The Final Round: Recent Episodes

The Final Round

The region's best drag racing podcast presented exclusively by FingerLakes1.com

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Kirk Parry joins us to talk about some big news at Empire Dragway!

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For our 100th episode, we welcome by phone Fred Hahn, a multi-time world champion and 16-time national event winner. Hahn was voted Attitude's CompetitionPlus.com No. 3 all-time Pro Modified driver. Hahn has secured Pro Modified Championships with NHRA, IHRA, United States Super Circuit, the Super Chevy Series, and Canadian Pro Mod. He is recognized locally and nationally as a dominating force in ProMod, and is enshrined in several drag racing focused Halls of Fame.

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Dan Delaney joins us in studio.

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Jeff Jackson Jr. joins us for this episode to discuss his win in the Northwest Bracket Kings Showdown.

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Josh Williams joins us in studio this week!

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We return tonight at 7 pm! After a busy fall, we will catch up all sorts of family and life happenings as we get ready for a more regular schedule through the end of 2021.

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Jeff Jackson joins us for No. 95

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Kathy Kiekel and Crystal Curpier join us in studio!

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Cody joins us to look ahead to 2021, where he will compete in the Empire Super Pro ranks

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We spend some time with two-time defending Mid-Atlantic .90 Association S/St Champion Keith Mayers. Mayers won the title back-to-back in 2019 and 2020, and has claimed the championship five times in his career, taking three straight (2014, '15, '16) before this current hot streak. He is also A two-time IHRA Hot Rod World Champion, and won the NHRA Division 1 S/ST title, as well.

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Motorcycle racer Josh Costa joins us for some lessons on bike drag racing.

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Joe Masullo joins us for this episode. Masullo recently sold his dragster and bought a roadster Corvette. He will be a 2021 Super Rod competitor, moving out of the WNY Quick 16 ranks.

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Mike Ferstl returns to share some big news related to Beaver's Big Buck Races!

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Division 1 S/ST racer and former host of Wheelz Up Radio joins us!

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Phil and Chris Scarlatta, and Ben Haight join us to recap their trip to Piedmont for the big dollar bracket race and look ahead to the 2021 season.

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Live with Kevin Orr.

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We catch up with Nick Plewniak and learn about his busy 2020. We will follow up on the accident that destroyed the Dirty 30, and follow up on his new ride, and the how the Dirty 30 came to be immortalized in a video game release.

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Ben Haight joins us for this episode of Final Round Podcast, live on FingerLakes1.TV

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National sanctioned event winner's share purses have been cut, and with a likely reduction in touring support on the horizon, what is next? What does this mean for 2021? or 2022? For Fans and teams, or sponsors? What does this mean for national events? Sportsman Racing? Sanctioning bodies? 

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Mike Ferstl returns to the Final Round Podcast to discuss Beaver's Big Buck Races, set for August 19-22, 2021 at Grand Bend Motorplex. The night's topics will include format, entry fees, payouts and future plans.

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We welcome 2019 IHRA Summitt SuperSeries Champion Keith Cleveland and his father, Wayne Cleveland, a WNY racing star in his own right, to the studio.

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Robert Bauer III joins us to discuss his win this past weekend at Columbus, and Vince Musolino to talk about his small tire event coming up at ESTA Dragway and the twin $10Ks in September.

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Tekton Design's Eric Alexander visits the show in our return to the FL1 Studios.