Motorsports Newsletter; high school program 14

2) Do you know some of our respected historians, archivist, writers of stories and articles on the car culture and motorsports. Here are a few; Jim Miller (American Hot Rod Foundation), Robert Post (Smithsonian Museum), Dick Martin (Editor/writer), Bob Frey (NHRA Statistics), Mel Bashore (Racing lists compiler), Dave Wallace Jr (Editor/writer), Art Bagnall (writer), et al.

3) For a FREE history of Wally Parks and the NHRA, please send me a request, and I will send it to you via a Word Document in seven emails. Do you know the true story of the NHRA Fuel Ban? Most likely, you have read the stories in newspapers and magazines and have gotten it completely wrong. Write to me for the true story based on original documents and files. Included are 200 biographies. Your Editor

4) The Wood Brothers are named Grand Marshals of the 45th HSR Mitty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, April 27-30, 2023. The legendary Wood Brothers Racing Family will preside over the celebration of NASCAR’s 75th Anniversary; see www.RoadAtlanta.com. Included in the Wood Brothers Racing team’s 99 career wins are five victories in the Daytona 500 were; Tiny Lund (1963), Cale Yarborough (1968), AJ Foyt (1972), David Pearson (1976), and Trevor Bayne (2011) who all drove a trademark #21 Wood Brothers Ford to victory in the “Great American Race.” Sent by Adam Saal at SaalGoodPR@Gmail.com.

5) The Racing History Project (Racing_History_Project@mail.vresp.com) announces the Woodland Auto Display of the Grand Opening of the Ken Clapp Annex, Gallery & Research Library at the Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles, CA. See www.woodlandautodisplay.com. This event is combined with the 14th Annual Warbirds, Wings, and Wheels Car Show, with over 350 cars on display, on May 13, 2023, at 1 PM. The Ken Clapp Annex, Gallery and Research Library is the home of the West Coast Stock Car and Motorsports Hall of Fame (http://westcoaststockcarhalloffame.com), the Woodland family collection of significant racing helmets and drivers suits, a rotating display of rarely seen racecars and the research library and archive containing automotive related books, racing programs, magazines, collectible automobilia and the Earl Stubbs Collection of racing photos. Named for Ken Clapp, former Stockton Speedway promoter, NASCAR vice president of Marketing, and creator of the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Ken Clapp Annex, Gallery and Research Library also features a rotating display of significant racecars. The Woodland Auto Display, located on the grounds of the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, California, was established in 2009 and now contains 35,000 square feet of display and restoration space and over 100 race cars, sports cars, and unique vehicles. Dave Wolin is at Davewolinracingpr@gmail.com.