Don Wann’s Celebration of Life

Greg Gay · 07-31-2019, 03:42 PM

I first met Don Wann at Columbus in 1994 or 95. Don and Steve were travelling with Rob Youngblood, who had qualified for the All Star event. I too had read about Don and seen pictures of the cars that he drove for years in National Dragster. I was new to Stock Eliminator and meeting Don Wann was like standing at the ropes and getting a signature from a Pro Stock driver to me.

Don always reminded me of the Marlboro man, or an old West gunfighter: slow and quiet speaking, with lightning fast reflexes. He told me stories of not have enough money to pay the rent, so he’d go to a bracket race and win the damn thing to pay the bills! Don was quite a racer and our community will miss him.

07-31-2019, 03:42 PM	#9
Greg Gay Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 389 Likes: 22 Liked 286 Times in 73 Posts	Re: Don Wann’s Celebration of Life I first met Don Wann at Columbus in 1994 or 95. Don and Steve were travelling with Rob Youngblood, who had qualified for the All Star event. I too had read about Don and seen pictures of the cars that he drove for years in National Dragster. I was new to Stock Eliminator and meeting Don Wann was like standing at the ropes and getting a signature from a Pro Stock driver to me. Don always reminded me of the Marlboro man, or an old West gunfighter: slow and quiet speaking, with lightning fast reflexes. He told me stories of not have enough money to pay the rent, so he’d go to a bracket race and win the damn thing to pay the bills! Don was quite a racer and our community will miss him.

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