A history of East Tennessee auto racing
Subtitle: the thrill of the mountains
By: David McGee
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781626191372
Subjects: Automobile racing; History; Racetracks (Automobile racing); Social life and customs; Local History; SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports
Description: "A history of auto racing in East Tennessee"--

"Experience the wild and fascinating history of auto racing in the mountains of East Tennessee"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Diverse beginnings; title: Tracks through time; title: Don't mess with Jim; title: Broadway lights; title: Border bash; title: Not bad for country boys; title: World's finest speedway; title: Tennessee's Big Bill; title: Chattanooga's Champion; title: The Turtle; title: Fiercely independent; title: Dirt-floor garage; title: G is for Gypsy; title: Billy Graham, Richard Nixon and Don Naman; title: Tragedy times two; title: It was a good run; title: Changing with the times; title: Two-time champion; title: Like father, like son; title: Crazy about racing; title: A snowball's chance; title: Heck of a racer; title: Everybody loved to race here; title: Ghosts of Atomic Speedway; title: Greatest show on dirt; title: The people's choice; title: Dirt's Dale Earnhardt; title: Short track legends; title: Appendix A: NASCAR statistics for regional drivers; title: Appendix B: East Tennessee touring series results.