The Ralph Sheheen Show

In the world of nitro drag racing, the Pedregon family has been one of the most successful. 2-time NHRA Funny Car Champion, Cruz Pedregon, is used to racing in 4 second sprints at more than 300mph so it can be a bit tough to slow him down long enough to have a conversation! But today, Cruz cruised on over to The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil to chat about his career and he tells us what it's like to own his own race team as he chases further success in the sport.

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Former World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion and 4-time winner of the Knoxville Nationals, Danny Lasoski, joins The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil today. As one of the most talented and entertaining personalities in the sprint car scene, Lasoski is never short of interesting stories to share!

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With the highly-anticipated movie, Ford v Ferrari staring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, just weeks away from its release, veteran Stunt Coordinator for the film, Robert Nagle, stopped by The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil to share some behind-the-scenes stories on how this racing production came to life.

Based on the story of legendary racer and car builder, Carroll Shelby, Ford's GT40 rolled into victory lane in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time, beating the dominant team of the era, Ferrari.

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Veteran flat track motorcycle racer and multi-time champion, Jared Mees, slows down for a few minutes to join The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil. The Indian Motorcycle racer has had an incredible career and shares some of his passion for the sport in this long-form conversation.

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One of the most interesting people in motorsports took some time to share stories and insight today on The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil. Danny Sullivan, 1985 Indy 500 winner, has had a fascinating open-wheel racing career ranging from Formula 1 to IndyCar with a lot in between. And it all began as a taxi driver on the streets of New York City. Now that's a unique path to the Tyrrell Formula 1 team and Penske Racing!

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Sports Car racing legend, Brian Redman, took some time to hang out with The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil. As a former factory driver for Porsche and Ferrari as well as a driver for Ford, McLaren, Cooper, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar and more over the years, Redman has visited victory lane in some of sports car racing's most prestigious events. This 3-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner, 2-time 12 Hours of Sebring winner, and Targa Florio winner also ran a handful of races in Formula 1, earning one podium finish in the 1968 Spanish GP. Redman chats about his glorious career with Sheheen and shares his harrowing story about surviving Hurricane Dorian while recently visiting friends in the Bahamas.

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer, Jeff Emig, made a visit to The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil this week. The former AMA National Motocross and Supercross Champion has had an incredible career on and off the track. After retiring from competition, Emig was a natural as a commentator for SPEED Channel and FOX Sports' Supercross broadcasts. In this very candid conversation, Emig shares stories from his childhood when his family made huge sacrifices to pursue his career to stories about his transition into the broadcast booth where he was joined with former Supercross champion, Ricky Carmichael.

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series title contender, Brad Sweet, visits The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil today to talk about his successful sprint car career, which over the past couple of seasons has included wins in the prestigious Kings Royal and Knoxville Nationals. One item still left on the checklist - series championship. Ralph talks to the Kasey Kahne Racing driver about all of that plus Brad shares his thoughts on his time as a NASCAR driver.

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Land speed racer, Danny Thompson, stopped by to share his thoughts on chasing land speed records, one of which he set in 2018 using his famous father's 50-year old Challenger II at an average speed of 448.757 mph. Thompson's father, legendary car builder and racer, Mickey Thompson, set records from the Bonneville Salt Flats, to various drag strips, and even at the Indy 500. With so many stories to tell, Danny dropped by The Ralph Sheheen Show!

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Ricky Carmichael, The Greatest of All Time (GOAT), stops by The Ralph Sheheen Show Presented by Lucas Oil to do some good old-fashioned bench racing. The 5-time AMA Supercross and 10-time AMA Motocross champion shares his thoughts on an amazing racing career which also included a stint in NASCAR.

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