5 Ergebnisse.

History of automobile racing on dirt tracks in the southern United States. Focuses on the first Dirt Cars of the late 1950's, the "late models, " the "super late models, " and on the Dirt Racing Speedways and series. Includes short biographies of 25 famous drivers and 92 photographs.

In the early 1960's a teenager by the name of Charles Leroy Simmons began driving the water truck on Saturdays at the Banks County (GA) Speedway. A short while later he began his journey, as a driver, into the dirt racing world. Simmons drove jalopies, modifieds, super modifieds, skeeters, and dirt late models to 1, 012 checkered flags. In 2001 he was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. The year 2003...

History of automobile racing on dirt tracks in the southern United States. Focuses on the first Dirt Cars of the late 1950's, the "late models, " the "super late models, " and on the Dirt Racing Speedways and series. Includes short biographies of 25 famous drivers and 92 photographs.

Tells the story of the first national touring series for dirt late model cars. Robert Smawley, founder of the National Dirt Racing Association (NDRA) was a visionary promoter who was clearly years ahead of his time. He brought money and national fame to late model dirt racing and its drivers. His series changed the sport of dirt racing forever. All of today's national touring series owe their beginnings to Smawley and his "travelin' dirt show....

HERB "TOOTLE" ESTES: THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD, is Parker's third book. It follows the career of a unique racing legend, Knoxville, Tennessee's Herb "Tootle" Estes. Tootle was a multi-talented driver who raced about every kind of race car with four wheels. According to some, he won over 1200 races, including between 300 and 400 in the late model ranks. He is a true Southern racing legend who has secured his rightful place in the National Di...