Round 3 with Troy Morris III! This time he is in the same time zone as us, finally! Troy is the driver of the #07x late model and modified currently racing out of Waterloo, Iowa. Originally from Bakersfield, California.

Discussed:

• Lazer Chassis and getting behind the wheel of a late model
• Change of plans in Missouri. Making the move to Iowa and its reasons.
• Race results from 2025
• His 2024 "Gateway Dirt Nationals" debut at the Dome!!
• Snagging one of the last invites this year at the Gateway Dirt Nationals. He's looking to capitalize on last years showing.
• Trying to get a NOS Energy sponsorship. 🧐
• Food update in Iowa?
• Applebee's punch card
• Troy's Sandwich Shop and what they have to offer. "Pasterami" 🤣
• Duel at Mohave is coming up!
• The Dome merch - on the way!

(Ends around 53:00 minute mark)

Stoking the Fire

• A weekend recap & Western World. The #4 car hits everything besides the pace truck... yet again!
• WoO cancels 81 Speedway and Arrowhead Speedway due to weather.
• NARC King of the West cancel at Kern
• WoO late models will be making their debut at a Florida track in February.
• On deck for the weekend
• Social media of the week: Flea and a chainsaw...
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 1:08:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• USAC nationals sprint cars at Central Arizona Raceway for the 58th Annual Western World
• USAC western states midgets @ Ventura Raceway
• Atomic Speedway - The Night the Stars Come out
• Montpelier Motor Speedway - Monster Mash
• Antioch Speedway
• BAPS Motor Speedway

(Ends around 1:12:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Korean beef & noodles
• Charlie gambles at Hardees... and loses
• 1 Taco
• A weekend at Holiday World! Located a good meal there!
• Hot wings
• Carriage Inn hot ham & cheese 🔥
• A return to Silver Bell
• Buffalouie's - changing it up...
• Bruce Li to end the season
• Pastrami sandwiches

For this episode we are joined by Adrian Tetreault. Driver of the Baker River Racing #52x open 305 winged sprint car in the Memphis area!

Discussed:

• Early days in Connecticut and some 24 hour endurance racing.
• East coast to Memphis. Snow ❄️
• Lebanon Valley Speedway racing and concessions 🔥
• Some race results from this season. Having fun 🥳
• Ideas for the future of Baker River Racing
• Flying Saucer Pizza in Salem, Pepe's Pizza
• Donuts and tamales??
• Memphis BBQ
• A stop at a Italian Grinder (sandwich) house out east

(Ends around 1:16:00 mark)

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap and a headline at Lincoln Park Speedway
• Champions are starting to be named
• Shawn McCoy "The Ironman" loses his life at Marysville during the Taxi Cab Challenge.
• High Limit taking over the Hockett Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway. What does that mean for a 4 Crown Nationals date?
• West Virginia Motor Speedway announces some dates for 2026
• Stenhouse Jr. /Marshall Racing names a driver for the #17 car in 2026
• SCCT season finale at Stockton Dirt Track on Halloween Night
• Social media of the week: Shawn Wood and Dustin Selvage twitter posts. And a Eldora girls post gets the late model crowd fired up 🔥
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 1:33:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ LPS and Angell Park Speedway
• High Limit Mid-Week finale and Championship Weekend at Texas
• 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway
• USAC National sprint cars @ Dodge City & Route 66
• Trophy Cup #31
• USAC/CRA @ Perris Auto Speedway
• Coles County Speedway
• ASCS National sprint cars @ Tulsa Speedway
• Final 50 @ Lincoln Speedway (PA)
• Vado Speedway Park - Fall Nationals

(Ends around 1:24:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Boxed Grippo chip discussion
• Soup season
• A trip to Louisville for Charlie. Breakfast AF, Brazilian Steakhouse, Cheesecake Factory fail.
• Cracker Barrel and Prime Time
• Chicken pot pie x2
• Turoni's steak sandwich for lunch.
• A forgettable meal at the Odon Tavern.
• A rare Sunday breakfast at the house!
• Shaved sirloin sandwiches 🤩

For this episode we are joined by Nolan Kiefer. He is the driver of the #97 Mini- Sprint and 305 IMCA RaceSaver sprint car out of Jasper, Indiana.

