Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doug Thorley
I also find, from the ''Los Angeles Times'', that in 2002 he was an NHRA Motorsports Museum Heritage Award honoree https://www.newspapers.com/image/189974762/?terms=%22Doug%2BThorley%22, and there's an article about him the same year in the ''Daily Spectrum'' (St George, Utah), which says he would be inducted into the NHRA Hall of Fame (the same thing??): 'Feeling the Need for Speed' https://www.newspapers.com/image/286701842/?terms=%22Doug%2BThorley%22, which gives biographical details like his age, where he grew up, the school he went to, that he started working as a rancher. His 1967 win was reported nationally. I have not looked thoroughly enough to find newspaper references for breaking 200 mph, but I have found references stating that he had broken the 190 mph barrier on 6 different occasions before 1968. I don't know anything about drag racing, but from the sources included in the article, and other sources available, I'd say he clearly meets 
— User:RebeccaGreen, 08:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)