The Dan Pierce NASCAR Oral History Collection
OH-NASCAR
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Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- The Dan Pierce NASCAR Oral History Collection
- ID
- OH-NASCAR
- Date [inclusive]
- 1998-2005
- Extent
- 0.45 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Audio cassettes of interviews, and archive of these on CD. Further archive copy has been stored as .wav file the Special Collections server
- Location
- Located in Special Collections row 3, section 1
- Language
- English
- Related Materials
- Pierce, Daniel S. Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
Preferred Citation
[Title of Interview], The Dan Pierce NASCAR Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Scope and Contents
Six oral histories of notable persons from NASCAR, collected by Dr. Pierce as research for his book, Real NASCAR, White Lightning, Red Clay and Big Bill France. The interviews concentrate on the history of the sport and the interviewees role in that history.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Creator
Daniel Pierce, PhD., Professor of History, UNC Asheville
Processing Information
Originally processed by unidentified Special Collections staff. Archive copy of interviews and new finding aid by Colin Reeve, July 2016
Collection Inventory
J. B. DayFormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Interview DateJuly 25, 2005 BiographyBorn in Pickens County on January 25, 1934, James Bolt "J. B." Day opened the Riverbend Old Stockcar Racing Museum near the Greenville-Pickens Speedway, South Carolina. His collection began with restoring replicas of cars that played a role in the evolution of NASCAR. In 2002, J. B. Day was invited to display two replicas from the collection at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talledega, Alabama. One of these replicas is the 1937 Ford that Fonty Flock drove when he won the championship at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in 1959. Before he died in 1998, Flock asked Day to lead his funeral procession to his grave, behind the wheel of the replica. Day passed away on May 5, 2014, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Post Interview NoteMr. Day stated that comments regarding any individual still being involved in the moonshine business were unfounded and should be ignored. Additional Materials |
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Ned JarrettInterview DateSeptember 14, 1998 FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text BiographyNed Jarrett was born in Catawba County, North Carolina in 1932 and is a two time NASCAR Grand Series Champion, winning the championship in 1961 and 1965. His first race, in 1953, was in the first race held at Hickory Speedway. He retired from racing at the end of the 1966 season. Additional Materials |
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Junior JohnsonInterview DateOctober 17, 2005 BiographyJunior Johnson (Robert Glen Johnson, Jr.) was born June 28, 1931 in rural North Carolina. He started racing in 1955, and was one of the early stars of NASCAR, using driving skills he developed running moonshine. Although he spent 11 month in prison for operating his father's illegal still, (President Ronald Reagan pardoned the conviction in 1986) he was never caught running moonshine. Johnson retired from racing in 1966, having won 50 Grand National races, the most by someone never to have won the championship, and became a team owner. FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text Additional Materials |
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Richard PettyInterview DateSeptember 23, 1998 FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text BiographyRichard Lee Petty, born July 2,1937, in Level Cross, NC, He started racing in NASCAR in 1958 and became the most successful driver in the history of the sport, winning seven championships, and 200 races. He retired in 1992, having competed in 1184 NASCAR events. Petty is part of a racing dynasty, his father Lee Petty was a three time champion, and winner of the inaugural Daytona 500, and his son Kyle, and grandson Adam, both raced in NASCAR. Additional Materials |
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Gordon PirkleInterview DateNovember 8, 2005 FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text BiographyBorn in 1936, Gordon Pirkle owns the Dawsonville Pool Room in Dawsonville, Georgia, which contains NASCAR memorabilia, especially that relating to the driver Bill Elliot. Additional Materials |
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H A "Humpy" WheelerInterview DateJuly 27, 2005 FormatAudio cassette tape ; copy CD ; text BiographyH. A. "Humpy" Wheeler is the former President and General Manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte NC. Previously he worked for the racing division of Firestone tires. He retired in May 2008. Additional Materials |
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