Discussed:

• Crown Vic's, D2 Midgets to start.
• Recently acquiring a 305 RaceSaver sprint car. His plans for that?
• How has the 2025 season gone for him?
• Getting a handle on Tri-State Speedway.
• Success in MMSA
• A couple of his favorite establishments in Dubois County - Snaps and Slammers
• Chicken gizzards, hearts, or livers?
• What are some of his beverages of choice?
• Kool-aid mouth guard?
• His sponsors who make it all possible.

(Ends around 40:00 minute mark)

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap from the fellas!
• Ripper let go as crew chief at SMR
• RIP - Bobby Allen and Steve Phillips
• West Virginia Motor Speedway reconfiguration and a successful turnout on Saturday 10/11.
• Western World entry list for USAC hits 41
• On deck for the week: WoO @ LPS, LaSalle, High Limit @ Texas Motor Speedway for their finale, DTWC at Eldora, USAC @ Dodge City & Route 66, Trophy Cup @ Tulare (On Flo this year!)
• Social media of the week: A pot get stirred, Justyn Cox takes an airplane ride, another XR event cancelled
• "THE DRAFT"

(Ends around 1:00:00 mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ New Egypt and Lincoln (PA)
• WoO @ Boot Hill for the Bayou Classic
• High Limit @ Lakeside for the Heartland of America Showdown
• USAC National sprint cars @ Lawrenceburg Speedway for the Fall Nationals
• Super Dirt Week 53
• Blue/Gray 100
• Kokomo Klash 19
• Antioch Speedway - Open Wheel Octoberfest | NARC & BRCA midgets
• Budweiser Nationals @ Bakersfield/Kern
• Kramer Cup @ Selinsgrove Speedway
• Ron Milton Race of Champions @ Jacksonville Speedway
• WVMS
• Atomic Speedway - Night of Champions

(Ends around 1:09:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• RJ's bar chicken wings
• Krispy Kreme donuts!
• Birria Ramen
• Penne Pasta
• 5 Guys Burgers
• Red Lobster b-day meal
• Bunner's hospital food review
• Una Pizza - Chicago loaded meat pizza
• A reunion at LJS for us both
• Diamonds Diner
• Chuck-eye steaks
• IHOP for the first time in 15+ years
• Triple smash 🍔@ Sonic

Another 100 episodes has passed for us. So that means we head back to the Eli Holden Racing shop to catch up with him! This is episode #200. Thanks everyone for sticking with us through 4+ years and 200 episodes!

Discussed:

• Selling one of his cars and moving into a new class.
• Joining KDH Motorsports
• A recent injury in another sport. Recovery from that and challenges while racing
• Where does the win count stand this season. And his career win count.
• Tulsa Shootout 2025 recap. Indiana Micro Week success.
• What is left on the slate for 2026?
• Thoughts on current day midget racing. Could he see himself in a seat of one?
• Food favorites list. Adding a new one 🤔
• Music choices and a tie to Bailey Zimmerman.
• Who are some of his sponsors that make it all possible for his family ran team?

• Out-timing who at DuQuoin??

(Ends around 51:00 minute mark)

A brief Stoking the Fire segment:

• NARC King of the West series sold
• 57 Special - World of Outlaw Late Model race announced at Mansfield Speedway in 2026.
• Notable winners from the past 2 weeks.
• The Draft

Stoking the Fire

• Haubstadt Hustler recap
• Placerville Speedway, ASCoC, FAST on Dirt champs are named
• Mike Marlar splits with Skyline Motorsports
• On deck for the week
• Social media of the week: K9's, cops, fire, track prep
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 17:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Bakersfield & Perris Auto Speedway
• High Limit - Commonwealth Clash @ Lernerville Speedway
• USAC national sprint cars @ Circle City & Tri-State Speedway "The Class Track" - Haubstadt Hustler
• MOWA @ Jacksonville Speedway & Spoon River Speedway
• ASCoC finale @ Fremont Speedway for the Jim Ford Classic
• Placerville Speedway | Forni - Humphrey's Classic
• CA, PA, Butler weekly shows
• STSS - Fonda 200 Weekend
• IRA Sprint cars @ Wilmot & 141 Speedway
• 2nd Annual Scott Bloomquist Memorial @ Volunteer Speedway

(Ends around 28:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• MOD Pizza... add what?!
• Fried Chicken from the Korner Inn
• A tasty Korean dish
• Pizza'd out
• Klinkers
• Corner Pocket brunch 🔥
• Football Sunday snacks

