The Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast w/ Luke & Jed

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Big NHRA championship implications, as the season rounds out with its final two races. The guys discuss these high pressure, high stakes situations. There was a little bit of bracket racing to talk about as well.

Tons in this episode! NHRA ET Summit National champions crowned! NHRA National Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points are down to 2 races. Where is the OG Million headed next? All this and more, tune in now!

Luke and Jed talk about their reflections about the OG Million, they discuss the winners, and some of the less than ideal situations that occurred, and how they were handled. Interesting episode, be sure to tune in!

Ashley joins Luke and Jed to recap the TIBR Drivers Series, and its current standings with very few races left to be completed. Then the guys do their annual OG Million preview, this year doing a snake draft, each drafting a team, and awarding points throughout the weekend. We'll see who comes out on top.

Luke and Jed recap the Alabama Two Step at Montgomery, along with some other misc. bracket results and a quick catchup on NHRA points changes over the weekend.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 Jed and I break down the national points chase in all 7 "true" sportsman categories (Comp, S/Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman) in depth. We discuss the current leaders, and the contenders, and even place a percentage chance on each of them actually winning the '22 championship.

After another week off, Luke and Jed had a bunch to catch up on, the Fall Fling at Bristol just ended and they'll recap that, Last weekend there was the SFG Super Bowl and Jegs Summer Door Car Shootout. And of course we have some NHRA results spread across the country to highlight as well.

Luke and Jed, recap the Columbus Fling, by Peter Biondo and crew, the Great American USA $100k, by Britt Cummings and Gaylon Rolison, and finally the NHRA Divisional at Earlville, Iowa. They also briefly cover some of the new WDRA/IHRA happenings.

Luke and Jed are back after a week off. They recap a bunch of racing around the country, most importantly of course, is the Labor Day $250k and of course the "Big Go" at Indy. There have been some big announcements on the IHRA vs the world front with the WDRA being announced this week. Tune in to hear the guys take on how things are progressing.

Lots of good news this week! A couple tracks that are remaining open/reopening! Brainerd NHRA National event recap, and of course Muncie's May 12's. Up next are a couple BUSY weeks, stay tuned.

The IHRA has officially changed hands. There was an NHRA National Event at Topeka...we'll give you one guess who won Super Comp. Jed finally gets to talk about some bottom bulb racing!

Big Bucks bracket weekend: 2 of the most prestigious, longest running events on the big buck schedule, and a third event that paid more than either of them!

Will IHRA make the show weekly for the rest of the year? Not a ton of bracket news, NHRA at Topeka, Seattle.

Jed does a solo recap of the weekend with some results from the TB promotions Twin 50's, VMP's Triple Threat, NHRA at Sonoma, along with some other IHRA news and miscellaneous discussion.

We took a week off...and the train has jumped the tracks! Luke and Jed have a TON to talk about this week, IHRA issues? traction compound shortage, a little bit of race results, and a really long, good rant from Jed on an NHRA decision at the ECF.

The guys weigh in on a huge WFC and a crazy purse change at the SFG 500.

Luke is joined by Kevin McKenna for a mid season NHRA review. The also weigh in on the tragic loss of Bill Bader Sr.

Relatively short week in the results department, Beacon, Galot, Numidia along with Bristol's NHRA national, and a divisional in Denver. After that, the guys get into a really interesting discussion brought to the table by Chris Cadle, tune in to hear the guys thoughts on a type of Gaming Commission for big money bracket racing. Jed also previews the 16th annual WFC.

Tons of results from all over, NHRA, Brackets. Ryan Butler has a great weekend. Keith Mayers solidifies Super Street chances. Tune in to hear all of the details in between!

Scotty's back, Hunter's back, Wesley's....back!? Andy Schmall and Cory Gulitti seem to have this game figured out. Luke crowns a super street champion in June! The guys discuss a new D4 NHRA director, and a ton of other fun stuff! Tune in now!

Last week, Luke and Jed talked about Peter, and his legacy...this week, Scotty nearly runs the table. These guys just don't disappoint. They discuss some miscellaneous results. They discuss Taylor Bowling's rise to greatness off the bottom bulb as well. Tune in for a great show!

