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Free Preview: Race Cars and Jail Bars from 2023-11-21T02:35:43

We have a new show out! It's a show about people in Auto Racing who have, shall we say, run afoul of the law. In our first episode, we cover the life, career, and the ultimate downfall of Lee Roy Y...

Ep. 180- Season 4 Finale and Awards Show from 2023-11-14T03:45

In the Season 4 finale, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss a few sad losses to the community, had out our 2023 Season awards, and we tease our latest show.

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Ep. 179- Feet from the Finish from 2023-11-07T02:58:44

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss recent developments for Thompson, the championship weekend for NASCAR, and discover the dark side of the DARF's. Listen

Ep. 178- Shocking from 2023-10-31T01:50:14

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the waning local season, the history of teammates wrecking each other, and Jesse finds a way to speed the show up.

Ep. 177- The Source is Wrong from 2023-10-24T01:53:23

In this episode, the crew is back together as normal and they discuss age limits in racing, nostalgia points systems that are not in place, and we show off some new studio hardware.

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Ep. 176- Behind the Curtain from 2023-10-17T01:51:14

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers reunite (albeit remotely, due to covid) and Phil Jacques misses the show in an alligator's stomach, but they discuss recording issues, garage cleaning, ...

Ep. 175- Accidental Gilligan from 2023-10-10T02:38:58

In this episode, Jesse is still out for his vacation, but Brent Gleason and Florida man Phil Jacques discuss the final championship weekend for 3 of the 4 local tracks, Brent's anger at Raci...

Ep. 174- Scheduling Snafu from 2023-10-03T02:32:31

In this episode we are sans a Gleason Brother as Jesse is on vacation, but Brent and our resident Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss weather wreaking havoc, kids getting punched, and our own compl...

Ep. 173- Because Texas from 2023-09-26T02:08:16

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers along with Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss Brent's return to Stafford, Why Texas is awful now, and what Phil had out at Five Flags.

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Ep. 172- All Of Them from 2023-09-19T02:01:09

In this episode the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss missing fighter jets, poor vacation timing, and the greatest mic drop in sports history.

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Ep. 171- Improve Your Argument from 2023-09-12T01:46

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers along with Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss weird rain patterns, rain-out ratios, and Brent angers racers we never cover.

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Ep. 170- Own, Don't Blame from 2023-09-05T01:58:58

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss multiple controversial short track moments, how tracks can own mistakes and retain respect, and how Brent's ...

Ep. 169- The Eyes Have It from 2023-08-29T02:15:39

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the reason super speedway racing exists, how to fix it, and Brent airs out a personal beef from Twitter.

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Ep. 168- Cookie Cutters from 2023-08-22T03:00:28

In this rather on-time episode, the Gleason Brothers and FloridaConnection Phil Jacques discuss snowplows, change hosts up, and eye surgery with cookie cutters.

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Ep. 167- Better To Lie from 2023-08-14T01:48:13

In this early episode, The Gleason Brothers are back in studio and joined again by Florida Man Phil Jacques to discuss honest racing without gimmicks, pitch ideas to promoters, and the value of ...

Ep. 166- Be An Adult from 2023-08-08T02:36:10

In this episode, Brent is on vacation but still hosting, Jesse is at the studio, and Phil is still being a Florida Man, and they discuss how soft the world is, how consequences in racing matter,...

Ep. 165- Secrets Revealed from 2023-08-01T02:07:01

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss Brent's recent purchase, us as track promotors, and we do a Googling contest to make a DARF look dumb.

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Ep. 164- Not Great, But Functional from 2023-07-25T02:43:14

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss track surfaces, the cost of racing, and Brent leaves everyone on a cliffhanger (until next week).

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Ep. 163- Scheduled Tweet from 2023-07-18T01:56:48

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss an unfortunate weekend with no winners, lightning and metal bleachers, and explain the logistics of live television...

Ep. 162- Gas-Lit from 2023-07-11T01:42:31

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss why racing doesn't require help, rule enforcement is the right thing to do, and Phil does work while floating in th...

Ep. 161- Str(eat) Crow from 2023-07-04T16:06:38

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers (without Phil) discuss using your car as a weapon, being wrong about one street race, and try making plans while recording.

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Ep. 160- Straight Fire from 2023-06-27T02:50:30

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss our very busy weekends racing 4 times among two of us, the numerous short track fires, and how being moral on th...

Ep. 159- Automotive Festivus from 2023-06-20T02:03:42

This week, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the how boring F1 is with statistics, go into great detail about our own schedules, and manage to fill 2+ hours on two ra...

Ep. 158- Traditional Opinion from 2023-06-13T01:54:38

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss the importance of integrity, really go after a whole mess of bad race fans, and even mention road racing.

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Ep. 157- Thems the Brakes from 2023-06-06T01:51:31

In this episode the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss local rainouts, part failures, and a company going against the norm: trying to SAVE racers money??

