My First Win
This week’s Question of the Week comes from Brian, who asks: I really enjoyed the episode about your first national event win, curious if we turn back the clock even more could you tell us the story of your first win in general? If you’ve got a topic you want us to tackle, submit it […]
Celebrating One of Our Own: Bryan’s $50,000 Breakthrough
After more than a decade of faithfully chasing his first win, longtime ELITE member Bryan Campbell finally broke through—and he did it on one of the biggest stages possible: a $50,000-to-win event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex. In this episode, Luke celebrates Bryan’s incredible accomplishment and shares what happened when Bryan walked the ELITE community through the […]
Double Pursuit
Eighteen-year-old Ty Gaynor made history when he earned the victory in both Top Dragster and Super Stock at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Seattle. Doubling at the national event level is a rare feat: only 31 other drivers have hoisted two Wally’s at the same event, and Gaynor is by far the youngest […]
ELITE Spotlight: Lee Newmeyer
Today on The Daily Driver, our ELITE Spotlight series continues with another look behind the scenes of an ELITE member’s racing season. Throughout the year, we’re following select members as they share race recaps, personal insights, lessons learned, and the ups and downs that come with competing. Our next featured member is Lee Newmeyer. Tune […]
Better lights staging first or last?
This week’s Question of the Week comes from Dave, who asks: Do you find a difference in your reaction time if you stage first or you stage second? If you’ve got a topic you want us to tackle, submit it at thisisbracketracing.com/ask. With insights from the TIBR and ELITE brain trust, this episode starts a […]
The Billy Torrence of it all
This week’s Question of the Week comes from David, who asks: On an old episode of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, I heard you talk about how odd a role Billy Torrence has played in your racing career. As a CAPCO fan, as a Torrance fan, I’d love to hear the Billy Torrence of it […]
ELITE Spotlight: Megan Bemiller
Today on The Daily Driver, our ELITE Spotlight series continues with another look behind the scenes of an ELITE member’s racing season. Throughout the year, we’re following select members as they share race recaps, personal insights, lessons learned, and the ups and downs that come with competing. Our next featured member is Megan Bemiller. Tune […]
Matt Dadas Win Light Lab Launch
Today on The Daily Driver, we’re excited to announce the next course in the Win Light Lab series at This Is Bracket Racing. This time, Matt Dadas takes the lead with Win Light Lab: Prepared for Anything. A course designed to help you become the kind of racer who’s ready to step into any class, […]
Sportsman Top 50: The Calculus
Today on The Daily Driver, I’m sharing the audio version of my latest National Dragster column, “Sportsman Top 50, The Calculus”. In this piece I’m peeling back the curtain and walking through the selection process of the Sportsman Top 50.
When were you more nervous?
This week’s Question of the Week comes from Ryan, who asks: First and foremost congratulations to your son Gary on his recent Western Conference Finals Jr Dragster Championship but I got to ask the question, out of all of the cool things you have done in your racing career – whether it’s winning the Spring […]