2005 Inductee
Carl Nagel
SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. -- Mother Nature threatened to derail Friday night’s racing card at the Penn Can Speedway as a heavy storm late in the afternoon threatened the scheduled racing card, but the storm passed and the track crew went to work. Despite a slightly delayed start, there was no more rain and the entire program went on as scheduled on a very fast, moist tacky track. All of the racing action was sponsored by former Super Stock racer Randy Gates and his RWG Construction business.
Rick Holgate, Alan Rudalavage, and Steve Babicek won the Modified qualifying events. Eight time Penn Can Speedway track champion Carl Nagel was recognized in victory lane for his accomplishments during a racing career that has spanned five decades. Nagel’s achievements in the sport have earned him a place of honor in the DIRT Motorsports Hall of Fame. Nagel accepted that prestigious honor on Sunday afternoon during induction ceremonies at the Hall of Fame in Weedsport, NY.
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Carl "Bub" Nagel - Throughout his storied racing career Nagel has been a well-respected driver that many of his biggest rivals have looked up to. He was a class act from day one, racing clean and hard without the slightest show of any emotion. What many racing people liked about Carl Nagel was his quiet, easy going style, the same style that has enabled the West Windsor resident to win 11 track championships and close to 200 career feature wins.
Friesen Picks Up First Career DIRT Big-Block Modified Feature Win; Bates, Clark, Marcuccillo And Mack Earn Support Division Wins At Cayuga County
By Gary M. Spaid, DIRT MotorSports PR
This coming Sunday afternoon will see the annual Hall of Fame inductions take place in the DIRT MotorSports Hall of Fame and Classic Car Museum on the premises at the speedway. This year’s induction ceremonies center around three main drivers; Bobby Cain, Butch Jelly and Carl Nagel. Vintage stock cars will also be on display in the museum parking lot. That evening the cars and stars of DIRT will come to honor the memory of the late Bill McNabb with the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series 100 for Modifieds along with a full program of Sportsman racing. Hot laps begin promptly at 6 p.m..
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* Round number three of the Advance Auto Parts SDS at Cayuga County followed the 14th Annual DIRT MotorSports Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies staged in the adjacent Museum during the afternoon. This year three drivers were added to the Hall of Fame Museum's elite 'Wall of Fame': Weedsport's own Bobby Cain, Vermont veteran Butch Jelley and Southern Tier standout Carl Nagel. 2005 marked the first time that every driver inducted remained active on the speedway. In special award presentations, Michele and Bob Faust received the Gene DeWitt car-owner award while internationally renowned television broadcaster Larry Nuber was recognized posthumously (mother Phyllis accepted) for his outstanding contributions to motorsports with receipt of the Lenny J. Sammons award. Recently retired crewman JoJo DeSarbo was honored as the 'Mechanic of the Year' for the outstanding results he achieved spearheading the teams of Fonda Speedway legend Jack Johnson, his son Ronnie Johnson,and Eastern New York pilot Bobby Varin. After 40 years of behind-the-scenes service, Can-Am Speedway official Rose Thurston and former Lebanon Valley Speedway publicist Jane Hacker (sons Paul and Carl Hacker accepted) were presented with the fourth annual Gater Racing Photo News "Woman In Racing" awards during the holiday extravaganza.
