If you were a Central New York auto racing fan in the 1970s and ‘80s, chances are you saw, and most likely booed, Will Cagle. Known to racing fans as “Tampa Terror,” “Sneakers,” or ...

Cagle was an inductee with Northeast Dirt Modified, New York State Stock Car Association and Eastern Motorsports Press Association halls of fame. Cagle started his career in 1953 at the age of 15.

Legendary DIRT modified stock car driver, Will Cagle, died last week in his hometown of Tampa, Florida. He was 86 years old. Cagle had suffered a serious stroke shortly before his death.

Cagle made his greatest mark in the Northeast. He was part of the inaugural 1992 class of the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame, and is enshrined in the New York State Stock Car Association ...