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Sliders Night Out presented by Toyon Ranch is a must-attend event on the social calendar for our reining community. Including the Class of 2022, 278 "Heroes of Horsepower" are in the MSHFA. A common thread among Vazquezs winningest horses? All of a sudden, he was building cars for the likes of Gary Beck, James Warren, Roger Coburn, and Dennis Baca. Ed McCulloch delivered an IHRA World Championship in 1988 and a prestigious U.S. Nationals win in 1990 in the Miller Funny Car, and Cruz Pedregon would notch win the NHRA Winston World Championship in Funny Car in 1992, and won the U.S. Nationals three times in four years (1992, 1993 and 1995). He was instrumental in the push for global recognition of our sport, including reinings acceptance as the first Western discipline recognized by the Fdration Equestre Internationale.. He also located many of the cars in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing that are on display today. Because of Duntov, Corvettes raced and won at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans, captured countless sports car and drag racing championships and set numerous speed records. Those 62 Wally trophies put him fifth among all pro NHRA racers and 10th overall in the series 70-year history. McAlester Public Schools announced its selections for the McAlester Athletics Hall of Fame 2023 induction class this week. Vaughan, of Lafayette, Indiana, has a life outside the courtroom and can be found at reining events across the country. In the early 2000s, she moved into the Pro Mod series, where she continued to be competitive. Enriquezs racing career has been linked with his friend and fellow Hall of Famer Gene Adams in the late 1960s-early 1970s in what was collectively known as Jr. Fuel dragsters. Fonty Flock, Ray Evernham, Darrell Gwynn included in 10-member Hall Class. Any other time, Messner could be seen almost every week at the races helping some team try to win the Top Eliminator prize. I met my wife out there. 2023 International Drag Racing Hall Fame Ceremony Thursday March 9, 2023 Hilton UF Conference Center 1714 SW 34th Street Gainesville, Florida 2023 Inductees Shelly Anderson-Payne, Ron Atterbury, Carol ''Bunny'' Burkett, Grameme Cowin, John Force, Sonny Messner, Vinny & Richard Napp. Thanks to the momentum he helped create, the 2021 NRHA Level 4 Open Futurity Champion will win an unprecedented $350,000. This division is home to names like Eddie Hill, Raymond Beadle, Kenny Bernstein, Bill Meyer and many more. To say that he was instrumental in creating a dynasty and bettering the bloodlines of the reining horse is undoubtedly an understatement. He has won three championships yet suddenly found himself empty-handed and forced to learn the most basic step to winning titles: finding funding to operate the race car. He collected the 1983 Top Alcohol Dragster World Championship, then moved to Top Fuel, where he took 18 victories and never finished lower than fourth in points between 1986 and 1989. When Garlits formed the Drag Racing Museum in 1976, the hunt for all the Swamp Rats began and Sonny was very instrumental in locating many of the hard to find parts necessary to restore the old cars. I dont have a lot of words for it yet, because it hasnt quite all sunk in, he said of the news he received Dec. 31. Gerber Collision & Glass enters strategic partnership with NHRA YES Program International Drag Racing Hall of Fame announces 2020 Inductees and Honorees Robert "Bones" Balogh, Lee Beard,. Attebury cars were known for being notoriously safe and he was known for his great attention to detail when building cars. . Steve Plueger, my brother Louie, Austin Coil, Bernie Fedderly, I wouldnt be standing here without them because I was a real loser, Force continued. In the 1970s, Olvey developed the first U.S. traveling motorsports medical team for what is todays IndyCar Series. When the Garlits team was in California, they could always be found at Messners home in Santa Ana, pitted on his front lawn and the street repairing the Swamp Rat for the next event. In 2020, the group managed to double the added money for the Adequan North American Affiliate Championships, guarantee $60,000 to the Level 4 Non Pro Futurity Champion, and awarded a historic quarter-million dollars to the 2020 Level 4 Open Futurity Champion. The International Drag Racing Hall of Fame honored its 2018 inductees Thursday in Gainesville, Fla., adding Jeb Allen, Kelly Brown, Gary Densham, Roy Fjastad, Jim Oddy, and Ollie Riley, and Greg . So that is humbling for me, he said. In the 30s, he ran a series of aircraft-engine Mormon Meteors at Bonneville. Gwynn was named one of the NHRAs 50 Greatest Drivers All-Time for his stellar accomplishments in a tragically truncated career. 