Racing Drivers Autographs

One of my other favorite sports is open wheel racing. In particular, IndyCar racing is something I watch each weekend during the season. The following are my successes of both NASCAR & IndyCar racing.







NASCAR DRIVERS


Bobby Allison (NASCAR driver was a three winner of the Daytona 500 and had a total of 84 career wins. He signed in 2 weeks from home) rec`d 07-25-07

Donnie Allison (Former NASCAR driver & team owner signed in two months from his home address) rec`d 09-14-07

Marcos Ambrose (At the time of this success he Competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JTG Racing. He signed in 4 months from the team address) rec`d 07-09-08

John Andretti (At the time of this signing he was driving in the NASCAR Busch Series and signed in 18 weeks via his fan club c/o John Andretti Fan Club, P.O. Box 2104, Davidson, NC 28036)

Casey Atwood (At the time of this signing he drove for in the Winston Cup NASCAR series for Ultra Motorsports. He signed two cards in 8 months from the team address) rec`d 4-22-02

Buddy Baker (NASCAR driver won 19 races in his career including the 1980 Daytona 500. He signed two cards in 1 week at his home address) rec`d 1-29-01

Johnny Benson (At the time of this signing he drove the #10 Valvoline Pontiac in the NASCAR series for MBV Motorsports)

Ed Berrier (Best known for his time in the NASCAR Busch Series (1984-01), he signed in 6 weeks from home) rec`d 01-14-08

Greg Biffle (He signed my card in 5 months from the team address of Roush Racing, 122 Knob Hill Road, Bldg. 27, Mooresville, NC 28117) rec`d 1-14-02

Kelly Bires (Competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JTG Racing at the time of this suceess. He signed in 16 weeks from the team address) rec`d 07-12-08

Dave Blaney (At the time of this signing he was driving for on the NASCAR circuit for Bill Davis Racing. He signed my card in 1 month at the Team address) rec`d 9-22-01

Brett Bodine (Competed at the NASCAR level for nearly 20 years. He had one win in 480 career starts and signed in 7 weeks from home) rec`d 01-24-08

Todd Bodine (At the time of this signing he was driving for in Craftsman Truck Series for Germain Racing. He signed in 12 days from the team address) rec`d 03-10-06

Ron Bouchard (Known for his achievements when he moved down south with Jack Beebee in the Race Hill Farms #47. In only his eleventh race in Winston Cup, he won the Talladega 500 in 1981. He signed my card in 11 days from his home address in C.J. Apontes Address List) rec`d 12-08-01

Gary Bradberry (Former NASCAR driver competed from 1994-02, he signed in 18 days from home) rec`d 12-10-07

Richard Brickhouse (Winner of the 1969 Talladega 500, he's a former short track star that drove in the modified and sportsman circles from 1960-88. He signed in 10 days from his home address) rec`d 09-14-07

Chuck Brown (A former NASCAR Busch Series driver, he signed in 19 days from home) rec`d 07-09-07

Clint Bowyer (NASCAR driver signed in 6 months during his time with Richard Childress Racing) rec'd 12-14-07

Jeff Burton (At the time of this signing he was driving for Richard Childress Racing. He signed two cards in 18 months via the team address) rec`d 9-10-03

Ward Burton (At the time of this signing he was driving on the NASCAR circuit for Bill Davis Racing. He signed two cards in 8 months from the team address) rec`d 1-24-02

Kurt Busch (At the time of this signing he was driving on the NASCAR circuit for Penske Racing South and was the 2000 Rookie of the Year in the Craftsman Truck Series. He signed my card in 35 days from the team address) rec`d 9-14-01

Kyle Busch (At the time of this signing he was driving on the NASCAR circuit for Hendrick Motorsports, he signed in 2 months from the team address) rec`d 05-12-06

Patrick Carpentier (At the time of this signing he drove for Evernham Motorsports and signed in 7 weeks from the team address) rec'd 05-24-08

Stacy Compton (At the time of this signing he was driving on the NASCAR circuit Melling Racing Enterprises. He signed my card in 6 weeks from the team address) rec`d 10-16-01



Derrike Cope (NASCAR driver has had trouble the past few seasons finding a ride at the Winston Cup level. He won the 1990 Daytona 500. He signed two cards in 2 weeks from the team address for Quest Motor Racing) rec`d 1-14-02

Ricky Craven (Drove the Tide car for PPI Motorsports on the NASCAR circuit. He signed two cards in 6 weeks during his time with PPI Motorsports) rec`d 8-16-01

Rick Crawford (At the time of this signing he competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Circle Bar Racing. He signed in 20 days) rec`d 04-03-08

Erin Crocker (Competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, at the time of this letter she drove for Evernham Motorports and signed in 8 months from the team address) rec`d 01-22-08

Erik Darnell (At the time of this signing he Competed for Roush Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He signed in 15 months from the team address) rec'd 08-02-08

Austin Dillon (Up and coming driver is the grandson of Richard Childress. He has victories in Legends Cars, Dirt Late Models & NASCAR Camping World Series East. He signed in 10 days from the team address) rec'd 02-28-09

Junie Donlavey (Former NASCAR Winston Cup/Nextel Cup car owner fielded teams from 1950-05. He signed in 10 days from home) rec`d 07-26-07

Bobby Dotter (Former NASCAR driver made 209 starts in the NASCAR Busch Series and also had success in the NASCAR West Series. He signed in 3 months from home) rec`d 03-14-08

