Dirt Nerds Podcast

This week we talk about the racing from Florida! From sprint cars, to late models, to modifieds we cover it all.

This week we talk to Greg Watson from the USAC Midwest Thunder Midgets. Greg tells us about how the series got started and about how it got where it is today. Greg is not only involved in running the series but also has his family competing in the series. He also tells us what the differences are between a midget in his series and the national series. We also spend some time covering some of the results from the week.

This week we talk about the results from the racing action happening down in Florida. We also answer some fan questions!

This week we return after taking an unplanned week off due to another COVID bout. We talk about the beginning of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt season at Golden Isle Speedway. We also talk about the release of the Xtreme Outlaw Series points and purse funds. We also cover some other news from around the dirt racing world!

This week we talk about the 36th Annual Chili Bowl and all of the prelim nights. We talk about some of the questionable calls, some of the history that was made and the first time winner. We also talk about the Wild West Shootout and some of the great finishes in New Mexico. We also talk about some schedules that were released and other news from the racing world.

This week we sit down and talk about the loss of a couple of dirt racing legends over the last week and how we remember them. We also talk about some of the racing results from the Wild West Shootout and the Ice Bowl at Talladega.  We also answer fan questions and preview the Chili Bowl.

This week we return after a week off. We talk about the Tulsa Shootout and the racing action as well as the drama that came from the event. Kyle Busch was in attendance for the event and even impressed some people in his debut at the event. His son Brexton came up short in the pursuit of his first A-main start but the story was the uproar around a promoters provisional offered to the young driver, which he would decline. We also talk about the upcoming Chili Bowl and some other news from around racing.

This week we sat down with two time AFCS Champion, FAST Champion and track champion DJ Foos. DJ has been racing for nearly his entire life and tells us all about what it's like racing against the same people who he grew up watching. We also talk about the Rumble in Fort Wayne which brought some hurt feelings and some great racing!

This week we talk to writer J.A. Ackley about his new book "Outside Groove: The Best Laps From Short Track America." J.A. has been a motorsports writer for many years and tells us about his new book and some of his past experiences in the motorsports world. Before we talk to J.A. we talk about the PRI show and all of the news that came out of the Indianapolis convention.

This week we recap the Gateway Dirt Nationals also known as "The Dome" in St Louis. Love him or hate him, Tyler Carpenter was able to make it back to back wins in St Louis. We also touch on the purse inequality between the late model and sprint car divisions. We also talk about some recent news of the USAC stars jumping ship to head to winged side of the sprint car world.