To all of you who have written to this web site I want to give a big "Thank You" to you. My husband Wayne and I were on the Alan Kulwicki Park Memorial Board. Two years ago we moved to Spring Hill, FL but while in WI we were active on the committee to build a park in Alan's memory.
We are still great friends with Gerry and Thelma Kulwicki. I will print up all the good wishes and thoughts that are on this site and give this to them in May when we get together with them in North Carolina.
It is hard to believe that seven years have gone bye so quickly. To this day I still can not listen to Frank Sinatra sing "My Way". For those who don't know this song was played at his church service with a film of Alan. Benny Parsons was right behind us and cried as were everyone else. No Alan will not be forgotten as long as fans appreciate a true Champion.
Barbara Engelbert
Memory of a CHAMPION...A friend and I made a special trip to Atlanta in 1992 to watch Alan win the championship. I'll never forget that race. What a trajedy to lose a great man and racer. We still miss him. I have a poster of Alan still hanging on the wall of him holding up his Championship Trophy and the caption across the bottom of it says it all in three words "Forever A Champion".
Mike Nowotny
Mighty Mouse...I had the opportunity to travel from Manitoba Canada to watch Alan race his last Daytona 500.
Alan had a Mighty Mouse sewn on his firesuit.It was to show you can accomplish great things no matter how small you are..
Michael Peddle
not forgotten...I had just got into racing...a few months befor that April 1st I watched the last race Alan won...My heart goes out to his family and friends. What a sad day in racing. Alan will never be forgoten. Rusty helps us all to remember evertime he win's....
Angle
Alan was a wonderful and deserving champion. He represented NASCAR racing with a great deal of class. He is missed by all NASCAR fans very much.
Monster Mile Man
A real hero...I saw this link on www.thatsracin.com and I want to say what a wonderful website this is. In the age of corporate sponsorships and multi-car conglomerates, Alan did it his way. I am sure and I have heard that he had the oppritunity to drive for multicar teams, however, he chose the harder road rather than the easier one.
It is a trajedy that he was killed, but we can look at his persistence, his racing prowess, and more importantly, his humanity and will to be number one as a source of inspiration for all of us who strive to acheive our dreams in life
I am sure the #7 "Underbird" is tearing up the big track in the sky.
Kevin
In Memory...I was 7 years old when Alan passed away. I almost can remember the transporter that was driven by Peter around Bristol. What a racer Alan was. I currently race sprintcars and when I go to victory lane I do the polish victory lap to pay tribute to Alan and his family. I wish I could see Alan, Robby Moroso, JD McDuffie, Neil Bonnett, Davey, Kevin Gobrecht, Greg Moore and the rest in heaven running the IROC series in the sky. AK-7 will live forever.
Charles Lewandoski
yromem etirovaf...sselb doG si yas nac I all. tnerB
(written in honor of his Polish Victory Laps!)
Brent Haworth
Alan Kulwicki, a true champion...Alan was a great driver and champion. He was what embodied what true racer was and should allways be. He did things his own way, and I don't know if we we'll ever see a champion such as him ever again. Alan may the wings you fly on never fail you now.
Sincerely, Brandon Lutz
Alan Will Always Be #1...I first started watching NASCAR a few years before Alan won the cup.When he won in 1992 I was hooked for life.Here's this guy from Wisconsin who used to race at Kaukauna winning the Winston Cup how cool is that.My freind at work is a big Martin fan too but he's only been into NASCAR a few years,he did not know who Alan Kulwicki was so I went online to look up some information to print up for him.Boy some of the stuff I found brings back alot of memories (and I found alot of stuff on Alan)now my freind who collects die casts is all fired up about finding some old #7 cars.I cheer Mark on now but Alan Will Always Be #1
Bruce A O'Neil
The UnderDog <-> Alan...From all us backyard racer's , Alan showed our kind can make it ... I have Alan's Winston Cup Championship hat... Tho it may have cost only a few dollars , it's priceless to me , for I will always have a piece of the dream all us underdogs dream of , and Alan's came true ...He did it for us all ... Live on my friend with God ...
Joe <-> LeftLugNut
An Angel on Wheels...Shortly after the death of Alan and Davey, My daughter, who was about 5 years old, Made a comment that brought tears to my eyes. She came up to me and said" I bet Alan and Davey are giving Grandma rides around the race track in Heaven" Deep in my heart I feel she is right. That is if they could convince her to get into the car. Alan was a quiet giant just waiting to be recond with. He was and is an angel on wheels. God Bless Alan. We Love you.
Ken
The Underbird Lives...The cruelest of all April Fool's jokes was played on NASCAR fans when alan was killed. But through all of us, Alan will forever be remember. I'll never forget the night it happened. My wife worked for the local police dept., and called and woke me just minutes after it was announced what had happened. To this day, Alan remains the CHAMP in my eyes.
Tyrus Deal
Thought it was easy...Seems many people thought what Alan did was easy. How many drivers wanted to be owner/driver after Alan won the Championship? D. Waltrip, Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliott, Geoff Bodine, Brett Bodine, and others. Now how many are left? That's how special Alan Kulwicki was.
Jeff Colt
A great champion, who will be in our hearts forever!! He built his own team a and won the cup!! That year was a great year, between Davey, Alan and Bill, nothing will ever happen like that again! And its really cool that Rusty Wallace does the victory lap in memory of Alan when he wins, that is just too good!
Kim McCormick
YOU WERE THE BEST. AND WILL ALWAYS BE IN EVERYBODIES VICTORY LANE.
