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JACK HOUSBY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (October 18, 2007) - Jack Housby of Des Moines is the newly-elected president of the board of directors of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation. Doug Auld of Piqua, Ohio, who was president in 2006-2007, is now immediate past president of the Knoxville-based 501(c)(3) non-profit museum foundation.
Mike Brooks of Knoxville is the vice-president, while Louis Long of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is secretary/treasurer. Andy Clark of Oskaloosa and Pat Sullivan of Carmel, Indiana, were elected to four-year terms on the 9-member board during the Knoxville Nationals.
Continuing their terms on the board are Dick Woodland of Paso Robles, California; Roger Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee; and Jim Jones of Knoxville. The board, staff and membership of the museum would also like to thank Grant Rankin of Bussey and Steve Agan of Knoxville for their years of service.
Recently elected to two-year terms on the 21-member advisory board of directors were Iowans Bob Dyer, Bob Maxwell, Larry Storey, Jim Cadwell and Kent Chrisman; and Tom Hall of Pennsylvania, Chuck Fawcett of California, Ken Clapp of California, Joe Harz of New Jersey, National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Shane Carson of Oklahoma, and Bob Mays of Nebraska. Elected to one-year terms on the advisory board, each filling an unexpired term, were Tony Bokhoven of Iowa and David Vodden of California, respectively.
Continuing their terms on the advisory board are Iowans Al Cole, Duane Davis, Mike Husted, and Brian Stickel; and Larry Janicsek of Wisconsin, National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Lynn Paxton of Pennsylvania, Allan Brown of Michigan, and Tony Ross of Missouri.
The board, staff and membership would like to acknowledge Mike Richardson of Iowa, Art Worral of Iowa, Steve Beitler of Washington, and Dick Carbery of New York for their efforts over the years on behalf of the sports museum.
The next four quarterly board of directors meetings will take place in Speedway, Indiana, in November; Tulsa, Oklahoma (Chili Bowl Midget Nationals), in January, 2008; Knoxville (NSCHoF induction weekend) in June, 2008; and Knoxville (Nationals) in August, 2008, respectively.
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