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1 A Way Too Early Look at the 2025 Lucas Oil Chase 10:01
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I know, it's way to early for this but in today's episode I wanted to look at the 2025 Lucas Oil Chase. Let's nerd out!
This week I am joined by my co-instructor in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and accomplished racer Justin Lamb. Justin has proven capable of winning in just about anything. So I asked him, why Stock & Super Stock?
On last week’s show, I detailed what I believe to be our responsibility as racers: to our sport, and more directly to a successful day at the track. This week, I want look at where do our responsibilities as a racer end and the responsibilities of the race track, race director, track operator, or race promotor begin.…
I’ve been a racer for more than 30 years. In a perfect union, racer and race track work together in a sort of harmonious partnership. As a racer, what is our responsibility at the track?

1 How to balance the rear of my car with Mike Mans 3:25
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This week's Daily Driver episode is taken from our Question of the Week segment over on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. The question is "How to balance the rear of my car?".

1 How experience molds our skill set with Kris Whitfield 10:28
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For this episode of the Daily Driver, I am joined by one of our regular guest instructors in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and accomplished driver, Kris Whitfield. The question I asked him was how his experience and background with racing in his area of the country, one of the toughest to dial and run a consistent car in, has helped to shape his approach and progression as a driver. Ready to Let Go Like a Pro? Check out our new starting line course to level up your game on the tree: thisisbracketracing.com/let-go…
On today's Daily Driver I'm pumped to talk about our new FREE program, Day 1. If you're a racer, you almost certainly remember your first trip down the track. That holds true whether that maiden voyage occurred at age 6 or age 46! Day 1 is a brief (and fun) course will make their first day on the track safer and more enjoyable! Click for drivers and parents Click for tracks…

1 Question of the Week: How do I calm down my wheelies with Mike Mans 5:18
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This week's Daily Driver is featuring a Question of the Week from over on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. How do I calm down my wheelies with regular guest instructor in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE Mike Mans.
This week on the Daily Driver, I wanted to talk about the origins of Big Buck Footbrake Racing and my own memories of it starting.
This week on the Daily Driver, I am joined again by regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor, Kris Whitfield. Kris talks about his battles with anxiety and the ways he has worked with it in his racing.
A common question I’m frequently asked is, what’s the best way to prepare for racing after the offseason break? I can tell you one relatively simple thing that I still do, 30 years into my racing career.
On this week's Daily Driver, I'm joined by regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor and highly accomplished big dollar bracket racer Matt Dadas and we jump right to the burning question...staging. Ready to Let Go Like a Pro? Check out our new starting line course to level up your game on the tree: thisisbracketracing.com/let-go…
I've been asked repeatedly: Vega or Corvette? What's better? I could make an argument for either but the question should be which has made me better? That answer is easy.

