Mike Streicher (January 9, 1957 – November 6, 2019) was an American

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driver from

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. He was the

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National Midget Champion of 1991 when he fielded the Streicher #8. Together with Bobby Seymour and Seymour Enterprises of

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, he built the first and later manufactured the Hawk brand

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and Quarter Midget cars. He was also a teacher at

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in their High Performance program. In 2018, Streicher was inducted into the

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