GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you ever wondered what it was like to ride in a race car? Well, on April 25, 1970, we found out!
Racecar driver and Clemmons native, Jim Fitzgerald took WFMY News 2's camera on a ride!
They mounted the camera on a rollbar of Fitzgerald's Datsun Roadster as he completed a lap on the 3.27-mile Virginia International Raceway (VIR) track.
Fitzgerald's career was just as impressive. During his 30-year career, he won more than 350 auto races.
He is the winningest driver in the sports car club in American history.
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