William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18

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Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second World War, Mr. Norman began his career racing at Bowman Gray Stadium. He describes the different race tracks he visited during his career and explains which ones he liked best. Mr. Norman also discusses some of the worst accidents in which he was involved. Away from the track, Mr. Norman enjoyed partying with other drivers and shares some memories of those events. Other topics include Mr. Norman's approach to driving and his relationship with the mechanics on his team.

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Title: William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18
Interviewee: Norman, Whitey, 1926-
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2007-09-18
Physical Description: 1 audio file (2:28:55) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: William "Whitey" Norman was an 81-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina in 1926. He was employed as a race car driver and used car salesman.
Abstract: Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second World War, Mr. Norman began his career racing at Bowman Gray Stadium. He describes the different race tracks he visited during his career and explains which ones he liked best. Mr. Norman also discusses some of the worst accidents in which he was involved. Away from the track, Mr. Norman enjoyed partying with other drivers and shares some memories of those events. Other topics include Mr. Norman's approach to driving and his relationship with the mechanics on his team.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Stock car drivers
Sales personnel
Subjects--Names: Norman, Whitey, 1926-
Subjects--Organizations: NASCAR (Association)
Subjects--Events: World War (1939-1945)
Subjects--Topics: Motorsports
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Automobile racing--accidents
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobile mechanics
Automobile racing drivers
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Parties
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Winston-Salem
North Carolina--Yadkin County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2010
Digital Collection Title: Motorsports
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-NO0516

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