Dinner with Racers
Dinner with Racers is a motorsports podcast and online streaming show sponsored by Continental Tire and hosted by racing driver Ryan Eversley and Sean Heckman. The duo travel across the United States to interview other racing drivers, team owners, engineers, and general motorsports personalities over dinner. The show has featured individuals from various motorsports series including NASCAR, IndyCar, and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[2] Each episode closes with music, occasionally from indie bands.Dinner with Racers has been picked up by online streaming platform Amazon Prime Video[3].
| Dinner with Racers | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Ryan Eversley, Sean Heckman |
| Genre | Motorsports |
| Production | |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 157 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | November 18, 2015[1] – present |
| Website | dinnerwithracers.com |
Season 1
Season 1 of Dinner with Racers saw the duo driving around the country in Eversley's Acura MDX, equipped with Continental Tires. The series quickly gained a cult following due to the diverse guest list and quality of the conversations the hosts had. The atmosphere of recording the podcasts over dinner allowed for listeners to feel as if they were also at the dinner table.[4] Highlights of the season include Sean calling motorsports commentator Bob Varsha an "asshole",[5] and spreading the unsubstantiated rumor that Spencer Pumpelly killed a guy.
Season 2
After the success of the original season, Eversley and Heckman were approached by Continental about the possibility of creating a follow up season.[6] Announced on Twitter, the Dinner with Racers team allowed fans to ride along with them as they traveled across the country in a Honda Odyssey, significantly increasing their social media sharing and promotion as they visited guests. The second season once again included a great mix of sports car drivers, team owners, and engineers, while also expanding into the world of NASCAR, with guests such as Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Landon Cassill, Kenny Wallace and Marty Smith.[7] A major theme of the series was Bill Riley of Riley Technologies, who was a guest host of the podcast in cardboard form. Bill Riley's performance during the season was considered.. flat. The team also created a music video in his honor.[8] This season spread the unsubstantiated rumor that Johnny O'Connell tried to murder Dario Franchitti.
Season 3
Season Three saw the duo cross 25 states and 13,000 miles for 29 new episodes with racers from a number of different series including Dario Franchitti, Tony Stewart, Shane Hmiel, Mario Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Scott Dixon, and Josef Newgarden[9]. This season also was the first to allow fans to suggest guests, resulting in appearances from several fan suggestions.[10] Highlights include insisting Dario was responsible for driving Eversley and Heckman this season, quoting Dale Earnhardt's refusal to return to "the mill", and referring to significant screwups as "pulling a Gunselman"
Prime video show
Dinner with Racers has been picked up as an online streaming show by Amazon Prime Video. The podcast will continue along side the streaming show.[3] The first episode debuted on November 21st, 2019 with a unique story of the Jamaican motorsports scene. Episode two and three debuted the following day on November 22nd and includes episodes about Smokey Yunick and Bobby Unser.
Episode list
Dinner with Racers
| Episode | Guests | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Lally | November 18, 2015 |
| 2 | Bob Varsha | November 18, 2015 |
| 3 | Rutledge Wood & Tanner Foust | November 18, 2015 |
| 4 | Spencer & Tom Pumpelly | November 18, 2015 |
| 5 | Katherine Legge | November 18, 2015 |
| 6 | Beaux Barfield | November 18, 2015 |
| 7 | Jeff Braun | November 18, 2015 |
| 8 | The Level 5 Special | November 18, 2015 |
