Cars Yeah with Mark Greene

Steve Holter has been a race car driver, engineer, and worked in television. In his new book he unravels the true story of Crusader, his book about John Cobb's Ill-fated quest for speed on water. 

Today's show is a Memoriam to 7 past Cars Yeah guests who we've lost this year. It's a tribute to their lives and all the inspiration that they gave to the automotive world. They are a reminder that each day is a precious gift. Here's wishing you all a restful and healthy Thanksgiving. 

Kelly Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013. She and joined RACER magazine as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. Kelly also hosts a weekly The Racing Writer's Podcast.

Zach Wingfield is a film producer and Founder of Zwingfilms, a company he started in 2012. Today he has made Zwingfilms, a subsidiary to his brand “ZWING” selling merchandise, working on vehicles, and participating in drifting events. 

Mitch Bergeron is a professional motorcycle builder whose bikes have earned him numerous wins at the biggest bike shows in the US. His first book titled Harley Davidson Source Book celebrating these iconic motorcycles in encyclopedia form. 

Shauna McIntyre is president of Ouster Automotive where they are focused on driving mass-market adoption of digital lidar in consumer and commercial vehicles.

Mike Simmons is the Founder of the Silo Auto Club and Conservancy. The venue combines car storage, with a private enthusiast's club, and an event facility. His club provides high-end automotive events, concerts of all varieties, wine and spirts tastings, cigar nights, race watch parties, racing simulators, and unique automotive lifestyle events. 

Jade Gurss is the owner of Fingerprint Inc., a sports publicity company. He is a best-selling author having written a number of motorsports books. His newest book is titled Al Unser Jr. / A Checkered Past, chronicling Little Al's life, successes, and challenges. 

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme is a legend in drag racing. He was a six time  NHRA World Champion. But there's no such thing as retirement for The Snake. He's been racing 1000 mile Baja style races for the past three years and he is the 2021 Yokohama NORRA Mexican 1000 class winner. 

Chad Ellman is the Marketing Manager for Global Tire Repair at Slime where since 1969, Slime has been a pioneer and innovator in tire sealant and tire repair technology.

Paul Pfanner is the Founder, President and CEO at Racer Media & Marketing. He is the Executive Publisher at RACER Magazine, Vintage Motorsport Magazine, and SportsCar Magazine for the Sports Car Club of America.

Dwayne Mattox is an engineer for Miller Welders and he'll be on the soon-to-be-released scripted racing show The Fast Society and the new season of Monster Garage with Jesse James.

Bradley Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer for Fair Technologies where they are building a new digital car-shopping experience that's bigger and better than anything you've seen before.

Burt Richmond has had a passion for gears, cars and motorcycles since he was a young boy. He organized and guided motorcycle tours around the world, participated in the Peking-to-Paris Rally in a 1953 Citroën 2CV, he's driven in many road rallies including the Colorado Grand, California Mille, and SCM1000. His Collectors Car Garage has been the site of many enthusiasts' events.

John Ewert is the Communications Director at Elkhart Lake's Road America. This legendary race track is situated on 640 acres near the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive and has hosted races since September 1955.

Geoff Chrysler is the owner of Rightway Heritage Trimming. For over 20 years he has been specializing in British and European auto upholstery working as a distinguished auto trimmer, pattern maker, and upholsterer for some of the leading trim and restoration shops in the world.

Renee Brinkerhoff is headed to Union Glacier, Antarctica on December 5 to complete 356 miles on the ice in the interior of Antarctica in her Polar Porsche. It is a 1956 Porsche 356 A coupe that's been engineered with skis and tracks to tackle snow and ice. Her driving force is to raise awareness and funds to combat child trafficking globally. 

Marisol Herrera is the Executive Director at The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum. The Museum's mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and ride in historic vehicles.

Kenneth Midgett is a professional photographer with a passion for motorsports and automobiles. He's worked in the IndyCar paddock with teams including Andretti Autosport, Arrow McLaren, and Carlin Racing. He thrives in a fast-paced environment, where every moment is crucial and preparation is key.

Josh Hart has established himself as one of the future stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. His outstanding credentials make him one of the most impactful candidates for Rookie of the Year in recent memory.

Thomas Atadan has provided product and project management services at Trellist for five years, a professional services firm. He spearheads product development as a part of Andy Lally ALIVE Ventures and he is also the official spokesperson for Awesome Joe Auctions.

David Atadan is the Chief Ventures Officer of Trellist, a professional services firm delivering performance-driven business solutions. David is partnering with racer Andy Lally and his company, Andy Lally ALIVE, to launch Awesome Joe Auctions.

Alexander Searle, a go karting Champion, has been selected as a finalist for the Mazda Motorsports Spec MX-5 Shootout. Karters compete for a Spec MX-5 Shootout slot via a combination of physical and mental testing that determine five Mazda scholarship recipients.

Thomas Annunziata is a 16 year old kart racer and race car driver who is pursuing a career in motorsports. He has earned a position and selected as a finalist for the Mazda Motorsports Spec MX-5 Shootout.

Justin Lunny is the Founder and CEO of Everatti, where they passionately redefine the most iconic cars and make them relevant to the world today. Classic vehicles converted to electric power.

Mark Hanchett is the Founder and CEO of ATLIS Motor Vehicles. ATLIS is revolutionizing battery technology from the ground up and developing their AMV cell entirely in-house, reimagining what a work vehicle powered by their AMV technology should look like with the XT pickup truck.

