All Gas, No Brakes Episode 19:
All Gas, No Brakes host Scott Barglof is joined by XR Super Series Karl Kustoms Stock Car
driver, and fellow Iowan, Dustin Vis from Martelle, Iowa to discuss Vis’ successful 2022
season and the upcoming Duel in the Desert from the XR Las Vegas Dirt Track at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway taking place November 10 th – November 12 th with all of the action streamed
live on XR+ .
Vis begins the conversation by recounting his interesting beginning to the 2022 race season.
A season that began with a fresh, new everything. After his dismal 2021 season, Vis changed
every aspect of his race team, from chassis builder to hauler and everything in-between, only
to have the hauler engine give out on the way to the Bristol Dirt Nationals!
As Vis tells it, this mishap was a blessing in disguise as it got all of his bad luck out of the way
before he ever hit the track. With Vis managing to finish 2 nd , 1 st , and 1 st in the his qualifying
races at Bristol, followed by a trip to Victory Lane in the $5,000-to-win XR Super Series Karl
Kustoms Stock Car Feature, one would have to agree with Vis’ telling.
Heading into the Duel in the Desert, Vis expresses excitement as the half-mile, groomed clay
oval is the type of track Dustin likes to race. More importantly, however, the XR Las Vegas
Dirt Track is “the kind of track I know this car really likes” Vis says of his Iowa Air Barrier
sponsored, Midstate Machine Race Engine powered, Precision Performance Shocks
supported, Johnny Spaw Race Cars Stock Car.
Listen to the full episode to hear how Dustin balances a busy work schedule while staying
competitive on the track, bouncing back from a mid-season back injury, his strategy for the
100 lap, $25,000-to-win XR Super Series Karl Kustoms Stock Car Feature taking place on
Saturday, November 12 th , and much more! Then head over the Vis Racing Team Facebook
page to follow Dustin and his team throughout the Duel in the Desert and beyond.

All Gas, No Brakes Episode 18:
In this episode of All Gas, No Brakes, host Scott Barglof is joined by Mike Nuchols, Owner of
Warrior Race Cars and XR+ pit reporter, to discuss the Duel in the Desert from the XR Las
Vegas Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway taking place November 10 th – November 12 th ,
the droop rule, and more.
Scott and Mike begin by discussing the upcoming Duel in the Desert and what Mike is looking
forward to when when in Las Vegas. Turns out this is Mike’s first visit of any kind to Las
Vegas! Echoing the sentiment Barry Braun expressed in All Gas, No Brakes Episode 17,
Nuchols, like many fans who will attend the Duel in the Desert, is excited to experience all the
activities beyond the dirt track that Las Vegas has to offer.
The conversation then transitions to Mike’s work as the XR+ pit reporter. Other than the facial
hair maintenance necessary to be presentable on stream, Nuhcols’ really enjoys the
opportunity to educate viewers about the in’s-and-out’s of dirt track racing. Mike’s passion for
teaching is further highlighted when the Scott mentions “The Ultimate Dirt Late Model Setup
Session” Mike will be presenting at The Performance Racing Industry Trade Show on
Saturday, December 10 th , 2022. If you’re attend PRI this year, be sure to attend Mike's
session .
“Not having the droop rule at Kokomo was a good thing, because then at the end of the night
when they crossed the finish line we knew who the winner was. That’s it. Dead set.” says
Nuchols to conclude an interesting discussion you don’t want to miss about the droop rule.
“I think this is going to be the best race of the whole weekend, honestly” is how Nuchol’s
describes the XR Super Series Karl Kustoms Stock Cars $25,000-to-win, 100 lap Feature set
for Saturday, November 12 th . Give a listen to the full episode to hear Mike’s complete
thoughts on this grueling Stock Car race that is sure to steal the show! Catch all the action
from the XR Las Vegas Dirt Track live on XR+ .

On today’s episode of All Gas, No Brakes, Kollin Hibdon joins Scott Barglof discussing the 25th Annual Duel in the Desert. Kollin started in the Modified ranks in 2019 and has shown nothing but success and more speed each year. At the young age of 19 he has a lot of triumphs to show.

From Pahrump, Nevada, Kollin looks at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway almost like a home track. Located 45 miles away, just over the hump, his parents reside. The Duel in the Desert is one of the only events his grandparents are able to make which means a lot to Kollin.

