Bob Lewis

Starting out his racing career in Stock cars, Bob soon moved into his first love, the Midgets. Winning the "Rookie of the Year" award was as close to any championship Lewis ever came to winning. Not because of his driving ability but because of the class 'B' equipment Bob raced with. He was to continue his driving career till the early '70's.
In '62 Bob was part of a group that organized and founded Midget Auto Racing Inc. (MARl) with Bob being elected to the offices of Secretary Treasurer. This was to be the forerunner of AMRA.

Next Bob began radio broadcasting about auto racing and broadcasted Track Side Topics for over 15 years. He was also instrumental in getting WJPW to carry the Indy Car Radio Network and a national program called "Down Pit Road". All of this broadcasting and writing has been done for the good of racing with no financial reward to Bob.
Lewis wrote in his column in 1962, "Would anybody be interested in forming a fan club?" When Vito LoPiccolo responded, a group of people met around Bob's kitchen table and the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club was born to become one of the largest fan clubs in the nation.
Lewis was also instrumental in the founding of the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame and was present at the organizing meeting in Grand Rapids and served on the initial board of directors as a charter member and would be a board member today if his employment allowed him to make the meetings. So, although Bob Lewis is not a visible person in racing, he has done much to initiate programs and given his time for the betterment of racing. Bob died July 18, 2003.