Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19

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Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations for pursuing a racing career and explains his driving techniques. Mr. Jones also talks about the memories of his fellow racers and their relationships with each other, as well as some of the severe accidents that he witnessed. Shirley Jones, Mr. Jones's wife, also shares her memories of being at the track with her husband and watching him race.

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Title: Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
Interviewee: Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Contributor: Jones, Shirley, approximately 1936-
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: 2007-04-19
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:21:02) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (30 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Pee Wee Jones was a 78-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Clemmons, North Carolina. He was born in Clemmons in 1928. He graduated from Clemmons High School and was employed as a race car driver and in auto sales.
Abstract: Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations for pursuing a racing career and explains his driving techniques. Mr. Jones also talks about the memories of his fellow racers and their relationships with each other, as well as some of the severe accidents that he witnessed. Shirley Jones, Mr. Jones's wife, also shares her memories of being at the track with her husband and watching him race.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Stock car drivers
Sales personnel
Subjects--Names: Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
Jones, Shirley, approximately 1936-
Subjects--Organizations: NASCAR (Association)
General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division
Ford Motor Company
Subjects--Topics: Automobiles, Racing
Automobile racing drivers
Farm life
Motorsports
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Automobile mechanics
Automobile racing--accidents
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobile racing drivers' spouses
Subjects--Geographic: Florida--Daytona Beach
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Clemmons
North Carolina--Winston-Salem
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-JO0509

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