Robert Prilika

2019 Inductee, P

Robert Prilika has been involved with multiple aspects of Colorado Motorsports for more than 35 years, as a winning competitor in both road racing and oval track competition, and as a business contributor involved in the construction of several Colorado racing...

John Pugh 2019

2019 Inductee, Jerry Van Dyke Memorial Award, P

John Pugh has painted, lettered, and designed the visual presence of over 1000 race cars on a national level over the past 47 years. In addition to designing and executing some of the most instantly recognizable paint schemes in drag racing and oval track competition,...

2018 The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Agajanian Award, P

The legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest race held in the United States, and has been promoting and preserving this legacy since 1916.Since the inaugural race sponsored by Spencer Penrose, competitors have matched their machines against...

Walt Pickard

2018 Inductee, P

Walt Pickard’s motorsports career involved racing at southern Colorado oval tracks, where he compiled 112 main event wins over 17 years of competition.  Born in 1932, Walt grew up with a love of all sports, playing on teams in football, baseball, and wrestling that...

Blu Plemons

2014 Inductee, P

Blu was born in Amarillo, Texas in 1927. He lived in Amarillo until his father died in 1939, after which his mother decided to pack up and move the family to Denver to begin a new life. When Blu was about 11, he began sneaking into Lakeside Speedway through a hole in...

Gene Pastor

2014 Inductee, P

Gene Pastor has dedicated his life to automobiles and automobile racing. Born in 1936, Pastor grew up in north Denver. In 1946, as a 10 year old, he started attending Midget races at Lakeside Speedway. As a hobby he was very active in motorcycle and Midget auto...