GVSHOF 2024 Inductee: Dick Midgley

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With his involvement in Auto Racing in the mid 1950’s, Dick Midgley’s longevity record is unmatched. Known as a mechanic, car builder and car owner, he also got behind the wheel of some of his racecars.

Dick began his association with Auto Racing at the age of fourteen. With his older brother Reg, they entered a car in Western Speedway’s Jalopy class in 1958 finishing in 1st place in the standings. The following year they moved up to the Stockcar class.

In 1961, Dick built a Buick coupe which ran in the Island Stockcar class and Modified Sportsman winning the Island’s Stockcar season Championship. In 1965, Dick served as a VITRA Safety Man at Western Speedway and was chief mechanic on Geoff Vantreight’s Daffodil Special Super Modified competing on the Canadian American Modified Racing Association circuit.

Dick turned his attention to competing in NASCAR, and in 1975, legendary driver Bobby Allison drove the car at Western Speedway’s Canada 200. Dick entered cars at several major Winston Cup races, competing at Daytona and Riverside. In 1989, Roy Smith’s performance won Dick’s car the Busch Pole award at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona.

Dick’s racing involvement continued through the 2000’s under the banner of Midgley Motorsports. His cars have competed in many international races. In 2022, Dick was inducted into the “Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame”.

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