She went on to win her first NHRA world championship in that car. Robert Bones Balogh, Lee Beard, Don Enriquez. From 1987-2006, he won 125 national events and 14 world championships. He was back in a car to start 2008 and, after winning two championships with Austin Coil and 12 more with Coil and Bernie Fedderly, he won his 15th with Mike Neff as crew chief in 2010 and his 16th with Jimmy Prock making the tune-up calls in 2013. I love that! Then when IHRA lost the editor of Drag Review Magazine, Larry Carrier asked Linda to work overtime as editor of Drag Review until someone could be hired to do that job while still keeping up with her duties as the CFO of IHRA. Dedicating himself to be the best at everything he did helped Vaughan create an impressive group of horses. Its very humbling, and Im very flattered. He moved to the western performance horse world in the early 1990s, representing and selling standout individuals such as 1992 NRHA Futurity Champion Boomernic, 1999 National Reining Cow Horse Association Futurity Champion Smart Zanolena, 2003 NRCHA Futurity Champion Chics Magic Potion, and 2007 Worlds Greatest Horseman Champion Light N Fine. . Do you have a favorite Larry Dixon moment? I dont know what my life would be like without drag racing. And he has been sidelined for lack of sponsorship, even banned for awhile by the sanctioning body in a dispute about his exhibition dragster. But you know, theres a lot of people who love their sport and for one reason or another cant continue on. I think Ive literally spent every year of my life at a dragstrip, at some point every year, Dixon said. LaHaie, Vance & Hines inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Former NHRA Top Fuel world champ Dick LaHaie and motorcycle drag racing legends Terry Vance and Byron Hines were. The former New Jersey modified driver innovated ways to manage teams and became one of the sports most prolific winners. It is an honor to be among these famous drivers and officials. Thats just part of my life. When Sonny found out, he wanted to be a part of the recreation, so a plan was worked out; Sonny would pay for all the materials and parts. A young man, Ryan White, had contracted the disease after receiving an injection to treat his hemophilia. SPEEDSPORT.com is a part of the NASCAR Digital Media Network, John Force (center) was inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame on Thursday night. The automaker named the Bonneville in his honor. Eight years later, as a newly selected member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, he would say the same thing. By 1969, the Gas class was being supplanted by the new Funny Car class, and marked the end of Baloghs illustrious 10-year racing career. To this day Charlie still actively competes and shows the horses he loves so dearly in the sport that he has given so much of himself to, noted NRHA Six Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida. Her racing career path went from being a local racer to becoming a regular on national tours in the United States and Canada. When Billy Meyer bought the IHRA from Larry Carrier, Ted and Linda left the IHRA for one year. even banned for awhile by the sanctioning body. In the mid-1980s, a landmark case in Indiana resulted in laws that, to this day, prevent discrimination in the workplace against people with AIDS. 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. Ive got a lot of thingsmy family, that two-seat carthat more than take care of me from a satisfaction standpoint.. In 1965, he did have the opportunity to do some drag racing and won in E/Stock Automatic at Vineland Speedway Drag Strip. Im really excited to see how she cuts through life, Dixon said. He and Ali also are parents to sons Donovan, an Ivy Tech student, and Luke, who will enter high school this year. 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. If it wasnt for her, Id be lost, shes my Mother Teresa. News of his selection shouldnt have been all that startling to Dixon. nhra, ahra, nascar, and ataa. Our car experts choose every product we feature. I fell in love with drag racing. He received the Don Garlits Pioneer award. In 2020 he was named the No. In 2013, he created the Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series, which became a huge success, bringing racers from across Australia and New Zealand together. The nickname changed to The Wavemaker, and his very pointed critiques were both lauded and hated, but their points were most often on target. Sonny has lived his entire adult life dedicated to the sport of Drag Racing. I want to address the intrinsic. While in Top Fuel she won four national events and set a speed record in 1996 that stood for several years. Over 85,000 fans jammed Raceway Park for that first NHRA Summernationals. In 1993, driving a Top Fuel dragster, Cowin was the first in Australia to run under five seconds with a pass of 4.895. Jose has also invested a tremendous amount of money into our affiliate programs via donations and sponsorships of shows.. John Force, Shelly Anderson Payne, Ron Attebury, Sonny Messner, Carol "Bunny" Burkett, Graeme Cowin, Vinny and Richard Napp, Bob Frey, and Linda Jones will be honored this year. In the 1990s, he and inductee Jeff Gordon (MSHFA Class of 2018) combined for 47 NASCAR Cup Series wins and three titles (1995, 1997, 1998). 