Biography

 

Few names in Flathead Valley motorsports history are as recognizable as the Corprons. And Bruce Corpron is the most influential of them all.

Bruce got interested in racing at an early age being influenced by his father, Verne, who built many a stock car out of his Evergreen Welding shop and also was the flagman at the old Big Sky Speedway. In the early '70's, Bruce and Trent Olsen partnered up on a claimer car and immediately started tearing up the competition. Later on brothers Steven and Jay would join in and Corpron Brothers Racing was formed. Aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews joined in helping the team work on they're cars and cheering them on from the stands. The track promoters used to say that every car that was entered to race that night would bring in 10 paying customers except for the Corpron clan who accounted for about 25 fans for each of their cars.

Bruce was NWMSCRA President and served on the board of directors. He won "Sportsman of the Year" twice and was Street Stock season points champion twice with one of those coming in a series raced between Kalispell and Pablo tracks. He has owned numerous track records and raced in the late models and many Montana 200's. Together with his longtime crew chief Rob Collier, Bruce Corpron and Corpron Bros. Racing has been the team to beat for the last 4 decades.

For his accomplishments in racing and contributions to racing Bruce Corpron has been honored by his peers as the 2008 NWMSCRA Hall of Fame inductee.