Colorado Vintage Oval Racers 2025

2025 Inductee, Agajanian Award, C

The Colorado Vintage Oval Racers club was founded in 1998 and chose “The Historical and Mechanical preservation of Colorado and regional oval track automobile racing” as its mission. With a history of independently run vintage oval exhibitions held at several tracks...

Rich Castor, Jr.

2025 Inductee, C

Rich Castor, Jr. grew up surrounded by racing.  His dad, as well as uncles Ira and Dan, were racers, and weekends for the extended family were spent at the track. Rich Sr. raced until 1983, when an injury forced him out of the driver’s seat; the seat was then passed...

Paul Dallenbach

2025 Inductee, D

One might say that Paul Dallenbach was born with racing in his DNA. The son of former IndyCar driver and race series official Wally Dallenbach, Paul’s first time behind the wheel of a race car came when he was 15, and he drove a ’66 Mustang in an event at Woody...

Michael Pettiford

2025 Inductee, P

Michael Pettiford’s passion for speed goes as far back as he can remember. Michael recalls doing some pretty silly things with vehicles for fun while growing up in Indiana, and it didn’t take long for him to realize that racing on the track would be a more positive...

Mark Woodward

2025 Inductee, W

Some racers make their mark on the track, others leave their mark with their voice. Mark Woodward has done both, and most fans agree that he has done both better than anyone else in Colorado racing history. While growing up near Denver’s Lakeside Speedway, Mark’s...