The DragChamp Show

While we're on Christmas break, we thought we'd keep you entertained with some of the best episodes of The DragChamp Show podcast.  This week we're bringing you an encore of our first episode with funny man Steve Foley.

Steve kept us in tears with his great since of humor and funny stories from years of traveling with Rodney Finchum of Fast and Finchum fame.  This episode was longer than we expected but it was so funny we couldn't bring ourselves to cut Foley off.

In the coming weeks we'll bring you even more of our best episodes.  Enjoy!

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Sin City based big money bracket racer Greg Hicks joins the DragChamp Show this week.  Greg shares his comedic talents with us along with a rant or two.  We talk West Coast drag racing, running from security at Sonoma, his high school prom misadventures, racing with Scotty Richardson in Kentucky, missing flights and more.

Greg also covered his "bromance" with Chad Axford, why he's not allowed to work on Shane Thompson's race cars, his success at the Guaranteed Million, and so much more. 

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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The man famously known as Loose Change joins the DragChamp Show podcast this week.  The expert gambler gave us the ins and outs of gambling on drag racing.  We learned the phrase turn your light out, I'll give you both ends of the track, and so much more about how he wins more money in the bleachers than he does competing. 

We heard stories of New London Dragway in Virginia where the crowds were as big as the bets.  Change told us the story of Severn Johnson who once dialed off a 30 year old time slip and ran dead on.  We debated the best sweet tea and laughed at his "10lbs of tuna in a 5lb can" story about Layton Sumpter.

This episode was definitely a little different than our normal episodes but we think you'll find it entertaining.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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IHRA Division Director and former NHRA Super Comp World Champ Frank Kohutek joins the DragChamp Show this week.  The outspoken bracket racer and race director shared his thoughts on IHRA vs NHRA, running a division and big money bracket races, racing in the Super categories, and more. 

Frank discussed the impact Tommy Phillips made on his racing career, how he missed a round once but still won the race, wrestling with Slate Cummings, and his biggest accomplishment in drag racing. 

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Successful bracket racer and race promoter Chad Axford joins the podcast this week in what turned out to be one of the funniest shows we've done.  You don't want to miss this one but be prepared, it's definitely R rated!

Chad opens up quickly and we get some extremely entertaining stories from him.  We heard stories about riding a scooter to the Aria casino, winning Top Dragster at The Hill without a headsock, losing bets to Greg Hicks, ex-girlfriends, and blowing three motors in two days.

When he wasn't telling stories, we discussed his Flatbill Promotions 2021 schedule, 1,000 foot racing, wrecking race cars, his dad dominating VW races, and so much more.  

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Mark Walter of MotormaniaTV fame is our guest on the DragChamp Show.  Walter has been live streaming races for 15 years and today is one of the premier producers of bracket racing live streams.  Walter and his wife Joanne crisscross the country each year covering 40+ events annually.  During our conversation we learned about his military and ministry background, what lead him into producing live racing coverage, his bracket racing background, and the challenges they face producing live TV.

We also learned how Mark thinks racers should be the star of the show, not the cars, how he believes bracket racers are the backbone of the sport, and what he and Joanne's plans are for the future.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Newly crowned 2020 NHRA Super Comp World Champion Christopher Dodd joins the DragChamp Show this week.  We discuss his amazing five-win season, racing with an uncertain schedule due to COVID, racing with his dad Sean, Comp cars, Jr. Dragsters, bracket racing, and more.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Bailey Ferraro, who enjoyed a wildly successful week in Montgomery at the Million, joins the show this week to talk big money bracket racing.  Less than a week removed from his back-to-back $50K finals, Bailey called in from South Georgia Motorsports Park to recap his Million week. 

During the conversation we learned where the FUG nickname came from, what it's like working for Bug McCarty, who's the better driver between Caraline and Tripp McCarty, crashing roadsters in Bristol, and racing at Immokalee, his home track. 

After the interview, the boys wrap up the Million and kick around their plans for the next few weeks.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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NHRA Division 7 Super Gas Champ Mike Boehner joins the DragChamp Show this week.  Mike recently documented his cross-country trip to the U.S. Nationals on DragChamp.  We talk about his INDY trip, his recent hat trick in Phoenix, index racing, holding numbers, and how he got started in racing.

We also discussed top-end throttle stops and how hard they are to race against, the history of his Camaro, how he successfully competes against a sea of roadsters, chasing points, and why he loves NHRA racing. 

After the interview, we talk about the upcoming Million Dollar Race in Montgomery and Ryan's interesting race weekend in the midwest.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

To get the best of DragChamp delivered to your inbox, click here!

17 year old rising bracket racing star Caraline McCarty is our guest this week.  A couple weeks removed from her breakout $30K win at the Spring Fling in Bristol, Caraline and her mom Carol sat down with the DragChamp Show.  In this episode we discuss the wheelstanding Rambler Wagon, recap the $30K, discuss her start in the sport, her competition with her little brother Tripp, arguing with Mom, and more.

The DragChamp Show is a weekly bench racing style podcast where hosts Jake Hodge, Ryan Gleghorn, and Gary Don Free sit down with racers to discuss current racing topics and share racing stories.  For more visit our website at DragChamp.com, our Facebook page, or email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

To get the best of DragChamp delivered to your inbox, click here!