SCF2089-C #34 Hall Of Famer Charlie Padgett Skeeter

Charlie Padgett came from a racing family. One of five racing brothers, Padgett, of Jasper, Ga. , started his career at a track in Dalton , Ga. , and ran at practically every track in North Georgia at the time. He was the Southern Racing Enterprises Modified Champion in 1956, racing at Canton , Dallas , the Peach Bowl, Banks County Speedway, Gainesville Speedway, and Toccoa Speedway. Padgett raced quite a bit at the Peach Bowl, but really came into his own at the legendary Athens Speedway in Athens , Ga. , where he won the July 4 Mid-Season Championship event in 1964 and 1966, and the Labor Day Championship event in 1964 and 1965. He also competed at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock , Ga. Padgett retired from racing in 1980, and opened the Airport Speedway go cart track in Jasper in 1981. He and his wife operated the track for the next 20 years.