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Photos by Marvin T. Smith

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Marvin T. Smith grew up in Rome, Georgia and attended his first drag race in 1962 at the old Newton County Dragway (later Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway). Without a driver's license, he was limited to very few races until 1967 after which he was an avid spectator in the Atlanta area until he moved to Kentucky in 1971. He returned to Atlanta in 1975 and attended races at the new Atlanta Dragway for many years.

As a professional archaeologist and university professor, he has a natural interest in history, research, and writing. He has authored a couple of minor articles on drag racing history for the now defunct Quarter Milestones magazine. He is a member of the Standard 1320, an internet group of drag racing history buffs. He collects many forms of drag racing memorabilia, including magazines, handouts, hatpins, models, and diecasts.

Articles

See 1964 Atlanta $10,000 Drag Race, Pro Mods at Southern Dragway, Early Sixties Match Race Attraction, Advertising in Georgia Drag Racing, and Gene Cromer: The Invader from South Carolina.

1962


Unknown Fiat

 

1963


Unknown '32 Ford

 

1967


Hubert Platt vs. Harold Dutton
Super Stock


Bobby Wood's
Chevelle SF/X


Bowani Ford Mustang
(Owner and driver unknown)


Lamar Bunky Bobo's
Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car

1968


Bob Callaham Modified Corvette


Dixie Devil Modified Corvette


Ronnie Stewart Modified
Spastic Plastic Corvette


Barnett Brothers
Dodge Super Stock


Unknown (possibly Billy Webb?)
Top Fuel or Top Gas


M. A. Madden's Modified Willys
Driven by Bill Madden


Barnett Brothers
Super Stock Dodge Dart
Driven by Wyman Barnett


Robert Nance vs. Hubert Platt
Driven by James Lake
and Hubert Platt


Kenny Salter


Dyno Don Nicholson's
Mercury Funny Car


Tom Smith's
Hemi Power 'Cuda


Cecil South's
Super Stock Dodge Dart


Larry Lawrence's
Super Stock Chevry Camaro


Buck Pike's
Super Stock Ford Mustang
Driven by Buck Pike
or Donnie Brewer


Tom Payne's
Chevy Camaro
Driven by Randy Payne


Donnie Brewer's
Super Stock Ford Fairlane


Ford Mustang
Owner and driver unknown


Wayne Blackwood's
Stock Ford Shelby Mustang


George Montgomery's
Malco Gasser
AA/GS Mustang


Arnie Beswick's
Pontiac GTO
Funny Car

1969


Don Smith's
Modified Pontiac Firebird

 

1970


Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro
Owner and driver unknown


Tommy Smith's
Dodge Demon Funny Car

1970 or 1971


Buddy Shanklin
1955 Chevy D/A

 

Year Unknown


Harold Dutton
Drag Hag Hemi Barracuda


Steve Hood and Ken Payne's
Sweet 1 1955 Chevy E/G

(see Hood and Payne)


Lamar Walden Willys


Pete Robinson Top Fuel


Bogan Renfroe Modified Willys


Bill Tanner
Hemi Challenger Pro Stock


Dick Brannan Ford Pro Stock


'Dyno' Don Nicholson
Mercury Funny Car


'Dyno' Don Nicholson
Ford Pro Stock


Huston Platt Chevy Funny Car


Bill Tanner Dodge Super Stock


Ronnie Stewart
The Wildebeast Corvette


Robert Nance
Plymouth Factory Experimental


Paul Harvey's
Modified Ford Mustang
Driven here by Hubert Platt


Rich Suski


Randy Payne
Super Stock Mustang


Bunky Bobo's
Hemi Hurricane A/G
(Lamar Bobo)


Phil Bonner's
Daddy Warbucks
injected longnose Mustang


Arnie Beswick's
Pontiac GTO S/XS


Robert Nance's
A/G Anglia


Joe Yarini's
BB/G Willys


Shinholster and Lehman's
1941 Willys
Driven by Tommy Shinholster


Shirl Greer's
Plymouth Barracuda


Houston Brothers'
Modified Anglia
Driven by Buddy Houston


Buck Pike's
Super Stock Ford Mustang


Bogan Renfroe's
injected Ford SOHC
A/G Cat Skinner III