29Two former athletes are joining the ranks of McAlester history. With 62 victories, hes second only in the Top Fuel class to 82-time winner Tony Schumacher. The NHRA has lifted its indefinite suspension of Dixon, and he has renewed his Top Fuel license. Linda Jones has truly made a behind the scenes contribution to the sport of drag racing, but more importantly has been at Teds side through it all. The man who popularized the Bonneville Salt Flats for racing set more speed records than anyone. Needless to say, Carpenter ended up staying with horses.. This attention to detail caught the attention of Shirley Muldowney who, in 1976, bought her first Attebury car. Preceded into the MSHFA by younger brother Tim Flock (MSHFA Class of 1999), Truman Fontell Flock had hall of fame credentials all his own. National Events (250) . The day before, Dixon will unveil a statue bearing his likeness that eventually will be on permanent display at the Hall of Fame Museum at Daytona Beach, Fla. Ive been to Daytona, took the tour, went to the museum, and made a lap around the track in the tour bus. Etta served as crew chief keeping the team organized and was there to assist in any way possible, working on the car with her sons with Bobs direction, yet being a mother at the track and at home. He also bred Ima Best Buddy, winner of the 1999 All American Quarter Horse Congress Open Reining Futurity and Wimpys Show Stopper, earner of more than $60,000. Im really excited to see how she cuts through life, Dixon said. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2023 Induction Class Saturday during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. When Billy Meyer bought the IHRA from Larry Carrier, Ted and Linda left the IHRA for one year. My kids and grandkids, they help me find the little kid inside, find the fire inside to compete, to be a part of it, to win. Redline Technology, Inc. SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION 4 HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS, THE BIG COUNTRY RACE WAY IN TEXAS JOINS DIVISION 4 OF NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK, Texas Area Drag Geezers Christmas Luncheon. . Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Olvey and Trammell. He won his next world championship in 2010, becoming the oldest driver in the sport to win a championship. Then Ted and Jim Ruth purchased the IHRA and of course Linda took over again as CFO and returned to her duties managing the tower crew at every event. While a lot of our newer members might not be as familiar with Charles Vaughan, if you look back over the years, he has continuously supported the industry in a variety of ways. So I ended up running that car way more than I ever thought I wouldand had a blast . He also won eight straight gold medals in the International Six Days Enduro, sometimes referred to as the Olympics of Motorcycling. After the record 3-time AMA Amateur Athlete of the Year retired from riding, he developed and marketed off-road riding apparel and accessories. I met Doug probably 40 years ago, and he was very quiet and private about many areas of his life. She continued to be a formative opponent throughout the years. Later the longtime Salt Lake City mayor set 21 more records in office, including ones for Pontiac just before his death. Im very proud but still humbled and flattered by the nomination. When he was just 13 years old, he hitchhiked to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Its members work to raise money to preserve the donated artifacts, including historical literature, records, photos, film, clothing, equipment, trophies, etc. He also started John Force Racing, which is not just a racing team but also a machine shop for parts, fabrications and paint shop, chassis shop, decal shop, and a museum housing historic racecars. Larry Dixon Jr. has won an NHRA Top Fuel championship by a whopping 330 points over his closest rival and lost another by merely two points. So if it happened it would be great, but if it didnt, Im not going to hang myself. endorsed by. As the NHRA record holder in almost every imaginable professional category including championships (16), final rounds (264), race wins (155), round wins (1421) and No. Apr. Larry Dixon Jr. (Drag Racing) The three-time NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel champion (2002, 2003, 2010) has the second highest Top Fuel win total in the sport's history behind Tony Schumacher and ahead of MSHFA inductees Joe Amato, Kenny Bernstein