St. Louis native Bob Chandler is the creator of “BIGFOOT – The Original Monster Truck,” and is widely known as the father of the monster truck racing industry. Chandler’s vision paved the way for hundreds of other monster truck drivers who compete in front of millions of spectators each year. Team Bigfoot has grown to… Read more »
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Jerry Clinton
Jerry Clinton is a native of St. Louis. He graduated in 1955 from Hadley Technical High School, where he received specialized training in commercial art. He studied sales and marketing at the University College of Washington University. Clinton is the Chairman and CEO of Grey Eagle Distributors, Inc., the St. Louis County wholesaler of Anheuser-Busch… Read more »
Jeffrey Clinton
Jeffrey M. Clinton was born in 1963, the same year that Grey Eagle Distributors opened for business. At the time of his untimely death at the age of 38, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Grey Eagle is the St. Louis County wholesaler of Anheuser-Busch products. Mr. Clinton made significant contributions… Read more »
Masten Gregory
Kansas City native Masten Gregory was born in 1932. Hardly the typically image of a race car driver based on his small stature, serious face and thick rimmed glasses, the “Kansas City Flash,” as he was affectionately called, won an unthinkable amount of races on his way to accomplishing in 1965 what only two other… Read more »
Myron Holtzman
Like any sports writer, Myron Holtzman enjoys telling stories. The funny ones are the best, of course. Even his. “I went to the University of Missouri to be a business major,” Holtzman said, “and figured out I couldn’t add 2 plus 2, so I found another major.” Well, he not only found sports journalism but… Read more »
Forrest Lucas
In 2007, in the southwest Missouri community of Wheatland, rose Lucas Oil Speedway, with a 3/8-mile, semi-banked dirt oval as the cornerstone. Even better, it looked like the new-age big-league parks, complete with a lighted-up backdrop featuring a majestic grandstand, VIP suites and press box. “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” it was soon called. And now… Read more »
Joe Naegler
You could call him the man under the hood, the engine builder whose work helped so many – especially one of the Ozarks’ greats – win checkered flags and earn high-fives as well as praise. In other words, you can’t talk about stock car racing in the Ozarks without talking about Joe Naegler. “I went… Read more »
Larry Phillips
Larry Phillips has been involved with auto racing for more than 40 years. A Southwest Missouri native, Phillips has driven his #75 race car to more than 2,500 wins at the Bolivar Speedway USA, Fairgrounds Speedway in Springfield, Lebanon I-44 Speedway and at asphalt tracks all over the United States. He has won five Winston… Read more »
Roper Family
Back when they were teenagers, Dale and Dean Roper spent their summer Friday nights at what’s now the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in north Springfield, watching the Midget car races. Only, they weren’t in the stands. “We sat in the trees over beyond the east end,” Dale, Sr. recalled with a smile. “Nobody had any money… Read more »
Kenny Schrader
Despite having a full-time NASCAR ride for over 20 years, Fenton, Missouri’s Kenny Schrader frequently races at local tracks between NASCAR races. The 1985 NASCAR Rookie of the Year and owner of Kenny Schrader Racing races in many racing divisions and has been successful in every division he has stepped into. He owns a dirt… Read more »
Russell “Rusty” Wallace
A native of Fenton, Missouri, Rusty Wallace has made a name for himself as one of the most successful NASCAR Drivers in the nation. Entering the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup season, only two active drivers have won more races than Miller Team Penske driver Rusty Wallace. With 46 winds during his 12 full years in… Read more »