Southern Ontario Dirt Show
by Jonathon Howe, Howe's House Media
Jonathon & Beef take you inside the dirt racing world at Southern Ontario's premiere race tracks Oshweken Speedway, Merrittville Speedway as well as Western New York's Ransomville Speedway. Catch reviews of past race weekends and get perspective on all the action from drivers, crew guys, officials and more.
Episodes
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Guest Host Shayne Pierce Joins The Show
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, host Jonathon Howe and guest Shayne Pierce discuss the current racing season at Merrittville Speedway, focusing on Shane's performance in the 88 Modified. They explore the competitive landscape of modified racing, the importance of maintenance…
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The Fallout, and Fall on the Horizon
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show Podcast, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef discuss the latest happenings in dirt racing across Southern Ontario. They cover championship updates, track conditions, and highlight notable performances from various drivers. The conversation also touches…
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We're Back and Jonathon is Fired Up!
*Disclaimer* Strong Language Used in the Second Half of the Show In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef discuss the latest happenings in local dirt racing, including the dominance of Dylan Westbrook in the 360 series, the ongoing Thunderstock battle…
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Around the Track with Daniel McKay
Summary In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, host Jonathon Howe interviews Daniel McKay, a first-time sportsman winner. They discuss McKay's journey in racing, the challenges he faced, and the importance of family support. McKay shares insights into his racing strategy, the...
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Taylor Vanderzanden on Winning at Merrittville, Sportsman Division and Clearing the Air
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, host Jonathon Howe welcomes Taylor Vanderzanden, the latest winner in the sportsman racing scene. Taylor shares insights about his recent breakthrough win at Merrittville, discusses the evolving landscape of sportsman racing, and reflects on his...
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Handicapping and Who Beats Cody?
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef recap a busy weekend of racing, discussing various race results and standout performances. They delve into the intricacies of handicapping in local racing, weighing its pros and cons. The conversation also touches on...
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Jerry Winger Memorial, Lindberg Line and Points Update
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef discuss the latest happenings in dirt racing across Southern Ontario, focusing on tracks like Merrittville and Oshweken. They cover highlights from recent races, including standout performances in various classes such...
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Flip Breakdown, ESS at Ohsweken and an Emotional Win
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef recap the recent racing events at Oshweken, Ransomville and Merrittville Speedways, highlighting key performances and incidents. They discuss the thrilling four cylinder races, the impressive track records set in the...
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Rain Rain Go Away, Ransomville Reflection and Ohsweken Preview
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Corbey Daniels discuss their recent experiences at various racing events, including the High Limit Racing at Ransomville and the continuing season at Oshweken Speedway. They share insights on the 360 class predictions…
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Night 2 of the World of Outlaws at Ohsweken
The conversation covers the recent racing events at Ohsweken, highlighting the performances of local drivers, the dynamics of the races, and the technical challenges faced by teams. Jonathon and Beef reflect on the excitement of the races, the teamwork displayed in the pits, and the future...
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Night 1 of Outlaws Sprints at Ohsweken Speedway
The conversation covers the highlights of the first night of racing at Ohsweken, focusing on David Gravel's victory, the performance of local drivers, and the overall excitement of the event. The hosts discuss the challenges faced by teams, the adaptability of drivers to track conditions, and the...
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Ransomville Speedway 2025 with Steven Petty
Summary In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, Jonathon Howe and Steven Petty discuss the exciting start to the racing season at Ransomville Speedway. They delve into the new handicapping system, the emergence of young talent in the sportsman division, and the competitive landscape of...
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New Tech, Sharp vs. Rouse and Chilly Sizzler, and Baily Heard
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef welcome Baily Heard, who returns to sprint car racing after a year off. They discuss Baily's impressive comeback this weekend with his best-ever finish at Merrittville Speedway, his driver coach, and his goals for the...
