The fifth running of the H-Modified Joe Puckett Cup will take place in September at the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races. Five H-Mods are registered for the races, and there's still time for latecomers to sign up.
The Puckett Cup was first run in 2010, with ambitions to make it an annual event. Subsequent races were held in 2011, 2012, and 2013 -- followed by a brief (eight year) hiatus. Well...the executive committee of the H-Modified Racing Club has decided that it's time to reestablish the H-Mod Class' former glory by bringing back the Cup. Speakers and bands have been contacted and a podium is being constructed. This is an event that's not to be missed.
Former winners of the Puckett Cup include:
The Puckett Cup honors Joe Puckett. Joe was a giant in this class of little cars, having raced H-mods "in the day" from 1959 through 1962. He returned to racing in 1984, again with a focus on H-Mods. In 1989 Joe founded the H Mod Over The Hill Gang, creating a fellowship and resources that brought cars to the track and kept older cars from being scrapped. Joe was a racer, organizer, author, cartoonist, and champion for H-Mods.
Designed along the lines of the Kastner Cup (read: "ripped off from"), the Cup winner is decided based on "on-track performance, presentation, and attitude/interest in H-Mod racing."
Don't miss it!
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