Best Spring Fling Bracket Races Podcasts (2025)

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The Argument for the NHRA Lucas Oil Series with Kris Whitfield 6:34

2h ago6:34

6:34

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 speci…

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Question of the week with Justin Lamb: How do I select the best torque converter for my car? 6:03

11h ago6:03

6:03

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…

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What you cannot be fully prepared for with Mikie Sturgill 5:11

10h ago5:11

5:11

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 ask…

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My favorite piece of advice from Peter Biondo 7:53

2h ago7:53

7:53

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.…

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Recast: Weather Factors 7:04

5h ago7:04

7:04

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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Make my backhalf door car repeat to 60' with Mike Mans 4:10

6h ago4:10

4:10

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.By Luke Bogacki

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Question of the week: Who/what is your most feared opponent with Matt Dadas 4:23

1h ago4:23

4:23

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: "W…

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Performing under pressure with Kris Whitfield 9:58

1h ago9:58

9:58

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 championshi…

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Super Class Finish Line Strategy 7:12

1h ago7:12

7:12

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/eliteBy Luke Bogacki

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Recast: Driving Well is Not the Key to Having Fun 6:22

5d ago6:22

6:22

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!By Luke Bogacki

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The value of mentorship (w/ Justin Lamb) 7:34

3h ago7:34

7:34

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.By Luke Bogacki

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Question of the week: When do you know to adjust jetting? 6:11

8d ago6:11

6:11

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?By Luke Bogacki

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Are Door Cars at a Disadvantage? w/ Matt Dadas 5:22

6h ago5:22

5:22

Matt Dadas joins this week's episode! Not only is Matt one of the most successful (and versatile) big dollar bracket racers in the country, he's also a regular guest instructor on ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE. Today, we leaned on Matt to answer the question: Are door cars at a disadvantage in today's world of big buck bracket racing? If you enjoy this…

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How to approach the bye run 11:44

4d ago11:44

11:44

In today's Daily Driver, we focus on the one round of competition we all agree we can't screw up: Bye runs! Even though we can't lose, there are ways to maximize the value of our solo runs and some things to consider before, during, and after each bye we receive! This episode kicks off three full weeks in which we'll drop a new episode EVERY WEEKDA…

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Let Go Like A Pro - Practice 9:52

22d ago9:52

9:52

In this Daily Driver, we continue on with our limited series to commemorate the launch of Let Go Like A Pro. To this point we’ve discussed routine, we’ve discussed staging, confidence, and physical mechanics. Today, we talk about Practice.By Luke Bogacki

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Let Go Like A Pro - Physical Mechanics 5:36

18d ago5:36

5:36

As we continue on with this limited series within the Daily Driver on Let Go Like A Pro, we look at physical mechanics. In my opinion, the physical mechanics of releasing the transbrake button is extremely overrated. My argument? Take a listen to find out.By Luke Bogacki

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Let Go Like A Pro - Confidence 9:09

22d ago9:09

9:09

In this limited series commemorating the launch of ThisIsBracketRacing's new course Let Go Like A Pro, we have discussed routine and staging. Today we talk confidence, or I think more accurately, belief.By Luke Bogacki

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Let Go Like A Pro - Staging 5:41

30d ago5:41

5:41

Last week, I mentioned that we were going to dedicate the next few episodes of the Daily Driver to starting line performance to commemorate the launch of the new course on ThisIsBracketRacing.com called “Let Go like a Pro”. In the last episode we talked about routine, this week I want to talk about staging.…

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Let Go Like A Pro - Routine 7:10

2M ago7:10

7:10

We recently released a new course on ThisIsBracketRacing.com called “Let Go like a Pro”. To commemorate the launch of that course, we’re also going to dedicate the next few episodes of the DD to starting line performance. Today's episode is focused on routine.By Luke Bogacki

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Pomona Takeaways 9:21

2M ago9:21

9:21

I’m less than a week removed from Pomona and I wanted to take this episode to recap and talk about my experience in this years Championship chase.By Luke Bogacki

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It's OVA (Comp, TS, SStk) 8:46

2M ago8:46

8:46

Continuing on in this episode, I'm recapping the NHRA Championship chase that we had in Competition Eliminator, Top Sportsman, and Super Stock when we landed in Pomona.By Luke Bogacki

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It's OVA (Super Gas) 11:59

2M ago11:59

11:59

The NHRA Championships are in the books and I wanted to start by recapping what happened at the end of the Championship chase. This week, I'm starting with Super Gas and not because I was involved but because I think it's the most compelling story line.By Luke Bogacki

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Pressure & Gratitude 7:22

2M ago7:22

7:22

I don't think I have ever felt more pressure than I have over the past few weeks out here on west coast. This week in the Daily Driver I wanted to share how I have been dealing with this pressure.By Luke Bogacki

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4-Wide 7:38

2M ago7:38

7:38

Over the past few days we have discussed the 3 categories that have clinched and the 2 categories that are in a 2 driver race in the 2024 NHRA Championship race. Today, we discuss the categories that are 4 wide!By Luke Bogacki

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Then there were two... 6:46

3M ago6:46

6:46

Yesterday we talked about the 3 drivers that have clinched the 2024 NHRA World Championships, today we focus on the two categories that are down to 2 contenders.By Luke Bogacki

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Clinched! 10:38

2M ago10:38

10:38

As NHRA gears up to make the final stop in Pomona, we have three categories that have clinched Championships!By Luke Bogacki

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Learning how to learn 5:28

2M ago5:28

5:28

There are infinite ways to learn as long as we're open to it. By simply being HERE, you're signaling the sense of open-mindedness that is crucial to leaning, to improving.By Luke Bogacki

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Updated Nerd Out: Comp, TD, TS! 7:39

