By alley - Dec 9, 2016, 9:46 AM ET

'Dinner with Racers' Season 2 drops today

Following the critically acclaimed "Dinner with Racers Season 1" podcast series released last year, Acura sports car driver Ryan Eversley (at left, above) and PR ace Sean Heckman (at right) are back with a new batch of interviews with today's launch of "Dinner with Racers Season 2."

The first wave of 14 podcasts, available now at

www.dinnerwithracers.com

and on iTunes, will be followed on Dec. 16, with the final set of 14 interviews.

Captured during a cross-country trip that started at the Pirelli World Challenge season finale in Monterey and ended upon Heckman's arrival home in Los Angeles, the journey with Eversley in a Continental Tire-shod Honda minivan included stops with past and present stars from IndyCar, sports cars and NASCAR. along with a few surprises along the way.

The first wave includes:

Johnny O'Connell
John Eversley
Calvin Fish
Joey Hand
Janet Guthrie
Brad Kettler
Mike Shank
Marc Miller
Landon Cassill
Dan Binks
Kenny Wallace
Kevin "Rocket" Blanch
Mike Hull
Ed Carpenter

And next week, the second batch will have:

NASCARCASM
Matt Hardigree
Justin Marks
Marty Smith
Max Jones
David Hobbs
Hurley Haywood
Don Whittington
Randy Lanier
Eddie Gossage
PD Cunningham
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (with Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney)
Brendan Gaughan
Alex Gurney

"I know it's a cliché, but it truly is such an honor and a privilege to be able to do this," Eversley said. "Both Sean and I were truly blown away by the fan support from Season 1 – it's honestly something we weren't expecting. It really meant a lot to get so many nice comments, and that kept us very motivated for Season 2.

"I think our genuine love of the sport translates when people listen, because we really enjoy hearing the real back stories in what makes everyone so unique. This season did not disappoint us at all. This show lives and dies by its guests, and we couldn't have been luckier to have such a great group who were not only engaging and interesting, but also incredibly gracious with their time. It's an absolute blast doing this, and we really appreciate Continental for continuing their support, as well as Honda for giving us an incredibly comfortable car for such a long trip."

To kick off DwR2, Heckman, the man responsible for years of hilarious or thought-provoking media content with the Magnus Racing team, also lent his film-making talents to the creation of the world's first Bill Riley-themed rap video: