GA Racing HOF member Wilbur Rakestraw passes away
Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Wilbur Rakestraw passed away Wednesday, May 7 of congestive heart failure. Rakestraw, of Dallas, GA, was born on June 6, 1928.
Rakestraw came from a family of racers. He began his career at the Dallas Speed Bowl piloting a 1937 Ford. Rakestraw would remain a longtime Ford loyalist, often racing cars with the number 999, in honor of Henry Ford
2:43PM ( 10 years ago )