Late in 1994, Glidden suffered a heart attack, but even this didn't keep him down for long. "Everyone in the NHRA community is saddened to learn the news of Bob's passing," said NHRA President Peter Clifford. How about some more Bob Glidden numbers? Dont email us your competitors cam profile, but you can ask us to do a story on adapting a NASCAR-like camshaft with multiple grinds to help your Saturday night dirt-track car even out cylinder-to-cylinder variation. Glidden chased Lee Shepherd for the 1980 Winston title all season, leading the points standing only after the final race. Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from EngineLabs, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! He spent most of the season chasing points leader Lee Shepherd and the Reher-Morrison Camaro. He was a frequent winner in Division 3 before turning Pro in 1972. Pro Stock icon Bob Glidden, one of the most dominant forces in the history of NHRA Drag Racing, died Sunday. Thursday marked 25th anniversary of the death He is survived by and will be much missed by his loving children, Judy Patterson and her husband Vern, Gail Rowe and her husband Jim, and Dave Glidden and his wife Robin, his grandson Paul Patterson and his granddaughter Corina (Glidden) Fitzgerald and her husband, Chris who have been caring for him in his home since 2014. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. and top speed in his final-round victory over Frank Iaconio. With the new rules, he was forced to use the big Boss 429 in the short wheelbase car. Garlits and Glidden shared the NHRA winners circle on 11 occasions, or just about a third of Big Daddys 35 wins, from the 1974 World Finals in Ontario to their triumphant wins in Dallas in 1986 (Gliddens milestone 50th win). I hired them to get work done but all our information kept getting passed on. Bob Glidden '85 Thunderbird Illustration Build Video - YouTube Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. He was one of the greats of our sport, no question about it, said Garlits. The World's largest gravesite collection. He was 73. One of my most interesting interactions with Glidden actually came online. ID Find a Grave 47989573. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Glidden's ten Pro Stock championships included five in a row beginning in 1985. Remembering Bob Glidden | NHRA Glidden leaves behind his wife Etta their sons Rusty and Billy. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? No acid involved in this process. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Pro Stock drag racing is one of the most secretive motorsport disciplines, at least in pit ritual. But if EngineLabs is to be successful, our prying eyes and ears need to uncover at least a few of the latest and greatest tricks from the engine shops, the aftermarket and leading manufacturers. After working for Bangor Auto Body for many years, he started his own business, Glidden Auto Body in 1964, and he sold the business in 1977.After retiring, Bob and his wife, Lillian, traveled around the country in their RV; he was happiest surrounded by his family and friends at frequent gatherings. Photos Added by Bob Glidden, a Find a Grave. When we found something better, those became our baseline engines. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Oops, something didn't work. After a disappointing 1976 season, in which he finished a distant sixth behind Larry Lombardo, Glidden rebounded to finish second behind Don Nicholson in 1977 before reclaiming his number-one ranking in 1978. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Robert Glidden (197915228)? In the 1990s, I was an early hitchhiker on the internet and became an active member of a tightknit bunch of racers and race fans on America Online (remember that?). He was the man to beat in pro stock in the late 80s. Hed end each answer with DONE, the way someone from his era might have used a two-way radio and saying over. It was quaint and sweet and I think we broke some kind of ground there for online drag racing interviews, even if it was to just a dozen or so of us at the time. The car rolled six times but the funnycar roll cage surrounding him held together. To prevent a tech inspector from activating it by switching on the ignition and opening the throttle, a combination of events were required. and top speed, and winning the race. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He was always thinking and leading Pro Stock. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Bob Glidden, drag racing legend and 10-time NHRA Pro Stock champion, died Dec. 17. When Mopar went broke, he returned to Ford in 1980. He was the racer many racers hope to be, the epitome of the ground-up success story, the hard-working patriarch, the driven soul for whom pretty good was seldom enough. After a victory at the Mile-High Nationals in July that year, he went on to win six of the seven final races of the season. