Dirt Nerds Podcast

This episode we sat down with Eldora Speedway Operations Director Larry Boos after the Eldora banquet.  Larry has been a staple at Eldora for many years. He worked under Earl Baltes and currently for Tony Stewart. Larry tells us what it was like working with Earl and lots of other stories. Larry also fills us in on what its like hosting a NASCAR event and turning the facility around after one their biggest race weekends. WE also get into Larry's love of theater and promoting go-kart races! And so much more

Duane Hancock joins the podcast to talk about his trip to the 32nd annual Chili Bowl Nations. We saw Christopher Bell take the win over Rico Abreu after Kyle Larson fell out of the race with mechanical issues. Duane tells about the week and why it has gotten bigger every year. This year we saw a heavy NASCAR influence. We had drivers like Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell from the NASCAR ranks as well as drivers like Kenny Wallace, Ken Schrader and Tony Stewart as spectators.

In this episode we keep is quick and simple. We look ahead to 2018. We cover what some of our goals our and what we would like to try new! Also we ask you the listeners if there is a driver you want us to try and get on? If there is a person in dirt racing you would like an in depth interview with we will sure try for you! WE JUST WANT TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER FOR YOU!

Thanks to Chris Ferguson, Don Oneal, Ben Shelton, Kyle Sauder, Duane Hancock and Wade Aunger for being guests on the show!

Joining Elliott in this episode is Jacob Layton. He is a former go-kart racer in the Ohio area. Elliott and Jake cover their trip to the Rumble in Fort Wayne. This year was the 20th running featuring Tony Stewart in the midget class. They talk about the action at the rumble and Jake's racing career as well as his time as a member for an ARCA truck series team. They also dive into the world of go-karting and everything it takes to run a go-kart operation. They also talk about the big money in go-kart racing.

Merry Christmas to all of our listeners. This week we bring you a quick Christmas episode. Elliott's wife Nicole joins this week to talk about Christmas and Star Wars. We ask what you hate most about Christmas. Then we go into detail to spoil the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie. They went and saw it twice just to try and make sure to catch everything. This episode will have spoilers to the movie. Then they talk about the Christmas haul and all the presents they received.

This week we cover Elliott's recent trip to the PRI Show in Indianapolis and his interview with NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon. We also touch on the race from the dome in St Louis and Bobby Pierce's big 30k win. We touch on the new Star Wars movie which Randy has yet to see. We also talk about everything going on in dirt track racing and the events around our area that you can catch in the off season.

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This episode we sit down with Ohio 360 sprint car driver Kyle Sauder.  Sauder has wins with the NRA, GLSS and All Star Circuit of Champions, among others. He has won track championships and once held the record for most wins in the 360 division at Eldora Speedway. He traveled with the now defunct Gumount Series and raced at Bristol Motor Speedway with the World of Outlaws. After a 6 year hiatus Sauder came back to sprint car racing and has been racing since.

This episode we bring you a bit of a special.  Elliott decided now is the perfect time to clear his voice recorder. So what better way to do so then bring them to the masses! These are all interviews with drivers from 2016 and some from 2017. Drivers include Byron Reed, Dale Blaney, Caleb Helms, Kyle Larson, Dave Blaney, Tim Fuller, Matt Shepard, Brett Hearn, Christopher Bell, Rico Abreau, Lee Jacobs, Jonathan Davenport and Donny Schatz. This is one you don't want to miss!

Duane Hancock joins Elliott this episode to sit down and discuss the year in racing. The big topic is Mansfield Motor Speedway in 2018. They also talk about the state of dirt racing as well as the success of 2017. They also discuss USAC and the re-emergence of the USAC Silver Crown series. As well as the traveling teams with the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series.  There's plenty more as well so be sure to tune in!

ITS FERGY TIME!

We sat down with Chris Ferguson out of Mt Holley NC. Chris is an accomplished late model driver with wins in the World of Outlaw and recently the Lucas Oil Late Model Series! Chris talks to us about everything from tire doping to golfing in his underwear! You wont want to miss this one!