Hammer Down Racing Report

Bryan Sebetto swept AFCS 305 Sprint feature wins at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway. He joins us to talk about his successful weekend and what is in store for the rest of the season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny, J.D. and even Judy Nemire (Jerry Nemire's widow) join us this week from the John Young Racing, Racing for First Responders, Dave Kemmer Hammer Down Racing Report Studio to talk about four generations of Nemire racing. Plus all the latest racing news and results! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with a Jedi for the first time ever on the show...Jerry "the Jedi" Bowersock who picked up the modified feature win Friday night at Limaland. Plus all the latest news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday's late model feature winner at Attica Raceway Park, Ryan Missler, joins us this week on the show. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So we meant to cover the art of slide jobs on last week's show, but we promise to cover it this week and dirt late model pilot Rusty Schlenk shares his thoughts on that. Sprint car racerTylar Rankin will also join us fresh off his latest winged 410 sprint victory at Butler Motor Speedway. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retiring former general manager of Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways, Scott Schultz joins us to discuss the upcoming racing seasons at those tracks. Limaland Motorsports Park announcer Gerry Keysor checks in as well for a season preview of Limaland. Pam Henricks of Oakshade Raceway drops in unexpectedly with some breaking news. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrissy and Pam Henricks, promoters of Oakshade Raceway, join us to talk about the upcoming race season at the 3/8 mile dirt track in Wauseon scheduled to kick off this weekend. Seems like the choose cone could be a thing this year. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The always entertaining Chris Mize joins us to talk about the upcoming race season at Sandusky Speedway and we even get a surprise guest, Wil Wiggins from the Ohio Wheelman Series. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fremont Speedway's season opener may have been pushed back a week, but we still speak with the voice of Fremont Speedway, Brian Liskai, for the latest on the upcoming 2023 race season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waynesfield Raceway Park promoter Larry Boos joins us to talk about the upcoming season. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Barry Marlow who will be a busy man this summer with all of his Great Lakes Super Sprint Series that now also include the NRA Sprint Invaders and running quite a few shows at I-96 Speedway. Hel also let something slip about a new dirt race track being built in Michigan. Plus all the latest racing news and results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy McCune joins us once again to give us an update on his recovery after suffering series burns in a dirt sprint car fire last summer and we will talk to him about his racing plans for this year. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with the voice of Attica Raceway Park about the upcoming race season at Attica which will now be starting one week later due to this week's weather. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fifteen-year-old stock car racer Katie Hettinger from Michigan is turning heads after becoming the youngest winner at Hickory Motor Speedway in a limited late model in 2021 and the first female winner in a pro late model in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway last month. We talk to her about her career successes and where she is headed. Plus all the latest racing news and results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motorsports mouth Dustin Jarrett joins us this week to talk about his announcing career from Eldora Speedway to FloRacing to the Oakshade Celebrity Charity Race and more! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rockford, Michigan's Scott Melton joins us to talk about his racing career and experiences in the ARCA Menards Series after his early exit in Saturday's race at Daytona. Chris Windom also joins us to talk about his move to Lane Racing in his second season with the Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Duane Hancock about this year's Attica Fremont Championship Series (AFCS) and the upcoming Hoserville Ohio injured drivers benefit auction. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Compact Touring Series (NCTS) was down in Florida for the Freedom Factory Winter Warm Up. We will recap that event with race winner A.J. Sanders and series owner Michael Wood. We also talk about the 2023 NCTS schedule that includes Bristol Motor Speedway and for the first time ever...Toledo Speedway. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dirt late model racer Curtis Roberts announced his 2023 would be his farewell season. We talk to him about his 37 year racing career and the details of his farewell tour. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with young modified driver Charlie Mefford who made quite a name for himself after a flip at the Gateway Dirt Nationals. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bring Will Wiggins back to talk about the incredible growth of his Ohio Wheelman Super Series with big purses for asphalt stock cars at tracks all around the region including Toledo and Sandusky Speedways in 2023. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we introduce you to Veronica McCann who has been Red Hot in the LMRWA Pro Dirt Series in Australia. We talk to her about her racing career and where she is headed. Plus all the latest racing news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We join forces with the guys from the Horsepower Happenings podcast to discuss the top racing stories to come out of 2022! Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandusky Speedway Race Director Chris Mize joins us for a preview for the 2023 Wild Bill Hart Hangover Race. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 Fremont Speedway 410 Sprint Champion Craig Mintz joins us to talk about his championship season, new tire rules, the Eldora Million and helping out Brian Smith. Plus all the latest racing news from PRI and beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Toledo/Flat Rock Late Model Sportsman champion Jim Froling about his championship season. We will also have a complete recap of all the action/drama at this year's Gateway Dirt Nationals plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with 2022 Oakshade Raceway champions Casey Noonan (Late Model), Carter Murday (Sportsman), Kolin Schilt (Super Stock) and Eric Carr (Compact) about their championship seasons. