The Orange County Historical Museum and Historic Speedway Group hosted a Stores and Stories event in Hillsborough featuring speakers telling their own personal memories of racing at the Occoneechee Speedway; and what stories they were!

Frank Craig welcomed everyone to the event!
Frank Craig introduced speakers Bill Blair Jr and Gene Hobby to the group!
Bill Blair Jr and Gene Hobby
Up first, Bill Blair Jr kept the crowd entertained with his stories of the Occoneechee Speedway!
Up next, Gene Hobby had some great stories to tell too!
The stories continued outside!
Clyde Mangum and Bill Nichols
Chad Talbert behind the wheel of a 1937 Ford
Joe Crews with the race car once owned by Wendell O. Scott
The Historic Speedway Group has two big events coming up in September-A cruise-in on September 26 and a Racer Reunion Car Show September 27!
Lonnie Holt and Wayne Haynes with s 1963 (and a half) Ford Fastback!
Suzie Weiss and Ray Lamm
All the members of the Historic Speedway group can’t wait to see everyone at their Cruise-In and Car Show Sept 26 and 27!
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