Interviews

Open Wheel 101 with Doug Clark
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Open Wheel 101 sat down with flagman Doug Clark at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa, during the 2019 Knoxville Nationals. 2019 marked Doug's final season flagging at Knoxville Raceway after over 30 years in its flag stand. Before his retirement, we sat with him more »
Brad Doty and Jac Haudenschild: "Talking with the Hall of Famers"
Monday, March 4, 2019
Brad Doty and Jac Haudenschild sat down with Bill Wright during the 2018 Knoxville Nationals at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. The 2001 and 2009 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees told of their history in the sport and shared a few stories about each other. more »
Open Wheel 101 with Mark Dobmeier presented by EMi
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Mark Dobmeier is one of the most underrated drivers in the country. No one has won more 410 feature races in the past 15 years save fellow North Dakotan Donny Schatz. Add the fact that he owns his own radiator shop and is a bail bondsman, and you may wonder how more »
Open Wheel 101 with Brooke Tatnell presented by EMi
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
In this edition of Open Wheel 101 presented by EMi,, we visit with an Australian legend Brooke Tatnell. Brooke brought his son Garrett to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum during the 2017 Knoxville Nationals and we talked about his storied career, his father George, a legend in more »
Open Wheel 101 with Wayne Johnson presented by EMi
Friday, September 29, 2017
In this two-part edition of Open Wheel 101 presented by EMi, veteran driver Wayne Johnson opens up about his early days, his life and times in racing, his scary crash in Elma, Washington that almost claimed his foot and much more! more »
Open Wheel 101 with Bobby Allen presented by EMi
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Bobby Allen is the subject of this Open Wheel 101 interview presented by EMi. We were fortunate to sit with Bobby for an hour for an "unplugged" interview discussing his race career, the state of sprint car racing, the Shark Racing team and his opinions on various topics. Bobby has many more »
Open Wheel 101 with Lynton Jeffrey Part 1 presented by EMi
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Lynton Jeffrey is our subject in this Open Wheel 101 interview presented by EMi! Lynton is one of the more fascinating and candid personalities in our sport. The Australian native not only had racing in his blood from a young age and is a talented pilot, he and his family have more »
Open Wheel 101 with Lynton Jeffrey Part 2 presented by EMi
Sunday, May 14, 2017
In Part 2 of our Open Wheel 101 interview presented by EMi with Lynton Jeffrey, he talks about the keys to staying on the cutting edge of wing design despite an ever-thickening rule book, his now famous interview at the Knoxville Nationals a few years back, his weekly treks to Knoxville more »
Open Wheel 101 with Tasker Phillips (Florida edition)
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Videographer Kris Krohn talks to Tasker Phillips about his trip to Florida, his family's plans for racing this year, his improvement on the track, relationship with Guy Forbrook and more... more »
2008 Interview (audio) with Van May!
Thursday, October 27, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, it was good to catch up with a Pennsylvania icon, Van May. In 2008, I was able to spend a summer afternoon with him. Van's stories are classic, and in the case of many Posse fans, they have even grown with time! I've selected some of more »
Open Wheel 101 with Clint Garner
Friday, September 30, 2016
In this edition of Open Wheel 101, we visit with seven-time Knoxville 360 track champion, Clint Garner. Clint is one of only six drivers to have won in all three sorint car classes at Knoxville. We learn how this first generation racer got into racing, how his time with legends like more »
Open Wheel 101 with Brian Brown
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Our latest interview on Open Wheel 101 takes an in depth look at the career of Brian Brown. Despite having Danny Lasoski as an uncle, the Missouri native came from a family where he had to earn his way into a racecar, and to the track, especially Knoxville. He went from more »
Open Wheel 101 with John Gibson
Thursday, June 16, 2016
John Gibson is the focus for this interview at www.OpenWheel101.com! He talks about his origins in western Pennsylvania, his dream of being a rock star, how he became the announcer for the World of Outlaws, his favorite track food, his list of the 25 raciest tracks and much, much more! Don't more »
Open Wheel 101 with Davey Heskin and Josh Schneiderman
Thursday, May 26, 2016
This session of Open Wheel 101 features Knoxville Raceway drivers Davey Heskin of St. Michael, Minnesota and Josh Schneiderman of West Burlington, Iowa. Both drive for family teams and have real jobs. It's a great look into how two local teams tick. We take an in depth look at their family's more »
Hometown Hardball with Travis Rilat of Texas City, Texas
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Back in 2008, we did Hometown Hardball with select drivers at Knoxville Raceway for our race broadcasts on Hoseheads Radio. We wanted to find out what drivers really knew about their hometowns in our never-ending quest to entertain the people! So we asked five questions of them. In this edition, we more »
Hometown Hardball with Brock Lemley of Bellingham, Washington
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Back in 2008, we did Hometown Hardball with select drivers at Knoxville Raceway for our race broadcasts on Hoseheads Radio. We wanted to find out what drivers really knew about their hometowns in our never-ending quest to entertain the people! So we asked five questions of them. In this edition, we more »
Open Wheel 101 with Billy Alley
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Join us for an entertaining up close and personal look at sprint car driver Billy Alley! We remember Jesse Hockett, talk about Billy's youth and his athletic career, his early success, his views on the sport looking back and ahead, his advice for younger drivers, the mental aspect of racing, and more »
Open Wheel 101 with Bryan Clauson
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The inaugural OpenWheel101.com interview features the talented Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana. Bryan has been a two-time national USAC Sprint Car and Midget champion, as well as USAC's Driver of the Year on three occasions. Bryan's accomplishments in racing are many, and he has a long future ahead of him. more »
2010 Interview (audio) with Danny Lasoski and Terry McCarl
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Danny Lasoski and Terry McCarl sat down with Bill Wright at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in 2010 during the Knoxville Nationals. This 43 minute interview focuses on two of the most successful drivers in sprint car racing history. They talk about their origins in the sport, more »

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