Racing Nuggets

Have microphone, will travel. Eric Huenefeld, announcer for various tracks and series across the Midwest and pit reporter at several national series events, joins us on the Racing Nuggets podcast this week.

Fresh off his second Snowball Derby win, Ty Majeski, a super late model hotshoe and NASCAR Truck Series driver for ThorSport Racing, joins PJ and Dan in this episode.

Ben Rhodes, two-time (and current reigning) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion, joins us on this episode and shares some stories from his personal and professional life behind the wheel of the #99 ThorSport truck.

Toby Nuttleman started his racing career with Steve Holzhausen and has worked with many notable drivers over the course of nearly 50 years in the sport at the time of this recording. He just came off his most recent successful run with Ty Majeski, where they picked up their second Snowball Derby win in four years.

Toby shares some insights and stories from recent times and days gone by.

Twenty years ago, Travis Kvapil captured the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship. Here we are today, and Travis is helping usher his boys, Carson and Caden, into the racing world. Carson has already nailed down two CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Championships, and Caden has grabbed the CARS Pro Late Model Tour Championship this season. The boys talk about the upcoming Snowball Derby and their 2024 racing plans. Travis reflects on his career and what it's like trying to break into the pipeline these days.

Kenny Schrader is an American treasure. He's raced his entire life and has had incredible success behind the wheel. Whether it's dirt or asphalt, Kenny is a wheelman. His wife, Ann, also joins in the conversation, and together, they share some great stories of their history in racing.

Brent Kane and Dillon Sellner are both accomplished short-track racers. Friendship has taken their racing to new heights. From Oktoberfest RAce Weekend at La Crosse Speedway, where they got to know each other, to running door-to-door at Elko Speedway, the pair have forged tremendous respect for each other as they developed their race craft.

Drew Kreibich started attending races as a youngster, modeling his dad in the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway flag stand. That passion for racing continued to grow as his journey in motorsports developed into a full-fledged career. Today, he is the Series Director for the Midwest Trucks and handles social media for many other entities. Listen to this episode to learn more about Drew's background and future aspirations in motorsports.

Chris and Craig Johnson are brothers who have been involved in racing for about 30 years--much of that together--working on other people's cars and helping them get to Victory Lane. Drivers like Steve Carlson and Ty Majeski have enjoyed tremendous success due in part to the hard work of this pair of brothers.

David Deery spends some time with PJ and Dan on this Racing Nuggets episode to chat about the final countdown at the historic Rockford Speedway in this final race season. While many eyes are on the National Short Track Championships, several other events are slated into October, providing more opportunities for racers to turn laps at the track before it is gone for good.