All Around the Track: Oral Histories of Drivers, Mechanics, Officials, Owners, Journalists and Others in Motorsports Past and Present

by Anne B. Jones, Rex White

Overview

From authors Anne Jones and former NASCAR champion Rex White, here are oral histories of more than 50 individuals from stock car and drag racing's not-so-distant past and present. Rich with original interviews and previously unpublished material, it includes drivers such as David Pearson, Junior Johnson, Bobby Allison, Bob Glidden and Hubert Platt; mechanics and builders; track crew; sportswriters; and owners such as Joe and J.D. Gibbs. Features many photographs and a foreword by Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786429882
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/09/2007
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Writer Anne B. Jones lives in Jackson, Georgia. Her articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. Rex White makes numerous NASCAR–related appearances today and has appeared in recent radio, newspaper, and television interviews, as well as national motorsports magazines. They are also the authors of Gold Thunder: Autobiography of a NASCAR Champion (2005).

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      
Foreword by Ed Clark     
Preface     
Introduction     

1. Raymond Parks: Beginning with Liquor Cars     
2. Chris Economaki: Editor and Publisher Emeritus of National Speed Sport News     
3. Ed Samples: Early Racing Champion     
4. Frankie Schneider: The Old Dutch Master     
5. Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock: Grease Monkey on His Back     
6. Charlie Bagwell: Good Time Charlie, “The Levi King”     
7. Gober Sosebee: Georgia’s “Wild Injun”     
8. TTaylor Warren: Picture This!     
9. Roby Combs: Pioneer NASCAR Flagman     
10. Frank Mundy: Hell Driver     
11. Louis Jerome “Red” Vogt: Pioneer Master Mechanic     
12. Joe and Juanita Epton: A NASCAR Tradition     
13. Morris Metcalfe: NASCAR Scorer     
14. Ray Fox: Master Mechanic and Car Builder     
15. Rex White: Flat-Out and Belly to the Ground     
16. Louis and Crawford Clements: Crackerjack Racing Mechanics     
17. Charles “Slick” Owens: From the “Golden Glove” to the “Golden Lug Wrench”     
18. Hubert Platt: Dragster Showman of the South     
19. Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson: Win, Wreck or Blow     
20. Bobby and Socrates “Shorty” Johns: Racing’s Premier Father-Son Team     
21. Phillip “Pee Wee” Jones: King of the Carolina Piedmont     
22. “Tiger” Tom Pistone: Racing’s Little Giant     
23. Marvin Panch: West Coast Marvel     
24. Bettie Panch: Racing’s Family Advocate     
25. Benny Parsons: Stormtrooper from the North     
26. Everett “Cotton” Owens: King of the Modifieds     
27. Johnny Allen: Addicted to Speed     
28. James Hylton: Standing on Principle Pursuing His Dream     
29. WC“Junie” Donlavey: Racing’s Angel     
30. Dewayne “Tiny” Lund: From the Cornfields to Talladega     
31. Charlie Glotzbach: “Chargin’ Charlie”     
32. Jim Bray: Determined Canadian     
33. David Pearson: The Cunning Silver Fox     
34. Ronnie “Papa” Sanders: Master of Short Tracks     
35. Morris Stephenson: Pioneer Racing Reporter-Promoter     
36. Linda Vaughn: Elegant Entrepreneur     
37. Harry Gant: “MrSeptember”     
38. Robert Arthur “Bobby” Allison: Leader of the “Alabama Gang”     
39. Dave Marcis: The Wingtip Wizard     
40. Bob Glidden: Dragstrip Champion     
41. Bill Chubbuck: Collector, Wrestler, Racer and Fan     
42. The RevFrank Stark: “Will You Win the Real Race?”     
43. Mike Bell: Living and Breathing Racing History     
44. Mike Sykes: Old Timers’ Racing Club Founder     
45. Betty Carlan: First Lady of Talladega     
46. Larry Jendras: Maryland Racing Historian     
47. Suzanne Wise: Librarian, Stock Car Racing Collection Archives, Appalachian State University     
48. Gerald Hodges: Fan and Racing Reporter     
49. Harlow Reynolds: Sports Enthusiast Extraordinaire     
50. Greg Zyla: Journalist, Publisher, Racer and Broadcaster     
51. Rick Minter: Sportswriter     
52. “Captain Herb” Emory: WSB Radio Racing Talk Show Host and Traffic Reporter     
53. Chris Siebert: Bandolero Bandit     
54. Joey Logano: Fast Track to Fame     
55. Joe Gibbs and J.DGibbs: A Racing Legacy     
56. Chris Dilbeck: Young and Restless     
57. The Greshams: Racing Is a Family Affair     
58. Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark: The Other Side of the Tracks     

Index     

Editorial Reviews

unique...belongs on the bookshelf of any race fan”—Racing Milestones; “oral histories from 58 people who influenced the development of the sport...funny memories and poignant accounts of loss and struggle. This book will be popular...will introduce readers to people beyond the Pettys and the Earnhardts”—School Library Journal; “a good read...it will give newer fans a broader perspective of the sport and long-time fans a greater depth of knowledge”—Appalachian Journal; “Jones, White, and McFarland have ensured that dozens of classic stories are preserved in print—resulting in a book that both casual readers and sports historians will enjoy”—Oral History Review; “exceeds the boundaries of most other literature currently available on this topic...valuable...this is an ambitious and important project, and it should be recognized for its contribution to the available body of literature on the history of motor sports in America”—The North Carolina Historical Review; “a great book”—The Lynchburg Ledger.

From the Publisher

a good read...it will give newer fans a broader perspective of the sport and long-time fans a greater depth of knowledge

Appalachian Journal

oral histories from 58 people who influenced the development of the sport...funny memories and poignant accounts of loss and struggle. This book will be popular...will introduce readers to people beyond the Pettys and the Earnhardts

School Library Journal

unique...belongs on the bookshelf of any race fan

Racing Milestones