The DragChamp Show

Cool Hand Luke Bogacki is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show!  Luke is a 2x NHRA World Champ and has won over a $1,000,000 while drag racing for a living.  He's the founder of the online driving school This is Bracket Racing and This is Bracket Racing Elite along with co-founding the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast with Luke and Jed.  Our conversation covered a range of topics including hearing some old racing stories from Luke's early days of racing, how his schedule is now focused more on his business than being on the road racing, his newly updated Vega, spraying to go dead on, his toughest opponent, a 26 mile moped trip, and his Stock Eliminator experience.

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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Our guest this week on the DragChamp Show is NHRA Sportsman great Tommy Phillips.  Tommy is one of the most decorated sportsman racers in the country and we get the scoop on sponsorships, holding numbers, racing with Frank Kohutek, Edmond and Scotty Richardson, Stock and Super Stock racing, playing games on the starting line, his multiple second place championship finishes, racing for a living, and much more.  Tommy also credited a number of people that helped him throughout his career including Steve Williams of K&N fame, Roger Martin, Finley Ledbetter, and Heidi and Duane Robison.  Tommy is so well spoken and shares so many details with us.  Enjoy!

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 $1.2 Million dollar man Steve Sisko joins us this week to talk about his historic weekend at the SFG 1.1 Million.  But before we hooked up with Steve, we started discussing Ryan's adventurous weekend at the World Footbrake Challenge.  Just prior to bringing Steve on the show, Jake get rear ended in his Motorhome!  It's a wild and crazy episode but entertaining none the less.  And yes, Jake is ok but his racing operation suffered major damage.

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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Loose Rocker co-promoter and drag racing super star Michael Beard joins the podcast this week.  Michael is an accomplished racer winning at all levels of the sport including mulitple IHRA World Championships and countless bracket racing victories.  He and partner Anthony Walton promote a number of bracket races each season through their Loose Rocker Promotions brand.  As usual, our conversation covered a variety of topics including Michael's thoughts on cheating, announcing, practice tree races, extremely slow race cars, and of course his upcoming events the Colonial Classic and the Lil Bigfoot Triple 10's.  There's something for everyone in this episode.


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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Big money bracket racing super star Matt Dadas joins the DragChamp Show this week to talk bracket racing.  Matt, the 2019 DragChamp Driver of the Year, has been on an incredible run over the last year.  He's won in just about everything imaginable from his trusty Starfire to his daily driver and there's even a Mopar thrown in there too. 

In this episode we discuss being part of the final rounds of the two highest paying drag races in history, touched on the topic of cheating, Matt shared how he and his dad built each of their race cars, and of course discussed the upcoming SFG 1.1 million.

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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Our guests this week are the Great American Bracket Race and Dream Team Challenge promoters Gaylon Rolison and Britt Cummings.  They are joined by the winning Dream Team Captains Ben Willis (Jr. Dragster), Slick Rick Baehr (Footbrake), and Allen Wickell (Top Bulb).  We recap the Dream Team Challenge weekend, trash talk alot, learn why the Dream Team race is so special, learn that Allen is Jake's daddy, and preview the upcoming Great American Guaranteed $1,000,000.  There's something for everyone in this episode.

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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4-time INDY HEMI Challenge Champion Jimmy Daniels is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  Jimmy drives the baddest HEMI car on the planet along with wheeling a couple of 3rd Gen Camaro's in Stock and Super Stock.  With Jake out of pocket in Galot, Ryan and I sat down with Jimmy to discuss HEMI Shootout racing, class racing, the NHRA tech process, his thoughts on cheaters, getting engaged, and more.  As usual, we had a long discussion about everything 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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Our guest on the DragChamp Show this week is none other than Fast & Finchum's Rodney Finchum.  Rodney is one of the best story tellers around and he didn't disappoint.  He was on the chip as soon as he called in and didn't stop until we were done.  Hot Rod told stories for over an hour and kept us crying laughing.  We even had a surprise for Rodney as his good buddy Steve Foley called in during the podcast.  These two went at it for an hour and it was hilarious.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy one of the funniest podcasts you've ever heard.  And like Rodney says, like and share, like and share.

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.

Three-time U.S. Nationals Champion Bad Brad Plourd is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  Brad is a professional sportsman racer that is one of the most versatile and accomplished drivers in the country.  After spending years traveling the country, Brad has pulled back somewhat in recent years racing closer to his Holly Pond, Alabama home.  Even though he's no longer touring the country on a regular basis, he still races and wins on a consistent basis.  In this episode we discuss driving a six-second roadster in Comp, being a full-time racer, why he prefers bottom bulb racing, his trusty Nova, 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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Reigning Division 5 Super Gas Champ Kris Whitfield is our guest this week on the DragChamp Show.  Chris, a 17-time track champion at Bandimere Speedway, discussed the challenges of racing on the mountain, how he adjusts to sea level, racing on the West Coast versus the East Coast, how he finds and maintains sponsors, and 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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