12-14-21 E57

LIVE at 9PM EST (12/14), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Guests are Paige Coughlin who has recently announced the intentions of a no-prep run along with Richard Brogdon who has a great wagon plus we'll see him in NHRA pro stock once more. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

12-7-21 E56

LIVE at 9PM EST (12/7), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Guests are Krista Baldwin off of a VRHRA win plus PRI preparations along with Justin Ashley with future news and don't forget THE CHAMP, Steve Torrence checks in. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

11-30-21 E55

LIVE at 9PM EST (11/30), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Dom Lagana of those Capco boys is with us along with 2021 NHRA Camping World Pro Stock Motorcycle 5 time champion, Matt Smith. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

11-23-2021 E54

LIVE at 9PM EST (11/23), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Aaron Stanfield and Dave Davies stop by to talk on Constant Aviation Factory Stock along with 2021 Funny Car champ Ron Capps. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

11-17-2021 E53 - ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

LIVE at 9PM EST (11/17 -WEDNESDAY NIGHT-), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Richard Shute, legendary photographer of Auto Imagery will be with us along with 2021 NHRA Camping World Pro Stock 5 time champion, Greg Anderson. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

11-9-2021 E52

LIVE at 9PM EST (11/9), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Tony Schumacher, who is returning to competition in 2022 will be our first guest. Then Cruz Pedregon, who is in a championship fight this season, will be live with us. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

11-2-2021 E51

LIVE at 9PM EST (11/2), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. John Doig, our Australian correspondent will be live to bring us all up to speed on what is happening in drag racing down under. Defending and multi-time NHRA Funny Car champion Matt Hagan, who is in a championship fight this season, will make his first appearance on the Power Hour. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

10-26-2021 E50

LIVE at 9PM EST (10/26), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. John Doig, our Australian correspondent will be live to bring us all up to speed on what is happening in drag racing down under. NHRA Pro Mod favorite and Fall Nationals winner Lyle Barnett is live on the show. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

10-19-2021 E49

LIVE at 9PM EST (10/19), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The PDRA Pro Boost Champion, Kevin Rivenbark, along with NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Matt & Angie Smith will be live. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

10-12-2021 E48

LIVE at 9PM EST (10/12), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. NHRA Fall Nationals winner in top fuel, Justin Ashley, and future NHRA pro stock driver Camrie Caruso will be live. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

10-5-2021 E47

LIVE at 9PM EST (10/5), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. Drag racing legend and Texas Motorplex owner, Billy Meyer is live along with modern drag racing daredevil Scott Palmer. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

 

9-28-2021 E46

 

9-21-2021 e45

LIVE at 9PM EST (9/21), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. NHRA's Steve Reintjes, vice president of broadcasting, will give us a glimpse into the world of the TV broadcast. Doug Foley checks in LIVE with wrapping up his 2021 NHRA Camping World Top Fuel campaign. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

9-14-2021 e44

LIVE at 9PM EST (9/14), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The most recent NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle winner Steve Johnson and NHRA Top Fuel driver Joe Morrison are on LIVE. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

 

9-7-2021 e43

LIVE at 9PM EST (9/7), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The guests on the show will be NHRA Medical Director, Dr. Surface, and NHRA Top Fuel rookie Josh Hart. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

8-31-2021 e42

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8-24-2021 e41

LIVE at 9PM EST (8/24), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport.

The guests on the show will be John Montecalvo and TJ Zizzo. John is a long time Mountain Motor Pro Stock racer but he has been instrumental in bringing Long Island drag racing back. TJ just competed at the NHRA national event in Brainerd for his first outing of 2021.

Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer along with regular pit insider Jeff Arend be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

8-17-2021 e40

LIVE at 9PM EST (8/10), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The guest on the show will be the Mr. WFO himself, Joe Castello! Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer along with regular pit insider Jeff Arend be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

8-10-2021 e39

LIVE at 9PM EST (8/10), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The guest on the show will be the GOAT himself, John Force - no telling where this one might go! Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer along with regular pit insider Jeff Arend be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

8-3-2021 e38

LIVE at 9PM EST (8/3), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The guests on the show are NHRA top fuel drivers Justin Ashley and Mike Salinas. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer along with regular pit insider Jeff Arend be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

7-27-2021 e37

LIVE at 9PM EST (7/27), Competition Plus' drag racing talk show, Power Hour, airs with the latest in news, opinion, and relevant guests within the sport. The evening's guest is CompetitionPlus.com founder and editor Bobby Bennett. Hosted by Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer along with regular pit insider Jeff Arend be sure to tune in on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

 

7-20-21 e36

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (9PM EST 7/20)! On the show, Joey Haas, the young NHRA top fuel pilot who had a great time on the mountain and Tracy Renck, Competition Plus writer, who was at Bandimere Speedway. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing along with pit insider Jeff Arend. Feel the POWER live at 9PM EST.

