Sports History Initiative
Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10605/90672
The Southwest Collection/Special Collection Library’s Sports History Initiative aims to collect,
preserve, and make available athletic history. Oral histories are an important component in the
archives efforts to document sports. The individuals interviewed as part of this series provide
information on the role athletics plays on and off the fields.
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Browsing Sports History Initiative by Subject "Drag racing."
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Item Andy Mears oral history interview 2019-02-05(2019-02-05)This interview features Andy Mears as he discusses drag racing. In this interview, Mears describes his passion for drag racing and delves into details about his car dealership business.Item Dennis Barnard oral history interview 2017-07-18(2017-07-18)This interview features Dennis Barnard as he discusses drag racing in Lubbock and the West Texas area. Barnard describes how he got interested in racing, how he initially came to Lubbock, and the Lubbock Dragway.Item Dennis Glass oral history interview 2018-09-07(2018-09-07)This interview features Dennis Glass as he discusses his past in drag racing and working with cars. In this interview, Glass describes his start to drag racing, starting his own business, and being a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Item Herb Edwards oral history interview 2017-06-13(2017-06-13)This interview features Herb Edwards a former drag racer. In this interview Edwards discusses his career in the mechanical engineering field, and his hobby of drag racing. Edwards describes some of his mechanical projects as well as meeting some of the professional drag racers.Item Jackie Mize oral history interview 2018-09-15(2018-09-15)This interview features Jackie Mize as he discusses Drag racing. In this interview, Mize describes how he got involved with drag racing and building up his motor shop.Item James Gipson oral history interview 2017-08-24(2017-08-24)This interview features James Gipson as he discusses his interest in motorsports. In this interview, Gipson describes his involvement with drag racing, the people he met through racing, and the Amarillo Motorsports Hall of Fame.Item Jim McGinnis oral history interview 2017-06-29(2017-06-29)This interview features Jim McGinnis a drag racer located in Amarillo, Texas. In this interview, McGinnis discusses his interest in drag racing, participating in the nationals, and how he made his way to Amarillo.Item Jim McGinnis oral history interview 2017-07-13(2017-07-13)This interview features Jim McGinnis, a former drag racer as he discusses his drag racing days. McGinnis describes his interest in the competitive sport and his cars that he built to compete with.Item Lyndel Warren oral history interview 2018-09-06(2018-09-06)This interview features Lyndel Warren as he discusses drag racing and building cars. Warren reminisces about going to races, his cars, and his drag racing friends. At the end, he describes some new amendments to automobile laws that he is against.Item Marvin Clarke oral history interview 2017-08-31(2017-08-31)This interview features Marvin Clarke as he discusses his interest in drag racing. In the interview, Clarke describes the cars he built and modified for drag racing.Item Marvin Clarke oral history interview 2017-09-21(2017-09-21)This interview features Marvin Clarke as he discusses his involvement in drag racing. In this interview, Clarke describes the drag racing events that he has attended over the years, the people that he’s met, and working with cars.