Role at Riverside: Racer, Car Chief

Hailing from nearby New Glasgow, George Koszkulics has been racing at Riverside since 1974. He is a multi-time winner at Riverside, both behind the wheel and as car chief for top drivers like Donald Chisholm, Regan Smith, and Kenny Wallace. In his driving career, George competed at tracks throughout the Maritime provinces as well as a New Smyrna Speedway in Florida and Oxford Plains Speedway in Maine. In the 90s George joined the King Racing team and helped with its efforts in the ACT Tour, NASCAR Busch North Series, and the ASA (with Scott Fraser at the helm). In 2006, he joined Nova Racing as the driver of No. 88 and as car chief for the No. 89 driven by Donald Chisholm, winner of the 2014 NASCAR Pinty’s Series race at Riverside, the 2015 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour champion, and winner of the 2016 IWK 250. George has also led the Nova Racing team to wins in the IWK 250 with NASCAR celebrities Regan Smith (2008) and Kenny Wallace (2018).

George Koszkulics was inducted into the Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame Class in 2018.