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Title: Everett "Cotton" Owens oral history interview, 2007 November 19
Creator: Owens, Cotton, 1924-2012
Date Created: 2007-11-19
Subjects--Topical: Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing--accidents, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
Description: Everett "Cotton" Owens recalls his thirty-year career as a stock car racing driver, team owner, and mechanic. Mr. Owens got his start in racing during the 1940s by working on cars with friends and family members. He began driving with more regular...

Title: Howard DeHart oral history interview, 2008 March 20
Creator: DeHart, Howard
Date Created: 2008-03-20
Subjects--Topical: Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Pit crew chiefs, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
Description: Howard DeHart reflects on his life, the early days of NASCAR, and his career with the Holman Moody racing shop in Charlotte. Growing up on his family's farm in rural Virginia during the Great Depression, Mr. DeHart explains how his interest in mec...

Title: Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
Creator: Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
Date Created: 2007-04-19
Subjects--Topical: Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Motorsports, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers' spouses
Description: Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations f...

Title: Sybil Lynne Scott oral history interview, 2007 November 24
Creator: Scott, Sybil Lynne
Date Created: 2007-11-24
Subjects--Topical: Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), African American automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing drivers, Racism in sports, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
Description: Sybil Scott discusses the 30-year stock car racing career of her father, Wendell Scott. Mr. Scott is, to date, the only African American driver to win at NASCAR's highest level. Ms. Scott recalls how she and her siblings helped their father during...

Title: William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18
Creator: Norman, Whitey, 1926-
Date Created: 2007-09-18
Subjects--Topical: Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Parties
Description: Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second Wor...