1 Question of the week: How do I get more comfortable driving the finish line as the slower car (w/ Kris Whitfield)? 5:01
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This week's Daily Driver is featured from ThisIsBracketRacing's question of the week: How do I get more comfortable driving the finish line as the slower car (w/ Kris Whitfield)?
In this week's Daily Driver, I wanted to share my latest piece from the Science of Winning column in National Dragster in which I talked about my experience in detail from last season's championship chase.
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On this week's Daily Driver I am joined by one of our regular guest instructors in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE, a very successful racer and all things mechanical guru: Mike Mans. Our topic today is how to balance tuning with driving.
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As part of our 3-week binge here on the Daily Driver (one episode released EVERY day), we'd like to "Play the hits." Each Friday, we'll recast a prior episode. Today's discussion, "Making the finish line simple" is one of our most downloaded shows in Daily Driver history. Today is the final day of ELITE open enrollment. If you have enjoyed this 3 week binge, ELITE may just be for you! Find out more over at thisisbracketracing.com/elite. Learn to drive the stripe like a pro with our course, "Finish Line Driving Made Easy" at thisisbracketracing.com/easy…
Today's world is full of information. This podcast is one of dozens of resources you choose to listen to each day. "Listening" is great, but in today's episode, Luke shares why the best racers are the ones that prioritize "doing" over "listening". Learn more about ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE at thisisbracketracing.com/elite (Enrollment closes Friday).…
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1 The Argument for the NHRA Lucas Oil Series with Kris Whitfield 6:34
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Regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Kris Whitfield can do just about anything in a race car, and has proven as much. He's been to SIX Spring Fling final rounds. He's won TWENTY-TWO track championships. And yet, he spends the bulk of his time and energy pursuing the NHRA Lucas Oil Series. Why? What is it about the NHRA tour, and specifically the 8.90 and 9.90 categories that Kris finds so appealing?…
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1 Question of the week with Justin Lamb: How do I select the best torque converter for my car? 6:03
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Each Friday, we post a featured Question of the Week on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. This week, we're giving YOU, the Daily Driver listener an early look, releasing the Question of the Week here two days in advance! For this week's question, we reached out to ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE instructor (and our resident tech expert), Justin Lamb. The question: "How do I select the best torque converter for my application?"…
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1 What you cannot be fully prepared for with Mikie Sturgill 5:11
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Regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Mikie Sturgill has found himself in the position that every bracket racer dreams of, competing in the 3-round runoff for the NHRA Summit National Championship at season's end. In fact, Mikie has been in that position not once, but twice (ultimately winning the national championship in 2019)! We asked Mikie the obvious question: what's one thing about that experience that you could not possibly fully prepare for?…
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We all take in advice from a variety of sources. When someone like Peter Biondo speaks, I tend to listen! In today's "Daily Driver" I pass along my favorite piece of advice from "The Terminator." Open enrollment for ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE ends this week, visit thisisbracketracing.com/elite for more information.…
As part of our 3-week binge here on the Daily Driver (one episode released EVERY day), we'd like to "Play the hits." Each Friday, we'll recast a prior episode. Today the focus in on weather... What weather conditions make our cars perform differently, and how can we best track them and predict their impact?…
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1 Make my backhalf door car repeat to 60' with Mike Mans 4:10
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What's the biggest factor to making a bracket door car "nasty" in the first 60 feet? In today's Daily Driver, we reach out to regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor Mike Mans to address that very question.
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1 Question of the week: Who/what is your most feared opponent with Matt Dadas 4:23
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Each Friday, we post a featured Question of the Week on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. This week, we're giving YOU, the Daily Driver listener an early look, releasing the Question of the Week here two days in advance! For this week's question, we reached out to regular ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE guest instructor, Matt Dadas! The question: "Who (or what) is your most feared opponent?"…
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1 Performing under pressure with Kris Whitfield 10:43
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You'd be hard pressed to find any driver in sportsman drag racing who has staged for more high-stakes rounds in pressure situations than Kris Whitfield. He's been in the final round of multiple big dollar bracket races - including the Spring Fling Million. He's won multiple division titles, and has competed down the stretch for national championships. He's won twenty-two (that's not a typo)... Twenty-two track championships! In today's Daily Driver, Kris talks about how he tries to approach those pressure packed rounds. Ready to Let Go Like a Pro? Check out our new starting line course to level up your game on the tree: thisisbracketracing.com/let-go…
I get asked a lot about the complexity of my typical strategy. From a strategic standpoint, it can at times be fairly advanced. But in terms of execution, I keep it simpler than you might think. In today's episode, I detail how and why... thisisbracketracing.com/elite Learn to drive the stripe like a pro with our course, "Finish Line Driving Made Easy" at thisisbracketracing.com/easy…
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1 Recast: Driving Well is Not the Key to Having Fun 6:22
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As part of our 3-week binge here on the Daily Driver (one episode released EVERY day), we'd like to "Play the hits." Each Friday, we'll recast a prior episode. This one, "Driving well is not the key to having fun," has proven to be one of your favorites!
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For today's episode, we're joined by 5-time NHRA World Champion and ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE instructor Justin Lamb to discuss the value of mentorship in racing. We're in one of two open enrollment periods here in ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE. Find out more over at thisisbracketracing.com/elite.
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1 Question of the week: When do you know to adjust jetting? 6:11
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Each Friday, we post a featured Question of the Week on the ThisIsBracketRacing Facebook page. This week, we're giving YOU, the Daily Driver listener an early look, releasing the Question of the Week here two days in advance! This week's question: When do you know to adjust jetting?
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