Glidden 1941 2022.. Death notice for the town of:Strathroy, Province: Ontario, Your email address will not be published. Three years later, he became the athletic department head and remained at ELSS his entire teaching career. EngineLabs Tries to Pry Secrets out of Bob Glidden. Glidden set a 7.27 NHRA national record in qualifying #1. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class, Glidden won 85 events and 10 season championships and was voted No. Racin' Today Pro Stock Icon Glidden Dies At 73 Legal Statement. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time., When asked to what he attributed his success, Glidden once said, "Common sense and the will to survive. Didier Sauvegrain Fille, Funeral service 1 p.m., Tues., June 10 at the Second Congregational Church, Newcastle, with Rev. Robert Kenneth Bob Glidden 1941 2022, death notice, Canada [1] Glidden retired as the driver with the most wins in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) history at that time a feat recently topped by 16-time Funny Car champion John Force and he was the third-most successful drag racer of the professional class drivers sixth when counting sportsman national event winners at the time of his death. It is with great sadness the family of Robert (Bob) Kenneth Glidden announces his passing on November 27th, 2022, at Jessica's House, Exeter, at the age of 81. The new car did extremely well, qualifying first and setting set top speed of the meet[citation needed] at 177.86mph (286.24km/h) en route to a runner-up finish. Send Message Follow Following Unfollow. He won it back to back in 1978-79, again in 1983, then won an incredible four straight, 1985-88. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.". Recent win was in 1997 in Topeka her son David of Newcastle ; brother, Donald Borgerson of Rockland and! Kenneth I miss him already. Hed end each answer with DONE, the way someone from his era might have used a two-way radio and saying over. It was quaint and sweet and I think we broke some kind of ground there for online drag racing interviews, even if it was to just a dozen or so of us at the time. [5] He used the Probe to win at the Fallnationals, which was his 67th career victory. Bob debuted his Probe in Houston at the 1988 NHRA Supernationals. That, and a sponsorship package that he felt was unsatisfactory, convinced him to pull the plug on his drag racing operation just two races into the 1997 season. record (8.81) in qualifying and beat Gapp in the final.
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