ABOUT THIS EFT | BROADCAST TALENT NEWS | PARTNERS | BROADCAST TALENT During the live broadcast in April, historians, educators and students will examine many of the issues found throughout this site. Below are some of the people who made this EFT possible, both on and off camera. ON-SCREEN EXPERTS antron brown Driver, Schumacher Racing Antron Brown grew up in Chesterfield, NJ and he currently lives In Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown is a pro stock bike pilot and he is a two-time Nationals winner. Brown has won 14 times and he has been in the final round 27 times. His best time is 7.024 and his best speed is 193.24. Antron is married to Billie Jo Brown and they two children-Arianna and Anson.     kevin forbes Director of Engineering and Construction, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kevin Forbes is the Director of Engineering and Construction at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kevin also designed the Formula One track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL track at Walt Disney World. Kevin is an engineering graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana.     scott goodyear Retired IRL driver Scott Goodyear (b. December 20, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994. He is also notable for almost winning the Indianapolis 500 on three different occasions. Goodyear qualified for eleven straight Indianapolis 500 races from 1990 to 2000. After starting last (33rd) in the 1992 race he finished 2nd to Al Unser Jr. by 0.043 of a second. He drove in a couple Champ Car races for Walker Racing in 1996 before a practice accident at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil sidelined him for most of the season. In 1997 he moved to the IRL with Treadway Racing and in 1998 moved to Panther Racing, where he stayed for three seasons, just losing out for the series title in 1999 to Greg Ray. He retired from racing following a crash with Sarah Fisher in the 2001 '500 and became a commentator for ABC and ESPN's coverage of the IRL with Paul Page, Todd Harris, of "World's Strongest Man" and extreme sports fame, and currently with Marty Reid and former NASCAR series champion Rusty Wallace. Scott Goodyear was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2002     jeff green NASCAR driver, Haas CNC Racing Jeff Green currently drives the #66 Best Buy Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Haas CNC Racing in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Jeff is from Owensboro, Kentucky, where he grew up as the youngest of three racing brothers. He started out in go-karts, then worked his way up to the Busch Series in 1990. He found a great deal of success in this series, beating the competition by more than 600 points in 2000 to win the series. His brother David won the Busch series championship in 1994. Owensboro, Kentucky is also the hometown of famous drivers Darrell Waltrip, Michael Waltrip, and Jeremy Mayfield. Jeff now lives in Davidson, North Carolina, but visits the family farm in Sharon Grove, Kentucky, “Green Acres,” to enjoy hunting and spending time with his family. In 2002, Jeff and his brother Mark created the Green Foundation, a charitable organization whose goals are to support at-risk youth, children with chronic illnesses or life-threatening conditions, and organizations that support racing participants and their families.     harold holly NASCAR Crew Chief, Haas CNC Racing Harold Holly is the crew chief for the No. 66 Best Buy Chevrolet, driven by Jeff Green. Holly is a native of Pell City, AL and previously partnered with Jeff Green in the Busch Series. The pair won a championship in 2000. Holly has also worked as crew chief for Bobby Hamilton on the No. 32 PPI Racing Chevrolet, winning The Sporting News 2003 Crew Chief of the Year.     terry lingner President, Lingner Group Productions The best credit I can claim would be my family. Give me a family movie outing or actually making movies with Chris, Cory and Louise, and I'm in heaven. My early career was working as a PA/Runner with ABC Sports. Since then I've covered sports for ESPN and now my own company, Lingner Group Productions. I have raced at LeMans, Rolex 24, Sebring and a Porsche Super Cup race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Extremely proud to be working with people that care about each other and quality work. I love TV as much today as I did when I started, and I can thank my staff for that.     PARTNER TEACHERS ellen barnes Teacher, Wheeler Elementary, Speedway, IN Ellen Barnes is a 5th grade teacher at Wheeler Elementary in Speedway, Indiana. Her favorite subjects to teach are math and science, but in her mind all education is important. She enjoys gardening with her students in the outdoor lab that is located at Wheeler. Mrs. Barnes was instrumental in rejuvenating the lab with a grant from Eli Lilly. In her spare time, she likes to work-out at the gym and read.   grace ellison Teacher, Laurens High School, Laurens, SC Grace Ellison is a math teacher at Laurens High School in Laurens, South Carolina. When she is not at school, she enjoys grooming poodles, singing 80's karaoke, and relaxing in her pickup truck bed/swimming pool.   mary griffin Teacher, Laurens Middle School, Laurens, SC Mary Griffin teaches Life and Earth Sciences at Laurens Middle School in Laurens, SC. She enjoys analyzing the effects of physics in the world around us and when she retires from teaching in 20 years, would like to begin a second career designing roller coasters and other amusement park rides. Her goal is to design a coaster with a double loop called the NASCAR 500. Mary lives on a small farm in the country with her husband, son, daughter, and an assorted menagerie.   