and Don Garlits. My wife Laurie, shes stood by my side, and I really do love her and appreciate her. SPEED SPORTs Alan Cavanna catches you up on that and more in this weeks edition of Sealed Under Pressure Spotlight presented by Cometic Gasket. Veteran NASCAR driver and current spotter Tim Fedewa joined this weeks episode of Fast Car 2 NASCAR with Mike Wallace to talk more about his current role. Larry Dixon won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 2002, 2003 and 2010. . Etta was a fixture at the starting line and in the pits as the Glidden family raced their Ford Pintos, Fairlanes, Mustangs, and Thunderbirds (as well as one year with a Plymouth Arrow) against some of the very toughest competitors in Pro Stock class history. Since then, he has always helped this sport grow. He won his 16th championship in 2013. All logos and images are reserved. He would accompany Jr. to all the Southern California drag strips, including famed Lions at Long Beach, and of course the Half Mile Drag Strip in Riverside, Calif. His broodmare Ms Hollywood Showtime, whose lifetime earnings exceed $350,000, produced the NRHA Hall of Fame mare Miss Tinseltown. . Her fan base never faded during her career, which was filled with successes. made some great memories for some people. To be included in the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, to be in Don Garlits house here, it means a lot.. With his casual manner, he strived to not just inform but also entertain not only hardcore drag racing fans but those new to the sport. Founders Award: Bob Frey. From 1987-2006, he won 125 national events and 14 world championships. The formal induction ceremonies were not held in 2020. Gosh, its hard enough to find funding to go racing, let alone in the middle of a pandemic. The contributions he made to this association and its members may never truly be seen. The next class of racing legends takes a bow to the wayback machine, as several inductees in the 2023 class made their marks more than a half century ago. From 1974 to 81, he captured a record eight straight AMA National Enduro Championships. Whites school determined he could not attend due to his AIDS status. He has worked for some of the most prestigious race teams in the sport from the 1980s and into the second decade of the 21st Century and won the 1989 NHRA Top Fuel world championship with the late Gary Ormsby and, as team manager, the 1992 NHRA Funny Car world championship with Cruz Pedregon at Larry Minor Motorsports and the 2009 NHRA Top Fuel world championship with Tony Schumacher at Don Schumacher Racing. Already racing in Old Bridge, the brothers began looking for land in the area, as the town was receptive to a drag strip and had existing ordinances for building and operating race tracks. During WWII, he helped develop the tide-turning P-51 Mustang. Sonny attends all of the California Drag Racing Nostalgia functions and keeps the Dragster in top running condition. After winning the 1930 National Air Races, Chester designed and built a series of groundbreaking planes named after Popeye characters. In 1966 while at Atco, Bob learned they were looking for a track announcer. He also bought or sold other top performers including Jac Be Quick, Roosters Wrangler, Hes Dun his Time, and Bueno Chexinic. Burleson started riding at 18. Flarida added, Charlie was one of my very first clients when I started my business. While primarily a Top Fuel driver in Australia, he campaigned Funny Cars while in the U.S. and finished as runner-up at the 1987 NHRA Winternationals. Next year's black-tie affair will be held March 6-7, 2023. Now, we have plenty of characters in the Hall of Fame, but Jose, with his family values and involvement in the industry, is the epitome of great character., NRHA Past President Bill Bradley echoed those sentiments before his passing in 2018, commending Vazquezs excitement about both reining and the NRHA. When I got the call from Don, well, it made me emotional. Susan Wade has lived in the Seattle area for 40 years, but motorsports is in the Indianapolis natives DNA. The strip was holding the Drag News Invitational in 1961, and Messner approached the Garlits-Swingle team and wanted to help. Tickets are priced at $110 each, and available by calling the Museum toll-free at 877-271-3278. Raceway Park was considered one of the premier tracks because Vinny and Richard constantly maintained and made upgrades to the facility. NRHA Official Commentators to Call the Action for the All American Quarter Horse Congress Reining Futurity Open Finals, Gunnatrashya Reaches $9 Million Dollar Sire Milestone, NRHA Celebrates CINCH & Classic Equine