Daily Driver Podcast

The Argument for the NHRA Lucas Oil Series with Kris Whitfield

Regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Kris Whitfield can do just about anything in a race car, and has proven as much. He’s been to SIX Spring Fling final rounds. He’s won TWENTY-TWO track championships. And yet, he spends the bulk of his time and energy pursuing the NHRA Lucas Oil Series. Why? What is it about the NHRA tour, and specifically the 8.90 and 9.90 categories that Kris finds so appealing?

Question of the week with Justin Lamb: How do I select the best torque converter for my car?

Each Friday, we post a featured Question of the Week on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. This week, we’re giving YOU, the Daily Driver listener an early look, releasing the Question of the Week here two days in advance! For this week’s question, we reached out to ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE instructor (and our resident tech expert), Justin Lamb. The question: “How do I select the best torque converter for my application?”

What you cannot be fully prepared for with Mikie Sturgill

Regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Mikie Sturgill has found himself in the position that every bracket racer dreams of, competing in the 3-round runoff for the NHRA Summit National Championship at season’s end. In fact, Mikie has been in that position not once, but twice (ultimately winning the national championship in 2019)! We asked Mikie the obvious question: what’s one thing about that experience that you could not possibly fully prepare for?

My favorite piece of advice from Peter Biondo

We all take in advice from a variety of sources. When someone like Peter Biondo speaks, I tend to listen! In today’s “Daily Driver” I pass along my favorite piece of advice from “The Terminator.”

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Recast: Weather Factors

As part of our 3-week binge here on the Daily Driver (one episode released EVERY day), we’d like to “Play the hits.” Each Friday, we’ll recast a prior episode. Today the focus in on weather… What weather conditions make our cars perform differently, and how can we best track them and predict their impact?

Make my backhalf door car repeat to 60′ with Mike Mans

What’s the biggest factor to making a bracket door car “nasty” in the first 60 feet? In today’s Daily Driver, we reach out to regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Mike Mans to address that very question.

Question of the week: Who/what is your most feared opponent with Matt Dadas

Each Friday, we post a featured Question of the Week on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. This week, we’re giving YOU, the Daily Driver listener an early look, releasing the Question of the Week here two days in advance! For this week’s question, we reached out to regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor, Matt Dadas! The question: “Who (or what) is your most feared opponent?”

Performing under pressure with Kris Whitfield

You’d be hard pressed to find any driver in sportsman drag racing who has staged for more high-stakes rounds in pressure situations than Kris Whitfield. He’s been in the final round of multiple big dollar bracket races – including the Spring Fling Million. He’s won multiple division titles, and has competed down the stretch for national championships. He’s won twenty-two (that’s not a typo)… Twenty-two track championships! In today’s Daily Driver, Kris talks about how he tries to approach those pressure packed rounds.

Super Class Finish Line Strategy

I get asked a lot about the complexity of my typical strategy. From a strategic standpoint, it can at times be fairly advanced. But in terms of execution, I keep it simpler than you might think. In today’s episode, I detail how and why…

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Recast: Driving Well is Not the Key to Having Fun

As part of our 3-week binge here on the Daily Driver (one episode released EVERY day), we’d like to “Play the hits.” Each Friday, we’ll recast a prior episode. This one, “Driving well is not the key to having fun,” has proven to be one of your favorites!