The JP Emerson Show

Carrie Willhoff isn’t only a formidable racer and one of the fiercest competitors in The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, she’s also the Owner and CEO at Racechick, a premier manufacturer of women's race gear and racetrack ready apparel for women racers of all ages. Discover how it all began, the real story behind her frequent trips to the track as a young girl, and how Racechick is leading the charge exclusively for women’s motorsports gear and apparel in the marketplace. Connect with Carrie here: https://www.racechick.com/ https://www.instagram.com/race_chick/ https://www.facebook.com/carrie.willhoff https://www.facebook.com/Racechickapparel More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Our guest today is a Board Member of Carroll Shelby International, a Board Member of the Carroll Shelby Foundation, a staple of the legions of owners and fans of Shelby automobiles and the kid who knew him simply as grand dad, Mr. Aaron Shelby Connect with Aaron: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.shelby.52 https://www.shelby.com/en-us/ https://www.shelby.com/ShelbyFoundation More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

The Southern Plains Mopar Fest are absolute Ambassadors to move, restore, and preserve this historic piece of absolute Mopar Americana located smack dab in the middle of Bristow, Oklahoma! You can view this most elegant, beautiful, and original 102 ft tall piece of Mopar history on the EAST side of the Mother Road Route 66 in Bristow, OK! We are excited to have the town of Bristow and the Bristow Historical Society hosting our All Mopar event! Come out and help preserve this absolute one of a kind piece of Chrysler Americana! Visit Southern Plains Mopar fest here: http://www.southernplainsmopaarfest.com/#/ Media: http://www.southernplainsmopaarfest.com/media.html#/ Bristow Historical Society here: https://www.bristowhistory.org/ Fundraiser: https://www.fundraisingbrick.com/online-orders/bristowhistory/ Schedule: schedule: http://www.southernplainsmopaarfest.com/event-schedule.html#/ More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Samantha Zimmermann is a fine artist specializing in realism, with the breadth of her work consisting of automotive and motorsports subjects. Her love for cars and motorsports began at a young age, with Formula 1 a must on Sunday mornings. Having been raised in a family of NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers and technical drawers, her interest in the technicalities and precise nature of mechanical ingenuity is on full display. Connect with Samantha here: Email: samzimmermannart@gmail.com https://samanthazimmermannart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/samanthazimmermannarts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Zimmy_arts More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

What were you doing when you were in seventh grade? If you’re Victoria Beaner, you are the PDRA 2023 Sportsman Rookie of the Year as well as the 2023 Top Junior Dragster Runner up who also just recently started racing Legends Cars, enjoys Graphic Design, Marketing & engineering and oh yeah, baking brownies! Connect with Victoria here: https://www.victoriabeaner.com/ https://www.facebook.com/VRB456X https://www.instagram.com/victoriabeanerracing/ https://www.youtube.com/@officialvictoriabeaner More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

