Drag Drive Repeat Podcast

Welcome to Episode 146 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Another banger is coming. Luke B from Howards Cams is here to drop camshaft and valvetrain knowledge in a way you can understand. And we turn on the lockup in the backhalf of the show with the Quickest Man in Drag and Drive, Ned Dunphy will be on to talk about his 3500 hp Viper, his Overall Win and Record Run at Hot Rod Drag Week 2025, what its like to take down a 10 year old record, and how he manages to carry around his big...

Welcome to Episode 145 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

This episode is PACKED with a ton of great drag and drive content. We have event updates, racer updates, car updates and then two awesome guests.

Joanna Icoabelli Reid (That1320Chick) - one of the quickest women in drag and drive will be on to tell us all about her adventures and what it takes to run at the front. 

Then Kevin Smith (KSR Performace) comes on to fill us in about his project cars, all kinds of racing, burnout c...

Welcome to Episode 144 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

The first guest comes from Moroso and was a recommendation by Cal Hayward. Doug Vine of Moroso Performance Products will be on to talk about oiling systems that can stand the abuse of drag and drive. Then we throw it into high gear for the backhalf of the show with the Diehl Brothers. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, th...

Welcome to Episode 142 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Get comfortable, we have about 30 minute of the best drag and drive updates,then we bring on Mike Finnegan, Joe Cole and Ry Klemp to tell stories about drag and drive, Sick Week and what happened to Blasphemi…..

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 3/7/2026

Stats and Stories from the drag and drive community this week include: 

Magazine Features, the Saturn rocket has died, the First Race is locked in for The Circuit 2026 and more

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Su...

Welcome to Episode 141 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

The Canadian Invasion is here. With more horsepower than the Canadian Mounties, these racers have proven that being stuck inside for 8 months a year will turn out some incredible cars. For EP 141, we welcome Rovic, Rich Guido, Chris Hein, Shaun Umscheid, Trevor Branden, Sheldon Root, Steve Groeninck and Isiah Williams for a night of stories from our northern #racecarfriends

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities a...

Welcome to Episode 140 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Sick Week 2026 Record Holders Bradley Arnold and Trevor Branden will be our guests as we find out what it takes to run at the very front of the toughest event of the year. With more competitors and quicker cars than ever, these guys will give us the rundown on how they set records and what it took to survive the weather and abuse of Florida in the winter. 

Plus, more drag and drive stats and stories from around the community. 

Welcome to Episode 139 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

We will have Chris Wozniak on to talk about Sick Week and his new Track Buddy app. PLUS Keith Turk will be on to talk about 20+ years of drag and drive rule making and ball breaking. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Ma...

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/28/2026

The Final Day of February brings DNDWC updates, an abandoned trailer is opened after 15 years, WSOPM drag and driver updates and more from the drag and drive community. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App fo...

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/21/2026 - we got redhatt scotty as a co-host this morning while Mike is taking care of some family stuff but we have a ton of updates for you this morning!Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed p...

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/14/2026 -Happy Valentine’s Day….

A deep dive into Sick Week - Who Won, Who Broke, Who Set Records

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the S...

Welcome to Episode 138 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Brandon Parker and Chris Smith will be on to talk about Sick Week 2026, drag and drive in a VW, and the accessibility for those with disabilities. 

But, before we bring them for a night of stories, we have big updates for the community - A new event and Sick Week was insane

Welcome to Episode 137 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Steve from Wirecare - tips, tricks and parts you need in your drag and drive trailer

Calvin and Andrew Nelson - building their quickest car yet for Sick Week Freaks 2026. 

Plus, who is on the road headed south. We will have updates on where they are, how they are doing and how are the roads….

Lastly, will the weather cause issues at Sick Week this year?

Welcome to Episode 136 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Summit Racing Gift Card Giveaway

Event updates - The Circuit, Sick Week 2026, and more

Thomas West

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 1/17/2026.

Rocky Mountain Race Week and The Circuit drag and drive updates - Who Sold Out, How Fast?

Olympic Streetcar Shootout drops dates

Sick Week is in 14 days - We have the updates of all the cars

RMRW feature cars

Diehl Brothers Racing are crushing it

And a $300,000 drag and drive car for sale on Racing Junk?

