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In this episode, we sat down at the Race & Performance Expo for a conversation with Ted Peters.Ted is a multi-faceted personality within drag racing. A Mopar enthusiast through-and-through, Ted has been a staple among nostalgia pro stock racin
In this episode, we sat down for a conversation with drag racing legend Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick at the Byron Dragway booth during the 2020 Race & Performance Expo.  Arnie’s nearly 70-year-long drag racing career is truly legendary and often
In this episode, we get to know Lee Bardo. Lee holds the distinction of having been a racer at Byron Dragway for longer than anyone else. Lee raced at Byron Dragway’s grand opening on July 4, 1964. He and his trademark ’57 Chevy - which was als
In this episode, we get to know Brett Williamson - a 22-year-old bracket racing rising star from Rockford, Illinois. This wide ranging interview deconstructs what it truly means to “eat, sleep and breathe” drag racing. From waking up at 4:55 AM
In this episode, we get to know the reigning World Power Wheel Standing Champion - Chris Pearce. He is blue collar, working class hero who has risen to super stardom in the wheel stand community in only three years time. In Chris' own words, "r
Chelsey and Randy Simpson sit down following the PRI Show in Indy to talk Track of the Year, Firecracker Bracket Nationals, and Randy's guilty pleasure: mini-vans. As mentioned in this episode, the 2020 Firecracker Bracket Nationals event flyer
What do race track operators do during the winter months? Byron Dragway owner BJ Vangsness and General Manager Randy Simpson give you a peek behind the scenes and bring you up to speed with some exciting announcements - particularly surrounding
Byron Dragway podcast host Randy Simpson previews this weekend's Inaugural Juiced Electric Vehicle Drag Race presented by Exelon. Special guest Paul Dempsey, Exelon Generation Byron Station Communications Manager, joins the show to talk about E
Mitchell Vincent represented team Byron Dragway at the 43rd Annual NHRA North Central Division Finals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis where he drove two cars deep into eliminations. Vincent reached the fifth round in his 1967 Chevrolet Cam
Midwest Super Comp Series director Rich Kwasiborski joins the Byron Dragway podcast to talk about all things Midwest Super Comp. Rich gives listeners a lesson in Super Comp 101, discusses the origins of their series, and previews this weekend's
Grant Zimmerman, who won Saturday’s $2,500 FTI Performance Super Pro final round, appeared to be unstoppable again on Sunday. Zimmerman nearly completed a successful weekend sweep but came up one round short in Sunday’s $5,000 to win bracket ra
Relive the Pro Eliminator, Street Eliminator, and Sportsman class final rounds from an exciting day of NHRA Drag Racing at Byron Dragway. After each final, we catch a word from each bracket race class winner. In Pro Eliminator, Tim Flynn became
No Box racers continue to dominate in the final round as Grant Zimmerman drove his 1979 Ford Mustang to the $2,500 race win in the FTI Performance Super Pro Box / No Box final against the dragster of Shane Pope.  Listen to the final round repla
Opening ceremonies at the Glory Days vintage drag race at Byron Dragway were dedicated to former longtime track owner, Ron Leek. Byron Dragway dedicated of a special landmark erected in Ron's memory at center track and the military Honor Guard
Twenty-year-old Kamryn Mason won the biggest race of her young career as she won the $30,000 weekend finale to conclude the 20th Annual Firecracker Bracket Nationals. Like déjà vu, Mason eliminated a dragster driven by Gary Williams in the fin
Jeremy Bousman successfully navigated his "No Box" Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck to the $100,000 overall championship of the 20th Annual Firecracker Bracket Nationals. Relive Bousman's final round victory over the dragster driven by Gary Williams
Ben Baer was victorious in the historic $5,000 to win Midwest SuperComp Series sponsored by Don's Auto Part's & Machine Shop. Baer overcame the defending series champion Chad LaMont in an exciting final round. Also featured is Super Comp fun ra
At last, Mother Nature is playing nice with Byron Dragway and we have a lot to talk about! We preview the upcoming Father's Day Festival of Speed weekend and also swing by Winner's Circle to hear from the Big Bucks Bracket Bash Series and Diese
After an exciting day of heads-up action, we interview each class winner from the Midwest Index Shootout series opener.Featured drivers include Tracy Reeder (Street Brawler), Cameron Alley (Street Heat), Scott Ketz (Street Intimidator), Jim L
We catch up with all of the class winners from after an action packed day of High School Drags and Jr. Dragster racing on Saturday, May 4, 2019.
At last, our 55th Anniversary Season is officially underway! We preview the events scheduled for this weekend, April 27-28, and then recap an action packed opening day with race winner interviews.
On Episode 3 of Byron Dragway TV, we preview the weekend and talk car clubs, group days, and company outings. We wrap it all up with an important traffic alert.Interested in booking a Group Day? Learn more here: http://byrondragway.com/group-
On Episode 2 of Byron Dragway TV, we introduce our co-host, discuss our postponed season opener, and announce a fun, new segment.Shoot us a DM or drop us a note in the comments if you want to be featured on PPM! What's PPM? Guess you'll have
Welcome to the pilot episode of Byron Dragway Radio! We preview the our 2019 season opening weekend in this short but sweet episode.
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