Open Red

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. With the season finale on tap this weekend for the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, Cannon McIntosh and Jade Avedisian have been swapping the top spot in the points standings. With only 3 events left to decide the championship, we sat down with both Cannon and Jade ahead of the title-deciding weekend to get their thoughts on their respective seasons, the racetracks on tap, what it’s going to take to beat the other, and what a championship would mean to them.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Former fulltime World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series competitor Daryn Pittman is the featured guest on the show this week. Now living in Texas and running Ultra Shield Race Products, Daryn is competing in the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway this weekend in legendary Kreitz 69K sprint car. Daryn talks about what his life looks now after leaving full-time competition, how the opportunity with Kreitz came together, and the new challenges he faces getting behind the wheel of different cars.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Tanner Holmes is currently filling the seat of the Shark Racing 1A that was vacated by Jacob Allen. Tanner joins the show this week to talk about his experience on the road so far with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, his popular YouTube channel, and what lies ahead.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Chase McDermand currently sits 3rd in Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota points. With 4 wins this year, including two back-to-back in the recent Appalachian Midget Week, Chase is poised to go on a Championship run in the back half of the 2023 season. In his appearance on Open Red this week, Chase talks about the season so far, the upcoming Davenport race weekend, and looks ahead at the rest of the season.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Jason Reed is the General Manager of the Knoxville Raceway. We sit down with Jason today to recap all that went into making the 2023 NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals the mega-event that it was!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Shawn Neisteadt, weekly announcer at the Husets Speedway in South Dakota, is the featured guest this week on Open Red. Shawn joins the show fresh off the opportunity to travel to Rossburg, Ohio and co-announce the Kings Royal weekend at Eldora Speedway alongside the World of Outlaws own Johnny Gibson. Shawn recaps the surreal weekend he experienced for his first-ever visit to the legendary Ohio dirt track, talks about his backstory in racing, and recounts his long day returning to South Dakota after the Kings Royal to still fulfill his duties at Husets. Hear it all this week on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Steve Carbone is one of the owners of the 7U Trifecta Motorsports midget racing with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Coming off their sweep of the events at the Wayne County Speedway, Steve joins the show this week to cover a variety of topics including the rich history his family has in all types of racing, how the 7U team was formed, his unique day job, and a whole lot more. Hear it all this week on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. As we kick off the Husks High Bank Nationals this week, the driver of the Husets Speedway car in the featured guest. David Gravel joins us this week to preview the event, talk about his season so far, and discuss the importance he places on social media. Hear it all on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Noah Gass, in the midst of his Sophomore season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, joins the show this week. We talk about his growth as a driver in his time on the road so far, his relationship with his crew, and his goals for the future. Hear it all this week on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Joe Mooney is the featured guest on the show this week. After spending many years and miles on the road with Shark Racing and Kasey Kahne Racing on the World of Outlaws tour, Joe Mooney departed KKR at the end of last season to become Crew Chief for Anthony Macri and his 39M team. Fresh of their incredible, last-lap victory at Lincoln Speedway last week, Joe joins the show this week to talk about the spectacular win, and his new role with Macri.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Fresh off his first career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win this weekend at the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana, Brady Bacon joins the show this week to talk all about the breakthrough victory!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. This week on the show, Ross sits down with longtime Southern Illinois Midget car owner Jack Harris. Jack, and his father Roy before him, have consecutively fielded race cars since 1954! Jack tells plenty of incredible stories from their time in the sport, and describes one major hurdle he’s spent his whole life having to overcome to stay in racing. After being born blind, Jack now works on his car entirely by feel and without the ability to watch it go around the track. It’s a can’t miss story this week on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. The rubber meets the road this week on Open Red as Jason Johnson Racing Tire Specialist Nate Repetz joins the show. Originally from Pennsylvania, Nate started out in a career as a High School Agriculture Teacher but then left to head out on the road with JJR on the Outlaw tour. We talk about Nate's backstory, what encompasses his duties with JJR, talk about the new Hoosier sprint car tire, and more this week on Open Red.

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Kennedale, Texas native Kyle Jones joins the show this week! 2023 marks the first time Jones and the 7U race team for which he drives are tackling a National Tour with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets. We go into Jones career in racing thus far, the growth of the 7U team, the push for their first National Midget Series win, and a whole lot more. Hear it all on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Better known as "Bundy" and "Lil Bundy", the father and son duo of John and Ethan Mitchell are the featured guests this week on the show. With an extensive background in Motocross racing, John moved to North Carolina where he and Ethan quickly fell in love with 4-wheeled racing. You'll hear the stories of their early years building a midget team, and the struggles of developing their own engine package. Also, how does a guy get the nickname "Bundy"? Hear all that and more this week on Open Red!

Welcome to Open Red! The Official podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. In this week’s episode: Pennsylvania-based artist Annika Koser joins the show to talk about the evolution of her career as a painter of sprint cars. From painting a sprint car for the first time in 2016, to now seeing her work featured heavily all across social media, Annika talks about her methods, growing up around the sport, meeting Doug Wolfgang, and a whole lot more!

Open Red is BACK! For our grand return episode, Ross welcomes longtime Sprint Car Crew Chief Brian Kemenah to the studio. Best known for his accolades earned spinning wrenches for his brother Chad Kemanah, and a 2010 Knoxville Nationals victory with Tim Shaffer, Brian came in #15 in a 2020 ranking of "Best Crew Chiefs since 1990" according to Sprintcar Unlimited. Brian joins us to talk about his past successes, his recent move to North Carolina, and the newly formed "Bell Kemenah Racing" race team with his son-in-law Christopher Bell.

Welcome to Open Red: Credentials Denied! In this week's episode: Jacob Allen wins at Lincoln, the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota makes its series debut on DIRTVision from Millbridge Speedway, and we talk about a new program to honor your friends that are Outlaw Tough at the track.

Welcome to Open Red: Credentials Denied! In this week's episode: Posse vs Outlaws Round 1, 3 nights in Wisconsin, and we look back at the Big Blocks at Bridgeport.

Welcome to Open Red: Credentials Denied! In this week's episode, we look back to last weekend's action at Bristol Motor Speedway, Spencer Bayston joins us to talk about his victory at The Last Great Colosseum, and Mick still hasn't cut a new intro now that Nick is gone.