Welcome to Episode 135 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Drag & Drive World Champion Points and Rules Updates

Jason Moulton of Mickey Thompson Tire and Bill Bader Jr of Summit Motorsports Park are on to talk about the Mickey Thompson Turn & Burn drag and drive event and then we’ll talk about all things drag racing. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast...

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit RacingThe FIRST Show of the 2026 drag and drive season is HERE and we have a GREAT Line-up of Guests. It's a night of transmission information, so get ready to learn something.First up is Jason Coan of Coan Engineering to discuss a huge breakthrough in the TH400 market. Coan has developed a lockup converter that will retrofit in place of a standard torque converter. This is going to be HUGE for drag and drive. After we've expanded your mind, we will have Ryan Snyder of PerformaBuilt Transmission...

Welcome to Episode 133 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Drag and Drive events dropped like CRAZY at PRI 2025, we recap all the new events, dates and tracks. Then we recap the Drag & Drive Awards, winners and their accomplishments. And we talk with a bunch of #racecarfriends that were at PRI with us. Their favorite cars, booths, bars and the stars they saw.

PRI Week Begins: Big Plans, Big Guests, and the Biggest Drag-and-Drive Presence Ever | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 132 Presented by Summit Racing

Episode 132 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing opened with a familiar mix of excitement and exhaustion. PRI week had officially arrived, and the DDR team was juggling last-minute logistics, booth planning, travel schedules, livestream timing, giveaways, banners, and ten different people texting Mike and Eric at the same time about cords, camera bags, shirts, and interviews.

This wasn’t a normal DDR episode.

This wa...

Stories From the Road, Lessons From the Grind | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 131 presented by Summit Racing – Featuring Ry Klemp

Introduction: The Stories That Define a Community

Episode 131 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing opened with a familiar tone. Calm. Direct. Warm in the way only drag-and-drive people can be warm, even while they joke about broken parts, sleepless nights, and gas-station parking lot repairs.

This episode wasn’t about big announcements or season-ending drama. It was about people.

People doing their best under toug...

Epic Roads, Hard Miles, and a Wild West Finish | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 130 presented by Summit Racing – Wild West Drag & Dash

Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 130 opened with a tone that felt both reflective and energized. This wasn’t just another show — it was the bridge between the year’s last major events and the coming wave of off-season rebuilds, PRI announcements, winter thrashes, and 2026’s new drag-and-drive era.

Mike Narx and Eric White carried the same lighthearted banter they always do, but the sense of pride was unmistakable. Between the Wild West...

Big News, Big Moves, and a Bigger Future | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 129 presented by Summit Racing

Episode 129 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing carried a different energy the moment the live stream opened. You could hear it in Mike Narx’s voice. You could see it in the chat. And you could feel it in the way the hosts paced each segment.

This wasn’t another Wednesday night recap.

This was buildup. This was tension. This was the spark before the flame.

“We’ve got huge announce...

Big Builds, Bigger Ideas | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 128 presented by Summit Racing – Featuring Devin Vanderhoof

Episode 128 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing hit the throttle hard, mixing major updates, huge event announcements, and in-depth technical talk with one of the most respected minds in modern drag-and-drive performance — Devin Vanderhoof of HCR Innovations.

From The Short Circuit to Sick Summer — The Builds That Move the World

With the Short Circuit just two days away and SEMA buzzing in the background, hosts Mike Narx and Eric White brough...

Welcome to Episode 127 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Laura Vanderhoof of Southeast Street-N-Yeet to talk about the upcoming event and then Skip from Buckeye Skips event. 

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Summit Ad Read

MIKE: Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four huge warehouses and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Su...

Rise of the Gassers, First 4 second Average and Incredible stories from Sick Smokies 2025 | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 126 presented by Summit Racing

By Drag Drive Repeat | Presented by Summit Racing

Introduction: From Points Shakeups to Smoky Mountains Episode 126 of The Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing roared back to life after a short break—this time with a double-barreled agenda: to cover the incredible week of Sick Smokies 2025 with special guest Derek Putnam of Sick the Magazine, and to deliver big updates on the Drag-and-Drive World Championship points, Buckeye Skips wi...

Weekend Warriors, New Events, and Record Speeds | Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 125 presented by Summit Racing

Published: October 2025 By: Drag Drive Repeat | Presented by Summit Racing

Episode 125 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing brings together everything that defines the drag and drive community — new events, incredible records, and stories of grit, passion, and perseverance.

