Stoking the Fire

• Don Don stays with Lunstra Motorsports for the northern swing. And secures a ride for the WoO western swing.
• Cade Dillard suspended.
• Who cares about the Nascar and Knoxville schedule conflict?
• Williams Grove Speedway adds a new rule. (thanks DD)
• Knoxville Raceway crowns their season champions.
• On deck for the week: WoO @ Husets, Skagit Nationals, a return to Calistoga Speedway, Hillbilly 100.
• Social media of the week
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 28:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars at River Cities & Red River Valley
• 71st Gold Cup Race of Champions
• Rumble on the River
• WoO late models - Sooner State Showdown
• Sprint Car Smackdown
• ASCoC @ I-96 and Waynesfield
• IN, OH, PA, CA weekly shows
• Farmington Empire Speedway - 28th Annual Queens Royal
• Cornfield Combat @ Macon Speedway
• IRA @ LaSalle
• Southern Illinois Raceway points race
• Knoxville Raceway Finale
• Husets Speedway - Heiman Challenge
• Millstream Speedway - End of Summer Sunday

(Ends around 44:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Squash casserole & chicken cutlets
• Half & half steak 🤣
• Roast 🔥
• A visit to the Asian buffet
• Wing Stop
• Hot sausage breakfast tacos
• Grilled chicken tenderloins
• Kanpai
• Footlong corndogs
• Buford's Pub 🤩

Stoking the Fire

• A weekend recap
• Donny Schatz and TSR split. The guys discuss...
• Other mid-season shake-ups
• Cade Dillard and Garrett Alberson incident
• High Limit Racing announces new cash prize for most races won. Starting in 2026.
• On deck for the week/weekend.
• Social media of the week.
• "The Draft"

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Ogilvie & Jackson Motorplex
• High Limit @ Tulare & Placerville
• WoO late models @ Highland, Spoon River, Maquoketa
• Topless 100 @ Batesville Motor Speedway
• USAC Silver Crown @ the Springfield Mile for the Bettenhausen 100
• ASCoC @ Bloomington & Paragon
• Hoosier Sprint Nationals @ Tri-State Speedway "The Class Track"
• OH, CA, PA weekly shows
• POWRi 410 winged sprints x3
• SUPER DIRTcar big blocks Summer FAST round #1

The Smoke

• Charlie gets the wallet out for a pizza
• Wendy's
• Nisbet Inn on Friday night!
• Wayback Burger 🔥🔥
• Double grilled pork tenderloin 🫣
• Panda Express fix
• Jersey Mikes..
• Fish Friday
• 6 Strings on Franklin

Stoking the Fire

• A weekend recap. A review of our Knoxville picks...
• Knoxville storylines: Qualifying nights get spicy, paint schemes/wraps, interviews, and a rookie surprises the field.
• 26 Promotions takes over the Trophy Cup. That event is fast approaching in October.
• Jason Meyers Racing goes to a 1 car team. Leaving Spencer Bayston as the odd man out.
• On deck for the week
• Social media of the week: plenty to talk about at Knoxville.
• "The Draft" #doubled

(Ends around 35:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• The 64th Annual Knoxville Nationals: Qualifying nights, Hard Knox Night, the Finale.
• North/South 100 at Florence.
• Midwest Thunder 410 sprint cars double in Indiana
• CA, PA weekly shows
• Short Track Super Series @ Can-Am and Mohawk
• Windy Hollow Speedway - Free General Admission Night
• USCS - Surecan Showdown @ Santa Maria

(Ends around 46:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Bandanas BBQ
• Lasgana...
• Taste Testing at Patoka Lake 🥃
• Finns
• Fried chicken Thursday!
• Corigliano's pizza
• Sides Bar & Grill
• Tenderloin... + jalapenos 🌶️
• Lions Choice 🔥

Stoking the Fire

• Indiana Sprint Week concludes. A review of our picks. And a quick recap.
• It is Knoxville week! Our qualifying night picks and Saturday picks.
• Rural King "Road to the Dome" Announced at Coles County Speedway in September
• A bus race?
• KKR team shake-up
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 22:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• USAC Indiana Sprint Week
• WoO sprint cars - Iron Man weekend at Pevely
• WoO late models - USA Nationals @ Cedar Lake
• 360 Nationals @ Knoxville Raceway
• NARC King of the West - Johnny Key Classic @ Ocean Speedway
• CA, PA, OH weekly shows
• 305 Nationals @ Belleville High Banks
• Lou Blaney Memorial @ Sharon Speedway
• KKM Challenge Series @ US 24 Speedway
• Capitani Classic @ Knoxville Raceway
• Red Hill Raceway - Jay Jones Memorial
• SUPER DIRTcar Series visits Canada

(Ends around 35:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• A White Castle snack?
• Burrito Tapatio
• A return visit to Texas Roadhouse...
• National Chicken Wing Day
• Greeks Pizzeria
• Buffalouie's... track-side!
• Ribs for the finale at Haubstadt

