Drag Illustrated: The Wes Buck Show

**THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 425****“SMALL TIRE STORMS & SOUTHERN CHAOS”**SOME PEOPLE SEE BAD WEATHER.WE SEE BOOST WEATHER.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re diving headfirst into one of the rowdiest weekends on the outlaw racing calendar as we get ready for the **9th Annual Strange Engineering Ronnie Buff Memorial** and the always wild **King of the South** showdown. Joining us are two gu...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 423“OUTLAWS, NITRO, AND FIGHTING FOR THE SPORT”SOME WEEKS YOU TALK RACING.SOME WEEKS YOU TALK BUSINESS.THIS WEEK? WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE DAMN THING.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’ve got a lineup that hits every angle of what makes this sport tick. First up, Michael Poland. You already know what you’re getting here. Energy. Opinions. Stories. The guy lives in...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 422“NITROUS, TWO-WHEELS, AND STREET HEAT”SOME WEEKS ARE ABOUT WINNERS.SOME WEEKS ARE ABOUT MOMENTUM.THIS WEEK? WE’VE GOT BOTH.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re bringing in a lineup that covers multiple lanes of the sport, and all of them are hot right now. First up, Tommy Franklin, PDRA owner and Pro Nitrous standout. Not only is he helping run one of the baddest se...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 421“SMOKE, HORSEPOWER, AND STRAIGHT TALK”SOME WEEKS ARE BIG.SOME WEEKS ARE LOADED.THIS WEEK? WE’VE GOT A FULL-ON POWER MOVE.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re bringing in a lineup that covers just about every angle of NHRA right now, and we’re doing it all at once. First up, Tony “Smoke” Stewart. Fresh off a Top Fuel win in Pomona, and yeah, that makes win number thr...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 420“420 SMOKE, BIG CHECKS, AND FUTURE STARS”YEAH… IT’S EPISODE 420.YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN JOKES.WE’RE JUST HERE TO BRING THE HEAT.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’ve got a lineup that hits every corner of the sport. Nitro, bracket racing, and the future of NHRA all in one place. First up, Buddy Hull, NHRA Funny Car driver and team owner. This dude is out there doing it...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 419“SNOT ROCKET SEASON”SOME GUYS GET HOT.SOME GUYS GO NUCLEAR.THIS DUDE IS DOING BOTH.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’ve got one of the most dangerous drivers on the planet right now. Brett LaSala is in the building, and if you’ve been paying attention, you already know what time it is. The man behind the Snot Rocket has been absolutely wrecking the record books and...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 418“ROOKIES, ROCKETS, AND CAROLINA CHAOS”SOME GUYS SHOW PROMISE.SOME GUYS SHOW UP AND TAKE OVER.THIS WEEK WE’VE GOT BOTH.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we are locked in with a lineup that is absolutely rollin’ right now. First up, Justin Bond. Fresh off a huge NHRA win in Arizona, and yeah, the man is flat out dangerous. Call him 007 if you want, because he’s licensed...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 417“WHEN THE CAT’S AWAY…”WES IS OUT OF TOWN.AND YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.THE MICE ARE RUNNIN’ THE SHOW.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re handin’ over the keys and lettin’ it rip. JT Hudson and Mike Carpenter are holdin’ it down, and they’ve brought in some serious backup with Brian Lohnes jumping in to co-host. That’s right. The voice of NHRA is in the seat...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 416“FIRST YEAR, FIRST TITLE, AND NITRO FAMILY BUSINESS”SOMETIMES YOU GRIND FOR YEARS FOR A TITLE.SOMETIMES YOU BUY A PRO MOD AND WIN THE WHOLE DAMN THING YOUR FIRST SEASON.This week on The Wes Buck Show we are talking about one of the coolest stories to come out of the DI Winter Series. First up, Peter Norton, your Drag Illustrated Winter Series champion. The wild part?...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 415“KINGS CROWNED, CHECKS CASHED, HISTORY MADE”THE DI WINTER SERIES IS A WRAP.THE BIGGEST, BADDEST, RICHEST PRO MOD RACE ON THE PLANET JUST WENT DOWN.AND WE ARE STILL CATCHING OUR BREATH.This week we are fresh off the World Series of Pro Mod and let me tell you, it delivered in every possible way. First up, Fletcher Cox, your Pro 10.5 winner. Big Fletch showed up and sh...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 414“OUTLAWS, GOOD GUYS, AND PRO MOD HEAT”THIS WEEK WE’RE STACKED WITH HORSEPOWER, PERSONALITY, AND A WHOLE LOT OF BOOST.We are rollin’ straight toward the World Series of Pro Mod and this lineup feels like a heavyweight fight card. First up, the OG himself, Ryan Martin. Street Outlaws legend. No Prep Kings hammer. And now he’s bringin’ that swagger into the Pro Mod rank...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 413“MEET SEASON, CHAMPS, AND FORCE MOVES”SOMETHIN’S IN THE AIR THIS WEEK. SMELLS LIKE BURNOUTS, BOOST, AND BRACKET BUSTERS.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re teein’ up a triple-header that stretches across the sport. We’re talkin’ West Coast history, East Coast horsepower, and NHRA’s latest storyline all in one go. First up, Blake Bowser. The man behind the legendary...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 412“REDLINE, RESPECT, AND A WHOLE LOTTA FAST”HERE WE GO. THE COUNTDOWN TO THE WORLD SERIES OF PRO MOD IS OFFICIALLY ON.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we are flipping the switch and heating things up with two absolute pillars of the sport. First up, it’s Red Line Oil’s own Mark Beatty. A racer’s racer, a diehard supporter of the sport, and one of the guys who makes the...

