The DragChamp Show

Holden Laris, the head honcho behind Laris Motorsports Insurance, is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  On the show we cover the ins and outs of racecar and trailer insurance.  Where you're covered, where you're not, how much it costs, what sets Laris apart from other insurers, and why you should go with Laris.

In addition to insurance, we discussed 220mph Super Comp cars, crawfish, having a good time at the track (i.e. partying), nicknames, Top Dragsters, insuring Top Fuelers, and so much more. 

After the interview, the guys discuss Jake's successful event, backing through the water multiple times in dragsters, people accusing racers of cheating, Double00ShitShow posts, and more.

Let us know what you think!  We love hearing from you.  Like and share, like and share!!!!

About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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Stuart Olinde and his alter ego Poo Poo Pasquali join the DragChamp Show this week for some down home Cajun fun.  Olinde, who is internet famous for his hilarious Poo Poo videos, recently made some noise on the track as well.  Stuart ran himself in the No-Box final at the CP Racing 2-for-1 on the Bayou race.

We sat down for an entertaining conversation with the man from South Louisiana.  We began the conversation talking about how much fun Stuart and his crew have at the races.  This included a recap of a party with Ryan Gleghorn in Houston with DJ Loser a few year back.  The story included talk of 4am karaoke! 

We discussed racing juniors with our kids and how rewarding it is to watch them succeed.  There was also talk of the Top Fuel Jr. Dad's, how confusing those cars are to tune, and learning from your mistakes. 

Of course we got into the details of how the Poo Poo Pasquali videos came to be and how popular they've become.  There was a whole lot more craziness in between but Stuart finished with a shout out to Eric Sandlin!  


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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Scott Woody Woodruff, the man behind the JEGS brand and race team, is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show podcast.  Woody, a childhood friend of Jeggie, has been a major part of the JEGS team for decades.  He's so close to the family they call him Uncle Woody. 

In our conversation we learn about the work he puts in to keep the JEGS name in front of racers, fans, and enthusiasts.  He talks about some of the tricks he used to get media exposure, why all the cars are yellow and black, and where the JEGS colors originated.

We talk about the massive growth the company has seen along with tons of great behind-the-scenes stories.  Woody shares his favorite car in the shop, he favorite Coughlin brother, and Coughlin grandkid, among other things.  We get into electric juniors, partying in an RV, driving turbocharged Vette's, and what sits at the bottom of the pond in front of the shop.

Woody is such a professional and was an awesome interview.  This one will keep you entertained from start to finish.


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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Lump Self is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show podcast.  Lump is the owner/operator of the newly re-opened I-30 Dragway just east of Dallas.  He also owns Self Motorsports which builds racing engines for sportsman racers across the country. 

Lump is better known for his Competition Eliminator, Pro Stock Truck, and Pro Stock talents but more recently has moved into running a race track and building sportsman racing engines.  Our conversation touches on the race track, how his son Bryce, lil Lump, is now running the engine shop, and building race engines that run fast and stay together for 500 passes. 

After the interview, the guys discussed a couple of topics including dumping RV tanks at the track and big dollar bracket racing car counts in 2021. 

As always, we cover a so much ground on our show.  Check it out and let us know what you think.


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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Bill Bader Jr. of Summit Motorsports Park fame along with his son Evan Bader are our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  The Bader family operates Summit Motorsports Park which is the premier racing facility in the country.  We had a great conversation on their recent 18-month hiatus due to COVID, the secret to running a top notch facility, and what it's like working with family.

The in depth conversation covered their famous Halloween Classic race, their Edelbrock Super Series, how they manage 1,000+ cars at a race, and the balancing act of satisfying sponsors, racers, fans, and employees.  Bill gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the 2020 decisions came to be and how they created their most aggressive schedule ever for 2021.

We wrap up the show talking with Evan and his relationship with the late Skeet Peaco, him telling the "I pissed my pants story" and the fun times he has working with his dad. 

This episode was so much fun as these guys are true professionals.  Enjoy!


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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Sheldon Gecker, 2X NHRA Super Gas World Champ and driver of the legendary King Kong Mopar's, joins the show this week to talk Mopar's, racing for a living, Super Gas racing , and so much more.

In this episode we dig into the difference in winnings and expenses in the old days versus today.  Sheldon described some of the advantages he had years ago when everyone pretty much built their own cars.  He told us how a Powerglide transmission turned his racing operation around and made him competitive.  We discussed the effects of vapor pressure on ET's and how he adjusted throttle stops. 

It was a wide ranging conversation that is informative and entertaining.  We hope you enjoy.


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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The Dilly, Dylan Mudd joins the DragChamp Show podcast this week.  Just days removed from a huge week at the Spring Fling Million in Vegas, Dylan gives us the skinny on how he crewed Bo Butner to the Million victory and Randi Lyn Shipp to a $30K final last week.

If you know Dilly, then you know he's got some great stories to share and a lot of cuss words, a lot!!!  Dylan gave us the scoop on the Million winner's suite at the Cosmo, the details of his time behind the wheel, and how he's been on the road for a month straight.  He also let us know he beat Tyler Bohannon on the track and why he hates line locks that are wired to a switch panel. 

Tune in for more from the world famous Dilly!



About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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The Baby Faced Assassin, Gage Burch is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show!  Gage is one of the toughest and most accomplished racers in the country and he's only 21 years old.  The original winner of the SFG $525K told us that he hates Top Bulb racing! 

During our conversation we found out that Tim Butler is his kryptonite, that he'll never sell the Mustang, how he loves small tire footbrake cars, and what his plans for a real career are.  We got into a detailed discussion on the Ben Dover / Nasty Nick matchup, why he thinks #WTR is better than Double00ShitShow, and how anybody can lay down .003 total off the top.

About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

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The Delaware Destroyer Danny Bastianelli is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  This was a fun podcast since Danny is full of laughs and stories.  We started on the chip with Danny telling his jail story. 

We quickly moved into numerous other topics including his fast small block Ford powered dragster, highlights of his career, more stories, grudge racing golf carts, more stories, and of course memories from the infamous Moroso 5-Day series.

Danny kept us entertained for over an hour talking about his double secret IHRA probation, where he picked up the Delaware Destroyer nickname, and so much more. 

Sit back an enjoy as this was a fun ride.


About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine.

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Racer, promoter, and the newest owner of Montgomery Motorsports Park Ben Willis joins the show this week.  In this episode we discuss his recent purchase of the famed drag racing facility along with the upgrades he has planned.  Ben has a great vision of returning MMP, now called Capital City Motorsports Park, to its former glory. 

On tap this season is a number of specialty events with bracket racing returning in the fall.  Outside of the racetrack, we discussed other topics like how he got involved in racing, his trucking business, twerking, pole dancing, riding ostrich's, and so much more.  As usual, this one went off the rails around 45 minutes in so make sure you hang around until the end.

About The DragChamp Show

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast with some of the biggest names in sportsman drag racing. You’ll find entertaining racing stories, interesting people, and an all-around good time with sportsman drag racers.

The DragChamp Show is hosted by talented drag racing announcers Jake Hodge and Ryan Gleghorn. They’re joined by DragChamp founder Gary Don Free.

You can contact us at the following: [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] or find us on Facebook at @dragchampmagazine. 

For more DragChamp podcasts click here.

To purchase DragChamp apparel, click here.