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Carroll Shelby and Phil Hill Received Eagle One-Shav Glick Award

Motor racing legends Carroll Shelby and Phil Hill were both recipients of the seventh annual Eagle One-Shav Glick Award for distinguished contributions to motor sports in California. The award was presented by car care products company Eagle One during pre-race ceremonies at the NASCAR Auto Club 500, at California Speedway on February 26, 2006.

The award which was voted upon by a panel of national and California motorsports writers is in honor of the recently retired, long-time motorsports writer for the Los Angeles Times, Shav Glick.

Shav Glick had this to say about the two racing legends, "Hill and Shelby are both products of that era in the 1950s and 60s that has become known as the glory years of sports car racing, a time when ingenuity and industry were rewarded in the racing fraternity. Both were winners and both carried the California trademark with great success on the world racing scene.”

Shelby and Hill have both had illustrious careers in racing:

Carroll Shelby who is a member of the automotive hall of fame, is revered as a driver, designer and team manager. He won the 24 hour Le Mans in 1959 and also set land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. In 1965, the Cobra sports car that he designed and built was the first American built car to win the World Manufacturers Grand Touring Championship. He also helped Ford GT win the World Grand Touring Title as team manager.

Phil Hill became the first American born driver to win a Formula One World Championship in 1961. He was also the first American to win the 24 hour race at Le Mans, which he managed to repeat another 2 times. He has won the Sebring-12 hour race three times along with numerous other national and international events.

If you’re interested in learning a little more about Carroll Shelby and Phil Hill, check out the article written by Jim Peltz of the LA Times - Glick Award Fits Into Their Grand Design. There’s lots of interesting facts about the two racers as well as commentary by Shav Glick on the two racing icons.