STATEMENT FROM RRDC PRESIDENT BOBBY RAHAL ON THE PASSING OF BOB TULLIUS:
Bob Tullius
1930-2026
“All of us at the Road Racing Drivers Club are saddened at the passing of one of its icons and heroes, Robert (Bob) Tullius.
“After graduating high school, Tullius served in the United States Air Force, where he quarterbacked the Chanute Air Force Base football team until a leg injury ended his playing career. But Bob brought the discipline of his athletic career to amateur motorsports with the founding of Group 44.
“Group 44 and Bob brought a professionalism to amateur racing that had yet to exist and by doing so became one of the most dominant teams in both the amateur and professional sides of the sport.
“Although he raced many different types of cars throughout his career, Bob was forever tied to his relationship with British Leyland and Jaguar cars, achieving many SCCA National Championships and overall victories.
“He was a proud member of the RRDC. We offer our deepest sympathies to Bob’s family.
“Godspeed, Bob Tullius.”
Bobby Rahal
President
Road Racing Drivers Club
TR4 photo: Clarke Walker
Jaguar XJS photo: Petrolicious
Jaguar XJR-5 prototype at the 2024 HSR Daytona Classic 24; Photo: Paul Woodbury