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Ep. 156- Marathons from 2023-05-30T02:46:21

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the longest weekend in racing, the Speedbowl "marathon", and we discuss the Cup and Xfinity races live as...

Ep. 155- Automotive Miracle from 2023-05-23T01:38:30

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the return of North Wilkesboro (for real), the background of NASCAR leadership, and we keep bringing up the past while ...

Ep. 154- Revolving Stupidity from 2023-05-16T02:16:44

In this episode, the Gleason brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the return of Stafford local racing for the season, the endless controversy of Ross Chastain, and the logic of when...

Ep. 153- Throw Hands from 2023-05-09T01:49:34

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss getting a redneck tan at the Speedbowl, is NASCAR scripted, and why you never put hands on someone you don't...

Ep. 152- Sorry Times Fifteen from 2023-05-02T01:57:33

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and certified Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss 1980's era Pantera, the failure of NHL presidents trophy winners, and oh yeah, we talk about racing a bit...

Ep. 151- Talladega Tumbleweeds from 2023-04-25T02:08:49

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss ways to improve the support division car counts, why Stafford is the best short track in the country, and why the Next ...

Ep. 150- Nothingburger from 2023-04-18T01:44:28

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the real problem with the Cup series short track package, the improvement in the Northeast Classic, and why a certain T...

Ep. 149- Poser Malone from 2023-04-11T01:56:40

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss Brent's Icebreaker experience, the disturbing trend of abuse in the Ware family, and why dirt is for farming, not r...

Ep. 148- Professional Hypocrite from 2023-04-04T01:35:12

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss how to combat rising costs in short tracks, Indycar claiming the best race, and the do-as-I-say mentality of NASCAR sta...

Ep. 147- Fan Council Chorus from 2023-03-28T01:37:15

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss NASCAR manipulating the Fan Council surveys, respect on the race track, and for the first time in over 100 episodes, we...

Ep. 146- Nihilism or Daring from 2023-03-21T01:47:47

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss repeated inadvertent head injuries, comparing racers from yesteryear to today, and how boring Atlanta really was.

Ep. 145- Honest and Transparent from 2023-03-14T01:51:38

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques go over the recent Hickory Motor Speedway saga, the highest level of cheating we've seen from an IMSA team, and Brent gets sick...

Ep. 144- Mitigating Risk from 2023-03-07T02:19:19

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques offer our own eulogy of local racer Jim Boyle, then discuss Chase Elliot as a brand, St. Pete as a demo derby, and Las Vegas as...

Ep. 143- Leaving California from 2023-02-28T02:33:11

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the history of defunct race tracks in California, comparing the acreage of race tracks, and the immediate resurgenc...

Ep. 142- Return of Redneck New Year from 2023-02-21T02:42:43

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers are rejoined by Florida Man Phil Jacques who is off his recent assignment to New Smyrna, and they discuss why the new NASCAR Cup car was unnecessary, the na...

Ep. 141- Season 4 Premiere! from 2023-02-14T02:43:42

We are back, and we can't believe we lasted for FOUR seasons! In this episode, the Gleason Brothers get a report from Florida Man Phil Jacques who is attending the World Series of Asphalt racing...

Ep. 140- (Post) Christmas Special! from 2022-12-27T03:25:04

SURPRISE! Here's a (post) Christmas special episode! The Gleason brothers along with Florida Santa Phil Jacques discuss their own journeys since the last show, the destruction of some tracks, th...

Ep. 139- Season 3 Finale plus AWARDS! from 2022-11-15T03:05:45

In this final episode of Season 3, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss upcoming schedules and rule changes, list our wishes for the future of racing, and we hand out the 20...

Ep. 138- The Only Champions in Phoenix from 2022-11-08T02:10:40

In this penultimate episode of Season 3, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss their disdain for playoff racing, Brent gave up caffeine, and we make more crude references. Listen

Ep. 137- Peak Entitlement from 2022-10-31T02:43:49

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the ridiculous circumstances surrounding the Martinsville Xfinity race, the ridiculous effort shown in the Martinsville...

Ep. 136- Race Right from 2022-10-25T01:36:32

In this episode the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the approaching end of the local racing season, the need for more policing of races in big league NASCAR, and we deb...

Ep. 135- Phrasing from 2022-10-18T02:37:14

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the waning racing season, NASCAR controversy, and battle through technical difficulties that the listener probably won'...

Ep. 134- Three Laps from 2022-10-11T02:05:18

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers monopolize the majority of the show away from Florida Man Phil Jacques, to talk about their experience at the Thompson World Series, they also talk about so...

Ep. 133- Fake Champagne and ARCA Brakes from 2022-10-04T01:55:35

In this episode the Gleason Brothers and Florida hurricane non-victim Phil Jacques discuss the disparity of competitors at Thompson, Brent's Stafford Champion's Night experience, and we go off o...

Ep. 132- Double Edged Sword from 2022-09-27T02:13:28

In this episode the Gleason Brothers welcome future hurricane victim Phil Jacques back after his absence last week, and they talk about Stafford's double header, Seekonk's controversial points s...