Luke and Jed have a lot to unpack this week. They discuss the unfortunate passing of two of the sports legends. Peter Biondo's $20k win, the Dream Team challenge, points runs are shaping up at on the LODRS, and another excessive braking DQ? Tune in to hear about all of these things and more!

Friend of the podcast, multi-time guest, all around advocate for our sport, John DiBartolomeo passed away May 23rd, this special tribute episode is a replay of episode 157, its a pretty special episode and these types of tributes, can be comforting, hearing our respected guests voice who has since passed, but can also be a bit hard to listen to as well. We hope you all enjoy hearing this one again, as much as we did.

The guys go over results from the TB $50k, NHRA National at VMP, and the Great Bend LODRS. Then as is the norm, this time of year, they preview the Dream Team Challenge coming up this weekend. They analyze some of the teams, and of course make some picks. Tune in to hear their thoughts!

After seeing a ton of social media posts with folks listing all the tracks that they have attended and or won races while attending. Luke and Jed take it one step farther, they detail their favorites, their least favorites, as well as some a few categories that prove very interesting. Tune hear to hear about their Track Talk!

Spring Fling Galot, Charlotte 4-wides, and the Bottom Bulb Explosion, also a bit of a Spring Fling mistake that gained some attention. And the age old question, is Gary Williams the best ever? Tune in to find out!

No more Houston… No more Atlanta… No more Phoenix. Joliet? What does this all mean? We'll discuss, but in the final Houston National we have Emmon's family domination. Luke breaks down some very early season points scenarios. In the week before the race that he is co-promoting, Jonathan Maugans wins SP hitting the bottom bulb at the Rudd Racing Engines Six Shooter Shootout promoted by Paige Hamlin. Tune in to hear all of the weeks happenings!

Kind of a strange show this week, Jed will join us first with a Capital City $100k recap, after that Luke and Jed come back together to discuss, and cover the highlights from the Spring Fling Million.

Big Jed's Big Moment! All things Jed all the time. Luke gets the opportunity to really dive deep into Jed's history in the sport. All the way to his start in the 80's! This is a fun episode, Jed wasn't really looking forward to, but fun none-the less. Tune in now!

The guys recap a few miscellaneous results from the 4-wides at Vegas, a bit of big money racing, and they preview both the Capital City Classic in Montgomery, and the Spring Fling Million in Vegas. Of course, with the NCAA finale in the books, they finish out the Sportsman racing ideas bracket.

Luke and Jed get to catch up with Jonathan Maugans, they talked lots of bottom bulb racing, and introduced us to the Bottom Bulb Explosion which will be contested at Mid-America Dragway April 29-May 1. Near and dear to Luke's basketball loving heart, he keeps us up to date on the NCAA Sportsman Racing "ideas" bracket.

Luke and Jed cover some limited results from the last couple weeks, mainly SFG Bradenton, Tucson Southwest Showdown, The Footbrake 150 at Gulfport, and the rain ridden Gatornationals. The real fun however comes in the yearly Sportsman Racing Bracket showdown, this year will be good drag racing inventions/ideas, vs bad ideas. Tune in, its a fun one!

Luke and Jed had the opportunity to get to know Tyler Bohannon, the 2021 SDPC Race Shop Great American Guaranteed Million winner. Where, when, and how his racing career started were covered of course, but also how did that incredible day play out, were there nerves? worried about the huge, life changing money? Listen in to find out!

While Luke is mid early season western swing, he is hot and heavy into the NHRA scene already, with some race results from Wild Horse Pass Motorsports park. Coverage of the Baby Gators and the Top Bulb 150 at Gulfport, included as well.

Luke and Jed are back together to kickoff some of the first major racing of 2022. Luke reports from the west coast, where he will be spending a couple months with the NHRA series along with the Spring Fling Million. They also cover some results from the King of the Coast and Southern Big Bucks Shootout, both of which that had really strong crowds. Tune in now to hear their take on all of it!

It's time for our yearly...well somewhat yearly, TOP 25! Always sure to spark some conversation, maybe even some controversy, these Top 25's are a great way to preview the upcoming 2022 big money bracket racing season. Tune in to see if you or your favorite racer made the list!

