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In business, McClung was a winner, too, selling Yellow Pages ads and then opening his own ad agency, McClung Advertising. It became the top Yellow Pages seller in the country. That enabled him to sponsor several race cars and keep his racing passion alive.
McClung, who was named “Rancho Mirage 2006 Distinguished Citizen,” is survived by his widow, Fay, two children from a previous marriage and five grandchildren.
Services for McClung will be held on Thur., Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Forest Lawn Mortuary (Ramon & Duval streets), Cathedral City, Calif. Internment to follow.
A reception will be held at Desert Island CC, Club House in Rancho Mirage (Corner of Bob Hope & Frank Sinatra) in Rancho Mirage.
Named for the founder of the National Hot Rod Association, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California houses the very roots of hot rodding. Scores of famous vehicles spanning American motorsports history are on display, including winning cars representing 50 years of drag racing, dry lakes and salt-flat racers, oval track challengers and exhibits describing their colorful backgrounds.
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., PST. Current NHRA members are admitted free. Admission for non-members is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors 60 and older, $4 for juniors six through 15, and free for children under the age of five. The Museum is also available for private parties, meetings, corporate events, weddings and special group tours. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at Fairplex Gate 1, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona. For further information on special exhibits, museum events or directions, call 909/622-2133 or visit http://museum.nhra.com.
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