Bill is from High Point, North Carolina and grew up working on race cars with his father. Bill Blair Sr, ran moonshine in the 1930’s and raced in the first NASCAR Strictly Stock races in 1949. In 1953, Blair drove his Oldsmobile from High Point, NC to Daytona, won the Daytona Beach race, and drove the Olds back home to North Carolina! Bill Blair Jr would later go on to help Jim Paschal and begin drag racing himself. He was inducted into the Muscle Car Hall of Fame, the Wall of the Fame at Farmington Dragway in 2019 and is a Board Member of the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame. A master engine builder, Blair Jr. also owned Bill Blair Automotive and built many powerhouses for winning NASCAR teams. Blair Jr. appeared on Lost Speedways in 2021 with his father’s 1953 Daytona-race winning Oldsmobile and uniform to recount his childhood experiences watching the beach events.
Watch the replay of Bill Blair on Racing Routes with Hamm from February 28, 2022 to see and hear Bill Blair Jr tell us his stories, his path and his Racing Routes.
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