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (At the time of this success he drove for DEI and signed during the 2002 season)

Chris Economaki (Racing fans have long known National Speed Sport News editor and publisher emeritus Chris Economaki for decades because of his work with the publication, as well as on television as a motorsports commentator for ABC and CBS. While I was growing up and following racing his work at the track was unmatched. He signed my card in 18 weeks c\o National Speed Sports News, P.O. Box 608, Ridgewood, NJ 07451-0608) rec`d 8-22-01

Bill Elliott (Current NASCAR driver was the 1988 Winston Cup Champion, has won 15 Most Popular Driver Awards, 40 Career Wins & 50 Career Poles. He signed two cards in 1 month at the TEAM address of Evernham Motorsports, PO Box 665, Dawsonville, GA 305340) updated 1-07-04

Ray Evernham (Known mostly as the crew chief for Evernham Motorsports, his team competes in the NASCAR series. He signed in 1 year from the team address) rec`d 3-2-04

Joe Frasson (Raced everything from roadsters in 1952, to spending time in the Grand National/Winston Cup series, to late model sports cars over the course of a 39 year career. He signed in 5 days from his home address) rec`d 6-11-05



Harry Gant (Former NASCAR driver had 18 wins and signed from home in 6 weeks) rec`d 07-14-07

Charlie Glotzbach (Former ARCA and NASCAR driver signed two cards in 1 week at his home address)

Jeff Gordon (Famed NASCAR driver signed my card in 4 years from the team address. I do have some concern since I can't find any pushoff marks in the ink of the signature) rec`d 11-30-06

Robby Gordon (Drives in the Winston Cup NASCAR circuit and at the time of this signing he drove for Richard Childress Racing) rec`d 4-22-02

David Green (At the time of this success he drove in the Craftsman Truck Series for Red Horse Racing. He signed in 1 month from the team address) rec'd 10-27-07

Jeff Green (Part-time driver in the NASCAR series signed from 2007 during his time with the Haas CNC Racing team) rec`d 07-05-08

Mark Green (Former NASCAR driver signed during his time with Akins Motorsports. He signed my card in 18 weeks) rec`d 8-27-03

Janet Guthrie (The first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 (1977), she placed 9th at Indy in 1978. She signed in 3 months) rec`d 11-7-05

Johnny Halford (At the age 18 he began bootlegging moonshine, this would lead to an interest in racing. He started racing (NASCAR) in the Grand National Division in 1969, his career came to an end in 1981 following a racing accident. He signed in 2 weeks) rec`d 6-22-05

Bobby Hamilton (Former NASCAR driver passed away on 01-07-07)

Denny Hamlin (Drives in the NASCAR series for Joe Gibbs Racing, he signed in 11 weeks from the team address) rec`d 04-27-06

Jeff Hammond (At the time of this signing he was a commentator covering NASCAR for the FOX Network. He signed in 10 days c/o Red Horse Racing) rec`d 07-26-07

Kevin Harvick (At the time of this signing he drove for Richard Childress Racing and signed in 7 months from the team address) rec'd 12-19-03

Nicky Hayden ("The Kentucky Kid" won the 2006 MotoGP World Champion, he didnt sign my sports card but instead signed an index card in 9 weeks from home) rec`d 07-05-08

Bobby Hillin (Former NASCAR driver competed for 17 seasons and signed in 2 weeks from home) rec`d 07-02-07

Ron Hornaday (At the time of this success he drove in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kevin Harvick Inc. He signed in 40 days from the team address) rec`d 09-01-07

Andy Houston (Drives on the NASCAR circuit in the McDonalds Ford for PPI Motorsports. He signed my card in 1 month at the team address of PPI Motorsports, 3051 First Ave Ct SE, Hickory NC 28602) rec`d 9-22-01

James Hylton (The 1966 Rookie of the Year was a two-time winner in NASCAR and completed in 601 races over 27 years. He signed in 2 weeks from his home address) rec`d 08-15-07

Jack Ingrame (Former NASCAR Busch Series driver completed his career with 303 victories in NASCAR sanctioned races. He signed in 30 weeks from home) rec'd 01-05-08

Ernie Irvan (Retired NASCAR driver signed my card in only 8 days at his home address) rec`d 5-2-01

Dale Jarrett (Drives the #88 UPS Ford for Robert Yates Racing. This former Winston Cup Champion signed my card in 5 months from the team address of Robert Yates Racing, 115 Dwelle Street, Charlotte, NC 28208-2929) rec`d 8-8-02

Ned Jarrett (Former NASCAR great twice won the Winston Cup points championship (1961 & 65). He also won 50 races in the early days of the sport and of course went on to become one of the best race announcers in the business. He signed two cards in 18 days at his home address) rec`d 3-28-01

Bobby Johns (Competed in NASCAR for 14 seasons from 1956-1969 and raced at the Indianapolis 500 in 1965 & 69. He also attempted to qualify the Smokey Yunick's Sidecar, one of the neatest cars that I have come accross. He signed in in 8 days from his work address) rec`d 06-14-07

Jimmie Johnson (Drives for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR series, he signed in 15 weeks from the team address of 7700 Hydes Way, Charlotte, NC 28262) rec`d 06-01-06

Junior Johnson (Former NASCAR driver & team owner signed in 10 days. Johnson competed on the NASCAR racing circuit for 13 years, racking up 50 Grand National victories. Before his retirement, he went on to become one of the most successful car owners in NASCAR history. His teams won 139 races & three Winston Cup Championships) rec`d 3-22-01

