5-10-32 - McBride, Parker, Anvelink

by Joe Verdegan

Overview

Author Joe Verdegan tells the stories of three of the best wheel men to emerge from the Northeastern Wisconsin dirt track scene.

M.J. McBride. Pete Parker. Terry Anvelink. A trio of late model drivers with three distinct personalities. These three dominated action at Shawano Speedway from 1980-2000 winning all but two track titles. The three scooped up hundreds of feature wins and multiple track championships along the way.

Verdegan interviews nearly 100 drivers and former car owners who raced against these three legends and even beat them on occasion.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161141168
Publisher:	Pedal Down Promotions
Publication date:	11/12/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Joe Verdegan has worn many hats in the motorsports industry in northeast Wisconsin for nearly forty years, including a lengthy stint as the motorsports columnist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Appleton Post Crescent.

Verdegan has served as a track announcer at more than a dozen area race tracks in Wisconsin and Michigan, a public relations man, race promoter and marketing consultant for drivers and race promoters.

He’s been a color commentator for live television broadcasts on “Sports Showdown My32,” as well as a racing columnist for Full Throttle magazine, Midwest Racing News and Checkered Flag Racing News. He was also the host of his racing radio program, Track Talk, on WCUB 980 AM.

He is the author of five additional books covering local racing history: “Life in the Past Lane: A History of Stock Car Racing in Northeast Wisconsin from 1950-1980;” “Wisconsin International Raceway: Where the Big Ones Run,” “Life in the Past Lane: The Next Generation;” “The Bird & The Bear” and “Racing In The 906.”
In addition, Verdegan penned the 2020 Amazon best-selling release “The Reformatory – Tales From Green Bay’s Maximum Security Prison.”

Verdegan is a 2015 inductee of the Luxemburg Speedway Hall of Fame. He owns and operates joeverdegan.com. The website features interviews and articles with both current and past racing news, with a focus on the rich history in Wisconsin and Michigan short track racing.

Verdegan previously coached high school football at his alma mater, Green Bay Southwest. He is a 1991 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh graduate with a B.S. in journalism and public relations. He resides in Dunbar, Wisconsin, with his wife, Kimberly. They have seven children and eleven grandchildren.