Bob Tullius

Tullius considered a career in teaching after graduating from high school. He served a term in the U.S. Air Force, and while there quarterbacked the Chanute Air Force base football team until a leg injury put an end to his playing. Tullius took a job in sales with Kodak, first in Rochester, New York and later in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1960, Tullius bought a Triumph TR3 for his wife. She rarely drove the car. Tullius took the TR3 to racing school himself, and won the graduation race. ==Motorsports career==

at the 1983 IMSA Camel GT race, Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Tullius' racing career began in earnest in 1961, when in his first four races he finished first or second, and won the points championship. He appeared in no fewer than 252 races, winning 38 and posting 43 class wins. In 1965 and 1975 he won the overall standings of the SCCA Championships and in 1977 and 1978, the overall ratings of the category I of the Trans Am Series. In the 1983 IMSA GTP series he finished in second place behind Al Holbert. Three times he was on the pole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he also won the 1985 GTP class with a 13th-place finish. His best showing at Sebring was a fourth place in 1985. ==Post-racing==

Tullius bought the final TR6 and TR8s built by British Leyland when production of those makes of automobiles ceased. In 1969, Tullius developed an interest in aviation which he continued to pursue after retiring from racing. He became a World War II airplane enthusiast, and participated in several Warbird Air Shows. He also took part in the Young Eagles program operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Tullius' personal hangar in Sebring, Florida held several of his own aircraft. Among them were a North American T-6 Texan, a Fairchild PT-26A, a Waco ZPF-6 biplane, and a Beechcraft King Air twin in which he had logged several thousand hours of pilot-in-command time. Tullius also owned a Mustang P-51D, which he donated to the Royal Air Force Museum. Other planes reported to have been in the hangar were a Stearman and a North American T-28 Trojan. A selection of original Group 44 cars shared space in the hangar with the planes. ==Personal life and death==

In 1972 Tullius was in Bangkok visiting a friend when he was struck in the street by a chauffeur-driven car and injured. ==Honors==

• Tullius was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2014. == Racing record ==

Le Mans results Sebring results World Sportscar Championship results == References ==