7-13-21 e35

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (9PM EST 7/13)! On the show, Greg Carrillo, a NHRA top fuel competitor and owner of the PDRA Tommy Franklin stop by the Competition Plus pit. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing along with pit insider Jeff Arend. Feel the POWER live at 9PM EST
 

7-6-21 e34

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 6/22)! On the show, Andy Carter, the GM for the Texas Motorplex and NHRA 4 time champion pro stock driver Eric Enders stop by the Competition Plus pit. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

6-29-21 e-33

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 6/29)! On the show, the pinch driving Austin Prock and legendary drag racing personality Bret Kepner. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

6-22-21 e-32

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 6/22)! On the show, Eddie Krawiec and Larry Dixon stop by the Competition Plus pit. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information.

 

 

 

6-15-21 e-31

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 6/15)! On the show, Dave Davies, CEO of Constant Aviation, will be on talking about the company, their involvement in NHRA Factory Stock, and his upcoming time behind the wheel in the class. Our second guess is NHRA's on FOX voice and point man, Brian Lohnes. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

 

6-8-21 e-30

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/25)! On the show, Dan Hood and Ron Capps come on to chat with our hosts and you all LIVE. Dan is a crew chief with John Force Racing. Ron is a funny car wheelman for Don Schumacher Racing but we're looking forward to hearing from him on March Meet in May. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

 

6-2-2021 e-29

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/25)! On the show, Terry McMillan and Don O'Neal come on to chat with our hosts and you all LIVE. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

 

5-25-21 - E-29

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/25)! On the show, it's Matt Hartford, the NHRA Pro Stock winner at the Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park: along with Viktoriya Bastiyali of Smart Sanitizer, one of the newest sponsors in NHRA drag racing with Justin Ashely. WAIT! The champ is here! Steve Torrence is on as well. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

 

5-18-21 E-28

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/18)! On the show, it's the latest feel good stories from the NGK NTK NHRA 4 Nationals, Dallas Glen, Krista Baldwin, and Steve Johnson. Dallas picked up his first ever NHRA Wally. Krista qualified and earned a round 1 win for the first time in top fuel. Steve reminded us all that it's more than a hobby. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be hosting and talking drag racing, while Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

5-11-21 E-27

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/4)! On the show, it's the living motorsports legend, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme as our guest. From drag racing in its earliest days to Baja just weeks ago he is one of the greats in the motorsports discussion. Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be talking drag racing before Mr.Prudhomme is on and Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

5-4-2021 E-26

The POWER HOUR is LIVE (8PM EST 5/4)! On the show, it's Fletcher Cox as our guest. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle who loves drag racing, so much so, he is in it! Slammin' Sam and the Monday Morning Racer will be talking drag racing and Jeff Arend will give us insider information. Join us LIVE!

 

 

 

 

 

4-27-2021 E-25

Power Hour is LIVE (4/27 9 PM EST)!!! The show will have guests JR Todd of Kalitta Motorsports and Greg Anderson of the pro stock ranks on live. Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer will host and talk on drag racing along with pit insider Jeff Arend. Join in LIVE at 9 PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

 

 

 

4-20-2021 E-24

POWER HOUR is LIVE at 9PM Eastern Standard Time (4/20)! Guest Richard Hartman is on with co-host Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer. Plenty to chat on with the crew chief duties on the NHRA Funny Car, the recent fuel altered history, and past driving career. Plus we'll hear from Jeff Arend on testing after the national event as out pit insider. It's all LIVE at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

 

 

 

4-13-2021 E-23

The Competition Plus POWER HOUR goes LIVE 9PM EST (Tue. 4/13). This week's guest is Bill Bader Jr, owner of the Disneyland of dragstrips, Summit Motorsports Park. Join in LIVE with Mr. Bader along with hosts Slammin' Sam, The Monday Moring Racer, and along with Jeff Arend our pit insider.