THE WES BUCK SHOW EPISODE 411“WINTER HEAT AND STREET WARS”NEW YEAR. NEW WEEK. SAME FULL SEND ENERGY.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we are gearing up for one of the most anticipated races of the winter as U.S. Street Nationals takes over Bradenton Motorsports Park. This is race number two of the DI Winter Series, and the pressure is already turned all the way up. Joining us is Victor Alvarez, owne...

THE WES BUCK SHOW — EPISODE 410“NEW YEAR, NEW MILLION?”IT’S 2026.WE’RE BACK.AND WE’RE ALREADY TALKIN’ BIG MONEY AND BAD FAST HOT RODS.To kick off the new year, we’ve got a couple of absolute hammers joining us to break it all down and fire it all up. First up, NHRA’s own Brian Lohnes, the voice of the sport, the man behind the mic, and the guy who’s gonna help us set the tone for a huge season ahe...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 409“TRACK BOSSES, PRO MODS & MOTORSPORT MOVERS”THIS WEEK WE’RE DIVING INTO THE MINDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THIS SPORT GO, ON THE TRACK AND IN THE BOARDROOM.First up, it’s the man behind Bradenton Motorsports Park, Victor Alvarez. Not only is he getting ready to host another killer DI Winter Series, but the guy is also behind the wheel of his own Pro Mod and laying...

SOME WEEKS YOU GET HIGHLIGHTS.SOME WEEKS YOU GET HEADLINES.THIS WEEK? YOU GET HISTORY.We’re comin’ in HOT after a barn burner of a weekend out in Las Vegas, and we’ve got two absolute heavy-hitters joining us on the mic. First up, J.R. Gray, and let me tell you, the man is on FIRE. He took home the Pro Mod win at Vegas, and in the process, with the pressure on and the spotlight bright, locked up h...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 407“ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECORDS & RADIO ROUNDUP”THIS WEEK WE’RE LOCKED IN ON THREE MASSIVE STORIES IN DRAG RACING.BIG MOVES. BIG NUMBERS. BIG EVENTS.First up we’ve got Keith Haney on the mic after his major announcement at SEMA Show that he is teaming up with KB Titan Racing, the legendary NHRA Pro Stock team. The buzz says they might be bringing Pro Mod into the mix too...

The Wes Buck Show – Episode 406Buckle up, because Episode 406 of The Wes Buck Show is a heater. We’ve got a full lineup of heavy hitters joining the program this week, and we’re talking about some of the biggest stories in the game right now. First up, the man at the center of the storm, Richard Freeman. Elite Motorsports is on fire after announcing Tony Stewart is joining the team, R+L Carriers i...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 405“WHEEL MEN, TRACK DOMINATORS & TIN SOLDIER TALES”THIS WEEK IT’S ALL ABOUT DRIVERS WHO CAN FLAT OUT HANDLE ANY MACHINE.First up, Travis Harvey. Whatever you put him in, whatever you line him up in, he delivers. He’s a wheel man’s wheel man. We’ll sit down and break down what’s driving him right now and how he keeps making magic happen on every stage. Then we’ve go...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 404“NO MERCY, NO FEAR, NO FILTER”THERE’S COMEBACKS…AND THEN THERE’S STRAPPING INTO A TOP FUEL DRAGSTER AND WINNING IT ALL!!This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re locked and loaded for another rip-roarin’ ride through the wildest headlines in drag racing. First up, Raul Torres, the boss man at South Georgia Motorsports Park, joins us to preview No Mercy 16, one of the mos...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 403“STAMPEDES, SWANFEST & PRO MOD SPICE”THIS WEEK WE’RE HEADING TEXAS-BOUND AND FULL SENDFOR MUSIC, MOTORING, AND MADNESS AT THE STAMPEDE OF SPEEDWe’re bringing Christy Meyer into the mix to talk about one of the coolest weeks on the NHRA calendar, the Stampede of Speed at the Texas Motorplex. It’s more than just a race, it’s a festival, a celebration, a racetrack p...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 402“RECORDS, VIPERS & VICTORIES”WHEN YOU AVERAGE A SIX-ONE ON DRAG WEEK,YOU DON’T JUST SHOW UP —YOU REWRITE HISTORY.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re rollin’ out the red carpet for Ned Dunphy, fresh off a jaw-dropping performance at Hot Rod Drag Week. The man went full Terminator mode, locking in a world record average of 6.178 seconds across the week in his abs...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 401“LEGENDS, WOODS, AND WINNERS”IT’S FUNNY CARS AND FAST TALK.STREET RACING AND STRAIGHT SHOOTIN’.WE’RE LOCKED IN FOR ANOTHER ONE.This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re welcoming a true icon in the sport — Cruz Pedregon. The Snap-on backed NHRA Funny Car legend found his way back to the top this weekend with a big win that had the pits buzzing. Been there, done that, and...

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 400“DOES A BEAR SH*T IN THE WOODS?”YEAH & TRAVIS & TOMMY SENT EVERYBODY'S SH*T PACKING.Four hundred episodes. From a duct-taped cell phone to one of the baddest drag racing shows in the world, we’ve come a long way. So for this milestone moment, we brought the heat. Lyle Barnett slides in as co-host this week and we’re diving headfirst into the aftermath of...