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Rest In Peace

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We'd like to express our gratitude for having known the following people. Some were competitors, some were organizers, and some participated in other ways. We wish them a fond farewell and hope they enjoy that great dragstrip in the sky.


Ballard, Walt
(see Walt Ballard)

Couch, Eddie Buster
(see Buster Couch)

Christian, Billy
(see Billy Christian)

Elam, Edwin Jabo
(see Jabo Elam)

Hartken, Henry
(see Henry Hartken)

Groves, Frank
(see Frank Groves)

Holcomb, Richard
(see Richard Holcomb)

Hughes, Bill
(see Bill Hughes)

Hughes, Julius, Jr.
(see Julius Hughes, Jr.)

Jones, Marvin F.
(AKA Red Jones)
(see Marvin Jones)

Knowles, Richard

Lane, Jack
(see Jack Lane)

Lester, Pete Fireball
(see Pete Lester)

Martin, Don
(see Don Martin)

Nance, Robert
(see Robert Nance)

Neal, Howard
(see Howard Neal)

Reed, John
(see John Reed)

Roberts, Oscar
(see Oscar Roberts)

Robinson, Pete
(see Pete Robinson)

Scott, Scottie
(see Scottie Scott)

Shropshire, Forrest

Smith, Steve
(see Steve Smith)

Springs, Harold
(see Harold Springs)

Tanner, Bill
(see Bill Tanner)

Thorne, John
(see John Thorne)

Trett, Elmer

Whisnant, Reid
(see Reid Whisnant)

Wilson, Bernard Eugene
(also known as Gene Wilson)
(see B. E. Wilson)
(Note: B. E. Wilson died in 1972 and
is not the current racer Gene Wilson.)

Woods, Tony
(see Tony Woods)

Young, Don
(see Don Young)


Rest In Peace and thanks for all of the memories.. - David Dilbeck