The Master - Bud Carson
Bud Carson manning the grader on the 1/4 mile track at Oklahoma City in the 60's. Many people know Bud as the Oklahoma City promoter, but did you know Bud was a great racing announcer and also promoted the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds drag strip.

OKC FACT: That's right, there used to be a drag strip on the south side of the fairgrounds until cars got too fast for the shut down area.  Larry Wilson, former drag racer, modified & super driver as well as father of local racer Donnie Wilson can tell you about that, Larry was driving a rail and went out the end of the shut down area and finally stopped inside of a horse barn. Sustaining some injuries.

OKC FACT: Mar-Car, Inc. fielded an old coupe at the drags.

The Brothers Carson
At the left is a young Shane Carson and on the right is the driver/owner Scott "Crash" Carson, Shane's older brother. The car is the former  Duce car which was built by Jelly, owned by Aaron Madden and driven by Harold Leep.  This was taken at the Devil's Bowl NCRA 1973.

Tulsa Time!
Shane Carson at Tulsa with his 6 cylinder modified in 1974.  This was the former Greg Lee owned Tijuana Taxi super modified driven by many Texas drivers, most notably was Johnny Suggs.

The Brothers get busy!
The Carson boys in sprint cars go at it at Oskalossa Iowa in 1978, Scott is running the high grove Shane takes the  low grove.

Florida 1980
Volusia County Raceway, right outside of Daytona, the 1/2 mile track was sand
but they dumped crude oil on the track, was very tacky but turned everything
black.....uniforms, gloves, etc.  I think the EPA shut it down, now that
track is paved and they built a Georgia red clay 3/8 mile track on the same
grounds.

4x
Shane in Speedy Bill's 4x Speedway Motors car at Knoxville.
Photographer unknown.

12x
Shane tours the Knoxville 1/2 mile in the 12x Beaver Tool car..
Photographer unknown.