Facts: - achievements: 1961 and 1962 usac stock car champion - total cup races: 127 - last cup race: 1969 michigan international speedway - first cup win: 1956 langhorne speedway - first cup race: 1956 lakewood speedway -lrb- atlanta -rrb- - cup poles: 8 - birth date: 2 october 1925 - awards: ama hall of fame inductee -lrb- 1999 -rrb- - name: paul goldsmith - cup top tens: 59 - last cup win: 1966 bristol motor speedway - years in cup: 11 - birth place: parkersburg , west virginia - cup wins: 9 - best cup pos: 5th - 1966 -lrb- grand national -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul goldsmith .
paul goldsmith -lrb- born october 2 , 1925 in parkersburg , west virginia -rrb- is a former usac and nascar driver .he is an inductee of the motorcycle hall of fame and motorsports hall of fame of america .later in life goldsmith became a pilot and , flying primarily a cessna 421 , transported engines and parts to and from races .