Stoking the Fire

• USAC Indiana Sprint Week kicks off. Our thoughts on the non-points night at IMS. Lincoln Park Speedway opener, Lawrenceburg. Our trip to Kokomo Speedway to watch it rain.
• FS1 ratings from Eldora Speedway - Jokers Jackpot race.
• BAPS fireworks on Wednesday 7/23 🧨
• RSR racing names their replacement driver for the 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals
• WoO rains out both nights for the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove
• Social media of the week: Throwing hands in Missouri, and a fill in for the #4?
• The Draft

(Ends around 26:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• High Limit @ Lernerville Speedway for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
• WoO sprint cars @ BAPS for the Brickers French Fry bash and @ Weedsport Speedway
• Flo Racing Night in America - One for the Road @ FALS
• WoO late models @ FALS for the 35th annual Prairie Dirt Classic
• USAC Indiana Sprint Week
• IRA sprint cars @ Mississippi Thunder, Beaver Dam, Angell Park
• ASCS National sprint cars @ Windy Hollow and Benton
• SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek
• CA, Knoxville weekly shows
• Rapid Speedway - Lyon County Fair races
• STSS Lumberjack Swing

(Ends around 37:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Homemade Chinese/honey garlic chicken.
• Charlie returns to LJS (Finally)
• Rounders pizza spinners.
• A surprise at Hardee's?
• Knob Hill Tavern - french dip
• Burgers on the Weber
• Sandy's Pizza
• Wine Slushies!
• Jefferson Street BBQ! 💣
• Portillos

The boys are back in the studio to break down last weeks events in Ohio: Fremont, Attica, Eldora.

Stoking the Fire

• Accident at Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday 7/15.
• Eldora on Wednesday and Thursday storylines, Gravel DQ, Bitcoin, Donny hits 30 consecutive Kings Royal A-mains, turn 1 carnage. And our opinion on a bigger crown.
• Gio Scelzi and KCP Racing part ways. Gio finds a new ride, and so does KCP.
• Medical Provisionals?
• Atomic Speedway cancels remaining Ohio Valley late model dirt series races for 2025.
• Yet another late model suspension. This time in the MARS series / DIRTcar sanction.
• Christmas in July!! It's the most wonderful time of the year - Indiana Sprint Week! We preview the week, starting at The Dirt Track at IMS. We make our winner picks for each event. And also the overall ISW champ prediction.
• USAC/CRA - Louie Vermeil Classic entry list hits 30 drivers. The event takes place on Saturday, Aug 30 and Sunday, Aug 31 @ Calistoga Speedway.
• On deck for the week: ISW, WoO at BAPS & Summer Nats at Williams Grove, HL at Lernerville, FALS for the PDC, SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek.
• A loaded social media of the week.
• The Draft

(Ends around 38:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Attica Raceway Park
• High Limit @ Eldora Speedway for the Double Down Duels and Jokers Jackpot
• WoO sprint cars - Knight Before and the 42nd Kings Royal @ Eldora Speedway
• Lucas Oil late models @ Husets Speedway for the Silver Dollar Nationals
• USAC Silver Crown @ Salt City Speedway
• NARC King of the West @ Ocean Speedway for the 15th Annual Howard Kaeding Classic
• SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek
• Xtreme Outlaw midgets @ Spoon River
• PA weekly shows
• Knoxville weekly show + 360 shootout
• STSS at Afton Motorsports Park
• USAC/CRA @ Perris Auto Speedway
• USAC East Coast sprints @ Bridgeport

(Ends around 48:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Zacks Diner, Charlie goes to Owensboro for a buffet. Amish bread grilled cheese 🤌, A visit from our Aussie friends - a Bavarian pretzel and Chicken, Bacon, sriracha pizza! Patsy Hartigans - American plate of the month. Little Don's cafe, Old Fox Inn cheese bread & pizza. Grilled chicken wings.

Stoking the Fire

• It's our birth month!
• The Wild West Shootout moves back to its roots.
• FS1 will be broadcasting a sprint car race this week!
• A Hell Tour champ is crowned.
• 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals are coming soon. Early entry lists, and we are waiting on paint schemes.
• A lot of racing on deck this week. Our Kings Royal picks.
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 25:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• Hell Tour week 5
• USAC midgets Mid- America midget week
• WoO sprint cars @ Wilmot Speedway
• WoO late models @ Sharon Speedway
• High Limit Racing - Kentucky Sprint Nationals
• Lucas Oil late models @ 34 Raceway and Lucas Oil Speedway for the Diamond Nationals
• Bloomington Speedway - Legends 50
• NARC King of the West @ Petaluma Speedway for the Dave Lindt Memorial
• CA, OH, PA weekly shows.
• Border Battle @ Jackson Motorplex, Knoxville, Huset's
• High Limit Racing @ Fremont Speedway
• Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals

(Ends around 39:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Culvers burger
• Charlie snags some fish sticks...
• Mr. B's
• Charlie revisits Shabu Shabu
• Tenderloin Tuesday @ Nisbet Inn
• Deerhead Tavern
• Mission BBQ catered
• Five Guys burgers & fries
• All-inclusive at Busch Stadium
• Blue Room Tavern
• Fajita bowls

For this episode - Kelby Watt joins the show! He is the driver of the #1K 410 winged sprint car out of Adel, Iowa.