| 9 | Kenny Sargent & Crash Gladys (The SpeedFreaks) | November 18, 2015 |
| 10 | Patrick Long | November 18, 2015 |
| 11 | Oriol Servia | November 18, 2015 |
| 12 | CJ Wilson | November 18, 2015 |
| 13 | Erik Valdez | November 18, 2015 |
| 14 | Paul Pfanner | November 18, 2015 |
| 15 | Marshall Pruett | November 18, 2015 |
| 16 | Memo Gidley | November 18, 2015 |
| 17 | Gill Campbell | November 18, 2015 |
| 18 | Sean Johnson | November 24, 2015 |
| 19 | John Dagys | November 18, 2015 |
| 20 | Derrick Walker | November 24, 2015 |
| 21 | Bryan Clauson | November 24, 2015 |
| 22 | Sarah Fisher | November 24, 2015 |
| 23 | Simon Pagenaud | November 24, 2015 |
| 24 | Bill Riley | November 24, 2015 |
| 25 | Jordan & Ricky Taylor | November 24, 2015 |
| 26 | Tommy Kendall, Pt.1 | November 24, 2015 |
| 27 | Tommy Kendall, Pt.2 | November 24, 2015 |
| 28 | Shea Adam | November 24, 2015 |
| 29 | Liam Dwyer | November 24, 2015 |
Dinner with Racers 2
| Episode | Guests | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Johnny O'Connell | December 9, 2016 |
| 31 | John Eversley | December 9, 2016 |
| 32 | Calvin Fish | December 9, 2016 |
| 33 | Joey Hand | December 9, 2016 |
| 34 | Janet Guthrie | December 9, 2016 |
| 35 | Brad Kettler | December 9, 2016 |
| 36 | Michael Shank | December 9, 2016 |
| 37 | Marc Miller | December 9, 2016 |
| 38 | Landon Cassill | December 9, 2016 |
| 39 | Dan Binks | December 9, 2016 |
| 40 | Kenny Wallace | December 9, 2016 |
| 41 | Kevin “Rocket” Blanch | December 9, 2016 |
| 42 | Mike Hull | December 9, 2016 |
| 43 | Ed Carpenter | December 9, 2016 |
| 44 | NASCARCASM | December 15, 2016 |
| 45 | Matt Hardigree | December 15, 2016 |
| 46 | Justin Marks | December 15, 2016 |
| 47 | Marty Smith | December 15, 2016 |
| 48 | Max Jones | December 15, 2016 |
| 49 | David Hobbs | December 15, 2016 |
| 50 | Hurley Haywood | December 15, 2016 |
| 51 | Don Whittington | December 16, 2016 |
| 52 | Randy Lanier | December 17, 2016 |
| 53 | Eddie Gossage | December 18, 2016 |
| 54 | Peter Cunningham | December 18, 2016 |
| 55 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (with Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney) | December 18, 2016 |
| 56 | Brendan Gaughan | December 20, 2016 |
| 57 | Alex Gurney | December 20, 2016 |
| 58 | Season Three Special Announcement! | July 23, 2017 |
Dinner with Racers 3
| Episode | Guests | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Dario Franchitti | November 21, 2017 |
| 60 | Dr. Jerry Punch | November 21, 2017 |
| 61 | Scott Dixon | November 21, 2017 |
| 62 | Doug Boles | November 21, 2017 |
| 63 | Robin Miller | November 21, 2017 |
| 64 | Dorsey Schroeder | November 21, 2017 |
| 65 | Ryan Lewis | November 21, 2017 |
| 66 | Craig Hampson | November 21, 2017 |
| 67 | Craig Hampson: The Young Engineer's Special | November 21, 2017 |
| 68 | Brian Till | November 21, 2017 |
| 69 | Mario Andretti, Pt. 1 | November 21, 2017 |
| 70 | Mario Andretti, Pt. 2 | November 21, 2017 |
| 71 | Parker Kligerman | November 21, 2017 |
| 72 | Scott Tucker: The Racing Story | November 21, 2017 |
| 73 | Scott Tucker: The Business Story | November 21, 2017 |
| 74 | Jeremy Shaw | December 15, 2017 |
| 75 | Alwin Springer | December 15, 2017 |
| 76 | Cole Pearn | December 15, 2017 |
| 77 | Paul Tracy, Part 1 | December 15, 2017 |
| 78 | Paul Tracy, Part 2 | December 15, 2017 |
| 79 | Lyn St. James | December 15, 2017 |
| 80 | Willy T. Ribbs | December 15, 2017 |
| 81 | Alex Bowman | January 1, 2018 |
| 82 | Ryan Blaney | December 22, 2017 |
| 83 | Tony Stewart, Part 1 | December 22, 2017 |
| 84 | Tony Stewart, Part 2 | December 22, 2017 |
| 85 | Chocolate Myers | December 22, 2017 |
| 86 | Robby Gordon | December 22, 2017 |
| 87 | Jeremy Mayfield | January 18, 2018 |
| 88 | Shane Hmiel | January 18, 2018 |
| 89 | Tommy Byrne | January 18, 2018 |
| 90 | Joie Chitwood | January 18, 2018 |
| 91 | Brian Redman | January 18, 2018 |
| 92 | Josef Newgarden | January 18, 2018 |
Dinner with Racers 4