Ep. 131- Better But Still Terrible from 2022-09-20T02:04:56

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers sans Florida Man Phil Jacques discussed Brent's double header race day, Nextgen NASCAR reliability, and baseball banning the shift for some reason.

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Ep. 130- DARF Christmas from 2022-09-13T01:56:31

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the flood of DARFs to social media following Sunday's cup race, remind people that the internet is forever, and mak...

Ep 129- Spontaneous Vehicular Combustion from 2022-09-06T02:04:09

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss cars catching fire for no reason, Phil performs a magic trick, and the Gleason's discuss being fat shamed.

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Ep. 128- *BONUS EPISODE* Live from the Vault Productions Fundraiser 2022 from 2022-09-05T03:36:43

We did our second live recording for the annual Vault Productions fundraiser picnic and cornhole tournament, and we sat down with a few drivers to interview and talk BS. We had Alexander Pearl, ...

Ep. 127- Belligerent Illiterates from 2022-08-30T01:45:35

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss biblical references, forget how to run a show, and get a call-in on a show where we don't do that kind of thing.

Ep 126- The 20% Clause from 2022-08-23T02:26

The Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the past week full of local racing, point out all the stuff we saw wrong, and made two MLP award nominees!

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Ep. 125- At The Movies from 2022-08-16T03:06:05

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss rules they hate, Jesse references communism for the 1000th time, and we make reference to about 7 different movies thro...

Ep. 124- More On That Later from 2022-08-09T02:38:40

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss entitlement amongst race fans, safety innovation through trial and error, and other off-color remarks about pit crew me...

Ep. 123- Ciao Bello from 2022-08-02T02:54:40

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phillipe Jacquez discuss how communism crept into engine building, jet fuel doesn't need to melt steel beams, and whatever other cons...

Ep. 122- Taped Up from 2022-07-26T03:05:26

In this show, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the best cover song we had yet, ways (and reasons) to improve counts in support divisions, and Jesse feels liberated a...

Ep. 121- Weaponized Children from 2022-07-19T02:29:36

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the unseen side of race tracks, live video production, and why your labor shouldn't be given away.

Ep. 120- Squeaky Toy from 2022-07-12T02:19:30

In this episode the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss the recent changes to the Speedbowl surface, their ideas for effectively refereeing NASCAR, and we find out what the...

Ep. 119- By Personal Demand (w/ Chuck McDonald) from 2022-07-05T02:29:03

In this episode, The Gleason Brothers along with cousin of the show Chuck McDonald and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss animals that will kill you in Florida, falling iguanas, golf, and redn...

Ep. 118- Night Night from 2022-06-28T02:04:49

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers, minus Florida Man Phil Jacques, discuss the search for a new Speedbowl GM, the term "fence hangers", and what is the best action movie of all time. Also so...

Ep. 117- Hand Signals and Hockey (w/ Adam Gada) from 2022-06-21T02:35:41

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques welcome Adam Gada onto the show to discuss hockey playoffs, endless Speedbowl drama, Brent's utter failures, and poor inter...

Ep. 116- Take Your Lumps from 2022-06-14T02:19:39

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss taking penalties like a man, Jeremy Mayfield's BS stories, and a couple million dollar races.

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Ep. 115- Don't Do That from 2022-06-07T02:34:41

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss racing hurt, race track economics, and pad the show out with more nostalgic ramblings.

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Ep. 114- Redneck Christmas from 2022-05-31T02:13:16

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Sen. Phil Jacques discuss why the Indy 500 is the biggest race in the world, manipulating the audience into hating someone who isn't at fault, a...

Ep. 113- Utter Debacle from 2022-05-24T02:36:35

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Senator Phil Jacques discuss topless, drug dealing bodyguards, the All-Star Race, and how amazing this Indy 500 is going to be.

Ep. 112- Elephant Not In The Room from 2022-05-17T02:17:04

This week, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the difference between a street stock and ACT late model, Brent reads the Waterford Press Release (literally), and the nomine...

Ep. 111- Punt The Front w/ Brian Tagg from 2022-05-10T02:04:07

In this episode, we have the usual Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques, but we also have guest host, Thompson Speedway Late Model Champion Brian Tagg joining us for the whole episode! ...

Ep. 110- Positive Intentions Poorly Executed from 2022-05-03T02:11:45

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the upcoming Waterford event, double down on darf, and more end of season award nominees!

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Ep. 109- Walkin' on Sunshine from 2022-04-26T02:21:53

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss NFT's, the Spring Sizzler from Stafford, and Jesse does something no other racing podcast has ever done before. We also...

Ep. 108- Overachievers from 2022-04-19T02:05:30

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss the Gleason boys trip to race in the Northeast Classic, predicting the future, extra DARF comments, and why the ...

Ep. 107- Rain, Hail, and Locusts from 2022-04-12T01:50:55

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and certified Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss Brent's frustrating (yet decent) race at Thompson, more reasons we can't stand Ty Gibbs, Stadium Super Trucks...

