Name: Drew Austin, Ford Hemi's And Phoenix by Life's a Drag
Duration: 1 h 21 min 16 s
Description: The boys reflect on Pomona, Hail!, and a fantastic night honoring Roland Leong...then, Drew Austin stops by to discuss Ford Hemi's, his Legends Nitro Series debut this weekend in Phoenix, and what it'll be like to drive a Funny Car at the track his dad once doubled-up at. It's insightful, a bit emotional, always off the rails fun.

The boys reflect on Pomona, Hail!, and a fantastic night honoring Roland Leong...then, Drew Austin stops by to discuss Ford Hemi's, his Legends Nitro Series debut this weekend in Phoenix, and what it'll be like to drive a Funny Car at the track his dad once doubled-up at. It's insightful, a bit emotional, always off the rails fun.

Drew Austin, Ford Hemi's And Phoenix

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris look back over last weekend's Copa de la Liga quarterfinals and forward to Sunday and Tuesday's semifinals as the first 'half' of the Argentine season nears an end.

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Episode 490: who's into the Copa de la Liga semis?

Jason Bunker, crew chief of Cruz Pedregon's Snap-On Charger Nitro Funny Car, drops in to talk about....baseball! Well, baseball parents, baseball movies...yes, yes, racing, too...spark plug issues, clutch disc usage, what it's like working with the Cruzer, and more!

Bunker, Baseball And Nitro Parts Issues

On Sunday César Luis Menotti, who managed Argentina to their first World Cup win and oversaw the creation of the structure around the country's national teams to this day, died at the age of 85. Sam, English Dan and Chris discuss his importance to Argentine football. We also review the semis and final of the Copa de la Liga and preview the 2024 league season, which kicks off this weekend.

Episode 491: RIP César Luis Menotti and a Liga Profesional preview

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on an opening weekend of Liga Profesional action that saw Racing throw away two points in a goalfest, River Plate cruise to victory and plenty more besides. We also have a Copa Libertadores update and a short rant about the state of football journalism these days.

Episode 492: the 2024 Liga Profesional is underway

WFO Joe joins the Jason's for this special Hot Takes edition. Galvin had a lot of pent up frustration, so the gang dives in. We're talking Pro Stock war(s), legalized gambling in the NHRA, new female talent and the respect women in the sport deserve, and is there really an attendance issue?

Two Jasons and a Joe...Hot Take Hotline

This week Sam, Andrés and (for one half only) Santi discuss the second round of Liga Profesional matches, which saw an awful lot of draws. We talk about River Plate's Copa Argentina elimination (and ongoing lack of direction) under Martín Demichelis, Carlos Tevez's departure from Independiente and Argentina's preliminary Copa América squad, among much more.

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Episode 493: Tevez leaves Independiente, doubts around Demichelis and more

This week Sam, English Dan and Chris welcome special guest Benjy Nurick, who's in town researching a book about how porteños do football. We look back on last weekend's Liga Profesional matches, including some liquid football (albeit against not the best opposition) from Racing, and review almost all of the last full week of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana group games.

Episode 494: Racing into the lead and a special guest

This week Sam, Santi and Andrés review last weekend's Liga Profesional games, which saw a last-gasp win for leaders Racing over bottom-of-the-table Riestra. We also look (again) at Independiente's managerial situation, which took an amusing (to non-Independiente fans) turn after we discussed it two weeks ago, and talk a bit about the national team ahead of their pre-Copa América friendlies against Ecuador and Guatemala.

Episode 495: Racing scrape a win; Independiente are still managerless

JLo and Galvin are back and they're talking about Galvin's pilgrimage to the emergency room Saturday night in Bristol. The two also touch on Epping, John Force, Tony Schu, killer crowds and Jason Logan's ER shenanigans.

Bristol Had Us Choked Up

This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Chris give you a quick review of the main talking points from the last round of Liga Profesional action before the break for the Copa América and then get stuck into the main order of the day: previewing Argentina's attempt to defend their title, which kicks off when they take on Canada on Thursday evening.

Episode 496: Previewing the 2024 Copa América

Life's a Drag is an inside look at the world of professional drag racing from J Squared, Jason Galvin and Jason Logan. The duo travel the country as part of the NHRA announce and entertainment team, and take you behind the scenes of the latest happenings in the sport with the people making it happen. Plus, travel, food and fun from each race weekend. Because Life's a Drag, 1320 feet at a time!

Drew Austin, Ford Hemi's And Phoenix

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