The Down & Dirty Radio Show

In this episode of the General Tire Jim Beaver Show, Jim and Brittney are live from Crandon at Keegan Kincaid's pit with Keegan, RJ Anderson, and Tito from Impulse Media. Beer, laughs, and bench racing fill this one.

This week in the first installment of our fantastic conversation with DK Ulrich, DK talks about how AJ Foyt influenced him to not only be known by his initials, but also to pursue a career in racing. He then remembers a chance offer for a 1957 Chevy that altered the course of his life and his earliest days as one of NASCAR’s independents. And make no mistake about it … those independents were NOT just stroking around the race track to collect an easy paycheck. There was NOTHING easy about … and if being an independent meant boosting parts from Holman-Moody and traveling all over the United States without ever once going home … then so be it. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then dig into the June 15, 1978 issue of Grand National Scene. Benny Parsons whups Richard Petty at Riverside, after Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip fall out of contention. There’s a feature story on Humpy Wheeler written by this kid out of Roanoke, Virginia who went on to have a halfway decent career in the sport … and a story on the women of the Petty family … Lynda, Elizabeth, Sharon AND Lisa. NOTE: This podcast is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Please consider supporting this show via: www.patreon.com/thescenevaultpodcast www.paypal.me/thescenevaultpodcast www.venmo.com/thescenevaultpodcast

In this "From the Down & Dirty Show Vault," Jim Beaver interviews Ultra 4 legend Shannon Campbell, Enduro legend Colton Haaker, & Robin Leach from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

How did Jerry Freeze go from owning a successful lawn care business to general manager of the NASCAR team Front Row Motorsports? Freeze takes us inside his love of racing and how he took a chance by moving to North Carolina; learning from Tad Geschickter, and then spending 12 years at Petty before arriving at Front Row; what being a general manager entails; the state of Front Row as the season winds down; how the organization prepared for a new car; what happens to old inventory and the parts and pieces Front Row still has; how much Next Gen has helped Front Row’s performance; if the parity will continue; what Next Gen means for alliances; will there actually be a long-term financial impact from the switch; if Zane Smith has been a surprise; the conversation around keeping a truck team after last season; evaluating Todd Gilliland’s rookie season; how Michael McDowell has been able to shine; if it’s becoming more realistic for Front Row to think of themselves as playoff contenders; if Front Row is looking to keep their stable of drivers going forward. Music created by Tony Monge. Please support my work through Patreon: www.patreon.com/KellyCrandall

We promised you we were back for real, and we meant it! iRacing Downshift returns with a look at all the fun new content and features in 2022 Season 4, before our executive vice president Steve Myers drops in to talk everything from the acquisitions of Monster Games and Orontes Games to working with executive producer Greg Hill in the Papyrus days. To read the full release notes for iRacing 2022 Season 4, click here: https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/28418/2022-season-4-release-notes-2022-09-06-02#latest This week's iRacing Downshift is brought to you by Turn Racing. Turn Racing aims to make high quality sim steering wheels that are more affordable. They want to cut the marketing buzzwords and deliver what actually matters, which is quality, functionality, price & style. Visit https://www.turnracing.com/ for more information.

This week's episode gets off to a rousing start with discussion of Erik Jones' win in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, driving the number 43 Petty GMS Racing entry. In the third and final installment of our EPIC interview with Pete Wright, Pete talks about the friction that existed between Junior Johnson’s teams, the controversial suspension of Junior and crew chief Tim Brewer going into the 1991 edition of The Winston all-star race and how he and teammate Mike Hill felt like they were left holding the bag a little bit. Pete also remembers leaving Junior Johnson & Associates to re-join Terry Labonte and Billy Hagan and the neat little trick that ALMOST got them a win at North Wilkesboro. Finally, Pete discusses his long association with MB2 Motorsports. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then dig into the October 7, 1993 issue of Winston Cup Scene. Rusty Wallace wins at North Wilkesboro, but doesn’t gain much ground on runnerup Dale Earnhardt in the Winston Cup standings. Terry Labonte takes seventh in that event despite developing … wink, wink … engine problems. MORE rule changes designed to slow speeds at Charlotte and Atlanta were tested … and … of course … debated. Buddy Baker announced plans to retire as a driver, with additional features on John Andretti’s transition from IndyCar to NASCAR, a book of poetry on the late Alan Kulwicki and the mentor of every NASCAR historian, Greg Fielden. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Please consider supporting this show via: www.patreon.com/thescenevaultpodcast www.paypal.me/thescenevaultpodcast www.venmo.com/thescenevaultpodcast

This one goes into the Down & Dirty Show Vault during the Pandemic, where Jim Beaver aired interviews with celebrities Dax Shepard and Adam Carolla and a fresh interview with NHRA legend Antron Brown.