Stoking the Fire

• A two week catch up. Charlie checks off a new track.
• Notable winners from Labor Day weekend big races.
• Sheldon Haudenschild will be searching for a new ride at seasons end.
• A new sprint car series is formed in Ohio
• Bloomington Speedway and Ocean Speedway conclude their seasons.
• Social media of the week
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 26:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO @ Vado Speedway Park
• Tuscarora 50 @ Port Royal Speedway
• World 100
• USAC National sprint cars @ Tri-City and Lucas Oil Speedway
• IN, PA, OH, CA weekly shows
• SUPER DIRTcar series @ Can Am Speedway
• IMCA Super Nationals @ Boone Speedway

(Ends around 45:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• DuQuoin State Fair
• Freddie's burgers
• Birthday tacos
• Charlie visits his favorite place... 3x
• Nisbet Inn - Tenderloin Tuesday
• Fried buffalo shrimp
• A return to Wings Etc.
• Smoked chickens
• Savannah's Cafe

Stoking the Fire

• Don Don stays with Lunstra Motorsports for the northern swing. And secures a ride for the WoO western swing.
• Cade Dillard suspended.
• Who cares about the Nascar and Knoxville schedule conflict?
• Williams Grove Speedway adds a new rule. (thanks DD)
• Knoxville Raceway crowns their season champions.
• On deck for the week: WoO @ Husets, Skagit Nationals, a return to Calistoga Speedway, Hillbilly 100.
• Social media of the week
• "The Draft"

(Ends around 28:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars at River Cities & Red River Valley
• 71st Gold Cup Race of Champions
• Rumble on the River
• WoO late models - Sooner State Showdown
• Sprint Car Smackdown
• ASCoC @ I-96 and Waynesfield
• IN, OH, PA, CA weekly shows
• Farmington Empire Speedway - 28th Annual Queens Royal
• Cornfield Combat @ Macon Speedway
• IRA @ LaSalle
• Southern Illinois Raceway points race
• Knoxville Raceway Finale
• Husets Speedway - Heiman Challenge
• Millstream Speedway - End of Summer Sunday

(Ends around 44:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Squash casserole & chicken cutlets
• Half & half steak 🤣
• Roast 🔥
• A visit to the Asian buffet
• Wing Stop
• Hot sausage breakfast tacos
• Grilled chicken tenderloins
• Kanpai
• Footlong corndogs
• Buford's Pub 🤩

Stoking the Fire

• A weekend recap
• Donny Schatz and TSR split. The guys discuss...
• Other mid-season shake-ups
• Cade Dillard and Garrett Alberson incident
• High Limit Racing announces new cash prize for most races won. Starting in 2026.
• On deck for the week/weekend.
• Social media of the week.
• "The Draft"

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Ogilvie & Jackson Motorplex
• High Limit @ Tulare & Placerville
• WoO late models @ Highland, Spoon River, Maquoketa
• Topless 100 @ Batesville Motor Speedway
• USAC Silver Crown @ the Springfield Mile for the Bettenhausen 100
• ASCoC @ Bloomington & Paragon
• Hoosier Sprint Nationals @ Tri-State Speedway "The Class Track"
• OH, CA, PA weekly shows
• POWRi 410 winged sprints x3
• SUPER DIRTcar big blocks Summer FAST round #1

The Smoke

• Charlie gets the wallet out for a pizza
• Wendy's
• Nisbet Inn on Friday night!
• Wayback Burger 🔥🔥
• Double grilled pork tenderloin 🫣
• Panda Express fix
• Jersey Mikes..
• Fish Friday
• 6 Strings on Franklin

Stoking the Fire

• A weekend recap. A review of our Knoxville picks...
• Knoxville storylines: Qualifying nights get spicy, paint schemes/wraps, interviews, and a rookie surprises the field.
• 26 Promotions takes over the Trophy Cup. That event is fast approaching in October.
• Jason Meyers Racing goes to a 1 car team. Leaving Spencer Bayston as the odd man out.
• On deck for the week
• Social media of the week: plenty to talk about at Knoxville.
• "The Draft" #doubled

(Ends around 35:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• The 64th Annual Knoxville Nationals: Qualifying nights, Hard Knox Night, the Finale.
• North/South 100 at Florence.
• Midwest Thunder 410 sprint cars double in Indiana
• CA, PA weekly shows
• Short Track Super Series @ Can-Am and Mohawk
• Windy Hollow Speedway - Free General Admission Night
• USCS - Surecan Showdown @ Santa Maria