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Merrittville Opener, Predictions, Props, and Cory Turner
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Beef discuss the 74th season opener from Merrittville Speedway. They go over the winners, the surprises and make their championship predictions in each division. Jonathon also has some prop bets for Beef looking head to…
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Mod Lite Season Preview with Dan Kviring
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, host's Jonathon Howe and "Beef" Corbey Daniels speak with Dan Kviring, a mod lite driver and a part of Savage Race Chassis, about his journey into racing, the evolution of modified lites, and the importance of community in grassroots racing. Dan...
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Live From Motorama 2025
The Southern Ontario Dirt Show returns with a focus on local racing, featuring Buxton Speedway's new management and exciting developments for the 2025 season. The conversation covers various racing classes, track management insights, and community engagement through live podcasts. The hosts…
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Dome, Chili Bowl Fantasy Draft and Doug Leonard
In this episode of the Dirt Beers podcast, hosts Beef and Jonathon Howe welcome Doug Leonard, the race director for the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. They discuss Doug's journey in the racing world, the latest news in dirt racing, and insights into the upcoming 2025 schedule. The…
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New Era Pod and Humberstone Reflection
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, hosts Jonathon Howe and Corbey Daniels are joined by Stephen Petty to reflect on the past racing season, particularly focusing on the farewell of Humberstone Speedway. They discuss the memorable moments, the legacy of the track, and the impact of...
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Northern Nationals, Michael Caldwell Joins to Reflect on Merrittville Season
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show, host Jonathon Howe discusses the recent racing events, particularly focusing on the Northern Nationals and the Northern Sprint Car Nationals. He shares insights on the performances of various drivers, including Ryan Beagle and Ryan Turner, and...
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The Final Pete Cosco at Humberstone, Merrittville Champs, James Friesen and More
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, Jonathon Howe recaps the recent races at Humberstone and Merrittville Speedway. He highlights the winners and champions in each class, including Kenny Hair and Alex Riley in the mini stocks, Josh Sliter in the Rona Dodge Mod Lights, Dave...
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Summer Nats, Tired of the Comments and Go Karting Again
This episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast covers various dirt racing events and topics. Jonathon (@jonathononair) discusses recent races, including the Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway and the World of Outlaws races at Jackson Motorplex. He also addresses the criticism of the...
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Local Catch Up, "Mr. August" and R.J. Pietz
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, Jonathon Howe provides updates on recent dirt racing events in the Southern Ontario region. He discusses the results from various speedways, including Ransomville Speedway and Merrittville Speedway. Howe also talks about the Super Dirt…
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July Wrap Up and Sticker Stars Mason Anderson and Alex Riley
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, host Jonathon Howe provides a race report for various dirt racing events. He covers races from Ransomville Speedway and Merrittville Speedway, highlighting the winners and notable performances in each division. Howe also discusses the…
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Two Weeks in One, The Rothwell's and Ryan Susice
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, Jonathon Howe provides a race report and recap of various dirt racing events. He covers races at Ohsweken Speedway, Ransomville Speedway, Merrittville Speedway, and Outlaw Speedway, among others. Howe discusses the winners, top finishers,...
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On the Points, and Tyler Puchalski
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, host Jonathon Howe discusses the latest racing events and standings at Ohsweken and Merrittville Speedways. He highlights the top drivers in each division and their performance throughout the season. Jonathon also previews the upcoming...
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First of the Last, Mat + Matt Show and Cody McPherson
In this episode of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show podcast, Jonathan Howe provides a race report for various dirt track events. He covers the results from Ohsweken Speedway, Ransomville Speedway, Humberstone Speedway, and the Super Dirt Car Series. He also discusses the world of Outlaws Sprint…
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Modified Madness at Merrittville, Mini Stock Engine Swap, and Briscoe Coming Up
The Southern Ontario Dirt Show Podcast provides race recaps and highlights from local tracks, including Merrittville Speedway and Ohsweken Speedway. Recent races have seen standout performances from drivers like Cody McPherson and Gary Lindberg. Controversies and rule changes, such as the...
