...19 years ago today. We lost Rich Vogler. It was a terrible day for me. Couldn't eat. Couldn't sleep. Just imagine how his family felt. Please take a minute to thank God we had him on this planet for as long as we did.
Originally Posted by Seadog:
...19 years ago today. We lost Rich Vogler. It was a terrible day for me. Couldn't eat. Couldn't sleep. Just imagine how his family felt. Please take a minute to thank God we had him on this planet for as long as we did.
He was one of my biggest heroes. R.I.P Rich.
Gregg,
I was there and I'll never forget what happened. He was one of the greatest racers to ever strap in a race car.
Went to a midget race in Maine that night. Got home and popped the tape in and watched. You're right Gregg, one of those moments we'll never forget.
David.
I never saw a driver with a stronger desire to win, every single time they were on the track, than the great Rich Vogler. I know they already have a Rich Vogler Memorial @ Winchester, but I've always thought the Hut Hundred should also have Rich's name in it. He owned that race. R.I.P.
Jerry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
I didn't post anything with the tribute video link cause really, I prefer to cellebrate what Rich gave to us. He made us all a little *RICHER*
My thoughts always to the friends and families who lost a *Great One* that day! I like to think he looked down over sprintweek, Helped keep everyone safe and had a smile on his face saying to himself, "DANG! Their still at it! YEAH!!!!!!!"
Not trying to rain on the parade here, but I never did understand why all the fans out there liked to cheer for a guy who, a lot of the time, appeared to not really care whether or not he ran over you or turned you around, as long as he got around you.
He won a ton of races and the statistics make his greatness pretty evident, but there are more than a handful of guys who won a bunch as well and won them in a much cleaner fashion, overall.
Rich was one of my favorite drivers. I was at the King's Royal that night and fortunately not at Salem. I still remember my Dad pulling me off to the side and telling me. It is a moment that I will never forget. RIP - Rich