-time Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Champion Christopher Bell, with a special visit via phone from his NASCAR team owner Bob Leavine. Inside the episode Bell clears up his leave from New Zealand after a crash in a dirt midget, his departure from Keith Kunz Motorsports and why logistics played a massive role. C Bell also sticks around to interview his NASCAR Team owner who is flying out to Tulsa to witness his brand new driver on display before the two head to Daytona in February with eyes on the Harley J Earl Trophy.

Chase Briscoe, 2019 Pool Champ Blade Kearns aka Brock Landers, Dillon and Tyler discuss their Chili Bowl Pool Sheets.

Best of Season 2 Part 1 - Featuring Mnt Rushmore candidates Aj Foyt, Tony Stewart, Jack Hewitt, Kyle Larson. Christmas Edition - recorded before St. Louis and Chili Bowl.

The Final Episode of Season 2. We chat with Emmett Hahn Co-Founder and Co-Owner of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals (17:00) RTF also chats with Powri Champ Jesse Colwell (34:00) Red Brand Fence Hat Shakes (45:00) and USAC Race Director Kirk Spridgeon (49:30).

Tyler Courtney is the 2019 USAC National Midget Series Champion. Courtney drives for Clauson Marshall Racing. One year ago Sunshine won the 2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series Title.

Kyle Larson takes the richest pay day in Midget Series history, winning the Hangtown 100 at Placerville Speedway. Hear about his new midget team he created to chase the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, a race that has eluded him.

CJ Leary is the 2019 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, and Kody Swanson is the 2019 USAC Silver Crown Series Champ. Tyler and Dillon chat with the two title winners on Episode 70.

Matt Wood is promoting the Hangtown 100 USAC National Midget Series Race. Wood is also a team owner who has fielded both midets and sprint cars for drivers such as Bryan Clauson, Shane Golobic and more.

Dave Argabright is an award winning author and broadcaster in the sport of auto racing. Argabright has written books with Jack Hewitt, Jimmy Sills and Doug Wolfgang, and also writes for the monthly issued Sprint Car and Midget Magazine.

Jay Drake is a 2004 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, and the 2001 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Winner. Drake is a driver development coach for Keith Kunz Motorsports.

Gio Scelzi is a 17 year old from California who has competed with the Outlaws and the Allstars the past few years, winning some big races. Gio will finish out the remainder of the USAC National Midget Schedule with Tucker-Boat Motorsports and has aspirations to go stock car racing in NASCAR.

Jake Neuman won a Powri Midget Series race over the weekend at SIR driving for Flea Ruzic. Neuman is an up and coming midget driver who has won a handful of races this season with the Series.

Jimmy Sills is a Sprint Car Hall of Famer who earned Three USAC Silver Crown Championships. Sills was also a former Outlaw and up retirement appeared in select races with the alias "Luke Warmwater". He has a new book "Life with Luke" that was written by Dave Argabright. Stevie Reeves is also in studio.

Gene Nolen is a long-time car owner in USAC, and has fielded cars for some of the very best including Tony Elliott, Jerry Coons Jr, Tony Stewart and most recently Kody Swanson, who Nolen helped win his record 5th USAC Silver Crown Series championship.

Maria Cofer is a California Midget driver. She stops by the studio in North Carolina to talk about her racing career, farming and more.

Mel Kenyon is the "King of the Midgets" and has won over 390 features. Kenyon is a 7-time USAC National Midget Champion, and even had a successful sting in the Indy Car Series.

Levi Jones is a 7-time USAC Champ and is now the Competition Director for USAC. Jones is considered one of the greatest non-wing sprint car drivers of all-time.

Pancho Carter is one of USAC's greatest sprint car drivers ever. Known for being one of the best on the high backs, Carter turned to Indy Car later in his career. Pancho is now a spotter in the Indy Car Series.