Discussed:

• Sending it out of the park at Cedar Lake Speedway
• Season stats. Snagging a win in Wisconsin and making the trip to the Terre Haute Action Track with POWRi on a Sunday.
• Being a small team and managing all the irons in the fire. Phone calls and ending up in the Bill Rose #6!
• Importance of traveling
• College and getting a brief gig for NASCAR.
• Bucket list? Moving to Pennsylvania?
• Throwback schemes
• Who not to mess with on/off the track 🤔
• Food: Norwood Inn, Iowa Taproom, buffalo chicken mac. A trip to Darrell's Place for a 💣breaded pork tenderloin. The best hangover cure in Knoxville.

(Ends around 1:45:00 minute mark)

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap: BC39. Hell Tour comes to Haubstadt, PA Speedweek, Senoia Speedway excitement.
• Port Royal Speedway hands out a suspension.
• Week 5 of Hell Tour is here.
• Duck River Raceway Park post-race interviews on Sunday...
• Social media of the week. Danny Dietrich trades barbs with a few different people. Joe Duvall requesting a recipe, Cory Hedgecock provides an update from Senoia.
• The Draft

(Ends around 2:06:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• BC39 at IMS
• PA Speedweek
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 4
• Bill Gardner Sprintacular @ Lincoln Park Speedway
• Lucas Oil late models at Atomic & Muskingum County
• WoO late models @ Deer Creek for the Gopher 50
• Placerville Speedway points races #10 & #11
• Attica, Fremont, Butler shows
• STSS and SUPER DIRTcar big blocks

(Ends around 2:17:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Charlie's cheap meals of the week. Bachin' it!!
• Late night Arby's run on July 4th.
• Destroying some pizza at CiCi's! 🍕
• Chicken pot pie
• Steak dinner on Sunday

Stoking the Fire

• Hell Tour week 3 concludes at Clarksville Speedway. That will be their last Hell Tour event.
• A rough start to PA Sprint Speedweek
• HART - Indiana Micro week champs
• Hell Tour makes a stop at Haubstadt for us, and what else is on deck for the week?
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 16:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Cedar Lake for the 11th Annual Independence Spectacular
• High Limit @ Lucas Oil Speedway for the Diamond Classic
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 3
• WoO late models in North Dakota
• USAC sprint cars @ Fremont & Millstream
• HART - Indiana Micro week
• Bloomington Speedway - IRA sprint cars
• Paragon Speedway - Fireworks Extravaganza
• LPS weekly show
• CA weekly shows
• Blue Collar Classic @ Port Royal Speedway
• BAPS Speedway - PA Sprint Speedweek opener
• SUPER DIRTcar big block modifieds @ Cornwall Motor Speedway
• Other local shows

(Ends around 30:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Panda Express!
• Log Inn birthday gathering
• Charlie takes a kayak trip. THE best breadsticks @ Up the Creek
• Tenderloins
• Juicy Seafood Sunday
• Hilltop Inn - breaded tenderloin 🔥
• Wing Wednesday!!
• A re-visit to Shabu Shabu 🥡
• Ribs on the floating picnic table
• Bad Randy's brunch
• Fajitas
• OG Totino's 🍕

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap from Huset's, Eastern Storm, POWRi Indiana swing, Super Dirt Cup, and more
• BC39 entry list is open and will close on Wednesday 6/25
• WoO late models postpone race at Independence Motor Speedway on 6/23 due to unfavorable weather
• On deck: WoO back in Wisconsin, Indiana Micro Week, PA Sprint Speedweek, Hell Tour week 3
• Huset's announces 2026 dates and purse updates for th Hustle and High Bank Nationals
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 25:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• Huset's Hustle and High Bank Nationals
• USAC Eastern Storm
• Firecracker 💯
• Firecracker Faceoff at I-55
• POWRi / FAST on Dirt - Indiana trifecta
• ASCoC Ohio Sprint Speedweek
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 2
• CA, PA weekly shows
• IRA @ Plymouth Dirt Track
• High Banks Hustle at Southern Illinois Raceway
• Summer Sizzler at Haubstadt

(Ends around 39-40:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Spaghetti classic...
• Door dash burritos
• wingggs!
• Frozen pizza x2
• Delayed Fathers Day meal @ Longhorn Steakhouse
• LJS - BOGO platters
• Late night Asian food
• Buffalouie's wings
• Fontanet Tavern