I ran across the following ads for the Cleveland County Speedway in Shelby, NC from 1957. At first I thought they were posted in the paper by fans commenting on events that took place at the speedway but the more I found it seemed clear they...
Wayne Andrews beside the '62 Impala owned by Pete and Bea Brewer. The 1965 racing season was kicked off with a Fish Fry for all the race team members and their families. It was held at Spuds (Waynes dad) service station which is where they...
Bowman-Gray Stadium regulars didn't win but dominated the top 5 of the modified race at the Daytona short track on the back stretch.
All were third generation drivers. The Myers brothers and a Fleming. The Fleming kid is young. Is he Frank's son?
The test of a man is the fight that he makes.
The grit that he daily shows,
The way that he stands on his feet and takes
Fate's numerous bumps and blows.
A coward can smile when there is naught to fear
When nothing his progress bars,
But it takes...
This past Saturday I took a walk in the woods to talk with God and clear my head. It was an area that I had been to many times but it seemed different that day. As a boy I used to walk the path through these woods from our back yard to my great...