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Thank You!

Thank You Northeast Nebraska for making the 1st annual induction ceremony a huge success. The evening was filled with memory's, fun and even a few tears were shed. But this is what racing is all about. Friendships, rivalry's, memories that have lasted many many years. We hope you enjoyed it and look for more in the future. 

If you would like to submit a person to be nominated, please download the form on our "Nominees" page and submit it to one of our board members or mail to: NENMHOF, PO Box 795, Norfolk, NE 68701-0795.(Emails are listed on our Board Members Page) Submissions must entered by April 1st of the year you are submitting them.

If you would like donate and be part of our Builders Club please contact our treasurer Kyle Prauner or our president Troy Weyrich. Without your donations none of this could be possible. All Donations are tax deductible.

***Sold Out*** Tickets for this years banquet for whole tables will go on sale August 1st.

New this year we will be selling Cumulative 50/50 Drawing Tickets. Tickets will be sold by board members at local tracks or contact one of our board members. You do not have to be present to win.

Winner of this years 50/50 was Lee Clark! Congratulations!

If you would like to make a monetary donation by you or a business, please contact one of our board member. Donations are tax deductible and all donations go to operations and Hall of Fame events.

Breaking News:
At this years Northeast Nebraska Motorsports Hall of Fame annual banquet/ awards ceremony (Saturday October 12th in Norfolk Nebraska) will have a Very Special Guest Speaker.
The Hall of Fame Board is proud to announce that Legendary Flag Man & Official Doug Clark we be at our Banquet as that Special Guest Speaker. 

Doug Clark is a 1971 graduate of Sioux Falls Washington High School. He attended USD-Springfield. Clark is one of the most recognized and respected dirt track racing officials in the United States. He was a flagman for approximately 45 years, including 30 years at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon and almost 40 years at the most prestigious sprint car racetrack in the nation, Knoxville (IA) Raceway.
On Aug. 20, 2022, Clark flagged his final race at the I-90 Speedway in Hartford, where he started flagging in 1976. In 2016, the Sioux Falls native received the highest national honor in sprint car racing when he was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville. Inductees include some of the biggest names in auto racing, such as A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, and Parnelli Jones. Clark joined life-long friend, Doug Wolfgang, as the only two members from South Dakota. Clark started his career as a teen-aged crew member for different drivers, including Bill Hill, Wolfgang and Darryl Dawley. A couple of years after the Hartford Speedway opened in 1976, Clark traded in his pit crew duties after he earned the job as the track flagman, beating out several competitors. Clark eventually flagged races at dozens of tracks in 19 states, including tracks across South Dakota and the Sioux Falls region. Considered by many as one of the best flagmen in the nation and known for his tireless attention to track safety and detail at whatever track he was working at. Clark earned respect from racers, track officials and fans as a black man in sport of mostly white racers, track officials and fans. Others noticed and respected Clark’s hard work and talents as well, like officials from the World of Outlaws series. That group hired Clark to work races around the nation. He was also inducted into the Knoxville and Huset’s halls. 

Breaking News:
 

This year at the Northeast Nebraska Motorsports Hall of Fame Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony (Saturday October 12th evening) our Special Event Emcee will be Legendary Motorsports Announcer and Media Member Tom Lathen.

Tom has been Involved in racing for over 50 years in various capacities.  He served as a race announcer at numerous local dirt tracks in both Nebraska and Iowa from the mid 1970s through the early 2000s, before becoming the first and only series announcer in the history of the NASCAR All-Star Series.  Series Announcer and Marketing and Media Representative for the WORLD Dirt Racing League from its inaugural season in 2002 through the 2007 season.  During announcing career Tom announced at over 75 tracks in more than a dozen states.  Tom was Inducted into Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2015 and served on the organization’s board of directors through 2021.

Tom will also be involved in working with our Special Guest Speaker… Legendary Flag Man Doug Clark in a special interview style presentation.
You will Not want your miss this Great October 12th Event. As we induct 5 New Members in the NENMHOF: Fred Garbers, Ken Kovar, Curt Zuhlke, Gene Bichlmeier and the Robert & Janet Haase Impact winner Dale Primrose.
Tickets for Tables will go on Sale August 1st.

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