Robert Mitchell---I played the with Stop Action Part 2 Bowman Gray and

Jim Streeter
@jim-streeter
14 years ago
242 posts

This race was run in the daylight or an early heat race in June.

I stop/action it many times trying to find a car I might have been driving---no luck.

In 1954 I drove mostly eastern NC. or Coastal in Myrtle Beach.

# 4 looked like Billy Myers, but he was not in front (thats where he ran most of the time).

I will look at it more when I get time.

Thanks for the Memories!


updated by @jim-streeter: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
Robert Mitchell
@robert-mitchell
14 years ago
327 posts
Jim, thanks for watching the video. I have a suspicion the BGS footage is the annual New Years Day "Tobacco Bowl" race. In the video it looks like Winter to me. I don't know if they had one in 1954, but I have a program for the one in 55 and you are listed to drive the #44 car with no car owner listed.I will go to the library and look up articles for 54 & 55.
Robert Mitchell
@robert-mitchell
14 years ago
327 posts
Jim,I did a little sleuthing today and found out that the very first annual New Year's Day Tobacco Bowl race was in 1955, the one you are list in the program as driving the #44. The clues in the movie that it is this race are - daytime, the infield grass is gray, people wearing jackets.Here are some things I found at the library -

Does that #44 car look like the one you drove?
Robert Mitchell
@robert-mitchell
14 years ago
327 posts
Jim, I think the photos of the #44 I posted earlier are of the Amateur division, so it's not you of course. I'll keep looking for another 44 car from the movie in the Sportman cars.Here's the program with you listed as driver of the 44 -

Link to the movie - http://racersreunion.ning.com/video/old-time-racing-part-2-peace
Jim Streeter
@jim-streeter
14 years ago
242 posts

I've been trying to remember The different cars I drove at BG. First was numbers 22, 60 and 10 in the amateur, Later # 10 was changed to # 44 Sportsman'.

Around the circut I drove many different cars. The Car owners favorite saying " Don't worry if our regular driver doesn't show up, we can always get Jim Streeter to drive" LOL

Robert Mitchell said:

Jim, I think the photos of the #44 I posted earlier are of the Amateur division, so it's not you of course. I'll keep looking for another 44 car from the movie in the Sportman cars.

Here's the program with you listed as driver of the 44 -

Link to the movie - http://racersreunion.ning.com/video/old-time-racing-part-2-peace
Robert Mitchell
@robert-mitchell
14 years ago
327 posts

Jim, I've been meaning to ask if you have any photos of you and your car from back in your racing days?

I sure wish we could figure out what you were driving that day. I appreciate your efforts, and I'll keep digging. I do think you were in the movie somewhere because one of the first comments you ever made to me you mentioned how cold it was at the New Years Day race in Winston-Salem. I believe you thought it was Peace Haven Speedway but you had it mixed up with Bowman Gray. And then there's the program with you listed to appear.