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Title
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 2, 2009 September 3
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Interviewee
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2009-09-03
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:53:09) : digital, MP3
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Slick Owens was a 72-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Clinton, South Carolina in 1933. He was educated at Spartanburg High School and was employed as a mechanic and parts manager for several race car drivers and teams, including Holman-Moody, Darrell Waltrip, and Cale Yarborough.
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Abstract
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In this second of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens continues to discuss his career as a mechanic and parts distributor in stock car racing from the 1960s into the 1990s. Mr. Owens describes the operations of the Holman-Moody racing team. His main duty was to oversee the selling of racing parts to other teams. Mr. Owens recalls the vast expanse of Holman-Moody's involvement in motorsports, as well as the relationship between team owners John Holman and Ralph Moody. Following his ten-year career with Holman-Moody, Mr. Owens held similar roles with Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough as a parts salesperson. Other topics discussed include the drivers who raced with Holman-Moody, the opening of Mr. Owens' own parts business, and the increasing costs of running a race team.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Marantz PMD670 digital recorder.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Automobile mechanics
Middle managers
Sales personnel
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Subjects--Names
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
Yarborough, Cale, 1939-
Waltrip, Darrell, 1947-
Holman, John, 1918-1975
Moody, Ralph, 1917-2004
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Subjects--Organizations
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NASCAR (Association)
Holman-Moody (Firm)
Ford Motor Company
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Subjects--Topics
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Motorsports
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Pit crews
Automobile mechanics
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Automobile racing drivers
Automobiles, Racing--Motors
Automobiles--Parts
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
Tennessee--Franklin
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1960-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Motorsports
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Related Materials Note
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A1890); Everett "Cotton" Owens oral history interview, 2007 November 19, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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OH-OW0576