Curtis turner biography
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12/4/1924 - 4/10/1970
Record updated 19-Jan-23
Curtis Turner, The 'Blonde Blizzard of Virginia' and first bad boy of NASCAR as well as one its greatest drivers on dirt.
Curtis Turner was one of the pioneers of NASCAR stock car racing, a member of that hale and hearty band of competitors who raced hard, lived hard and enjoyed every moment of it.
Curtis turner biography
He never let racing interfere with parties and fun. In fact, there were times when he went from one of his marathon parties straight to the race track. If a lack of sleep affected his driving perception, it was not evident.
He was a remarkable man but, understandably, he wasn't as remarkable as the legend that grew around him.
Curtis Morton Turner was born in Floyd County, Virginia, on April 12, 1924 and in 1938 in the midst of the Great Depression, he dropped out of school and went to work for his father’s timber business in the heavily forested areas of the Shenandoah Mountains.
He learned two things quick