RIP Glidden

[Chryco Psycho]

Mopar driver for 2 years IIRC mostly Fords
https://www.racingjunk.com/news/2017/12/18/rip-bob-glidden/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Burnoutnewsletter

[RUNCHARGER]

Sad to hear. Reading his story again it was truly sad how blatent NHRA was in trying to let GM win Pro Stock. It began in 71 and continued for a long time.

[Chryco Psycho]

table was always tilted for GM , Mopar & Ford always had better products , Prostock Hemi was saddled with 400 extra lbs to carry .

[1 Wild R/T]

This should cover a good part of it...

NHRA Pro Stock Champions (1974–1999)
1974 - Bob Glidden
1975 - Bob Glidden
1976 - Larry Lombardo
1977 - Don Nicholson
1978 - Bob Glidden
1979 - Bob Glidden
1980 - Bob Glidden
1981 - Lee Shepherd
1982 - Lee Shepherd
1983 - Lee Shepherd
1984 - Lee Shepherd
1985 - Bob Glidden
1986 - Bob Glidden
1987 - Bob Glidden
1988 - Bob Glidden
1989 - Bob Glidden
1990 - Darrell Alderman
1990 - Darrell Alderman
1991 - Darrell Alderman
1992 - Warren Johnson
1993 - Warren Johnson
1994 - Darrell Alderman
1995 - Warren Johnson
1996 - Jim Yates
1997 - Jim Yates
1998 - Warren Johnson
1999 - Warren Johnson

Add to that list the friendly welcoming way Bob always treated his fans... You'd think he would be well inside his pit area working away at his car... Nope, most of the time he would be either at the edge or outside his pits signing autographs & talking with his fans... And there were allot of us, Many years I would attend 2-5 races & he always had crowds....   Even in the late 90's when he wasn't winning quite so much fans loved him... I was out in Phoenix one year & Bob got knocked out in the first round, he could have packed it in & headed for the next track but he stayed & signed autographs all day..  Class Act....

Darrel Aldermann also drew allot of Fans, Warren Johnson even with his success rarely had more than a dozen folks hanging around his pits, the guy didn't have time for being friendly

[Chryco Psycho]

While it is cool to be a fierce competator on track or in a sport , there is no reason to be a jerk away from the sport !
I have a lot of respect for Donohue for this reason , he was nicknamed Mr Nice !
Alderman & Glidden seemed very genuine too but I never met any of them .

[RUNCHARGER]

Yes: A very hard worker and gracious with his fans, that is a class act.