After spending more than 25 years in the seat and in front of the camera you would think Kenny Wallace is ready to slow down, far from it! Today you can find him traversing the country racing local tracks and bringing his unique views on everything from his hit show “The Kenny Wallace Show” to his always entertaining “Coffee with Kenny” social posts on the web. With Kenny Wallace, what you see is what you get. Connect with Kenny here: https://kennywallaceraces.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kenny-wallace-media/id1650278598 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqGGcFwE-9WLQt7gblWHmA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044404990404 https://www.instagram.com/kennywallace36/ https://twitter.com/Kenny_Wallace More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Madi Turley is a 17-year-old High School junior who not only wins at the track in her 2012 RT Challenger, but for DH Davies Racing as well where she was named the team’s first-ever developmental driver. Meet the woman known for her tenacity and courage, “MOPAR MADI” Connect with Madi: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madi.turley.33 Instagram: Mopar_madi Twitter: MadiMopar YouTube: Mopar Madi https://dhdavies.racing/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Body-Source/273841346118957 https://www.facebook.com/E3SparkPlugs More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Josh Hart pulls no punches when it comes to his racing career. He is grateful. He knows that it takes the combined support of his team, his sponsors, his supporters, and most of all, his family. Learn how back road speeding tickets led to a friendship with one of the sport’s biggest names, the value of family and home, and what he does not want for his children. Connect with Josh here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshHartTF Web: https://www.joshhartracing.com/ Instagram: joshharttf Burnyzz: https://www.facebook.com/burnyzzspeedshop https://burnyzz.com/ More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Isabella Robusto joined the Toyota Racing Development Program in 2022 where she will run a full-time Late Model schedule with Lee Faulk Racing. Before joining TRD, Isabella was the youngest driver ever to be selected as part of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program at the age of 12, with the program for 5 consecutive years: making her the longest-running ever driver in the program. Today, following a setback crash, she’s back to one hundred percent and ready to run up front again. Connect with Isabella here: Web: https://www.isabellarobusto.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isabellarobusto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsabellaRobusto Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isabellarobusto55/ More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Evan Smith is a content creator, passionate car enthusiast and racer. He is the former editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine/Mustang-360.com, and founder of REVan Media Inc. specializing in creating compelling, entertaining, and news-worthy print and web articles & video. When not creating outstanding content, he can be found drag racing, road racing, and serving as a factory test driver for Ford Motor Company on special projects including the Shelby GT350, Shelby GT500 and Cobra Jet Mustangs. Connect with Evan here: Email: ejs1798@gmail.com www.facebook.com/evan.smith.9440 Instagram: @REVanEvan_YT Twitter: @evan1320 More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Stewart Anstead is a professional artist whose work is described with a similar approach to the Eddie Bauer line of outdoor products painting the experiences of the Rugged Individualist. It's sports, it’s recreation and it's the engines that move the world including vintage race cars, vintage motorcycles, baseball football, golf and skiing. Connect with Stewart here: WEBSITE: https://stewartanstead.com Email: ANSTEADARTS@GMAIL.COM Facebook: @Stewart Anstead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ansteadarts/ Twitter: @AnsteadMedia Previous Online Publications https://canvasrebel.com/meet-stewart-anstead/ https://voyageutah.com/interview/life-work-with-stewart-anstead-of-american-fork/ More about Youth Racers of America: https://youthracersofamerica.com/ Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

You would expect a level of interest when your dad is a professional Pro Mod driver, but hockey captured Sienna’s heart first. What may come as a surprise is that a small town in Ontario, Canada named Stratford is about to become home to a history making fun loving seventeen-year-old who enjoys CrossFit, her dogs Cooper and Jax…and of course going fast! Connect with Sienna here: Sienna Wildgust | Facebook Sienna Wildgust (@siennawildgust.racing) • Instagram photos and videos Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Wes Irwin quite literally lives like an outlaw. From his early days watching his dad race to his own career, he has lived life inside the oval and today takes you along on his greatest racing adventure of all. Across the country on and off the track with the World of Outlaws Connect with Wes: Facebook Wes Irwin Twitter: @LiveLikeOutlaws Facebook Living Like Outlaws World of Outlaws Store Facebook World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

With her eyes set to competing in super comp in another year and a coveted Wally award already occupying space in her trophy case, 15-year-old jr dragster champion and Colorado resident Kiari Hussey tells us when she’s not blasting down the dragstrip you can find her wrenching on several project cars or quite possibly, perfecting her jump shot. Connect with Kiari: https://www.facebook.com/brauhausracing Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

