A Anderson, Buddy Anderson, Ernest "Red" B Beadle, Raymond Benham, Crawford (1941-1991) Bernstein, Kenny Boyd, Elisha Breithaupt, Don Buff, Willard Burkhart, Mike C But the owner wanted a big down payment, which Ted did not have. 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. He also drew top-level team personnel to the teams. Dixon won his first NHRA national event in just his second start and went on . Why am I still doing it at this age? His pride in his daughter, Mariana, was unrivaled. A common thread among Vazquezs winningest horses? 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. Prieto was never one to turn a blind eye to what he considered to be a problem (or worse) found himself working in the automotive enthusiast media, while also getting involved with Top Fuel cars. As vice president of USAC Properties, he oversaw land-speed-record runs. The banquet is Monday evening. Banks made his mark as a driver and longtime United States Auto Club (USAC) official. After the Mazmanian partnership dissolved, he teamed with Gary Dubach and Joe Pisano in 1966-67 and with Tim Woods of Stone, Cook and Woods fame to campaign a 1968 Shelby Mustang the Swindler A car on a national match race tour. In 2020 he was named the No. After trying everything possible to borrow the down payment without success, Ted was depressed and ready to give up his dream of owning and operating a drag strip. He also located many of the cars in the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing that are on display today. Dixon overcame throat cancer in 2015 and has supported wife Ali since July through her own breast cancer ordeal. Dixon earned back-to-back championships in 2002 and 2003 and again in 2010. So if it happened it would be great, but if it didnt, Im not going to hang myself. 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. His excuse was he was making the tractor lighter so it would go faster. In 2007, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and he became a member of the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 2006. 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 . . Slap me if I ever complain. In 2018, NHRA inducted Donnie into the Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2017. We are proud to support Joses nomination to the NRHA Hall of Fame, shared Carlos Hernandez, president of the Asociacion Mexicana de Reining A.C. NRHA Affiliate. He and Ali also are parents to sons Donovan, an Ivy Tech student, and Luke, who will enter high school this year. 3. 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. She began as a crew member for her fathers team by cleaning parts and working on the car. He did this by educating and telling great stories about the sport. Three-time Top Fuel champion received the good news on New Year's Eve. I absolutely love being in that car. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) is a hall of fame located adjacent to the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) .