Episodes

Episode 114 is on the scene and we break down the South Carolina 400 from Florence Motor Speedway with Joshua and Billy Weatherman of Short Track Report. We discussed everything from the cold weather, traffic jams, almost not being let into the facility, lack of internet which led to major streaming issues, Dale Jr returning to the Budweiser car and how we felt about fans leaving early once Dale fell out of the race. We further dissect the event by talking about Treyton Lapcevich's win in the r...

Episode 113 is on the scene and we welcome Mazda MX-5 Cup Star Jared Thomas to the show. Jared recently made history by becoming the first driver to win a Mazda MX-5 event on an oval at Martinsville Speedway a few weeks ago. He tells his story and delivers an education on how he got into this series and his thoughts on ovals in general. We review the Battle of the Stars from New River All American Speedway. Conner Jones picked up another late model stock win and we discuss how he is coming into...

Episode 112 is on the scene and we welcome the 2024 STAR Super Stock Tour Champion Alby Ovitt to the show along with the winner of their season finale from Hickory Motor Speedway Jeff Melton! We review the Fall Brawl from Hickory Motor Speedway which saw Connor Hall win in his debut event for JR Motorsports and discuss the North South Shootout from Caraway Speedway won by once again, Matt Hirschman. Plus we preview the Battle Of The Stars from New River All American Speedway and debate the play...

Episode 111 is on the scene and we welcome the winner of the 2024 Rodney Cook Classic from Ace Speedway Heath Causey to the podcast. This second generation racer was born into the sport racing with his dad Gary and he tells his story while we recap the 11th running of the race honoring Rodney and Nukey Cook. The zMAX CARS Tour has announced its 2025 schedule and we dissect the new schedule and offer our opinions on that one date that is still "TBA". Race manipulation struck at Martinsville Spe...

Episode 110 is on the scene and we welcome three time CARS Tour champion Bobby McCarty to the podcast. We discuss what led to the formation of McCarty Motorsports and why now was the time to pull the trigger on this. We discuss what led to his departure from R&S Race Cars, which NASCAR Hall Of Famer gave him a positive reaction to his announcement and his feelings towards the future of short track racing. We discuss the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour finale from Martinsville on Saturday. Justin Bon...

Episode 109 is on the scene following the big Championship Weekend from North Wilkesboro Speedway. 2024 SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic Champion Luke Baldwin joins us to discuss his big night in Wilkes County. Jody and Julian recap the season finale with exclusive comments from race winner Justin Bonsignore, Matt Hirschman, Carson Loftin and Jake Crum. The zMAX CARS Tour crowned champions in the Pro Late Model and Late Model Stock Division. Jody and Julian break down all the key sto...

Episode 108 is on the scene with the latest winner on the STAR Super Stock Tour Jeff Melton. Melton took home the trophy on Saturday at South Boston Speedway and the former New Year's Bash winner tells us about his weekend, how he got his start, his inspiration for his awesome throwback schemes he runs and we find out indeed where his money is. It was a treat to talk to the Street Stock veteran and you'll need to tune in for the entire interview! Officiating is the name of the game this week in...

Episode 107 is on the scene and we welcome the 2024 Super Street Division Champion at Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire, Chris Riendeau to the podcast. The Vermont native talks to Jody and Julian about his start in racing which included racing Chevy Cavalier's as a twelve year old to navigating through the tough tracks in the North East to his will to race down south in the big races. We discuss what drives him to make the 12-14 hour trips down south and he gives us some surprising insight abo...

Episode 106 is on the scene and we give you a full recap of the Valley Star 300 from Martinsville Speedway. Brandon White of NASCAR Regional joins us to help us break down this year's running of the event. We discuss Carson Kvapil adding this crown jewel to his impressive resume, Mike Looney's runner up finish, Lee Pulliam's return to the driver's seat, the Virginia Triple Crown, the event being moved to a one day show and our thoughts about the new race director Chase Brashears plus exclusive i...

Episode 105 is on the scene and we are all in on the upcoming Valley Star 300 from Martinsville Speedway. We give you our picks to win the race, the VA Triple Crown, dark horses and some of the stories headed into the biggest, richest and most prestigious Late Model Stock Car Event around. Plus, we make our fantasy picks for the race! Littleton, North Carolina native and zMAX CARS Tour Rookie of the Year contender Buddy Isles Jr joins the show. We discuss his dirt racing origins, why he wanted ...

Episode 104 is on the scene with the 2024 Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division Champion from South Boston Speedway Jason Myers. Myers discusses going back to back in what was an extremely competitive Limited Sportsman Division in 2024 and his preparations to go for a Martinsville Speedway grandfather clock in two weeks. This is the second part of our champions spotlight from South Boston Speedway. Danny Bohn recently picked up his first career SMART Modified Tour win at Carteret County on Labor...

Episode 103 is on the scene and we welcome Brandon Ward back to the show fresh off of his SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic victory at Caraway Speedway on Saturday. We discuss the big differences between this event and the one on July 4th weekend which was the longest race in tour history. We also discuss taking his team led by Kevin Powell and Jeff Day to victory lane for the first time in Tour competition while still maintaining a good relationship with his former team. We also revie...