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. He began driving in Stock and Super Stock races during the late 60s, and went professional in 1972, just a year before his first NHRA national event victory at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Add to your scrapbook. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Robert Earl Glidden, 96 years old, passed away after a brief illness at the Maine Veterans' Home in Bangor following a long, happy life. [5] He beat Gapp in the event finals. The rules said they couldnt acid dip the body to reduce weight. Our thoughts, prayer, and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.". Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. There was a problem getting your location. Memorials Added by Bob Glidden - Find a Grave He was the man. 2023 Power Automedia. But EngineLabs is not designed to be a clearinghouse for proprietary and highly sensitive informaton. 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Glidden, who amassed a record 16,035 points and lowered the national record to 8.59, fielded two winning cars that year: The first was his tried-and-true Ford Pinto that carried him to victories at the season-opening Winternationals and Cajun Nationals, and the second was his famed Ford Fairmont, with which he won the Summernationals and finished the season undefeated in national event competition. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? In later years, Bob enjoyed performing in commercials for Glidden Auto Body.Bob was predeceased by his loving wife, Lillian, his parents, Fred and Marion Glidden, his brother, Walter, and his sisters Janice McGinley and Lelia Elkins. Bob was a force to be reckoned with in his Pinto & Fairmont. [5] He ended his season with five straight wins and his eighth Pro Stock championship. For those who raced with him on local streets many decades ago, when he and his friends put every spare dollar they had into their cars, news of his death has hit particularly hard. i was never a ford fan but you have to respect his racing. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. [5] Glidden had his first national win the following season at the U.S. Nationals. Vintage 1981 NHRA BOB GLIDDEN McLeod Clutch Print Ad $9.97 $4.85 shipping or Best Offer SPONSORED Ford Motorcraft Racing Bob Glidden Geoff Bodine Fold Out Poster Probe & T-Bird $5.00 $1.80 shipping lot of 4 Bob Glidden Ford NHRA pro stock drag racing hero handout card poster $12.99 Free shipping Unlike his previous years, he started the season strong. Condolences to you and your family. I always kept two baseline engines that we didnt changejust kept them fresh and ready to race. 1989 is the last year that Glidden won a championship. 1 qualifier 23 times in a row, including the entire 1987 season. Bob Glidden NHRA Fan Photos for sale | eBay The rest of the 1983 season went well with Glidden picking up victories at NHRA's Springnationals, Mile High Nationals, and Northstar Nationals; at the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, he set a new IRP e.t. He enlisted in 1943 and served in the 738th Anti-Aircraft Battalion attached to the 2nd Marine Division for the invasion of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific. Bob drove Ford's almost exclusively throughout his career, at times carrying the banner virtually on his own. Top Fuel teams will tear down their engines right in front of the spectators. Robert Bob Glidden, 78, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [5] In those days, the series included participation in both national and divisional races. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. He was dominate. Numbers and stats can only go so far to describe what Bob Glidden meant to the sport and to many of us on a more personal level. Hes the third member of the Top 10 of the famed Top 50 Racers list to leave us (preceded by Bill Jenkins and Dale Armstrong) and 18 of the 50 are now deceased, but this one really stings. Robert "Bob" Glidden, 78, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN.Bob was born in Windom, MN, the son of Thomas and Helen Gertrude (Putt) Glidden on July 23, 1937. Failed to report flower. record time to 8.59 seconds. Sure Championships: 10 Class rank: 1 Overall rank: 3 Glidden won his double handful of season titles in three streaks (1974-'75, 1978-'80, 1985-'89). 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Images courtesy of Ford Motor Co. We didnt attempt major changes, adds Glidden, who was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005 and is ranked Number 4 on the NHRAs Top 50 Driver list. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. News, Racing Bob Glidden married to Etta Glidden and the couple had sons Rusty and Billy. Gary Beck, Don Prudhomme, and Bob Glidden were the winners of the inaugural NHRA Fallnationals at Seattle Int'l Raceway. Please try again later. Verify and try again. 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After that season, both he and Ford teammate Rickie Smith debuted new w Ford Thunderbirds at the 1983 season opening Winternationals at Pomona. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robert Earl Bob Glidden I found on Findagrave.com. I loved him dearly, Dillman said. Bob attended schools in Orrington graduating from Bangor High School, where he played trombone in the marching band. Getting back on the horse after such a crash wasn't hard for him though, because a month later he returned in a new Thunderbird to the Cajun Nationals. and top speed in his final round win to earn the maximum points and the season championship. I had been a fan for years before coming to NHRA, and my first road trip national event as a member of the National Dragster staff was the 1983 Springnationals in Columbus, which Glidden won. "We finally got tired of losing and of Glidden winning so easily," said Buddy Morrison. Hed work all night long on his stuff looking for more power, and he was doing it by hand, not on a CNC machine. We didnt think anyone would ever touch those numbers.. 1 at a record 23 consecutive races, including all 14 events in 1987. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Bill Paschal. R.I.P. He is survived by his wife Etta and their sons Rusty and Billy. There was an error deleting this problem. That season, Glidden won seven national events, went undefeated in divisional competition, and earned the maximum number of points available at four national events by qualifying No. His wife Etta and sons Billy and Rusty provided invaluable support in his driving efforts, and his will to win and tireless commitment carried him across the finish line in first countless times. Other accolades include back-to-back championships in 1974 and '75, three from '78-'80, and five championships in a row from 1985-'89. Ryan O'Leary is the sports editor for the Daily Journal. As much as I want to remember it otherwise, the Garlits-Prudhomme-Glidden power trio only shared the NHRAs winners circle twice, bookending the 1975 season with wins at the Winternationals and World Finals. He drove his new car, a Ford Probe, to a national e.t. He lived next door to CJ Rayburn a dirt racer and an ex drag racer. This is the final Dragster Insider of the year. Memorials Added by Bob Glidden, a Find a Grave. Failed to delete memorial. Search above to list available cemeteries. Glidden went on to win the race, setting low e.t. I miss him already. He was having chassis builder Don Hardy build a new EXP for the season and was planning on running a 351 Cleveland, in the car. In a star-studded career that spanned more than 25 years in the class,. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. He ran even quicker at the season-ending Supernationals, where he reset his e.t. He was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Orrington Historical Society, and the First United Methodist Church where he contributed much time and energy. There is a problem with your email/password. Encore: When Bob Glidden Almost Ended Up in An Oldsmobile To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. He was sponsored by Ed Martin Ford, where he worked as a mechanic. That was technology that I didnt intend to pass on. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. And look at the crowd watching. Fellow NHRA great Don Prudhomme shared his condolences on Twitter. And now hes gone. Bob Glidden later declared the nitrous oxide system in Rusty's car was detection-proof. Check out Billy and Rusty, covered in grease. Glidden was beloved by his fans, more so in Johnson County than anywhere else. He reached 76 career wins by the end of the season, with 49 of them in the '80s alone. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Robert Glidden (167438160)? American drag racing legend Bob Glidden has died at age 73. After barrel rolling six or seven times, Glidden crawled out of the rollcage and shrugged off the safety crew only to remove his fire jacket and place it over the intake manifold. Event wins: 85Class rank: 3 Overall rank: 7Warren Johnson (97 wins) is the overall class leader and, make of it what you will, won 49 on his victories after Gliddens final win (1995 Englishtown). Ive even seen beer cartons taped around intake manifolds (at least it was the teams sponsor!). ). Man, Ill never forget those days in the 1970s; those were our heydays, said Prudhomme, who shared the stage with Glidden 10 times that decade. Skip to main content Home Memorials Cemeteries Famous Contribute Register Sign In Register Year should not be greater than current year. Glidden retired from full-time racing in 1997 to help with Fords NASCAR engine development. With very little notice, he had to resurrect the old Boss 429 architecture to compete against GMs purpose-built DRCE platform when the 500-inch rule was mandated. Ford Motor Company Director Edsel B. Ford II said of Glidden for me, Bob represented what drag racing was all about during his era. Drag images here or select from your computer for Robert Earl Bob Glidden memorial. With no disrespect meant to anyone, to those of us who came into drag racing fandom in the early- to mid-1970s, Glidden, along with Don Garlits and Don Prudhomme, were the holy trinity of the sport, each the master of his own class. