RIP Bob Glidden

https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/hall-fame-nhra-pro-stock-driver-bob-glidden-passes-away

Sorry to hear that. Bob is a legend.

Met Bob 4 or 5 years ago at Capitol Raceway when he was working with Jim Cunningham. Seemed like a nice guy. RIP Bob.

I have the utmost respect for him and his family. Godspeed Bob Glidden.

Again...just damn.

Thanks for all the memories Bob. You will be missed.

One of the best to ever race. Nice guy too, took time to talk to me like a regular fellow racer at BIR in 1987. So sad he is gone.

He had a simple formula
out work the competition
along the way he out drove them every time
a master
man we lost a good one!
Video on Bangshift of him waxing Warren Johnson--he was so at ease in the drivers seat a thing of beauty to watch

One of the best if not the best Pro Stock racers of all time. He came from a generation that did it all and as a Family. He will be missed by many. BangShift did a nice write-up on him.





https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/bob-...story/#comments

R.I.P. ... a true icon and legend

Definitely among one of my favorites, due to the reasons mentioned. He did it all, engineered, tested, broke it, raced it, tried it, and had that true hard core old school grit we dont see anymore. May he R.I.P.

I know it comes to all of us, but it is still sad. At least he'll have good company with Landy, Sox, Jenkins, Yunick, and others.

Imagine if all the guys listed got together and started their own Pro Stock class. I’m betting it sure as heck wouldn’t have the same format as today’s class. Lol

Thanks to all that posted; definitely some good information. He was a little before my time. Seemed to be a great man who was admired by many.

I remember watching his son Billy many times up at Norwalk in his Darth Vader Mustang in the early 2000's.

I consider Bob to be the ultimate role model for anyone who aspires to be successful in drag racing. His work ethic was crazy. Always one of my favorites, regardless what he was driving.

The time he had the horrific crash in a T-Bird IIRC and then climbed out, and covered the intake with his jacket, before anyone could see, made me a fan ! RIP

Mark

His shop in Whiteland Indiana was about 5 minutes from my grandmothers. At one time there was a pile of blown up,used up motor parts behind his shop that you would need a loader and a semi truck to load. Good ol guy. Back in the late eighties they were all running for second place.
Todd

This. Being local, I saw Mr. Glidden at the track pretty often. He came out to test from time to time at our bracket events at IRP. When he was working, he was working. But between qualifying sessions at the Nationals, he was the consummate professional. He would sit at the ropes and sign hero cards for hours, take the time to write his name legibly, look at you and actually speak to you like a regular Joe.

Brought the Pentastar back to the front of the pack...

Remember it like it was yesterday...

Godspeed Mr. Glidden

Great picture right there.