3M ago7:39

7:39

Updated Nerd Out in Competition Eliminator, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman after Las Vegas.By Luke Bogacki

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Updated Nerd Out: Stock & Super Stock! 7:58

2M ago7:58

7:58

Updated Nerd Out for Stock & Super Stock after Las Vegas.By Luke Bogacki

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Updated Nerd Out: The .90 Categories! 11:13

2M ago11:13

11:13

Updated Nerd Out after Las Vegas. What changed in Super Gas and Super Comp?By Luke Bogacki

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The Nerd Out! Top Sportsman 6:23

2M ago6:23

6:23

Continuing on with The Nerd Out series, this episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Top Sportsman. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and …

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The Nerd Out! What changed in Reading? 10:19

3M ago10:19

10:19

In this episode of The Nerd Out series, let's look at what has changed for Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, and Super Gas from the Division 1 finale in Reading.By Luke Bogacki

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The Nerd Out! Comp 11:13

3M ago11:13

11:13

Continuing on with The Nerd Out series, this episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Competition Eliminator. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exerc…

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The Nerd Out! Super Stock 10:17

3M ago10:17

10:17

This Nerd Out episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Super Stock. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and a surprising number of you seem t…

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The Points Chase 6:32

3M ago6:32

6:32

It’s natural to want to know where you stand in a points chase. Obviously, your main focus is on the things that you can control. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not aware of the things that are beyond our control.By Luke Bogacki

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The Nerd Out! Super Gas 12:30

3M ago12:30

12:30

This Nerd Out episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Super Gas. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and a surprising number of you seem to …

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The Nerd Out! Super Comp 15:51

3M ago15:51

15:51

This Nerd Out episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Super Comp. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and a surprising number of you seem to…

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The Nerd Out! Top Dragster 7:36

3M ago7:36

7:36

This Nerd Out episode is dedicated to the NHRA Lucas Oil title chase in Top Dragster. If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and a surprising number of you seem …

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The Nerd Out! Stock 8:52

3M ago8:52

8:52

If you were an avid listener of the Sportsman Drag Racing Podcast, you know that Jed and I (OK, more me than Jed!) loved to "Nerd Out" this time of year and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil title chases. I still love the exercise (and a surprising number of you seem to concur), so I'm running it back! In maintaining the short form of the Daily Driver,…

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Effective Gameplanning (Part 3) 7:02

4M ago7:02

7:02

Up to this point I've talked about the 3 winning finish line strategies and ensuring you have situational awareness in your own lane when gameplanning. Now, I want to finish with talking about gameplanning in reference to the opponent in the other lane.By Luke Bogacki

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Effective Gameplanning (Part 2) 5:16

4M ago5:16

5:16

In part 2 of this 3 part mini series on Gameplanning, I want to talk about situational awareness. When racers think of gameplanning, we have a tendency to think about it in reference to an opponent. I'd argue that 95% of a successful gameplan is focused on what is happening in your own lane.By Luke Bogacki

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Effective Gameplanning (Part 1) 5:43

4M ago5:43

5:43

In ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and ThisIsBracketRacing Jr., we focus on three distinct and simple finish line ideas. We call them the fundamental WINNING finish line strategies. In part 1 of this 3 part Gameplanning mini series, let's dive into those three winning finish line strategies.By Luke Bogacki

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How to hit the tree 5:30

4M ago5:30

5:30

The single biggest attribute in my racing today is my ability to hit the tree. A lot of the questions I get are centered around how can you advance that in your racing? How can you make hitting the tree your biggest attribute?By Luke Bogacki

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3 Key Questions 5:23

4M ago5:23

5:23

This week's episode is something I wanted to share from a podcast that I listen to that is centered around the Summer Olympics. And on that episode Summer Sanders, Olympic Gold Medalist, talks about 3 key questions that helped her perform at her best. Why are you competing? Who are you doing it for? Who loves you? I am sharing this because those 3 …

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AMA - Competitive Sociopath Revisited 10:40

5M ago10:40

10:40

This episode is going to look a little more like the Question of the Week feature than the Daily Driver. A few months back on the Competitive Sociopath episode, I talked about the correlation between of being hyper focused and success. This week is expanding on that correlation into the competitive sociopath line of thinking in regard to families a…

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Planning is Everything 5:28

5M ago5:28

5:28

“Plans are useless, but planning is everything.” - Dwight Eisenhower. As most of you know or have probably figured out by now, I am big on planning. Especially when it comes to racing. But what happens when we can't plan for everything. How can we be prepared?By Luke Bogacki

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The Psychology of Bottom Bulb Racing (Part 2) 13:05

5M ago13:05

13:05

This week's episode is part 2 of The Psychology of Bottom Bulb Racing. In part 1 I started to talk about the takeaways I had from a discussion within ThisIsBracketRacing ELITE and those takeaways were being fearless, having a conservative strategy, cocky swing, and to be like water. This week I want to dive even deeper and look out even more takeaw…

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RIP Scotty 10:39

5M ago10:39

10:39

Much like everyone else, I didn't know how to react to hearing about Scotty Richardson passing. I just turned on the microphone and started recording. But what do you say when Superman dies?By Luke Bogacki

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The Psychology of Bottom Bulb Racing (Part 1) 9:45

6M ago9:45

9:45

This episode is exclusively for you bottom bulb racers and honestly if this sounds similar, it's because my most recent National Dragster column was on this same topic too. But here within the Daily Driver, I want to expand on it more. I want to dive deeper into the psychology of bottom bulb racing, not just the tangible things but the mental side …

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Limiting Inputs 4:31

6M ago4:31

4:31

In a world of so much information; so many things that we could (or society tells us we should!) care about, we simply have to choose what is important to us, and… equally importantly: what is not.By Luke Bogacki

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