The Derek Pernesiglio Show

Eleven time Bowman Gray Stadium Champion, Burt Myers comes from a long line of racers. His Grandfather and and Uncle, Billy and Bobby Myers were pioneers of NASCAR racing in the 40’s and 50’s. In the 70’s, his father, Gary raced in NASCAR’s Cup series, then known as Grand National. Now Burt is paving his own way into the history books with almost thirty track and touring series championships combined. He stopped by the show to talk to Derek about the early days in racing, what it takes to compete at Bowman Gray Stadium and grooming the next generation of Myers. All this and more on this episode of The Derek Pernesiglio Show.

With a NASCAR resume that speaks for itself, Greg Zipadelli is on track to be Hall of Fame material. In a very special episode, he sits down with Derek to talk about the early days on the NASCAR Modified Tour, getting to work with some of the greats of the sport and his other passion being an outdoorsman. All this and more on this episode of The Derek Pernesiglio Show.

Actor and race car driver Kyle Whisner moved East after a stint racing on the shorts tracks of California. Now he’s trying to break into NASCAR’s top levels while racing with Hashimoto’s Disease. Whisner joins Derek to talk about the trials and tribulations of navigating through the sport while spreading awareness about his condition.

Former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver, Joey Coulter stops by the studio to talk about his early beginnings in go-karts and running on the Florida short tracks. He also tells the story of the up and down path that led him to winning truck series races with Richard Childress, a dream ride turning into a nightmare and going back to the short tracks to find his love for the sport again and his newly found love for driving tour-type modifieds.

Rogelio Lopez and Ruben Garcia Jr. are both champions of the NASCAR Mexico Series and two of the series’ winningest drivers. Both drivers came to the United States to move up the NASCAR ladder and both found victory lane in the ARCA Menards East Series. Now they have started RX2 Driver Development, helping and developing some of the newest crop of driving talent to come from Mexico and Latin America. They sit down with Derek to talk about their driver line up, continuing to race and win in the NASCAR Mexico Series and reminisce about the old days in the East Series on this episode of The Derek Pernesiglio Show.