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Dick Berggren has been a college professor earning a Ph.D. in psychology at Tufts University, a racetrack PA announcer, radio announcer, and a TV announcer covering big-league NASCAR for over 30 years. As a racecar driver, he won 23 feature events, most of them driving sprint cars. He edited Stock Car Racing Magazine for 23 years and he founded Open Wheel and Speedway Illustrated magazines. He headed the group that raised the funds to build the North East Motor Sports Museum in Loudon, New Hampshire, which opened in 2017. Dick is a frequent emcee at racing award dinners and has earned numerous awards for his journalism and contributions to racing.
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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Is what I’m doing now getting me where I want to go? -Robert Townsend
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Dick shares how he learned an important lesson after repairing his race car and about challenges in the magazine business.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
First race car was Number 91, a 1953 Studebaker
First new car, a 1965 Mustang Convertible
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Races are won and lost in the garage.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Racing Through Life, by John Fitch
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Is what I’m doing now getting me where I want to go? -Robert Townsend
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