1960 Nascar Grand National Champion Rex White

BACK IN THE DAY As a long time fan and participate of Nascar's top series, I have to wonder what all of the Old School NASCAR fans are thinking about the many changes that they and I have seen over the years. Big Bill France, Sr and Bill, Jr were instrumental in seeing that NASCAR survived and prospered. When I think about being on pit road at Atlanta International Raceway in the '60s, I'm blown away by all of the changes that have taken place in NASCAR. I was introduced to the NASCAR scene in 1961 by my dear friend Rex White, who at the time was the current NASCAR Grand National Champion. Rex didn't have a motor-home, it was a pick-up truck, and he would sleep in it! He would sneak me into the garage area in the back of that pick-up truck...

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