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Geoff Goodwin (2007)
Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Geoff moved to Edmonton in 1949 at age 12 and by 1952 was active in the fledgling hot rod and drag racing community.
A series of award winning hot rods and custom cars followed. In 1962 he campaigned his gas dragster a full season without defeat, winning the NHRA Inland Empire (Washington, Idaho) Edmonton and Alberta Championships. Geoff continued to dominate competition eliminator for over a decade in Western Canada and Eastern Washington.
Throughout his driving career, Geoff was involved in the growth and administration of the sport. In early 1960's as President of Capital City Hot Rod Association, led that group back to solvency after a law suit threatened to bankrupt the club, effectively ending drag racing in Edmonton.
In 1967 he assisted in design of the then state-of-the art Edmonton International Speedway, sold shares in what was then a dream, invested personally, then managed and promoted the strip while continuing as President as CCHRA.
In 1990 Geoff re-answered the call for a much-needed facility, he invested personally and was instrumental in raising the funds to build Edmonton's new Capital Raceway (now Castrol Raceway) and served as President and General Manager for the first 5 years.
As car owner Geoff continued to be active fielding Top Fuel Funny Cars, 360 Sprint cars, Junior Dragster (Championship) and recently Top Alcohol Funny Cars, garnering numerous track records, three AHRA World Finals and "Best Appearing Awards" at both IHRA and NHRA National Events.
His current team competes in the prestigious NHRA Lucas Oil Series finishing 6th in Division 6 in 2006 and 7th in 2007 in California's highly competitive Division 7.
At the date of this induction, after devoting a proud 56 years to the sport, Geoff has no intentions of retiring.
More about this member :: Back to top Scott Goodyear (2002)
Scott Goodyear is one of Canada's best-known international racers, with experience in sedans, Indy cars and endurance races. In more than two decades of racing, during which he also operated a racing school, Goodyear is best known for his years driving in CART and the IRL. In his four-year Indy Racing League career, he recorded one top-five and two other top-10 finishes in the season point standings, as well as three wins, 14 other top-five finishes and seven other top-10 finishes. He finished in the top 10 five times driving in the Indianapolis 500, including two second-place efforts, the most memorable of which occurred in 1992 when he chased Al Unser Jr. to the finish line in a brilliant final two-lap charge, finishing second by just .043 of a second, the closest margin in race history. His most controversial Indy 500 race came in 1995 when he was ruled to have passed the pace car while leading late in the race. He was disqualified and the race was won by another Canadian, Jacques Villeneuve. Goodyear's first Indy Car victory came that year at Michigan in the CART Marlboro 500. Six years after his 1980 auto racing debut, Goodyear seized his first title, the 1986 North American Formula Atlantic Championship, following a season in which he won five of nine races. That same year he was named Driver of the Year by the Canadian Race Drivers Association. Goodyear currently resides in Carmel, Indiana, with his wife Leslie and their three children. style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana'>
More about this member :: Back to top Jack Greedy (2004)
Jack Greedy started racing in 1954 in the jalopy division at Pinecrest Speedway, where he was named Rookie of the Year. He progressed to supermodified racing at the CNE Speedway, where he was the track champion in 1963, the year it closed. During the mid-'60s, he won track championships at Delaware Speedway, Nilestown and Flamboro and was known to one and all as "Smiling Jack'' because of his cheerful disposition. In 1968, Greedy often travelled to Oswego Speedway in New York state where he won a feature over the acknowledged king of the supers at that time, Jim Shampine. Several weeks after the 1968 Oswego Classic (in which he finished fourth), he was involved in a horrific crash with Bentley Warren and both their cars were destroyed. Amazingly, Greedy's car - which started life as an A.J. Watson roadster that was driven in the 1963 Indy 500 by Roger Ward - was repaired and back at the speedway the following Saturday. Owning a construction company, in which several employees were also members of his pit crew, helped. Greedy retired from driving at the end of the 1969 season after purchasing, with a partner, Delaware Speedway near London. He enlarged the track from a quarter to a half-mile, started a low-dollar beginner division called Rat Racers and, with Cayuga Speedway management, started the Export A Super Late Model series for serious racers. Greedy was manager of Carling's NASCAR Grand National team (Earl Ross, driver) and headquartered the team at Delaware. He sold the racing plant in 1975 but continued in the sport, supporting his son John's racing. He passed away in 1988.