Ep. 106- Bred For It from 2022-04-05T01:59:57

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the rainout at Thompson this weekend, make our NASCAR Hall Of Fame picks, and get even more angry at Ty Gibbs.  Listen

Ep. 105- Do Unto Double from 2022-03-29T02:01:19

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the upcoming Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway, Brent's beef with not being told he couldn't buy tires ahead of time, and...

Ep. 104- Big Fake Ones from 2022-03-22T02:13:26

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss carbon monoxide poisoning, why the racing at Atlanta was disingenuous, and Jesse compares that to mammary glands.

Ep. 103- Down Time from 2022-03-15T02:15:09

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss the newly released Waterford Speedbowl schedule, weird victory lane celebration traditions, and we attack two un...

Ep. 102- $30 Dinner from 2022-03-08T03:05:23

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man extraordinaire Phil Jacques, discuss the ungodly cost of track food, the utterly fabulous performance of the new Cup car, and we learn what ...

Ep. 101- NASCAR Mecca from 2022-03-01T02:58:11

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss Brent's trip to Race City, USA, the Next Gen debut at a seemingly regular track, and we pay tribute to the legen...

Ep. 100- We Made It This Far? from 2022-02-22T03:08:50

In this episode, The Gleason Brothers, back with Florida Connection Phil Jacques, go a little too far in depth with the long-awaited Waterford Speedbowl rule book, discuss the Daytona weekend fo...

Ep. 99- *Allegedly from 2022-02-15T02:48:39

In this episode, we have just the Gleason Bros. in studio as everyone else is enjoying sunny Florida racing. They discuss the new Busch Beer initiative for women racers, more details on the Seek...

Ep. 98- Booty Claps at the Buth Clath? from 2022-02-08T03:03:19

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss the Busch Clash (or Buth Clath), Brent admits his faults numerous times, and we also discuss why the playoff style form...

Ep. 97- Speak For Everyone from 2022-02-01T03:12:52

In this episode, The Gleason Brothers along with everyday Florida-man Phil Jacques discuss another listener e-mail, the Thompson Banquet date, go into way too much detail about the upcoming Clas...

Ep. 96- Disco and Leadership from 2022-01-25T03:32:50

The 4-man panel is back, as we have Tom "Sid" DiMaggio back with us, as well as the usual cast of characters: The Gleason Brothers and Florida Man, Phil Jacques.

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Ep. 95- Season 3 Premiere (w/ Jason Williams and Nicole LaRose) from 2022-01-18T02:54:57

We are back for Season 3! The usual crew of the Gleason Bros. and the Florida Connection Phil Jacques welcome in NLaro herself Nicole LaRose (again) and the winner of the NLaro Photo Calendar Sp...

Ep. 94- Season Two Christmas Special Extravaganza! from 2021-12-20T04:11:12

It's the season of miracles, and we had one as we had not only the Gleason Brothers in studio, but Phil Jacques as well! We also had cameos from Tom "Sid" DiMaggio, Nicole LaRose, and "Field Fil...

Ep. 93- Season 2 Finale, plus AWARDS! from 2021-11-16T03:39:27

It's our Season 2 Finale! The Gleason Brothers and Florida Connection Phil Jacques (with cameo appearances by Tom "Sid" DiMaggio) discuss:

- Why Steve Phelps needs a lane to s...

Ep. 92- Circus Animals and Kids from 2021-11-09T03:32:42

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. and Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss:

- The merits of the truth (again),

- the best DARF comment of the year so far,

- ...

Ep. 91- Non-Aggression Principle from 2021-11-02T01:42:18

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss:

- The Non-Aggression Principle (duh),

- Stafford and NASCAR butting heads,

- and we answer a list...

Ep. 90- First isn't Best from 2021-10-26T01:34:39

In this episode, The Gleason Brothers along with Florida Connection Phil Jacques discuss:

- Race fans continued negativity toward local tracks for no reason,

- The meri...

Ep. 89- Stay OUT Of The Fence from 2021-10-19T02:06:14

In this weeks episode, the Gleason Brothers, Florida connection Phil Jacques, and Tom "Sid" DiMaggio discuss:

- Tim Jordan NOT keeping the dirty side down, or staying out of t...

Ep. 88- Embarrassing from 2021-10-12T02:41:37

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss the following:

- Race fans ruining the sport,

- Brent ruining his own weekend,

- and Brent tells o...

Ep. 87- Yada Yada (w/ Mitch Bombard and Bonssa Tufa) from 2021-10-04T03:02:43

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and resident Florida-man Phil Jacques welcome racer/social media coordinator/track photographer Mitch Bombard, as well as Stafford Motor Speedway video virt...

Ep. 86- Feel Good from 2021-09-28T02:12:29

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss:

- relative speeds of modifieds,

- tight point battles all around,

- and Jesse throws a book.

Ep. 85- Digging Deep from 2021-09-20T13:05:11

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Florida Man Phil Jacques discuss:

- The difference between perception and reality,

- A ridiculous local championship point bat...

