Originally from East Brunswick, Wally was 87

https://www.speedsport.com/other-series/industry-news/hall-of-famer-wally-dallenbach-87/

Sad news We (GSVSCC) were very fortunate to have Wally at our HOF Banquet on March 20th. It was great having him and his long time friend Ken Brenn Sr. togerther one last time. I will tresure his friendship forever

RIP

Wally at work

My condolences to the Dallenbach family. RIP Wally

Sad news. Huge part of Northeast racing history.  Glad to spend a few minutes with him at the banquet this year. So friendly and happy to talk about racing.  Rest in peace.

Class,fair, kind, and a hell of a racer. RIP

Do you know who owned this car? From this angle, it looks like a dirt champ car, but the only results I can find of Wally driving an Offenhauser powered car is a sprint car race at Reading in June of '65 in a car owned by Ken Brenn.

Using Dick Wallen's book Roar From the Sixties as a resource, Wally is at Springfield in August 1969. His Kuzma chassis dirt champ car is Offy powered. He qualified 14th, finished 7th.

With Wally living in East Brunswick back in the 60's and 70's, and me, as a kid, living in South Brunswick, Wally was our local hero on a National scale.  When Wally was in a race, whether at Langhorne, Trenton, Pocono, Indy.... or wherever, we always had someone "local" to root for, and Wally made us proud.

My condolences to the Dallenbach Family.

Rest in peace Wally ! I am glad that I met you an your family at Wall Stadium years back ! May you be joined with your wife and loved ones !

Earl Krause has a wonderful tribute to Wally in his AARN column today. Wally's life story from a successful local NJ racer to a respected chief steward with the CART Indy Car Series is a great read in a book offered by Coastal 181.

ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RACERS TO EVER COME OUT OF JERSEY !!

PRETTY SURE I SAW HIM RACE WHEN THE U.S.AC. MIDGETS CAME TO WALL IN THE '60'S-

ALONG WITH PARNELLI  JONES , ROGER WARD,BOBBY UNSER , AND A WHOLE HOST OF USAC GUYS IN FOR THE TRENTON INDYCAR RACE--+ BILL CHEVALIER & TOMMIE ELLIOTT DROVE IN THAT RACE !!

BLESSINGS !!

BILL-----------

Purchased this picture of Wally and Ken Brenn at Englishtown swap meet about twenty five years ago. Had Mr. Brenn sign it at his Warren car show. Remember Wally driving the XL-1 at Old Bridge.