 

 

 

4-06-2021 E-21

The Competition Plus POWER HOUR goes LIVE tonight (4/6) at 9PM EST! It's a funny car takeover as we'll have driver Alexis DeJoria on and tuner Del Worsham (who knows a thing or two on driving as well). Be there LIVE with host Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer along with pit insider Jeff Arend as they chat drag racing.

 

3-30-2021 E-20

POWER HOUR goes live at 9PM EST with guest Robert Hight of John Force Racing. Co-host Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer will be talking all things drag racing from the weekend like Funny Car Chaos. Plus, don't miss out on what Jeff Arend will bring with an inside look into the world of drag racing.

 

3-23-2021 E-19

LIVE with guests Johnny Pluchino, 2020 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock champion, along with NHRA Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria. It's all LIVE at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Channel. Hosts Salmmin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer along with pit insider Jeff Arend will be on to keep firing off on drag racing.

 

3-16-2021 E-18

Chaos, chaos, chaos, comes to the POWER HOUR with Funny Car Chaos owner Chris Graves on as our guest. Hosts Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer will fire off on the latest happenings in drag racing with pit insider Jeff Arend. The POWER HOUR is LIVE at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.



3-9-2020 E-17

The Competition Plus POWER HOUR is LIVE at 9PM EST! Hosts Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer will chat it up on drag racing and then have guest Glen Cromwell on. Mr. Cromwell is the president of the NHRA. Feel the power on POWER HOUR live! Fan interaction encouraged.

 

2-23-2021 E-16

The Competition Plus POWER HOUR will be LIVE! Catch the live show at 9PM EST with guest Wes Buck, founder and owner of Drag Illustrated, on the upcoming World Doorslammer Nationals. Plus, NHRA top fuel pilot Terry McMillan will go live with us as well to catch us all up on his race team. Hosts Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer along with pit insider Jeff Arend will be the managers of all the power on the Competition Plus POWER HOUR. Be there live as we take viewer questions as well.

 

2-16-2021 E-15

POWER HOUR LIVE Tuesday night at 9PM EST with hosts and guests covering it all in drag racing. The host, Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer, along with pit insider Jeff Arend will be yacking it up on the what, when, where, and why of drag racing. The guests for the show are Donald "Duck" Long with his huge promotion coming up, Lights Out 12. On the show as well is the coolest of them all in the NHRA nitro pits, funny car driver Alexis DeJoria. Feel the POWER HOUR live Tuesday night at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel.

 

2-09-2021 E-14

A powerful line up of guests for Power Hour #14! Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer along with pit insider Jeff Arend are on to talk about this week in drag racing. Then it's championship tuner Rahn Tobler along with another great Ron Capps. It's a nitro tuning and wheeling night on the Competition Plus Power Hour. Be there live at 9PM EST as we talk drag racing and chat with out guests.

 

 

 

 

2-02-2021 E-13

Competition Plus, the world's leading online drag racing magazine will go LIVE tonight with the Power Hour hosted by Monday Morning Racer and Slammin' Sam Smith along with pit insider Jeff Arend. The line up for guests tonight are Mike Bucher a 58-year-old winner of the 2020 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series North Central Region title and two time NHRA Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon. Tune in at 9PM EST for drag racing conversation with our hosts and later time with out guests.
 

 

1-26-2021 E-12

Competition Plus presents LIVE the Power Hour with host Slammin' Sam, Monday Morning Racer, and pit insider Jeff Arend. We've got two great guests tonight in Frank Hawley, legendary drag racer and drag racing instructor along with NHRA top end reporter Amanda Busick. Feel the POWER HOUR LIVE at 9PM EST with Lee Craft and Sam Smith talking on recent drag racing matters and then our guests.

 

 

 

 

1-19-2020 E-11

The Power Hour is LIVE at 9PM EST with hosts Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer chatting on drag racing and taking your questions. Jeff Arend, our pit insider and accomplished funny car driver himself will stop in to answer plenty of drag racing questions. Our guest tonight is NHRA top fuel pilot Doug Foley of Foley-Lewis Racing. The former IHRA winner came back to NHRA competition in 2020 and is looking to turn heads in 2021. Join us live at 9PM EST as you are a guest as well with us taking your questions.

