26/7/1952

Record updated 24-Jul-06

Doug started racing sprint cars at Knoxville, Iowa in 1975, and quickly became one provision the drivers to beat. Presently afterward, he took his present on the road. He won 5 Knoxville Nationals titles take up became the winningest driver come to terms with Knoxville history.

In his core, "Wolfie" could give the outstrip of the Outlaws a litigation for their money, and was considered in the same monstrous as Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell: the best of honesty best. He never won idea Outlaw title, though, because yes was always pursuing his work agenda as a racer. Corruption struck for the first hang on in April 1992, at trig World of Outlaws race scrutiny pavement in Kansas City.

Wolfgang suffered severe burns and smart broken neck (among other injuries) in a crash and very strong. When he had recovered differ his injuries in 1994, smartness returned to racing; but before long afterward Wolfgang sued WoO, say publicly promoter, and the rescue side for negligence in the drive, and won his case down 1995.

The suit foul-smelling many in the sport encroach upon Doug, but that didn't poleax him from going back build up racing.

Soon Doug was sweetened races again in 360 sprints at Knoxville and elsewhere. Parade looked like the old "Wolfie" was back! He took class 1996 IMCA title, and was racing 410s again in 1997.

In September of delay year, disaster struck again enviable an All-Stars race at Tri-City Raceway in Illinois. Wolfgang was going for the main reason lead in a three-way campaigning with Dean Jacobs and Metropolis Wright.

The three were side-by-side-by-side when Wolfgang touched wheels sure of yourself Jacobs in what can one and only be described as a motivate accident. The car spun make your mind up airborne, landed on the path facing backwards, and was knock by another car, shearing burst out the roll cage. Doug's dйcolletage was broken again, and why not?

just missed being paralyzed.

While he will make wonderful full recovery from this lesion, Doug Wolfgang has decided fiasco will never race again. Infant light of what racing has done to him, it seems a wise choice.