Bob Morris – (deceased) – College Park, GA – A long-time racer, known for competing on short tracks in Fords he built himself, he began racing at the age of 16 in his father’s 1937 Ford Fastback No. 31 at a local track in Red Oak, Ga., and won an estimated 200 features, two track championships and a MARC division title.
In 1949, he built his own car, a 1939 Ford Coupe No. 28 with a flathead engine. He raced at Atlanta-area tracks including the Peach Bowl, notching several wins.
In 1953, he joined the U.S. Army. While stationed in North Carolina, he drove race cars there, winning an estimated 50 races at tracks including Champion Speedway, Goldsboro Speedway, Ocean Raceway and Wilson Speedway. He was a member of the Southern Amateur Racing Assn. based in Hapeville, Ga.
In 1955, he joined NASCAR. After his Army days he returned to Georgia, began working as a mechanic. He also raced at won at Rome Speedway and the Peach Bowl.
In 1957 he joined MARC, the forerunner of the ARCA series, and won the Southern Rocket Division Championship in 1958.
In 1965 and 1966, he raced a 1937 Ford Fastback at the Peach Bowl and at Coweta Raceway, where he won the A Sportsman Championship in 1966.
In 1967-68, he drove a Thunderbird made from the front of a 56 T Bird and the rear of a 57 T Bird at Coweta Raceway, scoring 20 feature wins.
He raced a Mustang at Senoia Raceway and Coweta Raceway in 1969, winning numerous features, and in 1970-71 he switched to a 1966 Fairlane and continued his winning ways. He retired in 1972 after a serious accident at Senoia Raceway and died Nov. 17, 1991, from complications of Alzheimer’s.
His son Glenn Morris has carried on the family legacy and currently races in the Late Model division at Senoia Raceway.