Scott asked about what it would mean to Kollin to pick up the victory at this year’s duel, “It would mean a whole lot to me. It’d be cool to get it done in front of the home crowd and all the people that get to come see me,” Kollin stated. “I think we learned a lot at the Workin’ Man and the Open Nationals and I think that’s going to play into our favor pretty good coming into the Duel here.”

Kollin has found momentous success after converging forces with U-Motors Race Team and the Arnesons based in Fargo, North Dakota. Tragically in early July a teammate of the U-Motors Race Team lost his life in an accident. Casey Arneson was a big influence on Kollin his first year in Fargo and raced side-by-side together. “He wouldn’t want us to sit around here and be sad and make a negative out of the situation,” Kollin said when asked about the difficulty of getting back in the car after the incident.

Kollin doesn’t have any solid plans for the future other than giving everything he has in the Modifieds, but would never turn down the opportunity to race a Late Model. Kollin has a bright future ahead of him and we all look forward to continuing to watch his progression.

Tom Berry, Jr. joins All Gas, No Brakes host Scott Barglof on today’s podcast. Tom will be making the trip to the 25th Annual Duel in the Desert November 10-12 in his Modified. Tom has been racing a Modified since 2010 and jumped into a Stock Car in 2021 and began his campaign in both cars.

Tom is based out of Des Moines, Iowa, and runs a Team Harris Auto Racing chassis. This won’t be the first time Tom has made the trip down to the desert in Las Vegas in hopes of winning the Modified gem.

“Have a good race car and a good pill draw, and keep the nose clean and do what we can to just be in the right position to make our moves and make our passes,” remarked Berry Jr. when asked what it would take to finally pick up the big Duel in the Desert win.

Tom has the confidence in his Modified program going into the 25th Annual Duel in the Desert, but he will also throw his hat in the ring with his Wollam-owned 11X Stock Car and the $25,000-to-win 100-lapper XRSS Karl Kustom Stock Car Championship.

After the Iowa Dirt Nationals Tom found himself tied 12th in XRSS Karl Kustoms Stock Car points so he decided to load up the Stock Car and make the attempt to increase his points and start in the top six or eight. “I’ve talked to Elijah Zevenbergen, Damon Murty, and I’ve talked to a lot of people and they truthfully are on sides with me where if you have a car starting 12th, or you know you might even be able to tail-back with 100 laps if the track is super racey,” says Tom. “But we just decided the Stock Car crew wanted a vacation; they haven’t really traveled much outside of Iowa since I started driving for them besides Batesville last year,” continued Tom. “So they kinda just wanted to start doing that, so we decided to bring the Stock Car out.”

Tom is excited about competing at the same time the XRSS Late Models roll into town and is cognizant of the first impression he makes while they’re around. His next racing goal is to find a Late Model ride in which to compete.

On this episode of All Gas, No Brakes, Scott Barglof visits with Mike Van Genderen about the enormity of undertaking track prep at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Mike Van Genderen calls Newton, Iowa, home. Not only is Mike a racer, but his son Rowdee is in his second year of Stock Car racing. Racing is a family business for the Van Genderens, but Mike’s main focus during the 25th Annual Duel in the Desert is The Dirt Business.

He has to “try to get that moisture down in the (waste material), and you’re just trying to turn the desert into a racing surface, which we have been pretty successful with the past few years,” Mike said, when asked about the biggest challenge to prepping the track.

Mike has made it his mission to turn the track into something great. He has studied it to see what it needs and has found it takes about two weeks to prep the surface to make it raceable. Mike has found the key to creating a surface which allows racing on the bottom and the top is to stay on top of track maintenance during race nights.

The track requires significantly more water than any regular track due to the high temperatures and the dry climate throughout the year. This repeated watering along with Mike’s key secret allow for the track to become a stellar surface.

What’s Mike’s plan for the $25,000-to-win XRSS Karl Kustoms Stock Car 100-lapper? He’ll tell you during episode 14!

On today’s episode of All Gas, No Brakes, Scott Barglof goes in depth with Modified ace Cody Thompson. Cody is in his second year of Modified racing after having unparalleled success in the Northern Sport Modified division.

Cody is from Sioux City, Iowa, and runs a Team Harris Auto Racing Chassis, racing for his own team under the Cody Thompson Racing banner. In 2019, Cody had 44 feature wins and picked up three track championships: US 30, Park Jefferson Speedway, and Buena Vista Raceway.

