Race Cars and Jail Bars

About 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.

Publisher

Race Cars and Jail Bars

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Nov 2023

Latest episode

5 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Feb 2026

   29. "The Dapper Bandit" Mark Reeves

   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 his own face when cops catch up with him, it's Mark Reeves! Find us: Instagram- @racecarsandjailbars X- @racingcrime Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars racecarsandjailbars@gmail.com

2. 

   27 Jan 2026

   28. Kelly Petillo

   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 loved away and erased his storied legacy, its Kelly Petillo! Find us on: Instagram- @racecarsandjailbars X- @racingcrime Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars racecarsandjailbars@gmail.com

3. 

   20 Jan 2026

   27. Luis Fontes

   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- @racingcrime Facebook.com/racecarsandjailbars Instagram- @racecarsandjailbars racecarsandjailbars@gmail.com

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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