Greg was born deaf. His mother made this discovery after noticing that he was sleeping soundly as she vacuumed under his crib and a hearing test at the South Dakota School for the Deaf confirmed the diagnosis. Greg’s father quickly called a deaf cousin Mark and arranged for him to move in with the family so they could learn American Sign Language.

Born deaf; graduated South Dakota School for the Deaf (1986) and Gallaudet University; native of Sioux Falls, SD. Began driving in auto races in 1985 at age 17, continuing to race sprint cars on weekends while working for the Communication Service for the Deaf in SD. Won over 40 auto races. Also ran a Web-based business selling racing car parts, Weekend Racing Parts, Inc.

A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Greg Gunderson is a member of the legendary Dirkson racing family who dominated auto racing in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota from the 1950s to 1970s

Greg has won many more races since then. After Greg has done over 700 race, he decided to retire his 30-year racing career in September 2015.

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