BRYAN BRINKMAN
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN #7...I VE BEEN AN ALAN KULWICKI FAN FROM THE FIRST TIME I STARTED WATCHING, NASCAR RACING.I WAS IN SHOCK TO HEAR THAT A HERO WAS GONE.I LOST INTREST IN RAICING FOR A WHILE . AND GOT BACK INTO IN AND LOST ANOTHER FAVORITE DRIVER, #28 DAVEY ALLISON,BUT I AM STILL A BIG FAN IN RACING TODAY .AND NEVER FORGET THAT ALAN,DAVEY & THE REST WHO PASSED ON.
IM A ROBERT YATES FAN OF #88 & #28 TEAM ALWAY AND FOR EVER...
THANK YOU GOOD BYE ALAN ALWAYS A CHAMPION..
yours truly ........goodbye..........RH #88
Ralph Hernandez
Never an Underdog at Heart...Alan will always be remembered in our thoughts and our hearts. I look at my mighty mouse pin everyday and think of Alan watching down on all of us. Alan was a champion from day one and always will be.
Julie
Class act missed!...I was a new race fan when Alan became the Champ and saw in him a true down to earth guy and He had so much class how could anyone not love him. His polish victory laps were truly special and when you see Rusty do the backward victory lap you ALWAYS think of Alan. We surely miss him!
Alice
AS the tears flow thinking about you Alan all I can say is MISS YOU ALOT
Karl Knoll
You Will Always Be #1...You Were My First And favorite Race Car Driver. Yes You are Gone But You Will Never Be forgotten. You Were And Will Always Be in Every Racers Heart.
Randy Tribble
Alan & Davey...Alan, you are sadly missed. You "DID IT YOUR WAY", that Friday morning we heard it on the radio it was like a bad dream, a ford nascar driver killed in an air crash, I like all ford drivers, my favorite being the late Davey Allison, dying shortly after you, two good men that are truly missed.
Alan, Davey, Neil we all sadly miss you, but guess you guys are racing in heaven.
Malcolm
Forever a Champion...I can still recall the morning I heard of Alan's death. I awoke to my local Philly country station telling of the plane crash. Like many, I thought this was a cruel April Fool's Day joke. When I realized it wasn't a joke, I cried and cried for what seemed like hours. I called my parents and woke them to tell them of the news, then I cried some more. I never had the opportunity to meet Alan, as I've never gone to a Winston Cup race, but I've always watched intently for quite a few years. I became an AK fan because he was the underdog. He didn't have much, but he came away giving 110% each and every race. I've converted my home office into a place where I can sit and dream of what this sport of Winston Cup racing would be today if Alan were still alive. Each time someone who loves Alan does a Polish Victory Lap, I cry. This past weekend when Rusty won, I cried like a baby. Its hard to face each Sunday knowing there is no one like Alan on the track. When people ask who my favorite driver is....there's only one answer....Alan Kulwicki. He is the ONLY true champion this sport has ever known.
Alan, you are in my heart forever and always.....
Chris, NJ
He did it HIS way!...I'll never forget that fateful Saturday morning in April of 1993. As I was preparing for work, I was hardly awake, but on T.V. I heard what I thought was a nightmare. "1992 Winston Cup Champion dies in plane crash!" I couldn't believe it. I still can't. I had to sit down.
I have always been a Martin fan at heart, but always pulled for Kulwicki out of pure respect. Alan did everything the hard way. He was a perfectionist, independent of anything other than his own will power to win!
Alan could have driven any one of many premier rides on the Winston Cup circuit, but always declined because I think he new that he was eventually going to make it big. He never had the biggest budget, the greatest crew, or even the best car, but hard work and the determination that I have seen no other driver display got the job done.
He was always the "underdog" each and every week. He never made much noise nor did he complain when times were hard. He took the good with the bad and just plain "raced!"
Now, even after 7 years (#7, how ironic) I find it hard to remember Alan without tears coming to my eyes. I still have that great race in Atlanta in 1992 on video tape and I will occasionally pull it out and relive that great accomplishment. That was one of the most memorable moments in NASCAR history and I think everyone can agree.
I'll never forget that long post race interview with Alan. He rambled on and on never forgetting to thank anyone who had helped him. You could see the sigh of relief in his eyes that he finally had indeed "Did it HIS way."
What an inspiration to anyone in any sport this had to have been. No matter how hard times may get, NEVER give up!
We miss you dearly, Alan.
Reggie Stroud
Kindred Spirits...My husband, Alan, is a big Kulwicki fan. He admired the independent spirit that Alan K. had and the fact that he got the championship on that sprit. He cowered to no one. Nor does my husband.
Thanks for the site..
Alan and Pat Alder, Tacoma WA
Fallen Heros...Going into the 92 Hooters 500, I had mixed emotions. My two favorite drivers both had a shot at their first championship. When Davey was taken out by an accident not of his own doing, the choice was easy but I held my breath till the checkered flag and cheered as Alan took his first championship. Alan epitomized what it meant to work hard and make the most with what little yoou have and come out on top. My most vivid memory of him was a picture of him in the garage area at Altanta the next season during the "great snowstorm of 93" with his helment on and working on his car. He was taken from the sport far too soon as was Davey Allison later in the summer. The void left with their passing will never fully be know - how many more wins - how many championships would they have gotten between the two of them. Our loss was heavens gain and may they watch over our drivers of today. God bless you Alan and God bless you Davey
Lynne Smith
A great champion who did it his way!
Marcia-Michigan