The Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast w/ Luke & Jed Podcast

Episode 097: Jake Howard Rules the World; NHRA Titles Still Anyone’s Guess

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In this episode, Luke & Jed discuss Jake Howard’s incredible run: all he does is win E.T. Finals (that’s 5 in 3 years, and 3 in 3 weeks for those keeping score at home).  Luke took a deeper dive into the NHRA national points chase in Super Stock, Super Comp, and Top Sportsman to break down the championship contenders and their odds.  The guys closed the show with a couple of listener e-mails that depict some unique and thought provoking situations (re-runs, points implications, gifted rounds, etc.).  Plus the usual nonsense: BTE Who’s Hot, What’s On Tap, Shoutouts and more.

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Episode 096: Rocky Pintavalle is the People’s Hero & NHRA Gets Slippery in St. Louis

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Luke & Jed sit down with the man of the hour, Rocky Pintavalle.  In case you haven’t heard, Rocky had an incredible season… last weekend!  Pintavalle drove his 3-speed equipped back-half Mopar to wins in both the $15,000 opener and the $50,000 main event at the Fall Fling.  The guys recapped everything Fall Fling, including the big ($500,000) announcement for next year’s event.  NHRA got slippery in St. Louis, so the guys did their best to rehash that drama and recap a busy weekend of sportsman action from across the country

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Episode 095: Bracket Finals Domination

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Luke and Jed did their best to recap an incredible weekend of racing from across the country.  Jake Howard and Mikie Sturgill headlined a weekend chalk full of E.T. Finals action with rare doubles.  Cory Gulitti and Andy Schmall showed out in big dollar bracket competition.  We’ve got new national points leaders in two NHRA categories.  Lots to talk about – plus potentially the most memorable Luke rant/tangent to date.  That and more on one long episode of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast!

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Episode 094: Patriot Day Special & Zach Schlumpf from “Dialed In w/ Jake & Zach”

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In this episode, Luke & Jed get “Dialed In” with Zach Schlumpf, co-host of a new racing podcast titled “Dialed In with Jake & Zach.  In addition, they recapped a fairly light weekend of racing action highlighted by a pair of NHRA divisional events, and previewed a big weekend of bracket finals action on the horizon.  Jed, Luke and Producer Mark also weighed in with memories from September 11, seventeen years later.

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Episode 093: Devin Isenhower, JJ’s Top Ten, and all things Big GO!

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In this episode, the guys caught up with recent NHRA U.S. National Super Gas champion (and current Super Gas points leader) Devin Isenhower to recap the biggest win of his young career.  That leads their in-depth coverage of the Big Go, and some of the stories of note from the fabled event.  Lead (only) Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast correspondent JJ Pennington provided his Top 10 for the month of August, and the guys closed the show with a pair of epic Racer Confidential stories.

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Episode 092: The Year of the Bottom Bulber Continues!

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In this episode, the guys dissect the NHRA points chase following a big weekend of divisional action.  Did you hear that the Top Dragster bump in Bowling Green was 6.342?!?!  That’s not a typo: 6.343 DID NOT get in!  Jed and Luke discuss and get deeper into the 32 vs. 48 car Top Dragser/Top Sportsman debate.  Plus they recapped a busy weekend of bracket action from coast to coast that featured another pair of bottom bulb racers scoring big wins in Top Bulb/Combo events.  All that plus the usual shenanigans: two new “Racer Confidential” stories, Chance from BTE (not from the roof of a motorhome), and shoutouts for days.

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Episode 091: Nick Duty’s Big Win & JR Lobner’s Big Month

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In this episode, the guys catch up with Nick Duty fresh off of his big win at the Windmill Nationals.  They discuss his emotional triumph, his life as a track operator who gets to race every once in awhile, and the year of the Chevette.  The NHRA points picture got a little bit clearer after a big weekend of events across the country; and some pockets got a little fatter following a number of big dollar bracket events from coast to coast.

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Episode 090: A half dozen BTE “Who’s Hot” Candidates & the introduction of “Racer Confidential”

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In this episode, Luke & Jed start off talking about ducks, pylons, and kamikaze racers before smoothly transitioning into the week that was in sportsman drag racing – and it was a big one!  They highlight results from the SFG event at Dragway 42, along with the Nightfire Nationals in Boise, ID and big bracket action from Virginia, South Carolina, and Illinois.  Plus they recap the lone NHRA event of the weekend and the points implications attached to it.  The guys closed the show with the first edition of “Racer Confidential” a fun format to tell anonymous (and entertaining) stories about the folks that we (and you) race with!

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Episode 089: World Super Pro Challenge Recap & JJ’s Top 10

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This episode of the podcast is jam packed with guest appearances from our lead (only) correspondent, JJ Pennington (JJ’s Top 10) and recently crowned World Super Pro Challenge $50,000 winner Chris Stine.  Also:

Are we understating the accomplishments (and greatness) of Justin Lamb?  

The weekend brought a memorable father-son final round (and nearly two)

And it’s the year of the No Box racer and the No Split Final!

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Episode 088: NHRA Talk with a touch of Drama

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In this NHRA heavy episode of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, Luke gets all nerdy talking numbers and details in the NHRA sportsman title chase.  The guys get deeper into the 32 vs. 48 car field debate for the NHRA Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes.  And the guys introduce a new (to the show) sponsor with a cameo appearance from Chance Lykens of BTE Performance.  They close this week’s show where they opened last week’s episode: on the topic of some nasty turns in the “drama” surrounding the current big dollar bracket scene.

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