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National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Rich Vogler
Inducted into
the Hall of fame in 1986
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At the time of his induction
into the Midget Hall of Fame, Rich Vogler was on his way to a
fourth National Midget Championship. Rich went on to become
the second highest ranked driver in USAC history with a total
of 134 career wins in four divisions. Only A.J. Foyt has more
with 169.
At the time of his death in a Sprint Car at Salem,
Indiana on July 21, 1990, “Rapid” |
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Rich had scored 95 Midget, 35
Sprint, and four Championship Dirt (Silver Crown) wins.
He won five National Midget Championships, two
Sprint Car titles and placed in the top three of the Silver
Crown series three times. He dominated the Indianapolis
Speedrome, where his father was killed in 1981, and he
captured the track Championship twice.
Rich competed at Indy five times and finished 8th
in 1989. He won the “Hut Hundred” eight times, the “4-Crown
Nationals” midget event four times, the “Hoosierdome
Invitational” twice, the “Copper Classic” twice and the “Night
Before the 500” once.
Rich also won the National Alliance of Midget
Auto Racing title in 1973, The WWRA “Florida Winter Nationals”
in 1983 and the “Chili Bowl” in 1987.
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