Silver Anniversary Partnerships, 2023 NRHyA Art & Photo Contest Deadline Approaching, Taylor Sheridan Named NCEA 2023 Ring of Honor Recipient. Due to his wealth of knowledge, he has written columns in National Dragster and on DragRaceCentral.com. She would promote her crew to others, which led to many of them becoming crew members on Top Fuel teams and some even becoming accomplished drivers themselves. Im thankful for all the opportunities I have.. Hall Of Fame (104) the list. Thursdays induction at the Hilton Convention Center completed a Hall of Fame Grand Slam for 73-year-old Force who was inducted into the Intl Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega, Ala., in 2008, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2012, the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame at Fort Worth in 2011, the California Sports Hall of Fame at Alta Loma in 2017 and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame at Darlington, S.C., in 2019. In 1936, he drove one solo 3,254 miles in 24 hours at 153 mph, setting a record unbeaten until 2005 by an eight-man team. His drag racing efforts got underway in 1978, teaming with Hall of Fame driver, Gary Beck in a Top Fuel dragster which produced an overwhelming demonstration of performance in 1983, setting an amazing 17 of 18 quickest runs in the sports history to that point, and won the NHRAs Top Fuel World Championship. For details on how to become a Hall of Fame table host or major event donor, contact RHF Executive Director Leslie Baker at lbaker@nrha.com or (405) 946-7400, ext. Raceway Park launched the careers of several drag racers and was home to some of drag racings most memorable moments, including the famed Don Garlits SR30 blow over in 1986. I want to thank everybody, the people who got me here. An ESPN/ABC and NBC analyst and AmeriCARna host, in 2021 Evernham and inductee Tony Stewart (MSHFA Class of 2019) launched the groundbreaking SRX Series. He raced at the Indianapolis 500 six times, finishing sixth in 51. NHRA Southeast Division Hall Of Fame Recieve 1 Spectator Admission to Events 2014 Nelson DesChamps 2014 Gary Johns 2014 Carl Weisinger NHRA Hall of Fame Committee Members (Past & Present) Bobby Boyd Buster Couch Lex Dudas Don Garlits William "Bill" Holt Art Malone Carl Weisinger. Born in England and raised in Royal Oak, Mich, Banks raced midgets and Indy cars. The team won the event, and this started a lifelong friendship, with Sonny traveling all around the West Coast and as far East as Florida to help the Garlits team win many races. Redline Technology, Inc. SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION 4 HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS, THE BIG COUNTRY RACE WAY IN TEXAS JOINS DIVISION 4 OF NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK, Texas Area Drag Geezers Christmas Luncheon. Aside from his on-track racing legacy, Meyer will be best known and built the then cutting-edge Texas Motorplex in 1986 in the Dallas-area suburb of Ennis, Texas. Division 4 features tracks from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Louisiana. To improve pitstop speed and efficiency, he employed former athletes as crew members with specialized roles and clockwork choreography. Part of the reason we wanted to make the announcement at the Racing Goes Safer seminar is because several members of the Class of 2023 have played a major role in improving racing safety, said MSHFA president George Levy. In 2018, Carpenter began providing support to the NRHA Markel Futurity Sales, which flourished under his long-time relationships throughout the horse industry and vision for achieving big goals. In the 1920s, he raced trains from Salt Lake City to Wendover and from NYC to San Francisco. Do I miss it? Three men are being honored this year: Harry Craft, the . Trammell won the 2021 Louis Schwitzer Award for biomedical engineering advances for driver safety. He began his racing career in Super Stock class with a Dodge Dart using Petty Enterprises-built and tuned Chrysler power. She began her career in the mid-1960s and from the start she was a huge fan attraction. She went on to win her first NHRA world championship in that car. Nine notables from the world of motorsports, including three female honorees, were named to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) as the 33rd class was unveiled on Saturday at Daytona. During their tenure in open-wheel racing, the only deaths were from non-survivable injuries. He and Ali also are parents to sons Donovan, an Ivy Tech student, and Luke, who will enter high school this year.

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