The motorcycle racing community was saddened to hear of the passing of four-time AMA Grand National Champion Carroll Resweber, who died on Friday, May 8, 2015. He was 79.

Resweber had a short but spectacular career on the AMA Grand National circuit in the 1950s and ’60s. The Texas native won a remarkable four AMA Grand National championships in a row from 1958 to 1961, riding Harley-Davidsons. That record stood until 1998, when Scott Parker earned his fifth consecutive Grand National title. Resweber won 19 AMA nationals in a span of six seasons on a variety of circuits, including road races, short-tracks, half-miles and miles. If Resweber’s racing career had not been cut short by a racing accident during the prime of his career in 1962, he undoubtedly would have continued adding to his illustrious record.

A true star of motorcycle racing, Resweber demonstrated enormous skill on a range of tracks, including half-miles, miles and road courses. He won 19 AMA nationals in a span of six seasons on a variety of circuits. Resweber’s career was cut short in its prime due to a racing accident in 1962. After his recovery, Resweber returned to work for Harley-Davidson, where he stayed until he retired in 1992.

To read more about Carroll Resweber’s many achievements, see www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=77

Here’s a short snippet of an interview I had with Carroll in 2008 at the Springfield Mile where he was honored as Grand Marshal.