Drag Racing lost one of the best...........

Bob Mulry · 07-03-2016, 08:24 PM

Rich Aceves, my best friend and racing partner for more than 45 years passed away on Friday July 1, 2016…..

Rich was the Patriarch of the Aceves Racing Family, Brother Dave Sr. and nephews Dave Jr, Bob and Mike Aceves….

The sport of Drag Racing and anyone else who had the good fortune to know him knows what we lost…..

Arraignments by the Aceves Family are pending…..

Bryan Phillips · 07-03-2016, 10:21 PM

RIP to my good buddy! My earliest memories of Rich go back to the 70s and the iS/S Chevys that he was a part of with Tom Armanino and Bob Mulry however his racing career began well before that-going back to the Jr. Stock days. Anyone that was around Rich knew how much he loved class racing. His humor, knowledge, historical perspective and good nature will surely be missed. Our family sends thoughts, prayers and smiles with great memories to the Aceves Family, Bob, Tom, Butch and so many others that knew Rich well.

Bryan

Dave Ribeiro · 07-03-2016, 11:55 PM

So Sorry to hear about Rich , Thoughts & Prayers go out to his Family.
He Loved to talk about Pontiac's , RIP my friend ... He will be Missed !!!

Floyd Staggs · 07-04-2016, 10:43 AM

Thoughts and prayers to the family.

SSDiv6 · 07-04-2016, 12:33 PM

My condolences and prayers to the family!
Godspeed!

Randy Loge · 07-04-2016, 06:09 PM

RIP.....Many great memories battling for the G,H/SA records between Rich and my dad!One really great memory that stands out was at fremont between Rich,Joe Threat and my dad going for the H/SA record.Oh how records used to mean something and the great lengths we would go to set them.Randy

Chuck Norton · 07-04-2016, 06:18 PM

Such sad news. Our most heartfelt condolences are extended to the entire AM Racing Family. Rich possessed the unique combination of a highly competitive nature with an overriding sense of honor and fair-play. The world could use more guys like Rich Aceves.

c

Mark Yacavone · 07-04-2016, 07:29 PM

If you had met Rich Aceves, you'd know we lost a super nice guy and a gentleman.
If you hadn't , just take my word on this one...

RIP

Bob Bender · 07-04-2016, 08:09 PM

Very sorry to hear this, prayers to the family.

Alan Roehrich · 07-04-2016, 08:21 PM

My condolences to the family and friends.

07-03-2016, 08:24 PM	#1
Bob Mulry VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 1,016 Likes: 57 Liked 320 Times in 102 Posts	Drag Racing lost one of the best........... Rich Aceves, my best friend and racing partner for more than 45 years passed away on Friday July 1, 2016….. Rich was the Patriarch of the Aceves Racing Family, Brother Dave Sr. and nephews Dave Jr, Bob and Mike Aceves…. The sport of Drag Racing and anyone else who had the good fortune to know him knows what we lost….. Arraignments by the Aceves Family are pending….. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Bob Mulry 7516 STK A & M Motorsports

07-03-2016, 10:21 PM	#2
Bryan Phillips Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 145 Likes: 3 Liked 46 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... RIP to my good buddy! My earliest memories of Rich go back to the 70s and the iS/S Chevys that he was a part of with Tom Armanino and Bob Mulry however his racing career began well before that-going back to the Jr. Stock days. Anyone that was around Rich knew how much he loved class racing. His humor, knowledge, historical perspective and good nature will surely be missed. Our family sends thoughts, prayers and smiles with great memories to the Aceves Family, Bob, Tom, Butch and so many others that knew Rich well. Bryan

07-03-2016, 11:55 PM	#3
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... So Sorry to hear about Rich , Thoughts & Prayers go out to his Family. He Loved to talk about Pontiac's , RIP my friend ... He will be Missed !!! __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

07-04-2016, 10:43 AM	#4
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,521 Likes: 138 Liked 223 Times in 98 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... Thoughts and prayers to the family. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

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SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,036 Likes: 710 Liked 1,538 Times in 575 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... My condolences and prayers to the family! Godspeed!

07-04-2016, 06:09 PM	#6
Randy Loge Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Livermore Ca. Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 27 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... RIP.....Many great memories battling for the G,H/SA records between Rich and my dad!One really great memory that stands out was at fremont between Rich,Joe Threat and my dad going for the H/SA record.Oh how records used to mean something and the great lengths we would go to set them.Randy

07-04-2016, 06:18 PM	#7
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 472 Likes: 99 Liked 76 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... Such sad news. Our most heartfelt condolences are extended to the entire AM Racing Family. Rich possessed the unique combination of a highly competitive nature with an overriding sense of honor and fair-play. The world could use more guys like Rich Aceves. c __________________ Chuck Norton

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Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,790 Likes: 2,881 Liked 5,080 Times in 1,936 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... If you had met Rich Aceves, you'd know we lost a super nice guy and a gentleman. If you hadn't , just take my word on this one... RIP __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

07-04-2016, 08:09 PM	#9
Bob Bender VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,729 Likes: 1,595 Liked 459 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... Very sorry to hear this, prayers to the family. __________________ Bob Bender 144 O/SA 2010-2012 National Record Holder

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Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,095 Likes: 1,541 Liked 1,769 Times in 402 Posts	Re: Drag Racing lost one of the best........... My condolences to the family and friends. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S