Early Virginia Racers - Otis & PeeWee Martin
Stock Car Racing History
Brothers Otis & PeeWee Martin were two very early post-war stock car drivers on the scene even before NASCAR formed, and raced well into the '50s.
PeeWee was listed as from Bassett Virginia, and most know as the driver of the famous #34 " Celt Special" of owners Hardy Campbell, George Eanes, Dick Lawrence, and Andy Taylor. Before that, he drove a #19 and a #4. According to articles in Bill Mangum's book "Virginia & Carolina Early Dirt Racers V.1" PeeWee won at least 3 times at Danville Fairgrounds, but I have no further racing stats for him.
From the 1950 NASCAR Yearbook -
1951 NASCAR Yearbook - 
Back row - third from right - Unknown track, circa 1948 - 
PeeWee in the #19 at Iredell Speedway in Statesville NC, either April 4 or June 15, 1948 -
#34 Celt Special probably Greensboro Fairgrounds 1949? (photo by RR member Joey Campbell) - 
Peace Haven Speedway aka Winston-Salem Speedway driving the #34 Celt Special on April 10, 1950 (Courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library ) -
Otis was listed as from Roanoke Virginia and raced in Strictly Stock. I have nothing further on Otis.
1950 NASCAR Yearbook - 
1951 NASCAR Yearbook -
Does anyone here have anymore information about PeeWee & Otis Martin? Photos, racing stats, memories?
updated by @robert-mitchell: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