tonya martin Teacher, Raymond Park Middle School, Indianapolis, IN Tonya Martin is the Media Center Specialist for Raymond Park Middle School in Indianapolis, Indiana. A lifelong resident of Indiana, Tonya has had a distinguished career as an educator at the elementary and middle school levels. Her ability to integrate technology and educational objectives was recognized in 2006 with the IPL Golden Apple Award and again in 2007 for the Best Buy Teach Award. Tonya enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and exploring new places and cultures.   laura sims Teacher, Laurens Elementary School, Laurens, SC Laura Sims is a fifth grade teacher at Laurens Elementary School in Laurens, South Carolina. Her favorite subjects to teach are Science and Social Studies, and she takes every opportunity possible to read aloud to her students! When she's not at school, she works part-time at a local teacher store. She also enjoys reading and going to the mountains in her spare time.   susan wood Teacher, Laurens Middle School, Laurens, SC Susan Wood teaches math to sixth graders at Laurens Middle School in Laurens, South Carolina. She was an engineer for 28 years before changing careers and becoming a teacher. Her background in engineering helps make math and science relevant to her students' lives. She loves making math and science real to them. Susan lives in Laurens and has a son and a daughter.   STUDENT HOSTS jonathan cadet 7th Grade Student, Raymond Park Middle School, Indianapolis, IN Jonathan Cadet is a 7th grade student at Raymond Park Middle School. He loves to draw and create. His favorite subjects in school are Language Arts and Pre-Algebra. He would like to become a lawyer or a doctor someday because he likes to help people. He enjoys playing football and basketball with his friends, watching movies with his family and playing video games.   myranda jackson 8th Grade Student, Laurens Middle School, Laurens, SC Myranda Jackson is an 8th grade student at Laurens Middle School in Laurens, SC. She loves to read and her favorite subjects are Science and Math. She plans on pursuing a dream of becoming a doctor as she goes through school, but in the meantime she likes to hang out with friends, watch tv, and play on the computer.   ricky johnson 6th Grade Student, Raymond Park Middle School, Indianapolis, IN Ricky Johnson is a 6th grade student at Raymond Park Middle School. He enjoys drawing and playing the guitar. His favorite subject is Science. When he goes to college, he would like to play college football and study to become a veterinarian. Recently he participated in a robotics camp and competed in a bridge building competition in Indianapolis.   sheyanne jones 5th Grade Student, Laurens Elementary School, Laurens, SC Sheyanne Jones is a fifth grader at Laurens Elementary School in Laurens, South Carolina. Her favorite subjects are Math, Science, and Reading. When she's not in school, she enjoys watching wrestling, racing, and the Discovery Channel on t.v.   jessie lawson 5th Grade Student, Laurens Elementary School, Laurens, SC Jessie Lawson is a fifth grader at Laurens Elementary School in Laurens, South Carolina. Her favorite subjects are Math and Science. Her hobbies include reading and watching Animal Planet and John Wayne movies.   l.j. martin 4th Grade Student, New Palestine Elementary School L.J. Martin is a 4th grade student at New Palestine Elementary School located in the Southern Hancock School District in Indiana. LJ is an avid reader who enjoys historical and science fiction books. L.J. enjoys learning while having fun with his friends. He is a member of the New Palestine Elementary Visions Music performance group, Math Club competition team, Science Club and the Dragon Fliers running team. He loves strategy games and staying up late on the weekends. He would like to become a structural engineer when he grows up.   katelyn mellinger 5th Grade Student, Wheeler Elementary School, Speedway, IN Hi, my name is Katelyn and I am eleven years old. I am in the fifth grade at Wheeler Elementary School in Speedway Indiana. In my spare time I like to play soccer, garden, listen to music, and dance. My favorite subject in school is spelling. If you were to ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up I would probably say a professional soccer player. If I could get the chance to meet anybody in the world it would be Mia Hamm because she is my role model.   jake petercheff 5th Grade Student, Wheeler Elementary School, Speedway, IN My name is Jake. I am in the 5th grade at Wheeler Elementary School in Speedway, Indiana. Science is my best subject. Soccer is my favorite sport, and I play defense on a U11 travel league. I own 1 dog, 1 fish, and 1 bird.   rassoull shabazz 8th Grade Student, Laurens Middle School, Laurens, SC Rassoull Shabazz is an 8th grade student at Laurens Middle School in Laurens, SC. He is very involved in school, including playing on the football and basketball teams, president of the student body, and a student representative on the school district's Student Forum. In his spare time, he is writing a manga/graphic novel called The Adventures of the Avakage and plays games at Naruto-arena.com, where he ranks as a Top 2% Lendendary Sannin. His favorite personal achievement is that he wears 20 lb. Ankle weights for everyday physical training and can run 100 meters in 15 seconds with them on.