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 storied racing career!

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!

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 Green Bay!

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 5 courtesy of Muenster Service Center of Green Bay!