Bill Osthoff

2021 Inductee, O

Colorado native Bill Osthoff has been riding motorcycles since he was 7 years old, and while he is now in his 70’s, still rides today. Bill’s racing career began in 1968, when he advanced from Novice to Expert level in just five months, and his experience since...

John Pugh

2019 Inductee, 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,...

Telluride Autumn Classic 2024

2024 Inductee, Agajanian Award, T

This year’s J.C Agajanian Award is given to The Telluride Autumn Classic.  The event was launched in 2015 as the Telluride Festival of Cars and Colors. Festival Founders Ray and Anita Cody, along with friends Rob and Sindy Lindow, saw a need for a late September event...

Don Woodard

2024 Inductee, W

Don Woodard’s many connections to Colorado Motorsports are rooted in his love of racing.  He drove Late Model Stock Cars at Colorado National Speedway in the early 1970’s, and his story of his first race win is interesting.  He had rolled his car three times in a...

Chris Sheil

2024 Inductee, S

Chris Sheil began his racing career at age 11, when his parents bought him a go-kart to race at a local rack.  His dad said it would be “low-key” family fun, but it sparked a passion in Chris that led to International Karting Association of Colorado championships in...

Mark Schellinger

2024 Inductee, S

Mark Schellinger has raced his way into the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame with a remarkable career in Motorcycle competition.  Like many young men, Mark loved riding a street bike and tried his hand at dirt racing as a kid.  While on a Sunday ride with his wife in...

Dan Savage

2024 Inductee, S

Dan Savage grew up with a steering wheel in his hands, as they say, watching his dad, Dave Savage, compete in Supermodifieds at Englewood Speedway.  Dan became a pavement racing fan when Colorado National Speedway was paved in 1989.  After watching ultra-competitive...

Willie Hardman

2024 Inductee, H

Wille Hardmans’s 50-year racing career was driven by his love of Midgets and Sprint Cars.  Just weeks after seeing his first race at Lakeside Speedway in 1947, Willie purchased a Willys-powered midget, and he was off to the races. He competed at Englewood and Lakeside...

Douglas Drussel

2024 Inductee, D

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

2024 Inductee, D

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...