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By: Lanny McKinney

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Show Number 317 07-26-2026
#317
Yesterday at 4:17 PM

At 11 our legends guest will be retired Spartanburg veteran Crew Chief and Jeremy Clements Racing team member Gary Ravan. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest news from last week at North Wilkesboro and this week at Indianapolis. So tune in to co-host Ronnie Nodine and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE



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Show Number 316 07-26-2026
#316
07/19/2026

At 11 our legends guest will be veteran Crew Chief and award-winning network television analyst Tim Brewer. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us live from North Wilkesboro with all the latest news. So tune in to co-host Ronnie Nodine and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 315 07-12-2026
#315
07/12/2026

At 11 our legends guest will be veteran Crew Chief for several top Cup teams Michael “Fatback” McSwain. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest news live from trackside in Atlanta and at about 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with his views on everything motorsports. So tune in to co-host Phil Combs and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 314 07/05/2026
#314
07/05/2026

At 11 we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Duncan Park baseball stadium with our legends guest Susan Pope. Her father Ty Wood is a true DP baseball legend from the 30s and 40s and we’ll discuss more Spartanburg baseball history. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest news from NASCAR and at 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with his views on IMSA at the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. So tune in to co-host Bill Rossi and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for...


Show Number 313 06/28/2026
#313
06/28/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. So he can get some sleep from an overnight flight from California, our Legends Guest at 11:40 will be all time O’Reilly race starting record holder Jeremy Clements. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest news from last Sunday at San Diego and this week at Sonoma. And at 11:00 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with...


Show Number 312 06-21-2026
#312
06/21/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11 on the morning of the 104th running of the famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, our legends guest will be two-time winner and former record holder Paul Dallenbach. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest news from last Sunday at Pocono and this week at San Diego. At 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with...


Show Number 311 06-14-2026
#311
06/14/2026

At 11 am we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of WSPA-TV with our legends guest Fred Cunningham, currently anchor of the morning and noon newscasts on Channel 7. Fred is a two-time winner of the AP Best Sportscast award in South Carolina and has attended 56 straight Indianapolis 500 mile races. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest from trackside at Pocono Speedway and at 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with his views on everything motorsports. So tune in to co-host Ronnie Nodine and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at...


Show Number 310 06-07-2026
#310
06/07/2026

At 11 am we will present our annual D-Day show playing the recording I made many years ago of Bud Moore recounting his landing on

Utah Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Powerful stuff! At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with all the latest from Nashville and Michigan and at 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his views on everything. So tune in to co-host Bill Rossi and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 309 05-31-2026
#309
05/31/2026

. For the entire show we’ll have Rhonda Wade Richards, former Spartanburg resident and the youngest daughter of Billy Wade who lost his life testing tires in Bud Moore’s Mercury in 1965. He was also NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1963 driving for Cotton Owens. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will be live trackside from the Nashville Super Speedway with all the latest and at 11:20 former Cup Crew Chief Mike Hill with his take all things racing. So tune in to co-host Phil Combs and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE



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Show Number 308 05-24-2026
#308
05/24/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. Beginning at 11:00 am I am going to take a nostalgic look back at the history of the World 600 and the Indianapolis 500 with facts, figures, and historic radio clips. At 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres to help with the World 600 history since he lived it. At 10:20 we’ll have HOF journalist Deb Williams on with the latest in racing news from tr...


Show number 307 05/17/2026
#9
05/17/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our legends guest will be the owner of Rare Sports Films , historian Doak Ewing. HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news from Watkins Glen and All Star Weekend at Dover. At 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So please tune in to cohost Phil Combs and me, Perry Allen...


Show Number 306 05-10-2026
#306
05/10/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our legends guest will be local drag racer with the Southeast Gassers Association Ernie Smith. HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news from Texas and Watkins Glen and at 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on IMSA at Laguna Seca. So please tune in to cohost Ronnie Nodine and me, Perry...


Show Number 305 5-03-2026
#305
05/03/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our legends guest will three-time Indianapolis 500 mile race winner, Lone Star JR, Johnny Rutherford. HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news from Talladega and Texas and at 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Farm with his take on IMSA at Laguna Seca. Please tune in to cohost Phil Combs and me, Perry Allen Wood, Su...


Show Number 304 04/30/2026
#303
04/26/2026

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Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our special guest will be race car restorer Harold Tarter. Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news from Kansas and the NHRA drags at zMAX. At 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Junior’s Fa...


