Dirt Tracks & Rib Racks

Up for this episode, we have guest, Austin Ervine. He is the driver of the #21 non-winged sprint car out of Arizona. Discussed: Racing out west leading up to summer break. What keeps him busy when he's not racing? Some of his favorite food items/restaurants (ends around 27:00 mark) Stoking the Fire Late thoughts on the Husets High Bank Nationals Circus City Speedplex announcement Kaylee Bryson...

Up next we are joined by Ryan Barr of Piqua, Ohio. Driver of the #21B - Ryan Barr Racing non-wing sprint car! Discussed: A regular at Lawrenceburg, some highlights, peaks & valleys of the season so far. Eldora for Lets Race Two and a missing wheel cover. Eldora for Ohio Speedweek as well He hits on some of the family tree of racing and where it all began for his family and how he got into it....

We're back for more and the heat is getting cranked up as summer approaches! Stoking the Fire Cowboy up at Wayne County for Ohio Speedweek 🤠 38th Annual Hell Tour kicks off 🔥 Xtreme Outlaw Appalachian midget week in August ⛰️ Eldora Million and Knoxville 360 & 410 Nationals driver entries are open Bridgeport Speedway track prep Husets High Bank Nationals are on deck 💲 (ends around 22:00...

For this episode you're stuck with the guys! They get into the early days of the podcast, some highlighted episodes/guests, favorites, and more! (that chat ends around the 20:00 minute mark) Stoking the fire Missed FAST 410 sprint results from early June. Safety @ Circle City Eagle Raceway packed crowd for High Limit Vermeer Motorsports driver change USAC Eastern Storm on deck Dirt Draft resul...

Wow, we made it to 100! This is part 1 of this episode so be sure to check out part 2 with our other segments. Thank you go all of our sponsors, supporters, and friends that helped us get to this point. Here's to the next 100....Up for this one, the guys travel up the road to Princeton, Indiana to Eli Holden Racing's shop! Eli is a 9 year old driver that specializes in Restrictor and Junio...

We have a couple guests for this episode! Driver of the #2H sprint car: Brian Hayden, and driver of the #i1 sprint car: Ivan Glotzbach. Both out of Fillmore, Indiana and driving for Brian Hayden Racing. They race mainly at Lincoln Park, Paragon, Bloomington. Discussed: The Drivers seat segment Both ends of the spectrum so far this season for Brian. Prepping for the sprint car portion of Indiana Mi...

For this episode we have the driver of the #35 winged sprint car, Zach Hampton, join us! A fellow Hoosier from the Plainfield, IN area. Discussed: A crew change in 2023 and how has his season been so far. Jacksonville crash We find out he does not like Haubstadt! Big Applebees fan Stoking the fire Xtreme Outlaw midget fireworks with Daum and Hocevar Dirt Draft results The 'Burg on deck for WoO...

We phone back over to Australia for this episode! Travis Millar, driver of the #v93 sprint car, out of Melbourne, Victoria is our special guest! Discussed: Australian wingless championship results for him Other forms of racing he has done and when did he start racing sprint cars? Summer plans for 2023. USAC Indiana Sprint Week "Shoeys" Sponsorship availabilities for this summer (ends aro...

We are back in studio and Matt Westfall joins us. He is the driver of the Ray Marshall Motorsports #33M non-winged sprint car out of Pleasant Hill, Ohio. Discussed: He runs us through some of the classes he has ran through the years: Modified, late model, sprint car, and more! A recap from his Lets Race Two weekend at Eldora Speedway. Year 2 running with USAC National tour Being in close proximity...

Keeping the trend for at least one more week...another California guest! Scott Daloisio, PR guy and announcer at Perris Auto Speedway joins us via phone for an enjoyable interview! Originally from Michigan, we hear his story of where he started, and some things he's done along the way. Also included is our 3 segments. Discussed: Where it all started with track photography. The old days at Asco...

The boys are back and we got Matt Mitchell on for a quick episode! He is the driver of the #37 non-wing sprint car out of Southern California! He gives us almost a year by year progression of his his racing career. And some of his stops along the way. Early season success this year with the USAC/CRA series. Swinging back through Indiana this year for the first time since 2012! His new USAC Silver...

We're back in the studio with guest Joey Ancona! Driver of the #88A winged sprint out of Concord, California! Discussed: A frequent competitor at Ocean Speedway for the Taco Bravo sprint series. Snagging a win there in 2022! Weekend recap from the Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare. A new 410 engine and plans for some races in 2023. Streaming chatter Part of an Italian family so you know there is s...

We brought on, yet another, Cali driver for this episode! James Turnbull II, driver of the #2j non-wing sprint car out of Indio, California! He made a purchase over the winter and we dig into that. Look for him during the USAC National sprint car Texas swing between April 26-29. We also hit on a few topics in our Stoking the Fire, Feature Finish, and The Smoke segments. Bear with us as we did have...

