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The Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast w/ Luke & Jed Podcast

246: Greatest Bracket Racer of all time?

Luke and Jed catch up on the latest huge bracket race winners. They discuss Derby City $100k results, Jim Harrington Bracket Nationals, and of course a catch up on NHRA points situations. Couple all of the racing with a hilarious #MANSCAPED ad and shoutouts, and you’ll be sure to stay entertained. 

245: Broken Record?

Jeff Serra and Nick Hastings…heard those names? Nah…us either. On this weeks show, Luke and Jed cover the last few weeks big stories and interesting happenings, which include two of the most consistent HUGE money winners of all time. Tickets are being punched to the NHRA E.T. World Finals as well, with Divisions finishing up their E.T. Finals, we begin to detail those racers heading to Vegas. Tune in for a huge show! 

244: Big Stories from Indy and the Labor day $250k

Huge episode this week, Luke and Jed have a ton to talk about this week. A ton of racing over the Labor Day weekend at Indy, Norwalk, Division 6 E.T. Finals, and of course Bristol. They recap the highlights from all of those events. They also throw in some “bad beats” that were just heart breaking. Tune in for a jam packed show! 

243: JEGS All-Stars Preview w/ Kevin McKenna & TIBR Driver Series Update w/ Ashley Thompson

Luke is joined by National Dragster senior editor Kevin McKenna to preview the annual JEGS All-Stars, held in conjunction with this weekend’s NHRA U.S. Nationals (for a complete list of All-Stars participants, check out Kevin’s column on NHRA.com: https://www.nhra.com/news/2021/jegs-allstars-preview-introduction-talent-heavy-indy-fields). Following that spirited conversation, Ashley Thompson joins the show to provide an update on the ThisIsBracketRacing.com/driverseries standings as racers from across the continent head into the home stretch in search of $10,000+ top prizes in both the Top Bulb & Bottom Bulb categories.

242: Good Golly Garrett Griffith!

Luke and Jed are back together this week, leading off with an impressive run from the young Kentucky native, Garret Griffith. With the BTE Labor Day $250k and the Summer Door Car Shootout, coming up very soon, the guys talk about those races and the hardships and upsides that come from promoting races. The second half of the show is NHRA heavy with highlights from the divisional and national scene. 

241: The McCarty kids, Caraline and Tripp

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Jed gets to take the reins this week and sit down with Hazlehurst, Georgias own Caraline and Tripp McCarty. Tune in to find out the behind the scenes story. They discuss their day to day, who’s best racing, bike wrecks and more. Oh and they’ll let us know why they are sitting in a truck in the Hazlehurst, GA Tractor Supply parking lot! 

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Bracket racer turned racetrack owner: “Funny Car” Chris Northup

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Luke welcomes big dollar bracket racing extraordinaire, and now perhaps the youngest race track owner in the industry: Gleason Raceway Park’s own Christopher Northup. Funny Car Chris tells us how a kid from the big city of Boise, Idaho came to own a small race track in rural Gleason, TN, and details their HUGE opening night (last weekend, their spectator count exceeded the town’s population)! Chris shares his vision for the race track, where bracket racing fits in, and much more…

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239: Serra Still Red Hot, Foley Jr. Wins Big and some NHRA Action

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The guys return from vacation with a lot of great racing to talk about from all over the country. Some repeat names among the top tier bracket races, Jeff Serra staying hot and Doug Foley Jr. winning huge money! NHRA in Pomona, Topeka, and Sonoma ramps up points chases! Tune in to hear Luke and Jed’s take on the past weeks events! 

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238: Remembering Kyle Seipel

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This weeks episode is dedicated solely to our friend Kyle Seipel, throughout this episode you will hear from some of Kyles close friends that were willing to give up some of their favorite stories involving Kyle. Some of the stories are recent, some are from Kyle’s younger days, but surely these stories will be a pleasure to listen to for anyone that knew of kyle, be it personally or through his racing adventures. 

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237: ECF Winners, NHRA results, and Some Big Money Bracket Racing

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Luke and Jed cover racing from all over, among that coverage Luke goes mini-nerd out on some really close NHRA points battles that are shaping up. The Eastern Conference Finals had some great performances, as well as some various big money racing around the country. Tune in for a great show! 

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