Race Cars and Jail Bars

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.

9 Episodes

9. Bob Pronger and the Chicago Outfit (Season Finale)
2/6/2024
53:27
In our season finale episode, we chronicle the life of Bob Pronger, a Chicago based racer who ran the short tracks in the area and big league NASCAR events that spanned from the Daytona Beach race to the new superspeedway. Operate a chop shop, piss off the mafia, and have your pants stolen on multiple occasions, its Bob Pronger! Find us: Instagram: @racecarsandjailbars Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars [email protected]
8. Gregory Peter Loles
1/30/2024
1:18:00
In this weeks episode, we cover another home state scumbag, a road racer who had won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in their class as an owner in the mid-2000's. Partner with successful German teammates, scam millions of dollars from a church and its parishioners, and have a judge completely dress you down in court, its Gregory Loles! Find us on: Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars Instagram: @racecarsandjailbars Email: [email protected]
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7. William Elias Stepp
1/23/2024
1:14:13
In this week's episode, Jesse profiles a man who was known around the drag racing circuits as "Billy The Kid". He ran a successful Pro Stock team in the first years of the division, but was also a crime syndicate boss! Commit a litany of crimes from which you never get punished for, sue the government for your money back, and WIN, and (allegedly) orchestrate murders of gangland figures, its "Billy the Kid" Stepp! Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars Instagram: @racecarsandjailbars [email protected]
6. Rob Moroso
1/16/2024
1:32:04
In this week's episode, we dive into the phenomenon that was Rob Moroso, the unofficial godfather of the Young Guns movement. Make a name for yourself before age 21, be a NASCAR champion and called the next "legend" of the sport by legends of the sport, and throw it all away, taking someone innocent with you, its Rob Moroso! facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars Instagram @ Racecarsandjailbars [email protected]
5. Rick Crawford
1/2/2024
56:09
This week, we bring our buddy Phil from our other show in to witness the perversion of our next subject! Be a long time racer in NASCAR's upper levels with limited success, retire and send a picture of your "self" to the FBI, its Rick Crawford! Instagram: @racecarsandjailbars Facebook: facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars E-Mail: [email protected]
4. Christopher Wilder
12/19/2023
2:44:17
In this unbelievable episode, we follow Christopher Wilder, a wealthy businessman who goes racing in IMSA and races in the Daytona 24 and the 12 Hours of Sebring, but also is a horrific human being, probably one of the worst we may ever cover on the show! Destroy lives from Australia to the continental US, be a terrible race car driver, and cut a path of destruction so large, they still can't tell how big it was to this day, its Christopher Wilder! Find us: Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars Instagram- @racecarsandjailbars [email protected]
3. The Kidnapping of Juan Manuel Fangio
12/12/2023
1:08:38
In this episode, our subject isn't the one under scrutiny, rather he was the victim of crime instead, and it is a wild tale of Rebels, Race Cars, and Exhumation! Come and listen to the crazy tale of Juan Manuel Fangio! Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars [email protected] and find us on all your favorite podcast listening platforms!
2. John Wes Townley
12/5/2023
1:31:27
In this tragic episode, we witness a young man from a very well-off family, get thrown directly into the big league stock car fire, and it doesn't take long for it to burn his career to the ground. Escalating offenses during and after his career, culminating in a final violent act that nobody saw coming, it's the story of John Wes Townley! Find us: facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars [email protected] more coming soon!
1. Lee Roy Yarbrough
11/21/2023
1:03:14
From humble beginnings, Lee Roy Yarbrough tore up race tracks in southern Georgia and Florida and became one of NASCAR'S 50 greatest drivers ever. As quickly as his star rose, it faded away, and greatness turned to trouble. The tragedy of Lee Roy Yarbrough is one story you'll never forget. (Even though he probably did) Show links: 1964 Daytona Modified Sportsman- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7KSGPKxPKw&ab_channel=NASCARWrecks 1967 Charlotte Crash- https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/cpdb/crashphotos_view.php?page=view&editid1=6962 1969 Daytona 500-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCuSzJjkU0&ab_channel=SMIFFTV 1971 Indianapolis test crash-https://the-fastlane.co.uk/cpdb/crashphotos_view.php?page=view&editid1=3063

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Race Cars and Jail Bars

Race Cars and Jail Bars

9 Episodes

9. Bob Pronger and the Chicago Outfit (Season Finale)

8. Gregory Peter Loles

7. William Elias Stepp

6. Rob Moroso

5. Rick Crawford

4. Christopher Wilder

3. The Kidnapping of Juan Manuel Fangio

2. John Wes Townley

1. Lee Roy Yarbrough