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At 11:00 our legends guest will be 1978 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year and great story teller Ronnie Thomas. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest news from trackside at the Daytona international Speedway ahead of the Daytona 500 later in the day. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with Daytona 500 memories. So tune in to cohost Bill Rossi and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 we will have on our favorite guest, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Jeremy Clements to discuss his new alliance with the Haas Factory Team for 2026 and beyond. At 10:20 NASCAR HOF'er Deb Williams will join us for an extended segment to discuss all the news from the off season. Former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres at 11:20 with his take on the recent 24 Hours of Daytona. Finally at 12 noon we'll catch up with our old friend sportscaster Mark Hauser out in the wilds of Oregon. So tune in to Phil Combs and me, Perry Allen Wood, this Sunday morning at 10 for the season nine opener of SYE. SYE

At 11:00 we will have our favorite guest, Xfinity driver Jeremy Clements to sum up the year and look ahead to 2026. HOF'er Deb Williams will join us after weeks on the road with her thoughts on 2025. She will also be awarded the prestigious Nelson Crozier Cup as the 2025 SYE Points Championship Winner. Former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres at 11:20 with his take on the year. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE and hear what happens. SYE

At 11:00 we will have our Veterans' Day tribute a week early when we play my interview with Bud Moore ten years ago. In it he tells the tale when he and his Jeep driver captured a German HQ and couple of dozen soldiers and officers. HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside in Phoenix, but with the time difference I'm not sure when. The same goes with former Cup crew chief Mike Hill from Green Acres, but we'll have him on sometime. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE and hear what happens. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will be my brother, Smoky Wood, a military historian who is going to tell us about Spartanburg during the American Revolutionary War. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside at Martinsville Speedway. And about 11:20 Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will be me, Perry Allen Wood. I'm going to tell a tale of Spartanburg racing history I am pretty sure you've never heard. It's kind of a Halloweenish story. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from trackside at Talladega. And Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from down on Junior's Farm with a Talladega tale or two. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will Bill Blair, Jr., son of racing pioneer Bill Blair, Sr. Bill is going to give us all the details of the Moonshiners' Festival in North Wilkesboro the following weekend. At 11:40, HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from Las Vegas three time zones away. Sometime during the show we'll have former Cup crew chief Mike Hill on from Green Acres with his take on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will be 1990 Busch Series Champion Chuck Bown. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with the news from race week at The Roval. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from Green Acres with his take on racing and farming. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will be Colbert Seagraves, son of NASCAR HOF member Ralph Seagraves. Ralph Seagraves was president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Special Events Operations in 1971 and was largely responsible for their involvement and NASCAR renaming its premiere series from the Grand National Division to the Winston Cup Series. It was an auto racing and American history-changing event that totally reshaped the sport. At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us with stories from Sunday at Loudon and Kansas this weekend. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will air from Green Acres with his recap of Sunday's dominant Whelen Cadillac IMSA victory at Indy. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11:00 our legends guest will be fast rising local winning dirt track star, Spartanburg's own Luke Clements At 10:20 HOF'er Deb Williams will join us live from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte with the latest on everything racing. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be on from down on Junior’s Farm with his preview of IMSA at Indy. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. https://www.facebook.com/Luke-Clements-Motorsports-100063696302101/ SYE

At 11 o'clock our legends guest will be Penske Crew Chief for Indycar's Josef Newgarden, Chad Gordon. At 10:20 Deb Williams will join us with the latest news from Bristol after the weekend's racing. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will be heard from down in Junior’s Farm with his views on everything. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

Tune in this Sunday morning at 10 for Start Your Engines on Fox Sports Spartanburg at 98.3 fm, 1400 am, and online around the globe on our listen live link and the World Wide Web. At 11 o'clock I'm proud we’ll be joined by the 2026 NASCAR HOF Squier-Hall Award Winner for NASCAR Media Excellence Deb Williams. Deb will share her story with us of a very difficult climb to the pinnacle of her profession. But first, at 10:20 Deb will join us with the latest news from last weekend at Darlington and what’s going on this week World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us from down in Junior’s Farm with his take on the racing news. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

At 11 o'clock I'm going to give a brief history lesson of the Southern 500 highlighting some of the famous and infamous moments in the past 75 years. We'll also replay an interview Tyler Shugart recorded this week with last year's winner Chase Briscoe. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest from trackside at Darlington. And at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will come on from Green Acres with his own recollections of The Lady in Black. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SY SYE

Our legends guest at 11:00 will be the President of Darlington Raceway Josh Harris to tell us all about the 75th anniversary celebration of the famed Southern 500. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with an eyewitness report from Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 in Daytona. At about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will come on from down on Junior's Farm with stories and more of racing lore. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for SYE. SYE

Sunday, August 17, 2025, is Rex White's 96 birthday and the show will be dedicated to his career and memory. Rex passed away July 18th and lived in Spartanburg for years winning many races and the 1960 Grand National Championship. Rex's great friend Phil Combs will join Ronnie Black and me in the studio as cohost. At 11 am we will replay the last interview Ronnie, Jeremy Clements, and I did with Rex that was originally broadcast on September 30, 2023. At 10:20 HOF journalist Deb Williams will join us with the latest racing news live from the Richmond racing weekend and at about 11:20 former Cup crew chief Mike Hill will join us from Green Acres with his memories of Rex. So tune in to Ronnie Black and me, Perry Allen Wood, Sunday morning at 10 for a very special SYE. SYE