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Weather Affected, McPherson Ties Record and Doug Leonard
Not much to talk about on the race report as Merrittville is jammed up by the weather again! We did have some first time winners this past week. Cody McPherson got a record tying win at Weedsport, and remains unbeatable at Merrittville, who is up for the challenge to knock off the Lucky 7? Doug...
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Recapping the Ivan Little Memorial and Shayne Pierce
Back at it again and theres alot to talk about. As the Month of May comes to a close, Jonathon takes a lap around the dirt world, talking about local dirt results, and the bigger series like the Super DIRTcar Series and World of Outlaws Sprints. He also dives into the Ivan Little Memorial and the...
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Back in the Clay for the Month of May
It's been busy in the world of dirt the last few weeks. Jonathon runs through all the headlines in the race report. Then, he hones in on some of the action from this past Saturday at Merrittville Speedway. Is there anything more heartbraking in racing than losing a photo finish? And has there…
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Recapping Star Wars Night at Merrittville, the Fonda Situation and Humberstone Speedway and Hum
Jonathon is back with another quick update. We'll go around the dirt world with a Race Report from this past weekend. What's the deal with Fonda? High Limit's cancel their show, can they get the surface sorted? And we begin to say goodbye to Humberstone Speedway as the The Final 5 has been...
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Ransomville Season Preview with Steven Petty
Jonathon is back to get you up to speed on all things dirt in and around Southern Ontario. We count mother nature's early season wins in the Race Report. Ransomville Track Announcer Steven Petty joins the show to preview the season at the Big R which is set to get going this evening (May 3rd)....
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Racing is back at Merrittville for 2024
Racing is back at Merrittville Speedway in 2024! Jonathon recaps the Spring Sizzler 2024 as well as action from the World of Outlaws and High Limit Sprint Car Series. He gives a quick breakdown of the incident in the Southern Ontario Sprints that occurred before the race began. A full video...
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Spring Sizzler Preview, Testing, and 410 Recap
An Abbreviated show today as Travis is off working on the car ahead of the Spring Sizzler at Merrittville Speedway. Jonathon runs through this past weekends results from the World of Outlaws and High Limits. He shares his thoughts and looks at some of the race monitor times from last Tuesday's…
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Merrittville Practice Update, Paint Scheme Draft and Mike Bowman
We are back for another edition of the Southern Ontario Dirt Show presented by Vansickle Pet Valu and Lundy's Lane Pet Valu. This week, we dive into some race winner stats from the past few years courtesy of stat man Fran. Jonathon took in the limited practice at Merrittville from this past week...
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Super Dirtcar Season Under Way, Sprint Car Story Lines, and the Driver Name Draft
Travis and Jonathon are back from an easter break and theres no shortage of racing to talk about. The World of Outlaws had one bad and good race in the past few weeks. The Super Dirtcar Series season is officially ago with a shaken up podium. We take some time out to preview the upcoming busy...
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Port Royal Rundown, Congratulations Doug, and Jordan Poirier
Back in our regular studios for episode 80 presented by Vansickle Pet Valu and Lundy's Lane Pet Valu. The Short Track Super Series were in Port Royal featuring two great runs by some local talent in Mat Williamson and Dalton Slack. The World of Outlaws have a new race director who we are all very...
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Live from Motorama 2024
We were back at a jam packed Motorama show for a big live show! Clinton Geoffery joined us live to tell us a few stories from his life in racing, as well to preview the upcoming year at Ohsweken Speedway. Dirt Convert Dan Price brings us to speed on his racing world and all things Brighton. Pam...
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Ohsweken Schedule, Stateside Sprint Car Round Up, and Tommy Goudge
Episode 79 presented by Vansickle Pet Valu and Lundy's Lane Pet Valu is here! We go over the Ohsweken Schedule and high light some of the key dates. Speaking of Sprint Cars, the High Limit's and World of Outlaws both were in action. One had great car count, one had a great crowd, what's more...
