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Hank Thomas oral history interview, 2009 April 30
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Creator
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Thomas, Hank, 1936-
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Date Created
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2009-04-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents
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Description
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Hank Thomas discusses his career in auto racing, which has spanned over fifty years. Mr. Thomas grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began driving race cars at the age of twenty in 1956. He primarily raced stock cars and modifieds, travel...
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Rex White oral history interview, 2008 May 15
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Creator
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White, Rex, 1930-
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Date Created
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2008-05-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Chassis, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Sports--Corrupt practices, Automobile racing--Psychological aspects
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Description
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In this interview, Rex White recounts his early life and his career as a stock car driver from the 1950s to 1965. He begins by describing his life growing up in rural Taylorsville, North Carolina, including experience working on his father's Ford ...