Luke and Jed are joined by Dan Fletcher and Peter Biondo, talk about a start studded cast, to discuss the current/future state of the sport. They discuss, costs, travel, race structures, a wide reaching discussion on all points of sportsman drag racing!

Huge announcement out of the Luke Bogacki Motorsports camp for the 2022 season! Jed weighs in on a couple of footbrake race rule changes that are trying to keep the spirit of the "footbrake" racing where they belong. Finally, Ashley Thompson joins the guys to discuss this years This Is Bracket Racing Driver Series, with its awesome nationwide competition and huge payouts!

Luke goes solo this week, and gets the opportunity to sit down and discuss Greg Stanfield's NHRA Super Stock Championship season. They talk about a storied history in the sport, and the 27 years between his 4th world championship and this 5th championship. A great interview with a legend in the sport. Tune in now!

Luke and Jed get the chance to sit down and hear Christopher Dodd's story. Christopher won the NHRA Super Comp Championship in both 2020, AND 2021, one of only 4 racers in NHRA history to do that. Chris covers his history, and how his racing started. They also compared the two championship seasons, and how they differed.

In this week's Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, Luke and Jed recapped another major early season event: the Great American Stars & Stripes New Years Spectacular from Belle Rose, LA. In addition, they weighed in the boomerang relocation of the OG Million, and some randomly interesting stories in the world of sportsman drag racing.

After listening to a local sports talk radio show, Jed brings to the show a really cool concept. Choose your 3 best years of racing EVER. Luke and Jed both go down memory lane to pick out their 3 favorite/best/most impactful years of racing out of their storied careers. An incredibly interesting show, tune in now!

Luke and Jed talk heavily about the New Years Nationals in Bradenton, a huge car count, Jr's at a big money race, a "Pre-Stage" battle trying to get thrown out?!?!?! Huh? Tune in for an entertaining and action packed show!

2021 NHRA Stock Eliminator Champion Jerry Emmons joins Luke and Jed, to discuss his incredible 2021 season. After years and years of being a top finisher, but that having the championship allude him, Jerry discusses why it stayed just out of reach for so long. Jerry reflects on this season, and how some of his late fathers words would come to him in rough times. An incredibly insightful conversation, you will not want to miss. Tune in now!!

You won't want to miss this one! A huge episode, where we really dig right into the big issues! SFG results, oversold race quotas, Tulsa on blast, Return of the 5-day? Like we said...DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!

Throughout the winter, we here at the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, hope to bring you the listener a ton of awesome content, we have some really awesome topics/interviews/discussions lined up. Starting here in episode 255, Luke gets to catch up with Jimmy Lewis, the 2021 NHRA Top Sportsman Champion! A wide ranging conversation, from Jimmy's past, to his current car and the in's and outs of Top Sportsman racing, not to mention the ABSOLUTELY crazy travel logistics that it took to win this one! Tune in for a great interview. FYI: The audio gets a bit sketchy a couple times due to cell phone service

With the NHRA & IHRA tours set to kick off in the coming weeks, the 2017 racing season is almost upon us. The guys figure to have months of racing action to talk about soon, so this week they took a departure from the norm to tell some funny and entertaining racing stories. After Luke talks about an opponent bouncing off the wall, then returning to face him the following round, Jed shares his secret to passing tech at his first national event. In addition, they summoned two of the best storytellers they know: 2-time Million Dollar Race winner Gary Williams shares multiple stories from on-track parachute removal to what we believe is a record for most riders in a competition vehicle; and footbrake legend Rodney Finchum weaves a tale that includes rain, fraud protection, multiple emergency vehicles, and an event win. Enjoy!

We are back after a week off, with this year version of the Poddy awards. Best Win of the year, best social media account to follow, and of course, the goat...and GOAT of the 2021 season! Tune in now to hear

After a week off, we're back! Luke and Jed hit on 8...well kind of 9 talking points about the Great American Guaranteed Million. Its a wide ranging discussion that involves flying timing cones, wrecked T1000's and even an $80k win! Capped off with a conclusion of NHRA points talks and a couple bad beats. Make sure to stay tuned all the way to the end for a bit of humor!