My pick for Racer of the Week is Brayden James Plunkert, from Westminster, Maryland. Brayden was recommended to me by our friend and former Racer of the Week, David Strine, and Brayden’s information was given to me by his Mom, Jessie Plunkert Baginski. Thanks, David and Jessie! Brayden is a champion...

My pick for Racer of the Week is Riley Kamahele, from Hilo, Hawaii. Riley is a 22-year-old drag racer who started racing when he was 16. His notorious “BoogeyMan” Toyota 1.8 rotary-powered hot rod is his main weapon of choice, but his Dekam Racing fleet of hot rods are always there at his home track...

My pick for Racer of the Week is Don Phillips. Don is a longtime friend and as well as being the admin of the huge Maritime Drag Racing website, he has also handled all of the updates for the Pee Wee Bowen Band’s website. Don lives in Sydney, Cape Breton Island - a part of Nova Scotia that's been at...

My pick for Racer of the Week is Randal Artz, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Randal was recommended to me by our friend and former Racer of the Week, David Strine. Thanks, David! Randal is one of the most popular and respected drag racers in his region and at his home track at Tulsa. His 9.90 Suzuki B...

My pick as the closer for tonight’s Double-Header is Lee Johnstone, from Somerset, United Kingdom. Lee Was recommended to me by our friend Ross Norris. Thanks, Ross! Lee sent a lot of information to me about his hot rod, much of which came from an article by Mike Pye for Custom Car Magazine. Lee’s f...

My pick for the opener of tonight’s Racer of the Week Double-Header is Aidan Heatley-Smith, from Paris, Ontario. Aidan was recommended to me by our friend and former Racer of the Week, Dan Sharp. Thanks, Dan! Aidan said they’ve been good friends with the Sharp family for years, racing in England wit...

My pick for Racer of the Week to kick off 2020 is Jerry Andrade, from Hilo, Hawaii. Jerry was recommended to me by our friend and the admin of the 808_FUEL page, Michael Baba Balbarino. I also was given help and information from Jerry’s wife Michelle, who put us in touch. Thanks, Michael and Michell...

My pick for Racers of the Week are Ken Clark and Ryan Taggart, the Swamp Thing and White Zombie Racing Team, from Brandon, Mississippi. The team was recommended to me by our friend and former Racer of the Week, David Strine. Thanks, David! I’ve been chatting with the team’s crew chief, Joey Baroni o...

My pick for Racer of the Week is Stephen (Steven) Hawes (Halls) who resides out of Hillsborough, New Jersey. Stephen was recommended to me by our producer, Barb Santucci, who recently met Stephen and saw him race. He came highly recommended. Thanks, Barb! Stephen grew up in Northern Virginia and his...

My pick for Racers of the Week are Leo and Tina Georgis, from Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. Leo was recommended to me by our friend and world-class graphic artist Colin Hardy. Thanks, Colin! Leo’s hot rod, “The Flying Carrot”, is instantly recognizable as one of Australia’s classic ...