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Bill Blair Jr. recalls the stock car racing career of his father during the late 1940s and 1950s. He describes Bill Sr.'s experiences growing up on a farm with his brothers near High Point, North Carolina. Bill Sr. dabbled in moonshine running and managed the Tri-City Speedway in High Point for several years. Bill Jr. explains how his father supported Bill France with the creation of NASCAR and how Bill Sr. approached driving. Other topics discussed include the first Strictly Stock race in Charlotte, North Carolina and the technological and safety changes in stock car racing.

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Title
Bill Blair Jr. oral history interview, 2007 October 11
Creator
Blair, Bill, Jr., 1938- interviewee
Contributor
Wright, Christina, interviewer
Date (Text)
2007-10-11
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (2:33:40) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Bill Blair Jr. was a 69-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Thomasville, North Carolina. He was born in Guilford County, North Carolina in 1938. He was educated at AIB College of Business and was employed as a truck driver.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1891
System Control No.
OH-BL0522
Subject (Person)
Blair, Bill, 1911-1995
Blair, Bill, Jr., 1938-
France, Bill, 1909-1992
Subject (Corporate)
NASCAR (Association)
Subject (Topic)
Motorsports
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Automobile mechanics
Distilling, illicit
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--High Point
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
Truck drivers
Subject (Date)
1910-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Motorsports
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on three minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2017-10-27

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