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Up to Speed on the Sunshine State and Ryan Hunsinger Part 2
The dirt world has trekking around the state of Florida the past few weeks. We have a run down of everything. Plenty of locals had great success in the sunshine state, we'll highlight some of the key moments and finishes for our Southern Ontario representatives. The High Limits kicked off their…
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Merrittville Schedule, 360's in FLA, and Ryan Hunsinger
We are back with cars on track to talk about. We recap some of our local hero's taking on some of the best in 360 sprint car racing in Florida. We also have a look at the Merrittville Speedway schedule and the newly announced Ivan Little Memorial, which is featuring a significant purse for stock...
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Chili Bowl Recap, Local Headlines, and Dirt to Daytona 24 Hour Race
Episode 76 is here, and we have recap of the Chili Bowl. There was a lot of focus on the track and how the race should be formatted, but maybe not enough on winner Logan Seavey's amazing calendar year. Kyle Larson missed out but had lots of thoughts on it, was he on to something? Speaking of...
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Season 3 Primere! Recaps, Sprint Car Schedules and More
Happy New Year race fans! Welcome to season 3, Jonathon and Travis are back to recap the Tulsa Shootout and Gateway Nationals. We also have a look toward the racing season with three Sprint Car touring schedule announcements including the High Limit Series, World of Outlaws, and Empire Super...
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Season Finale? Farewell Orange County? and Nick Sheridan
As we get closer to December, the boys are ready for some time off. Travis and Jonathon talk about the Short Track Super Series event at Orange County which could be that legendary facilities final race. They discuss the STSS heading back to Ontario in 2024 and if there is any flexibility in the...
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World Finals Recap, High Limit News and Jessica Power
Jonathon is back from vacation, no he wasn't down in Charlotte but he Travis look back on the results. With Brad Sweet and Matt Shepherd both winning titles ad continuing their dominance over the Outlaws and Super DIRTcar Series, the boys debate which championship run is more impressive. We also...
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Brockville, Eastern States, High Limit and World Finals Preview
The boys are back for episode 71, and it starts with a tribute to the life and legacy of Ivan Little. We recap the action from Brockville, JMF's win at Outlaw, and the Eastern States 200. Travis and Jonathon look ahead to the World Finals at Charlotte, and the chances for a Canadian sweep again....
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Super Dirt Week Recap, High Limit Wrap Up, and Dalton Slack
Epsiode 70 sees us run through the results from a heavily weather affected Super Dirt Week. The Monday features provided some great action and two big wins by Mat Williamson. Jonathon asks the question about where Mat ranks amongst 358 drivers all time. Travis wonders if the High Limit Sprint car...
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Fall Classic Recap from Humberstone and Super Dirt Week Preview
Heading into the biggest weekend in Modified Racing, Jonathon and Travis first look back on the Fall Classic at Humberstone Speedway. There was plenty of drama as the Action Sprint Tour came to a close and Travis found himself right in the middle of the action off the track. He was also on track...
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Apple Fest Review, Friesen Wins Malta and Matt Billings
The show is back to form, Travis and Jonathon recap the front runners from Applefest at Brighton Speedway. They also discuss the suddenly streaking Stewart Friesen and his performance from Malta Massive Weekend. Is he the favourite for Super Dirt Week? After a little T-Shirt controversy, Jonathon...
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Northern Sprint Car Nationals Recap
Travis and Jonathon return to break down last weekend's Northern Sprint Car Nationals from Ohsweken Speedway. Mike Bowman took home the Crate Nationals and 360 Nationals, is it the car, is it the driver, or did the field not challenge him enough. We recap Travis's night from B Main glory to an...
About this show
Jonathon & Beef take you inside the dirt racing world at Southern Ontario's premiere race tracks Oshweken Speedway, Merrittville Speedway as well as Western New York's Ransomville Speedway. Catch reviews of past race weekends and get perspective on all the action from drivers, crew guys, officials and more.
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Jonathon Howe, Howe's House Media
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