All Around the Track

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 ContentsAcknowledgments       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

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