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Raymond Parks - The Godfather of Southern Auto Racing
6/5/24 By Cody Dinsmore *Editors Note - Portions of this article were originally printed in the June 9th, 2021 edition of the Dawson County News* Raymond Dawson Parks - not a name everyone knows, but it's a name every racing fan should know. Raymond's life story is one that would make a heck of a screenplay. He was a self made millionaire during the Great Depression, coming from dirt poor beginnings.
This Week in Racing History: True North Georgia fighting spirit on the Fourth of July
This Week in Racing History: True North Georgia fighting spirit on the Fourth of July On July 4th, racing fans were treated to a popular victory via Chase Elliott at Wisconsin's 4 mile Road America course. You've got to appreciate a popular driver claiming a dominating victory on America's birthday. It was also only the second time that the NASCAR Cup Series has raced there. The first, since 1956 when another Georgia driver, Tim Flock, took the win, driving a Mercury.
This Week in Racing History: Getting to the track is a journey in itself
A saying I've heard for years is that the trip getting to and from the track is sometimes more exciting than the race itself. This past week I went to Charlotte to pick up a racecar for the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Dawsonville racing legend Gober Sosebee On my way up, I blew not one, but two tires on the trailer, and both were within about 10 miles apart. It was so unbelievable that it was almost humorous.
This Week in Racing History: Remembering the ‘Godfather’ of Southern Auto Racing, Raymond Parks
Raymond Dawson Parks - not a name everyone knows, but one every racing fan should. Raymond's story was something of a screenplay. He was a self-made millionaire during the Great Depression. He owned dozens of different businesses through the years and even sponsored a local Atlanta baseball team at one point, but most importantly, a true gentleman. Most folks, however, remember Parks for his contributions to stock car racing. And his story starts in Dawsonville.
This Week in Racing History: Road Course Racing and Dawsonville Racers aren't a New Thing
Especially after this past Sunday when he earned the inaugural victory at the Circuit of the Americas course in Austin, Texas. Out of his 12 career NASCAR Cup victories so far, half have come on courses that offer both left AND right turns. In addition, he has won 5 out of the last 6 times that NASCAR has raced on a road course, dating back to his first Cup victory in 2018. But how did Elliott suddenly become NASCAR's informal 'Road Course King'?
This Week in Racing History: Darlington, we were there from the very beginning
Darlington Raceway, a unique egg-shaped mile and a half asphalt track, just north of Florence, South Carolina. As we have discussed previously, Dawsonville unsurprisingly has many ties and connections with this track too; ranging from the very first race held there in 1950, to a $1 million victory in 1985, right up to this past weekend where two Dawsonville drivers competed. Darlington Raceway has always been a fan favorite due to its history and uniqueness.
This Week in Racing History: Dawsonville and Talladega, where the good ol’ boys go fast
Talladega, Alabama — the largest track on the NASCAR schedule and the site of the most recent Cup Series race this past weekend. There is quite a lot in common that Talladega and Dawsonville share, and it's not just that they're both small towns in the south. Several Dawsonville natives have tried to tame the track, but the first to come to mind is none other than Awesome Bill from Dawsonville. Talladega was the track that helped Bill Elliott truly become "Awesome".
This Week in Racing History: Dirt Tracks and Dawsonville, It’s in the DNA
This Week in Racing History: Dirt Tracks and Dawsonville, It’s in the DNA Last week, the NASCAR community got to see something for the first time in over 50 years of racing — a cup series race on dirt. While the race offered positive but mixed reviews from fans and competitors, it was definitely reminiscent of a bygone era.
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