Induction Class of 2025
Colorado Vintage Oval Racers 2025
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.
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
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 Creek...
Michael Pettiford
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
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...
Larry Kassel
Larry Kassel began racing in 1969, when he learned the basics of oval-track racing from two of the best, Dave Crocker and Bill Goeble. Tommy Frantz taught Larry important aspects of race car fabrication, including body work and paint, and shared some of his expertise...
Larry Crispe
Larry Crispe's entry into the world of drag racing began with a humble first job: picking up trash under the bleachers at Bandimere Speedway. His work ethic quickly earned him a part-time role at Bandimere’s Rocky Mountain Performance Warehouse. By the early 1980s,...
JR Osborne
Some of J. R Osborne’s earliest recollections of his desire to drive were made when he drove a tractor at age 4 on the family farm while sitting next to his dad. He raced go-karts as a youngster with some success, but his racing career began in earnest after college....
John Luck
John Luck's love of racing began at Pikes Peak Speedway, where he says he was one of those kids playing under the bleachers or getting dirty in the infield. Before he was old enough to get into the pits, however, he was helping his sister with her first race car. In...
David Clabaugh
Colorado native David Clabaugh started his motocross career as a youngster after his neighbor introduced him to riding dirt bikes. Three years later, David was chosen by the mayor to help open Lakewood Sportcycle Park with a demonstration ride. He purchased his first...
Dave Slatten
Dave Slatten began his drag racing career in the late 1960's, running his 1957 Chevy in factory stock classes at a track near Erie, Colorado. Dave built and raced a variety of Chevies, including a U.S. Army-sponsored 1963 split-window Corvette Banshee IV, part of a...
Bruce Kamada
For more than 30 years, Bruce Kamada was the unmistakable voice of Bandimere Speedway, the man behind the microphone who brought races to life for generations of fans. Bruce began his life in drag racing as a competitor, but he quickly discovered his true calling...
Albert Firestine
In the early days of motocross racing in Colorado, before purpose-built tracks were a reality, you could find young riders tearing across dirt fields on the outskirts of Denver and Aurora. If a friend had a motorcycle, you begged your parents for one, and before long,...