University of North Carolina at Asheville
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| Title | Daniel Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
| Creator | Interviewer: Daniel Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
| Alt. Creator | Dan Pierce, PhD, History Department Chair UNCA, Associate Professor |
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Subject LCSH: |
Pierce, Dan NASCAR (Association) -- History Stock car racing -- United States -- History |
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Subject Keyword: |
NASCAR ; Western North Carolina; Dawsonville Pool Room |
| Description | Gordon Pirkle describes his love of stock car auto racing and his involvement with NASCAR, owning Dawsonville Pool Room in Dawsonville, Georgia.. |
| Publisher | D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804 |
| Contributor | Electronic Record Issued: 2008--12-19 |
| Date | Sound ; Text |
| Type | Collection is made up of 5 Oral Histories collected by Dr. Piece. |
| Format | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/NASCAR/default_nascar.html |
| Identifier | Nascar Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville |
| Source | OH NASCAR Pirkle |
| Language | English |
| Relation | The six Oral Histories in this
collection: J. B. Day Ned Jarrett Junior Johnson Richard Petty Gordon Pirkle H.A. Wheeler |
| Coverage | 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 authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Rights | Donor number: 345 ; Date of acquisition: May 2008 |
| Acquisition | Special Collections staff |
| Interview Dates | 2005-11-18 |
| Interview Location | Unknown |
| Biography | Gordon Pirkle owned Dawsonville Pool Room in Dawsonville, Georgia. The Pool Room was a well-known location to view NASCAR races as the event began in the Southeastern United States. |
| List of Names |
Dan Pierce Richard Petty J. B. Day Gordon Pirkle Junior Johnson H.A. Wheele |
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