Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont has an extensive and legendary tradition of automobile racing. Soon after 1904, when the first car was registered in Charlotte, autos became a part of everyday life. Car racing was just around the bend: an open-road race was run through Charlotte as early as 1908. Many drivers themselves have hailed from the area, and some are said to have received early training by running moonshine and outrunning authorities. Probably the best-known aspect of Carolina racing is the Queen CityÃs involvement since 1949 with NASCAR, which hosts many of its big names and operations. Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont explores the story behind the various forms of the sport, the kinds of people who have raced, and the reasons why they have done so. Historic photographsómany never before publishedótrace the history of NASCAR and look beyond the professional aspect to include the dragracers, wannabees, kids, and just plain amateurs participating in this cultural phenomenon. The story includes the first formal oval track, constructed entirely of wooden planks and opened in 1925. Other famous Charlotte locations, including professional dirt tracks, drag strips, and even a paved track dedicated to Soap Box Derby, are also revisited. Images of fans, mechanics, and hangers-on round out this singular journey of racing in the Carolinas.
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Historians Marc P. Singer and Ryan L. Sumner have assembled an insightful collection of auto racing photographs, offering readers a chance to experience the creation and popularization of racing from its early days to the present. As the sport continues to grow in importance both locally and throughout the country, this volume celebrates the home of auto racing, Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont.
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Charlottean Osmond Barringer became the first Southerner to own a car when he took possession of a pair of steam-driven Locomobiles shipped by boxcar from Bridgeport, Connecticut in October 1900. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Charlottean Osmond Barringer became the first Southerner to own a car when he took possession of a pair of steam-driven Locomobiles shipped by boxcar from Bridgeport, Connecticut in October 1900. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mecklenburg County, Charlotte Observer, Rohinson-Spangler Carolina Room, North Carolina, Grand National, Winston Cup, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte Speedway, Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Collection of Ryan Sumner, Richard Petty, South Carolina, Cannon Memorial Library, Dale Earnhardt, History Room, Kannapolis Branch, Curtis Turner, World War, Buck Baker, Carolina Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett, Tim Flock, Buddy Baker New!
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- South Carolina (From Sea to Shining Sea, Second) by Myra Weatherly on page 66
- Dale Earnhardt by Jonathan Ingram on page 46
- South Carolina (His The new enchantment of America) by John Allan Carpenter on page 109
- South Carolina (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 43
- West Virginia (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 99
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