I always respected Doug for the simple reason the first thing he did when he got out of the car no mater how the race went for him he thanked the fans for comeing to the track that night. thank you Doug for many good memories!
DOUG IS A ABSOLUTE CLASS ACT. HE IS ALWAYS HUMBLE AND KIND.HE ALWAYS HAD TIME FOR HIS FANS AND TREATED EACH AND EVERYONE OF THEM AS THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME.THESE YOUNG DRIVERS NEED TO WATCH SOME OF DOUGS INTERVIEWS AND LEARN HOW TO CARRY ONES SELF THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THE SPORT OF SPRINTCAR RACING THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRUE LEGANDS AMONG MEN AND YOU HAVE YOUR PLACE AT THAT TABLE THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Back in the day I saw Wolfgang win many races. I truly think he was the greatest, most talented sprint car driver ever. I mean the dude just never wrecked! And the way he would work his way to the front was unreal.
A friend of mine got me started watching dirt track races in the 1980's and the guy I really liked was Doug Wolfgang. It seemed they would invert the field and put him at the back a lot. Then he would come to the front and win it was a thrill to watch. When he had the fire and almost died to never race again I lost interest in dirt.
Doug Wolgang is an absolute true driver, back when men DROVE ill handling monsters of cars. Watching these guys as a kid at Syracuse on the Mile blew my mind as well as the Historical Big One at Eldora. I grew up around the time in the late 80's when Thursday Night Thunder or Saturday Night Thunder was on, back when Open Wheel magazine arrived monthly at my house. The good ole days
My brother was crew chief for Wolfie when he drove Gary Stanton Duz Mor #40 Sprint car. They stopped at our house during the midweek to get the car ready so Doug stayed with us at our house. I headed down to Kings Speedway in Hanford California with Wolfie and my brother Richard Brown in the race car hauler. Wolfie is a character and we laughed all the way down. Well he won the main and we headed to San Jose after that. We did not fair so well in San Jose but that was ok as we were still stoked about the King's Speedway. But the best part of this two weeks with Doug Wolgang was when he handed my mom the trophy from the win and told her it was the winning wash my mom gave his race suit was the reason we won. He also gave my brother the gold sprint car ring he won for the main. I have been lucky to meet so many top sprint car owner and drivers as well as nascar and nhra drivers and owners from my families deep love and connection to the roots of racing in California that I feel blessed. This is a true an honest account and if you ask Wolfie he will say yes it is all true.
Doug Wolfgang "His Story"
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Doug Wolfgang "His Story" By Kevin Kjergaard and Mark Johnson