The Bench Racing Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ian Farthing
Dirt track racing journalist and motorsports upstart Ian Farthing talks with drivers, crew members, officials, promoters, and other leaders in the industry of dirt racing
Bennett Gooch joins Ian Farthing on the show for episode 24! We talk about his career in Outlaw Karts, the transition to Dwarf Cars, his background in the asphalt world, and much more! Check it out on The Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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Blake Hahn, 7-time Tulsa Shootout class champion and 2014 ASCS National Rookie of the Year, joins Ian Farthing on the show for Episode 23! They chat about his incredible career in micro sprints, the jump to sprint cars and ASCS, his first 410 race at Park Jefferson, and more. Catch the whole conversation on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented By Premium Sprint Parts!
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Wayne Johnson joins Ian Farthing on the show for Episode 22! They chat about everything from his start in racing to how much tougher the World of Outlaws is compared to ASCS. Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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The OG Open Red duo is complete! Justin Fiedler joins Ian Farthing on the Zoom line for Episode 21! They cover a lot of topics, including his job as pit crew member for Bubba Wallace, his news and stat outlet DIRTRACKR, and more!
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Racer and YouTube sensation Tanner Holmes (@TannerHolmes18T) joins Ian on the show for episode 20! Bagging his first 360 sprint car win just last week, he's been tearing it up on the Northwestern sprint car circuit recently. They chat about a wide range of subjects, including how he got into racing, driving an outlaw kart vs. a sprint car, his recent success, and more! Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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Joey Saldana joins Ian Farthing on the show for Episode 19! They talk about a wide range of subjects, from why he doesn’t iRace to how he got connected with Kasey Kahne Racing. It’s all on The Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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Four-time NHRA Champion Gary Scelzi joins Ian on the show for episode 18. They chat about everything from driving a dragster to jumping a pickup truck over a ditch! Hear it all on the Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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3-time Knoxville Raceway Track Champion Brian Brown joins Ian Farthing on the show for episode 17! He talks about everything from growing up at races to the differences between being an owner-driver and a hired driver. Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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Dominic Scelzi joins Ian Farthing for Episode 16! Always a threat to win at any sprint car show, Dominic talks about everything from growing up in a racing family to Knoxville Raceway's Taco Truck (I think you'll get a laugh out of that)! Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented by Premium Sprint Parts
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This bonus episode is a glimpse into racing on dirt with only 2 wheels! BMX Racers Brian Tabor and Jay Nolan join the show for a bonus interview to promote the Aug. 1st, '80s themed BMX race at Heartland BMX in Topeka, KS. Hear all about the upcoming event, listen to Brian and Jay discuss BMX bikes and racing, and learn about the Kansas BMX Hall of Fame.
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Two-time Knoxville Raceway track champion Carson McCarl joins the show for Episode 15! We talk about everything from racing with his family to technical aspects of racing at Knoxville. Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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Racing legend Brad Doty joins the show for episode 14! We cover a wide range of subjects including the Brad Doty Classic, his career in the sport, and more!
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Kraig Kinser, 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion, joins the show for an interview! He talks about growing up around racing, his 2005 Knoxville win, and much more!
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2013 World of Outlaws series champion Daryn Pittman joins the show for a guest interview this week! Hear him talk about everything from safety in sprint car racing to winning the title, and more!
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Ross Wece, video guy for the World of Outlaws and host of Open Red, the official podcast of the WoO NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, joins The Bench Racing Podcast on the phone for Episode 11. Ross calls in from the road, on his way to Jackson Motorplex to film for a DirtVision broadcast. We talk about Chili Bowl, iRacing, sprint cars vs late models, and more!
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2018 Knoxville Raceway 360 sprint car rookie of the year Nate Mills joins the show for episode 10! We talk about a wide variety of subjects, including his first time in a sprint car, race review from last week's World of Outlaws show from Knoxville, and much more!
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Two-Time Knoxville Raceway track champion and 2018 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year Ian Madsen joins the show for episode 9! He talks about a wide range of subjects, including iRacing, his career, racing in Australia vs the US, and more. Hear it all on the Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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2019 Knoxville Nationals pole-sitter Aaron Reutzel joins the show for a guest interview! He describes the similarities between a micro sprint and a sprint car, elaborates on how he grew up around racing, and much more! Hear it all on The Bench Racing Podcast, Presented by Premium Sprint Parts!
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2019 National Open winner Brent Marks joins Ian on the show. Hear Brent talk about racing with the World of Outlaws, the mechanics of racing at Williams Grove, and much more!
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I had an excellent conversation with professional broadcaster and president of SPEED SPORT, Ralph Sheheen. Listen to Ralph reminisce about key moments in his career, explain why Ricky Carmichael is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), and even share the story of how he ended up with a smashed guitar at a KISS concert! Hear it all on Episode 6 of The Bench Racing Podcast, presented by Premium Sprint Parts.
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I had a great conversation with Ben Shelton, on-air personality at CBS, MAVTV and DirtOnDirt, and owner of MSR Mafia. He shares a typical day at the track as an announcer, tells the story of the first race he called, and much more. Hear it all on episode 5 of the Bench Racing Podcast! Thank you so much, Ben Shelton , for being on the show!
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Todd Boyd is a racing photographer following numerous late model racing series, including the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series.
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Darrin Christy is a racer at Lakeside Speedway and Central Missouri Speedway. Hear Darrin elaborate on his racing career, and how the sport has changed
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Kevin Key is a 2nd generation racer at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City. I chatted with him about his days behind the wheel as well as stories from his dad's racing career in the 50's and 60's. You don't want to miss the story involving Kevin, his cousin, and a sledgehammer!
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Nic Bidinger is a 2-time track champion at Lakeside Speedway and was second in USRA national points in 2014. To submit a listener question, click the link in the podcast description to the podcast, click the link. https://anchor.fm/ian-farthing/message
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