1954 story about Bob Gregg

 From the June 2, 1954 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.

 

1950 profile of Bob Gregg

 Bob Gregg from the April 21, 1950 Vancouver (WA) Columbian.

Bob Gregg, Indianpolis 1950

 A couple of photos pulled from the web showing Bob Gregg's results/problems preparing for the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

Bob Gregg

Nice composite photo of Bob Gregg by Elaine Blackstock.

1970 ad for a Bob Gregg driven super modified

From the March 11, 1970 issue of Racing Wheels.

and a third page from the 1965 Hot Rod Yearbook

Built by Carl Irish down in Portland, OR, and driven by Bob Gregg.

more midget madness

Lewiston, ID, 1962. Vancouver driver, Bill Hall is part of the photo action.

Bob Gregg in Reno

I've mentioned, and featured, Bob Gregg in a few posts. Here's another clipping from the early 1950s where he travelled to Reno and won a sprint car race. It had to be hot there. And, apparently, the week before he'd rolled the car. Those guys were tough.

some more Bob Gregg, at Langley Speedway

CAMRA came to Langley Speedway in 1967. Norm Ellefson tells the story (and I'll believe him) that his car owners told him to slow down and stop pushing near the end of the feature. This done by hand signals. That allowed Bob, running second, to get around Norm on the next to last lap and win. Norm didn't sound too pleased when he told me that story.

Bob Gregg, "Bullet Bob the Barefoot Boy"

Bob Gregg, out of Camas, WA, passed away nearly 6 years ago, after racing for six decades and being named "Driver of the Century" by the Golden Wheels racing fraternity.

He started racing midgets back in 1940 and won numerous titles in the Oregon and Washington Midget Racing Associations. He also raced, and won with, the big cars (sprint cars) and track roadsters (hot rods) of the 1940s and 1950s.

In the 1960s and 70s he ran the super modifieds on the Canadian American Modified Racing Association (CAMRA). And while he never won the points title there he consistently finished in the top ten and did garner many feature wins.

Other drivers moved from the CAMRA circuit moved up to USAC and the Indy circuit. Bob made his attempt back around 1950. He took his rookie test but never returned after that.

I'll have to dig up more Bob Gregg stuff. He deserves to be recognized across the nation in either, or both, the Sprint Car and Midget Halls of Fame.

(Thanks to Ralph Hunt for these photocopied clippings.)