Garry Frederick Rush (born July 5, 1944) is a retired Australian professional motor racing driver. Born in the New South Wales town of Camden, he competed in Sprintcars, Speedcars, NASCAR, Formula Ford and Touring cars in a 40 year career. [1] Rush won a record 10 Australian Sprintcar Championships [2] and seven Grand Annual Sprintcar Classics at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool. [1]
Rush started racing near his residence of Auburn, New South Wales in a Stock Rod at Westmead Speedway in 1964. [3] After crashing out of several events, he accepted a drive in a midget speedcar. [3] He moved up to a Super Modified and won the 1966 NSW championship. [3]
In the 24 years between 1975 and 1998, Rush won ten Sprintcar national championships. [1] He finished second once and third on four occasions, resulting in finishing on the podium over 60 percent of the time. [1]
Rush raced in a 1988 NASCAR Cup Series race (the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500) at Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Victoria. [4] Rush competed in several Bathurst 1000, with a best finish of ninth. [1]
Rush spent some time racing Sprintcars and Super Modifieds in the United States. [3] He helped bring some American drivers to race in Australia. [1]
After retiring from racing, Rush became a part-owner Granville Speedway (now Sydney Speedway). [1]
He was inducted into the Australian Speedway Hall of Fame in 2007 [3] and the Australian Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Garry Rush, 2016 Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame". speedcafe.com. 2016.
- ^ Baker, James (2012). 50 Year History of The Australian Sprintcar Championship. Adelaide: James Baker and Graham Scott. ISBN 978-0-646-57650-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Garry Rush". Australian Speedway Hall of Fame.
- ^ "1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
Garry Frederick Rush (born July 5, 1944) is a retired Australian professional motor racing driver. Born in the New South Wales town of Camden, he competed in Sprintcars, Speedcars, NASCAR, Formula Ford and Touring cars in a 40 year career. [1] Rush won a record 10 Australian Sprintcar Championships [2] and seven Grand Annual Sprintcar Classics at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool. [1]
Rush started racing near his residence of Auburn, New South Wales in a Stock Rod at Westmead Speedway in 1964. [3] After crashing out of several events, he accepted a drive in a midget speedcar. [3] He moved up to a Super Modified and won the 1966 NSW championship. [3]
In the 24 years between 1975 and 1998, Rush won ten Sprintcar national championships. [1] He finished second once and third on four occasions, resulting in finishing on the podium over 60 percent of the time. [1]
Rush raced in a 1988 NASCAR Cup Series race (the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500) at Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Victoria. [4] Rush competed in several Bathurst 1000, with a best finish of ninth. [1]
Rush spent some time racing Sprintcars and Super Modifieds in the United States. [3] He helped bring some American drivers to race in Australia. [1]
After retiring from racing, Rush became a part-owner Granville Speedway (now Sydney Speedway). [1]
He was inducted into the Australian Speedway Hall of Fame in 2007 [3] and the Australian Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Garry Rush, 2016 Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame". speedcafe.com. 2016.
- ^ Baker, James (2012). 50 Year History of The Australian Sprintcar Championship. Adelaide: James Baker and Graham Scott. ISBN 978-0-646-57650-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Garry Rush". Australian Speedway Hall of Fame.
- ^ "1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 13 July 2021.