RIP Shav Glick

RIP. Crossed paths with him at Pomona and twice at California Speedway after it opened. Not just a SoCal legend, but all of motor racing journalism.

 

Some more quotes shining light on Glick's life and times (thanks to the poster who sent these to me):

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Brian France
NASCAR chairman:
‘Shav was a legendary journalist who brought a greater understanding of NASCAR, in fact all motor sports, to West Coast racing fans. Shav will be missed by all of us in the NASCAR community, but his contributions will never be forgotten.’


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Chip Ganassi,
IndyCar and NASCAR team owner:
‘Shav was considered the Richard Petty of motor sports writing. He had few rivals in his field and will be sorely missed in racing paddocks across the country.’


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Rick Mears,
four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500:
‘Shav will be strongly missed. He and I go way back; we had such a long history together. It’s the work that he and his colleagues have done in motor sports that has helped all of us get where we are today. He was a huge part of my career and I know that I’ll miss him greatly.’


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Carroll Shelby,
legendary sports-car builder:
‘I loved Shav, this is a sad day for me. There’s never been anybody who was more passionate about the sport than Shav. And I owed him a golf game; that hurts me.’



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Helio Castroneves,
two-time winner of the Indy 500:
‘I’m deeply saddened to hear about Shav’s passing. He was such a wonderful part of the motor sports community and I know he’ll be greatly missed. I always enjoyed speaking with him; his love of the sport was so apparent with every conversation and story he wrote. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.’

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Tom Compton,
NHRA president

‘He will always be remembered as a consummate professional who loved what he did and the people he worked with.’