Buckshot Jones (Drove on the NASCAR circuit for Petty Enterprises and signed my card in 5 weeks at the team address) rec`d 10-9-01

Kasey Kahne (Drives for Evernham Motorsports in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. He signed in 10 months from the team address of Evernham Motorsports, 320 Aviation Drive, Statesville, NC 28677) rec`d 02-17-07

Jason Keller (Drove in the BUSCH Grand National Series and is a veteran driver of many seasons. At the time of this success he was driving for PPC Racing) rec`d 1-22-02

Tommy Kendall (Is best known for his SCCA Trans-Am Series career. He ran in 14 NASCAR Winston Cup races between 1987 to 1998. He signed during his time with Roush Racing in the SCCA Trans-Am Series)

Matt Kenseth (Drives in the NASCAR circuit for Roush Racing and signed two cards in 3 months from the team address of 7050 Aviation Road, Concord NC 28027)rec`d 11-23-01

Brad Keselowski (He drove for Hendrick Motorsports at the time of this signing, he signed in 1 month from the team address) rec'd 03-25-09

Todd Kluever (Former Busch Series driver drove for Roush Racing until funding was lost in 2007. He signed in 40 months from the team address) rec'd 10-23-09

Bobby Labonte (NASCAR driver signed in 9 months from his fan club) rec`d 11-27-03

Terry Labonte (Former NASCAR driver has 22 career wins, he signed in 4 months c/o Labonte Racing Inc, 5740 Hopewell Church, NC 27370) rec'd 08-10-06

Randy LaJoie (Drives on the Bush Grand National Series and signed my card in 5 weeks at the TEAM address of Evans Motorsports, P.O. Box 177, 128 South Iredell Industrial Park Rd, Bldg #7, Mooresville NC 28115) rec`d 10-5-01

Jason Leffler (Drives the Cingular Dodge on the NASCAR circuit for Chip Ganassi Racing. He signed my card in 2 months. The team address is Chip Ganassi Racing, 114 Meadow Hill Circle, Mooresville NC 28117) rec`d 11-4-01

Bill Lester (Competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Bill Davis Racing. He signed in 12 weeks via the team address) rec`d 07-07-06

Gary Lewis (The 2006 NASCAR Autozone Northwest Elite Division Champion signed from his work address in 8 days) rec`d 07-09-07

Chad Little (Drove on the Busch Grand National Series for BACE Motorsports. He signed two cards in 2 months from the team address of 117 Loma Hill Court, Mooresville NC 28115) rec`d 11-13-01

Joey Logano (NASCAR driver signed during his rookie season at Joe Gibbs Racing, he signed in 8 weeks from the team address) rec'd 05-02-09

Robbie Loomis (At the time of this signing he served as vice president of race operations for Petty Enterprises. He signed in 5 weeks from the team address) rec`d 09-06-07

Fred Lorensen (Former stock car driver was the first driver in NASCAR history to earn more than $100,000 in one season. He completed his career with 26 victories and signed my card in 5 days from his home address) rec`d 8-25-01

Dave Marcis (Drove in the NASCAR series for 35 years, he signed in 3 weeks from his home address) rec`d 07-19-07

Sterling Marlin (At the time of this signing he drove for Ganassi Racing. He won consecutive Daytona 500's in 1994-95 and signed two cards in 3 months at the team address) rec`d 10-5-01

Mark Martin (At the time of this success he drove for Roush Racing and signed my card in 7 weeks at the team address) rec`d 04-21-06

Rick Mast (At the time of this signing he drove for Midwest Transit Racing. He signed in 23 days from the team address) rec`d 8-6-01

Jeremy Mayfield (At the time of this signing he drove for for Evernham Motorsports and from the team address) rec`d 2-14-02

Hershel McGriff (Won a race in the initial year of the series with NASCAR, when it was known as the Pacific Coast Late Model series in 1954. He signed my card in 15 days from his home address) rec`d 12-24-01

Larry McReynolds (Former crew chief for Davey Allision & Dale Earnhardt, also broadcast NASCAR races for FOX. At the time of this signing he served as a consulate for Petty Enterprises. He signed two cards in 3 weeks at the team address) rec`d 8-6-01

Mike McLaughlin (Competed 17 seasons from 1984-04 in the NASCAR Busch Series, he signed in 10 days from home) rec'd 11-28-07

Jimmy Means (Former NASCAR driver and team owner competed for 18 years from 1976-93, he signed in 15 months from home) rec`d 04-25-09

Casey Mears (At the time of this success he drove in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. He signed in 16 weeks from the team address) rec'd 08-06-07

Paul Menard (NASCAR driver, at the time of this success he drove DEI and signed in 15 weeks from the team address rec`d 07-28-07

Juan Pablo Montoya (At the time of this success he completed in NASCAR for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, he signed in 20 months from the team address) rec'd 10-23-09

Bud Moore (Retired NASCAR car owner achieved 63 wins, 43 poles & two NASCAR Grand National Division championships during his 37 years as an owner. He signed in 10 days from home) rec`d 10-04-07

Ted Musgrave (At the time of this success he drove in the Craftsman Truck Series for Ultra Motorsports. He signed in 5 weeks from the team address) rec`d 8-29-01

Jerry Nadeau (At the time of this signing he drove on the NASCAR circuit for MB2 Motorsports)

Joe Nemechek (At the time of this signing he drove for MB2 Motorsports in the NASCAR series and signed in 12 weeks from the team address) rec`d 06-19-06