(Ends around 46:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Bandanas BBQ
• Lasgana...
• Taste Testing at Patoka Lake 🥃
• Finns
• Fried chicken Thursday!
• Corigliano's pizza
• Sides Bar & Grill
• Tenderloin... + jalapenos 🌶️
• Lions Choice 🔥

Stoking the Fire

• Indiana Sprint Week concludes. A review of our picks. And a quick recap.
• It is Knoxville week! Our qualifying night picks and Saturday picks.
• Rural King "Road to the Dome" Announced at Coles County Speedway in September
• A bus race?
• KKR team shake-up
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 22:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• USAC Indiana Sprint Week
• WoO sprint cars - Iron Man weekend at Pevely
• WoO late models - USA Nationals @ Cedar Lake
• 360 Nationals @ Knoxville Raceway
• NARC King of the West - Johnny Key Classic @ Ocean Speedway
• CA, PA, OH weekly shows
• 305 Nationals @ Belleville High Banks
• Lou Blaney Memorial @ Sharon Speedway
• KKM Challenge Series @ US 24 Speedway
• Capitani Classic @ Knoxville Raceway
• Red Hill Raceway - Jay Jones Memorial
• SUPER DIRTcar Series visits Canada

(Ends around 35:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• A White Castle snack?
• Burrito Tapatio
• A return visit to Texas Roadhouse...
• National Chicken Wing Day
• Greeks Pizzeria
• Buffalouie's... track-side!
• Ribs for the finale at Haubstadt

Stoking the Fire

• USAC Indiana Sprint Week kicks off. Our thoughts on the non-points night at IMS. Lincoln Park Speedway opener, Lawrenceburg. Our trip to Kokomo Speedway to watch it rain.
• FS1 ratings from Eldora Speedway - Jokers Jackpot race.
• BAPS fireworks on Wednesday 7/23 🧨
• RSR racing names their replacement driver for the 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals
• WoO rains out both nights for the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove
• Social media of the week: Throwing hands in Missouri, and a fill in for the #4?
• The Draft

(Ends around 26:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• High Limit @ Lernerville Speedway for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup
• WoO sprint cars @ BAPS for the Brickers French Fry bash and @ Weedsport Speedway
• Flo Racing Night in America - One for the Road @ FALS
• WoO late models @ FALS for the 35th annual Prairie Dirt Classic
• USAC Indiana Sprint Week
• IRA sprint cars @ Mississippi Thunder, Beaver Dam, Angell Park
• ASCS National sprint cars @ Windy Hollow and Benton
• SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek
• CA, Knoxville weekly shows
• Rapid Speedway - Lyon County Fair races
• STSS Lumberjack Swing

(Ends around 37:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Homemade Chinese/honey garlic chicken.
• Charlie returns to LJS (Finally)
• Rounders pizza spinners.
• A surprise at Hardee's?
• Knob Hill Tavern - french dip
• Burgers on the Weber
• Sandy's Pizza
• Wine Slushies!
• Jefferson Street BBQ! 💣
• Portillos

The boys are back in the studio to break down last weeks events in Ohio: Fremont, Attica, Eldora.

Stoking the Fire

• Accident at Attica Raceway Park on Tuesday 7/15.
• Eldora on Wednesday and Thursday storylines, Gravel DQ, Bitcoin, Donny hits 30 consecutive Kings Royal A-mains, turn 1 carnage. And our opinion on a bigger crown.
• Gio Scelzi and KCP Racing part ways. Gio finds a new ride, and so does KCP.
• Medical Provisionals?
• Atomic Speedway cancels remaining Ohio Valley late model dirt series races for 2025.
• Yet another late model suspension. This time in the MARS series / DIRTcar sanction.
• Christmas in July!! It's the most wonderful time of the year - Indiana Sprint Week! We preview the week, starting at The Dirt Track at IMS. We make our winner picks for each event. And also the overall ISW champ prediction.
• USAC/CRA - Louie Vermeil Classic entry list hits 30 drivers. The event takes place on Saturday, Aug 30 and Sunday, Aug 31 @ Calistoga Speedway.
• On deck for the week: ISW, WoO at BAPS & Summer Nats at Williams Grove, HL at Lernerville, FALS for the PDC, SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek.
• A loaded social media of the week.
• The Draft

