Race Cars and Jail Bars

Race Cars and Jail Bars

Race Cars and Jail Bars

Episodes 29
Avg. Duration 1h 8m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Nov 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
94%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Brothers Brent and Jesse Gleason, who spent decades participating in grassroots stock car auto racing, discuss infamous true crime moments in racing history. Some episodes will be funny, some will be just downright sad. All will be bonkers, ridiculous, entertaining and true! New episodes will be released bi-weekly and this podcast will be a limited series.

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Recent Episodes

S3E29 29. "The Dapper Bandit" Mark Reeves

Feb 05, 2026 1h 35m

On this week's Season 3 Finale, we cover a guy who had no interest in honest work, so he gets his money through less honest means. He loves his coke, tries to "Pretty Woman" a hooker, and re-arranges…

S3E28 28. Kelly Petillo

Jan 27, 2026 1h 19m

This week, we feature a guy who started from very humble roots, in a very difficult time in history, and reached the pinnacle in all motorsports. But he was such a problem, he drove everything he…

S3E27 27. Luis Fontes

Jan 20, 2026 1h 29m

This week, we turn back the clock and tell the story of a man who broke youth records at Le Mans, flew planes, raced boats, and had an irrational contempt for fault, its Luis Fontes!Find us!X-…

S3E26 26. Darrell Alderman

Jan 13, 2026 1h 6m

This week, we see a champion drag racer run into some trouble with drugs, but that isn't going to be the reason why his career collapses, its Darrell Alderman!Find us:X-…

S3E25 25. The 'Miss'-Fortune of Giovanna Amati

Jan 06, 2026 1h 28m

This week, we follow a woman born into privilege, with racing aspirations, make her way to be the last female F1 driver (to date), and find out her life was not all sunshine and roses along the…

S3E24 24. Aaron Fike

Dec 30, 2025 39m

This week, we tell the story of a young driver who may have come along a little too quickly, but the controversy he created had a ripple effect to this day. Destroy your young career with drugs, find…

S3E23 23. Roy James

Dec 23, 2025 1h 32m

This week, we cover a race car driver by day, a getaway driver by trade, and how he was involved in one of the most famous heists in modern history!Find us:X-…

S3E22 22. The Case That Nearly Killed Racing

Dec 16, 2025 1h 8m

This week we cover one of the more important legal cases surrounding motorsports, and the ramifications of if that case had actually been successful (for the plaintiffs).Find us:X-…

S3E21 21. Gary Brabham

Dec 09, 2025 56m

This week we cover a man who should have been a part of auto racing royalty, in more ways than one, but instead, committed a 'royal' atrocity.His mediocre career can't salvage any sort of legacy past…

S3E20 20. Racers And Road Rage

Dec 02, 2025 50m

In this episode, we cover a few instances where people who live on the edge while piloting a race car, sometimes allow themselves to let that intensity out on the general public.Find us:X-…

S3E19 19. Tyler Walker

Nov 25, 2025 45m

This week, for the Season 3 Premiere, a 4th generation racer makes a fast name for himself on the Sprint Car circuit, and makes his way up to NASCAR. But he doesn't last long before it all comes…

S2E18 18. Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt

Feb 11, 2025 59m

This week we bring you a historic epic that should be a biopic but will likely never be. Fight in WWII, fly out of multiple race cars, and win Le Mans while drunk, its Duncan Hamilton and Tony…

S2E17 17. Evan Knoll

Feb 04, 2025 1h

This week, we profile a character who burst onto the drag racing scene in a gigantic way through the early 2000's, pouring massive funding into the sport, but what nobody knew was that money,…

S2E16 16. Robert Powell

Jan 28, 2025 50m

This week, we cover the history of someone who had all the potential to be a short track legend, even more than he already is. You'll root for him to clean it up, only to be disappointed every time,…

S2E15 15. The Circle of Rick Hendrick

Jan 14, 2025 59m

This week we take a look at a few short stories, all surrounding (in some way), one person. Have your name involved in multiple crimes, have a weird association with people involved in the Epstein…

S2E14 14. Robert Tezak

Jan 07, 2025 1h 3m

This week, we cover a figure who sought power in elected office, while trying to make a fortune marketing one of the biggest card games ever created. Be corrupt, hide your money through race car…

S2E13 13. Michael Avenatti

Dec 31, 2024 1h 8m

This week we cover a rather polarizing figure in the United States political spectrum over the last 8 years or so, who also found time in between stealing his client's money to do a little sports car…

S2E12 12. Holiday Special: The 12 Cases of Bowman Gray

Dec 24, 2024 57m

In this week's episode, it's our Holiday Special, and instead of egg nog and Santa Claus, we aren't doing the 12 Days of Christmas, we're instead doing the 12 Cases of Bowman Gray! 12 different…

S2E11 11. Davey Hamilton Jr.

Dec 10, 2024 44m

In this episode, we chronicle a young USAC racer (who is still racing) and his "poor choices" that ended with him in police custody. Find us: Instagram-…

S2E10 10. The Murder of Mickey Thompson (Season 2 Premiere)

Dec 03, 2024 1h 43m

In our Season 2 Premiere, we dive into the life, accomplishments, and brutally unnecessary death of one of the biggest automotive industry legends, Mickey Thompson. A man who's name is still…

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Race Cars and Jail Bars has published 29 episodes since November 2023, covering topics in Automotive, Leisure.

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