Show Number 303 04/19/2026
#302
04/19/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. My cohost and special guest will be Fox Sports Spartanburg personality Kenn Blankenship. At 11:00 we’re going to talk baseball history here as his father Hub Blankenship was the General Manager of the Spartanburg Phillies beginning in the 70s. Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news and an eyewitness report from Bristol last weekend. At 11:20 Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Ju...


Show Number 302 03-29-2026
#302
03/29/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our special guest will be video-historian Zach Gillespie who will discuss his newly released documentary “I Found An Abandoned NASCAR Track in My Backyard” about the fairgrounds track in Spartanburg. Deb Williams will join us at 10:20 with the latest news from trackside in Martinsville and at 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on Sebring and Darlington. So t...


Show Number 301 03-21-2026
#301
03/21/2026

Tune in this Saturday morning at 10 for a special three-hour edition of Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. We’ll be live from the Darlington Raceway with our guest line up as follows: 10:00 am - Open with Jeremy Clements, 10:20 - Josh Harris, 10:40 - Deb Williams, 11:00 - Mike Hill, 11:20 - Connor Zilisch, 11:40 - Austin Dillon, Noon - Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 12:10 - Todd Gilliland, 12:20 - Joey Logano, and 12:40 - John Hunter Nemechek. So tune in to cohost Jane Turnage and me, Perry Al...


Show Number 300 03-15-2026
03/15/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11:00 am our special guest will be dirt track legend and Sebring veteran Spartanburg’s Chuck Piazza. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest racing news and after her we’ll have my special prerecorded interview with current Wood Brothers driver

Josh Berry. At 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So t...


Show Number 299 -03-08-2026
#299
03/08/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 10:15 our special guest will be President of Darlington Raceway Josh Harris to discuss the big weekend of racing there in two weeks. At 11:00 am HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest racing news from dragstrip side in Gainesville, FL, and the Gatornationals. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on Tyler Reddick’s th...


Show Number 298 03-01-2026
#298
03/01/2026

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 am for a three-hour edition of Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, online around the globe on our listen live link, and the World Wide Web. At 10:00 am we will start our Black History Month celebration with legends guest Frank Scott, son of NASCAR HOFer Wendell Scott.At 11:00 am Toni Arnold McFarland whose dad Ray Arnold was on Wendell Scott's pit crew will bring along her brother Trey and 89 year old Tom Moore of here in Spartanburg who is an auto racing enthusiast sharing his experiences from racing's past...


Show Number 297 02/15/2026
#297
02/15/2026

At 11:00 our legends guest will be 1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year and great story teller Ronnie Thomas. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest news from trackside at the Daytona international Speedway ahead of the Daytona 500 later in the day. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with Daytona 500 memories. So tune in to cohost Bill Rossi and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 296 02-08-2026 9th yr
#296
02/09/2026

At 11:00 we will have on our favorite guest, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Jeremy Clements to discuss his new alliance with the Haas Factory Team for 2026 and beyond. At 10:20 NASCAR HOF'er Deb Williams will join us for an extended segment to discuss all the news from the off season. Former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres at 11:20 with his take on the recent 24 Hours of Daytona. Finally at 12 noon we'll catch up with our old friend sportscaster Mark Hauser out in the wilds of Oregon.

So tune in to Phil Combs and...


Show Number 295 11-09-2025
#295
11/09/2025

At 11:00 we will have our favorite guest, Xfinity driver Jeremy Clements to sum up the year and look ahead to 2026. HOF'er Deb Williams will join us after weeks on the road with her thoughts on 2025. She will also be awarded the prestigious Nelson Crozier Cup as the 2025 SYE Points Championship Winner. Former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres at 11:20 with his take on the year. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE and hear what happens.



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Show Number 294 11/02/2025
#8
11/02/2025

At 11:00 we will have our Veterans' Day tribute a week early when we play my interview with Bud Moore ten years ago. In it he tells the tale when he and his Jeep driver captured a German HQ and couple of dozen soldiers and officers. HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside in Phoenix, but with the time difference I'm not sure when. The same goes with former Cup crew chief Mike Hill from Green Acres, but we'll have him on sometime. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning...


Show Number 293 10/26/2025
#293
10/26/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will be my brother, Smoky Wood, a military historian who is going to tell us about Spartanburg during the American Revolutionary War. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside at Martinsville Speedway. And about 11:20 Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.





