RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

Papa Louie died peacefully in his sleep this morning at St. Joesph hospital in Kokomo, In. Arrangements are pending and I will post on here when they are set. :13:

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

Sad news indeed, great racer fun guy to be around and a true friend to many. Rest in peace Louie.

From all of us at Halfmoon Spencer racing #66j

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

What a great driver Louie was. I remember him in the Orange colored sprinter racing Kokomo and Warsaw. If I remember right and I may be wrong, but wasn't Louie the first to win a race on Thursday Night Thunder? I believe it was an Illinois track.

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

Originally Posted by Shawn Harper:
What a great driver Louie was. I remember him in the Orange colored sprinter racing Kokomo and Warsaw. If I remember right and I may be wrong, but wasn't Louie the first to win a race on Thursday Night Thunder? I believe it was an Illinois track.

Not the first to win on Thursday Night Thunder, but he did win a heat race at Santa Fe Speedway on Thursday Night Thunder back in 1987.

RIP Louie!

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

Viewing is set for 5-8 pm Wednesday at Stout and Sons funeral home in Burlington. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 am.

FYI.... "Papa Lou" won the first ever race at Gas City.

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

:13: RIP Thanks for all the awesome childhood racing memories!:9::9:

Sorry to hear the news. Louie was a great racer and great person. We used to stop at papa Louie s pizza on the way to kokomo to get a pizza. RIP Louie

Brian Cripe

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

RIP Louie. My Dad knew him from truck driving, and when I was a kid he used to wave to us on the backstretch when he was driving for Paul Hazen.

Re: RIP "Papa" Louie Mann
 

RIP Louie. He was responsible for TP going sprint car racing. Terry was with Louie going to a track and when they got there Louie said TP could hot lap the car and he was hooked... Raced many years after that... Louie will be missed by many.