Ep. 84- Dinosaurs (w/ Chuck McDonald) from 2021-09-13T02:53:38

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers, along with Florida connection Phil Jacques, welcome recent Waterford Speedbowl X-Car Champion Chuck McDonald to the studio and they discuss:

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Ep. 83- Live From the Vault Productions Fundraiser from 2021-09-07T01:01:31

As the title states, we recorded a live episode from the Vault Productions Cornhole Tournament and Fundraiser. We've been affiliated with VP for a long time (at least a decade), and we agreed to...

Ep. 82- F-i-lAme from 2021-08-30T02:47:46

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers, with Florida host Phil Jacques and guest appearance by Sid DiMaggio, discuss:

- The Vault crew reunion at the Speedbowl on Saturday,

Ep. 81- Hurricane* Special from 2021-08-23T18:54:43

*- not an actual hurricane.

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss:

-busting your butt to prep for a storm that didn't show up,

Ep. 80- Full Yeet from 2021-08-16T13:06:23

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss:

-Brent's return to racing this past week,

-tear apart the DARF Comment Of The Week,

-and use Gen ...

Ep. 79- Century Mark from 2021-08-09T13:09:23

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers (without Phil) discuss:

- Viewer/listener mail! We had our 3 listeners write in with questions!

- How race teams invest in their f...

Ep. 78- Useless Olympic Break from 2021-08-02T01:36:38

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss the following:

- why the restart jump rule is dumb,

- why the Olympic Break is also dumb,

- and Br...

Ep. 77- Spot the DARF from 2021-07-27T01:40:04

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil Jacques discuss:

- how special your first win is,

- how stupid race fans can be on the internet,

- and we have pro...

Ep. 76- No Rain? from 2021-07-19T14:00:30

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil discuss:

- Why you should know your track's safety crew capability,

- Local tracks actually got no rain, but the Cup seri...

Ep. 75- Ride The Lightning? from 2021-07-12T22:20:43

Before we start, we'd like to apologize for the audio quality of this episode, as we had numerous equipment failures due to a lightning strike at our "studio", that destroyed a lot of key compon...

Ep. 74- Lights Out from 2021-07-06T01:32:49

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. along with Phil Jacques (and Tom "Sid" DiMaggio) discuss:

- Absolutely no local racing happens,

- The upcoming Vault Productions vide...

Ep. 73- Mid-Pack Jack from 2021-06-28T20:42:52

In this episode, Phil disappears into the wilds of Florida, leaving the Gleason Bros. to discuss:

- the unnecessary demise of the Mini Stock division,

- the unnecessary...

Ep. 72- Hurt Without Crashing from 2021-06-21T21:31:57

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil discuss:

Thompson running their second race of the year,

rain is the only thing that can stop Dave Darling,

and Br...

Ep. 71- Millions of Fans from 2021-06-15T01:48:45

In this episode, Brent and Phil (minus Jesse) discuss:

Why Waterford shouldn't have run against Stafford,

the All-Star race debacle,

and we actually talk about t...

Special Episode! Interview with Bonssa Tufa from 2021-06-10T01:15:06

We have a rare special episode! Brent and Phil sat down to interview Bonssa Tufa, creator of the recent Ted Christopher documentary, and gained a lot of insight into the creation and the afteref...

Ep. 70- TC Doc and Italiano Fight Night from 2021-06-08T01:58:09

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. welcome Florida-man Phil Jacques back from doing Florida things. This week they discuss:

-the merits of not doing stuff for free,

-re...

Ep. 69- Nice from 2021-06-01T01:39:55

In this episode, The Gleason Bros. (without Phil again) discuss:

Brent trying his best Paul Page impression,

Why domination makes racing interesting,

and why the...

Ep. 68- Vax and Damp Tracks from 2021-05-25T01:34:07

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. (without Phil) discuss:

-Why racing in the rain is pointless,

-How racers can stay involved when budget issues hit,

-And we la...

Ep. 67- What is Happening from 2021-05-18T01:53:11

In this episode, The Gleason Bros and Phil discuss:

Phil's return to Florida and how the weather changed,

we fixed our sound from last week only to ruin it again,

Ep. 66- Give It To 'Em from 2021-05-11T02:03:37

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. and Phil are all in studio and discuss the following:

Why 90% of race fans are DARF's,

what DARF even means,

and Brent gives J...

Ep. 65- Pot: Kettle from 2021-05-04T01:30:59

In this jam-packed episode, the Gleason Brothers (sans Phil) discuss the following:

Why beer should cost one currency bill,

The loss of a racing legend,

and we s...

Ep. 64- Mama Mia from 2021-04-27T02:06:24

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. welcome Phil back, and he's in studio! This week they discuss:

Brent's garage falling into a sinkhole,

Stafford Speedway's opener, Listen

Ep. 63- Hot Mess from 2021-04-20T01:27:43

This week, the Gleason Bros. (sans Phil again this week) discuss:

How a car can foul plugs overnight without running,

how to extort money from low budget racers,

Ep. 62- Back Home from 2021-04-13T00:39:33

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. (minus Phil this week) discuss:

being back at Thompson for the first time in 2 years,

the lack of coverage for the Martinsville Tour ...

