History Archive
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![For the fourth straight year, former racers and fans of the famed Lakewood Speedway will join together to remember the track that was known as the “Indianapolis of the South”. […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Lakewood-Speedway-feature-8-5-115x115.jpg "Lakewood Speedway Reunion Set For Saturday At GRHOF")
Lakewood Speedway Reunion Set For Saturday At GRHOF
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsFor the fourth straight year, former racers and fans of the famed Lakewood Speedway will join together to remember the track that was known as the “Indianapolis of the South”. […] -
![Racing historian Mike Bell is working on a book on all the different race tracks in Georgia. One section of the book, he says, will honor all the drivers who […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Swayne-Pritchett-feature-8-5-115x115.jpg "Hall Of Famer Swayne Pritchett Was A NASCAR Pioneer")
Hall Of Famer Swayne Pritchett Was A NASCAR Pioneer
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsRacing historian Mike Bell is working on a book on all the different race tracks in Georgia. One section of the book, he says, will honor all the drivers who […] -
![In the past, many of the drivers we have profiled here on this website were born before World War II. We felt that some of the modern racers defined the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Head-Earnhardt-feature-7-28-115x115.jpg "Mike Head: The Renaissance Racer")
Mike Head: The Renaissance Racer
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsIn the past, many of the drivers we have profiled here on this website were born before World War II. We felt that some of the modern racers defined the […] -
![The votes have been tallied, and the five inductees for 2011 into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame have been chosen. The 2011 inductees are George Elliott of Dawsonville, Mike […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HOF-2011-feature-115x115.jpg "Georgia Racing Hall Of Fame Announces 2011 Inductees")
Georgia Racing Hall Of Fame Announces 2011 Inductees
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe votes have been tallied, and the five inductees for 2011 into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame have been chosen. The 2011 inductees are George Elliott of Dawsonville, Mike […] -
![There have been many special moments over the years at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia. But when the Hall plays host to the fourth annual Lakewood […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lakewood-Speedway-feature-b-7-15-115x115.jpg "Summerour To Be Honored At Lakewood Reunion")
Summerour To Be Honored At Lakewood Reunion
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsThere have been many special moments over the years at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville, Georgia. But when the Hall plays host to the fourth annual Lakewood […] -
![The recent news that Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia would be hosting Wednesday night races for the first time in several years brought back memories of a time when […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Peach-Bowl-1949-feature-7-15-115x115.jpg "Gresham’s Mid-Week Racing A Throwback")
Gresham’s Mid-Week Racing A Throwback
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe recent news that Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia would be hosting Wednesday night races for the first time in several years brought back memories of a time when […] -
![Betty Mosteller, the wife of Georgia Racing Hall of Fame member Jimmy Mosteller, passed away Saturday. Betty was as much a fixture around the race tracks as her husband, and […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Betty-Mosteller-feature-7-9-115x115.jpg "Betty Mosteller Passes Away")
Betty Mosteller Passes Away
Posted on July 9, 2011 | No CommentsBetty Mosteller, the wife of Georgia Racing Hall of Fame member Jimmy Mosteller, passed away Saturday. Betty was as much a fixture around the race tracks as her husband, and […] -
![Before the Swindell brothers and Bobby Davis Jr. left Memphis for the Outlaw Trail; before Rickey Hood invaded Indiana and won his USAC titles; and before the ageless Frank Riddle […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Herman-Wise-feature-7-7-115x115.jpg "Herman Wise – Deep South Sprinter")
Herman Wise – Deep South Sprinter
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsBefore the Swindell brothers and Bobby Davis Jr. left Memphis for the Outlaw Trail; before Rickey Hood invaded Indiana and won his USAC titles; and before the ageless Frank Riddle […] -
![In racing today, after interviewing the winning driver, they go to the crew chief for insight on how the car worked. That crew chief spouts off a few names of […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jimmy-Summerour-feature-6-30-115x115.jpg "Jimmy Summerour-The Man Behind the Scenes")
Jimmy Summerour-The Man Behind the Scenes
Posted on July 1, 2011 | No CommentsIn racing today, after interviewing the winning driver, they go to the crew chief for insight on how the car worked. That crew chief spouts off a few names of […] -
![Former drag racer and NASCAR car builder Jimmy Summerour, of Auburn, Georgia, passed away early Friday morning, June 24. He was 77 years of age. Born in 1934 in Atlanta, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jimmy-Summerour-feature-6-24-115x115.jpg "Racing Legend Jimmy Summerour Passes Away")
Racing Legend Jimmy Summerour Passes Away
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsFormer drag racer and NASCAR car builder Jimmy Summerour, of Auburn, Georgia, passed away early Friday morning, June 24. He was 77 years of age. Born in 1934 in Atlanta, […]
