Doug Dragoo

Paul "Doug" Douglas Dragoo, 52, of Sherrills Ford, passed from this life in the early evening of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 after a long and valiant fight against cancer. He was born in Perry, Iowa on Aug. 24, 1955. Doug began his career racing his own cars then building engines for other racing teams. He held the unofficial record for having the most number one placing engines, which includes engines that broke world speed records for Scott Kalitta Racing in 1994 and 1995. He was a longtime crewman who worked for race drivers such as Jack Wyatt, Scott Kalitta, Doug "Dougzilla" Herbert, Tommy Johnson, Don "the Snake" Prudhomme and many others throughout his career. Highlights in his career were wins at the Daytona 500 and on the NASCAR Busch Series. He most recently worked in the engine department at Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Racing was one of Doug's greatest passions. Other hobbies included working on other racecars on the side, drag racing where he owned funny and super comp cars, dirt racing and boating. Survivors include his wife, Cammie Rogers Dragoo of Sherrills Ford; parents, Paul H. and Rose Lee Kincaid Dragoo; children, Megan Mull of Denver and Mitch Mull of Asheville; two sisters, Judy Bishop and husband, Merlin, of Rudd, Iowa, and Deva Moore and husband, Craig, of Auburn, Wash.; nephews and nieces, Justin, Jeffery and Katie Bishop, and Ian and Tiffany Moore; and his special companion, "Tripp" his dog. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m., at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home with DEI Chaplain Frank Arney officiating. Burial was private. Memorials and donations can be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Multiple Myeloma Research, 5950 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC 28210 and/or Victory Junction Gang Camp, 4500 Adams Way, Randleman, NC 27317. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home of Mooresville served the family of Mr. Dragoo.