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The Rob Report Welcome to another week of Wheelz-Up Radio. Your #1 Choice for Sportsman Drag Racing. This week on Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines we join host Chris Barnes, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr, Mid Atlantic .90 Association President Rob Keister & Bob "The Sherriff" Bender. On this week's show the gang will talk with recent comp winner from Virginia Doug Doll Jr. Doug will talk about his new ride with Charlie Greco Racing in Comp and his weekend at Atco with his Super Comp Dragster. The gang will also talk about the National Open race this past weekend at Atco, the National Event at Atlanta and look forward to the National at Topeka, D-3 Race at Norwalk and the Mid Atlantic .90 Race at Maple Grove get their season kicked off for 2016. This week's interview is with Division 1 veteran Doug Doll Jr. At age 18, Doll, Jr. earned his first National Event Wally trophy while competing at the 45th Annual U.S. Nationals in Clermont, IN while racing in the Super Comp sportsman cat

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The Rob Report Welcome to another week of Wheelz-Up Radio. Your #1 Choice for Sportsman Drag Racing. This week on Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines we join host Chris Barnes, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr and Lew "Wagon Master" Silverman. On this week's show the gang will talk with Karl Fredrickson of Speedway Illustrated. Karl will talk about the ever popular topic of safety in racing. The gang will also talk about the National Open race being held at Atco Raceway this upcoming weekend that will see a few of the Wheelz-Up Members attending. We will also take a look at the NHRA National Event tour which will stop in Hot-Lanta this weekend. This week's interview is with Karl Fredrickson, Editor of Dick Berggren’s Speedway Illustrated Magazine. Karl developed his love of racing when a friend took him to a race at Hudson Speedway in New Hampshire. It was a life changing event for him, and he was hooked instantly. When he turned sixteen he started begging everyone he knew, except his pare

WHEELZ UP RADIO WEEKEND WRAP UP SHOW

The Rob Report Welcome to another week of Wheelz-Up Radio. Your #1 Choice for Sportsman Drag Racing. This week on Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines we join host Chris Barnes who is back from his trip out West, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr, Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister and to keep us all in check, we've added Bob "The Sheriff" Bender to the line-up. On this week's show the gang will talk with Stock & Super Stock Eliminator Racer Charley Downing. Charley will talk about his race team and give a wrap-up from the weekends festivities at Indy as Division 3 started off their season. The gang will also talk about the LODRS race held at Virginia Motorsports Park that finished up about 24 hours sooner than expected. The NHRA National Event tour also stopped in Houston for a very fun and interesting weekend. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from the great state of Michigan and has been very successful the past few years with his Varsity Ford / Downing Farms fleet of Cob

The Rob Report Welcome to another week of Wheelz-Up Radio. Your #1 Choice for Sportsman Drag Racing. This week on Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines we join host Chris Barnes who is back from his trip out West, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr, Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister and to keep us all in check, we've added Bob "The Sheriff" Bender to the line-up. On this week's show the gang will talk with Stock & Super Stock Eliminator Racer Charley Downing. Charley will talk about his race team and give a wrap-up from the weekends festivities at Indy as Division 3 started off their season. The gang will also talk about the LODRS race held at Virginia Motorsports Park that finished up about 24 hours sooner than expected. The NHRA National Event tour also stopped in Houston for a very fun and interesting weekend. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from the great state of Michigan and has been very successful the past few years with his Varsity Ford / Downing Farms fleet of Cob

The Rob Report Can you smell that?? Ahhh yes, the smell of race gas is in the air as the racing season kicks off this weekend for Division 1 down in Dinwiddie, Va. This week on Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines we join host Chris Barnes, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr and the Wagon Boys Lew and Bob as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Stock Eliminator Racer and  Scotty Richardson's Drag Racing School employee Daniel Young. Daniel has been tearing up the NHRA & IHRA tour this year with wins at the Gatornationals & most recently at the IHRA Race at Orlando Speed world. The gang will also have a special guest in Jon Pellicane who will talk about his trip to the 4-wides over the weekend and break down this upcoming weekend's race at Virginia Motorsports Park along with the other action packed weekend events happing on the quarter mile. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from sunny Florida and h

