Harry Foote Sr.

In 1949 Harry teamed up and drove for Galen Hock a few years. In the early 1950’s he teamed up and drove for Lester Churchill from the Sinclair Station in Vicksburg, Michigan. In the late 1950’s Harry teamed up and drove for Archie Keys and won the 1st Galesburg 500 at Galesburg Speedway.

In the early 1970’s Harry continued to race. He also built cars for others and was the owner of the #12 car driven by Junior Sinclair. In 1974-76 he teamed up and drove for Glen Robinson the #38 to several victories.
In 1977 he began assisting the flagman, provided his own wrecker for the track to use, and checked cars for safety at Galesburg Speedway in between part time racing.
In the 1980’s Harry was the Flagman for Galesburg Speedway and watched his 3 son’s (Harry Jr, Danny and John) go on to win their own Championships.

Harry was born and raised in Sturgis, Mendon, Vicksburg area. He later moved to Comstock, Kalamazoo area where he and his wife Edith raised their children. Even after retiring from racing he still enjoyed tinkering on cars in his garage and on Saturday night would go watch the races especially when they were having the old timers night so he could see and talk to old friends. The Foote family has been involved in auto racing for over 60 years and still carries on the racing tradition with a lot of pride.
Harry Foote, Sr is an asset and fine representative of the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame.
Harry passed away on August 12, 2013.