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Dick May oral history interview, 2008 January 15
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Creator
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May, Dick, 1930-2009
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Date Created
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2008-01-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Farm life, Military service, Voluntary, Automobile racing drivers
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Description
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Dick May recounts his thirty-year career as a race car driver, competing in NASCAR and locally in New York State. Mr. May discusses growing up on a farm, his military service in the late 1940s, and how early incidences of speeding contributed to h...
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Dink Widenhouse oral history interview, 2007 January 25
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Creator
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Widenhouse, Dink, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock car racing--Accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Distilling, Illicit
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Stock car driver and Concord, North Carolina native David "Dink" Widenhouse discusses his racing career from the late 1940s-1960s and his experiences with members of the racing community. Mr. Widenhouse describes how he began racing at the age of ...
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Harold Smith oral history interview 2, 2008 March 19
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Creator
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Smith, Harold, 1932-
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Date Created
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2008-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Drag racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors--Modification, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing--Accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Maintenance and repair, Automobile racing--Employees, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
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In this second interview, modified stock car mechanic, pit crew member, and motorsports enthusiast Harold Smith reflects on his experiences in the racing community from the 1950s through the time of interview. Mr. Smith describes how he began work...
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Marion Johnson oral history interview, 2009 February 25
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Creator
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Johnson, Marion Thomas
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Date Created
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2009-02-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing drivers, Flags
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Description
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Marion Johnson discusses his career as a flagman for stock car races, spanning the 1950s to the 1990s. He began his career working at dirt tracks throughout the state of North Carolina. Mr. Johnson also served as a flagman for NASCAR races, includ...
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Mike Sykes oral history interview, 2007 October 16
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Creator
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Sykes, Mike, 1952-
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Date Created
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2007-10-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing--Safety measures, Automobile racing--Societies, etc.
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Description
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Mike Sykes discusses his experiences working as a NASCAR safety inspector during the 1970s. Mr. Sykes attended many races growing up with his father, who worked with several of the independent racers. Taking after his father, Wade Sykes, who had a...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 1, 2007 June 6
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-06-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Automobile racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Pit crews, Success
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his driving career in stock car racing during the 1940s through 1960s. He talks about his experiences growing up on a farm in Catawba County in North Carolina. Mr. Jarrett explains that he learn...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 2, 2007 July 5
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-07-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Sportscasters, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
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Description
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In this second of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his career in NASCAR as a driver and broadcaster. Mr. Jarrett was very successful as a racer during the 1960s but decided to stop driving after the 1966 season. He discusses his experiences dea...
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Rex White oral history interview, 2008 May 15
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Creator
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White, Rex, 1930-
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Date Created
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2008-05-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Chassis, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Sports--Corrupt practices, Automobile racing--Psychological aspects
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Description
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In this interview, Rex White recounts his early life and his career as a stock car driver from the 1950s to 1965. He begins by describing his life growing up in rural Taylorsville, North Carolina, including experience working on his father's Ford ...