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Show Number 292 10-19-2025
#292
10/19/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will be me, Perry Allen Wood. I'm going to tell a tale of Spartanburg racing history I am pretty sure you've never heard. It's kind of a Halloweenish story. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside at Talladega. And Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from down on Junior's Farm with a Talladega tale or two. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show number 291 10-12-2025
#291
10/12/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will Bill Blair, Jr., son of racing pioneer Bill Blair, Sr. Bill is going to give us all the details of the Moonshiners' Festival in North Wilkesboro the following weekend. At 11:40, HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from Las Vegas three time zones away. Sometime during the show we'll have former Cup crew chief Mike Hill on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 290 10-05-2025
#290
10/05/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will be 1990 Busch Series Champion Chuck Bown. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from race week at The Roval. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on racing and farming. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 289 09/28/2025
#289
09/28/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will be Colbert Seagraves, son of NASCAR HOF member Ralph Seagraves. Ralph Seagraves was president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Special Events Operations in 1971 and was largely responsible for their involvement and NASCAR renaming its premiere series from the Grand National Division to the Winston Cup Series. It was an auto racing and American history-changing event that totally reshaped the sport. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with stories from Sunday at Loudon and Kansas this weekend. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will air from Green Acres with his recap...


Show Number 288 09-21-2025
#288
09/21/2025

At 11:00 our legends guest will be fast rising local winning dirt track star, Spartanburg's own Luke Clements

At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us live from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte with the latest on everything racing. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from down on Junior’s Farm with his preview of IMSA at Indy. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.

https://www.facebook.com/Luke-Clements-Motorsports-100063696302101/



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Show Number 287 09-14-2025
#287
09/14/2025

At 11 o'clock our legends guest will be Penske Crew Chief for Indycar's Josef Newgarden, Chad Gordon. At 10:20 Deb Williams will join us with the latest news from Bristol after the weekend's racing. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be heard from down in Junior’s Farm with his views on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 286 09-07-2025
#286
09/07/2025

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and

the World Wide Web. At 11 o'clock I'm proud we’ll be joined by the 2026 NASCAR HOF Squier-Hall Award Winner for NASCAR Media Excellence Deb Williams. Deb will share her story with us of a very difficult climb to the pinnacle of her profession. But first, at 10:20 Deb will join us with the latest news from last weekend at Darlington and what’s going on this week World Wide Technology Race...


Show number 285 08-31-2025
#285
08/31/2025

At 11 o'clock I'm going to give a brief history lesson of the Southern 500 highlighting some of the famous and infamous moments in the past 75 years. We'll also replay an interview Tyler Shugart recorded this week with last year's winner Chase Briscoe. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest from trackside at Darlington. And at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will come on from Green Acres with his own recollections of The Lady in Black. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SY



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Show Number 284 08-24-2025
#284
08/24/2025

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be the President of Darlington Raceway Josh Harris to tell us all about the 75th anniversary celebration of the famed Southern 500. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with an eyewitness report from Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 in Daytona. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will come on from down on Junior's Farm with stories and more of racing lore. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 283 08-17-2025
#283
08/17/2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025, is Rex White's 96 birthday and the show will be dedicated to his career and memory. Rex passed away July 18th and lived in Spartanburg for years winning many races and the 1960 Grand National Championship. Rex's great friend Phil Combs will join Ronnie Black and me in the studio as cohost. At 11 am we will replay the last interview Ronnie, Jeremy Clements, and I did with Rex that was originally broadcast on September 30, 2023. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest racing news live from the Richmond racing weekend and at about 11:20 former Cup crew...


Show Number 282 08-10-2025
#282
08/11/2025

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be two-time Trans Am champion and outstanding road racer Wally Dallenbach, Jr. He'll have great insight into Sunday afternoon's Cup race at Watkins Glen. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest racing news and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us from down on Junior's Farm. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 281 08-03-2025
#281
08/03/2025

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be racing historian and son of the great Mario Rossi, Bill Rossi. At 10:20 we'll have HOF journalist Deb Williams with the latest racing news and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us from Green Acres. So join Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 280 07-28-2025
#280
07/30/2025

. Our legends guest at 11:00 will be veteran award-winning motorsports journalist and author Mike Hembree. Mike will be telling us about his new book Petty vs Pearson and how to get one. At 10:20 we'll have HOF journalist Deb Williams live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us from down on Junior's Farm. So join Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 279 07-20-2025
#279
07/20/2025

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be long time Petty employee Wayne Finley to tell us about his new book coming out soon about it, For the Love of Racing. At 10:20 we'll have HOF journalist Deb Williams and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us to discuss everything. So join Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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Show Number 278 07-13-2025
#278
07/13/2025

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be Neil Castles, Jr., son of NASCAR Grand National East champion Neil Castles, also a Hollywood stuntman. Neil, Jr., is in Charleston where he's filming a new TV series. At 10:20 we'll have HOF journalist Deb Williams and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us to discuss everything. So join Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE.



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