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The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame is an American Hall of Fame and museum for midget cars. The Hall of Fame is located at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin , and can be accessed during weekly Sunday races during the summer.
1976 – Volkswagen 'Driver of the Year' Midget Division; 1979 – Night Before the 500 Midget race winner; 1983–85–87–88–90–91–92 – USAC Western States Champion; 1985 and 1987 Belleville High Banks Nationals Champion; 1986 – was the youngest driver to be inducted into the National Midget Hall of Fame. Won over 250 career ...
His lucky escape proved to be only a temporary reprieve, as Swanson was killed a year later while attempting to qualify for a midget car race. [3] In a 2006 interview, motorsports reporter Chris Economaki called Swanson "the best racing driver he ever saw." Swanson was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
Hough was the first inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press and Association and Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame. [2] [7] [8]
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame building in turn 1. In addition to the racetrack, the facility features the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, a pavilion, and the Sun Prairie Firemans Park in the Prairie. The park was built by the Sun Prairie community on September 18, 2007, and was dedicated on October 7, 2007.
The organizers of the Hinchliffe Stadium Racing Expo, a group dedicated to midget car racing, this past weekend held their first event since the stadium underwent a $109 million renovation.
Inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. [4] Inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002. Inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. [5] Inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 1990. Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2016) [6]
The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame describes the combination as "virtually unbeatable for over twenty years." [3] Kurtis Kraft created 120 Indianapolis 500 cars, including five winners. [3] Kurtis sold his midget car business to Johnny Pawl in the late 1950s, and his quarter midget business to Ralph Potter in 1962. Kurtis died in ...