Seven drivers to be inducted into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

Seven more Canadian organizers and competitors will be inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame at a gala ceremony in Toronto in April, it was announced Monday. Richard 'Dick' Foley of Montreal leads the list. He was the first Canadian to race in the Daytona 500 and NASCAR Sprint Cup starts from 1957-1960, best finish 12th in a 1960 Daytona 500 Qualifier and 19th at the Daytona Beach course in 1958.

The list also includes sports car racer Rudy Bartling of Courtice, rally competitors Robin Edwardes of L'Orignal, Ont., and Paul Manson of Toronto, Calgary organizer Ben Docktor, supermodified and stock car racer Norm Ellefson of Edmonton and Spokane, WA, and Maritimes stock car champion Greg Sewart of Halifax. They will officially be welcomed into the hall at the 18th annual gala banquet and ceremony April 21 at On The Park in Toronto. The Hall of Fame was first organized in 1993 and now has more than 100 inductees from across Canada as well as several in the International Category that was added two years ago. Toronto Star