Chris Pook Named 2025 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Bob Russo Heritage Award Winner and Honorary Chair at 37th MSHFA Induction Celebration Presented by Toyota Racing
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach founder and visionary Chris Pook - who is largely regarded as the father of modern-day street course road racing in North America - will be doubly honored at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) 37th Induction Ceremony Presented by Toyota Racing Tuesday, March 11, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. Just weeks before the 50th running of America's premier street course race in Long Beach, California, Pook will be presented with the prestigious Bob Russo Heritage Award and serve as the Honorary Chair of the formal gala honoring MSHFA's Class of 2025 inductees.
In addition to Pook's entry into MSHFA as just the 17th Heritage Award recipient in the Hall's nearly 40-year history, the complete Class of 2025 includes Skip Barber (Sports Cars), Miguel Duhamel (Motorcycles), Carl Haas (Open Wheel), Ed Iskenderian (At Large), Dale Jarrett (Stock Cars), Tony Schumacher (Drag Racing), Bill Stroppe (Off Road), Louie Unser (Historic) and William K. Vanderbilt (Historic).
The MSHFA's highest honor next to induction, the Bob Russo Heritage Award is named in recognition of the longtime motorsports journalist and historian and is presented only by the recommendation of the MSHFA Board of Directors in recognition of the recipient’s contributions to motorsports.
Among the recent motorsports powerbrokers awarded the Bob Russo Heritage honor is Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO Johnny Morris, who was the first recipient of the award since 2017 at the2023 MSHFA Induction Celebration. Last year, the first dual Heritage Award recipients in MSHFA history were presented with the honor, with Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, the owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, for her efforts to preserve the future of drag racing in the U.S., and Edsel B. Ford II, the “Godfather” of Ford Motor Company’s racing efforts and a prominent ambassador for the sport of auto racing globally.
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