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Mike Rahn's family roots at 141 Speedway run deep, way back to when the track was built in 1960. Mike's Dad Wilmer Rahn competed at the then-paved oval in the 1960's. Mike and his brother Randy wheeled cars there in the 1980's. And these days, Mike's son Taylor is one of the frontrunners on Saturday nights on 141's dirt oval. Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with former Hales Corners Speedway and Manitowoc County Expo Speedway late model champion Al Atkinson. Al reflected upon how he got his start making left hand turns, and his collaboration these days owning a street stock for Cody Potter. Give it a listen!

Green Bay's Arnie Mahlik is one of the few drivers still around who competed in the rough-and-tumble coupe era of the 1960's at both the Kewaunee County and Brown County Fairgrounds race tracks. In an era where the jalopies were constructed mainly from junkyard parts, Mahlik reflects upon his racing career at Luxemburg & De Pere, along with the respective racing careers of his sons dow...

Freeport, Illinois native Eric "The Hammer" Huenfeld has been calling stock car races for three decades now. From quarter-mile, dirt bullrings at a weekly show to some of the top, national touring series in the Midwest. Listen in as "The Hammer" talks about how his passion for motorsports got started! Give it a listen!

There were many players & factors at play when Seymour Tri-Oval was converted to a regular 1/3 mile after the 2004 season. Dave "Cosmo" Rihm fills us in on the back story behind the players who made it all happen back then. GIve it a listen!

We recently sat down with fellow veteran race announcer Eric Mueller. We chatted about a variety of topics: weekly racing, special events, the cost of the sport and the ever-declining hardcore, fanbase of race fans and suggestions on how to grow it back! Give it a listen!

New Mexico native Ruben Mireles readily admits he's "living the dream" - calling the action for the World of Outlaw late models. It's this 28-year-old's full time job, criss-crossing the country, calling the action. Ruben breaks down what life on the road is like for him! Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with retired racer Elroy Thrun from Horicon, Wisconsin. Elroy reflected upon his racing career, which kicked off racing Tuesday nights in Beaver Dam in the late 1970's. Give this content a listen courtesy of Muenster Service Center in Green Bay!

"The Joker" Jerry Vander Loop recently chatted with us regarding his 2026 racing plans. Listen in as this Freedom, Wisconsin racer outlines his plans to battle on both the asphalt and the dirt in 2026. Give it a listen!

When it comes to diversity in racing, one doesn't need to look any further than Brad Dahmer. The Sheboygan Ace and 2025 Southeastern Wisconsin Motorsports Hall of Famer has raced darn near every division on both dirt and asphalt ovals, and even road courses. Listen in as Dahmer reflects upon his storied career. Enjoy this content courtesy of Muenster Service Center of Green Bay!

We recently caught up with former Hales Corners Speedway sportsman champion Jim Hendricks. Listen in as this Milwaukee-area standout and Southeastern Wisconsin Hall of Famer (class of 2012) talks about the strong Milwaukee-area sportsman class in the '60's & '70's. Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with three-time IRA sprint car champion Dick Colburn. The Muskego native and 2009 Southeast Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Famer took a reflective look back at his storied career, which spans several decades. Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with the world's "oldest teenager" the ageless Jerry Eckhardt. This 83-year-old has been racing for several decades, and shows no signs of slowing down. Listen in as this legend, and Southeastern Wisconsin Motorsports Hall of Famer breaks down his racing career at Slinger Super Speedway, Jefferson Speedway and other ovals over the years. Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with John Tienor of Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car (EWSC). John gave us a glimpse of what's ahead in 2026 at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour. Check out this content courtesy of Muenster Service Center of Green Bay!

We recently caught up with The Hill Raceway's John Sternard at the Wisconsin Motorsports Expo. John gives us a sneak preview of the track's 2026 season, which kicks off with the Nathan Bouche Memorial on Memorial Day weekend!

In the early 1980's, the winged supermodifieds that flew around dirt ovals in Luxemburg & Sturgeon Bay died off, as the tracks both closed at different times, making way instead for late models, hobby stocks and eventually the IMCA modifieds. A pair of current drivers, Randy Theys and Tony Bouche, are a pair of throwbacks still around who horsed those winged warriors around. We recently caught...

Wisconsin Rapids' Mike Havel enjoyed a storied racing career in and around north central Wisconsin. We recently caught up with Mike, and he recalled his stellar season in 1983 capturing the track championship at Eagle River Speedway. Give it a listen!

We recently caught up with Marshfield's Clarence Oertel. The former racer recalled his racing career at ovals in Marshfield and Colby, which started in the 1970's. Give it a listen!

Milwaukee's Don Schumacher launched his racing career in 1970 during the highly-popular modified era, racing at tracks like Hales Corners Speedway and Cedarburg. His career would later take him to full-sized late models, and that included trips north to tracks like Leo's Speedway in Oshkosh, Paul's Seymour Speedway and the Brown County Fairgrounds in De Pere. Listen in as Don reflects upon his sto...

We recently caught up with Norway, Michigan's Joe Haferkorn during his recent induction into the 2025 Shawano Speedway Hall of Fame. The veteran racer reflected upon his career racing IMCA modifieds at the half-mile, clay oval from the late 1980's into the early 2000's. Give it a listen!

In the sixth and final episode with local racing legend Chuck Grall, Chuck recalls getting the new-at-the-time IMCA northern sportmod class running at the Langlade County Fairgrounds in Antigo. Grall also spent that year wheeling his sportmod on the pavement at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. Give episode 6 a listen courtesy of Muenster Service Center!

It' not often a local, low buck short track racer can beat a NASCAR star like Mark Martin. But it did happen at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek in July, 1986. Chuck Grall won one of the very first IMCA modified "specials" in northeast Wisconsin when 141 Speedway was still a paved, quarter-mile bullring. In episode 5, Chuck breaks down that wild night. Enjoy!

In episode 4 with northeastern Wisconsin racing legend Chuck Grall, Grall recalls the birth of the IMCA modified in the greater Green Bay area beginning in the early-1980's. Listen in, as Grall recalls the days when most cars were very affordable, and were mostly constructed with parts obtained from the junkyard!

Prior to the 1980 season, Chuck Grall built a somewhat controversial race car dubbed the "Imposter Impala." Chuck battled in the loaded sportsman division field in Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) competition at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Listen in to episode # 3 as Chuck details the drama surrounding the construction of this fast hot rod!

In the 1970's and into the early 1980's, Chuck Grall enjoyed racing on both the asphalt of WIR in Kaukauna and Saturday on the dirt at Shawano Speedway. In episode # 2, Grall describes the lengths he would go through to maintain a car to race on both surfaces. Enjoy episode # 2!