![]() ![]() His approach to tie in the marketing with vendors created a never before seen collaboration of race proven parts that were subsequently used for the street cars ![]() This included very successful racing programs featuring himself as a lead driver in vehicles of his design that went on to win numerous national championships, including the ‘87 World Challenge and ’92 SCCA Truck Championship. Saleen’s entrepreneurial business plan laid the groundwork for an entire new industry of design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales of high-performance vehicles that were race-proven and marketed for sales through showrooms nationwide. His open wheeled racing culminated with him behind the wheel of an Indy car. He is an accomplished racer, winning his first race in a Shelby Mustang in 1973, then graduating to open wheel Formula Atlantic cars and winning the Pacific Coast Championship. He was born and raised in Southern California which has been the home of the “Car” culture for decades. Saleen is considered one of the most successful and well-known automotive legends in the country. This automotive visionary founded Saleen in 1984 with a purposeful goal of bringing race-proven performance to the street. Saleen, is the founder and CEO of Saleen Automotive. We also would like to thank our dear friend Ernie Nagamatsu participating in this years event with his Cobra race car Steve is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Saleen Automotive Inc. Location: Pacific Raceways, 31001 144th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98042Ĭelebrating 120th Anniversary of FORD Racing Cars with Guest Celebrity STEVE SALEEN June 30 – July 2nd of 2023 – Pacific Northwest Historic Races ![]()
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