Ryan Newman (At the time of this signing he drove for Penske Racing South in the NASCAR series and signed in 4 months from the team address) rec'd 08-17-07

Mike Olsen (Competed in the NASCAR Busch East Series (BES) for Little Trees Racing at the time of this signing) rec'd 11-16-07

Danny O'Quinn (At the time of this success he drive for Mac Hill Motorsports in the Busch Series, he signed in 9 weeks from the team address) rec`d 08-15-07

L.D. Ottinger (Former NASCAR Busch Series driver competed for 10 seasons. He signed in 5 weeks from home) rec`d 07-27-07

Marvin Panch (Former NASCAR driver competed for 15 years starting in 1953 and drove in 216 races. Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers, he signed in 25 days) rec`d 05-10-07

Benny Parsons (Former NASCAR Champion won 20 Winston Cup victories including the Daytona 500 in 1974. He passed away on 01-16-07)

Jim Paschal (Former NASCAR driver won 25 races in 415 starts, including World 600 wins at Charlotte in 1964 & 67. He was elected into the Stock Car Racing HOF in 1977 and his career spanned from 1949-72, He signed in 22 days from his home address in C.J. Apontes book) rec`d 12-19-01

David Pearson (The "Silver Fox", is the second winningest driver in NASCAR history. He competed for 27 seasons and signed in 5 weeks from home) rec`d 07-23-07

Tom Peck (Competed nine seasons from 1984-95 in the NASCAR Busch Series, he signed in 10 days from home) rec`d 11-28-07

Maurice Petty (Brother of Richard Petty, Maurice drove several races over his five year career in the early days of Winston Cup. Upon retiring, he became a highly regarded chief engine builder of Petty Enterprises from 1961-83. The team won 7 national championships and 8 Daytona 500's. He signed two cards in 10 days from his home address in C.J. Apontes Address List)rec`d 12-5-01

Richard Petty (Winner of 200 NASCAR events & 7-time Winston Cup Champion signed my card in 24 days at the team address) rec`d 4-11-01

Tiger Tom Pistone (Was a Chicago-area stock car legend in the late 1950`s and early 1960`s before heading to Charlotte to join the NASCAR tour. He signed two cards in 10 days at his home address) rec`d 4-18-01

Robert Pressley (Former NASCAR cup driver also competed in the Craftsman Truck Series. He signed in 3 weeks from his business address Celebrity's Hotdogs) rec`d 07-02-07

David Ragan (NASCAR driver signed during his time with Roush Fenway Racing) rec`d 04-14-08

Tony Raines (NASCAR driver signed during his time with Hall of Fame Racing, he has since left the team and signed in 20 weeks) rec`d 12-06-07

David Reutimann (NASCAR driver signed during his time at Michael Waltrip Racing. He had signed in 6 weeks from the team address) rec`d 05-08-08

Jody Ridley (Competed in the NASCAR series from 1973-86 making 140 career starts. He signed in 14 weeks from home) rec'd 12-20-07

Scott Riggs (Competes in NASCAR and at the time of this signing he drove for Haas CNC Racing and signed in 6 weeks from the team address) rec`d 06-07-08

Shawna Robinson (Once a part time driver on the NASCAR circuit, she signed my card in 5 months during her time with BAM Racing) rec`d 8-12-02

Jack Roush (Team owner of Roush Racing has had one of the top programs in the sport for many years now. He signed two cards in 7 weeks at Roush Racing, P.O. Box 1089, Liberty NC 27298) rec`d 6-15-01

Ricky Rudd (At the time of this signing he drove for Wood Brothers Racing. He signed two cards in 6 months via his fan club of Rickey Rudd Fan Club, P.O. Box 4060, Mooresville, NC 28117) rec`d 5-31-02

Felix Sabates (Part owner of Chip Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR series signed from the team address in 22 days) rec`d 08-25-07

Elliott Sadler (At the time of this signing he drove for Gillett Evernham Motorsports and signed in 4 months from the team address) rec`d 08-09-08

Jim Sauter (Former NASCAR driver competed for 14 seasons and signed in 2 weeks from home) rec`d 07-23-07

Johnny Sauter (NASCAR driver signed during his time with Haas CNC Racing. He signed in 7 months from the team address) rec`d 12-10-07

Elton Sawyer (At the time of this signing he drove in the Busch Grand National series for Akins Motorsports and signed from the team address) 11-1-01

Frank Schneider (Drove in many different series including Modifieds, Late Model, ARCA and USAC stock cars winning one ARCA race, one stock car race and over 700 modified victories. He signed in 9 days from his home address) rec`d 7-21-05

Ken Schrader (At the time of this signing he drove for Wood Bros/JTG Racing in the NASCAR series. He signed in 13 weeks from the team address) rec`d 06-01-06

Dennis Setzer (At the time of this signing he drove in the Craftsman Truck Series for the Morgan Dollar Motorsports and he signed in 8 days from the team address) rec`d 03-06-06

Morgan Shepherd (At the time of this signing he drove in the Craftsman Truck Series and signed 2 cards from his team address in 4 months) rec`d 12-9-02

Brent Sherman (At the time of this signing he was competing in the NASCAR Busch Series for McGill Motorsports and signed in 3 weeks via the team address) rec`d 06-08-07

Mike Skinner (At the time of this signing he drove for Bill Davis Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series, he signed in 3 weeks via the team address) rec`d 03-30-06

