Hall of Fame sprint car driver Tim Green died on Oct. 16.
A California native, Green began his racing career in karts in 1965 winning a pair of national championships before moving on to supermodifieds and sprint cars.
He relocated to Iowa and was named rookie of the year with the World of Outlaws in 1979.
A winner of more than 200 features during his sprint car career, Green won back-to-back Knoxville Raceway track championships while driving for Bob Trostle in 1981 and 82.
Green also captured a pair of NARC sprint car championships driving for Virgil and Annie Owen during the 1990s.
Green won 12 World of Outlaws features during his career as both a full- and par-time participant with the series. He finished fourth in the WoO standings in 1989.
Green was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2022. He’s a also a member of the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame, West Capital Raceway Hall of Fame, Motor Sports Press Association, and Calistoga Speedway Hall of Fame.
