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Board Members

These are our fearless volunteer leaders! 

Ronnie Killion

President /Tech Chairman

Car: 1970 Boss 302 Mustang

Biography
Ronnie Killion Bio
Ronnie Killion of Eustace, Texas, drives the #28 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 clone. He is the owner of Lazy K Garage doing classic car restoration and repairs, as well as building and prepping big-bore vintage race cars.

Ronnie got involved with road racing in 2006 during the Mid-America Ford and Shelby Nationals, beginning with open track events. He and some friends constructed a purpose-built vintage Mustang for endurance racing, and got involved with ChampCar Endurance Series...in order to hone their driving skills for vintage racing.

Ronnie joined Heartland Vintage Racing in 2015 and began vintage racing throughout the midwest and around the country. Throughout his time with HVR he has served in various positions including as a board member, tech chairman and was most recently elected President in 2023.

Jim Macaulay

Vice President

Car: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette

Biography
Jim Macaulay Bio
“Jimbo” Macaulay hails from Warrensburg, Missouri, and drives the #23 Unicorn Corvette. He started vintage racing in 2001 and joined HVR following his move to America's Heartland in 2014. Retired from the military and living on government cheese, when he’s not wrenching on his race car and other sketchy old cars, he’s chasing his four daughters around town, and his crew chief wife Kris around the house.

Rick Fiske

Treasurer

Previous Car: 1961 Elva Courier

Biography
Rick Fiske Bio
Rick is one of the original founding members of Heartland Vintage Racing and is currently the Treasurer. Over the years Rick has been a Vice President and President of HVR. Rick is also a long-time member of the SCCA and raced a Triumph TR3A and a 1966 Yenko Stinger Stage II Corvair in the 1970’s. Rick retired from active racing in 2022 and sold the 1961 Elva Courier that he and other club members had owned and raced for over 44 years.

Russell Dickey

Secretary - Membership

Car: 1964 Cobra 289 FIA Replica

Biography
Russell Dickey Bio
At only two days old, Russell was brought home from the hospital in his dad's '68 Shelby GT-500 and has been a self-proclaimed "Shelby Guy" ever since. He joined HVR back in 2010 and loves to talk vintage Fords and vintage racing, but all he does is talk. This guy's got cars and he's got parts...maybe someday they'll all be assembled into an actual running vehicle and put on a track. Until then, Dickey remains HVR's resident pencil-pusher.

When he's not dealing with club administrivia and being a burr under the saddle of other board members, he spends his time in the peaceful suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife and two sons - working on their cars, assorted zero turn mowers, and doing something called "digital marketing" instead of building his vintage race car.

Sean Krieger

Board Member - HVR East

Car: 1965 Ford Mustang

Biography
Sean Krieger Bio
Bio coming soon!

Kenny Barnett

Licensing and Authenticity Chairman

Car: 1965 Ford Mustang

Biography
Kenny Barnett Bio
Born in 1959 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Kenny now lives just down the road in Wagoner. His passion for cars began early—at age 15, he bought his first car, a 1966 Mustang Coupe with a 289 and a four-speed transmission. It was his dream car then, and he still owns it today.

Kenny became a member of Heartland Vintage Racing in 2015 after attending the Mid America Ford & Shelby Nationals at Hallett, where his interest in vintage racing truly took hold. Not long after, he purchased a 1965 Mustang—one of the early K-Code models with a factory 289 and four-speed. Painted in iconic Gulf powder blue and Marigold, the car was already track-ready and came with some racing history, which made it the perfect fit.

His dedication and involvement with HVR quickly led to his nomination to the board just a few years after joining. Today, Kenny serves as HVR’s Licensing Director and Authenticity Chairman.

What he enjoys most about HVR is the camaraderie. He describes the club as a close-knit community always willing to go the extra mile to help one another.

As for his dream car today? That would be a 1966 Ford GT40.

Robert Burdiss

Board Member - Marketing

Car: 1973 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28

Biography
Robert Burdiss Bio
Coming Soon!

Jason Woita

Board Member - HVR North

Car: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

Biography
Jason Woita Bio
Jason Woita was born in 1977 in Wahoo, NE. His first dream car was a Lamborghini Countach around the age of eight. His first car was a 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Jason now lives in Lincoln, NE.

Jason said he never thought about racing until he was forty-one at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion and then, he went to “Road America with Brian Redman” with his son Porter in 2018. He decided he had to do vintage racing.

Jason found HVR and discovered they are great guys and close to his home, so he joined. He races a 1963 Corvette because he loves Corvettes and is familiar with Chevys. He considered a Devin SS with a small block Chevy, but he did not fit in it very well. His ’63 convertible has a well-documented race history. It now has a 327 bored out to 332 and a four speed. Jason likes the comradery with HVR.

His dream car today is a Ferrari 250 GTO.

Patrick Stapler

Board Member - HVR Southeast

Car: 1965 Ford Mustang

Biography
Patrick Stapler Bio
Patrick Stapler of Huntsville, AL drives the #23A 1965 Mustang Hardtop. He is a mechanical engineer for Teledyne Brown Engineering Space Programs. Patrick has been involved with Mustangs and around racing Mustangs since he was seven years old, riding around in his uncle’s 1966 Mustang Hardtop.

Patrick attended his first vintage race as a spectator at the Mid-America Shelby meet in 2018. He knew he always wanted to participate in vintage racing, but after securing a ride in a fellow racer’s car, the desire was set ablaze. Patrick had purchased his car as a rolling chassis under a tarp on the side of the road not far from his house in 2015. Late 2019 and early 2020, Patrick began transforming his car into the vintage racer it is and began competing in open-track events early 2021.

Patrick joined Heartland Vintage Racing soon thereafter, completed the vintage race school and additional rookie requirements to earn his race license, and began racing with HVR in 2022. He currently serves as a board member at large and chairs the HVR Rules Committee.
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