Louise Smith (Was known as "The First Lady of Stock Car Racing", her career covered 1949-52 as she drove with the best male drivers in that day. She passed away on 04-15-06)

Regan Smith (At the time of this signing he was driving for Ginn Racing in the Busch series, he signed in 7 weeks from the team address) rec`d 06-21-07

Reed Sorenson (Competes in NASCAR f and at the time of this signing he drove for Richard Petty Motorsports and signed in 2 months from the team address) rec'd 03-11-09

Lake Speed (Former NASCAR driver signed in 8 days from home and included a signed card of his own) rec`d 06-28-07

Jimmy Spencer (At the time of this signing he drove for Ultra Motorsports and signed my card in nine months from the team address) rec`d 7-19-02

Jack Sprague (Drives in the Craftsman NASCAR Truck series, at the time of this signing he drove for Kevin Harvick Inc. He signed in 2 months from the team address) rec`d 05-22-08

Tony Stewart (At the time of this signing he drove for Joe Gibbs Racing on the NASCAR circuit. He signed in 9 weeks from the team address) rec`d 11-28-01

David Stremme (At the time of this signing he drove for Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series and signed in 14 months from the team address) rec`d 04-13-07

  Hut Stricklin (Former NASCAR driver completed in 328 races run over 15 years. He signed from his work address in 19 days) rec'd 12-14-07

Dick Trickle (Former driver competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup & NASCAR Busch Grand National circuits until the 2000 season when he lost his ride. He was the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1989 and signed my card in 8 months from his home address in Harvey Meiselman`s List) rec`d 12-31-01

Martin Truex Jr. (At the time of this signing he drove for DEI and signed in 4 months via the team address) rec`d 08-16-06

Bill Venturini (Former NASCAR driver completed in 1980's, he signed in 8 days from C.J. Aponte's Newsletter) rec`d 01-14-08

Brian Vickers (At the time of this signing he drove for Team Red Bull. He signed in 24 days via the team address) rec`d 04-09-07

Kenny Wallace (NASCAR driver signed in 7 weeks from home) rec`d 01-25-08

Mike Wallace (Signed in 14 months during his time driving for Phoenix Racing in the Busch Series) rec`d 05-24-07

Rusty Wallace (Retired NASCAR driver was pulled from a pack of cards)

Steve Wallace (NASCAR driver competes in the Nationwide Series and signed in 12 days from the team address of Rusty Wallace Inc, 161 Knob Hill Rd, Mooresville, NC 28117) rec`d 02-22-08

Darrell Waltrip (Former NASCAR champion completed his career with 84 victories (third best of all-time in the series) and was a three time series champion. He signed my card in 5 weeks c\o Darwal Inc, P.O. Box 293, Harrisburg NC 28075.) rec`d 10-5-01

Michael Waltrip (At the time of this signing he drove for Bill Davis Racing and signed from the team address) rec`d 04-26-06

Rex White (Former NASCAR driver began racing in 1956 and retired in 1964 with 28 career victories. He signed in 17 days) rec`d 05-02-07

Scott Wimmer (NASCAR driver signed during his time with Richard Childress Racing, he signed in 16 weeks from the team address) rec`d 07-05-08

Jon Wood (NASCAR driver signed during his time with Wood Bros./JTG Racing. He signed in 8 months from the team address) rec`d 12-10-07



Glen Wood (Former NASCAR driver founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 1953. He was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers and signed my card in 18 days from home) rec'd 05-29-07

Cale Yarborough (Competed in NASCAR from 1957-87 and winner of 83 races. He signed in 3 months from his home address) rec`d 10-18-07

Robert Yates (Former owner of one of the top teams in NASCAR "Robert Yates Racing". He signed in 3 weeks at the team address of Robert Yates Racing, 115 Dwelle Street, Charlotte NC 28209) re`d 5-14-01

J.J. Yeley (At the time of this signing he drove for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR series and signed in 12 weeks from the team address) rec`d 06-14-07

Scott Pruett
Robby Gordon





DRAG RACING


Joe Amato (He was virtually unstoppable in the late 1980's and early 1990's, winning a record five Top Fuel titles. Amato won 52 national events in Top Fuel and won the all-star Budweiser Shootout six times. He was forced to retire at the conclusion of the 2000 season after problems with detached retinas. He signed my card in 1 week from his address in C.J. Apontes list) rec`d 3-25-02

Kenny Berstein (He is the only driver in NHRA history to have won championships in Funny Car (1985-1988) and Top Fuel (1996). He signed two cards in 1 month at his team address of Berstein Bud King Racing, 23261 Dimension Dr, Lake Forest CA 92630.) rec`d 9-22-01

Dave Drongowski (Competed in drag racing in the Pro-Stock series, he signed in 11 weeks from his home address) rec`d 09-20-07

John Force (He is the winningest Funny Car driver in NHRA history and signed two cards in 3 weeks from the team address of John Force Racing, 22722 Old Canal Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92887) rec`d 5-6-02

Eddie Hill (Now retired he won a record-tying six NHRA national events in seven finals to win the 1993 Winston Top Fuel championship, his 12th overall. He signed two cards in 12 days from his address in C.J. Apontes list) rec`d 3-30-02

Warren Johnson (Johnson utterly dominated the Pro Stock division of drag racing in the 1990's winning championships in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, & 1999. He signed two cards in 11 days from his address in C.J. Apontes newest list) rec`d 4-12-02