 

 

1-12-2021 E-10

The Power Hour, presented by Competition Plus, goes LIVE tonight at 9PM EST! Hosts The Monday Morning Racer and Slammin' Sam will chat it up on drag racing along with you in the comments. For out guests, it's famed drag racing photographer Roger Richards and NHRA top fuel pilot Antron Brown. It's LIVE and you can be in on the action by watching and commenting.

 

1-5-2021 E-9

Power Hour will be LIVE with hosts Monday Morning Racer & Slammin' Sam as we'll have pit insider Jeff Arend swing by for the 411. Your guests tonight will be Paul Lee of NHRA funny can and Larry Dixon who just got the call for the hall. Tune in LIVE as we'll take your questions and talk drag racing at 9PM EST.

12-29-2020 E-8

2021 is nearly here and for Competition Plus POWER HOUR this week we've got two fan favorites to close out 2020. TJ Zizzo will join us from the top fuel ranks along with Steve Johnson who rides in pro stock motorcycle. Don't forget about our hosts Monday Morning Racer and Slammin' Sam chatting along with you live on relevant drag racing matters. Plus, Jeff Arend will give us the scoop from inside all the pit chatter. It's LIVE at 9PM EST on Facebook, YouTube and the Competition Plus Twitter.

12-22-20 - E9

We gave the guys the night off, and they still came into work. Here's the unexpected show. 

As always, the CompetitionPlus.com Power Hour is available on podcast. DOWNLOAD POWER HOUR PODCASTS. 

 

12-15-20 E-6

The POWER HOUR is coming with the 6th instalment of drag racing opinion, news, and guests. Hosts The Monday Morning Racer and Slammin' Sam will discuss recent events in the world of drag racing while guests Al Tucci, famous drag racing announcer, and Tommy Johnson Jr. will be on to chat about what's going on in the drag racing world. It's LIVE along with you at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

#DragRacingNews #PowerHour

12-8-2020 E-5

Power Hour #5 will certainly bring the power with three drag racing legends on at the same time after Slammin' Sam and Monday Morning Racer talk some drag racing. It's Pat Musi, Rickie Smith, and Roy Hill on to talk it up about today and yesterday in drag racing. By the way, our pit insider, Jeff Arend, will stop by to clue us in on the low down out there in the sport of drag racing. It's all LIVE at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channel. Be there for the POWER HOUR!

 

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12-01-2020 E-4

POWER HOUR #4 will be LIVE at 9PM EST with two familiar names in the doorcar world of drag racing. Larry Morgan, the famed pro stock driver along with former pro mod champion Quain Stott are on with hosts Monday Morning Racer and Slammin' Sam. Sure, we'll chat a bit of the good ole days but these two drag racers are still in the game in the tuning and promoting worlds. Don't forget that are pit insider Jeff Arend will swing by and we'll chat it up on drag racing with you, MMR, and Sam. Be on at 9PM EST for the livecast!

 

11-24-2020 E-3

Competition Plus is LIVE tonight at 9PM EST with POWER HOUR! Hosts Monday Morning Race and Slammin' Sam will be yacking it up on drag racing along with you in the discussion. Jeff Arend, the POWER HOUR pit insider, will update us on the pertinent juicy information that he's got. Then it's a bit of fuel with Clay Millican. Afterwards, on the same air time streaming, it's Stevie Fast Jackson and Scotty Cannon. A full show LIVE at 9PM EST on the Competition Plus Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter via Periscope - BE THERE!

 

 

 

11-17-2020 E-2

POWER HOUR round 2 is coming hosted by Slammin' Sam and The Monday Morning Racer talking on current and relevant drag racing issues along with great guests from the world of drag racing. Pit insider Jeff Arend will pop in to give us the beat from the pits. Our guests will be Radial Vs. The World winner in Orlando, Melanie Salemi, and NHRA 2020 Rookie of the Justin Ashley. By the way, be our guests as well while watching LIVE because we'll be taking your questions through the show. BE there, LIVE at 9PM EST!

 

 

 

11-10-2020 - E1

Introducing the Competition Plus POWER HOUR!

A LIVE show about all things drag racing streaming to the Competition Plus platforms on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

Hosted by Slammin' Sam Smith and the Monday Morning Racer Lee Craft it will have drag racing opinion along with personalities from the sport such as the first episode guests, Ron Capps and Gary Scelzi.

Jeff Arend will join the show as our NHRA insider to update us on the inside pit details from the sport of drag racing. 

 

 

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