(Ends around 38:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Attica Raceway Park
• High Limit @ Eldora Speedway for the Double Down Duels and Jokers Jackpot
• WoO sprint cars - Knight Before and the 42nd Kings Royal @ Eldora Speedway
• Lucas Oil late models @ Husets Speedway for the Silver Dollar Nationals
• USAC Silver Crown @ Salt City Speedway
• NARC King of the West @ Ocean Speedway for the 15th Annual Howard Kaeding Classic
• SCCT Western Sprint Tour Speedweek
• Xtreme Outlaw midgets @ Spoon River
• PA weekly shows
• Knoxville weekly show + 360 shootout
• STSS at Afton Motorsports Park
• USAC/CRA @ Perris Auto Speedway
• USAC East Coast sprints @ Bridgeport

(Ends around 48:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Zacks Diner, Charlie goes to Owensboro for a buffet. Amish bread grilled cheese 🤌, A visit from our Aussie friends - a Bavarian pretzel and Chicken, Bacon, sriracha pizza! Patsy Hartigans - American plate of the month. Little Don's cafe, Old Fox Inn cheese bread & pizza. Grilled chicken wings.

Stoking the Fire

• It's our birth month!
• The Wild West Shootout moves back to its roots.
• FS1 will be broadcasting a sprint car race this week!
• A Hell Tour champ is crowned.
• 360 and 410 Knoxville Nationals are coming soon. Early entry lists, and we are waiting on paint schemes.
• A lot of racing on deck this week. Our Kings Royal picks.
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 25:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• Hell Tour week 5
• USAC midgets Mid- America midget week
• WoO sprint cars @ Wilmot Speedway
• WoO late models @ Sharon Speedway
• High Limit Racing - Kentucky Sprint Nationals
• Lucas Oil late models @ 34 Raceway and Lucas Oil Speedway for the Diamond Nationals
• Bloomington Speedway - Legends 50
• NARC King of the West @ Petaluma Speedway for the Dave Lindt Memorial
• CA, OH, PA weekly shows.
• Border Battle @ Jackson Motorplex, Knoxville, Huset's
• High Limit Racing @ Fremont Speedway
• Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals

(Ends around 39:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Culvers burger
• Charlie snags some fish sticks...
• Mr. B's
• Charlie revisits Shabu Shabu
• Tenderloin Tuesday @ Nisbet Inn
• Deerhead Tavern
• Mission BBQ catered
• Five Guys burgers & fries
• All-inclusive at Busch Stadium
• Blue Room Tavern
• Fajita bowls

For this episode - Kelby Watt joins the show! He is the driver of the #1K 410 winged sprint car out of Adel, Iowa.

Discussed:

• Sending it out of the park at Cedar Lake Speedway
• Season stats. Snagging a win in Wisconsin and making the trip to the Terre Haute Action Track with POWRi on a Sunday.
• Being a small team and managing all the irons in the fire. Phone calls and ending up in the Bill Rose #6!
• Importance of traveling
• College and getting a brief gig for NASCAR.
• Bucket list? Moving to Pennsylvania?
• Throwback schemes
• Who not to mess with on/off the track 🤔
• Food: Norwood Inn, Iowa Taproom, buffalo chicken mac. A trip to Darrell's Place for a 💣breaded pork tenderloin. The best hangover cure in Knoxville.

(Ends around 1:45:00 minute mark)

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap: BC39. Hell Tour comes to Haubstadt, PA Speedweek, Senoia Speedway excitement.
• Port Royal Speedway hands out a suspension.
• Week 5 of Hell Tour is here.
• Duck River Raceway Park post-race interviews on Sunday...
• Social media of the week. Danny Dietrich trades barbs with a few different people. Joe Duvall requesting a recipe, Cory Hedgecock provides an update from Senoia.
• The Draft

(Ends around 2:06:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• BC39 at IMS
• PA Speedweek
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 4
• Bill Gardner Sprintacular @ Lincoln Park Speedway
• Lucas Oil late models at Atomic & Muskingum County
• WoO late models @ Deer Creek for the Gopher 50
• Placerville Speedway points races #10 & #11
• Attica, Fremont, Butler shows
• STSS and SUPER DIRTcar big blocks

(Ends around 2:17:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Charlie's cheap meals of the week. Bachin' it!!
• Late night Arby's run on July 4th.
• Destroying some pizza at CiCi's! 🍕
• Chicken pot pie
• Steak dinner on Sunday

