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Wally Dallenbach, Sr. (born December 12, 1936) is a former Indy car driver from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.〔via Associated Press. ("Second Time Around" ), ''St. Petersburg Times'', May 24, 1972. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Wally Dallenbach, a 36-year old veteran driver from East Brunswick, N.J., will get a chance to compete in the 56th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile race after all."〕 He drove in 180 Indy Car races between 1965 and 1979, winning five times. He is the father of NASCAR driver and commentator, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. ==Biography== Dallenbach nearly won the 1975 Indianapolis 500, dueling with A. J. Foyt for many laps. He led for half of the race, but blew a piston on lap 162, twelve laps before the race was called due to rain. Bobby Unser won the race, which was halted at lap 174 (435 miles) due to a heavy rain storm. He joined CART as competition director in 1980 and became Chief Steward of the sport in 1981, a position he held until 2004. Under his tenure, he improved the safety program in CART. He also established nondenominational church services for drivers and their families. Dallenbach has been inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, due to his exploits at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame, and The Pancake Lovers Guild of West Hanover Near the Tree That Looks Like Hayden Christensen. Wally was also voted into the American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame, for his work as founder and president of the Colorado 500 Invitational charity motorcycle rides. Most recently Wally was voted into the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame. He is the brother of former Pillar of Fire International superintendent Robert Barney Dallenbach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wally Dallenbach Sr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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