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The Godfather ofOhio Modified
racing
Rodger Winget
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• Rodger started racing and building race cars just after high
school and worked with Jack Bowsher.
• He served in the US Army from 1968 through 1970
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• Rodger has been married to Bev for 31 years and has 4 childern Doug, Carie, Rob and Matt along with seven grandchildren.
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Rodger taught auto body and frame repair for 30 years at
Springfield Clark County JVS (now called CTC).
He was volunteer fireman and EMT for 17 years.
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Mini Stock
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• Rodger has been building races car for 50 years. He has built Mini Stocks, Street Stocks,
Modified, Late model for himself and many others.
• He was the flagman at Shadybowl Speedway for 3 years
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Rodger’s first modifed. He started the modified classes at Kil Kare Speedway and Lorain Country
Speedway.
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Rodger was voted most popular driver in 1982, 1985 and 1986
Track Champion in 1991 and 1997
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He set track records Kil-Kare Speedway, Shadybowl Speedway
and Lorain
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Rodger was inducted into the DARF Hall of Fame
member of the Living Legend of Motorsports, Daytona Beach FL.
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Rodger went to Taiwan and built and trained drivers and builders.
His wife, Bev won the first race in Taiwan and now one new she was a female until after the race was over.
There a lot of PR about a woman winning the race that several woman
signed up to take the class to be a driver. See you had to take the class
before you could race.
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Racing has been a family sport, his father Otis raced at what was
Springfield Springs.Bev raced Street Stocks, and
bothers Mark and Jerry also racedSon Doug raced Mini stocks and nephew Greg races a Modified
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Many people had an influence on Rodger. Some of them were Jack
Bowsher, Al Reeves and Mike Williams.
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Thank Rodger for all you have done for racing