After a breakout season in the Northern Sport Modifieds, Cody made the move to Modifieds in 2021 where he not only captured the National Modified Rookie of the Year, but amassed 20 feature wins. His most memorable racing moment is erasing a 1.5 second lead during the 2019 Duel in the Desert and picking up the win by over five seconds, using patience to let the car come to him.

Cody made the trip to The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this year for the Workin’ Man Nationals. When asked about the track conditions from years past, he states how track prep guru Mike VanGenderen has made the track his baby and has turned around the surface to a smooth, slick track. Mike’s investment into the racer’s thoughts behind the track prep means a lot to Cody, because it shows the racer’s opinion and thoughts matter.

Cody has a lot of momentum moving into the 25th Annual Duel in the Desert from this season. To prepare, he tries to approach each race as “another race”. Using the practice night to go through his notes and compare, he uses that as a starting point to set up the car in hopes of continuing his successful season.

Harris Auto Racing has been a huge part of the success Cody has had during his racing career. The input Harris Auto Racing collects from its drivers is a huge benefit to the success of each of the drivers. “Not everyone is on the same stuff, everyone's a little bit different,” Thompson said. “That’s what’s nice is the race car reacts to all that, and that’s huge because not everyone is the same, or drives the same, and that’s what’s cool about these chassis.”

Find all things Cody Thompson at www.codythompsonracing.com.

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On the newest episode of All Gas No Brakes our host Scott Barglof previews the Duel in the Desert with announcer Chad Meyer.

Chad resides in Whittemore, Iowa, where he announces regularly at Kossuth County Speedway and Hancock County Speedway as well as announcing special events for tracks and broadcast companies. One event Chad never misses is the Duel in the Desert, which holds a special place in his heart.

While the XR Super Late Models haven’t been a regular class at the Duel in the past, Chad states that the best drivers in the country have shown up to take on the big half-mile. Adding such talent to an event that was already considered a crown jewel truly makes the Duel in the Desert a national event.

With a laugh, Chad says he is really excited, but also doesn’t know what to expect for the $25,000-to-win, 100 lap XR Super Series Karl Kustoms Stock Car feature. Chad recalls the exciting feature in 2021 between Zane DeVilbiss, Dallon Murty, Damon Murty and Jesse Sobbing, and the wild and exciting show they put on. There will be no surprise if the XRSS Karl Kustom Stock Cars steal the show.

Historically a Modified gem, the Duel in the Desert will continue to host a number of big hitters in the XR Modified division who have found success at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as well as some who are still looking to hit the jackpot. At the top of Chad’s mind to watch are Dominic Ursetta, the Yaegers, Jeff Taylor, Sir Lawrence O’Connor, and “The Weekend Warrior” Ricky Alvarado.

Chad was last heard on XR+ from the Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway alongside Jason Frommelt, who will be the other half of the announcing duo at The Duel. This dynamic duo provides intelligent race announcing with witty banter. Mike Nuchols will also join the team, providing technical explanations and filming trackside action to use on the live broadcast.

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In episode 11 of All Gas No Breaks we talk about the XR Northern Storm Tour with Hudson, WI Late Model driver James Giossi as we get ready for the five night tour across Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin for the Structural Buildings Wissota Late Model Challenge Series. We talk to Joey Coulter winner of the most recent SMART Modified Tour race from Carraway Speedway as he gets ready to tackle the SMART Mod tour during the Racetrack Revival at North Wilkesboro Speedway coming up August 2nd & 3rd.

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In Episode 10 of All Gas No Brakes we preview the XR Northern Storm Tour with Cole Searing of Huron, SD. Cole scored the win with the Structural Buildings Late Model Series at Ogilvie Raceway on June 25th. Cole tells us about racing at Ogilvie where the XR Northern Storm Tour kicks off July 18th. Cole talks about his expectations for the tour and what he expects the competition to be like.
Warrior Race Cars owner Mike Nuchols joins us to talk about Dirt Late Models, his life in the sport and what the future of Late Model Racing might look like.

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In Episode 9 of All Gas No Brakes we talk with "The Ripper" Jake Neal of Omaha, NE. Jake putting together a car to come run with the XR Super Series July 11th & 12th at Stuart International Speedway. Jake tells us about racing at Stuart with the SLMR and the story of breaking his nose and cheekbone but still completing the 2019 Lucas Oil MLRA visit to Stuart. Jake talks about racing a midget at the chili bowl and why he knew Kyle Larson could wheel anything after his chili bowl experience.
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