Rita Case is the President, CEO and Owner of The Rick Case Automotive Group, the nation's largest retail auto group owned and operated by a woman. Rita is a new member of the prestigious 2022 Horatio Alger Award and she is the only woman in the automotive retail business in their 75-year history to become an honoree.

Stacy Puckett Taylor is the Director of Car Culture at ShiftGate, a modern approach to classic car online auctions that launched on July 21, 2021. ShiftGate was built for every car collector, enthusiast, and dreamer. 

Sabré Cook is a drive in the W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. Their first U.S. appearance is in conjunction with the upcoming Formula 1 race at COTA (Circuit of the Americas) for a double header weekend.

Ayla Agren is a drive in the W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. Their first U.S. appearance is in conjunction with the upcoming Formula 1 race at COTA (Circuit of the Americas) for a double header weekend.

Samantha Zimmerman is a fine artist who specializes in realism and a  majority of her art is focused on automotive and motorsports subjects. Whether it be two wheels or four wheels, she loves to capture the true essence of speed and you are guaranteed to feel the heat and hear the turbo flutter when viewing her pieces!

Jerry Cox is a Washington-DC based lawyer and crisis communications advisor with 40 years of experience with airbags in automobiles. Jerry wrote a book titled, Killer Airbags: The Deadly Secret Automakers Don't Want You to Know, how that turned into the biggest recall of any consumer product in history. Today he returns for some potentially life-saving updates on the airbag disaster.

Rob Keil is an advertising art director, filmmaker and author who share his latest is a book titled Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman, the same men who illustrated hundreds of those Pontiac ads that inspired him as a kid to have a career in advertising.

Thomas Hodges days on the racetrack resulted in him founding Ultimate Track Day. He and his team host automotive events at some of the finest racetracks including, Laguna Seca, The Thermal Club, and many others.

Douglas Gorney is an artist living in San Francisco. He works primarily in watercolor and ink, capturing San Francisco architecture, street scenes, and particularly its (re)emerging car culture.

Ken Gross is this year's Concours Director at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. He is an award-winning automotive journalist and has contributed to almost every car magazine you've ever enjoyed reading.

Dick York is an Event Advisor for the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. He's an ex-fighter pilot and races Ferraris and historic race cars. The need for speed may have been derived from flying Navy F4 jet fighters off of carriers in the Viet Nam war.

Kevin Caulfield is in charge of business development at the Ferrari restoration experts Motion Products. His role with the Second Annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival has been to curate 14 special Ferraris that will grace the event and Kevin will be a docent for the VIP tours of these special Ferraris. 

Corky Coker is the Grand Marshal for the Second Annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, a three-day event that includes a Rallye, Grand Prix, and Concours d'Elegance. Corky assumed the leadership role in the Coker Family's BF Goodrich tire dealership in 1974 and for the next 45 years he and his team helped define the collector-car hobby.

Brian Redman is The Grand Ambassador of the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, a three-day event that includes a Rallye, Grand Prix, and Concours d'Elegance. Brian participated in 358 races in his professional career.

Ben Ebel is the User Experience Designer at Michelin's Customer Experience Lab. His team leads the development of new technology and business strategies that makes Michelin's services, solutions, and products more irresistible to their customers. 

Merry Harlacher chairs the board of the Hilton Head Island Concours d'Elegance and Motoring Festival. This is a multi-day event culminating in the Sunday Concours.

Robert Jepson was the 2019 Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance winner and will be returning this year with his spectacular 1920  Model H Stutz Bearcat. Robert shares many stories about his spectacular collection.

Mark Piekarski is a ‘car guy' who grew up in the auto industry and built a lifetime career around automobiles. He is actively involved in promoting the ‘car enthusiast hobby' on Hilton Head as President of the Lowcountry Oyster Motor Driving Society, which is the founding club of Hilton Head Concours de Elegance. 

Paul Ianuario is the Chief Judge at the Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance and Motoring Festival. Paul is a retired engineer who spent more than 40 years in the automotive supplier industry with 20 years spent with Michelin Tire Corporation.

Randy Ema is a restoration expert and one of the world's leading experts on the Duesenberg marque. He will be a guest speaker at this year's Ironstone Concours d'Elegance talking about these magnificent classic cars.

Brian Blain is one of the Ragtime Racers, a group of passionate automotive enthusiasts who take their 100-year-old race cars around the world to demonstrate on tracks what racing was like 100 years ago. 

Rob Miller is on the board of The Ironstone Concours d'Elegance, a role he's had for over 10 years. The two-days of fun features a number of events including a vintage road rally, a Cars and Stars Evening Gala, Speaker Forums, an Amphicar display, vintage race cars in action to watch tear up the dirt, wine tasting, and a concours.

Dick McClure is on the Advisory Board the Quail Motorsports Gathering and Board of Directors for The Ironstone Concours. He was the Co-Founder along with Martin Swig of the California Mille and participated in many of their rallies and he hosts two tours, the Spring Colors Motoring Tour and the Fall Colors Motoring Tour. 

Wayne Craig is the Race Car Chairman and board member of the Ironstone Concours d'Elegance. Chief Docent and Car Sourcing Committee Member of the La Jolla Concours. Chief Docent and Jr. Judge Leader for the Hillsborough Concours and Chairman of the Docent Program of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Lance “Cap” Caputo has spent 30 years helping individuals and business owners using his skills in automotive reconditioning. He is on a quest to change his career path and re-invent himself.