Living Legend Paul Goldsmith An appreciation video for Rhonda Glasnak and the staff of Racing’s North Turn Restaurant & Museum, as well as Buz McKim and his weekly “Legends of Racing” podcast pit crew, for their hospitality and hosting of a very special occasion in Daytona: the beachfront reunion of Paul Goldsmith and the “Roarin’ … Continue reading A DAYTONA DAZE

A visit back to Daytona for Paul Goldsmith to meet the "Roarin' Relic," a 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 that is widely-believed to be the oldest remaining NASCAR racer, 62-years after he raced her for the final time back in 1958. Two days later that weekend, Goldsmith won the final Grand National Beach-Road course race. Goldsmith … Continue reading A Day With a Legend

OF A RIDE WITH BUCK BAKER All I can say is, any red-blooded American boy with a lust for the adventurous life would have done it. It’s these sportswriters with tomato soup drippling thru their veins that don’t care for it. I refer to a 90-miles-per-hour whirlwind around the Fairgrounds track in a rattling stock … Continue reading The Sandy Grady column of Saturday, July 15, 1950: A ride with Buck Baker