Stoking the Fire

• Hell Tour week 3 concludes at Clarksville Speedway. That will be their last Hell Tour event.
• A rough start to PA Sprint Speedweek
• HART - Indiana Micro week champs
• Hell Tour makes a stop at Haubstadt for us, and what else is on deck for the week?
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 16:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Cedar Lake for the 11th Annual Independence Spectacular
• High Limit @ Lucas Oil Speedway for the Diamond Classic
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 3
• WoO late models in North Dakota
• USAC sprint cars @ Fremont & Millstream
• HART - Indiana Micro week
• Bloomington Speedway - IRA sprint cars
• Paragon Speedway - Fireworks Extravaganza
• LPS weekly show
• CA weekly shows
• Blue Collar Classic @ Port Royal Speedway
• BAPS Speedway - PA Sprint Speedweek opener
• SUPER DIRTcar big block modifieds @ Cornwall Motor Speedway
• Other local shows

(Ends around 30:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Panda Express!
• Log Inn birthday gathering
• Charlie takes a kayak trip. THE best breadsticks @ Up the Creek
• Tenderloins
• Juicy Seafood Sunday
• Hilltop Inn - breaded tenderloin 🔥
• Wing Wednesday!!
• A re-visit to Shabu Shabu 🥡
• Ribs on the floating picnic table
• Bad Randy's brunch
• Fajitas
• OG Totino's 🍕

Stoking the Fire

• Weekend recap from Huset's, Eastern Storm, POWRi Indiana swing, Super Dirt Cup, and more
• BC39 entry list is open and will close on Wednesday 6/25
• WoO late models postpone race at Independence Motor Speedway on 6/23 due to unfavorable weather
• On deck: WoO back in Wisconsin, Indiana Micro Week, PA Sprint Speedweek, Hell Tour week 3
• Huset's announces 2026 dates and purse updates for th Hustle and High Bank Nationals
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 25:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• Huset's Hustle and High Bank Nationals
• USAC Eastern Storm
• Firecracker 💯
• Firecracker Faceoff at I-55
• POWRi / FAST on Dirt - Indiana trifecta
• ASCoC Ohio Sprint Speedweek
• DIRTcar Late Model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour week 2
• CA, PA weekly shows
• IRA @ Plymouth Dirt Track
• High Banks Hustle at Southern Illinois Raceway
• Summer Sizzler at Haubstadt

(Ends around 39-40:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Spaghetti classic...
• Door dash burritos
• wingggs!
• Frozen pizza x2
• Delayed Fathers Day meal @ Longhorn Steakhouse
• LJS - BOGO platters
• Late night Asian food
• Buffalouie's wings
• Fontanet Tavern

Our guest for this episode is - Ashton Thompson! She is the driver of the #23T RaceSaver sprint car out of Salem, Indiana.

• 2025 highlights and lowlights
• The beginning of her racing career, stops along the way.
• The story of how she acquired the 305 RaceSaver sprint car 😲
• Her thoughts on the Huntley's Hoosier Sprint Car series
• Challenges of being a female in racing
• End goal of racing for her.
• Malone's Steakhouse
• Swig 🥤

(Ends around 39:00 minute mark)

Stoking the Fire

• A loaded week in racing the past week. What did we catch?
• Hell Tour expands support classes 🤔
• A late night at Red Hill on Friday night 6/13
• On deck for the week: Big $ at Huset's, Firecracker 💯, Super Dirt Cup, POWRi triple header in Indiana!
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 58:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• USAC National sprint cars @ Red Hill Raceway for the Salute to Levi Jones
• WoO sprint cars @ Knoxville Raceway
• High Limit @ Eagle Raceway for the Eagle Nationals
• DIRTcar late model Summer Nationals / Hell Tour
• NARC King of the West - Fastest 5 Days in Motorsports
• CA weekly shows
• Roy Caruthers Memorial @ Paragon Speedway
• Butler Speedway weekly
• Huset's Speedway weekly
• ASCoC Ohio Sprint Speedweek @ Millstream

(Ends around 1:09:00 minute mark

The Smoke

• Late night runs to Wendy's & Arby's
• DiMaggio's of Mt. Vernon
• Culver's
• Denny's egg white burger for Charlie 🤣
• Carne Asada tacos
• Another Darmstadt Inn double cheeseburger!
• Glezen Village Inn & Memories ice cream
• Six Strings
• Kyle's Una Pizza 🍕

