Dane Neal From Wgn Plus

16-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion John Force joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as John shares excitement to be back at Route 66 Raceway and importance for the sport to be back in the Chicago market. Listen as John talks about history in Chicago, great fans and racing in the Midwest. John fills […]

NHRA Funny Car World Champion Ron Capps joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Ron shares his appreciation for being back in the Chicago area and going for his 3rd consecutive Championship this year. Ron fills us in on the satisfaction so far as a team owner and challenges overall, while maintaining top form […]

NHRA Funny Car star and Italian American Sports Hall of Famer Alexis DeJoria joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Alexis shares excitement to be back in Chicago and on track to make even more history as the first female driver to ever make 200 professional starts. Listen as Alexis fills us in on […]

Springfield native and NHRA Funny Car star Tim Wilkerson joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Tim talks about great support from friends and fans that this Illinois based race team has seen over the years and excitement to get back to one of the top facilities in racing. Listen as Tim shares appreciation […]

President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Doug Boles joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Doug takes a moment between events to fill us on on all the action in the month of May. From the GMR Grand Prix to parades, elevated food, music and more, the 107th Indy 500 celebrations and related festivities […]

NASCAR Cup Series Driver, Daniel Suarez joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Daniel shares his time at the Field Museum with students, talking about his passion for racing and the connections to school and speed. Listen as Daniel fills us in on his thoughts for Chicago Street Race and how his team, Trackhouse […]

8 time World Champion and the best Top Fuel Dragster driver of all time. Tony Schumacher joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Tony talks about coming home to Chicago and heading to Wrigley Field with fans this weekend. Listen as Tony shares excitement for the return of NHRA racing to Route 66 and […]

World Champion Pitmaster and the force behind Lillies Q, Chef Charlie McKenna joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Charlie shares this event that has fellow Chefs Stephanie Izard, Brian Jupiter and more competing for charity and serious bragging rights in a war of the wings. Listen as Charlie talks about the range of […]

REV Celebrity Chef Kelsey Murphy and IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi

IndyCar superstar and Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan joins Dane Neal in WGN Radio. Hear as Tony talk about bittersweet excitement for his final Indy 500 and popularity of the series and sport in 2023. Listen as Tony talks about the groundbreaking CW and Vice television series “100 Days to Indy” starting this week. Tony […]

NASCAR driver Harrison Burton and Chicago Street Race President Julie Giese visit students at "After School Matters"

At the 2023 Draft press conference, Head Coach of the current Champions meets with the media to share the team’s draft priorities and insight into this year’s picks. “We’re already the best…so team goals are really just to keep improving our post game celebration” said Coach, adding “El Bandido Yankee’s incredible smoothness, frankly just makes […]

Award winning author and Forbes writer Hudson Lindenberger joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Hudson shares his new podcast “Booze News” and the inspiration behind the series and stories of the spirit world. Listen as Hudson fills us in on upcoming guests including NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, Movie Star Dwayne “The […]

CEO and Founder of Lazy Dog Restaurants Chris Simms joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Chris shares excitement for the new location and new menu for fans even closer to Chicago in Oak Brook. Listen as Chris fills us in on inspiration for dishes, cocktails and the latest with the Beer Club along […]

Country Thunder’s Gerry Krochak joins Dane Neal live in Arizona. Hear as Gerry shares the historic success of the world’s premier country music celebration that has taken it from Saskatchewan Canada in 2005 to 7 festivals all around North America today. Listen as Gerry fills us in on headliners including Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson and […]

NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch stops by the broadcast booth before a Blackhawks game while in town on a whirlwind tour of Chicago sports. Kurt talks with Joe Brand, John Wiedeman and Troy Murray and shares Chicago area roots and love for Chicago sports and WGN as he fills us in on all the racing action […]

NASCAR Star and Cubs fan Kurt Busch at Wrigley Field for Opening Day

Three time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion, Antron Brown joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as Antron shares excitement for the NHRA Arizona Nationals and a return to the track where he set personal records for speed and ET. Listen as Antron talks about love for the area, Arizona fans and racing so far […]

Legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio from the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships in Tulsa. Hear as Coach Gable gives his perspective on the upset loss for Spencer Lee and reasons behind it. Hear as Coach Gable talks about his similar experience and using setbacks as positives going forward. […]