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Found out the following information last night;

ARMSTRONG, CHITWOOD, KULWICKI, McGRATH, SQUIER, TITUS & VOGLER TO BE INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME


DETROIT, MI – Racing luminaries Dale Armstrong, Joie Chitwood, Alan Kulwicki, Jeremy McGrath, Ken Squier, Jerry Titus and Rich Vogler will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America when the organization stages its annual induction ceremony on Aug. 25, 2010 at The Fillmore Detroit.

“The Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2010 features champion drivers who doubled as an innovative crew chief, a showman and stunt man, a race team owner and a magazine editor. Joining them are an all-time win leader in sprint cars and midgets, a ground breaking broadcaster and a legendary Supercross rider whose nickname was ‘Showtime.’ Their exploits on and around the race tracks of America make them true hall of famers,” said Ron Watson, president of the Hall of Fame.


Rich Vogler - In 1980, Vogler became the first driver to capture both the USAC sprint and midget titles in the same season. He also won the midget crown in 1978, 1983, 1986 and 1988. He won additional sprint car titles in 1980 and 1989. A five-time Indy 500 qualifier, Vogler’s best showing was an 8th place finish in 1989. His record of 134 national event wins in various divisions of United States Auto Club competition ranks second behind only Inaugural Hall of Fame inductee A.J. Foyt. Vogler's last victory came when, at age 39, he lost his life in an accident on the final lap while in the lead of a sprint car race at Salem Speedway in his home state of Indiana.

Richie posthumously joins Mel Kenyon (inducted in 2003) as short track stars that have been elected to the hall.

More info can be found at

http://www.mshf.com/

Very strong group, all RACERS. Glad to see Rich isn't forgotten and that this honor is going his way.

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The thing about Rich is that no matter how good he was, his driving was never better then he was a father. My fondest memory of Rich is off the track, not on. At the races there was NOBODY tougher. But as a father there was nobody better.

One year after Springfield or Duquoin, I watched Rich take his boys to the fair, after the race. To watch him with his sons , you knew they were the most important people in his life. It is the memory of Rich that has stayed with me the longest.