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The Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast w/ Luke & Jed Podcast

161: 2019 Champion Interview Series 1: Chris Johnston and Dustin Avondet

January 9, 2020

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Our first episode of 2020, begins the 2019 Championship Interview Series. We begin our coverage in the bottom bulb bracket racing arena, with NHRA Pro Champion, Chris Johnston, and IHRA Modified Champion Dustin Avondet. Both of these racers have awesome stories that came with their quest for the championship. Listen in as Jed sits down with both of these awesome racers.

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160: 2019 Year in Review

December 18, 2019

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Luke and Jed take this episode to review the 2019 season. They discuss the biggest stories of the year, and some of the best performances, as well as crowing the Overall 2019 BTE Who’s Hot.

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159: Chet Dragon Interview

December 11, 2019

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The MAN, the MYTH, the LEGEND! We have Chet Dragon sitting down with Jed for a conversation that bridges Chet’s 40 years in the sport. Why he has chosen the weapon he has (6.30 buggy), and how he’s approached the sport over the last 4 decades.  

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158: Mitchell McKinney Interview

December 4, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Luke provides us with the 2nd installment of our “regular guy” series of podcasts, where we highlight racers that may not be household names.  Mitchell provides an incredible perspective on racing, from his point of view.

 

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157: John Dibartolomeo Interview

November 27, 2019

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Luke gets the chance to talk about the state of the sport among other things with Drag Racing Edge Magazine Editor, John Dibartolomeo.  

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156: Champions Crowned

November 20, 2019

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Luke and Jed highlight NHRA and IHRA Champions from top to bottom. The guys break down all of the awesome drama from Pomona. They even weigh in a little bit on some of the happenings in the professional ranks.  

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155: Rick Baehr Interview

November 13, 2019

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This week Jed has the opportunity to sit down with “Slick” Rick Baehr. A great dive into Rick’s drag racing career. They discuss Rick’s racing history, accomplishments, with lots in between.

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154: Scotty Bodmer Interview

November 6, 2019

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This week Luke sits down with very successful, yet maybe lesser known or talked about, racer Scotty Bodmer. Scotty has 11 track championships and  a $20k win at Atco to his credit. Tune in to hear his story.

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153: Million Dollar Reflections

October 30, 2019

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This week, Luke and Jed discuss a lot of things that have went on in the last couple weeks, highlighting mainly The Million. They also discuss one racers performances that have come together to be an incredible season in this week’s BTE Who’s Hot.

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152: NHRA Points From Top to Bottom

October 23, 2019

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Luke welcomes guest Kevin McKenna, senior editor of NHRA’s National Dragster. Together the two cover the NHRA points chases from top to bottom, they discuss which classes are up for grabs and who the contenders are. Tune in, as the season comes to a close with only three events on the schedule, things will be interesting in multiple classes.

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