A Way Too Early Look at the 2025 Lucas Oil Chase
I know, it’s way to early for this but in today’s episode I wanted to look at the 2025 Lucas Oil Chase. Let’s nerd out!
A Way Too Early Look at the Lucas Oil Championship Picture

If you’ve read this column for any length of time, you know that I like to nerd out. Before you ask, the answer is yes. Yes, I realize that it’s May. Yes, I realize that half the country hasn’t even begun earning points toward the 2025 Lucas Oil Series Championship. Yes, I realize that I […]
Why Stock & Super Stock?
This week I am joined by my co-instructor in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and accomplished racer Justin Lamb. Justin has proven capable of winning in just about anything. So I asked him, why Stock & Super Stock?
The Responsibility of the Race Track
On last week’s show, I detailed what I believe to be our responsibility as racers: to our sport, and more directly to a successful day at the track. This week, I want look at where do our responsibilities as a racer end and the responsibilities of the race track, race director, track operator, or race […]
The Responsibility of the Racer
I’ve been a racer for more than 30 years. In a perfect union, racer and race track work together in a sort of harmonious partnership. As a racer, what is our responsibility at the track?
How to balance the rear of my car with Mike Mans
This week’s Daily Driver episode is taken from our Question of the Week segment over on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. The question is “How to balance the rear of my car?”.
Where I Come From

When asked about my introduction to the sport of drag racing, I will always lead with my father. My Dad was a racer, and my Dad was (is) my hero. In his racing, it appeared to me at a young age that he controlled this seemingly uncontrollable machine. I wanted to do that, I wanted […]
How experience molds our skill set with Kris Whitfield
For this episode of the Daily Driver, I am joined by one of our regular guest instructors in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and accomplished driver, Kris Whitfield. The question I asked him was how his experience and background with racing in his area of the country, one of the toughest to dial and run a consistent car […]
Question of the Week: How do I calm down my wheelies with Mike Mans
This week’s Daily Driver is featuring a Question of the Week from over on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. How do I calm down my wheelies with regular guest instructor in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE Mike Mans.
Day 1

It was the summer of 2021, nearly four years ago. My family and I arrived at the track a day early for the weekend event with a very specific purpose: to send our oldest son Gary down the track for the first time. We had the track to ourselves; we just wanted to get him […]