The DragChamp Show

Chris Gulitti is our guest this week and you don't want to miss this episode.  Also known as Cory's dad, Chris is outspoken and funny as hell.  We get him wound up on a number of topics including big money bracket racing entry fees, chasing the big money bracket racing circuit, clubbing baby seals (that's a direct quote), Cory's crash at the Million, and much, 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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This week we're joined by several members of the Alabama-based Next Gen racing crew.  Brody Quick, Cody Barnhart, Danny Weaver, and Seth Lancaster join the show for a little bench racing.  With such a large group, the conversation went in several different directions.  We talked about flat tires on trailers, tattoos in Vegas, crazy racing misadventures, wrecking mopeds, the now famous Gleghorn calling his own race at the WFC, 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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Virginia Motorsports Park Vice President and PDRA Series Director Tyler Crossnoe is our guest on this week's episode.  We sat down with Tyler weeks ago during the middle of the corona virus lockdown to talk racing.  Tyler kept us entertained for almost an hour and a half with stories about track prep, running racetracks, traveling the world, the worst tracks he's ever prepped, his old bracket racing days, 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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This week we sit down with Dean McIlvain, owner of Ohio-based McIlvain Racecars.  Dean is one of the top chassis builders in the country along with being an accomplished racer.  His latest claim to fame is building the 2019 World Championship winning cars for Mikie Sturgill (Super Pro) and Jeremy Mason (Super Gas).

Dean talked race cars, chocolate milk, long burnouts, shorty dragsters, and more during our conversation.  As usual we covered a ton of topics so tune in for our fun conversation with Dean.

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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This week we sit down with the Theobald Motorsports team based out of Utah.  Siblings Dallas, Tanner, Travis, Parker, and Linzi joined the show to talk racing as a family, mullets, the all-brother Winternationals Super Comp final, dirty dancing, the Big Nasty Practice tree race, custom trophies, and much more.  The Theobald's are good people and great racers.  We hope you enjoy our conversation.

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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Summit Motorsports Park's Evan Bader joins the DragChamp Show this week!  In between dodging pointed questions from Jake Hodge, Evan discussed life as a track operator during the COVID-19 shutdown.  He also shared tons of personal details like his painting and yard moving skills, how he can go for days without leaving the house (I think he and Gleghorn are secretly having a competition on this), blowing things up at SMP, $1 a pound ice cream, different ways he's pissed off his parents, and much more.  This episode is packed with interesting stories you're sure to 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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2x NHRA World Champ Austin Williams joins the show this week.  As usual, we cover a wide range of topics including wrecking juniors, being a professional live-in son, his burrito delivery service, Tiger King, the Cowtown Winter Throwdown, how he hides how much he's holding in the Stocker, and much more. 

It's a really long episode but there was so much to cover.  Sit back and enjoy our time with the 2019 U.S. Nationals Stock Eliminator champion. 

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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Three members of the Guess Who Racing team join the show for an entertaining and wide ranging conversation.  Funny Car Chris Northup, Rayce Kidd, and Seth Mclean proved to be extremely entertaining.  We discussed so many topics it's hard to keep track but a few that stuck out included the long distances the Idaho racers travel to each race, how Chris earned his Funny Car moniker, painting race cars with a spray can, low Alabama power lines, 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 DragChamp.com or you can email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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Eric Sandlin joins the DragChamp Show for episode 5.  Eric is a NHRA national event winner, a 2x NHRA Bracket Finals competitor, and one half of the famed Sandlin brothers race team.  In this episode, Eric talks about crashing mopeds, the Dallas - Ft. Worth bracket scene, winning the bracket finals, his thoughts on multiple entries, and of course his famous LUV Macheen race car.  Tune in to this entertaining and wide ranging conversation.

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 DragChamp.com or you can email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

Ryan High Gear Herem is our guest this week on The DragChamp Show!  Ryan endured a horrific crash at the Arizona Nationals in his 175+ mph Super Gas Corvette.  We discuss the details of the accident along with the aftermath.  Thankfully Ryan is recovering nicely and expects to make a full recovery.  We cover a range of topics including safety, his plans for the rest of the season, the long list of people he's drove for, the person who's had the biggest impact on his career, Burnout -- the drag racing video game, 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 DragChamp.com or you can email the team at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].