Will Cagle
BornCandler William Cagle
(1938-03-24) March 24, 1938
Debut season1953
Car number24
Championships26
Wins415+
Finished last season1985
Championship titles
1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 Mr. Dirt Champion
1966 Langhorne National Open

Will Cagle (March 24, 1938) is a retired driver of modified stock cars. He won over 415 feature events and 26 championships at east coast venues stretching from Florida to Canada.[1]

Racing career

Will Cagle began racing in his native Tampa, Florida, in 1953 at the age of 15 and relocated to the Northeast in 1959 for the numerous racing venues and higher purses.[1][2] Some of his more notable races and winning streaks came at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway NY, Canandaigua Speedway NY, Langhorne Speedway PA, Nazareth Speedway PA, and Orange County Fair Speedway NY.[3][4][5][6]

In 1973 Cagle won 17 of 21 features for his first of six track championships at the Weedsport Speedway, but in 1985 the track became the site of a career ending leg injury when his car's drive shaft broke. The next year, he became general manager at Orange County, and later promoted Florida's East Bay Raceway and USA International Speedway.[6]

Will Cagle was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified, New York State Stock Car Association and Eastern Motorsports Press Association Halls of Fame.[1][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "EMPA Hall of Fame – Will Cagle". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Cagle after racing win". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. February 27, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Lee, Rodney (November 1, 1971). "Pit Stops". The Evening News (Newburgh). p. 10B. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Cagle cops seventh win". The Post-Star. July 27, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ↑ "Bunting, Cagle top Nazareth qualifiers". Reading Eagle. October 8, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 O'Brien, Dick (October 23, 1997). "Legend prepares to pack bags for Florida". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. 55. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ↑ Skibiniski, Tom (March 18, 1992). "Monroe County Stars included in racing hall". The Democrat and Chronicle. p. 37. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Three drivers and promoter elected to NYSSCA Hall of Famd". The Saratogian. November 17, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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