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Gordon Woolley, well known as a sprint car driver in the 1950s and 1960s, passed away on February 1st. He had been in hospice near his home in Waco, Texas.

Here is an excerpt from a plaque that honored him on the Wall of Fame at the Heart O’Texas Speedway in Waco:

Gordon joined the IMCA Sprint Car Circuit in the early 1960s, traveling across the United States for twelve years while finishing in the top ten in points ten of those years. In 1963, he became the first Texan to win the IMCA Sprint Car National Championship, and the first to do so with a Chevrolet engine. The Greater New York Sportswriters Association named him the most outstanding sprint car driver of 1963.

Gordon claimed numerous track and series championships throughout his illustrious career, including the 1963 Imperial Valley Championship and the 1967 Tri-State Championship in Hutchison, Kansas.

The long, tall, quiet-spoken Texan from Waco has been written about in various racing books and magazines and is a member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa, the Racing Hall of Fame in Chapman, Kansas, the Big Car Racing Association Hall of Fame in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Knoxville Speedway Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa and the Bellville Highbank Hall of Fame for Midgets and Sprints in Bellville, Kansas.

Funeral arrangements are pending. At his request, Gordon will be buried in a driver’s suit.

2013 - Gordon Woolley, Bill White, Jimmy McElreath, Buddy Cagle, Ed Justice Jr. and Arlen Kurtis.

Bart Stevens

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A true legend. RIP.

[wandak]

Gordon was one of the nicest guys we raced with in IMCA in the early 60s. Prayers to the family. Wanda Knepper

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Originally Posted by wandak Gordon was one of the nicest guys we raced with in IMCA in the early 60s. Prayers to the family. Wanda Knepper

Wanda,

You are right. He and Ann were very special people.

And he was such an excellent driver.

Bart

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Sat. Feb 4, 2017 @ 2:00pm
Oaklawn Baptist Church
2105 Behrens Cr.
Waco, TX 76705

Bart