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Zack Klapman on the early days of The Smoking Tire, favorite cars and racing

The Creative Drive

Zack Klapman on the early days of The Smoking Tire, favorite cars and racing

By RACER Staff - Feb 18, 2026, 4:01 AM ET

Zack Klapman, co-host of The Smoking Tire and host of the RACER Creator Awards, joins The Creative Drive podcast to talk all things cars, moving to LA from Colorado to be on TV and the evolution of automotive content.

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