Illiana Stock Car Radio

04/10/2024

All new episode is out NOW! On this episode, we welcome in the winning driver (Stanley Zolodz) and winning car owner (Stan Zolodz) of this year’s Bettenhausen Memorial 100 at the Grundy County Speedway. We talk all about the win and the grind that got the whole S4 Motorsports team where it is today. Check it out! Make sure to like and subscribe while your on our YouTube channel!

On this episode, we welcome in the winner of the 63rd Bettenhausen Memorial 100, Stan Zolodz IV, and S4 Motorsports car owner Stan Zolodz, III. We recap the...

03/10/2024

Special guest on this week’s episode of the podcast. Can you guess who??? Check it out this Friday!

13/09/2024

We’re back with an all new episode! This week, we welcome in former racer turned race director at the Grundy County Speedway, Caleb Adrian! We talk about his career, recap his first season as race director, and preview the Bettenhausen! Make sure to check it out!

On this episode, we welcome first year race director at the Grundy County Speedway, Caleb Adrian to the show! We preview the Bettenhausen Memorial event com...

30/08/2024

All new episode out NOW! This week, we welcomed Jerry Clark from the Illinois Stock Car Hall of Fame to talk about the recent induction ceremony and what all is happening at the hall! Check it out!

On this episode, we welcome Illinois Stock Car Hall of Fame Board member and former racer Jerry Clark back to the show. We talk about the recent Hall of Fam...

16/08/2024

Dirt track legend Scott Bloomquist passed away after a plane crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County on the morning of Friday, August

09/08/2024

All NEW episode is out now! On this episode, we welcome in Cheryl Hryn! In addition to driving the #8 Mid-Am at the Grundy County Speedway, Cheryl is heavily involved in coordinating several of kid-themed events at the speedway. The kids are the future, so we talk to Cheryl about how she made it her mission to get them involved in the sport we all love. We hope you enjoy the show!

On this episode, we welcome Cheryl Hryn to the show. Not only is Cheryl a competitor in the Mid-Am division at the Grundy County Speedway, she has been a lo...

06/08/2024

We’ll be back on your airwaves this week with an all new episode! This week, we’ll welcome in Cheryl Hryn to talk racing and all the great things she does at the race track to give back and get the next generation involved! Episode will drop later this week. Stay tuned!

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26/07/2024

All new episode out now! This week, we continue our year-long enduro racing theme and welcome in Cameron Maty to the show! We also recap and preview all the local racing happenings! Check it out! 👇🏻

This week, we revisit a common theme throughout the 2024 season; the resurgence of Enduro racing in Chicagoland. For that, we welcome in the most recent End...

13/07/2024

Happy Saturday, and also, happy race day! After an action pack 4th of July holiday and racing weekend, we're back to recap everything that's been going on. Our special guest this week, fresh of his first late model feature win at the Shadyhill Speedway, is Jacob Kolwyck! He tells us all about his journey to victory lane. This is one you won't want to miss! Please like and subscribe to our YouTube page while you're there. Don't forget to check us out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you're on the go and can only catch the audio version!!

After a busy 4th of July weekend of racing, we are back to reflect on the racing that was around Chicagoland and Northern Indiana. We're also excited to wel...

12/07/2024

Happy Friday everyone! So, we’ve got a bit of a good news/bad news situation. Good news is that we’ve got an all new episode coming this week with Jacob Kolwyck, fresh of his first late model feature win at Shadyhill. The bad news is the episode will come out a day later than normal. Make sure you keep your eyes and ears open for that drop tomorrow!!

21/06/2024

This week, Illiana Stock Car Radio becomes the “Sam and Cam Show”, as we welcome in Sam Banta and Camren Mccrudden of the mini wedge division at Plymouth Motor Speedway. In an entertaining interview, these two give an inside look at the fun of racing in the mini wedge division. We enjoyed recording this one, and hope you enjoy watching! If you’re on the go and can’t watch, you can listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

This week, Illiana Stock Car Radio becomes the "Sam and Cam Show" as we welcome in local Mini-Wedge racers Sam Banta and Camren Mccrudden. This is a "can't ...

07/06/2024

🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🚨

This week, we preview the Frank Welch Memorial at the Grundy County Speedway. Our guest this week is super late model racer Dave Gentile, jr. to talk about his racing history and the upcoming event. Make sure to check it out! While you’re on our YouTube page, make sure to hit that subscribe button!