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [5] It was the first of his three straight victories. 1, Funny Car icon Bruce Larson: NHRA's original triple-threat Pro driver, Frank Mancuso: Some good trips and some bad ones for the 'Travel Agent' driver. Mitgliederprofil: Bob Glidden - Find a Grave When I joined the team here, it seemed like it was already well established that the Gliddens were as much our family as their own. Interesting to note, however, is that Gliddens final-round win percentage of 69.6 is better than that of W.J. How about some more Bob Glidden numbers? He took some time off from racing after that, save for a few appearances in his son Billys small-tire Mustangs, but returned yet again in 2010. In 2001, the NHRA honored him with the No. All logos and images are reserved. Glidden was a dag racer who I seen sometimes when I was racing on dirt. "We decided that we either had to make the same kind of commitment to racing that he did or get out. Ive read dozens of comments on message boards and Facebook this week talking about how accessible he would make himself, whether he was stopping his car in the pits for a fan to take photos or signing autographs in the hotel parking lot well past midnight. 1987 was another year of dominating numbers with victories aplenty: Eight wins, 10 finals, 14 top-qualifiers, and 42 round wins. He enjoyed his camp at Jacob Buck Pond, raised sheep, became an avid reader, expanded his flower and vegetable gardens and fished as often as he could. We watched Bob and Etta gracefully grow older, but forever can picture the family hitching a hoop to their trailer and playing basketball in the pits as if they were playing in their own driveway. Market data provided by Factset. Weve updated the security on the site. record, and beat Gapp in the final round. 10. Glidden sold his two Super Stock Mustangs in 1972 and purchased a Pinto Pro Stocker from Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush and made an immediate impact. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. That commitment resulted in four consecutive Winston championships for the Reher-Morrison team (1981-1984), but the satisfaction of claiming their fourth title was tempered somewhat by the fact that they no longer had the quickest car in the country. He raced it in 1978, 1980 and 1981 and won thirteen national even titles. record at 7.277 seconds, the quickest Pro Stock run in NHRA history. [3] Glidden's son, Rusty, once raced against his father in a race in 1996, with the son beating the father. Bob. R.I.P. He did all of the work on his cars with only his wife and sons there to help. Glidden, who left his job at Ed Martin Ford to concentrate on racing full time, runner-upped to Bill Jenkins at the season-ending Supernationals in his Pro Stock debut. Gliddens reputation for secrecy, of course, was memorialized following his wild finish-line crash at Atlanta in 1986. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. NHRA Hall of Fame driver Bob Glidden dead at age 73 When all was said and done, Glidden had tied Don Prudhomme for most national event wins in a season with seven, including five straight, and had broken the Pro Stock single-season record of six set by Jenkins in 1972. Looking back: Bob Glidden 1944-2017 All rights reserved. Phil Burgess can reached at[emailprotected]. (151) and Anderson (149) far outstrip Glidden, whose last final was more than 22 years ago (Seattle 1995). [5] Glidden led the 1985 points standings from start to finish, winning five national events. A career Ford man, Glidden made a small comeback during the 2010 season, entering several races in a Pro Stock Mustang. Make sure that the file is a photo. There was an error deleting this problem. Glidden earned the nickname Mad Dog due to his intense work ethic. Nobody covers Johnson County and the surrounding areas like the Daily Journal. That was a never ending deal.. Glidden received a new Thunderbird in the middle of the 1984 season, and it quickly became the dominant car on the Pro Stock circuit. [5] He opened the season with a victory at the Winternationals, and did not lose a round until June. All 89 of Greg Andersons wins have come in 23- or 24-race seasons, all after Glidden had faded from sight. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. There is a problem with your email/password. Hall of Fame NHRA Pro Stock driver Bob Glidden dies In 1975, it's safe to say Glidden dominated Pro Stock, clinching seven wins, five number-one qualifiers, eight top speeds, and six low e.t. His legacy will continue to inspire racers of all stripes for years to come. He returned to the driver's seat for Steve Schmidt's team at the 1998 U.S. Nationals, but he failed to qualify for the event that he had won nine times previously. Our calling is to share advice, showcase new ideas and expose risks in the competitive and exciting universe of the internal combustion engine. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. [5] He set low e.t. Caf Coaching Requirements, Articles W
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