FRYEBURG – Homer Delan Drew, 66, of Fish Street, died Monday, Feb. 14, at his home.

He was born in Raymond, March 21, 1938, to Homer Perkins and Elsie Berry. He was one of 12 children. He attended local schools, and in 1962, he married Debby Fogg and together they had four children.

He was well known for his love of hunting and fishing, and was an avid member of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, along with many snowmobile associations, and rod and gun clubs. He ran his own excavation business, and worked as a truck driver for Emery Waterhouse. One of his lifelong passions was stock car racing. In 1960, he teamed up with car owner and lifelong friend, Bob Bushley. They swept through New England championships with their famed P38. He won the first ever Oxford Open Comp race in 1970, in the red and white P38.

In 1968, he accomplished the rare feat of double class championships at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. In the early 1970s, he formed a second race team with car owner Jerry Seavey. They enjoyed trips to Florida together. Their race team dominated the Early Oxford Open Competitive Race series, winning five events in 1973 with their red and gold J2.

He gained national acclaim when he won a modified race in P38 without a steering wheel. He was the first Mainer inducted into the New England Racing Hall of Fame in 2000. In January of 2004, he was one of 12 inductees in the first year of the Maine Racing Hall of Fame. Of all his accomplishments, what he would be most remembered for was his love of family, enjoyment of life, generosity, and his great sense of humor.

Survivors include his wife, Debby, of Fryeburg; children, Pam Rich, Wanda Dorr, Ricky Drew, and Gary Drew; siblings, Buster Delan, Willard Delan, Lawrence Delan, Roy Drew, Mary Kelly, and Evelyn Sawin; and his beloved grandchildren, Eric Drew, Tya Rich, Tara Rich, Garrett Drew, Gary Drew Jr., and Dillen Dorr.