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 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