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2022 Attica Raceway Park champions Cole Macedo (410 Sprints) and Devin Shiels (Late Models) join us to talk about their race seasons. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with 2022 Flat Rock Speedway champions plus the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Limland UMP Modified champion Todd Sherman and Thunderstock champion Gabe Mueller join us to discuss their championship seasons. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Montpelier Motor Speedway promoter Larry Boos joins us for a scary edition of the Hammer Down Racing Report to talk about this weekend's Monster Mash event. Plus all the latest spooky racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak with Jamie Miller, winner of the Stock-tober Showdown at Fremont Speedway last weekend. Plus all the latest racing news and results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fremont Speedway Jim & Joanne Classic winner Cole Duncan joins us along with Cory McCaughey with the latest details on this weekend's $1250 to win Stock-tober event at Fremont Speedway. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASCAR Xfinity driver and current ARCA Menards Series point leader Nick Sanchez joins us to talk about his plans for this weekend's finale, the Shore Lunch 200 at Toledo Speedway. Greg Wilson also joins us fresh off his win this past weekend at Fremont Speedway with the All Star Circuit of Champions coming to town for the Jim & Joanne Ford Classic Weekend at Fremont. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A re-airing of our August 2022 interview with WoO Late Model Series announcer Rick Eshelman who passed away unexpectedly on October 1, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate our 5 year anniversary and 250th episode with the talented "History Mystery Man" Don Radebaugh, former motor racing announcer and ARCA communications director and now the host of the history and racing related YouTube channel. Plus all the latest news, results and Big D's PIzza to giveaway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ Gregory made it two in a row for Steel Block Late Model Series wins at Fremont Speedway on Saturday night. We will speak with him about the win, his season and his Chasin' Checkers videos. Rody Schroyer will be jumping behind the wheel of a dirt late model this weekend for the first time in over 3 years and we speak with him about that. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rusty Schlenk has been on a roll, most recently sweeping weekend features at Attica and Oakshade and his son Carter picked up his second Sportsman feature win in his first full season racing. We speak to both about their seasons and get Rusty's insight into the new 2023 Hoosier National Late Model Tire. Also, asphalt racer Rayce Metdepenningen will join us to talk about his recent foray into dirt racing. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ared Horstman won the final NRA Sprint Invader feature event at Attica Raceway Park on Saturday and earned the 2022 NRA Championship. We speak with him about his championship season and weekend win. Plus we will talk some Nickloy's Fix & Fab Tricycle Hot Dog Race, Sportsman vs Modifieds, Dirt Trucks vs. Super Stocks vs. Factory Stocks and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory Mccaughey is a dirt truck racer, go kart event promoter, and involved in just about anything racing related. We speak to Cory about his endeavors and a new event coming up at Fremont Speedway in October pitting the Fremont Dirt Trucks against Oakshade's Dominator Super Stocks. Plus, Duane Hancock joins us to talk about this weekend's Attica Ambush featuring AFCS racing action. We will also pass along some big announcements, racing news and results and most likely give away some more Big D's Pizza! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Devin Shiels who leads the points at Attica Raceway Park, trying to win his 4th track championship there. He also leads the Attica/Oakshade Late Model Challenge Series points and is in the hunt for another Oakshade Championship, second in points. Plus all the latest racing and news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figure 8 racer Stephanie Bradley has won the last two school bus figure 8 races at Toledo Speedway. We speak with her about her school bus figure 8 racing and her regular figure eight career. We also talk with World of Outlaws announcer Rick Eshelman about his induction into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming off his second consecutive 410 sprint feature win at Fremont Speedway this past weekend, Craig Mintz joins us to talk about his recent success. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Taylor Ferns, the highest finishing woman in USAC Silver Crown history, as she gets set to embark on Toledo Speedway for the Rollie Beale Classic this weekend. Plus we speak with Fremont Dirt Truck racer, RJ Cornett to see how he is doing after his hard crash Saturday at Fremont. And of course all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with 17-year-old Gabrielle Grigsby who earned her first win in May at Toledo Speedway and we speak with Jimmy McCune who suffered severe burns in a freak accident at Butler Motor Speedway this past weekend for an update on his condition. Plus all the latest racing news and results from a crazy week of racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Flat Rock Figure 8 point leader Billy Earley and Dirt Track Truck Series winner Saturday at Montpelier and USAC D2 Midget pilot, Abby Hohlbein. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Dave Gumby Jr. who picked up his first feature win in the Dirt Trucks at Fremont Speedway and an update from first year Butler Motor Speedway owner/promoter Tim Wilber. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The subject of dirt track prep has come up a lot this year. We delve a bit deeper into the subject/art of dirt track prep with Eldora Speedway's Facilities Manager Robert Platfoot. We also speak with Michigan's I-96 Speedway owner Jeff Dice to set the record straight on the status of the race track. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Danny Sams III who finished 2nd at Fremont this past weekend and currently sits atop the GLSS point standings. We will also pick the Dominator Super Stock competitors for this coming weekend's Hot Dog Race at Oakshade Raceway. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five-time Must See Racing Sprint Car Series Champion Jimmy McCune is going 410 sprint car racing...on DIRT! We speak to him about the switch from asphalt. A mystery area track promotor calls in to talk about track conditions this past weekend. Plus all the latest racing news and results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices