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A resident of [[Temperance, Michigan]], Loga joined ARCA as an official in 1962,<ref name="Mspt">"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4IVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_q0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1426,5218927&dq=bob+loga&hl=en Winston Select Notes]". Sumter, SC: ''[[The Item]]''. April 28, 1996. Page 6B.</ref> and had been promoted to assist in leading the sanctioning body in 1981,<ref name="SCM">"[http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/51758_50_years_arca/viewall.html ARCA at 50]". ''[[Stock Car Racing (magazine)|Stock Car Racing]]'', February 2009. Accessed 2013-03-05.</ref> along with [[Rollo Juckette]],<ref>"[http://www.arcaracing.com/archives.php?catid=55 Archives 1980-1989]". Automobile Racing Club of America. Accessed 2013-03-05.</ref> becoming president of the organisation in 1990.<ref name="Mspt"/> |
A resident of [[Temperance, Michigan]], Loga joined ARCA as an official in 1962,<ref name="Mspt">"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4IVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_q0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1426,5218927&dq=bob+loga&hl=en Winston Select Notes]". Sumter, SC: ''[[The Item]]''. April 28, 1996. Page 6B.</ref> and had been promoted to assist in leading the sanctioning body in 1981,<ref name="SCM">"[http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/51758_50_years_arca/viewall.html ARCA at 50] {{wayback|url=http://www.stockcarracing.com/thehistoryof/51758_50_years_arca/viewall.html |date=20150926095136 }}". ''[[Stock Car Racing (magazine)|Stock Car Racing]]'', February 2009. Accessed 2013-03-05.</ref> along with [[Rollo Juckette]],<ref>"[http://www.arcaracing.com/archives.php?catid=55 Archives 1980-1989] {{wayback|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/archives.php?catid=55 |date=20130117014355 }}". Automobile Racing Club of America. Accessed 2013-03-05.</ref> becoming president of the organisation in 1990.<ref name="Mspt"/> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Revision as of 23:33, 4 November 2016
Bob Loga | |
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| Born | 1940 |
| Died | April 27, 1996 |
| Cause of death | Automobile accident |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Organization | Automobile Racing Club of America |
| Title | Co-President President |
| Term | 1981-1990 1990-1996 |
| Predecessor | John Marcum |
| Successor | Ron Drager |
| Spouse | Cora |
| Children | sons, Gary and Tim; daughter, Wendy |
Robert John "Bob" Loga (1940 – April 27, 1996) was an American stock car racing official, and was the president of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) between 1990 and 1996.
Career
A resident of Temperance, Michigan, Loga joined ARCA as an official in 1962,[1] and had been promoted to assist in leading the sanctioning body in 1981,[2] along with Rollo Juckette,[3] becoming president of the organisation in 1990.[1]
Death
On April 26, 1996, Loga was involved in an automobile accident while leaving Talladega Superspeedway. He died the following afternoon at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center.[4] ARCA annually awards the Bob Loga Memorial Scholarship in his honor.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Winston Select Notes". Sumter, SC: The Item. April 28, 1996. Page 6B.
- ^ "ARCA at 50 Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine". Stock Car Racing, February 2009. Accessed 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Archives 1980-1989 Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine". Automobile Racing Club of America. Accessed 2013-03-05.
- ^ "ARCA Chief Dies After Wreck At Track". Charlotte, NC: The Charlotte Observer, April 28, 1996. Page 7G.
- ^ Kernan, Sean. "ARCA's Drager Willing to Delegate". Daytona Beach, FL: The Daytona Beach News-Journal, February 7, 1997. Page 02R.
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