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Why did you stop racing? My last year was 2005, when Kevin Laatsch at Pathfinder, where I worked, was selling his business. I knew I was not going anywhere in racing, and could not move up the ladder on my own. It was time to start working on my own
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How did you get into racing? I was taken to the track by my father when I was young, so I’ve always wanted to race something. I started as a kid in snowmobiles, then go-karts, and motocross. At Slinger, I started with Enduros in the 80’s, then Figure
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(with special guest appearances by his wife, Jeanne) Retired Driver of the #72 modified, #1 modified, and #72 late model 2007 Inductee - Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame - Class of 2017 How did you get into racing? I went to Slinger and
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How did you get into racing? I started watching racing when I was really young, as far back as I can remember. But I really didn’t get into it until I started helping Zach Braun [#30] with his late model, and spotting for him. Two years after that, I
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What have you been up to since leaving racing? Since I left racing, I packed up and moved to Florida, got a job in engineering to pay off all the racing debt I collected, got married and we had a boy a couple months ago. I spend most of my
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CONGRATULATIONS to Jerry Eckhardt, who will be inducted into the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame tonight! Why did you get into racing? Because I’m crazy, I guess! I never knew my real dad, but in later years I learned that he had a Ford dealership and also
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CONGRATULATIONS to Todd Behling, who will be inducted into the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame next Saturday! How did you get into racing? I was actually a fan and never raced, but basically dreamed up a radio program overnight, and explained to WAUK what I wanted to do.
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How did you get into racing? Well, I grew up in the garage watching my three uncles (David, Dale, and Dennis) running mods and super lates. I was constantly working in the garage with my dad, and from there I just kind of really started to enjoy everything about racing!
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How did you get into racing? My dad smashed his regular street car, he was rear-ended. We bought it back from the insurance company and turned it into a Bee. What do you like about Slinger Super Speedway? That it’s really fast, and that the banking is so great
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How did you get into racing? When I was growing up, around 8-10 years old, I watched my uncle, Dale Smith, race at Madison in the Late Model division. I just always followed him, and when I was 13, it was brought to my attention that I could start stock
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2018 Slinger Super Speedway Bees Champion! How did you get into racing? Twenty-six years ago, my mom and dad met at Slinger Speedway, so it’s kind of in my blood! My mom actually bought me my first racecar while my dad was Up North (he said it was “a
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Every week we’ve asked the featured person which Slinger Super Speedway driver they respect the most. Tallying up the answers, there was a tie between Brad Mueller and Dennis Prunty, so they are the subjects for the final two “10 Questions” of the season (watch for special editions during