• 1944 – At the age of 17, signed a pro baseball contract with the Atlanta Crackers and signed a pro bowling contract
  • 1950 – First stockcar race at the Peach Bowl Speedway
  • 1950 – Daytona Speedway – Set qualifying record at 116 mph in a ’32 Ford
  • 1944 – Defeated Red Byron at Warner Robbins, won the Southeastern Championship at Warner Robbins Speedway, running the last 29 laps on three wheels
  • Track Champion at Rome Speedway
  • Ran last race at Lakewood Speedway
  • 2000 – Raced for more than 50 years with his career spanning across seven decades