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If you've been a track announcer for any length of time you're going to run into technical "glitches" from time to time.

In episode 5 Tom Wagner recalls the night at Sturgeon Bay when the p.a. system broke down. Turning the lights off accidentally at Seymour Tri-Oval at the Hit The Jackpot late model series race. Lotta laughs in this one! It's a dandy!

Aided in big part by the "Bomb Squad" which featured affordable, LOCAL racers from Door and Kewaunee Counties, longtime track announcer Tom Wagner talks about the true "rebirth" of racing in Door County in 1993 with promoters Rick Ledvina and Carolyn Tordeur at the helm.

Tom also talks about some of his favorite driver nicknames. This is my personal favorite podcast of the four so far that we've shared and it's a dandy! Listen in!

Earlier this summer we caught up with 2022 Hall of Famer at The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay "Revin Kevin" Sternard.

Kevin talked about his career which included success in the bomber, street stock and IMCA modified divisions.

Give it a listen!

In episode three of the Tom Wagner podcast series Tom shares with us a story about getting 'snubbed' on an announcing gig, the success of Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway in the late '80's into the '90's and much more!

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When Tom Wagner's race track announcing career launched in the late 1970's he had big shoes to fill. Wagner replaced the legendary Fritz Van and there were a few bumps in the road along the way during the early days of Wagner's announcing and race writing career.

Tom tells us about it in Episode #2. Check it out!

Veteran track announcer and Door County racing historian Tom Wagner got hooked on races as a kid at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds in Luxemburg, Wisconsin.

Funny thing his family as a whole really was not into stock car racing all that much.

Listen in to episode one of the Tom Wagner podcast series!

From the Harry Canary 111 to the Ken Tebon-owned red number 12, Brussels' Randy Guelette was a hired gun for most of his racing career in both the open wheeled modified and late model ranks mainly in Door and Kewaunee counties.

Listen to Randy's racing stories here!

Kewaunee's "Flyin' Brian" Bruechert can lay claim to have earned track championships in three different dirt track divisions in northeastern Wisconsin - street stocks and IMCA stock cars & northern sportmods.

We recently caught up with Brian who has hinted at a possible return behind the wheel down the road.

Listen in!

The track preparation by Merle Lisowe is one of the reasons 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wisconsin draws the highest dirt track car counts in the nation.

Listen in as Merle gives us the skinny on what all goes into preparing a dirt track for a night of racing.

Enjoy!

Appleton, Wisconsin's Dennis Monday has been around motorsports for most of his adult life.

Listen in to this "On The Record" interview where Dennis talks about the WIR quarter-mile sportsman days, serving on the pit crew for the late Jim Pagel, and his son's own racing careers.

Enjoy!