2 drag racer in the NHRAs first 50 years behind only Garlits, Force won 10 straight Funny Car titles from 1993 through 2002 highlighted by a 1996 season in which he won 13 of 19 events and was named Driver of the Year for all American motorsports. Burleson started riding at 18. Whether its in the show pen, through breeding great horses, or supporting his fellow reiners, there is no doubt that Jose Vazquez will continue to be a part of the reining industry for years to come. I have learned so much from him. Trained at the Technical University of Berlin, Duntov was a gifted driver, twice winning his class at Le Mans (1954-55) and setting records at Pikes Peak and Daytona. Enriquez raced with Adams for 33 years, moving on from the injected front-engined dragsters to nitro-fueled injected Funny Cars and later moved into the emerging nostalgia drag racing cars in the 1980s. Dixon won his first NHRA national event in just his second start and went on . Cowin is considered a pioneer in Australian drag racing. So it really caught me by surprise. Reigning AFT Singles champion Kody Kopp is trying to hit a grand slam this season. Pat Garlits Award Linda Jones Founders Award Bob Frey The Summernationlas grew in popularity with the racers and fans due to the cooler springtime weather. Sonny attends all of the California Drag Racing Nostalgia functions and keeps the Dragster in top running condition. Impressed with the facility, NHRA awarded Raceway Park its own yearly event in 1971 with the Summernationals. But I dont want to be a guy that piecemeals something together and goes out there and thinks that Im doing something, because that isnt how I was raised, Dixon, whose father Larry Dixon Sr. also raced in Top Fuel, said. Drag racing at Raceway Park ceased in 2018 after 53 years of exciting professional and amateur drag racing. Garlits went through many Swamp Rats over the years, but none captivated Messners interest as much as the Swamp Rat III that won the Riverside event in 1961. Gwynn was named one of the NHRAs 50 Greatest Drivers All-Time for his stellar accomplishments in a tragically truncated career. Also announced was the selection of Charles Vaughan as the NRHA Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2021. A common thread among Vazquezs winningest horses? She had a life-threatening crash in 1995 that nearly ended her racing career. In the early 2000s, she moved into the Pro Mod series, where she continued to be competitive. 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. Why am I still doing it at this age? 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. Don Schumacher Racing's Leah Pruett has been selected by the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) to serve as the Honorary Chairperson for the Hall's upcoming Class of 2021 . After several terrible accidents involving both himself and fellow drivers, Force worked with a team to develop safety improvements that earned him the 2008 MSEC Motorsports Achievement Award by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) for his work in improving race car safety. Im very proud but still humbled and flattered by the nomination. So I dont get too caught up in missing it. Dixon said the news of his selection hasnt taken over my life because we took off this (past) weekend. He was inducted into the Australian National Drag Racing Association Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Australian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2018. Its members work to raise money to preserve the donated artifacts, including historical literature, records, photos, film, clothing, equipment, trophies, etc. In 1966 while at Atco, Bob learned they were looking for a track announcer. He also located many of the cars in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing that are on display today. Starting with the 1933 National Air Races, he won major contests over several seasons in his Chester Jeep and held the world speed record at 237 mph. While he never logged world championship as a driver, Hill recorded 28 IHRA national event victories and 31 runner-up finishes and won the IHRA World Championship with Tim Bell driving a Ford Probe in 1995. At the age of 19, Linda married Ted Jones, who was a drag racer and had a dream of owning his local dragstrip in Kettlersville, Ohio. The pair terrorized the class in Southern California, and later across the country. 29Two former athletes are joining the ranks of McAlester history. A Anderson, Buddy Anderson, Ernest "Red" B Beadle, Raymond Benham, Crawford (1941-1991) Bernstein, Kenny Boyd, Elisha Breithaupt, Don Buff, Willard Burkhart, Mike C He died in his final design, Swee Pea II, in 1949. So as far back as I can remember, we were always going to the drag races. He has soared in the standings and literally soared as high as the scoreboards at Gainesville, Fla., when his dragster snapped in two in a violent 2015 crash that cracked a couple of vertebrae. He started the Darrell Gwynn Foundation in 2002 and, in 2014, opened The Darrell Gwynn Quality of Life Chapter of The Buoniconti Fund. This division is home to names like Eddie Hill, Raymond Beadle, Kenny Bernstein, Bill Meyer and many more. Corporate-sponsored tables are also available. Throughout the decade of the 80s and 90s, not only did Minors drag racing operations attract top-level driving talent. Hancock noted, Jose got into reining later in life, bought a super horse in Smart Like Juice, and its rare you dont see him winning, whether its breeding or showing. Banks made his mark as a driver and longtime United States Auto Club (USAC) official. My dad raced. John Force, Shelly Anderson Payne, Ron Attebury, Sonny Messner, Carol Bunny Burkett, Graeme Cowin, Vinny and Richard Napp, Bob Frey, and Linda Jones will be the newest inductees into the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racings International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. According to GoHorseShow.com, A few years later, having grown frustrated with showing, Carpenter decided to trade horses for NASCAR and move to North Carolina. Dottie Smith, president of the Midwest Reining Horse Association, has watched his progress in the show pen. Carpenter continued to show successfully in the National Snaffle Bit Association, earning more than $70,000 in Lifetime Earnings. Subjected to six hours of reconstructive surgery after being airlifted to a Dallas hospital and told by doctors he likely would not race again, Force defied the odds. Founders Award: Bob Frey. 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 meantime, Sonny would have the car as if it were his very own.
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