Ep. 61- Most Anticipated Event (w/ Tom "Sid" DiMaggio) from 2021-04-06T01:50:16

This week, the Gleason Bros and Phil Jacques are joined late in the episode for a cameo from Vault Productions owner/operator/producer Tom "Sid" DiMaggio to discuss:

Why and h...

Ep. 60- Worth the Wait? from 2021-03-30T01:25:25

In this episode, the Gleason Bros and Phil Jacques discuss:

Pro's and cons from the Bristol Dirt weekend,

Our personal most frustrating moment,

And Jesse is the ...

Ep. 59- R(age)PM Act from 2021-03-23T01:38:46

In this episode, the Gleason Bros and Phil discuss the following:

Why Ernie Francis Jr. deserves another shot in NASCAR,

Brent gets mad at his state congressman,

Ep. 58- Phoenix and other Failures from 2021-03-16T01:48:38

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. and Phil discuss:

descriptions of food,

racing courtesy and payback,

and why Phoenix isn't a good race track anymore.

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Ep. 57- Using Yardsticks from 2021-03-09T03:05:41

*First, we'd like to apologize for the audio quality in this episode. New equipment bugs that need to be sorted out.*

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. and Phil Jacques discu...

Ep. 56- Change One Thing from 2021-03-02T02:50:30

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. along with Phil Jacques discuss:

-eating too much for your age,

-child neglect (not really),

-and we give our opinions on the ...

Ep. 55- Not Sold On It from 2021-02-23T02:57:28

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. along with Phil discuss:

the value of registering your vehicle as a classic,

if the Daytona Road Course is any good,

and we br...

Ep. 54- Mad As Hell from 2021-02-16T03:09:22

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil welcome the beginning of NASCAR season by discussing:

why you're a dumbass for sexually harassing/assaulting women at a racetrac...

Ep. 53- Rivals and War Stories (w/ Chris Meyer) from 2021-02-09T03:32:54

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. along with Phil Jacques welcome Sportsman competitor Chris Meyer as a guest, and they discuss:

the sleep patterns of children,

the da...

Ep. 52- No More Snow Days from 2021-02-02T02:12:52

In this episode, Brent, Jesse, and Phil discuss:

the travesty of todays kids not knowing what a Snow Day is,

a preview of New Smyrna,

and Jesse can't use technol...

Ep. 51- Trivia Contest: Round 2 from 2021-01-26T18:55:13

In this episode:

Phil bails on the Gleason Bros to chase a horse,

Jesse gets angry about rally racing,

and Brent answers an E-mail.

Find us on...

Ep. 50- Worst Episode Ever from 2021-01-19T23:28:10

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. along with Phil Jacques attempt to discuss:

Chili Bowl results and track prep,

the ACT going to Hoosier tires,

and literally n...

Ep. 49- Season 2 Premiere! (w/ Nicole Larose & Tony Membrino) from 2021-01-12T22:07:59

It's our Season Two premiere episode, and it is a doozy! We have Nicole Larose in studio and Tony Membrino on via Zoom to discuss the NLaro Photo sponsor drawing, plus our usual cast of characte...

Ep. 48- Post-Thanksgiving Special from 2020-12-01T02:57:34

In our belated Thanksgiving episode, the guys discuss:

What they're thankful for,

recap the Grosjean accident from the Bahrain GP,

and Brent quits editing all ni...

Ep. 47- Season 1 Finale (kinda) from 2020-11-10T14:38:37

In this episode, Brent, Jesse, and Phil discuss:

what they're excited about seeing in iRacing,

the unnecessary changes NASCAR makes,

and crown their "Driver of t...

Ep. 46- Yankee Racers and NASCAR (w/ Nick Teto) from 2020-11-03T19:46:22

In this episode, Brent, Jesse, and Phil welcome YankeeRacer himself, Nick Teto as a special guest host and discuss the following:

Is NASCAR losing a foothold on short track ra...

Ep. 45- Shut Him Off from 2020-10-27T19:48:31

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil discuss:

Brent's third final race of the year,

who actually likes F1,

and how a local CT track can't get a big mon...

Ep. 44- Sound Not Found from 2020-10-20T19:33:09

This week, the Gleason brothers and Phil waste your time;

ranting about Stafford's qualifying and feature scheduling,

creating new rumors for NASCAR's silly season,

Ep. 43- The Right Way and The Wrong Way from 2020-10-13T21:31:29

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers and Phil discuss the most pressing local topics, like:

Where the brake pedal is in a race car, 

what proper racing etiquette ...

Ep. 42- Take A Number from 2020-10-06T21:53:20

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers welcome Phil back to discuss:

Stafford's divisional points run,

mild disdain for the idea of Bristol as a dirt track,

and B...