Shirley Muldowney (In 1965, Muldowney became the first woman to race dragsters with the National Hot Rod Association. After racing funny cars in the early 1970's, she turned to racing Top Fuel dragsters and was the first driver to win three world titles and 18 career victories during her 18-year career. She signed my card in 1 month from her address in C.J. Apontes list) rec`d 4-8-02

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme (Now retired he won four consecutive Funny Car titles from 1975. Overall, he won 389 of 589 rounds of competition for a .660 winning percentage. He signed two cards in 19 days from his address in C.J. Apontes list.) rec`d 3-23-02






Past & Current Champ Car & IRL Drivers,

Jeff Andretti (Drove in the Champ Car series from 1990-93, earning both the 1991 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year honors & CART Rookie of the Year. Injuries suffered in a crash hurt his career, he signed in 10 days from his home address in 2 weeks) rec`d 2-7-05

Marco Andretti (Third-generation racer competes in the IRL for Andretti Green Racing. He signed in 19 days from the team address) rec'd 07-12-07

Mario Andretti (4-time USAC\CART national champion and the only driver to win Daytona 500, Indy 500 and Formula One world title. He signed my card in 12 days at his home address) rec`d 3-30-01

Michael Andretti (Now retired, he has competed in CART, Formula One & the IRL. Today, he co-owns Andretti Green Racing and signed in 50 days from the team address of Andretti Green Racing, 7615 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268) rec'd 07-12-07

Scott Atchison (Former driver in the CART Championship series, he raced in parts of 3 seasons in the late 1980's. He signed in 16 days from his work address) rec`d 06-05-07

Alex Barron (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Jon Beekhuis (Former 1988 Indy Lights champion drove part-time in CART from 1989-92. For several years he has worked as a pit reporter or broadcaster for Champ Car, he signed from home in 3 weeks) rec'd 08-11-07

Enrique Bernoldi (At the time of this signing he completed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing and signed in 4 months from the team address) rec'd 10-09-08

Gary Bettenhausen (He competed in Champ Car from the mid-1960's until 1996 and made 21 starts in the Indianapolis 500. He signed in 4 years) rec`d 12-18-06

Mark Blundell (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Billy Boat (Signed during his time in the IRL series)

Raul Boesel (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Kenny Brack (Won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 while driving in the IRL series. He signed for me while driving for Target Chip Ganassi Racing)

Ed Carpenter (Indy car driver signed during his time with Vision Racing. He signed in 25 days c/o the team address) rec`d 07-10-08

Patrick Carpentier (At the time of this success he drove in the Champ Car series for Team Alumax and signed via the team address)

Pancho Carter (Retired Indy car driver competed in 116 races from 1979-94, winning the 1981 Michigan 500. He signed my card in 9 days from his address in C.J. Apontes list) rec`d 3-13-02

Helio Castroneves (At the time of this success the two time winner of the Indianapolis 500 drove for Team Penske in the IRL series. He signed in 6 months from the team address) rec`d 12-19-07

Steve Chassey (Drove in the CART Championship Car series for nine seasons from 1981-92. He signed in 10 days from his home) rec'd 05-16-07

Eddie Cheever (Winner of the 1982 Indianapolis 500 has competed in Formula One, CART, IROC & the IRL. He signed in months from his home addrress) rec`d 07-02-07

Kevin Cogan (Former driver in the CART series from 1981-91 and again in 1993, started 116 races, earning one win. He signed my card in 12 days) rec`d 5-22-03

Mike Conway (IndyCar driver competed for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, this was an in-person success) rec'd 07-30-09

Wally Dallenbach Jr (He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991-01. He signed in 12 days from his home address) rec`d 02-16-06

Wally Dallenbach Sr (He drove in 180 Indy Car races between 1965 and 1979, winning five times. He signed in 5 months from his home address) rec`'d 10-13-07

Derek Daly (F1 and CART driver signed my card in two weeks during his time working for Speedvision) rec`d 3-24-01

Cristiano da Matta (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series with Arciero Wells)

Gil De Ferran (Signed while driving for Team Penske)

Mark Dismore (Competed seven times in the Indianapolis 500 and drove at both the CART & IRL levels. He signed in 5 weeks from home) rec`d 06-16-07

Dominic Dobson (1986 CART Series 'Rookie of the Year', he had 55 career starts in the series formally know as CART. He signed in 10 days from CJ Apontes list) rec`d 2-14-05

Scott Dixon (Competes in the IRL and winner of the IRL championship in 2003. At the time of this success he drove for Target Chip Ganassi Racing and signed in 1 month from the team address) rec`d 07-19-07

Mario Dominguez (Drove in the Champ Car series for Herdez Competition and signed during his time with the team) rec`d 8-30-01

Milka Duno (IRL driver raced for Samax Motorsports in 2007 and signed from the team address in 8 months) rec`d 03-25-08

Teo Fabi (My personal favorite Formula 1 & Indy Car driver. He drove in F1 for five seasons and then in 1983 drove the Skoal Bandit for Forsythe Racing winning four races and was named Rookie of the Year. In 1988, he drove for the Quaker State March-Porsche from 1988-90 (this was my favorite team). Teo also drove for Pennzoil Hall/VDS team (1993-94) & ABB/Indeck Forsythe Racing (1995). He signed a jersey which his pit crew had worn and sent along a very nice note in 5 months from his home in Milan, Italy) rec`d 11-15-02

Adrian Fernandez (Signed while driving for Galles Racing)

Sarah Fisher (She signed in 12 weeks during her time with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) rec`d 09-14-07

Christain Fittipaldi (Signed while driving for Newmann\Haas Racing)

