Veteran Texas doorslammer competitor Ronnie Hobbs succumbed to injuries he sustained on Friday evening in a racing accident at the Mid-West Drag Racing Series’ Great Bend Nationals at the SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kansas.
Born in West Texas, Ronnie had a love for all things fast and grew up racing in the streets and at the drag strip. In the early 1990’s, he took a break from racing to focus on raising his family and building his career. In 2009, he founded Lone Star Corporation and grew it into a trusted and respected electrical contractor in the Permian Basin. Ronnie returned to the sport in recent years with fresh vigor and his family by his side. He competed at no-prep and Pro Modified events, first in a Chevrolet S-10 known as the “Texas Rattlesnake,” and later a 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. After some early success with the car in Radial vs The World, Hobbs found himself a home in the Mid-West Drag Racing Series. He entered the Great Bend event seventh in the series standings.
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Never without a smile, Hobbs’ personality and passion for the sport was infectious, and the outpouring of love for he, his wife Mara, and the entire Hobbs family on social media in the hours following the accident only affirmed the respect and admiration he had earned from his peers and all who knew or met him.
The series announced Saturday morning that out of respect for the Hobbs family, it will not proceed with the remainder of the event this weekend.
”Our large family is all grieving terribly. Thank you for your respect and love,” it said in a statement.
All of us at Dragzine extend our thoughts and our prayers to Hobbs’ family and the Mid-West Drag Racing Series community on this loss felt by so many around the sport.
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