Ep. 41- Bad Jokes from 2020-09-29T20:11:29

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers:

Give Phil the night off,

tell really bad jokes,

and discuss why trying to kill someone behind the wheel is wrong.

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Ep. 40- Seasonal Allergies from 2020-09-22T18:08:48

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. cold call Phil Jacques to come back on and discuss,

Seasonal allergies or covid? Take your pick,

day drinking on your day off,

Ep. 39- Rules For The Sake Of Rules from 2020-09-15T18:11:33

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers have Phil back for the third week in a row and discuss:

Rules that don't make sense other than something to enforce,

popping Phil'...

Ep. 38- Good to be Back from 2020-09-08T19:35:19

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. welcome OG co-host Phil Jacques back for the second week in a row and discuss:

Why Brent looked like a drunken idiot at Stafford,

we go really in...

Ep. 37- Where Are You from 2020-09-01T20:19:37

In this episode, the Gleason brothers welcome OG host Phil Jacques back  and discuss:

the size of pests in Florida,

Brent's continued disdain for unnecessary divis...

Ep. 36- Failed Planning from 2020-08-25T19:09:28

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

Why its OK for races to end under caution,

the rather quick "recovery" of Cup drivers with Covid,

and some poor de...

Ep. 35- Drawing A Blank from 2020-08-18T22:08:07

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

Why release dates on the show sometimes make them look bad,

Brent can't think or speak for some reason,

and the ri...

Ep. 34- Pouty Burns from 2020-08-11T20:55:10

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

Waterford Speedbowl's return,

Stafford's efforts to move short track racing forward,

and why giving yourself a nic...

Ep. 33- Vacation Dedication from 2020-08-04T01:16:45

In this episode, Brent goes on vacation and uses the Anchor app to record this weeks show! It’s old school with ZERO sound track or sound effects, but it came out well regardless. He uses the audio...

Ep. 32- Come On, Massachusetts from 2020-07-28T02:08:12

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

Their continuing influence on local short track racing,

 Who is at fault for PJ1,

And...

Ep. 31- Weight of Our Opinion from 2020-07-21T02:43:11

In this episode, the Gleason Bros. discuss:

How their opinions shape local short track racing,

The impact of the show "Lost Speedways",

And what happened over the week in ...

Ep. 30- Concerns and Condolences from 2020-07-14T02:17:03

This week the Gleason Brothers (and little Roger) discuss: the passing of Shawn Balluzzo and the constant threat of danger, concerns over the early reopening of the Waterford Speedbowl, and they c...

Ep. 29- Tinnitus and a Sense of Normalcy from 2020-07-07T13:11:03

In this episode, host Brent Gleason has his family in the studio and discusses his trip to Monadnock to watch the Tri-Track Open Modified race, recaps a whole bunch of local and national events,...

Ep. 28- Back in Business from 2020-07-01T00:55:51

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

Local racing returning to Stafford,

Rumors and breaking news aplenty,

throw a rapid fire recap of the Pocono weekend shitshow,...

Ep. 27- Live Commentary from 2020-06-23T19:15:41

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers try to record while watching the end of the Talladega Cup race,

Talk about the incident that occurred in the Talladega Cup garage Sunday night,

Ep. 26- Where's our award? from 2020-06-16T19:02:04

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers tackle the NASCAR confederate flag debate (not the 2015 one), keep everyone informed of racing coming back to the southern new england area, and other racing...

Ep. 25- Stay Local (w/ Ray Christian III) from 2020-06-09T02:29:49

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers interview the winner of the GSPSS "Lets Go Racing 100" from Claremont, Ray Christian III,

They talk about local racing announcing a possi...

Ep. 24- Trivia Contest goofin' from 2020-06-02T20:08:30

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers are back to:

-have Brent go off on at least 3 different rants,

-keep the public informed of a LOCAL event for once

-try to recap the la...

Ep. 23- "Hard Language" from 2020-05-26T21:00:17

On this week's episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss:

-Committing "defiant acts" to pay your bills,

-Why racers choose not to race,

-Brent gets kicked off the sound board, Listen

Ep. 22- No Rants*, Lets Go Racing from 2020-05-19T22:44:40

*(maybe one small rant)

This week, RACING IS BACK! (At least on the national level). We discuss why professional announcers are better, recap the Cup race at Darlington from Sunday, and s...

Ep. 21- Lost Tracks from 2020-05-12T16:06:03

In this episode, the Gleason brothers discuss more covid stuff, why North Wilkesboro is the way it is today, the future of Chicagoland, and Jesse takes the reigns to discuss his least favorite s...

Ep. 20- It's Coming Back from 2020-05-05T19:23:05

In this episode we debut a new podcast called "Rogie's Podcast", hosts Brent and Jesse Gleason discuss how sick they are of the Covid-19 situation, NASCAR returning in a couple weeks, and the ru...

Ep. 19- Black Cloud from 2020-04-28T23:31:10

In this episode, hosts the Gleason Brothers discuss actual racing news this week?? Matt Kenseth makes his return to the Cup series and the dangers of racer on racer litigation. Find us on all major...

