COLUMBIA S.C. (WACH) — As NASCAR heads to Talladega on FOX this week, racing’s roots in the Carolinas are still being felt far beyond the roar of the engines, in family shops, on dirt tracks and across generations who treat the sport as a way of life.
Veteran motorsports reporter Bob Dillner said racing’s origins in the region trace back decades.
“Racing, I believe, was born in the south in states like North Carolina and South Carolina,” Dillner said. “And it goes back to the old moonshiner days, when people had to run away from cops. Then they took that business, if you will, and brought their passion and how to go fast; and people like Bill France Senior discovered ways to unify everything through a sanctioning body in NASCAR and other people followed suit.”…