Jim Rockstad, an Issaquah resident and the former manager of Seattle International Raceway, which later changed its name to Pacific Raceways, is part of a group that will be inducted into the National Hot Rod Association Division 6 Hall of Fame.

Rockstad will go into the hall as part of the same five-man team that won a 1965 race in Oregon many credit with helping legitimize the Pacific Northwest drag race scene.

The race gave Rockstad and his Northwind team the Drag News Number One Fuel Race title at the time, beating a competitor all the way from Georgia.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 11 at the Seatac Marriott.