This episodes guest is Eli Wilhelmus! He is the driver of the #55 mini sprint out of Newburgh, Indiana. The guys go over to his shop and have a nice chat on Sunday. Discussed: Starting racing in go-carts. And making the move to the mini sprint in 2022. Schedule plans for 2023. What is the goal in racing? Will we see a 410 in the future? Some Newburgh restaurant favorites What's cooking at the...

The DTRR guys travel 9 miles west to the Bailey Chassis shop in Haubstadt, IN and have a interview with drivers of the #38 non-winged sprint cars, Chet Williams and Adyn Schmidt! Adyn also added the #12s winged 410 sprint car to the stable for the 2023 season! Chet, being our episode 16 guest, and Adyn is a mini/micro sprint driver from Haubstadt. Discussed: Chet's busy start to the year. Tuls...

For this episode the DTRR guys travel to Ireland, Indiana! Fitting it is St. Patrick's weekend 🍺 The beer and bourbon was flowing! We are at a friends house there, Zerrick Wells. He actually had a hand in how this was started. He provided the name (Dirt Tracks & Rib Racks) for a group text years ago. When it was decided we were going to take off and run with the podcast idea. He let us kn...

We have our first late model driver join us for this episode! Kyle Hammer, also driver of a modified and occasionally a midget, out of Clinton, Illinois. We catch him on a mission to Charlotte, we find out what he's headed there for! Also discussed: Florida Speed Weeks. That doesn't come without some drama! Throwing together a Chili Bowl ride this year. #momscreditcard Highs and lows of the 2022 l...

For this episode we are joined by midget and sprint car driver, Rylan Gray, and his father Brinton!  We stopped in at our sponsor, Hornville Tavern, to record this one! Rylan drives the #06 midget and sprint car for Gray Racing.  Discussed: Some highs and lows during the 2022 season.  Kicking off 2023 in Tulsa and what else is in the plans for this year? 410 sprint cars and learning...

Stoking the Fire USAC & DIRTvision confusion at Volusia  Trophy Cup purse increase in 2023 Montpelier Speedway schedule is out USAC break until April Some nice Dirt Draft results for a change! *ends around 21:00 minute mark  Feature Finish   XR Workin' Man Nationals @ Vegas  ASCS Elite Non-Wing in Arizona  DIRTcar Nationals @ Volusia Lucas Oil Late Models @ East Bay Sh...

Up for this episode we have Jerry Hoffman jump on with us!  He is the promotor for Springfield Raceway in Missouri.  He also owns Hoffman Race Cars, building modified chassis. We dig into a little bit of his past of building race cars and his time racing modifieds.  Other topics: Upcoming races. The Sweetheart 200 and the Turkey Bowl 16. What classes race at Springfield? Ceacils the...

Drake York of Flo Racing/USAC jumps on the show to discuss his past few years announcing and pit reporting!  Topics: New tracks he is looking forward to visiting this coming season. The grind of Indiana Sprint Week, Midget Week, Eastern Storm. His "One to watch" segment. The influence other announcers have had on him in his career so far. Gas station food, and what's good on the road during t...

The guys here at DTRR are Florida dreamin'!  Speed weeks in Florida are about to ramp up and we have some news leading up to that and also some results from there and in Arizona for USAC/CRA.  Stoking the Fire Saguaro Speedway in Tucson, Arizona re-opening tease. We will see a new champion in the USAC/CRA series this year. We break down who that could be. Speaking of the CRA, Brody Roa i...

For this episode we are at one of our sponsors, Rounders Too Pizza and have BGE/Dougherty Motorsports drivers: Carson Garrett and CJ Leary (via phone) and owners Broc Garrett and Doug Dougherty join us! Discussed: CJ's 2022 season review with #77 Michael Motorsports and #81 Gray Racing sprint cars. Bagging a few wins and checking off some big races. What led to the BGE/Dougherty partnership? They...

Stoking the Fire  USAC National Sprint cars return to Arkansas Poweri / BOSS series merge Damion Gardner retirement Social media of the week A lot of Chili Bowl topics Track prep, or lack thereof WoO Late Model season opener (ends around 48:00 mark) Feature Finish Race of Champions Chili Bowl - 5 Qualifying nights Chili Bowl A-main Saturday  17th Annual Wild West Shootout at Vado Speedwa...

The Drivers Seat segment For this episode we have Daniel Whitley on the show! He is the driver of #57 Abacus Racing midget and also races non winged sprints out in California.  Discussed: Arriving in Tulsa, practice day, what else has been going on since arriving at the Expo? Racing from the start, how did he get to where he is today? 2022 racing highlights. Hangtime at Perris Auto Speedway....