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The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Shock Technician/Race Support at Penske Racing Shocks Shane Sweigart about what's going on over at Penske Racing and over at his own racing program. The gang will also talk about the weekend in racing as Division 2 fired up in Charlotte for the first of two weekends in NC, the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas and the IHRA made a stop for a divisional at State Capitol Dragway in La. Plus we will dissect some interesting news that came out of the NHRA this week about the "Four Wides" and entry fee's. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from Amish County and is the Shock Technician/Race Support at Penske Racing Shocks. Shane Sweigart is going on his 11th year working for Penske

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Tri-State Stock/SS President Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Shock Technician/Race Support at Penske Racing Shocks Shane Sweigart about what's going on over at Penske Racing and over at his own racing program. The gang will also talk about the weekend in racing as Division 2 fired up in Charlotte for the first of two weekends in NC, the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas and the IHRA made a stop for a divisional at State Capitol Dragway in LA. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from Amish County and is the Shock Technician/Race Support at Penske Racing Shocks. Shane Sweigart is going on his 11th year working for Penske Racing located in Reading, Pa. Shane has become a regular fixture around the race track driving his Koller Chiropracti

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. Sadly with the loss of Top Sportsman Racer Ronnie Davis, we would like to dedicate this week’s episodes to the memory of Ronnie. Please join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and the Wagon Boyz, Lew and Bob as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Port-A-Tree Design & Product Development Manager Allison Smyth about weather stations and other happenings going on at Port-A-Tree. The gang will also talk about yet another somber weekend at the PDRA Race at Rockingham, the D-4 Race at No Problem Raceway and the boat nationals... I mean D-7 Race in Las Vegas. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from Massachusetts and has become quite the regular on Wheelz-Up Radio over the past few years. Allison Smyth is the Design & Product Development Manager at Port-A-Tree Products. Allison will take some time out of her busy schedule to talk ab

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. Sadly with the loss of Top Sportsman Racer Ronnie Davis, we would like to dedicate this week’s episodes to the memory of Ronnie. Please join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and the Wagon Boyz, Lew and Bob as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Port-A-Tree Design & Product Development Manager Allison Smyth about weather stations and other happenings going on at Port-A-Tree. The gang will also talk about yet another somber weekend at the PDRA Race at Rockingham, the D-4 Race at No Problem Raceway and the boat nationals... I mean D-7 Race in Las Vegas. Our guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from Massachusetts and has become quite the regular on Wheelz-Up Radio over the past few years. Allison Smyth is the Design & Product Development Manager at Port-A-Tree Products. Allison will take some time out of her busy schedule to talk ab

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as we talk latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show, Brian Greer who the son of the late Nitro Funny Car Champion Shirl Greer about the history the Greer family has in Drag Racing. On the second hour the team will talk with New England Dragway GM Joe Lombardo about the in & out's of what it takes to run a successful drag strip these days. Chris, Mike & Rob will also dissect the NHRA National Event at Las Vegas, the double-up D2 race at Atlanta and the IHRA Race in Texas. Our first guest on Wednesday's Night comes to us from the smoky mountains of Tennessee as Brian Greer will join the program. Brian will talk about his up-bringing into the sport of Drag Racing with his father Shirl and that remarkable 1974 NHRA Funny Car Championship that his dad won. Brian will also tell us what he'

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk on the first hour with Brian Greer who is the son of the late Nitro Funny Car Champion Shirl Greer about the history the Greer family has in Drag Racing. On the second hour the team will talk with New England Dragway GM Joe Lombardo about the in & out's of what it takes to run a successful drag strip these days. Chris, Mike & Rob will also dissect the NHRA National Event at Las Vegas, the double-up D2 race at Atlanta and the IHRA Race in Texas. Our first guest on Wednesday's Night, Brian Greer will join the program. Brian will talk about his up-bringing into the sport of Drag Racing with his father Shirl and that remarkable 1974 NHRA Funny Car Championship that his dad won. Brian will also tell us what he's

Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Racing Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Bob & Lew better known as the "Wagon Boyz" as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with NHRA Nitro Funny Car Driver John Hale. John, is the driver of Big Jim Dunn's Nitro operation on the NHRA Tour and also competes on the Nostalgia Funny Car tour with his "One Bad Texan" Nitro Car. The gang will talk with John about what attracted him to driving a funny car along with how he got started in the world of Drag Racing on Wednesday Night. Wednesday's Nights guest comes to us from the great state of Texas. John Hale is a relatively new name in the world of NHRA Funny Car racing but, that doesn't mean that driving the Oberto Beef Jerky/Jim Dunn Racing Dodge Charger, John is a well-known Nostalgia funny car driver with wins in NHRA, DRO and IHRA competition  and  his own "One Bad Texan" Camaro. Hale, has worke

Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Racing Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week join host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Bob & Lew better known as the "Wagon Boyz" as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with NHRA Nitro Funny Car Driver John Hale. John, is the driver of Big Jim Dunn's Nitro operation on the NHRA Tour and also likes to compete on the Nostalgia Funny Car tour with his "One Bad Texan" Nitro Car. The gang will talk with John about what attracted him to driving a funny car along with how he got started in the world of Drag Racing on Wednesday Night. Wednesday's Nights guest comes to us from the great state of Texas. John Hale is a relatively new name in the world of NHRA Funny Car racing but, that doesn't mean that driving the Oberto Beef Jerky/Jim Dunn Racing Dodge Charger is his first time flirting with Nitro. John is a well-known Nostalgia funny car driver with wins in NHRA, DRO and IHRA competition Hale, h

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week we welcome back host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Division 1 Super Gas Champion Jon Pellicane about what it took for him to win his first Division Championship and his plans for the 2016 season with that Gold Card. The Gang will also re-cap a very wet & rainy NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fl that definitely had some hot topics that will be hit upon by Chris, Mike & Rob.  Wednesday's Nights guest comes to us from upstate New York. Jon Pellicane had a story book year in 2015 with 3 victories that put him on the map as a contender in the ever so tough 9.90 class. The odd part about his victories were that 2 of those 3 victories that he claimed for the Championship were in Division 3 and not in Division 1. Pellicane, claimed victories in N

The Rob Report Wheelz-Up Radio presented by Sassy Race Engines returns on Wednesday Night at 7:30pm. This week we welcome back host Chris Barnes, Mike Carr and Mid Atlantic .90 President Rob Keister as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show the gang will talk with Division 1 Super Gas Champion Jon Pellicane about what it took for him to win his first Division Championship and his plans for the 2016 season with that Gold Card. The Gang will also re-cap a very wet & rainy NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fl that definitely had some hot topics that will be hit upon by Chris, Mike & Rob.  Wednesday's Nights guest comes to us from upstate New York. Jon Pellicane had a story book year in 2015 with 3 victories that put him on the map as a contender in the ever so tough 9.90 class. The odd part about his victories were that 2 of those 3 victories that he claimed for the Championship were in Division 3 and not in Division 1. Pellicane, claimed victories in N

Please be sure to join us Thursday night as we are live from the Gator Nationals in Florida Presented by Competition Carburetion. Our man, Rob Jackson of Robz Need 4 Speed Videos will be interviewing racers live at the Track.. We are live at 730 PM EST. www.blogtalkradio.com/wheelzupradio Tune in and Check us out.

We're feeling a little green this week as St. Paddy's day is upon us on Wheelz Up Radio and that only means one thing, The Kick-off of the first East Coast National Event of the season in Florida. This week we welcome special guest host Kelli Barbato, Mike Carr and the "Wagon Boyz" as they talk the latest news and notes from the world of drag racing. On this week's show presented by SASSY RACING ENGINES the gang will talk to Vermont Runner Garner Stone about 2014 Cobra Jet Mustang that runs in the Factory Stock Showdown in NHRA Competition and Factory Super Car Class NMCA. The Gang will also re-cap the Division 2 opener at Gainesville Raceway, the NMCA Race at Bradenton Motorsports Park and look forward to the East Coast Kick-Off of National Events and the Amalie Oil Gatornationals this upcoming weekend. Wednesday's Nights guest comes to us from the great state of Vermont. Gardner Stone is a successful business man with his own car dealership and commercial rental business to date. When he has the time Gard