Article on George Williams

[Robert Swartz]

Ran across this the other day. Was at the grocerie store with me spouse. While she was off searching for something or other, left me at the magazine aisle. Saw this one called "Drag Racing" or some such, seemed more pictures and glitz than anything else but picked it up and thumbed thru it.

There was a little one page article by Rich Brady. Spoke of his personal relationship with George and their travels together. A nice little read. Brought back some memories of my younger days and watching George and that Vega. I can relate to it because I was running with the Meek Brothers and we campaigned a 4 cylinder Pinto.

Honestly, I was just a dumb kid at the time didn't really get to know George Williams very well. He was just part of the group of racers from Indiana. Along with the Meeks, Carl Lackey, Buddy King, Ken Hutchinson (whom my partner Tod Lane, worked with at Chuck Calahan Ford), Otis Isom, Marlin Snyder and numerous others whom I've forgotten their names. We all used used to pit together (if possible) at many of the regional tracks and divisional races. Which as I've become older, those were wonderful memories to have the opportunity to recall.

It also brought back a personal memory. Last time I saw George, was at a Friday nite bracket race of all things. Mind you, this was 20+ years ago. If memory serves me, we had just pulled into the lanes, I was checking over the car. I hear this little 4 cylinder rumble up and pit beside us. Looked over, there was George Williams. I walked over, introduced myself, not real sure he knew who I was. But he did know whom I had raced with. Ended up, we had a nice talk, discussed our cars and caught up. Last time I ever saw the man. Guess according to the article, he still has his old Vega.