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Antigo, Wisconsin native Chuck Grall is one of the true "Last of the Mohicans." As a driver, he took pride in building all of his own race cars from the ground up! Listen in to episode # 1, as Grall explains how he cut his teeth into the racing world in northeastern Wisconsin.

In our 6th and final interview episode with longtime Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway promoter Kelly Hafeman, we play the always-fun "name dropping" game. Kelly talks about some of the key drivers and track officials who helped make the third-mile, clay oval at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds one of the best dirt tracks in the Midwest. Give episode 6 a listen courtesy of Muenster Service Center in Gree...

After the 2001 season wrapped up at Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway, promoters Kelly & Debbie Hafeman, along with partner Ralph Aschenbrenner, had 'been there' and 'done that.' Their highly successful, Friday night program continued to boast solid car counts and near capacity crowds weekly. Kelly & Debbie talk about what prompted them to bow out after 13 seasons. Enjoy episode...

Kelly and Debbie Hafeman, along with partner Ralph Aschenbrenner, had a very successful run promoting Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway from 1989 through 2001. The Hafeman's are quick to point to their loyal staff members over the years who helped keep their fast-paced, efficient racing program running smoothly. A few of the names of those employees and sponsors they may have missed in this story they w...

After the 1988 season, Kewaunee County was seeking a new promoter for their dirt track. Kelly & Debbie Hafeman, along with partner Ralph Aschenbrenner, answered the bell. The trio hosted weekly, Friday night races at Luxemburg until 2001. Their program was highly successful and boasted solid crowds and a pit area chock full of talented, local drivers. But as Kelly points out in episode 3, all...

In the mid-1980's, the IMCA modifieds were introduced to Northeastern Wisconsin, running first at Seymour Speedway's half-mile in 1984 and then a season later at 141 Speedway (back then a paved quarter-mile) in Francis Creek. Kelly Hafeman had a front row seat. 41 years after the popular open-wheeled class was introduced to the greater Green Bay area, Hafeman takes us back to the thought process b...

For longtime Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway promoter and former IMCA modified champion Kelly Hafeman, he was bitten by the racing bug as a youngster at the long defunct Brown County Fairgrounds in De Pere, Wisconsin. Listen in to episode 1 of this six segment series where Kelly describes how and when his involvement with stock car racing kicked off. This segment courtesy of Muenster Service Center in...

We recently caught up with Montello racing legend Larry Richards. Listen in as this "Original Outlaw" talks about his racing career, and dodging death at Beaver Dam Raceway in 2023. Give it a listen!

When he was nicknamed "The Kid" in the early 1970's Jerry Jonet was cutting his teeth at dirt ovals close to home at Luxemburg and Door County in addition to trying the big "half-mile" at the Brown County Fairgrounds in De Pere. Since his racing days wrapped up in the late 1970's Jonet has been an integral part of the racing action at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds in...

Bear Creek, Wisconsin's T.M. Miller kicked off his racing career at Shawano Speedway in 1980. The son of Wolf River Racing Association (WRRA) legend 'Squeak' Miller, T.M. earned a reputation as a very likeable, clean racer whom most everyone had a lot of respect for. Listen in as this two time Shawano Speedway sportsman champion recalls his fun and colorful racing career!

Towards the end of Verlyn Giguere's racing career, it became difficult to keep loyal pit crew members as they started families and had other interests keeping them busy. The Green Bay driver and 2024 Shawano Speedway Hall of Famer reflects about that final year of racing. Give it a listen!

During one season in the mid 1990's Verlyn Giguere, driving for car owner Bernie Baye, raced 100 shows. That included a four night a week weekly run plus any and all special events they could find. How in the world did they pull it off? Listen in to episode No. 6 and find out!

In the mid to late 1990's when it seemed most top IMCA modified drivers were wheeling Pro chassis', Verlyn decided he'd take a stab at building his own chassis. Something that even in the '90's was slowly becoming a thing of the past. Give episode No. 5 a listen!

In the mid 1990's Verlyn Giguere served as a 'hired gun' of sorts - driving for Bernie Baye. Giguere and Baye were a solid team - racking up feature wins and track championships along the way. One year Verlyn raced 100 nights! Give episode No. 4 a listen!

By the time the late 1980's rolled around the IMCA modifieds had begun to soar in popularity in northeastern Wisconsin. After racing the late model class for several seasons, Verlyn Giguere decided to give this new open wheel division a try. Give episode No. 3 a listen!

The racing world recently lost Warren 'Corny' Schmidt. Corny hailed from the Leopolis/Pella area and was a big part of Shawano Speedway history dating back several decades. He raced himself and served as a flagman and race director over the years. We caught up with Corny last year and Corny reflected on some stories from racing over the years. Enjoy these memories. Rest in peace Corny.

While his own stock car racing career wasn't all that long, Doug Vanden Langenberg served as the chief starter for a number of northeastern Wisconsin dirt tracks. Doug shares some great stories with us during his flagging career. Give them a listen!

In episode two of our series with 2024 Shawano Speedway Hall of Famer Verlyn Giguere, the Green Bay native talks about things like 'bending the rules' a bit and that may or may not include a story about (gasp) nitrous oxide! Give episode No. 2 a listen!

Current Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) president Tom Hockers gives us a sneak preview of sorts of what's ahead for the FRRC's 'Thursday Night Thunder' schedule at Wisconsin International Raceway in 2024! Give it a listen!

In this maiden voyage of the Verlyn Giguere podcast series of interviews, Verlyn talks about getting his feet wet in his rookie season at Shawano Speedway in the early 1980's. Give it a listen!

Before he was an accomplished starter at a number of Northeastern Wisconsin dirt ovals, Doug Vanden Langenberg had some fun behind the wheel of a dirt late model himself during the mid 1980's. Listen in as Doug tells us all about it!

De Pere native Larry Ingebretsen years ago uttered the most famous of quotes that relates directly to the "fun" factor in short track racing. "When your toolbox gets bigger than your cooler, you've got a problem." Listen in as we talked to this retired racer who's among the likeable fellows you'll ever meet.

In 2012 we caught up with Billy Moyer at the World of Outlaw late model show at Shawano Speedway. Interesting to hear some of Moyer's takes on the sport of DLM racing some 12 years later. Some things have changed. Some things have REALLY changed. Give it a listen!

When Brian Waechter's racing career kicked off in the late '80's in northeastern Wisconsin the IMCA modifieds were still relatively new to the area. The Kewaunee pilot raced his way to track titles on the dirt in Seymour and Luxemburg. We recently caught up with Waechter who reflected upon his racing career which wrapped up almost a quickly as it started in the early 1990's. Give i...

In our 8th and final episode of the Roger Van Daalwyk podcast series , the longtime WIR track owner/general manager provides some keen insight to some of the more colorful players who've helped shape WIR into the iconic facility it is to this day. Give it a listen!