More about this member :: Back to top Dave Greenblatt (1999)
Dave Greenblatt was the constructor of a series of fiercely fast Dailu specials that were driven by Dave, John Cannon and Peter Lerch. The Dailu Mk I was built in 1961-62 by Dave, Luigi Cassiani and Mike Saggers. It was exceptionally fast, if not always entirely reliable. But when it was running, it was the match of anything on the racetrack, including Lotuses, Ferraris, Porsches and Chaparrals. There followed three more Dailus, all with monster V8s and all with blinding speed.
More about this member :: Back to top Herold Greening (2003)
Herold Benjamin Greening (or Harry, as he was known to most everyone) was a prominent Hamilton industrialist who was president of the B. Greening Wire Co. As well, he was co-founder of International Airways, which became part of Canadian Pacific Airlines, and a major player in the founding of the Hamilton Automobile Club. He was commodore of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club and Chairman of the Racing Commission of the American Power Boat Association, elected later to the honour squadron for his contribution to the sport of power boating. Also known as the father of Canadian powerboat racing, this tremendous sportsman constructed Canada's first power boat in the attic of his Hamilton home. His originality resulted in the development of a hydroplane, which made boating history. As his enthusiasm for the sport grew, his true talent began to shine. He rocked the power boat word in the Roaring Twenties, shattering world records for speed and endurance. His active racing career dated from 1904 to 1929 but his contribution to the sport through various associations and governing bodies continued for many years. His pioneering achievements broke ground for other Canadians and the successes of Hall of Fame member Bob Hayward, for example, can logically be said to have resulted from Greening's trailblazing efforts. Herold Greening carried the Canadian flag to an unprecedented series of wins and world records, gaining international honours, esteem and respect. In typical Canadian fashion, these momentous achievements have brought little appreciation here at home, except in Hamilton.
More about this member :: Back to top Ted Gryguc (2007)
Ted Gryguc was Canada 's most prominent outboard racer from the late-1980s through his retirement in 1999. Ted started working with performance boats in 1977 and soon had a reputation for making fast boats even faster. By 1980, he had his own firm, Speedmaster Marine. That year he took an old boat, fixed it up, and started racing himself. The next year, Ted won his first Canadian title. From 1981 to 1988, Ted Gryguc earned six Canadian High Point Championships and five Canadian National Championships in CBF's Modified FL and VP classes. In 1991, he was the Mod VP World Champion. He also tried marathon racing, becoming the first Canadian winner of classic events like the Parker Seven Hour Enduro, the Lake Havasu Classic and the Bill Muncey Memorial Trophy. From 1986 to 1992, Ted raced successfully on the International Outboard Grand Prix (IOGP) circuit. He took a two year hiatus from racing in 1992-1993 but missed the competition. He also saw a direct correlation between his racing successes and his firm's sales and service work. In 1995, at the age of 45, Ted Gryguc bought a Formula 1 tunnel boat and mounted an attack on the premier outboard class. He succeeded, capturing three Canadian National Championships and three Canadian High Point Championships between 1995 and 1999. Ted also raced in the Dominican Republic garnering further recognition as an international competitor. Since retirement, he continues to run his marine business, builds high-performance boats and contributes to the sport as a team owner.
More about this member :: Back to top Jim Gunn (1997)
No one in the history of Canadian motorsport is more deserving of the title Builder than Jim Gunn. In addition to organizing the Trans-Canada Rally (1960-61) and the Shell 4000 rallies (1962 to1968), Jim Gunn was a founder and the first secretary of the Canadian Automobile Sport Committee in 1951. Later renamed the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs, CASC became the sanctioning body for all motorsport in Canada, and Gunn, now deceased, served as president from 1956 to 1961, when CASC grew from 40 member clubs to 92.
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