This week on Illiana Stock Car Radio, we preview the upcoming Frank Welch Memorial race night at the Grundy County Speedway. We welcome in Super Late Model ...

06/06/2024

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05/06/2024

New episode on tap for this week! We’ll look at the upcoming Frank Welch Memorial event at the Grundy County Speedway. Our guest this week will be competing in the event, Dave Gentile, jr. Episode will drop Friday, so stay tuned!

24/05/2024

All new episode out NOW! This week, we welcome in Charlie Hanna to talk about South Bend Motor Speedway’s Last Lap weekend. Check it out!!

This week, we turn our focus to the Last Lap event taking place at the South Bend Motor Speedway on May 24th and 25th. We welcome in longtime Michiana-area ...

17/05/2024

New episode out NOW!

On this episode, we welcome in Anthony Craven to talk about his dad, Richard’s, legacy in the local racing scene ahead of the Richard Craven Memorial at the Kankakee County Speedway. We also welcome in Steven Brooks to talk about his racing career and season to date! Check it out.

On this episode, we preview the upcoming Richard Craven Memorial race at the Kankakee County Speedway. We welcome in Richard's son, Anthony, to talk about R...

15/05/2024

The wait is almost over! This week, we're bringing you an all-new episode featuring the Richard Craven Memorial at Kankakee County Speedway. Tune in as we talk to Anthony Craven about Richard's legacy and competitor Steven Brooks about his experience at the track! Episode is scheduled to drop Friday, just in time for an action packed weekend of racing!

03/05/2024

🎙 NEW EPISODE🎙

Our 4th and final season preview episode is out now! We finish up by welcoming in Billy Alger and Tammy Hunt of the Shadyhill Speedway to talk about what is to come this season! Check it out!

- Shadyhill Speedway 2024 Season Preview

Our final installment of season preview episodes culminates with our preview of the 2024 season at the Shadyhill Speedway! We welcome in Billy Alger and Tam...

20/04/2024

All new episode is out now! We continue our season preview series by turning our attention to the Grundy County Speedway. We welcome back promoter Steve Bechtel to go over the jam packed 2024 schedule. Check it out!

DISCLAIMER: This was recorded prior to the cancellation of this weekend’s events.

- Grundy County Speedway 2024 Season Preview

Our 3rd installment of season preview episodes turns our attention to the Grundy County Speedway. We welcome in promoter Steve Bechtel to preview one of the...

12/04/2024

Our series of season preview episodes continue this week. On this episode, we welcome in Tony Eldridge to give us the low-down on all the happenings coming up at Plymouth Motor Speedway (and South Bend Motor Speedway) in 2024. Check it out!

- Plymouth Motor Speedway 2024 Season Preview

This episode continues our series of track previews for the 2024 season. This week, we welcome back Tony Eldridge, promoter of the Plymouth Motor Speedway a...

10/04/2024

This week, we continue our season preview series by welcoming in Tony Eldridge, promoter of the South Bend and Plymouth Motor Speedways. Tony will get us rev’d up to get our “backside trackside” in 2024, as the season is set to kick off this upcoming weekend at the Plymouth Motor Speedway. Be on the lookout for the episode on Friday!

29/03/2024

All NEW episode is out NOW! This week, we’re starting our 2024 series of Season Preview episodes with Billy Knippenberg, jr. of the Kankakee County Speedway. Check out the episode and get all the DIRT on their upcoming season!

- Kankakee County Speedway 2024 Season Preview

This week's episode started our 2024 series of season preview episodes of our local race tracks. First up, we welcome back Billy Knippenberg, Jr of the Kank...

27/03/2024

This week, we start our series of 2024 season preview episodes! First up, we’ll welcome in Billy Knippenberg, Jr. of the Kankakee County Speedway to give us all the DIRT on what to expect this season! Episode should drop Friday, so be on the lookout.

22/03/2024

All new episode is out NOW! This week's episode was recorded on location at the Chicagoland Racing Memorabilia and Collectibles Show that took place this past weekend. Our revolving door of guests for this episode includes Kyle Harvey, Woody Pool, as well as Jerry Clark and Earl Clement of the Illinois Stock Car Hall of Fame. Make sure to check it out and let us know what you think!

This week's episode was recorded on location at the 8th Annual Chicagoland Racing Memorabilia and Collectibles Show in Peotone, Il. We were challenged to fi...

24/11/2021

Paul Shafer Jr. Brings Confidence, Personality to Derby Return 'Paulie' hopes to have people talking on and off the track at this year's Snowball Derby.