Emerson Fittipaldi (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

A.J. Foyt (7-time USAC-CART national champion and a 4-time Indy 500 winner. He is the only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500 and 24 Hours of LeMans. He signed my card in exactly 1 year) rec`d 3-28-01

A.J. Foyt IV (Indy car driver signed during his time with Vision Racing and is the grandson of four-time Indianapolis 500 champion A.J. Foyt. He signed in 40 days c/o the team address) rec`d 07-10-08

Scott Goodyear (Came close to winning the Indianapolis 500 on a couple of occasions. He signed my card and sent along some decals in 4 months from his home address) rec`d 8-6-01

Andy Granatelli (Race car driver, car owner, and motorsports businessman. In 1969, Granatelli teamed with Mario Andretti to win the Indianapolis 500. He signed in 9 days using CJ Aponte's list)

Michael Greenfield (Former owner-driver in the CART series signed in 8 days from home) rec`d 05-12-07

Stephan Gregorie (Signed during his time in the IRL series)

Mike Groff (He drove in both CART & the IRL and competed five times in the Indy 500. He signed in 7 weeks from home)

Roberto Guerrero (He raced dring the 1980's-90's in several series including F1, CART, the IRL. In 1984, he was won both the CART and Indy 500 Rookie of the Year honors. He signed in 5 months from his home address) rec`d 10-01-07

Mauricio Gugelmin (Signed while driving for PacWest Racing

Dan Gurney (Won races in the Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, and Trans-Am Series. He signed from home in 2 months)

Carl Haas (Part owner of Newman/Haas Racing, he signed in 1 week at his home address) rec`d 3-26-01

Jim Hall (A former driver and winner of the 1964 U.S. Road Racing Championship he later became a team owner in the Indy Car series. He signed during his time at VDS Racing)

Davey Hamilton (Driver is semi-retired from the Indy Racing League but still completes at the Indianapolis 500. He signed in 1 month c/o the Meridian Speedway) rec'd 08-02-08

Shige Hattori (Signed during his time in the CART Series for Bettenhausen Motorsports)

Richie Hearn (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Brian Herta (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Howdy Holmes (Former driver in the CART Championship Car series drove for seven seasons and was the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year in 1979. He signed in 10 days from his work address) rec`d 04-29-07

Sam Hornish Jr (At the time of this success he drove for in the IRL series for Penske Racing and signed in 3 months from the team address) rec`d 09-20-07

Gordon Johncock (Retired driver of the USAC & CART series is a two time winner of the Indy 500 (1973,82) and he completed his career with 25 wins. He signed my card in 17 days at his home address) rec`d 2-12-01

Parker Johnstone (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series with Brix Comtech Racing)

John Jones (1988 CART Series 'Rookie of the Year', he drove three seasons in the CART series. He signed in 3 weeks from CJ Apontes List) rec`d 2-16-05

Parnelli Jones (He won six Indy Car races, including the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Winner of 25 sprint car races & 13 stock car races. He signed in 10 days from home) rec`d 06-19-07

Bernard Jourdain (Drove in the CART Championship series and was the Indy 500 Co-Rookie of the Year in 1989. He signed in 3 weeks from his work address) rec'd 06-09-07

Michel Jourdain (Drove in the Champ Car series for Team Rahal and signed during his time with the team) rec`d 7-12-03

Bruno Junqueira (Competes in the IRL Indy Car Series for Dale Coyne Racing, he signed in 3 months from the team address) rec'd 09-05-08

Tony Kanaan (At the time of this signing he drove in the IRL for Andretti Green Racing, he signed in 1 month from the team address) rec`d 08-15-07

Jeff Krosnoff (Competed in the CART Series for Arciero-Wells Racing and was fatally injured in a crash competing during a race in 1999)

Phil Krueger (Former driver in the CART Championship series, he raced in parts of 9 seasons from 1981-91. He signed in 10 days from home) rec`d 05-31-07

Lee Kunzman (Former driver in the USAC & CART Championship series, raced in the 1969, 1972-73 & 1975-80 seasons. He also made three starts at the Indianapolis 500 and signed in 1 month from home) rec`d 06-08-07

Rodolfo Lavin (Drove in the Champ Car series for Walker Racing and signed from the team address) rec`d 8-21-03

Eddie Lawson (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

JJ Lehto (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series with Hogan Racing)

Randy Lewis (Former driver in the CART Championship Car series was a five-time starter of the Indianapolis 500. He signed in 9 days) rec'd 05-19-07

Arie Luyendyk (Two time Indianapolis 500 winner in 1990 & 1997 signed my card in 1 week at his home address) rec`d 4-2-01

Hiro Matsushita (He drove in the CART series from 1990-98 for various teams. He started 117 races my letter was sent to the wrong address but after 11 months it was forwarded to Swift Engineering Inc) rec`d 6-11-03

Kosuke Matsurra (At the time of my letter he drove for Panther Racing in the IRL, a year later I received this signed photo from the team address) rec`d 06-02-08

Rick Mears (He was a 3-time CART national champ (1979,81-82) and 4-time winner of Indy 500. He signed two cards in 10 days at his home address) rec`d 1-29-01

Arnd Meier (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Vitor Meira (Drives in the IRL for Panther Racing and signed in 6 weeks from the team address) rec`d 08-02-07

Rocky Moran (Competed three times at the Indianapolis 500 and winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona. He signed in 2 weeks c/o Moran Raceway) rec`d 06-04-07

