This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Prudhomme remained the career wins leader for four years, until Glidden surpassed him with his 31st career win at the 1980 World Finals on his way to 85 wins and although Prudhomme went on to win 49 times, he had no real answers during his early-80s funk and Gliddens total similarly motored away from everyone until Glidden, too, hit the wall. Make sure that the file is a photo. [5] In those days, the series included participation in both national and divisional races. The World's largest gravesite collection. He is survived by his wife Etta and their sons Rusty and Billy. [3] Members of the family have made numerous appearances on the Car Craft Magazine All-Star Drag Racing Team. There was an error deleting this problem. Things just seemed a lot more laid back then. Some more interesting (well, to me) sidenotes: Despite their vast amount of wins, Glidden and Force shared the winners podium just three times, the same number of times that Glidden shared it with Top Fuels Frank Bradley. [3] Etta and their sons were named to the Team six times. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Bob Glidden married to Etta Glidden and the couple had sons Rusty and Billy. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. By the end of the season, Glidden tied Don Prudhomme's record of most national event wins in one season and broke the Pro Stock single-season record of six set by "Grumpy" Jenkins in '72. This didn't keep the Reher-Morrison guys down for long as they came back to win all four titles from 1981 to 1984. Copyright 1996-2023, NHRA. On the organizations list of the top 50 drivers from its first 50 years, Glidden ranked fourth. Failed to delete flower. Ryan O'Leary is the sports editor for the Daily Journal. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The trio would ride around together looking for races, most of which took place on the long straightaways of State Road 37 or State Road 252. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Failed to delete memorial. I think we both went a lot further than we ever thought we would. Bob was a self-taught man, Dillman said. Later in the 70s and during the latter half of the 80s he was dominant in the class, claiming five titles straight in the 80s and three additional titles in the 70s. Bob attended schools in Orrington graduating from Bangor High School, where he played trombone in the marching band. Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of NHRA Drag Racing, died Sunday. 1, setting low e.t. In his first Pro race, he finished second to Bill Jenkins at the final Supernationals of the 1972 season. Ive even seen beer cartons taped around intake manifolds (at least it was the teams sponsor!). Member Profile: Bob Glidden, a Find a Grave.
NHRA's 50 Greatest Drivers - No. 4, Bob Glidden Profil du membre : Bob Glidden - Find a Grave A winner of 85 Pro Stock races and 10 NHRA championships, Glidden developed and built his own engines with the help of wife Etta and his two sons, Billy and Rusty. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Envoyer un message Suivre Suivre Annuler l'abonnement. He was the racer many racers hope to be, the epitome of the ground-up success story, the hard-working patriarch, the driven soul for whom pretty good was seldom enough. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel.