NHRA Insider Podcast

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7.5 The Rubber Hits The Road and the Insiders Break It Down Feb 11, 2025

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to talk about a really busy and exciting week of news in drag racing. From Sean Bellemeur's incredible A/Fuel Funny Car runs in Gainesville to the winners and high performers in Bradenton, Florida, the picture of the 2025 season is starting to form up. The guys talk about the teams that really made an impression, those that surprised, and those that may have a bunch more work cut out for them before the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Hot takes, insightful analysis, and the insider info only these three can dig up. An exciting show that ends the talk of off-season theories and breaks down real world performances.

7.4 The Insiders Talk About the Importance of Pre-Season Testing Feb 04, 2025

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon joins host Brian Lohnes to talk about the importance of pre-season testing and how every team does it a little bit differently. With the majority of NHRA teams headed to Florida this week, the guys thought it would be a good exercise to take you inside the way teams view the work they'll start putting in on the race track for the 2025 campaign. New crew chiefs, new team leadership, new drivers, and more all confront these operations in a different way. Does everyone have the same objectives and goals during a test? What separates a successful one from a dud? Which teams have the most compelling stories at this time of the year? All this and the headlines of the last week discussed in only the depth the insiders can bring you.

7.3 Interesting Insider Rumors, Crew Chief Brian Husen Talks 2024 and 2025, More Jan 28, 2025

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Top Fuel crew chief Brian Husen. The Brians chat about the 2024 season that was, lessons learned, things accomplished and how it sets the Kalitta Air team up for success in 2025. Husen shares some really great personal insights into what he learned and how he will grow along with his entire crew for the upcoming season. Along with that chat, Lohnes has some semi-spicy rumors regarding some equipment bought, a familiar name that's also going to be a bit of a shocker in Pro Stock, and more. The off-season is nearly over and racing is on the horizon!

7.2 The Insiders Take A Cold Hard Look At The Off-Season Jan 15, 2025

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast powered by Speedmaster, Tony Pedregon and Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things off season. The trio get into the day to day shop routine of the teams, the leadership aspects necessary to succeed in this vital part of the year, and how the good teams can make themselves great. Following that they talk about some of the larger stories of the late 2024 and early 2025 time frame, which teams can come out swinging, who is thrashing just to make the first event, and how the drivers can let us more into their particular off-season habits as well. It's a cool and informative discussion about the ways that drag racers thwart Old Man Winter, chase horsepower, and fill their war wagons before the season kicks off in a few short weeks for many. Beat the cold with some good old hot stove drag racing chat!

7.1 Pulling Into The Pre-Stage Beam for the 2025 NHRA Season Jan 07, 2025

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes takes a deep dive into a myriad of news, headlines, topics, rumors, and speculation for the 2025 season. After a holiday break, this show is designed to get you back into the right frame of mind to stay on top of all the stuff that is happening and is yet to come for the 2025 NHRA season. A breakdown of many news announcements that flooded the airwaves at the end of 2024 is followed by updates to the side of insider team news you won't hear anywhere else. Teams moving, personnel moving, cars coming, cars going. Who's racing a full season? Who's season may be in jeopardy, and a whole lot more. This one sets the table for the true start of 2025 with the drivers, tuners, personalities, and newsmakers that will be a part of the NHRA Insider universe!

6.48 Closing Out 2024 With The Insiders Dec 24, 2024

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It's the final NHRA Insider Podcast powered by Speedmaster of 2024 and your favorite insiders, Tony Pedregon and Brian Lohnes are taking you out in style. After a short monologue the two hit some of the high points of 2024 including the people and the races that really impacted the series. They begin to peek forward into 2025 and talk about who can be contending for championships, who needs to rebound from a hard season, and if the chances are good for back to back titlists in any of the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series categories. A quick one to end the year but a good one to end the year on as well.

6.47 Spencer Hyde, Jack Beckman, and a Torrent of PRI News Dec 17, 2024

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, host Brian Lohnes is joined by Spencer Hyde and Jack Beckman. He also breaks down an incredible week of news announcements made by teams and racers during the annual PRI show. Spencer Hyde was one of the newsmakers at the show. Named the new driver of Jim Head's nitro funny car, the pro mod stand out talks about how this all came together, how earnest he is in his racing endeavors the work that lies ahead for him in a nitro funny car and how much he is looking forward to the entire experience. Jack Beckman was named the driver of the John Force Peak Chevrolet Camaro for the 2025 season at PRI. Following up on a highly successful eight race stint in the car which ended with a win at the In-N-Out Burger Finals, he talks about the nature of the team, the success they had, and how much it means to become a permanent fixture on the NHRA Mission Foods drag racing series tour again. He may still be fixing elevators today, but looking forward that doesn't seem to be the case! This one's a thrill a minute!

6.46 Brian Corradi and Jordan Lazic Talk Titles in Top Fuel and Pro Mod Dec 10, 2024

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A pair of champions join host Brian Lohnes on this week's episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster. For Brian Corradi it was the grind of a top fuel season being rewarded with an epic and hard fought finish at the In-N-Out Burger Finals in Pomona and for Jordan Lazic it was the realization of a lifelong drag racing dream to hoist a Congruity HR NHRA Pro Mod championship trophy in Las Vegas. These two conversations are interesting. Lots of talk about team, about dedication, about how communication and quality of work has to match in order to rise to this level of success. Two fascinating chats with guys who not only can wrench, but who can drive as well.

6.45 Young Champions Talk Trials, Triumph, and The Future Dec 04, 2024

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Thomas Prock and Gaige Herrera join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster. The two who garnered championship honors in their respective roles and categories bring us inside their evolution in the sport, the work it took to earn their titles, and how 2025 is already shaping up before them. For Thomas Prock, the Assistant Crew Chief on the Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet Camaro at John Force Racing, 2024 was the culmination of years of work in professional racing. Prock takes us through his time at NASCAR, how he applies his learnings there to drag racing, the team environment, working and learning with his father Jimmy Prock, and the approach his team took to dominate Funny Car in 2024. It's a great conversation. Gaige Herrera grabbed his second consecutive championship in Pro Stock Motorcycle and by doing so, firmly cemented himself in the history books of the 2024 season. Herrera talks about the season, the win streak he ran to 11 races, the challenge of competition, and how the category is poised to get even more difficult in 2025. The inside stories you get nowhere else, here, on the Insider!

6.44 Greg Anderson Talks Championship and Terry Vance Talks The Present and Future of Pro Stock Motorcycle Nov 26, 2024

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On this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast Powered by Speedmaster, Greg Anderson and Terry Vance join host Brian Lohnes to talk all things NHRA. For Greg Anderson,his 6th championship may be the most satisfying and meaningful yet. Winning on the last run of the season under the lights at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Drag Strip, beating a young talent that had gotten the better of him earlier in the year, and doing what many thought impossible hasn't totally sunk in yet. Anderson takes us through his magical weekend to close the season. Terry Vance is an NHRA legend, a Drag Racing Hall of Famer to be, one of the Top 50 competitors in NHRA history, and someone who lives and breathes the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. In this candid conversation, he talks about where the class is, what is needed to make it grow, his opinions on motorcycle drag racing, its future, and how the table is being set for future growth. Two great chats with two drag racing legends. Enjoy!

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