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

Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword   Ed Clark     1
Preface     3
Introduction     7
Raymond Parks: Beginning with Liquor Cars     9
Chris Economaki: Editor and Publisher Emeritus of National Speed Sport News     14
Ed Samples: Early Racing Champion     19
Frankie Schneider: The Old Dutch Master     24
Julius Timothy "Tim" Flock: Grease Monkey on His Back     29
Charlie Bagwell: Good Time Charlie, "The Levi King"     32
Gober Sosebee: Georgia's "Wild Injun"     36
T. Taylor Warren: Picture This!     39
Roby Combs: Pioneer NASCAR Flagman     44
Frank Mundy: Hell Driver     47
Louis Jerome "Red" Vogt: Pioneer Master Mechanic     51
Joe and Juanita Epton: A NASCAR Tradition     55
Morris Metcalfe: NASCAR Scorer     59
Ray Fox: Master Mechanic and Car Builder     61
Rex White: Flat-Out and Belly to the Ground     64
Louis and Crawford Clements: Crackerjack Racing Mechanics     69
Charles "Slick" Owens: From the "Golden Glove" to the "Golden Lug Wrench"     73
Hubert Platt: Dragster Showman of the South     77
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson: Win, Wreck or Blow     81
Bobby and Socrates "Shorty" Johns: Racing's Premier Father-Son Team     84
Phillip "Pee Wee" Jones: King of the Carolina Piedmont     87
"Tiger" Tom Pistone: Racing's Little Giant     89
Marvin Panch: West Coast Marvel     92
Bettie Panch: Racing's Family Advocate     98
Benny Parsons: Stormtrooper from the North     101
Everett "Cotton" Owens: King of the Modifieds     103
Johnny Allen: Addicted to Speed     108
James Hylton: Standing on Principle Pursuing His Dream     113
W. C. "Junie" Donlavey: Racing's Angel     120
Dewayne "Tiny" Lund: From the Cornfields to Talladega     124
Charlie Glotzbach: "Chargin' Charlie"     128
Jim Bray: Determined Canadian     130
David Pearson: The Cunning Silver Fox     134
Ronnie "Papa" Sanders: Master of Short Tracks     138
Morris Stephenson: Pioneer Racing Reporter-Promoter     142
Linda Vaughn: Elegant Entrepreneur     146
Harry Gant: "Mr. September"     149
Robert Arthur "Bobby" Allison: Leader of the "Alabama Gang"     153
Dave Marcis: The Wingtip Wizard     157
Bob Glidden: Dragstrip Champion     162
Bill Chubbuck: Collector, Wrestler, Racer and Fan      165
The Rev. Frank Stark: "Will You Win the Real Race?"     169
Mike Bell: Living and Breathing Racing History     175
Mike Sykes: Old Timers' Racing Club Founder     179
Betty Carlan: First Lady of Talladega     184
Larry Jendras: Maryland Racing Historian     187
Suzanne Wise: Librarian, Stock Car Racing Collection Archives, Appalachian State University     192
Gerald Hodges: Fan and Racing Reporter     195
Harlow Reynolds: Sports Enthusiast Extraordinaire     199
Greg Zyla: Journalist, Publisher, Racer and Broadcaster     202
Rick Minter: Sportswriter     206
"Captain Herb" Emory: WSB Radio Racing Talk Show Host and Traffic Reporter     211
Chris Siebert: Bandolero Bandit     216
Joey Logano: Fast Track to Fame     219
Joe Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs: A Racing Legacy     222
Chris Dilbeck: Young and Restless     225
The Greshams: Racing Is a Family Affair     229
Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark: The Other Side of the Tracks     232
Index     237