Stoking the Fire

• IMW gets 3/6 races in. And the sprint car portion got spicy!
• T-shirt trailers 🍼
• Western World gets a purse increase for this years event.
• Tri-State Speedway adds a race date.
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

(Ends around 25:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO @ Plymouth Dirt Track & Beaver Dam
• High Limit @ Red Cedar & 141
• 31st Dirt Late Model Dream @ Eldora Speedway
• 3 USAC Indiana Midget Week shows
• ASCoC returns to Williams Grove & Lincoln
• Silver Dollar Speedway - Brownell/Tarter Memorial weekend
• CA, OH, Butler, Knoxville, Huset's weekly shows
• Ultimate Sprint Car Series @ Kern
• SUPER DIRTcar big blocks @ Big Diamond & Selinsgrove

(Ends around 39:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Log Inn carry-out
• Taco tuesdayyyy
• Turoni's pizza
• Patti's 1880 Settlement
• Hokkaido Ramen House
• Breakfast for dinner
• The Willie Special pizza @ Rounders Too
• A return to Bad Randy's
• LJS & Korner Inn Saturday

Stoking the Fire

• It's time for the 31st Dream Week
• Hopeful for Indiana Midget Week...
• Western PA Speedweek gets 2/5 shows in and crowns a champ.
• Tyler Walker is back in the saddle.
• Mansfield Speedway (OH) has been purchased.
• Races on deck for the week.
• The Draft

(Ends around 16:00 minute mark)

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ River Cities Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway
• High Limit @ Butler Speedway
• MARS Late Models - Illinois Valley Showdown
• Knoxville Raceway - Corn Belt Clash
• Xtreme Outlaw Midgets @ Coles County Speedway
• Placerville Speedway - SCCT / Davy Thomas Memorial & NARC 410 / Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial
• Antioch & Marysville local shows
• 42nd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic @ Brownstown
• MOWA double dip in Illinois
• BOSS sprint cars @ Limaland & Montpelier
• ASCS @ Salt City Speedway & Dodge City
• Ocean Speedway
• Port Royal Speedway weekly racing

(Ends around 28:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Steak night x2 for Charlie
• Gasthof Amish buffet 🍗
• O'Brians Sports Bar
• Wayback Burgers
• A return to Panda Express...
• Frozen pizza Friday
• Bunner heads to Nashville, TN - Martin's BBQ, The Baked Bear, Shake Shack
• Whataburger for the ride home on Sunday 🍔

For this episode, we are joined by photographer - Nick Zebelian of Armada, Michigan!

• Being a battery guy for ESPN early on.
• Taking a break for a few years and coming back for some 410 sprint car action.
• Getting a job, walking through a parking lot!
• Knoxville 💎
• A big "Oh Shit" moment at Cotton Bowl Speedway!
• Some ideas floating in his head regarding motorsports, and the future. Including a hay wagon boxing ring 🥊
• Kozy Korner Saloon 🍔, Brisket, steaks, avocado's...and what?!
• Firing up the smoker

(Ends around 1:45:00 mark)

Stoking the Fire

• Not as an eventful week of racing for us as we had hoped.
• The #2KS Motorsports team is searching for a driver, again.
• Lucas Oil Late Models - 2026 Speedweek schedule. Input from a driver.
• Indiana Midget Week is next week!
• USAC National midgets bring back the Jason Leffler Memorial this year.
• Social media of the week
• The Draft

Feature Finish

• WoO sprint cars @ Attica and Atomic
• High Limit @ Grandview and Weikert weekend at Port Royal Speedway
• Lucas Oil Late Models @ Lucas Oil Speedway for Show-Me 100 weekend
• SUPER DIRTcar big blocks @ Weedsport for the Heroes Remembered 100, and Thunder Mountain Speedway for Natural 77
• Bloomington Speedway - 12th Annual Josh Burton Memorial
• Silver Dollar Speedway - Fair Race weekend
• Dan Robinson Memorial @ Wayne County Speedway (IL)
• Knoxville & Husets
• STSS @ Action Track USA for the Berks County Brawl

(Ends around 2:20:00 minute mark)

The Smoke

• Cashew chicken
• Charlie gets his grilled cheese fix
• Brown bag special!
• Bacon sammiches
• Birria tacos & tri-tip at the track
• Sonka's Irish Pub
• DQ!
• White Castle late night snack
• Samuel's
• Shredded beef sliders