A History of East Tennessee Auto Racing
eBook - ePub

A History of East Tennessee Auto Racing

The Thrill of the Mountains

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A History of East Tennessee Auto Racing

The Thrill of the Mountains

About this book

East Tennessee isn't typically mentioned among stock car racing's formative hotbeds. But the region from Bristol to Oneida and Chattanooga encapsulates a significant portion of the sport's history. From pioneers like Brownie King and Paul Lewis of Johnson City to former national champions Joe Lee Johnson of Chattanooga and L.D. Ottinger of Newport, East Tennessee has produced many of NASCAR's great drivers. The region is home to one of the world's largest sports stadiums in the Bristol Motor Speedway, but NASCAR also made regular visits to other area tracks. Whether the surface is red clay, asphalt or brushed concrete, East Tennessee still boasts some of the world's fastest, most competitive racing. Join author and racing insider David McGee as he presents a vast array of colorful characters whose passion fueled a sport that has gone from primitive to prime time.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Diverse Beginnings
  9. 2. Tracks Through Time
  10. 3. Don’t Mess with Jim
  11. 4. Broadway Lights
  12. 5. Border Bash
  13. 6. Not Bad for Country Boys
  14. 7. World’s Finest Speedway
  15. 8. Tennessee’s Big Bill
  16. 9. Chattanooga’s Champion
  17. 10. The Turtle
  18. 11. Fiercely Independent
  19. 12. Dirt-Floor Garage
  20. 13. G Is for Gypsy
  21. 14. Billy Graham, Richard Nixon and Don Naman
  22. 15. Tragedy Times Two
  23. 16. It Was a Good Run
  24. 17. Kingsport’s Golden Era
  25. 18. Two-Time Champion
  26. 19. Like Father, Like Son
  27. 20. Crazy about Racing
  28. 21. A Snowball’s Chance
  29. 22. Heck of a Racer
  30. 23. Everybody Loved to Race Here
  31. 24. Ghosts of Atomic Speedway
  32. 25. Greatest Show on Dirt
  33. 26. The People’s Choice
  34. 27. Dirt’s Dale Earnhardt
  35. 28. Short-Track Legends
  36. Appendix A: NASCAR Statistics for Regional Drivers
  37. Appendix B: East Tennessee Touring Series Results
  38. Bibliography
  39. About the Author