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Ron Stricker, is one of the most well-known auctioneers in the country with a very successful family business located in Gardner, Kansas. Stricker was a former pit crew member in NASCAR from 2002-2010 for Penske Racing with drivers Dave Blaney, Brendan Gaughan, Travis Kvapil, and Kurt Busch. He has dedicated a lifetime to his love of motorsports, car collecting, and airplanes. He flies his Cessna Centurion 210 to auctions and to his favorite motorsports events across the country. Ron has some amazing stories to tell about his days with Penske, his family’s car collection, Coleman, and ultimate barn finds. Stricker is the owner of Ron Stricker Auctions whom with his parents, Jerry and Carol, has been in the auction business for over 55 years and seen it all.
Pictured above is Ron with Walter P. Czarnecki, Executive Vice President, a member of the Executive Committee and a Director of Penske Corporation. In addition to his other corporate management responsibilities, he serves as Vice Chairman of Team Penske.
INSPIRATIONS
His parents and Roger Penske “The Captain”.
CHALLENGE
Recovering from swallowing Drano at 18-months old that burned his esophagus to becoming an auctioneer and overcoming the loss of a nearly two decade career with Coleman.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
NASCAR Cup Car from Roger Penske as a gift for Ron’s father and his Cessna Centurion 210.
RECOMMENDED READING OR VIEWING
Miller’s Time: A Lifetime of Speed by Jim Donnelly and Don Miller
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
No God…No Peace
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