Enjoy two more interviews from the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame Inductions earlier this summer. Today we feature Don Long, and Randy Rowley.

Don Long

Don caught the racing bug in his teenage years watching jalopies race and has been a race fan ever since. He has been the owner of Searsboro Telephone Company (STC) since 1974, a privately held phone company serving small towns in central Iowa, primarily Searsboro, Lynnville and Killduff. Long has used his business success to help numerous local drivers over the years financially. He has been a car owner at different points over the years but has primarily been a sponsor and supplier of 360 engines to different teams and drivers. His engines have won multiple 360 Knoxville Nationals and track championships. He is currently sponsoring Garet Williamson, but other drivers in the past have been Joe Beaver, Terry McCarl, Brian Brown and Aaron Reutzel. Don has also been a long-time supporter of the NSCHoF&M and the 360 Booster Club.

Randy Rowley

Starting out as a push truck driver in 1977, Rowley would also serve as a Track Official for 35 years. He has since returned to driving a push truck and has served a total of 47 years. He has organized hamburger and hot dog feeds for the push truck drivers, opened his home to race fans to have a place to stay, and he came up with the idea for the push trucks to participate in the Knoxville Nationals four-wide parade lap.