Georgia Tech's Racing Roots, Part 2: The Need for Speed

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Doug Goodwin

Georgia Institute of Technology
Client Manager | Institute Communications
404-385-4140
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As cars became an American obsession and racing grew popular, Tech students, alumni, and faculty made their mark on the sport.

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In the decades following World War II, as cars became an American obsession and racing grew ever more popular, countless Tech students, alumni, and faculty continued to gravitate to all things automotive.

Drivers, builders, designers, engineers, executives, and even academics with ties to Georgia Tech made their mark on the worlds of stock car and drag racing.

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Georgia Tech's Racing Roots, Part 2: The Need for Speed

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Institute Communications, School of Aerospace Engineering, School of Architecture, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Industrial Design, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE), Scheller College of Business, School of Mechanical Engineering

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Institute and Campus
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Campus and Community, Society and Culture
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NASCAR, Drag racing, stock car racing
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  • Created By: Jennifer Tomasino
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 20, 2017 - 10:47am
  • Last Updated: Oct 20, 2017 - 10:55am