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When it was time for Manitowoc, Wisconsin's Jimbo Schleis to hang up his helmet he found a way to stay involved with the sport he loved - he became a track official.

Listen in on this interview as Jimbo talks about the mini champ era that was strong in the 1980s at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek and eventually at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna. Schleis also wheeled a Mid-American Sportsman car at 141 until the track's very last pavement race that was held in September, 2009.

Green Bay's Jerry Muenster shows no signs of slowing down. He'll turn 80 in May, yet he plans on a full season of racing his IMCA modified at Shawano Speedway in Saturday nights in 2021.

Green Bay's Pete Clover was a Green Bay police officer who was pressured to race under an assumed name - Joe Scharenbroch.

Listen in on this funny story about a man who wheeled a race car during the popular coupe racing days in the '60s in De Pere and Luxemburg, WIsconsin.

Norway (MI) Speedway 2017 Hall of Famer Ron Baciak of Vulcan, Michigan talks about his days of slinging clay with the big and powerful winged modifieds in the 1970's and the transition to pavement late models in the 1980's and beyond. Listen in!

Brillion, Wisconsin's Andy Geiger got his racing career started racing full sized car enduros at 141 Speedway's paved track. From there he wound up toying with a mini champ and eventually scored a pair of Fox River Racing Club sport truck crowns at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna. Listen in as Andy reflects upon his colorful career!

Appleton, Wisconsin's Pete Berken has been involved in the stock car racing game since 1970. In recent years the former Fox River Racing Club sportsman champion has poured his heart and soul into breathing new life at WIR's 1/4 oval with the 1/4 mile late model class. Listen in on this dandy of an interview.

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin's Tom Sippel recalls the days when you could throw a modified together pretty cheap with scrapyard parts. Sippel's career wrapped up in 1975. Sippel talks about racing at Plymouth, Chilton and Slinger Super Speedway when it was still dirt back in the day. Listen in!

Mike "Beetle" Bailey, who resides in tiny Argonne, WIsconsin (population 503) is a Northern Wisconsin racing legend who's still going strong in 2021. Bailey won the very first race ever held at KG Raceway (now Eagle River Speedway) in 1975. Listen in as Beetle talks about days gone by and his racing days ahead!

Beginning in the late 1980's Kewaunee, Wisconsin's Rick Lemmens had a colorful racing career on both the dirt and paved tracks across northeastern Wisconsin and the Midwest. Listen to Rick talk about his own time behind the wheel and in 2021 as a car owner for his son Luke Lemmens.

Norway, Michigan's Joe Haferkorn talks the winged modified era, pavement late model days, Forest County Potawatomi sponsorship and an incident in the IMCA claim area with Paul Thorpe. Great stuff! Give it a listen!