“And it’s not just attention seekers, like [Ken] Kesey, who throw open the doors to the man in the white suit. [In 1965 Tom] Wolfe writes a piece on the origins of this new sport called stock-car racing and its greatest legend, Junior Johnson. Junior Johnson doesn’t talk to reporters. He’s famously reticent: no one […]
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How did Tom Wolfe get into Junior Johnson’s backyard?
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged esquire magazine, junior johnson, michael lewis, nascar, new york public library, tom wolfe, vanity fair magazine on October 13, 2015 | Leave a Comment »