Club History

MASCDCS was founded in 1957 by Art Peck and King Moore who led the club until 1971. At the first meeting, everyone invited and present was proclaimed, “Members of the Board.” Everyone who joined after that date is titled, “Only a Vice President.”

In 1971, Austin (Austie) Clark and Bruce Wennerstrom took over MASCDCS leadership until Austie’s passing in 1991. Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom carried on the famed club until Genia left us in 2011. Bruce was the lone “Top Bastard” until his passing in 2015. In late 2015, the Wennerstrom children took over the leadership of the club until its sale to Hagerty in 2019. In 2023, ownership of the club reverted back to the Wennerstroms and it is currently being run by Jim Donick and an advisory board.

Past speakers and members of MASCDCS have included:

Janet Guthrie Oscar Koveleski Tom duPont
Bobby Rahal Walter Cronkite Leigh & Leslie Keno
Syd Sylverman Vince Sardi Scott Atherton
Danny Sullivan Briggs Cunningham Reeves Callaway
Karl Ludvigsen Butch Leitzinger Bob Varsha
David Hobbs Edsel Ford Brian Vickers
William Jeanes Bob Grossman Bryan Herta
Jean Lindamood Jennings Sam Posey Dr. Fred Simeone
Brock Yates Jim Haynes Ray Evernham
Bob Sharp Skip Barber Dutch Mandel
Scott Sharp Wayne Carini Jay Signore
Jack Baldwin Tommy Kendall Ron Fellows
David E. Davis Jr. Lee Holman Ken Gross
John Fitch Leigh Diffey Michael Furman
Jaques Vaucher Denise McLuggage Bob Tullius
Luigi Chinetti Judy Stropus Rob Ida
Luigi (CoCo) Chinetti Murray Smith Miles Morris
Danny Panoz Chuck Queener Lance Miller
Andrew Frankel Mike Spinelli George Levy