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Remember that little kid at WIR, who had his own set of flags and from behind the flagstand and would mimic every move the starter would perform on Thursday nights?

His name is Alexander Gilhart and in 2021 at the age of 19 he's one of the busiest starters in the Midwest.

Listen to Alexander's story! 

Pittsville, Wisconsin's Eric Pember has been out of racing himself regularly since 2015.

However Pember still has his hand in motorsport in the role of a mentor/crew chief of sorts in northern and north central Wisconsin.

Listen in as Pember talks about that role, and his own racing career at places like Central State Speedway in Colby, the now defunct World Dirt Racing League and the old United States Modified Series BEFORE they added the "T" for touring.

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Kaukauna, Wisconsin's Jerry Schneider has been active in the racing scene at his home track Wisconsin International Raceway for several decades now.

Listen in as we talk to Jerry about the past and the present - including where the idea came from for WIR's Circle of Fame. Listen in!

Green Bay's John Roeser had a season most drivers can only dream of in 2011.

Listen in as Roeser talks about racing in the old mini champ class in 1989 and the conversion to the sport truck class in 1990.

Richie Wauters racing career began as a curious 12-year-old riding his bike over to Scott Hansen's garage after hearing the race car's engine rumble on Green Bay's west side.

Wauters moved down south decades ago and is still short tracking. Listen in!

Bob Schmidt from Marion was not only a long time fixture at Shawano Speedway in the sportsman and Fastrak late model divisions for decades he was also Shawano County Sheriff for a stint.

Listen in as Bob recalls his racing days and how he got involved in the sport.

West Salem, Wisconsin's Steve Carlson has a pretty impressive resume, which includes NASCAR late model titles, ARTGO, RE/MAX CHALLENGE  SERIES AND ASA MIDWEST TOURS. Throw in La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, WIR's Red, White and Blue and multiple Dixieland 250 crowns and you've got a legit short track legend who's still scoring feature flags in 2021.

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Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Jerry  Reichenberger was a regular fixture at Leo's Speedway in Oshkosh, Wisconsin right up until the track held it's last race at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds in 1978.

Listen in as Reichenberger talks about his colorful racing career - along with the careers of his son Mike Reichenberger and grandson Brandon Reichenberger. Enjoy!

Cambridge, Wisconsin's Jason Schuler has competed in the NASCAR Busch Series for four seasons.

As of late he's best known in the short track racing circles as one of the partners in Pathfinder Chassis.

We recently caught up with Jason as he reflected upon his own racing career and talked about the short track racing chassis business.

Listen in! Good stuff here!

At 43, Johnny Sauter remains one of the elder statesman in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series.

But the second-generation driver from Wisconsin still has his roots planted firmly in the short track late model scene in the Midwest.

Listen in!