Friends, fans and racing aficionados gathered in Austell, Georgia for the 23rd annual Peach Bowl Speedway reunion. Photos by Mike Terrell
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 2/3/12
For the 23rd straight year, former drivers, officials, fans and racing aficionados gathered together to remember and reminisce about one of the most important and historic tracks in Georgia racing history.
The annual Peach Bowl Reunion was held on Sunday, Jan. 29 at the American Legion Post 216 in Austell Georgia, some 41 years after the final race at the legendary quarter-mile track was run.
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Posted 03 February 2012
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Huston Platt's famed Dixie Twister funny car sits in a place of honor in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia. Photo courtesy GRHOF
By Angela Williamson
Posted in Feature Stories 1/27/12
The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia has seen its share of “hero” cars. And the newest addition to the list is currently on exhibit at the GRHOF.
The “Dixie Twister”, and its driver, Huston Platt, went through many years of pain and suffering before it was finally realized that they too, deserve a spot in the hero arena.
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Posted 27 January 2012
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The Flock Brothers, Bob (left), Tim (center) and Fonty (right) were terrors and winners on the sandy beach and road course at Daytona. Photo courtesy Frances Flock
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 1/20/12
As we close in on the annual running of the Daytona 500, thoughts go back to at time prior to the building of the great speedway, when drivers did battle on the hard packed sands of Daytona Beach to prove who was the best.
Many drivers from Georgia made the trek south each winter to compete on the beach, but few saw the success as the three fabulous Flock brothers, Bob, Fonty and Tim.
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Posted 20 January 2012
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Lloyd Seay is considered by many to be the greatest natural talent in a stock car. Photo courtesy GRHOF
By Cody Dinsmore-Guest Contributor
Posted in Columns 1/13/11
The short but daring career of Lloyd Seay began somewhere around the summer of 1934 in the hills of Dawsonville, GA.
When he was as young as 13 years old, he was driving some sort of jalopy to haul a small load of Dawsonville’s finest moonshine out of the woods and down to Atlanta.
He most likely at the time worked for the legendary Raymond Parks, his older and successful cousin.
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Posted 13 January 2012
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A familiar sight for Senoia, Georgia's Bubba Pollard, as he scored 19 victories in 2011. Photo by Justin Poole
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 1/6/12
According to a group of motorsports journalists and racing aficionados recently polled, Bubba Pollard’s stellar Late Model season has been chosen as the top historic event in Georgia Racing History for 2011.
The Senoia, Georgia speedster went on an absolute rampage in 2011, scoring 19 victories in 43 starts, along with two series titles, the Gulf Coast Championship and the 2011 Viper Series Championship. In doing so, he pushed his all time Late Model win total to 55.
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Posted 06 January 2012
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Georgia's Charles Barrett piloted this #09 Torino for George Elliott in 1973. Photo courtesy the Barrett Family
By Mike Bell
Posted in Feature Stories 12/23/11
When Chris Rutledge and I went up to Cleveland, Georgia to interview Charlie Barrett, we felt it best to talk to him at his used car lot. That is where he always is and I knew he would feel comfortable there. The used car business has been his life since 1965.
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Posted 23 December 2011
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A familiar spot for North Georgia native Bobby Whitmire in the mid 1950s - victory lane at a Georgia short track. Photo courtesy the Bobby Whitmire collection
By Mike Bell
Posted in Feature Stories 12/2/11
For years, Hugh Blackstock has told me about getting with Bobby Whitmire and Charles Probst. Not thinking that I am getting any older, I figured these guys would be around for years to come.
Then Charles died in a car accident near Gainesville, Georgia. That made me realize that I’m getting too old and Bobby and Charles were way ahead of me.
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Posted 02 December 2011
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It took Ronnie Sanders 22 years to win the World Crown 300. Photo by Robert Turner
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 11/11/11
For Ronnie Sanders, it was the one major event that had eluded him.
He had lost the World Crown 300 at Peach State Speedway (now Gresham Motorsports Park) in Jefferson, Georgia, in just about every way you could imagine.
From cut tires to engine woes to getting caught up in other people’s problems, the Georgia speedster had seen strong runs at the crown fall apart time and time again, dating all the way back to the first running of the event in 1983.
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Posted 11 November 2011
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A look at an untorn ticket from the inaugural World Crown 300 on Nov. 27, 1983 at Georgia International Speedway (now Gresham Motorsports Park) in Jefferson, Georgia. Photo courtesy George Seagraves
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 11/3/11
It came about as an idea for the ultimate short track event.
All Pro Series head man Bob Harmon had been looking for a late season event to pit the best short track racers from the south against the hottest hot shoes from the north. Teaming with former ASA official Rob Joyce, who had just taken over the position of promoter and general manager of Georgia International Speedway (now known as Gresham Motorsports Park) in Jefferson, Georgia, it appeared they had found just the right formula.
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Posted 04 November 2011
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The 2011 Class of Inductees into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame were honored at the annual induction banquet and ceremony at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia Friday night. Photo by Justin Poole
By Brandon Reed
Posted in Feature Stories 10/82/11
Friday night was truly a night to remember, as the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame inducted its 2011 class and honored other racing luminaries at the Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia.
Those inducted included George Elliott of Dawsonville, Mike Head of Ellenwood, Harold Kite of College Park, Swayne Pritchett of Baldwin and Ken Ragan of Perry.
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Posted 28 October 2011
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