As a motorsport builder and ambassador, through his sponsorships and involvement with teams, John Waldie has built an impressive resume in drag racing. His career started with a dragster in the mid-1960s, before he became a team leader, with an ex-Wally Booth Super Stock Camaro, in 1969.

Waldie recorded seven NHRA event wins in the Pro Stock division in the 1980s and 1990s, with driver Jerry Eckman, including the 1990 U.S. Nationals and the 1992 GrandNats in Montreal. The team was also the National Record Holder at Pomona in 1992 and won a special NHRA Winston All-Star event.

Following his involvement with the Pro Stock class, Waldie went on to help teams in the Pro Modified division. He recorded wins in the U.S. and Canada in the 2000s, including victories at Edmonton and Toronto Motorsports Park in 2007. He won two world IHRA Pro Mod titles in 2008 and 2009, with driver Kenny Lang, and has a career total of 34 major Canadian and U.S. wins at sanctioned NHRA and IHRA national events.

Waldie also worked with professional Pro Modified teams for several years to present a race package for national NHRA events, which ultimately led to the creation of the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. He works as an official with the series, which competes at select NHRA events. Waldie’s accolades include a pair of drag racing awards and induction into the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Elsewhere in motorsports, he’s been involved with Scott Steckly’s team in CASCAR and the NASCAR Pinty’s Series.