[Photography] : [Motorsports] : [Missouriana] : [Missouri]: [ca. 1974]. Approximately 12” x 10” commercial album. Floral print polyester covered boards over metal spiral binding. 10 adhesive card leaves holding 27 photographs (majority color snapshot), various clippings, and ticket stubs to rectos and versos. Contents firmly adhered to card pages, overall about good or better.

A fan compiled photograph scrapbook chronicling the 1974 stock car racing season of Shawnee, KS driver Terry Bivins, with ephemera and images from at least three Missouri tracks: Odessa (the I-70 Speedway), Rolla, and Sedalia (Missouri State Fairgrounds). Bivins was a dominant driver on the Midwestern dirt and asphalt circuits of the mid-1970's, and briefly made the leap to competition in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series, running the 1976 and 1977 seasons. He logged a top-ten finish in the '76 Daytona 500 (8th) and ended the year as runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting. Disputes with his car owner and lack of sponsorship money limited his 1977 season to 8 races and he retired from top-tier competition the following season. 

Bivins' aggressive driving style and gregarious personality made him a fan favorite, earning him the nickname "Wild Man." The candid and professional images here show an intimate glimpse into the culture of 1970's stock-car racing, with many views of Bivins, post-race in the pit-area, often drinking beer and surrounded by fans ; a modern day folk hero in a fire suit. 

A compelling visual record of regional stock car racing in the era prior to NASCAR's broad, national television exposure.