He's Been Building Race Cars Since He Was 9. This is Flea Ruzic. | Knoxville Nights

Flea Ruzic is a racing lifer, and few people in open wheel dirt racing have worn as many hats as he has. He joins us to talk about his story, the state of sprint car racing and the current safety discourse, Sammy Swindell, and plenty more. Stay connected with Knoxville Nights! 📺 Watch more: YouTube:    / @knoxville-nights   DIRTVision: https://www.dirtvision.com 🎧 Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GVSYzi... 📱 Socials: Facebook:   / knoxvillenights   Instagram:   / knoxvillenights   X:   / knxvillenights   Threads: https://threads.com/@knoxvillenights Follow the guys: Josh Gerlach → https://x.com/Josh_Gerlach Kade Higday →   / kadehigdayracing   Blake Walker → https://x.com/Blake_Walker8 Dawson Elliott → https://x.com/D_Elliott123 0:00 - Intro 2:22 - Release Schedule & What's Coming This Week 4:10 - 360 Shootout & Legends Night 5:01 - USAC Corn Belt Clash: Friday Night Recap 9:46 - USAC Corn Belt Clash: Saturday Night Recap 14:35 - Flea Ruzic Joins the Show 21:32 - His Path From Racing to Fabrication 29:55 - The State of Racing & Respect in the Sport 35:29 - Working With Sammy Swindell 49:07 - Sprint Car Safety & the Current Discourse 1:15:48 - What's Next for Flea 1:17:57 - Thanks For Watching, Subscribe! #KnoxvilleRaceway #SprintCarRacing #KnoxvilleNights