Glenn Reiners
| Glenn Reiners | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1928 Penn Yan, New York |
| Died | November 8, 1994 (aged 66) |
| Debut season | 1953 |
| Car number | 194 |
| Championships | 8 |
| Finished last season | 1960 |
Glenn Reiners (February 9, 1928 – November 11, 1994) was a pioneering American dirt modified racing driver. In 1958 he won 13 of the 20 feature races held at Dundee Speedway NY.[1]
Racing career[edit]
Glenn Reiners started his racing career as crew member on a car racing at Naples (NY) Speedway and later that year he drove in his first race at the speedway in Bath, NY. From there Glenn stretched out his base of travel, adding the Friday night at Dundee and Saturday night at the Maple Grove Speedway in Waterloo, New York. He eventually captured three points championships at the former and claimed five titles at the later.[1][2]
Reiners also competed successfully at other Central New York venues, including the Canandaigua Speedway, Chemung Speedrome, Hornell Speedway, Monroe County Fairgrounds, South Seneca Speedway in Ovid, Watertown Speedway, and Weedsport Speedway.[3][4][5]
In 1960, after a bad crash at Maple Grove caused a serious head injury, Reiners retired from the driver's seat. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2006.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Spaid, Gary; Christensen, Jack. "Glenn Reiners '06 Pioneer Selection". Dirt Modified Stock Car Museum. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via racepulse.com.
- ^ a b Hill, John (May 26, 2006). "Drivers, others set for induction into Hall of Fame". The Post-Standard. p. C10. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Turcott, Reiners win at Weedsport". Syracuse Herald-Journal. September 19, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Case, John G. (June 10, 1958). "Sports Trail". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via NNY360 Archives.
- ^ "Reiners and Gibson in stock car". The Chronicle Express. August 13, 1959. p. 1A. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.