Al Duran

Tonight we honor a racer whose name has become synonymous with Colorado National Speedway and the close-knit family of Colorado Figure-8 racing—Big Al Duran. Al’s passion for racing began as a young fan at Englewood Speedway, where he watched his uncles, Eddie...

Paul Dallenbach

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...

Douglas Drussel

Douglas Drussel’s contributions to Colorado Motorsports have been varied and impressive.  He began his racing career on the drag strip, where he raced a 1957 T-Bird modified with a 427 Ford engine and held the record for the B Modified Sports class for a number of...

Bill Dewald

Bill Dewald’s career in Colorado Motorsports has been a long and winding road.  That road began when he sponsored cars at Lakeside Speedway through his gas station business, furnishing fuel and oil to drivers he thought were underdogs while driving Chevies.  His...

Alan Davis

Alan Davis has worn many hats during a racing career that is approaching its fifth decade. He says he just ALWAYS wanted to race, whether it was drawing race cars in his elementary school notebooks or running a graphics business lettering race cars for the past 38...

Frank Denning

Frank Denning, known to fellow competitors and friends as Junior Denning, is the patriarch of a racing family. Frank’s racing career began in 1955 when he entered a “34” Ford Coupe in Lakeside Speedway’s “Hooligan Class”.  Frank’s cars became fan favorites with their...