Ervin Brooks oral history interview, 2007 November 24

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Ervin Brooks recounts the experiences of his father Earl's thirty-year career as a stock car driver. Earl developed a close friendship with fellow driver Wendell Scott racing on the short tracks of Virginia. Ervin describes his father's skill as a driver and mechanic, explaining how he approached racing in NASCAR and which tracks he liked best. Other topics include the struggles of women and minorities in auto racing and interdependence between drivers and their families to help them succeed.

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Title: Ervin Brooks oral history interview, 2007 November 24
Interviewee: Brooks, Ervin L., 1956-
Interviewer: Wright, Christina
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2007-11-24
Physical Description: 1 audio file (2:31:20) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Ervin Brooks was a 50-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Evington, Virginia. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1956. He was educated at high school in Lynchburg and was employed as an assembly technician.
Abstract: Ervin Brooks recounts the experiences of his father Earl's thirty-year career as a stock car driver. Earl developed a close friendship with fellow driver Wendell Scott racing on the short tracks of Virginia. Ervin describes his father's skill as a driver and mechanic, explaining how he approached racing in NASCAR and which tracks he liked best. Other topics include the struggles of women and minorities in auto racing and interdependence between drivers and their families to help them succeed.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on two minidiscs and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Industrial technicians
Subjects--Names: Brooks, Ervin L., 1956-
Brooks, Earl, 1929-2010
France, Bill, 1909-1992
Scott, Wendell, 1921-1990
Subjects--Organizations: NASCAR (Association)
Subjects--Topics: Motorsports
Stock car racing
Stock cars (Automobiles)
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
Automobile mechanics
Automobile racing drivers
Women automobile racing drivers
African American automobile racing drivers
Subjects--Geographic: Virginia--Lynchburg
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1930-2010
Digital Collection Title: Motorsports
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-BR0520

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