Angelle Sampey is a three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion and not only the winningest female in NHRA but professional motorsports. Sampey sits down for a chat on all things drag racing, but we first start with how things are in the swamp a year after Hurricane Ida. From there, we dig into the season and why she believes her team “is the one to beat” in Pro Stock Motorcycle this year; why Angelle says she’s fighting herself on the bike; having self-confidence in drag racing; breaking down the skill it takes to drive a Pro Stock Motorcycle; the origin story of falling in love with motorcycles; going through a beauty pageant phase and how she went from hating it to realize it was another form of competition; the story of the first leathers she wore in her NHRA debut and how that connects to the correct pronunciation of her name; secretly testing a Winston Cup stock car; being afraid of being a girl in racing and calling it one of the biggest mistakes in her career; if it’s surreal to have taken a nearly six-year break from racing to come back and be just as successful; shooting for 50 career national event wins; the 2021 championship loss being a driving force. EDITOR'S NOTE: Angelle qualified No. 1 at Indianapolis for the U.S. Nationals, which is her fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season. She was eliminated in the first round. Music created by Tony Monge. Please support my work through Patreon: www.patreon.com/KellyCrandall

We’re back with the second installment of our interview with longtime NASCAR crew member and crew chief Pete Wright, and this week, Pete talks about attending his first Grand National race at Martinsville and the impact drivers like Fred Lorenzen and Buddy Arrington had on his career. Pete got his start at the Winston Cup level with team owner Jack Beebe, before winning a championship with Terry Labonte. Pete recalls his rather testy reaction to a witch doctor who showed up in the garage to put a hex on the Hagan Racing entry. And … finally … Pete tells us all about getting hooked up with Junior Johnson and the respect he had for the first-year NASCAR Hall of Famer. Hosts Rick Houston and Steve Waid then take a look into the August 3, 1978 issue of Grand National Scene. Darrell Waltrip wins at Pocono, amidst rumors that he would be leaving DiGard Racing at the end of the year. Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Benny Parsons all have their powerplants go kaput, which leads Jake Elder to express his displeasure with NASCAR rules allowing teams to change engines during a race. The issue is rounded out by a feature on DiGard Racing's Buddy Parrott. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Please consider supporting this show via: www.patreon.com/thescenevaultpodcast www.paypal.me/thescenevaultpodcast www.venmo.com/thescenevaultpodcast

In this interview Paul Thacker is interviewed for the August 26, 2022 episode of the General Tire Jim Beaver Show with the interview being uncut, unedited, and in its raw form.

In this "From the Down & Dirty Show Vault," Jim Beaver throws it back to 2019 with big weekend winners Steve Torrence in NHRA Top Fuel and Colton Herta in IndyCar.

Trophies, fights, and TikTok, oh my! As we wrap up our conversation with Courtney Enders, we’re getting all kinds of stories this week. The episode picks up with Courtney describing a house full of racing memorabilia; who is more competitive between Courtney and Erica; inside the Disney movie (Right on Track) made about the Enders sisters from its accuracy to Brie Larson playing Courtney; doing their own stunts; how the film helped grow drag racing; a high school Enders sister brawl; when and why Courtney’s driving career came to an end; why she got on a Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2018; if she knew she’d need to find something else in racing; the way she cheated to start her business; the challenges or hurdles of what Courtney does; the dominance and representation of females in NHRA; being a champion gymnast and all-star volleyball player; superstitions around race day clothing; the outrageousness of her TikTok videos; Texas girl loving the Steelers, not the Cowboys. Music created by Tony Monge. Please support my work through Patreon: www.patreon.com/KellyCrandall

On this episode snowmobile legend Paul Thacker joins the show to talk about his career and what he has been up to, and Jim and Brittney talk on the auto industry, X Games, crazy event schedules, and electric cars, and blown shocks.

Enjoy a sneak preview of the next installment of our interview with Pete Wright, in which he remembers getting hired and then working with NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson. Also, longtime independent team owner and driver D.K. Ulrich gives us the inside story of the nitrous oxide system that was discovered in his car following a savage crash in the 1978 Southern 500. NOTE: This show is not associated in any way with American City Business Journals, owner of the Scene brand. Please consider supporting this show via: www.patreon.com/thescenevaultpodcast www.paypal.me/thescenevaultpodcast www.venmo.com/thescenevaultpodcast

This interview is from the Jim Beaver Show on 8-19-22 and is stuntman and racer Jim York's interview in raw form.