The Hunt family was born to be motorsports lifers, and Tommy Hunt certainly fits the mold to a T.

Tommy’s father, Joe Hunt, was a magneto magnate and a longtime champ car team owner. Tommy’s son, Tony Hunt, is a 10-time USAC driving champion.

Tommy was entrenched in the sport from day one, serving on the crew for his dad’s team. Eventually, Tommy became a driver himself, most notably scoring three California Racing Association Sprint Car feature wins, plus 1974 Most Improved Driver honors, while also running the family’s magneto business until 1986.

Those experiences prepared Tommy for his role of 28 years at USAC between 1986-2013 in which he served as Vice President and the head of the series’ west coast operations where he oversaw the Midget, Sprint Car, Supermodified divisions, and was instrumental in introducing both the F2000 and Russell Pro series to USAC as well as the introduction of the Ford Focus Midget series.

In 1998, Hunt was the recipient of the Jim Blunk Award for his contributions to the sport of USAC Midget racing. He was honored in 2002 with the prestigious Roger McCluskey Award. In 2024, Hunt was bestowed the Dick Jordan Award of Excellence.