NHRA Top Fuel Dragster pilot Krista Baldwin regularly blasts down the track in speeds in excess of 320 mph but her social skills both on the track, at the track and pretty much every day makes you wonder if she isn’t just having the time of her life. Connect with Krista: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristabaldwinracing Instagram: kristabaldwinracing Email: kristabaldwin725@yahoo.com Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Texas native and Sports Reporter, Jacklyn (Harris) Drake, was born with a passion for racing running through her veins. Attending her first racetrack at the young age of 6 weeks old, Jacklyn grew up in a household of racers and spent 13 years behind a steering wheel competing in Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets, Legends, and asphalt Late Models. Jacklyn's passion for motorsports and showcasing behind-the-scenes stories expanded in 2020 when she launched 'Monday Night Live' hosting a variety of guests from local dirt to NASCAR Cup drivers weekly on her Instagram LIVE.​ In 2021 - she joined NASCAR full-time as a Manager in Direct-to-Consumer Strategy and NASCAR Roots reporter covering short track racing both digitally and LIVE on pit road. Connect with Jacklyn here: Sports Reporter | Jacklyn Drake Jacklyn Drake (@theoneNonlyJKD) / X (twitter.com) JACKLYN DRAKE (@theonenonlyjkd) • Instagram photos and videos JACKLYN DRAKE (@theonenonlyjkd) | TikTok Jacklyn Marketing Group Home | Jacklyn Marketing Group Facebook Jacklyn Drake & Short Track Racing Club Merchandise Shop | Jacklyn Drake Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Britney Friesen’s hugely popular YouTube channel “Britney Automotive” from its very beginning takes you along as she is the first to say, learns the very basics of automotive skills to the social force she is today empowering others with step by step builds and instructional videos that would challenge any network big dollar production. From Dynos to fuel injectors, broken parts to mistakes, her unfiltered approach and personality shows you that sometimes the learning curve is steep but there is no quitting her daydream. Connect with Britney here: https://www.facebook.com/britney.friesen.94 https://www.instagram.com/Britneyautomotive https://www.tiktok.com/@Britneyautomotive https://www.britneyautomotive.com https://www.youtube.com/@britneyautomotive Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Bob Ashton, is the Managing Member of the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. The World's Largest All Indoor Car Show devoted to Muscle Cars, Dealer Built Supercars, and Corvettes The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show is the world's largest all indoor specialty event devoted to Original Factory Muscle Cars and the finest Corvettes with an emphasis on the 60's and 70's. Dubbed "The Pebble Beach of Muscle Cars" the show takes place annually the weekend before Thanksgiving at the beautiful Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, (SUBURBAN Chicago), Illinois. Well over 500 of the "best of the best" join the fun from across the country and Canada, filling nearly 400,000 square feet of all indoor exhibit space. This year, If it was even possible to make the Superbowl of car shows even better, they have added a VIP package and unveilings of some of the newest restorations as well as recently discovered barn finds anywhere. Connect with Bob here: Facebook HOME | mcacn www.musclecarandcorvettenationals@gmail.com Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

His work has been seen in Hot Rod magazine and Muscle Car Review as well as The Chicago-based Daily Herald. His career included the television show Motor Week before joining the Cars.com editorial team as a senior video producer. A 2020 recipient of SEMA’s “35 Under 35” list recognizing rising young stars in the automotive industry and today he currently works for Mecum Auctions as the executive producer and host of the “On the Move” podcast. Connect with Matt here: www.themattavery.com Facebook Twitter: @theMattAvery Matt Avery (@themattavery) • Instagram photos and videos Find Matt’s latest book here: Camaro Special Editions Learn the inside story of Chevrolet's iconic pony car with high points from all six generations covered in this new and invaluable resource for any car enthusiast. ​ Camaro Special Editions book (themattavery.com) Find Matt’s Best-Selling book here: COPO Chevrolet's Central Office produced some of the most legendary muscle cars of the 1960s and this highly detailed book examines them all. COPO the book: The full story on Chevrolet's ultimate muscle cars! | Classic Recollections, LLC (square.site) Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com

Wes Buck is the founder and editorial director of drag racing's leading publication, Drag Illustrated. When he’s not shoulder deep in planning the sports next great event such as next year’s much anticipated Superstar Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park, you can find him on the mic and in front of the camera on his own wildly popular show, the Wes Buck show and if you are among the fortunate who wisely jumped in early, your aware of his lifestyle brand RACERSCLUB, whose apparel embodies the spirit, the passion, and the unity of the racing community. Connect with Wes here: Facebook Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dragillustrated/ Profile / X (twitter.com) @DragIllustrated Drag Illustrated | Kirksville, Missouri | Instagram Connect with JP Emerson: Website: www.jpemerson.com Twitter: @The_JPEmerson Email: jp@jpemerson.com For more podcasts on cars check out Ford Mustang The Early Years Podcast at www.TheMustangPodcast.com or at Apple Podcasts or anywhere you get your podcasts For more information about sponsorship or advertising on The JP Emerson Show or podcast launch services contact Doug Sandler at doug@turnkeypodcast.com or visit www.turnkeypodcast.com