Jun 21, 2023
George Chapman 2023 Inductee: Veteran Road & Track Competitor (Born: June 22, 1898. Died: July 25, 1974. Raced 1918-1932) Competing from 1918 to 1932, George Dewey Chapman is considered to have been the greatest US motorpace racing champion ever, with seven...
Jan 23, 2023
William Spencer Inducted in 2005 as a Veteran Road & Track Competitor (Pre-1945) Biography (Born in 1896, died in 1963) Born November 11, 1895 in England, “Willie” became a U.S. citizen in 1947. Spencer started racing at the age of 15 in Canada in...
Dec 23, 2022
Tillie Anderson Inducted in 2000 for Veteran Road & Track Competitor (Pre-1945) BiographyTillie Anderson, emigrated to Chicago at the age of 14. At 16, during the summer of 1895, she took part in the race over the Elgin-Aurora, IL. Century course and broke the...
Dec 12, 2022
Willie Honeman Inducted in 1994 for Veteran Road & Track Competitor (Pre-1945) Biography: Born in 1908, Willie started his racing career in the junior ranks in 1923. He won the 1924 ABL of A Junior National Championships. As a pro, he represented the US in...
Dec 12, 2022
Victor Hopkins Inducted in 2006 for Veteran Road & Track Competitor (Pre-1945) Honors1926 – National Championship, Track, Stayers, Elite: 1stBiographyVictor Morice Hopkins bought a bicycle as a newspaper carrier in Davenport, Iowa to reach more customers...
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