Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts began his racing career at eighteen, when he completed only nine laps in one of the historic NASCAR races that crossed the sand of Daytona Beach. During the next seventeen years he built a reputation as one of the most daring and exciting drivers in the fledgling National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR). These were the days of small-town tracks, when many a weekend racer spent the rest of the week running moonshine from the hills to the big cities. The next year he won his first race on the same course, in 1948. After a couple of years dabbling in NASCAR, he stuck to local races until the mid 1950's to be near his wife and only child, Pamela. Upon his return to NASCAR in 1956, he started showing signs of becoming one of the series' most dominant drivers.

Over the next decade he amassed dozens of wins and top-ten finishes, building a reputation in his era that rivals that of Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt in modern times. Though his nickname, "Fireball," was very appropriate for his bold driving style, he actually acquired it before his racing career, competing in another national pastime: baseball. He earned it for his ability to "bring the heat" as a pitcher for an American Legion team in a small town near Orlando. He was certainly able to bring the heat to the other drivers on the track in the Fords and Pontiacs he drove during his career.

It was a fateful day in May 1964 when he was critically injured during a fiery crash while competing in the World 600, at Charlotte (now Lowes) Motor Speedway, in North Carolina. He died of complications several weeks later. The racing world—and America's spirit—lost a champion that day. But his passion for adventure and competition lives on through our unique event. We pay tribute to his competitive character and honor the legendary race driver with our first Fireball Run, sixty years after he ran his first stock car race.

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You can stop bitching now because we are oh so close to finally getting the merchandise page of our web site online and working! Scheduled store opening is this Tuesday. Heres the list of whats now available at www.FireballRun.com.

EMBROIDERED SWAG
* Our now famous "yellow polos" with the full color Fireball shield.
* Black polos, white embroidered logo.
* Black T-shirt, silver logo.
* Fireball Run hats.

STICKY STUFF
* Small and Medium "removable" Rally Decal stickers.
* Magnetic Rally decals.

COMING SOON
*"W.W.T.S.H?" (who would Tony Swan hire?) removable bumper sticker.
*Womens logo stle bikinis.
*Mens boxers.
*Official teaser poster.
*Official patches.

So don't be a cheap ass get some "swag" because fast cars, speeding tickets, and Fireball never goes out of style.

Fireball Run will be at the Wold's foremost councourse; Italiano Concorso & Pebble Beach August 15th-21st. So far its been a fuckin blast! We met Lee Majors (the Bionic Man) and old friend Steve Hennessey of Hennessey Performance (fellow Cannonballer). We will be meeting CK Bennett (CEO HDNet) to discover if the Fireball Run is suitable for broadcast on his new "MENS" Channel... a competitor to the Spike Network. Fireball was invited to every private party available... last night we visited the RMAuction... Russo and Steel... the evening was topped off with a visit to the private and exclusive Bentley Motors party. Today our Laborghini Gallardo is on display at Italiano and we look forward to the all VIP private Mercedes party. More to come so stay tuned!

The Fireball Run welcomes invitation entry No. 72, NFL superstar Mr. Billy Mains aka "Billy Maaaaiiinnnsss!" With his Hour of Power Mercedes which secretly hides its FULL POWER descretely under the hood. Sponsored by MotorWerks.com. Who will Billy bring on his wildest adventure yet? God knows- and God help them. Billy wants you to know he enjoys a hard core party, his affluent clients, rum and coke, private islands, and nude walks on the beach. (Pictured "Goin' Home"... Billy,  the car, plus a bit of rain at the "dock" just off the boat. July 12th 2006)