Introduction: The Heartbeat of Drag and Drive Keeps RollingThis week, hosts Mike Narx and Eric White welcome Cody VanWinkle, the creator of Weekend Warriors Race & Relax, a brand-new regional ev...

Hot Rod Drag Week Records Shattered, Redwood Rally Wraps, and Jesse Fox’s 2,900-Mile Adventure | DDR Show EP 124

Presented by Summit Racing — September 2025

Episode 124 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing came packed with history-making headlines and heartfelt road stories. With 15 Drag Week records falling, a wild 2,900-mile Mopar-swapped Volvo trip across the country, and the Redwood Rally team joining live to crown class winners, the show captured the essence of drag-and-drive: speed, endurance, and commun

Records Shattered and Stories Galore: Hot Rod Drag Week 2025 Recapped on DDR Show EP 123

September 2025 – Presented by Summit Racing

Episode 123 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing was an all-out celebration of Hot Rod Drag Week 2025—a landmark 20th anniversary edition that delivered record-breaking performances, emotional milestones, and unforgettable road stories. Hosts Mike Narx and Eric White were joined by special guest co-host Tim Gourley of Go Fast Photography, who rode shotgun with Mike throughout the week.

Together, they unraveled the highlights of Drag Week: a new ET record from Ned...

Welcome to Episode 121 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Tonight’s show is a banger! We have drag and drive event updates, Matt Frost for Race Weekend - routes and route stops, and Tommy and Jim from Summit Racing Equipment. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summ...

With Hot Rod Drag Week 2025 starting on Sept 14, Mike Galimi, the Network Director of Hot Rod Magazine, was on Episode 122 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show to give us all the juicy details of the 20th Anniversary of the drag and drive that started it all!

If you are attending Drag Week, please come find Mike at the Summit truck, starting line or in the pits, and say Hi!!

Welcome to Episode 122 of the Drag Drive Repeat presented by Summit RacingAll things Hot Rod Drag Week 2025 with Mike Galimi of Hot Rod Magazine! Then we'll discuss the Winners of Drop the Hammer NC edition and the first Rocky Mountain Race WeekEND!

Welcome to Episode 120 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Episode 120 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing was one for the record books, as the spotlight turned to the 8.500 index class—one of drag-and-drive’s most competitive and unforgiving battlegrounds. Host Mike and co-host Eric welcomed a stacked lineup of guests: Steve and Dustin Trance, Brian Acton, Jay Blanchard, and Mark Campbell, all veterans of the grueling drag-and-drive world and proven hitters in the 8.50 field.

For more than two hours, the panel dissected what it takes to build, tune...

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

We have two interviews tonight! The first will be with Bryant Goldstone and Brian Robbins and their huge weekend at the Havlik’s Fastest Street Car Shootout. And then we’ll have the couple behind Nightmare Garage on to discuss their 1,000+ mile trip to Heads Up Hustle 2025! And yes, they drove the Camaro to and from the event!

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editi...

Welcome to Episode 117 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Bill from Driven Racing Oil talks about Sick Michigan Miles and how Driven got involved in drag and drive.

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them o...

Welcome to Episode 116 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Media Mania edition! We talk to the media teams that cover drag and drive events! The good and bad, tips and tricks, and what they wish people would understand about the media side of drag and drive. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to...

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 7/19/2025

We’re gonna miss Eric on this one - he’s on a family vacation this weekend! 

The countdown to Heads Up Hustle and Drag Week continues!! Plus we talk about Street Car Challenge that’s happening right now! 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make su...

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for July 12, 2025! John-Paul Franks of Heads Up Hustle will be on as he drives the route today! Street Week Sweden updates, All Stars Drag and Drive updates, and we begin the countdown to Drag Week!Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for e...

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Tonights Show should be named the Gasser Extravaganza! We have several of the Gasser Class alumni from Drag Week, Rocky Mountain Race Week and Sick Week events that’ll be telling us why and how they built these incredible cars we call Gassers!

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for...

Welcome to Episode 112 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Tonight we talk about Sick Summer with Derek Putnam, cover the winners of East Coast Drag and Drive and talk all things The Circuit 2025!

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. F...

Welcome to Episode 111 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

All things The Circuit 2025!! The Schedule, the Classes, the Cars, the Racers!