Wally-Dallenbach-Obituary

Wally Dallenbach Sr.

Dec 12, 1936 – Apr 29, 2024 (Age 87)

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BORN
December 12, 1936
DIED
April 29, 2024
AGE
87

Obituary

Wally Dallenbach Sr. was an Indy car champion and Hall of Fame racer who, as Chief Steward of Competition for Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) for more than 20 years, pushed for new safety reforms still used today.

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condolences to the family and his cousin Walt. want people to know Wally built a rear engined "Buick powered" dragster in 57-58 that he raced in the Daytona area' I believe Spruce Creek. a time when NASCAR explored getting involved in drag racing. resembled more Mickey Thompson then Don Garlit's.

Sincere condolences to the Dallenbach family, so very sorry for your loss. May God be with you all to help you through this very difficult time of your loss.

May the God of heaven and love comfort your hearts.

I grew up with Wally who was my neighbor and a great person. I always looked up to him as my idol. He could be mischievous and one day he gave my aunt a ride in his Buick which was wired in the back seat. She sat in the back and after a short distance was "whooped" We all laughed but my aunt not so much. I remember Wally´s dad as being very patient and kind May Wally be at peace although probably bored! May he be reunited with his soulmate Pepe My sincere condolences to his family...

May 1, 2024 Our deepest sympathy goes out to the entire Dallenbach Family! So sorry to hear about the loss of your father! We have many happy memories of both your Mom & Dad who we met at Trenton Speedway in the mid 1960s. We visited them and their friends Ed and Amy Albin in New Brunswick many times. I was fortunate to work closely with your Dad Wally when he helped Promoter Sam Nunis to reconfigure Trenton Speedway. At the time, I worked as Auto Race Reporter at The Trentonian and was...

Loved watching Wally Sr. and his rivals compete, during that wonderful era in racing history.

RIP Mr Wally

Condolences to his family

My Thoughts and Prayers are with the Entire Dallenbach Family!