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Inside Groove Show - Host Tom Baker
Bonus Episode: Against All Odds - Joe Gosek Makes The Indy 500
There are a handful of races in the world that are considered to be iconic. The 24 Hours of Lemans. The Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Daytona 500. The Bathurst 1000. The Indy 500.
Of all of those, only one is considered "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing".
The Indy 500, for most of its first 100 years, was one of the most grueling and difficult races to qualify for, let alone to compete in and finish. It's the pinnacle of almost any racer's career.
Joe Gosek, a small-town racer from Oswego, New York, had become one of the top supermodified racers in the Northeast over the previous 15 seasons, winning the Budweiser International Classic at the Oswego Speedway and numerous other events in cars that were increasingly becoming mini-indy cars.
In 1996, he and some close friends put together enough resources to take a shot at the Indy 500. They had a ride with a team whose cars were "well used", and the ups and downs of Joe's month to qualify for the event became the stuff of legends.
Joe tells his story as only he can, and it is a story worth telling and hearing.
For more exclusive content, visit www.steeringwheelnation.com.
Watch The Tom Baker Show weekly on POWERTube TV at www.watchpowertubetv.com.
Bonus Episode: Against All Odds - Joe Gosek Makes The Indy 500
There are a handful of races in the world that are considered to be iconic. The 24 Hours of Lemans. The Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Daytona 500. The Bathurst 1000. The Indy 500.
Of all of those, only one is considered "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing".
The Indy 500, for most of its first 100 years, was one of the most grueling and difficult races to qualify for, let alone to compete in and finish. It's the pinnacle of almost any racer's career.
Joe Gosek, a small-town racer from Oswego, New York, had become one of the top supermodified racers in the Northeast over the previous 15 seasons, winning the Budweiser International Classic at the Oswego Speedway and numerous other events in cars that were increasingly becoming mini-indy cars.
In 1996, he and some close friends put together enough resources to take a shot at the Indy 500. They had a ride with a team whose cars were "well used", and the ups and downs of Joe's month to qualify for the event became the stuff of legends.
Joe tells his story as only he can, and it is a story worth telling and hearing.
For more exclusive content, visit www.steeringwheelnation.com.
Watch The Tom Baker Show weekly on POWERTube TV at www.watchpowertubetv.com.
Creators & Guests
What is Inside Groove Podcast?
The exclusive podcast about Supermodified racing hosted by Tom Baker, who has been attending supermodified races since 1973. Covering the "Home of the Supermodifieds" - Oswego Speedway, and both the International Supermodified Association (ISMA) and Midwest Supermodified Series tours as well, Inside Groove brings you exclusive interviews with past and present supermodified racers and other VIP's, and talks about Oswego's SBS division and 350 Supermodifieds as well!