Episode 102 is on the scene with the two most recent winners on zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Tour. Landen Lewis captured his first win at Wake County Speedway on August 24th. The Kevin Harvick Incorporated driver describes this win as being the biggest of his career, shares the advice his owner Kevin Harvick recently gave him after a tough weekend at the track, how he has developed as a driver and more. Ryan Millington hadn't won a tour race since 2020. He's been up front all season long bu...

Episode 101 is on the scene and we are discussing the love for F45's in response to the tire situation that has been a subject of conversation all season long on the CARS Tour. We discuss the impact of the switch back to the Hoosier F45's from the controversial ST2's plus give our analysis of Friday's Drive For Puryear 125 from Wake County Speedway. Landen Lewis added his name to a growing list of winners on the tour this season and we discuss that, the incident between him and teammate Brent Cr...

Episode 100 is on the scene and we dissect the most recent zMAX CARS Tour race at ACE Speedway. We discuss Brent Crews winning his third race of the year and if his name should be included on the upper echelon of the big names on the tour. We discuss all the rough driving penalties called by race control, Ryan Millington and Brenden Queen's epic battle for the lead, the vortex theory and we preview the next race at Wake County Speedway. Will the insane action continue on one of the tour's smalle...

Episode 99 is on the scene and we give our reaction to Austin Dillon's controversial win in the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. We debate if NASCAR should set precedence and issue a penalty for the last lap infraction on the track from Dillon to Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Where is the line and was it crossed? Are the drivers policing themselves just as bad? The boys have mixed feelings about the entire thing. We also discuss how the tire option affected the race and if it should be used ...

Episode 98 is on the scene with former Langley Speedway Late Model Track Champion Matt Waltz. Waltz discusses his recent runs in the CARS Tour and his performance in the Hampton Heat. We discuss his background in the sport and where he got his start in racing. We also dive into his brief NASCAR Xfinity Series career and what the future looks like for the veteran racer. We breakdown the zMAX CARS Tour Pro and Late Model Stock races from North Wilkesboro Speedway. Tristan McKee continues to add t...

Episode 97 is on the scene and Boo Carlisle is our guest co-host while Jody is beachin it up at the Outer Banks. We are joined by the newest CARS Tour winner Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett experienced the lows of failing to qualify at Dominion last month to the high of winning at Hickory on Saturday. Ronnie dives into how his team re-grouped after that race and how it paid dividends. He reveals who told him he won the race after the original winner was disqualified and how much of a big deal having ...

Episode 96 is on the scene and we welcome two time Limited Late Model Winner at Tri-County Speedway in 2024 Graham Hollar to the show. Graham is going to make his CARS Tour debut this weekend and he tells us how that deal came about, his Michael McSwain inspired throwback, how he got his start in racing, his thoughts about the latest rules change at Tri County and what he is doing to prepare for this weekend's race while on vacation! We analyze the second round of this year's Virginia Triple Cr...

Episode 95 is on the scene and by the looks of things, we went to Jared. Former CARS Tour Champion and 2022 Hampton Heat Winner Jared Fryar is on the scene with us this week. We discussed his return to behind the wheel at Caraway a few weeks ago after sustaining a leg injury in the off season. We also discussed the timeline of his recovery, how it was getting back into the car, what had changed since the last time he was behind the wheel, moving to Florida and what is still on his bucket list t...

Episode 94 is on the scene and we have a doctor in the house! Dr. Patrick Staropoli is this week's guest. The late model racer turned Vitreoretinal Surgeon describes his journey through late model stocks to winning a competition to earn an opportunity with Michael Waltrip Racing, being a winner in the ARCA Menards Series West Division, graduating from Harvard, moving to Texas to be a Vitreoretinal Surgeon and launching a campaign Driving to Flight Blindness. It is one of the most interesting con...

Episode 93 is on the scene with Brandon White of NASCAR Regional as he helps us break down the first leg of the Virginia Triple Crown from South Boston Speedway. Brandon lets us in on a story he's working on celebrating Tim Brown's 100th win at Bowman Gray Stadium and we talk about Lee Pulliam vs Phillip Morris as featured in his latest article for NASCAR Regional. Connor Hall came from the back of the field to win the big 200 lap event on Saturday and we break down how he did that and where he...

Episode 92 is on the scene and we welcome one of the most recognizable voices in short track racing and one of the voices of the zMAX CARS Tour, Eric Brennan. Brennan details his humble beginnings growing up in New Jersey that led hi m to cut his teeth as an announcer at legendary Wall Stadium in New Jersey. He details his journey down south where it led to a stint with the World Karting Association and his feeling when he got the call to be one of the voices of the CARS Tour alongside Blake McC...

Episode 91 is on the scene with the latest winner on the zMAX CARS Tour, Brenden "Butterbean" Queen. We discuss his latest win on the tour this past Saturday at Dominion Raceway, his upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Kansas and Nashville, what he learned at North Wilkesboro, his thoughts on the current tire situation, getting his start at Langley Speedway, his biggest rivals on the track, his love for the Philadelphia Eagles and we discover a unique hobby of his plus a lot more in ...