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, "Fini...
Jan 31, 2025•5 min•Ep. 204
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).
Jan 30, 2025•6 min•Ep. 205
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?
Jan 30, 2025•7 min•Ep. 203
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?"
Jan 29, 2025•6 min•Ep. 202
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?
Jan 28, 2025•5 min•Ep. 201
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.
Jan 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 200
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?
Jan 24, 2025•7 min•Ep. 199
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.
Jan 23, 2025•4 min•Ep. 198
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?"
Jan 22, 2025•4 min•Ep. 197
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 thos...
Jan 21, 2025•11 min•Ep. 196
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
Jan 20, 2025•8 min•Ep. 195
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!
Jan 17, 2025•6 min•Ep. 194
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.
Jan 16, 2025•8 min•Ep. 193
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?
Jan 15, 2025•6 min•Ep. 192
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 type of content, it just scratches the surface in what we do in ELITE. Find out more at thisisbracketracing.com/elite
Jan 14, 2025•5 min•Ep. 191
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 WEEKDAY. Enjoy!
Jan 13, 2025•12 min•Ep. 190
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. 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
Jan 06, 2025•11 min•Ep. 189
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. 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
Dec 30, 2024•6 min•Ep. 188
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. 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
Dec 23, 2024•10 min•Ep. 187
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. 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...
Dec 16, 2024•6 min•Ep. 186
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. 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
Dec 09, 2024•8 min•Ep. 185
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.
Dec 02, 2024•9 min•Ep. 184
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.
Nov 27, 2024•9 min•Ep. 183
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.
Nov 25, 2024•12 min•Ep. 182
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.
Nov 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 181
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!
Nov 15, 2024•8 min•Ep. 180
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.
Nov 14, 2024•7 min•Ep. 179
As NHRA gears up to make the final stop in Pomona, we have three categories that have clinched Championships!
Nov 13, 2024•11 min•Ep. 178
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. Learn to drive the stripe like a pro with our course, "Finish Line Driving Made Easy" at thisisbracketracing.com/easy
Nov 11, 2024•6 min•Ep. 165
Updated Nerd Out in Competition Eliminator, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman after Las Vegas.
Nov 08, 2024•8 min•Ep. 177
