Calvin Rice
Drag racing’s first National Champion, Calvin is one of the sport’s earliest pioneers. He was instrumental in the design and development of the first dragster and with the help of many friends and fellow racers, Calvin designed the radical “slingshot” that one Top Eliminator at Great Bend, Kansas topping 144 miles per hour. Noted for being able to get the most out of the cars he raced, what Calvin may have lacked in horsepower he made up with his uncanny ability to be virtually unbeatable off the line. A true pioneer, a great champion, and a man who helped launch this great sport.