| Episode | Guests | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Alan Kulwicki: The Wisconsin Racer | April 1, 2018 |
| 94 | Alan Kulwicki: The NASCAR Champion | April 1, 2018 |
| 95 | Alan Kulwicki: The Untold Stories | April 1, 2018 |
| 96 | Alan Kulwicki: April 1, 1993 and Legacy | April 1, 2018 |
| 97 | What May 23 Meant to Us | May 24, 2018 |
| 98 | Roger Hayden | May 24, 2018 |
| 99 | James Hinchcliffe | May 24, 2018 |
| 100 | Paul Page | May 24, 2018 |
| 101 | Sam Schmidt | May 24, 2018 |
| 102 | Takuma Sato | May 24, 2018 |
| 103 | Robert Wickens | July 20, 2018 |
| 104 | Dr. Terry Trammell | July 20, 2018 |
| 105 | Joey Saldana | July 20, 2018 |
| 106 | Rick Mears, Part 1 | July 20, 2018 |
| 107 | Rick Mears, Part 2 | July 20, 2018 |
| 108 | Alexander Rossi | July 20, 2018 |
| 109 | LIVE at Watkins Glen | July 20, 2018 |
| 110 | LIVE Animal Show at Road America | November 19, 2018 |
| 111 | Razzle Dazzle (Ryan Dalziel) | November 19, 2018 |
| 112 | Charles Espenlaub | November 19, 2018 |
| 113 | Ozz Negri | November 19, 2018 |
| 114 | Pierre Kleinubing | November 19, 2018 |
| 115 | Joe Varde | November 19, 2018 |
| 116 | Jack Baldwin | November 19, 2018 |
| 117 | The Story of Jimmy Baldwin | November 19, 2018 |
| 118 | Don Garlits | December 21, 2018 |
| 119 | Derek Bell | December 21, 2018 |
| 120 | Terry Earwood | December 21, 2018 |
| 121 | Steve Gough | December 21, 2018 |
| 122 | Paul "Decal" Kelly | December 21, 2018 |
| 123 | Drew Feustel | December 21, 2018 |
| 124 | Bobby Unser, Part 1 | December 21, 2018 |
| 125 | Bobby Unser, Part 2 | December 21, 2018 |
| 126 | Linda Vaughn | March 31, 2019 |
| 127 | Dennis Aase | March 31, 2019 |
| 128 | Bobby Allison | March 31, 2019 |
| 129 | Todd Bodine | March 31, 2019 |
| 130 | Dave Despain | March 31, 2019 |
Dinner with Racers 5
| Episode | Guests | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | An Announcement on the Future of "Dinner With Racers" | November 26, 2019 |
| 132 | Carrie Russell and Audra Segree (Jamaican Women's Bobsled Team | November 26, 2019 |
| 133 | Smokey Yunick Tales, Part 1 | November 26, 2019 |
| 134 | Smokey Yunick Tales, Part 2 | November 26, 2019 |
| 135 | The Adventures of Uncle Bobby, Less Edited | November 26, 2019 |
| 136 | VIR Extended, Harvey Siegel | December 20, 2019 |
| 137 | VIR Extended, Connie Nyholm | December 20, 2019 |
| 138 | VIR Extended, Kerrigan Smith | December 21, 2019 |
| 139 | The Poster, Part 1 | December 21, 2019 |
| 140 | The Poster, Part 2 | December 21, 2019 |
| 141 | Morgan Shepherd | February 13, 2020 |
| 142 | Terry Labonte | February 13, 2020 |
| 143 | Geoff Bodine | February 13, 2020 |
| 144 | Boris Said | February 13, 2020 |
| 145 | Sam Posey | February 13, 2020 |
| 146 | Skip Barber | February 13, 2020 |
| 147 | Rob Dyson | February 13, 2020 |
| 148 | Will Turner | February 13, 2020 |
| 149 | David Kaemmer | February 13, 2020 |
| 150 | RJ Valentine | February 13, 2020 |
| 151 | JF Musial | February 13, 2020 |
| 152 | Kyle Petty | February 13, 2020 |
| 153 | Dick Simon Part 1: Forget Racing | February 13, 2020 |
| 154 | Dick Simon Part 2: Oh Yeah, Racing | February 13, 2020 |
| 155 | Michael Avenatti | February 13, 2020 |
| 156 | Craig Breedlove | February 13, 2020 |
| 157 | Ray Evernham | February 13, 2020 |
References
- "This Podcast Has the Best Inside Gossip From the Motorsports World". Road and Track. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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- "'Dinner with Racers' Expands to TV Series on Amazon Prime". Sportscar365.
- Schrader, Stef. "Which Podcasts Are Helping You Survive The Long, Dull Days Of The Off-Season?". jalopnik.com.
- "Ep.2 – Bob Varsha". dinnerwithracers.com. 15 November 2015.
- "Picking up the Check Again, "Dinner with Racers" Podcast Launches Second Season - Continental". www.continentaltire.com.
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- "Continental Tire – MotorSportsTalk". motorsports.nbcsports.com.
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