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Sunday, September 07, 2008

2008 East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion


It's almost time for the "local" drag racing reunions for 2008! The East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion will take place October 17, 18 & 19, 2008 in Henderson, NC. This has grown into one big time event with several hundred cars on display and many other activities to do.

The 2008 hall of fame inductees and award recipients will be:

Bobby Starr - Thomas Woody Andrews Memorial Award

Dan Weis

Dave Koffel

David Frye

Distinguished Achievement Award in Drag Racing: Arnie Beswick

Ewing Brothers (Ken, Gary & Wayne)

Harry Coombs

Herman Lewis

Joe Gerdleman

Johnny Rocca

Mack Pressley

Pacers Team (George Snizek, Charlie "Dodge" Hagenmayer, Otto Qualliotine & Ken "KB" Braun)

Posthumous Awards: Ronald Lyles and Dick Swecker

Ronnie Sox Memorial Award: Herb McCandless

Tommy Grove

Wally Bell

Wally Parks Motorsports Statesman Memorial Award - Robert "Bones" Balogh

Wally Parks Motorsports Statesman Memorial Award - Ed Iskenderian


For more information, go to East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion Site
For a larger view of the flyer, click here.