Roberto Moreno (Drove in the Champ Car series for Herdez Competition and signed from the team address) rec`d 7-12-03

Greg Moore (Competed in the CART Series where he had great success with several wins for Forsythe Racing. Sadly, he was fatally injured in a crash competing during a race on 10-31-99)

Sir Stirling Moss (During his 15-year career, he drove 85 different cars, winning more than 40 percent of the 529 events he entered (including 16 Formula One events). Moss is known as one of the greatest open wheel drivers in history, he signed in 2 weeks from his mailing address in England) rec`d 12-3-02

Max Papis (Signed while driving for Signma Autosport in the Champ Car Series)

Danica Patrick (Indy Car driver competes for Andretti Green Racing, she signed in 5 months from the team address) rec'd 12-04-08

Roger Penske (Owner of Team Penske, he signed my card in 1 month from the team address of 366 Penske Plaza, Reading, PA 19603)

Ted Prappas (Former driver in the CART Championship Car series competed from 1991-92. He signed in 5 months from home) rec`d 12-15-07

Bobby Rahal (Former Indy car champion retired in 1998 after 25 seasons behind the wheel of various types of race cars turning his attention to team ownership. He signed in 1 month during his time as the majority owner of Team Rahal) rec`d 10-11-01

Graham Rahal (Competes in the IRL for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, he signed in 5 months from the team address) rec'd 11-15-08

Jim Rathmann (Competed at the Indianapolis 500 from 1949-63 and won the race in 1960. He is currently the oldest living winner of the Indy 500 and signed for me in 1 week from home) rec`d 06-15-07

Willy T Ribbs (Former race car driver, he competed at the Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, SCCA Trans-Am, IMSA & CART levels. He signed my card in 11 months and included a signed card of his own from his address in C.J. Apontes list) rec`d 11-30-02

Andre Ribeiro (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Buddy Rice (Winner of the 2004 Indianapolis 500, he signed 11 months from last season during his time with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) rec`d 03-19-09

Larry Rice (Former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He was co-named the 1978 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and signed in 10 days) rec`d 05-09-07

Johnny Rutherford (Former three time winner of the Indy 500 (1974,76,80) and the CART Champion during the 1980 season. He signed two cards in 1 month at his home address) rec`d 2-23-01

Steve Saleen (Former race driver set 13 SCAA Formula Atlantic records and finished third in the championship in 1980. In 1982, he entered the Trans-Am series where he found more success, the 1989 season found him driving in the CART series. He signed two cards in 10 days from his work address) rec`d 1-9-03

Gualter Salles (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Tomas Scheckter (At the time of this success he was driving in the IRL for Vision Racing and signed in 5 weeks from the team address) rec`d 08-01-07

Oriol Servia (At the time of this success he drove in the Champ Car series for Patrick Racing and signed from the address) rec`d 7-12-03

Tom Sneva (Winner of the 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner, he signed my card in 11 days at his home address) rec`d 1-20-01

George Snider (Former driver was a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 500. He signed in one month from home) rec`d 06-01-07

Lyn St. James (She is one of only five women who have successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500 and became the first woman to win the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Award. She signed in 29 days from the address listed on her website) rec'd 09-19-07

Danny Sullivan (winner Indy 500 winner in 1985 & 1988 Indy Car Champion had his best seasons driving for Team Penske. He signed two cards in six weeks at his home address) rec`d 3-19-01

Alex Tagliani (At the time of this success he drove in the Champ Car series for Rocketsports Racing and signed from the team address)

Didier Theys (Former driver in the CART Championship Car series, raced from 1987-1993. He signed in 2 weeks) rec`d 05-18-07

Paul Tracy (At the time of this success he drove in the Champ Car series for Forsythe Championship Racing and signed via the team address) rec`d 7-18-03

Al Unser Sr (Winner of 3 Indianapolis 500 titles and two PPG Championships in both 1983 & 85. He signed two cards in 10 days at his home address) rec`d 1-20-01

Bobby Unser (3 time winner of the Indy 500 ranks 5th on the all-time CART victory list with 35 career wins. He signed my postcard in 1 week at his home address) rec`d 2-10-01

Jimmy Vasser (Now retired, the 1996 Champ Car World Series champion is a part owner of PKV Racing. He signed from the team address in 22 weeks) rec`d 01-11-08

Jacques Villeneuve (One of my favorite open wheel drivers, he was the F1 World Champion (1997) and Indy 500 Winner (1995). This great gift was from my friend Oliver Beroud, thanks Oliver)

Dennis Vitolo (Signed during his time in the Champ Car Series)

Bill Vukovich II (Former driver in the USAC/CART series (1965-1982) was the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. He signed in 6 months from home) rec'd 12-14-07

Derrick Walker (Now into his fourth decade in open wheel racing, Walker is the team manager for Team Australia in the Champ Car series. He signed in 12 days via Walker Racing) rec`d 07-07-06

Dan Wheldon (Competes in the IRL and winner of the IRL championship in 2005, along with the Indy 500. He drives for Target Chip Ganassi Racing and signed in 1 month from the team address) rec'd 07-20-07

Jeff Wood (Former Indy Car driver raced from 1983-94, he signed in 2 weeks using C.J. Aponte's Newsletter) rec`d 01-21-06

Roger Yasukawa (An occasional driver in the IRL series, he signed from home in 33 days) rec`d 10-31-08

Alex Zanardi (Former 2 time champion in CART signed during his time with Chip Ganassi Racing)