Open Wheel Focus Podcast Returns for Second Season
- Updated: May 16, 2011
Several Top IndyCar Drivers Already Have Participated
Milwaukee, WI (May 16, 2011) – SportsRadio1250 and the RacingNation.com website are proud to announce the popular Open Wheel Focus podcast has returned for their second season and is now available on iTunes.com
Motorsports historian Steve Zautke of RacingNation.com joins Matt Regashus of WSSP Sportsradio1250 Radio to talk open wheel racing on the entertaining Open Wheel Focus Podcast. As the racing season heats up this summer, so does Open Wheel Focus podcast.
Drivers such as Indianapolis 500 winners, Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti and current IZOD IndyCar drivers Simona De Silvestro, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Vitor Meira, Pippa Mann and others already have joined Matt and Steve on the podcast to offer their unique perspective on the competitive IndyCar Series.
Zautke is a veteran of Sparky’s Final Inspection, a NASCAR-based radio show that airs on Saturday afternoons on SportsRadio1250 during the racing season.
WSSP’s Regashus is a native of Indiana and has been an IndyCar fan his entire life who offers his unique perspective on the racing scene. Each podcast will feature a guest from the world of motorsports and offers a unique perspective on the world of IndyCar, Formula 1 and even some sprint car and midget auto racing.
Steve Zautke, a Milwaukee, WI native, was raised in the sport of auto racing. His father, Bill, was a movie photographer that shot racing footage at tracks such as the Milwaukee Mile and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 1960’s and 1970’s Steve’s first professional job in racing was as an Emergency Medical Technician at tracks such as Angell Park and Hales Corners Speedway (1988-1991). Steve has also worked for the Milwaukee Mile as videographer, in media relations and historian (1993-2011). Steve also has worked as a reporter for Racing Information Systems (RIS) and has written features for ‘Vintage Oval Racing’ and ‘Victory Lane’ magazines. Most recently, Steve has written a book on Road America for Arcadia Publishing. ( http://www.amazon.com/Road-America-Nascar-Library-Collection/dp/1467111457 ) Steve co-hosts “Sparky’s Final Inspection” a motorsports-based radio show with hosts, Steve “Sparky” Fifer and “NASCAR Girl” Summer Santana on Sports Radio 1250AM in Milwaukee and is also available on the internet at www.Sportradio1250.com. A member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Induction Committee, Steve follows all types of racing from the dirt tracks to Formula One.