Roy Jackson

2017 Inductee, J

While he started as a drag racer at age 18, Roy Jackson’s success came in racing modifieds and late models at tracks throughout the Rocky Mountain region.  He finished in the top ten in two divisions each year from 1970 to 1974 at Lakeside Speedway, and was Late Model...

Joe James, Jr.

2015 Inductee, J

Joe James Jr. was born in Denver in 1949, and began his racing career at Lakeside Speedway, where he won a “Chug” race at age 9. A Chug required one young contestant to steer and another to provide the power to move the hand-built contraption around the track, and Joe...

Rob Johnson 2015

J, Jerry Van Dyke Memorial Award

A Colorado native, Rob Johnson has spent much of his 25+ year professional career in sports management positions up and down the Front Range of the Rockies. After graduating from the University of Colorado with a journalism degree in 1990, he ventured to Kansas City...

Eddie Jackson

2007 Inductee, J

Eddie Jackson, a Colorado native, started his racing career in 1951 driving stock cars at Englewood Speedway. He raced there through 1955. In 1956, Jackson purchased the famed Number 5 midget race car from Lloyd Axel. Doing all of his own mechanical work, both engine...