Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 2013: Ron was helping me with DRO research when this photo was taken of us talking to Dave Mezier about their stellar operation in Escondido, Ca. Ron was involved in 90% of the articles I have written. (Photo by Brad Baker)

Sams Town, Las Vegas – 2013: 'Happy Birthday #74'; My daughter Jennifer put together a celebration for me which can now never be duplicated. Pictured are several of drag racing's well known pioneers. L/R: Mark Yuill, current Freedom Cycle owner and former top Pro Stock driver on the Yuill Brothers Team in the seventies and eighties; Ron Ogilvie; yours truly; Mel Larson, Arizona track owner/operator in the fifties and sixties, NASCAR driver/promoter, Vice President of Circus Circus Enterprises,  and responsible for the completion of Las Vegas Motor Speedway as it is today.