314 The Rise of NASCAR
History | Registration opens 8/4/26 9:00 AM EDT
This class offers an overview of Southern stock car racing, based on my book NASCAR’s Wild Years. It explores the people, teams, and developments that helped shape the sport.
Alex Gabbard
Alex Gabbard went off to college to study mechanical engineering but was drafted into the Vietnam conflict. After returning to college, he studied atomic physics and had a career doing research in civilian applications of energy at ORNL. He is now retired and enjoys restoring old cars and writing books. He has written many books about his interests in history and cars. He has published 37 books.