Legends of Delaware Auto Racing

by Chad Wayne Culver

Overview

Sit back and buckle up for a fast-paced thrill ride into Delaware's rich racing history!

The earliest Delaware drivers raced on dusty tracks carved into a farmer's field. Characters like Johnny Martin and Paul Walker helped establish racing in the state shortly after World War II. The latest generation races at the famed Georgetown Speedway and Delaware International Speedway, and drivers, owners and promoters like Ricky Elliott, Curt Michael and Brett Deyo make racing the thriving sport it is today. Through interviews and extensive research, author, Delaware native and racing historian Chad Wayne Culver has captured the stories of some of the state's best-known racing legends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467138291
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/09/2019
Series:	Sports
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Chad Culver is a native of Laurel, Delaware, and is an author, racing historian, collector and director of the Culver Auto Racing Museum, which houses an extensive collection of race cars and memorabilia from racing's past. Culver's other books on auto racing include Delaware Auto Racing, Dover International Speedway (The Monster Mile) and Kramer Williamson, Sprint Car Legend. Chad resides in North Carolina with his wife and daughter and returns home to Delaware often to attend every race he can.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

1 Melvin Joseph 13

2 Paul Walker 17

3 Johnny Martin 21

4 Haines Tull 26

5 Norris "Speedy" Reed 30

6 Bill Lawson 34

7 Eddie Pettyjohn 39

8 Jack Sapp 43

9 The White Family 47

10 Walt Breeding 52

11 Charlie Cathell 57

12 Snookie Vent 63

13 Billy Towers 67

14 Harry Dutton 72

15 Eugene Mills 76

16 Ken Covey 81

17 Ron Slade 86

18 David Hill 90

19 Tom Garn 94

20 Walt Messick 99

21 The Rust Brothers 103

22 Richard Jarvis 107

23 Melvin Joseph Jr. 111

24 Harold Bunting 115

25 Hal Browning 121

26 Bobby Wilkins 126

27 Gary Trice 131

28 Bob Geiger 136

29 Ron Keys 140

30 Charlie Brown 144

31 Lou Johnson 149

32 Curt Michael 154

33 Ricky Elliott 158

34 Brett Deyo 163

Bibliography 169

Index 171

About the Author 175