5 time Hall of Famer, the mastermind of Group 44, and at one time - an employee of Kodak who was given the ultimatum to quit the racing or quit the Kodak job... has passed away at 95 yrs old.

“XKEs did not want to be race cars! We battled that son-of-a-bitch all its life and we forced it to be one.

Founded in Falls Church, Virginia in 1965, Group 44 Inc. fostered relationships with manufacturers such as MG, Triumph, and Jaguar, leading to a quarter of a century of American road racing victories.

 Between SCCA, IMSA, and the Trans-Am series, Group 44 secured over 300 victories.

 Tullius himself made starts in NASCAR and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, notching the final victory of his career in 1986 at the 3 Hours of Daytona.

In 1981, Group 44 brought Jaguar back to Le Mans for the first time in 27 years. In 1985, they won the GTP class, defeating the dominant Porsches that seemed so unbeatable to the rest of the field.

Tullius was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2014, the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2015, the British Sports Car Hall of Fame in 2017, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2018, and the IMSA Hall of Fame just last year.

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