Ep. 18- Covid-spiracy theory from 2020-04-21T19:44:09

In this episode, the Gleason Brothers discuss another view point of the Kyle Larson faux pas from last week, Coronavirus and the value of conspiracy theorists, iRacing filling the void, among ot...

Ep.17- A Cautionary Tale from 2020-04-13T23:05:41

In this episode, host Brent Gleason and social distanced co-host Phil Jacques discuss Kyle Larson's controversy, the passing of Sir Stirling Moss, and both provide cautionary tales of woe to all ra...

Ep. 16- The Health and Fitness Special w/ Jeff Williams from 2020-03-31T00:21:58

On this special episode, host Brent Gleason interviews Jeff Williams, a health and fitness professor and expert on the benefits of promoting healthy habits both on and off the track. There is al...

Ep. 15- Social (media) Distancing from 2020-03-24T02:02:17

In this episode, host Brent Gleason and his wife Megan McGory-Gleason discuss: - iRacing to the rescue of bored race fans everywhere, - how the coronavirus is BORING, and thats literally it. Seriou...

Ep. 14- The Mini Stock Special (w/ Doug Curry and Glen Thomas) from 2020-03-17T19:04:06

For this special episode, your host Brent Gleason, and co-hosts Jesse Gleason and Phil Jacques bring in two special guests: 2019 Thompson Speedway Mini Stock Champion Doug Curry, and NEMST hot s...

Ep. 13- Off the Rails from 2020-03-10T02:54:35

In this episode, host Brent Gleason, and co-host Jesse Gleason discuss many important and worthwhile topics, such as:

-The continuing theme of race fans whining on the internet,

-W...

Ep. 12- In Defense of Progress from 2020-03-03T03:34:09

In this episode, host Brent Gleason and co-host Phil Jacques discuss:

-Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park actually does some marketing on their own,

-The latest developments in NAS...

Ep. 11- Semi-Anonymous Public Shaming from 2020-02-25T04:25:37

This week, Brent Gleason and his co-host for this week, his wife Megan, talk racing topics (and devolve into social commentary along the way. You'll hear about: -How rule changes at Thompson Speedw...

Ep. 10- The Daytona Drama from 2020-02-19T04:46:03

In this episode, host Brent Gleason is joined in studio by his wife Megan McGory-Gleason for a racer's wife perspective, and via phone by co-host Phil Jacques. They discuss the frightening incident...

Ep. 9- Not Another iRacing Debate... from 2020-02-10T13:11

In this episode, hosts Brent and Jesse Gleason discuss:

-The new iRacing sponsorship deal and why real racers harbor angst over eRacing

-We give long time co-host Phil Jacques his ...

Ep. 8- Hello Florida from 2020-02-03T13:39:12

This week, host Brent Gleason and co-hosts Jesse Gleason and Phil Jacques (calling in from Florida) discuss this weeks hot topics:

-We look back on John Andretti's career and discuss hi...

Ep. 7- We Save NASCAR from 2020-01-26T13:44:39

In this episode, Host Brent Gleason, along with fill in co-host and brother Jesse Gleason call MLP's "man on assignment" at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Phil Jacques for tips on how to party for 24 ...

Ep.6- "The Show" w/ Sid Dimaggio and Sean Foster from 2020-01-18T23:06:15

Brent and co-host Phil Jacques sit down with Tom "Sid" Dimaggio and Sean Foster (Short Track Racer) to discuss the history of Vault Productions and preview "The Show", a web based reality video ...

Ep.5- The Crate Debate (w/ Jesse Gleason and Patrick Thomas) from 2020-01-12T19:07:20

It's our first Special! In this episode, host Brent Gleason, co-host Phil Jacques, and guests include multi-time feature winner and Sportsman veteran Jesse Gleason, and calling in from Florida i...

Ep. 4- NLaro in Studio (w/Nicole Larose) from 2020-01-06T02:03:25

Brent and Co-host Phil Jacques are back with their first guest, Nicole Larose stops by the studio to cover her recent NLaro Photo Sponsorship Contest drawing and her new position at the Tri-Track M...

Ep. 3- Cue the Hate Mail (w/ Phil Jacques) from 2019-12-29T18:49:49

Brent has a co-host this week! Phil Jacques stops by the "studio" to chat about the recent Thompson Speedway announcements, iRacing, and race car raffles. Prepare yourselves for controversy, and do...

Ep. 2- The Christmas (not very) Special from 2019-12-23T22:05:28

This week IT'S CHRISTMAS! Brent discusses the passing of Junior Johnson, racers favorite Christmas presents, Kyle Larson's Gateway Dirt victory and why cup drivers dabble in short tracks, and techn...

Ep. 1- The Pilot Episode! from 2019-12-18T23:14:06

Welcome to the Making Laps podcast! On this inaugural episode, we dive into topics from the PRI show, to local Southern New England racing news, to the passing of an industry legend. Tell your fr...