His foundation raises money to buy motorized wheelchairs. By the middle of the following season, gwynn, son of 1969 super eliminator national champion jerry gwynn, won his first major title, alcohol dragster at the sportsnationals. Darrell gwynn, shown shaking hands with richard petty at daytona international speedway in 2015, is being inducted into the motorsports hall of fame on tuesday. International drag racing hall of famer darrell gwynn first made a name for himself back in the 1980s when he was driving his dad’s fuel car. At the time he was the young racer.
He rose from those challenges to a new glory. Former nhra top fuel racer darrell gwynn, paralyzed in a racing accident 30 years ago, has created a wheelchair challenge to continue to advocate and raise money for. Darrell gwynn was on top of the drag racing world. Until easter sunday, 1990, when it all came crashing down. Darrell gwynn was a successful drag racer who suffered a spinal cord injury in a crash in england 30 years ago. He shares his story and his message of hope and gratitude in.
