Novi, Michigan- June, 1999............
Unlimited Air Racing Champion, Lyle Shelton, was among
those motorsports notables inducted into the prestigious
Motorsports Hall Of Fame this past week at ![]() The
Motorsports Hall Of Fame in Novi, Michigan has inducted,
over the past eleven years, a sparkling array of
motorsports champions from all of the motorsports disciplines. Names like Richard Petty, A.J.
Foyt, Don Garlitz, Phil Hill, Barney Oldfield, Shirley
Muldowney, Mark Donahue, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, Al
Unser, Junior Johnson, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, Bobby
Allison, David Pearson, Ted Horn, Bobby Unser, Roger
Ward, Roger Penske, Rex Mays, Malcolm Campbell, Johnny
Rutherford, Mauri Rose, Peter Revson, Lee Petty, Henry
Ford, Ned Jarrett, Tony Bettenhausen, Rick Mears, Buck
Baker and many others are typical of the caliber of
competitor enshrined in this Hall Of Fame.
Consequently, induction is no small thing but Shelton's
records more than place him among this pantheon of
greats. Since 1968 Lyle Shelton has won more Unlimited
Air Racing Championships than any other pilot in the
class. He has repeatedly broken qualifying and race
records. In Lyle Shelton is now enshrined in The Motorsports Hall Of Fame in the Air Racing category with other famous names such as Jimmy Doolittle, Glenn Curtiss, Roscoe Turner, Jacqueline Cochran, Bill Falck, Darryl Greenamyer, Steve Wittman and others. The entire Eleventh Annual Induction Ceremonies were covered and will be shown on cable television's Speedvision channel. Story, Courtesy of: John Tegler- Wings Publishing & Production Co. (editors note: John Tegler is the author of the renowned Reno Air Racing book "Gentlemen, You Have A Race" and the upcoming sequel to his book "Gentlemen, The Race Continues") |
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