Role at Riverside: Racer

Don Biederman is one of the most prolific racers to ever make a lap at Riverside. A native of Port Credit, Ontario, he visited Riverside mostly for special events. A three-time winner of the IWK 250 (1979, 1980, and 1981) – he obviously made those races count.

He is the first Canadian to ever run a full season on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (1967) and is one of only four Canadians to ever win the Oxford 250 (1977, along with Junior Hanley, Dave Whitlock, and Derek Lynch).

Two things were certain with Don Biederman: 1) He was a threat to win wherever he raced, and 2) Whether he won or not he would make the show interesting.

The Don Biederman Memorial has become one of the most prestigious annual races in Ontario; ironically Jeff Hanley, son of Junior Hanley – Biederman’s arch rival, has won the last three editions of the event.

Don Biederman was 59 when he passed away on May 31, 1999.

Don Biederman was inducted in the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2001.