[TPR] DICK DRENSKE Re: Remembering Re: Parnelli Jones, August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

 He was working in his shop all most until the end. But the last couple months he focused on his metal art. He made some amazing steel and bronze pieces made from engine and machine parts. 
MD
    On Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 12:37:24 PM PDT, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:  
 
 I’m glad I was able to have dinner with you and Dick not long before he passed.  
Asa  Jay
Sent via radio waves

On Jun 6, 2024, at 12:14, DENNIS ANTENUCCI via TPR <tpr at teampanteraracing.com> wrote:




Big Brotha to MD DICK DRENSKE who battled leukemia for several years.Like some of you Dick could and did  do it all. And went to Mexico with me. He is missed!<image0.jpeg>
Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 6, 2024, at 10:32 AM, DENNIS ANTENUCCI <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:




God bless Parnelli!Guys like him or Roger Ward and a long list of post WWII veterans are fading fast.
Also, on the special day, I am reminded by what some of you have said or reminded us all of which is the manu veterans who served and continue to serve and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in combat or returned home with lifetime disabilities. Very little has been shared about those veterans struggling in VA hospitals or at home. 
Remembering a father, step father in two uncles who all served as part of the greatest generation and now they are all gone, but they certainly made positive impressions in my life, and I just want to thank them and all who have served and continue to serve a big thanks.
Dennis
Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 6, 2024, at 8:10 AM, Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com> wrote:






<image001.jpg>


  

Parnelli Jones retired from professional driving in the id-1970s but was always ready to drive around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his No. 40 STP car – Penske Entertainment photo

One of the greatest, toughest drivers of his era, Rufus Parnell Jones, known to one and all in the racing game as Parnelli Jones, lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on June 4 in Torrance, CA. Jones was 90 years old and had lived in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County for all but seven years of his life, having been born in Arkansas.

Parnelli Jones was a master of going faster and performed his feats in many different phases of motor sport. From the start of his career, Jones’ prowess in any type of car, from jalopies to late models to West Coast stockers, he showed the talents that would see him find success through the many different phases of his career.

  

  

  

  
 _______________________________________________
TPR mailing list
TPR at teampanteraracing.com
http://teampanteraracing.com/mailman/listinfo/tpr_teampanteraracing.com
  
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://teampanteraracing.com/pipermail/tpr_teampanteraracing.com/attachments/20240608/e0964201/attachment-0002.html>