Rex Mitchell of Bloomington Indiana passed away yesterday Nov 2nd.Rex loved racing and drove a Sprint Car in the '60s and '70s.He was a local racing legend known as the "King of the Indiana Outlaws" Rest In Peace Rex.
Rex was just one of the toughest drivers of that era, the golden age of sprint car racing. I watched him fight it out at Paragon, just about every week, with so many drivers that have since made it to the Hall of Fame. And routinely beat those guys. I've always thought that he and Larry Miller were the two best sprint car drivers, that just don't get talked about enough these days, when people are talking about who was great. Great warriors like Rex, that showed up week in and week out, year after year, laid the groundwork for the great racing scene we have here, in our area. One that's the envy of race fans, just about every place else.
Jerry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
RIP Rex Enjoyed all thraces you ran for me and the ones you won.I remember our last championship in1974 at Paragon.I think that was about the end of our races.Thanks for all the memories .Your Friend Frazier 5 in those days. ED FRAZIER
